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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-16

The hum of the threshing machine can be
heard on all sides, and the farmers are well
pleased with the quantity and quality of the
wheat that is being MISUNDERSTANDING
Courier.
Quite good deal of new wheat has been
coming in, but the local buyers are not ex-
orally speaking, the wheat crop throughout
the county is large.-Henry County Repub-
lican.
The hard frosts of Saturday and Sunday
did considerable damage to crops in this
vicinity. The corn, tomatoes, sweet pota-
toes, watermelons. ETC., on low grounds
we're almost entirely MISUNDERSTANDING
Standard.
Reed Sharp has demonstrated that land
in what is called 1.-The barrens," two miles
southeast of Corydon, will produce good
crops. Mr.. Sharp sowed seventy acres of
wheat last fall and realized LOO bushels,
machine measure.-Corydon Republican.
The farmer was favored with most excel
lent weather this year during the most of
haying and all of the wheat harvest. Ger
tainly the farmer ought to be thankful for
this and no doubt he is. In the meantime
his corn and potatoes are taking care of
Observation-Disclosures Republican.
Farmers all over the county are thresh-
ing wheat and making hay. The wheat is
excellent and some farms are averaging as
high as twenty-five and thirty bushels to
heavy Prospects for big corn crop are
excellent-Hartford City Times.
Wabash county dealers in harvesting ma
chimes. such as reapers threshers, ETC.. say
that the farmers throughout the county
made more purchases this season than for
several years past. Some dealers say they
found 1t impossible to fill the demand for
threshing machines.-Wabash Plain Dealer.
f. 3. Wingate has threshed three acres of
wheat on his farm in Hendricks township
or a fraction more than forty-sx bushels
to the acre. At 20 cents a bushel this wheat
would bring 1914 or $32. AS per acre That
is rot so bad. especially when farming
don't pay."-Sheibyville Republican.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WINONA LAKE, Ind. July 15.-This
morning at the assembly the memory of
the horrors of the old Southern prisons was
recalled by a lecture on Libby Prison by
Rev. E. S. Scott. Tonight a recital was
given by the class in elocution of Miss
Jennie Ormsby, from Fort Wayne. Miss
Ormsby is member of the faculty of the
summer school, and in winter she is teach
er of elocution and physical culture in
Westminster Seminary of Fort Wayne. The
chorus class has been organized and is
under the direction of d. A Clippinger, OF
Chicago. The chorus will give THE Crea-
ton some time during the season Little
trouble is found in obtaining members for
the chorus, as all who join furnished
with season tickets. The Winona Orchestra.
gives open-air concerts occasionally. The
department of athletics is receiving conSid-
cradle attention this year. Prof. T. B.
Barnes, or Omaha, has been engaged as
physical instructor and instruction is given
In all branches of athletics.
Among the latest arrivals at the Winona
Hotel are: Mrs. Franklin w. Hoyt, Indian
apois; James Whitcomb Riley Indianap-
OILS; James Swift, James d. Bird, Il. NJ
Rice, j. u. Shroch, members of the Imper-
lal quartet; Mrs. Martha De Hoff, Chi
cago; MRS. James Holder, Carrolton, o.
AT MlnneWawan Inn the following are
Ieys ana FAMILY, Logansport; Mrs. l. B.
Arnold, bourbon; Miss f1onora Davis, Bour-
bon; William B. Streator, Indianapolis: ].
3. Gregg and wife, Ada. O.; j. "A Funk
nouser, Hagerstown, Md; j. G. Robert,
chicago; A. W. Macy and wife, Chicago.
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SENATOR KENNEY'S DEFENSE
The Delaware Statesman's Account of
His Dealings with BOgGs.

