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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
LETTER FROM KEY WEST.
Naval Engineer Mansfield Writes to
New Castle Friends.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, March 2S-Thad
Coffin, of this city, received to-day a shat
tered piece of timber from the Maine
wreck in Havana harbor. 1t was sent to
him by Assistant Engineer Newton Mans
field of the United States ship Detroit now
at Key West. Mr.. Mansfield is a brother
of Hal Mansfield, late city engineer of In
dianapolis and of w. NJ Mansfield, super
intendent of the 1. & V. Railroad. The
Coffin and Mansfield families were neigh
bors in Ashland, O.. for years. The fol-
lowing letter accompanied the relic
1T gives me great pleasure to send you
a piece of mahogany taken from the gun
vale of the Names barge The boat hung
at the extreme stern of the ship on the
port side and although over two hundred
feet from the origin of the explosion it
thelesS it was lowered as the ship sank
and several officers and men escaped in
her. She was picked up and brought here
to Key West, and in that way was able
busy lately making preparations for any
emergencies that may come up. If we have
a fight the question of defeat cannot possi
bly, be entertained, but good many Amer
is quick determination by scientific meth
DDS, and Spain has, a navy that compares
favorably with ours, In that case it will
only die of yellow fever if sent to Cuba
and would accomplish little. There is moth
ing in Cuba for an army to do The Span
iardS will give up If their ports are taken:
the insurgents will do the rest. My only
hope is that if it must come, those in power
will provide ample ships and men, strike,
severe blow and quickly, then it will be
unframed. but there are yet strong indica-
tons that war will be averted."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
FLOOD ON THE WABASH
LEVEEs GIVE WAY AND TRAFFIC
STOPPED ON L. & Il. Ii.
Several Southern Indiana Cities
Partly Under water. and Great
Suffering Threatened.
Special to he indianapolis Journal.

Specldl TO me Qid.lap0lS journal
VINCENNES. Ind, March 2S.-The food
situation is distressing here. The first train
on the Indianapolis & Vincennes Railway
since last Tuesday, reached here to-day. All
trains on the Evansville & Terre Haute
Railway have been abandoned, owing to
washout caused by the breaking in lower
Shaker prairie levee near Oaktown. The
Wabash reached 22.7 feet to-day, the high
est ever known. This afternoon the levee
on the Illinois side of the Wabash gave
way under the awful strain and the rush
of water added to the previous overflow
converted a large portion of Lawrence
county into a sea. Three hundred people
are water bound on Glass ridge, in the
lower end of the county. and are reported
to be destitute. The steamer Greensboro,
with a relief party, left the city this aft
ernoon to succor the suffering. Refugees
are coming in from all directions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Farmer shipIey Blown to Pieces.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHV1LLE, Ind, March 2S-James
Shipley was blowing UP stumps with dyna-
mite near Falmouth Saturday, when
cartridge was prematurely exploded and set
off dozen cartridges which Shipley car
ried in a nail box on his arm. He was
mangled almost beyond recognition. One
leg was blown off. one hand and part of his
face was carried away. The explosion set
fire to his clothing, which burned. leaving
his charred remains on the ground. Every
nail in the box was driven through the
mans body. The attending physician re-
moved a pound and half of nails. His
young daughter who had gone in search of
her father Shipley was thirty-one years
old and leaves widow and two children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Merely on a Spree.

WILMINGTON, N. c., March 2S.-A spe-
cial to the Star from Southport says Ser
geant Tscherning, whose sudden disappear
ance from Fortress Monroe few days ago
caused a sensation, arrived here to-day, APP
parently suffering from the effects of a
spree. Tschrening has been in service TWEEN
ty-seven years and had in his charge i'm
portant plans and drawings of Fort Monroe
On arrival here Captain Casaire, in COM
mand at Fort Caswell. Immediately caused
his arrest. but soldiers say nothing could be
learned Of his Nements for the past few
days. nor the whereabouts of his papers.
Tscherning will probably be sent under
guard tomorrow to Fort Monroe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29

