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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-27
Cracdor win Meet stiff.

CHICAGO, March 26.--. M. Houseman,
Of this city, has signed Dan Creedon and
Billy Stiff, of Chicago, for six-round con-
test at TattersalIs on the night of April
Is. The winner is to receive 81, $50. the loser
$3.50. On the same night Jack EVerhart Will
meet Frank Garrard. of this city, for six
rounds, the winner to take $3.50, and the
loser $3.50
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MUSHROOM, Mich, March 26.-The Am
embarrassed and applied for appointment
of receiver. Manager George w. Powell
and Thomas Hume have been appointed re-
ceivers. G. II. Hackley and Thomas Hume
are sureties for the company's secured in
debtedness, amounting to $lS0000. The con-
Germ has $685. 900 capital and employs eight
hundred people. 1t is the largest Of the
kind in the world.
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nlture half buried In the mud. wheat fields
covered with several inches of deposits and
property almost total wreck. 1t lis feared
the worst Is not over yet, as heavy rain
has set In and the river will without doubt
begin rising again by midnight The ter
ror-stricken people who deserted their
homes when the flood came upon Them
many of them driving their stock into the
kitchen. hoping to thus save them, were
dumfounded to find that all had persisted.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern road
is the heaviest loser, as the roadbed was
washed away for several hundred feet
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, March 26.-The river is
forty-seven feet and rising. The water is
entering cellars along Front street and will
be over the railroad tracks Sunday night.
There was a rain all day, which is still
pouring down. Mills and factories along the
river have been forced to suspend.
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Rarrv Defents Ritchie.

CHICAGO, March 26.-Jimmy Barry de-
feated John Richie, of ST. Louis, in the
gymnasium of the Chicago Athletic Club to-
night. The go was for six rounds, and the
men were at catch weights, Barry weighing
los and Ritchie us. The decision was given
to Barry by Referee George Siler he having
the best of it by a good margin Rltchle
put up game fight, however, Landing hard
and often and marked Barry's face badly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-27

CHICAGO, March 26.-The net earnings of
the Atchison system for the month Of Feb
ruary were $745, 727. an increase of $19o565
over the same month of last year. After the
payment of taxes and rentals the total in
come of the read from operation was for
the month $597662 an increase of $222. 422.
Fer the eight months of the fiscal year end
ing Feb. 2S the net earnings of the system
were $7.46l545. an increase OF 81 ,6l2.
After the deduction OF the taxes and rentals
the total income of the roads from opera
ton for the eight months was $6332 1853. an
increase of $1,405,S02, an increase of some
thing over III per cent.
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Deaths.

Robert H. A. DEFINE, sixty-seven years,
723 East McCarty street, grip.
Infant Eyster, six days, 1918 Cornell ave-
rue hamilton.
Harry Taylor, forty-two years, s24 North
West street tuberculosis.
Frederick Reinecke. eighty years. 329 Dun
lap street, bronchitis.
Harold Mewhinney. three months, 1908
Martindale avenue gastro-enteritss.
Frank NJ Dowden. fifty-four years, 214
North Alabama street apoplexy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, March 26.-The heavy
rains of the past week have done incaicula-
BILE damage in the south part Of the county.
Andrews's mine and the Harrison mine are
flooded, the former within six inches of the
roof, throwing three hundred men out OF
employment, and doing immense damage to
the mines, which will require some time
to repair after the water recedes. The resi-
dence of George Rurnham, near one of the
mines, was flooded last night, and his fam
lily was removed to higher quarters in small
boats.
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High-water Mark Passed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind, March 26.-It is still
raining here and White river is ten inches
higher than the high-water mark of 1897
With further rise of six inches the fires
in the water works engines will be put out
and the city will be without fire protection.
Much alarm is felt. Wheat in the bottoms
is completely destroyed. Every man who
could be secured at 81 a day was put to
work to-day to save the b. & O. S. w. Rail-
road bed and bridges west of here, now in
danger of washing away.
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PORTSMOUTH, O., March 26.-The Ohio
river at this point registers fifty-six feet
six inches and is rising one inch an hour.
Nearly 200 families have been driven out
and the school buildings have been opened
to the sufferers All railroads except the
Chesapeake & Ohio, on the south side of
the Ohio, have suspended all operations.
Many manufacturing plants are in the
water and two feet more will close down
all of them. The levees at Davis, Lucas
Vile, Clifford and Wakefield were broken
by the Scioto last night and 5000 acres
of wheat were DESTROYED.
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water works Under Water.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, March 26.-White river
reached its highest stage at noon to-day
lacking only few inches of being as high
as ever known. The Bedford & Bloomfield
Bedford Belt and Southern Indiana Rail-
roads have suffered considerable loss, but
not so heavy as last March. ALI trains on
these roads had to be abandoned. The
water works fires were put out and the
pumps are under twenty feet of water At 6
o'clock tonight the river is falling.
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Baseball Games.