WILMINGTON, July 15.-United States
Senator Kenney to-day went on the stand
in his own defense and detailed at length
his connection with Boggs, the defaulting
cashier Senator Kenney stated that in 1898
Boggs engaged him as counsel, and that I'M
til 1894 he knew absolutely nothing about
Boggs's shortage in the bank 1t was not,
he said, in 1895, as Boggs testified. When
In that year Boggs came to him and con-
fessed to him that he was a defauter Sem
ator Kenney said he was surprised, and
was Mortified to learn he had lost it playing
cards. Boggs asked for witnesses advice,
and Mr.. Kenney told him the best thing
would be to go to his friends and get them
to fix the matter straight. Boggs, he said
did not tell him to what amount he was in
default. After that time witness said he
heard nothing more about the shortage, and
presumed, accordingly, that Boggs had
taken his advice and got the money from
friends. Mr.. Kenney then gave some inter-
esting information on his operations in Bay
reSentlng dealings in that stock were
found unchanged to Senator Kenney's ac-
count in the bank. He knew absolutely
nothing of the failure to charge them, and
supposed they had been charged.
The remainder Of Senator Kenney's direct
examination was a general denial of any
knowledge completely in the manipula-
ton of the banks funds, and that while
witness was aware of overdrafts in his
(WitneSS's) accounts, he always made good
Immediately upon notification. He was
then turned over for ross-examination.
Mr.. Kenney was submitted to most rigid
and searching oSS-examination, which
failed to shake his examnation-in-chief.
lie persisted in the statement that al
though he was Boggss counsel up to the
time of the flight, yet he never knew of the
defalcations, only those testified in his di-
rect examination and which he thought had
been settled. He contradicted Boggs's tes-
timony in many particulars, denying espe-
cially that he consulted with Boggs as to
his defaleations, and in regard to Bay State
Gas deals
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MAY RESUME FIGHTING.
(ConcIuded from First Pare1

larger question of the permanent status of
this tract. If the precedent of Manila is
followed, in which case General Merritt was
sent as military governor, then a military
official will be designated to administer at
1t is appreciated that the conditions are
quite different at Santiago from those in
Manila, as the government has dsclaimed
a purpose to make territorial acquisition In
Cuba, and has directed it's efforts thus far
to making Cuba free and placing the Gu
bans in control. This condition may lead
to a consideration of the expediency of al
lowing the Cubans themselves to establish
an administration at Santiago, thus Civ
ing them the opportunity to try their abil-
ity at directing civil affairs, and also giving
them foothold on the island. In that
event General Garcia, being on the ground,
would doubtless figure prominently in the
administration, although President Masso
and his Cabinet are said to be In the ad-
joining province of Puerto Principe, and
readily accessible to Santiago. No deter
mination has been reached, so far as can
be learned as to the form of administra-
ton, for until the surrender itself is COM
pleted the authorities here are not disposed
to settle the details of questions which nat
urally follow the surrender 1t is felt how
ever, that an important question of general
policy hinges on action at Santiago, as it
is the first Cuban territory to be acquired
by our army, and to some extent the de-
termination as to its method of civil adj
ministration will serve as precedent for
the civil administration of other parts of
Cuba when it is overrun by our army.
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ESCAPED CONVICT MASON.
One of Warden Harley's Men Held for
Murder in the East.


Murder in the East.
New York Post Tuesday.
William Mason. alias big Bill" who was
arrested Monday at Eleventh avenue and
Forty-second street, with Red" Spencer,
James Coffey and Thomas Reilly. and who
had boosted that he would never be cap
tured alive. has become subdued since his
arrest by Detectives Fogarty and Strip,
and he said this morning that he had been
licked, and that was all there was to it,
Captain McClusky has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Superintendent of Po-
lice Linden, Of Philadelphia: bill Mason
wanted for murder Requisition papers with
officer being prepared" A later dispatch
stated that Mason had been indicted for
robbery and larceny in that city. There was
also dispatch from Warden Harley, of the
Michigan City, Ind, prison, stating that
from that prison. Mason is wanted chiefly
for the murder of Major Wilson. the Phila-
delphia librarian. who was found murdered
and robbed last August, III a circulating Ii
brary in Philadelphia. The police of that
city have always believed that Mason did
the work.
Captain McClusky thinks the capture of
Mason and his three companions the most
important arrests the office has made in
some years. He expects to hear from Troy,
Baltimore and Newark to-day, where safe
robberies have been committed recently,
and which the four men are suspected of
having been engaged in. He said this morn
ing that he will recommend some kind of
reward to be made to the detectives for
their work in capturing Mason and Spen-
Ger. The fight he said, was desperate one.
Mason and Spencer drew revolvers on the
detectives. Fogarty caught both wrists of
Mason, while Strip knocked Spencer down,
and then went to the aid of Fogarty. Spen-
Ger arose and was about to shoot when he
was again hit. Strip then took Spencer
revolver and struck Mason in the face
with it. Both were then captured. The men
were again arraigned and remanded to-day.
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VIEWS OF GEN. HARRISON.
He Does Not See How Spain Can Avoid
Asking for Pence