Through writ of attachment issued by
Magistrate Nickerson, the box receipts at
the women's bicycle races were tied up last
night. The claim is made by Holmes Bros,
plumbers. against r. w. Van Sicklen. The
firm claims that Van Sicklen owes a plumb
BILE who served the writ took possession of
the receipts after some bills had been paid,
bill. 1t is now claimed that the bill is
against the men collectively who promoted
the races. but is a personal account of Van
Sicklen, one of the promoters. The case is
set for a hearing Thursday.
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bodies cry out but in a language that only
the sufferers themselves can hear. When
a man is suffering in this way his body
cries out wiAh an aching head, sluggish
body, muscles that are lax and lazy, brain
that is dull, a stomach that disdains food
and nerves that will not rest
A wise man will heed these warnings and
will resort to the right remedy before it Is
too late. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery makes the appetite keen and hearty.
It invigorates the liver. 1t promotes the
natural processes of secretion and excre-
ton. 1t makes the digestion and assimila-
ton perfect. It purifes the blood and fills
it with the giving elements of the food.
IT tears down old and worn-out tissues and
replaces them with the firm, muscular it's
sues of health 1t is the great blood maker
and flesh builder. 1t is the best nerve tonic.
1t cures % per cent. of all cases of consurnp-
ton, weak lungs, bronchitis, lingering
coughs and kindred ailments. Found at
all medicine stores. Accept no substitute
that may be represented as Just as good. -
The lust as good " kind doesn't effect
cures like the following:
twenty-five years ago eight different doctors
told me that / would live but short time that
had consumption and must die, +" writes Geo.
R. coope, Esq, of Myers Valley, Pottawatomie
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and am still
in the land and among the living"
Don't suffer from constipation. Keep
the body clean inside as we'll as outside.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
ipation and biliousness. They never
grippe. All good dealers have them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Will Protest Dowden,s VIII.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, March 2S.-Samuel
II. Dowden, son of the late Frank NJ
Dowden. who died at Indianapolis last
week, filed protest to-day alleging that his
father died the owner of real estate in the
city of Greensburg of the probable value of
$2l 00o and personal property of the value
of $1,000, and that by the terms of a pre-
tended will he and his sister Elizabeth
were given very small portion of said es-
share The grounds of protest are unsound-
ness of mind. and that the pretended
will was not the win of his father At the
the wife of Frank M. Dowden accepted in
satisfaction of the $4,000 alimony allowed
her, conveyance of certain real estate for
life to herself and remainder to her
children, Samuel III. and Elizabeth F. Dow
den. No will has yet been offered for pro-
hate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Cubans Want No Armistice.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-The United States
may make arrangements with Spain, but
the Cubans will never consent to an armis-
tice or any other plan but independence,
said Horatio S. Rubens, counsel for the
Cuban Junto to-day. THE Cubans would
be thankful for the interest shown by this
country, but would have to respectfully de-
cline all such propositions. 1t Is an abso-
lutte loss of time for the United States to
entertain any negotiations of the kind with
Spain. BY an armistice, Spain would save
$10,000,000 a month for six months. The
Spaniards know that the Cubans would not
enter into an Slrmstice, and they desire the
United States to offer the plan that their
refusal may remove the sympathy and sup
port of the American people,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
salem Liquor sellers Fined.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM, Ind, March 2s.-The war be-
tween the demonstrators and the whisky
faction has not entirely subsidized. Judge
Voyles's court has several cases for Illegal
selling of liquor George Heffren. Ebert
Dobbins and Harvey Hoke were assessed
800 and costs, amounting to about $50 for
each. J. M. Race paid larger cost in his
jury trial for a like crime, but was given
only a S. fine. None of these had govern
ment permits, and there is much criticism
of the revenue service for permitting the
evasion of revenue laws. The late grand
jury failed to find any cases. yet man here
found these cases and the evidence to con-
Wet in one day. There are numerous cases
laid up against the liquor dealers unless
they close their blind pigs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Shoals Partly Under water.

SpeclaI 10 the Indianapolis journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, March 2S.-The flood
from White river is Devastating homes,
crops, stock and all kinds of property in
Lawrence, Martin and Monroe counties.
The people of Shoals are the greatest suf-
ferers at present A large part of the town
is submerged and the victims in the mum
dated districts were in. many cases COM
PEELED to abandon their stock and house.
hold goods and take refuge on higher
ground. The E. & T. II. road has suffered
heavy loss from washed-out bridges and
the =. q o. Southwestern Railroad is US
ing every effort to prevent a washout at
Shoals. Much uneasiness is felt on account
of the heavy driftwood
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Raided a "BIind Pig"