SAVANNAH, Ca, March 26.-The Balti-
more National League Club won close
and exciting game from the Savannah
Southern League Club to-day 1t took ten
innings to decide it.. The score was to s.
PRINCETON. N. j.. March 26-Princeton
played her first baseball game OF the sea-
son to-day against Rutgers, the Tigers win
ming, % to O.
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Many Shipping Disasters.

LONDON, March 26.-The severe gales,
accompanied by intense cold, snow and
sleet, are undated all over England. The
weather is especially severe over the south
east coast, and it worse off the French
coast The trips of the channel steamers to
the continent are still suspended and tele-
graphic communication is seriously delayed.
There have been numerous shipping disas-
tiers all around the English coasts and along
the North sea to the Baltic. There have
been many heroic rescues. At Shields the
crew of the Norwegian bark Diamant was
landed by the rocket apparatus in the pres
ence of thousands of spectators. AT Dover
the gale was especially severe, the shore be-
ing strewn with wreckage, while at Lowe
stof huge masses of cliffs were washed
away and the houses on their tops were en-
dangered. Over one hundred fishing smacks
are missing. Many vessels have been driven
ashore on the Danish coast.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, March 26-Medora, the
little village of 600 inhabitants east of here
on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. pre-
sents a scene of utter desolation as White
river slowly recedes. Stock lying dead, fur
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-27

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 26.-Advices
received here from Port-au-P Prince, Haiti
report terrible financial condition TO be
existing there The premium on gold is 22O
per cent, the greatest misery and starva-
ton prevails in the interior, and flour costs
$50 barrel, according to these advices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-27

NEW YORK, March 26--H. Walter Webb
returned this morning from seven weeks
trip to Townsville, Ga, for his health.
Overwork and close attention to business
had affected his health and his doctors in
sisted on rest and travel. AS his position is
so important and the duties require daily
and constant attention, he has determined
to resign the third vice presidency of the
New York Central & Hudson River Rail-
road.
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Cable Notes

The Matin, of Paris, says the court of
April will .Quash the conviction of NJ Emile
lola and order new trial.
The London papers announce that Mrs
Della Parnell, mother of Charles Stewart
Parnell, has been badly burned by her cloth
ing igniting as she was sitting before
fire.
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TIN PLATE NOW CHEAP.
Disruption of the Combine Has
Caused Slaughter of Prices.

PITTSBURG, March 26.-The disruption
of the tin plate combination has resulted in
a slaughter of prices and tin plate is now
selling at $2.7O per one hundred pounds, and
large orders have been placed within the
last few days, one notable order being for
100000 pounds. This brings the price so low
and imports are falling off to an alarming
extent
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CHICAGO, March 26.-The general offices
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul to-day an
nounced some important changes to take
effect the first of next month. A. ]. Earl
ing. who has filled the offices of general
manager and second vice president. win
drcp the former position and I'LL that of
second vice president alone. He will remain
I'm supreme control Of the traffic and opera
ton Of the road. He will be succeeded as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-27
VITAL STATISTICS-MARCH 26.
NTarringe Licenael

Oral Foon and Maud Thompson.
Leonzo NJ. Simms and May Marvel.
Jesse r Miller and Rose Garten.
John l.. Hunter and Myrtle Huber.
Frank w. Thatcher and May L. Pruitt
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Fearful at JeffersonvilIe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, March 90
Much apprehension is felt here. The river
is rising rapidly and the low lands back of
this city are submerged by back water.
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general manager by w. q. Collins, now
general superintendent. III. r. Willianas
now assistant superint endent at milwaukee,,
will succeed Mr.. Collins as general superin-
tendent.
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WASHINGTON March 26.--Miss Clara
Barton, accompanied by DIR. T. w Egan,
of Boston; returned here to-day from Cuba,
where she has been conducting the Red
Cross relief work. and expects to remain
some time adjusting her affairs. She
denied the reports of dissensfons among
those in charge of the relief work. There
ming out" she said, s'as the contributions
will meet all demands. In case of war the
work viii be continued, az there will then
be greater need OF 1t than ever
Ex-senator Blackburn. of Kentucky, has
recovered from his recent indisposision and
Is ouf again
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No war Prices

For the best OF spring suits at Gust Ros-
berg's. 2s North Pennsylvania street
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Annie and william Smith. IFS blooming
ton street. boy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-05
YALE MEN FOR PORTO RICO.
Light Artillery Company at Mantle Re-
 cetyes Official Notice.