NEW YORK, July 15.-Former President
Benjamin Harrison in an interview regard
ing General Torals surrender, said last
night: whether the fall of Santiago will
lead to peace proposals on the part OF
Spain is a difficult matter to conjecture
upon at this moment. Spain is not a coun-
try you can reason with, except by force.
Now, If 1T were any other country than
Spain with which we were at war, 1 would
have no hesitation in thinking that an
event such as happened to-day, in the face
of previous disasters, would mean the ces-
sation of hostilities. Another thing one has
to consider in discussing the probability of
peace is the peculiar position Spain is in.
From the beginning her government had to
make the choice between foreign or civil
war. That was the only alternative left to
her, and she chose foreign war The ques-
ton OF peace now turns mainly on the sit
uation in Spanish politics. Impoverished
and disheartened by the reverses they have
sustained. l think that if the Spanish Min
istry. could depend on the army at home to
put down any insurrection that might arise,
they would at once sue for peace. By con-
tlnuing the war, Spain is only inviting fur
Their disaster. Her navy has been de-
strcyed. She is no longer a naval power.
Nothing she has left could even cope with
detachment of our fleet. Camara would be
wiped out by a small squadron of our ships
as completely as was Cervera. Without
ships to defend them all her possessions and
even all her home ports are open to capture
or destruction by our navy. In the face OF
these conditions ii is difficult to see what
other course can be taken by Spain than to
ask for peace.
I'm any event. the subsection of Cuba is
simply a question of time While further
resistance may be made, it is more apparent
than ever that there can be but one issue TO
the war. Moreover, the successive great
losses Spain has suffered tend to make the
home situation easier for the Spanish gov
eminent. These losses make the people
over there realize the utter hopelessness of
fact that the longer the war is protracted
the greater will be their humiliation
General Harrison declined to give an opn-
ion to the policy the government should
adopt in the matter of retaining the Philip
pines and other conquered Spanish possess
sions. 1t would be invidous for him to dis
cuss any subject which wo-ld become part
Of the peace negotiations.
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WALTER RYAN STORY.
The Young Man Did Not Enlist with
Suicidal Motives.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 15.-The Washington
dispatch in the Journal this morning with
reference to the enlistment of Walter Ryan,
of this city, in the electrical department of
the navy, taking service on the Vermont,
vas a source of annoyance to the relatives
and many friends of the bereaved and very
popular young man. Walter Ryan is the
youngest child of Hon. John w. Ryan, of
Muncie, for many years United States COM
missioner and a leading lawyer Young
Ryan, after graduating from the High
School, was for some time electrician at the
Indiana bridge works, but for two years has
held a similar position for the Midland
Steel Company, where electricity is extern
sively used. He was married a few weeks
ago at Bridgeton, n. land brought his wife
to a newly-prepared home here. He had
prospects most bright, when his bride was
stricken down with fever and died. The
young man was greatly bereaved, but he
did not enlist from suicidal motives, as was
made 10 appear in the Washington dispatch
i'm to-day's Journal. When he left home it
was to accompany the corpse of his wife
back to her former home on the Atlantic
coast, after which he intended to enlist in
the army If he could get the position to
which he was appointed. His sister mar
ried a brother of Lieut.. Charles Marsh. OF
Muncie who is private secretary of Ad-
rnira1 Sampson on the flagship New York,
the young man having been In Washington
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PORTLAND, Ind, July 15.-Mrs Keziah
Bosworth, one of the best-known women in
this section, and the wife of Augustus Bos
worth, died this morning at her home south
of this city, aged seventy-one. She was the
mother of six grown children, two Of whom
are ministers. Mrs. Bosworth will be buried
Sunday afternoon from the Salamonia
Church. Revs. Fred Stevenour and Daniel
F. Spade officiating.
CONVICTION. Ind, July 15.-Benjamin
Gardner seventy-eight years old. died here
this morning. Mr.. Gardner was born in Ohio
in 1920 and came to Indiana in 1916. He was
engaged in pork packing with James G.
Hardy until 1872 Mr.. Gardner leaves a
wife and four children Lance. Charles and
Lincoln Gardner and Mrs. Julian Martin.
all of this city.
SULLIVAN, Ind. July 15.-William H.
Blue, one of the oldest residents of this
county, was found dead in his bed this
morning at his home in Merom. Mr.. Blue
father Of P. p Blue, general manager of
the Indiana & Illinois Southern Railroad.
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Baiquiri. July 15.-Commission on behalf of
the United States was appointed, consisting
of Generals Wheeler anu Lawton and Lieu
tenant Miley, with Spanish commission. to
arrange the details for carrying into effect
the capitulations. / will reach Siboney to-
MILES.
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LONDON, July Is. - The weekly papers
express great satisfaction over the fall of
Santiago de Cuba. The Speaker thinks the
event presages the end of the war, but de-
scribes it as "a stroke of good fortune
which the Americans had no right to ex-
pect 1t adds: 1.-THE terms of surrender
are not dishonorable. They reflect credit
upon both sides"
The Saturday Review explains its change
OF attitude in favor of America and de-
clares its original antagonism was prompt
ed by Americas aggressive humor, while it's
present attitude is a somewhat tardy but
ungrudGing, admission of American cour-
age and humanity. The paper proceeds in
terms of high praise of the United States
along the lines of its article a week ago.
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn Linton, English
Novelist and EsSayist.