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 2S.-Recause of re-
monstrances a retail saloon is not per-
MISSILE in the town of Eaton. but there
is a Club room where intoxicants are
being served. Saturday raid was made
on the place and in short time the beer
and liquors to the amount of several hum
dred dollars were destroyed and the pro-
prietor thrown into the street. To-day the
place was restocked for business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, March 2S-Kitty
Hays, charged with the murder of Lewis
Fink. was acquitted to-day. The jury was
out thirty-six hours. They justified her act
on the ground that Fink had attempted to
kill her and had shot at her twice before
she shot at him. Fink was her lover. The
tragedy was enacted in her home at Alex
andria. Dec 28th. She fired four bullets
into his body before he fell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Orestes Strike Again Breaks Loose.
SneciaI To the India na nnlls Inirnal

MUNCIE. Ind. March 2S.-Thomas Hart
late manager of the Window Glass Manu-
facturers' Association, was tonight sum-
moned to Pittsburg to attend another con-
ference of the manufacturers executive
committee and Presidents Burns, Cake and
Speelman, OF the workers three organiza-
but the executive committee of the hatten-
ors' organization refused TO ratify the ccm-
promise made by MT. Cake. and his en-
teriay The United Glass Company's fac
tory at Orestes. which caused the trouble
is again closed, living resumed work Sat
urday after concessions by Cake but his
men refused to return TO work to-day when
ordered by him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29

CHICAGO, March %. = The condition of
Fanny Davenport, the actress, was slightly
improved tonight. gradual rally was
noticed by her physicians during the day,
and by night the patients chances for re-
covery were considered better than for some
DAYS previous. A consultation of physicians
was held to-day. Miss Davenports rela-
tives who have been telegraphed for, have
not vet arrived, but are expected. Later
to-day it was acknowledged by those in
attendance upon the celebrated actress that
the patient was. at-death's door and slender
hopes of her recovery are entertained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Funeral. but No Corpse.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, March 2S.-The re-
mains of the late Mrs. Hannah Z. Davis,
of the University of North Dakota. which
were shipped from Grand Forks last Thurs
day night, by express. have not yet been
heard from, up to late hour this evening.
1t is not known where they are delayed
but have probably been sent to some other
State. They were directed to Spiceland,
this county. where funeral services were
held yesterday and where interment will be
made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, March 2S.-The levee
broke one mile south of Riverton at Z
O'Clock this evening. Hundreds of acres
of land will be covered with water and the
damage to crops and property will amount
to thousands. The waters are rushing into
the low lands with great velocity, sweeping
trees, houses and everything. 1t is re-
ported here tonight that there are several
families in the bottoms and it is probable
that lives will be lost. The river is higher
than it has been since 1875.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Mrs. A. c. Jennison.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, March 2S.-
Mrs. A. c. Jennison died early last evening
after a lingering illness from rfHeuWatism.
She was d daughter of the late 5esse w;
Cumberland. and she leaves husband and
one son. She has been a teacher in the
high schools of Lafayette and indianapolis.
The funeral will be on Tuesday afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29

eral of the leading Democrats of the city
and a set of strong resolutions adopted
calling on the county central committee
to rescind it's former order, by which the
vote of this township at the county primary
was counted before cast and prorated on
the basis of the Bryan vote. The action of
the committeeman in withdraw from the
county organization was Endorsed and an
attempt will be made to adjust the matter
without boiling the regular organization
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
suicide of orange whitinger.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind. March 2S.-Orange
Whitinger aged twenty-four, and married,
committed suicide to-day by hanging him
self at his home near Manila. He started
to the woods with his ak, and his body was
found two hours later hanging from a
rafter in Joseph S. Millers barn No mo-
tive is known for the suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Blindfolded Bridge Jumper.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, March Is
James K. Speedy. the bridge jumper, leaped
blindfolded, from the Big Four into the
river Sunday afternoon. The distance was
10 feet. About five thousand people wit
messed the performance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Elder Covert ParaIyzed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 2S.-Elder w.
r. Covert, the great anti-spiritualist we'll
known over Indiana, has been stricken with
paralysis in st. Louis and is in serious
condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
NORTON club Nicotine Postponea.

On account of the Republican love
feast" at Shelbyyile Wednesday night the
o. p Morton Republican Club has post
poned its reception TO township candidates
until Thursday night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Democrats Against Gang Rule.