Camp Haven, U. S. Military Post, Mantle, Conn, Aug. 4.-There is great rejoicing among the members of Con- pany A, light artillery, over an official notice of the early transfer of the bat tery to Porto Rico which was received tonight. In the absence of Captain Honce, Lieutenant Weston received the pleasing intelligence and it was but very short while before all the members of the battery was in receipt of the joyful news. Detailed orders giving the time of the batterys departure, etc, are now being eagerly awaited The battery will undoubtedly be included in General Wade's command, and it is thought that the departure from here will be direct to Newport News, where they will join the other Porto Rican forces. If needs be, the battery would be ready to leave on twelve hours mo- tice, but it is probable no haste will be required Tonight was a gala night in camp for the Battery A boys, and the seventy Yale men members of the bat tery are celebrating the joyful news in a manner unique with Yale men,
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Grand Circuit Races.

Columbus, O., Aug. 1.-The track at the Columbus Driving park was heavy to-day as a result of recent rains, but very good time was made in the three races run in the mud. The 2:11 pace furnished the sensation of the day. Charlie B. was backed by Hubinger to win this race, and it Is said that his losings aggregate $6,OO0. In the pools Charlie B. first brought $225 to $500 for the field, and Hubinger's nervy betting soon forced the field down to $100. It is said the pools on this race amounted to $25,00 The sensation was furnished when Indiana, horse that was never considered. won the race in straight heats. Indiana has speed, but is bad actor. The mud just suited him, how ever, and he paced without break, never being in danger. The best Char lie B. could do was to take fourth mon- ey. Murphy Is said to have been a big winner in the pools The favorites won in both the other races. Directum Kel- ly lost the second heat of the 2:24 trot by break, but did not again disap- point his packers. Split Silk also lost the third heat by a break, but won cas- fly. An effort is to be made to finish the programme Friday and Saturday. Owing to the condition of the track Star Pointer will not go against the track record until Saturday.
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Spanish Lieutenant Relesse,l

Camp Long, Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 1.-The health of the prisoners contin- ues excellent. Lieutenant Don Fran cisco Y Etterilly of the Spanish army in Cuba was released from Camp Long this noon and furnished with transportation for New York, where he will board the Yale, his destination be- ing Cuba. He was one of the Spanish army officers captured at the destruc- tion of Cervera's fleet. His ultimate destination is Spain. It is reported that 600 marines now in the vicinity of Santiago will be brought here to form battalion for service in Porto Rico. The object of bringing them here is for preparation for the journey and they will be under the command of Colonel James Forney.
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Very respectfully,
Four Persons Drowned,

New York, Aug. -Four persons were drowned and several other had a narrow escape in Raritan Bay tonight The drowned are:
 Emma Frohwein, fourteen years old
 Gertie Frohwein, sixteen years old.
 Otto Frohwein, four years old.
 Annie Siobenliehn, nineteen years old
 The Frohweins and Miss SiobenIiehn were out sailing in a small pleasure yacht as the guests of Frank Rupert They had left the yacht at Richmond Valley to go ashore and were returning in a rowboat. Mrs. Frohwein and three of the sailors managed to save them selves, but the others were swept away and drowned.
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A1oUNsBURY CONTENTION.
Bridgeport Republicans for Litchhcld'
 Gubernatorial Candidate.

GubernatOrtal Candidate.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 1.-The republican town and city convention, for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the repub- lican state convention, as also to the congressional, county and probate con- ventions, was held at the republican headquarters this evening. The meet ing was a most harmonious one and the feeling of the delegates were mani- fested in a resolution that was unani- mously adopted declaring for George E. Lounsbury of Litchfield for gover- nor. The convention might be said to be a Lounsbury convention, as Mayor Taylor, who had expressed a wish to be a delegate to the state convention was side -tracked-being a Porter man to the congressional convention.
 The convention also adopted resolu- tions commendatory of the bravery of the soldiers and sailors in the war with Cuba. Hugh Stirling was reelected chairman of the town committee for two years. The selection of candidates for senator and representatives to the general assembly was deferred until later The delegates to the various con- ventions are as follows:
 State-Allan W. Paige, Judge A. D. Beers, William F. Feey, James A. Camp.
 Congressional Mayor Thomas E. Taylor, Albert NJ. Noster, Elmer H. Ravens, Charles F. Morris.
 County-Curtls Thompson, John c. Cham berlain, Edward A. Crevey, Henry c. Stev- enson.
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HOhsOn Presided.

New York, Aug. 4.-Richard Pearson Hobson presided tonight at the Metro politan opera house over meeting for the benefit of the New York Soldiers and Sailors Protective association. The meeting proved to be more of a recep- ton to Lieutenant Hobson, Captain Phillip of the Texas and former min- ister to Spain, MT. Woodford, than a benefit. The opera house was crowd ed with people. almost 5000 being pres ent. The audience was enthusiastic from the beginning of the exercises and every time they could cheer the people on the platform they did so.
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JERNEG1N,S DUPES.
Stockholders of the ElectrOlytic Marine
 Salts Co. Meet Directors.