LONDON, July 15-Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn
Linton, the novelist and essayist, widow of
the late William James Linton, the cele-
brated wood engraver, is dead.
The late Mrs. Linton, who was born at
Keswick, Feb. 10, 1922, was the youngest
child of the Rev. James Lynn vicar of
Crosthwaite. She married Mr.. Linton in 1855
AS early as 1S45 she embarked on an indie
pendent literary career in London. Among
her publications are in addition to innu-
merable essays and short stories not col
lected, 1.-THE World Well Lost the Zone
Too Many" I'm Haste and at Leisure"
The Girl of the Period" Grasp Your
Nettle," Sowing the Wind" Through the
Long Night and Under Which Lord
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Messages from Shafter, Miles, Green
leaf and Jones.


WASHINGTON, July 15.-The following
statement was issued to-day by Secretary
AIger from the dispatches he had received
from the officers at Santiago:
1.-The commissioners on the part of the
United States named by General Shafter
were Generals Wheeler and Lawton and
Lieutenant Miley. Their discussion lasted
until late last night and was taken up by
them at o'clock this morning. This surren-
der covers a great area OF the eastern part
of Cuba. OF course the details may take
some little time, but they are being pushed
forward as rapidly as possible.
The following dispatches from General
Shafter, General Miles and others were
posted at the War Department:
Headquarters, Santiago. via Playa, July
15.-Sent you several kilograms yesterday,
as did General Miles, in regard to the sur
render. General Toral agreed yesterday
positively to surrender all the forces under
his command in eastern Cuba, upon a dis
tinct understanding that they were to be
sent to Spain by the United States; that this
surrender was authorized by General Blan-
co and it's submission tomorrow was mere
ly formal. The commissioners to arrange
details were appointed-Wheeler. Lawton
were Immediately raised by the Spanish
commissioners. The discussion lasted until
10 o'clock last night. My commissioners
think the matter will be settled to-day: The
commissioners met again at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. There are about ten thousand
troops In the city. and about as many more
thousand in all will be transported. General
Miles was present and said the surrender
was as absolute as possible. 1t cannot be
possible that there will be failure in COM
pleting ARRANGEMENTS. Water famine in the
city is imminent; have supply cut off. This
was told Lieutenant Miley by English COM
missioner. Will wire frequently while nego-
tiations are progressing. SHAFTER,
Major General. Commanding"
Baiquiri July 15.-Commission on behalf of
the United States was appointed, consisting
of Generals Wheeler anu Lawton and Lieu
tenant Miley, with Spanish commission, to
arrange the details for carrying into effect
the capitulations. / will reach Siboney to-
morrow. MILES.
playa July 15.-The commissioners ap-
pointed to arrange the details for the sur
render held a meeting yesterday, lasting I'M
til a late hour. They meet again this morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock and it is supposed the
terms will be settled to-day.
JONES, Signal Officer
Siboney, July 15-Only twenty-three cases
Of yellow fever and three deaths reported
| within the past twenty-four hours. Type of
| disease mild; camp site moved whenever
| nlacticable Have taken vigorous sanitary
| precautions to prevent the spread of the dis
ease. IR@ENl4EAF'
Assistant Adjutant General"
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SWINDLER SENTENCED.
"BarOn" Won Arnold Punished for
Fraud in England.