Boston, Aug. 4.-There was lively meeting between the directors and the stockholders of the Electrolytic Marine Salts company at Young's hotel to-day. For nearly three hours the present con dition of the company was gone over, and President Ryan and the other di- rectors gave the stockholders what in formation they could. Clergymen law yers, jewellers and in still greater pro- portion business men were included among those present. It was learned that among other things it was voted at the meeting to liquidate all outstand- ing liabilities and to employ additional legal counsel. It seemed to be the gen. eral impression that dividend of about thirty cents on the dollar would be all the stockholders could expect. Later this afternoon Treasurer Usher said he had but little hope of getting Jernegan back by extradition papers, for Lawyer Melville o. Adams told him this morn ing that every point possible had been made to secure his arrest, but he did not think that Jernegan could be extra dited.
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ASSAU ULTED IN 4 CEMETERY.
Young Danbury Girl While Fixing
 Flowers In Family Plot.

Danbury, Aug. 4.-Marie Fritz, aged fourteen years, daughter of Frederick Fritz of Liberty street, is in serious condition tonight as the result of an assault committed upon her this after noon and up to a late hour tonight the man guilty of the crime succeeded in avoiding the police. The assault took place in Wooster cemetery early this afternoon. The girl was fixing some flowers upon the family plot, when she was seized by a stranger, who had approached before she was aware of his presence. She at once screamed, but the man choked her so severely that she bled from the mouth. E. M. Beers, the sexton, heard her cries and reached the scene just as the man was attempting to escape. The men had tussle, but the stranger succeed ed in escaping to the woods. The girl was taken home and physician sum- moned, who found the girl suffering greatly from the nervous shock as we'll as from physical injuries. The police were not notified until early in the eve ming, but from the clues obtained Chief Ginty feels confident hat he will be able to arrest the culprit.
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THE VAR REVENUE TAX.
Decision on Liability of Cooperative
 and Mutual Insurance Companies.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The commits sioner of internal revenue has rendered a decision on the liability of co-opera- tive and mutual insurance companies to tax under the war revenue act. After quoting that part of the act applicable to the case the commissioner says that it is clear from the language now that the exemptions made are not intended to apply to life insurance companies, although organized and conducted on the mutual plan, unless such companies ly local" in their character. In the case of the particular company under con- sideration it is stated that it is purely cooperative or mutual, issues no stock and has no stockholders. All of the profits or surplus assets goes to its members in the way of dividends, re- auctions of premiums or additions to policies in case of death. In this con- nection the commissioner in his letter says:
 ''The term 'fraternal or beneficiary as used in connection with life insur- ance, would seem to have no applica- tion to the company you represent; and admitting it to be a purely cooperative association, as is claimed, it is not con- fined to any particular locality nor con- ducted exclusively for the benefits of it's members. Upon examination of the form of policy submitted by you I also find that the premiums charged are at certain fixed rates and payable at stip- ulated times, as in the case of ordinary life insurance and not according to the assessment plan. From the eXamina- tion given I am clearly of the opinion that the policies issued by your compa- ny do not come within the exemption referred to-"
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Broke Her Record.

New York, Aug. 1.-The cable an- nouncement of the arrival of the Ham, burg American line steamer Furst Bis marck at Cherbourg at 6 o'clock this morning from New York indicates that she has beaten her previous eastward record to Cherbourg of days 13 hours and 50 minutes made a month ago by about an hour. The Furst Bismarck held the Southampton eastward rec ord for four years, till captured from her by the American liner St. Louis in September of last year by fl min- utes. The record is now held by the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Will helm der Crosse, which cut the time to 5 days hours and minutes in Mo- vember, 1897.
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the opinions of all parties. The gov ernment has not yet entered upon any engagement regarding terms for con cluding the war with the United States The cabinet will follow the advice of the party leaders and will leave to the crown the liberty of choosing new ad- visors.
 All the leaders consulted thus far have observed the strictest reserve, with the exception of Senor Romero y Robledo, the leader of the Weylerite party, who declares himself in favor of continuing the war. The queen re- gent has summoned several generals for consultation. La Corresponds says the government has TO intention of in- Voking the cortes.
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Funeral of Arohbtshop Walsh.

Toronto, Ont, Aug. 1.-The funeral proper of the late Archbishop Walsh took place here to-day and seldom in the history of Toronto has there been such a large and impressive assem- blaze. The body of the dead prelate lay in state all day and night yester- day guarded by uniformed division of the Knights of St. John. The fun eral rites were most solemn and im- pressive. The cathedral was crowded to suffocation by distinguished person. ages of the dominion and United States.