LONDON, July 15.-Joseph Arnold, a pri-
vate detective from San Francisco, who
married Jennie Young in that city during
the month of April, 1897, and who deserted
her in this city, was sentenced to-day at
the Newington Sessions to a years impris-
onment, having been convicted of obtain
ing Gl46 from a hairdresser under the pre-
tense that he, Won Arnold, was a baron
and heir to large estate in Germany
Arnold posed as count when he married
Jennie Young. 1t is alleged that the prison
er has four wives.
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HAYEs's ELECTION CERTAIN.
President of the Bottle Blowers Will
be Continued i'm Office.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 15.-The glass bottle
blowers convention to-day discussed pro-
posed changes in the bylaws and other
matters of interest, which are kept secret.
Thomas Blackburn, secretary of the Cen
trail Labor Union of Indianapolis, and Hugh
Mccartney, of the same city, were before
the convention presenting the facts rela-
tive to the boycott that meat cutters of that
city have placed on the goods of Kingan
& Co. The reelection of President d. A.
Hayes, of Philadelphia, and the other of
ficers of the association is now assured.
head of the big organization, but for two
days he has been whipping them into line
in his customary manner, and this evening
the delegates are practically solid.
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noon that the inhabitants of that city are
panic stricken. They believe the Americans
will select defenseless Barcelona as the
first point to lombard. The local banks are
removing their specie to the country, the
merchants are sending their goods to places
OF safety and many of the citizens are leav-
ing. The governor of Barcelona has in
formed the people that they cannot expect
help from the government.
MARSEILLES, July ia number of
Barcelona steamers have taken refuge here,
fearing an American attack on Barcelona.
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PARIS, July 1.-THE Temps this after
noon says: THE hour for opening the peace
negotiations has struck with the fall of
Santiago, particularly as the appearance of
yellow fever will dispose the Americans to
receive them favorably. Spain ought not
base the slightest hopes on the Irene Incl
dent, which was merely misunderstand-
ing"
A dispatch to the Temps from Madrid
says: The projects report that the Carlists
are making preparations for an outbreak in
the northern provinces
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Chasing the Mccoy Murderer.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind, July 15.-sheriff
Harves has returned from frutless three days
chase over the Kentucky mountains after William
Mccoy, the murderer of young Henry Rhatts and
a brother of Mccoy. NJ. c. Mccoy. their father
now in Jail on the charge of being an accomplish
is relatlVe or the notorious Mccoy family of
Ha-neid- Mccoy feud fame in eastern Kentucky.
lie was warned to leave Kentucky and did So
For a long time he has led a mysterious life
making long trips in Fl wagon at night. What his
business was no one knows. He always had plenty
of money.
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TRAGEDY At A CIRCUS
FRANK BROOKS STABBED TO DEATH
BY AN IRATE HUSBAND.
King of Glass Blowers Was Among
the Victims ON La BOurgOgne-
Bottle Blowers Convention.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, July 15.-Thursday
evening Frank Brooks, who was selling
tickets to a show being exhibited at Wal
dron, was killed in the presence of large
crowd of witnesses by Charles Wilson, who
grabbed his victim and plunged a knife into
his throat before any one could interfere.
Jealousy is assigned as the cause. Wilson
is the husband of the woman who runs the
show, and Brooks was her manager All
the parties well known about Waldron.
The Wilson's are Mexicans.
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Cable Notes.

A mysterious illness seized the soldiers at
Alona, Pauma, after dinner Thursday. Yes
terday 165 were in the hospital. An official
examination of the food is being made.
Frank C. Partridge, the United States con-
sui at Tangier, has started on his way
home Pending the arrival of Mr.. Part
ridges successor the affairs of the consulate
will be in charge of Mr.. Lilly, secretary of
the consulate.