Special to the indianapolis Journal. i
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 2S.-Democrats
held an enthusiastic meeting in the Armory
Hall tonight to protest against the freeze
out perpetrated upon them by the county
central committee at its Brownstown meet
ing March T. Speeches We're made By sew
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
Two Texas Children Ran Away.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL. Ind, March 2S-Roy and
Maud Renolds, aged fifteen and twelve, re-
spectively, living with their grandmother
in Paris, Tex, ran away from home on ac-
count of imaginary mistreatment and ar
rived here thfs morning. The boy managed
to earn enough money to buy a half-fare
ticket for his sister and one for himself
as far as st. Louis, from which place he
sent the little girl, telling her to remain
at the station here until he came. He ar
they were unusually bright children every
one around the station was interested in
them and made them comfortable The lit
tie girl wore red calico dress and carried
her guitar. as she told her grandmother
she was going to take her music lesson
This is the second time they have made
this trip alone, as they ran away from
home three yearstago and their uncle came
after them and took, them back. They have
relatives living about seven miles from
here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-29
In the spring a young Mnn,r Fancy

Lightly turns to thouk hts of clothes. Gust
Rosberg, merchant tailor, at q North Penn
sylvania street. touches the young mans
purse just as lightly in satisfying his fancy.
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! and he will find that from the beginning
he has been prompted by good and evi
splrlts-or thoughts-in conflict the one
with the other.
How often have we done something un.
der mysterious mental prompting, the
power OF which we are too weak to resist
that we have regretted forever afterward
How often on the spur OF the moment.
through the same mysterious influence,
have even the worst OF US done some deed
of kindness to our fellowman, perhaps an
entire stranger.
Should we not train ourselves then to
hold "a firm rein upon our thoughts and
send none out into the mysterious spirit
world except on mission OF good deeds?
And the thought here suggests itself
that the man who honestly and earnest
ly desires to lead correct life can best
do IT by making close study Of the mys-
terlous mental promptings that control
his life-gaining control over the spirit
control and making himself strong spir-
ituallv.
There is food for thought in this thought
Pensacola News.
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POWER OF THOUGHT.

There is belief among occult scien-
lists which, II 1t became general, would
make the people of this world better by
far than they are.
1t Is that every thought the mind Of
man gives birth to, be 1t good or evil,
lives after us. 1t goes out into that mys-
terious invisible world that surrounds us
and VIII n 1t finds mind en- rapport with
its vibrations it enters and prompts the
man to carry the thought into effect.
If in the heat Of anger, we give birth to
a murderous though. that becomes spir-
1t Of evil, seeking whom it may control.
In time to come 1t will find some man in
the proper frame Of mind TO accept the
evil prompting. 1t enters his being and
spurs him on to do the deed OF our evil
thought. Without knowing why, he does
murder. Is that man any more guilty OF
the deed than the man whose mind gave
birth to the thought that prompted the
deed?
There Is strong argument In favor o.
the truth OF this belief. Let any man, NJ
matter who he may be, review his life
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Is COTTON PROFITABLEq

Certainly there's money in Cotton, say;
the Chattanooga Times. The South would
not have increased the crop, from l.75O,0 O
bales Of 40 pounds each, in 1895 to 1880,
900 bales Of 400 pounds each in 1898, II II
had been losing business. The South
could not have done 1t. The whole plan.
ter fraternity would have been bankrupt
long ago. without money or credit. II the
business had been done at loss. Instead
of that, the South has accumulated
wealth at a rapid rate, and never so rap
idly has the section grown rich, as In the
years that have passed since the cotton
crop rased above {, 0OO, 600 bales, each year.
We do not forget that the great need OF
the South Is diversity Of industries, in
both agriculture and manufacture. Nor
do we forget that the South Is fast get
ting there" Nearly all the border South
ern states raise dread and meat" to sell.
Large amounts OF corn have been export
ed from the states Of Kentucky, Tennes-
see and Arkansas, in late years, via New
Orleans. The entire region Is fast reach
Ing the conditi Of independence. in the
matter Of food, and textile and iron man
ufacture have each great start.
And whatever else the South may do,
It will not give up the growing of cotton,
because it pays.
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GALA WEEK.
PROGRAMME THAT HAS BEEN ARRANGED
BY THE COMMITTEE.

PROGRAMME THAT HAS BEEN ARRANGED
BY THE COMMITTEE.
The programme for the Gala Week tC
be held at Jacksonville, November 90, 20
"a, 25, 1898, has been issued and or read.
ers, by gancng over 1t, can see IT gives
promise Of great enjoyment to all who at
tend.
Every feature will be in. charge Of a
committee especially selected for their IA
miliarity with such. Unlike most cele-
brations Of this kind which are held In
other cities, everything will be free and
no charge made to witness any of the at
fractions. Even the grand fireworks dis
play will be free feature. The Gala
Week Association will try to make every
one who visits Jacksonville that week,
have an enjoyable time, and every COM
fort and convenience will be supplied.
The full program is as follows:
Tuesday, Nov. Northumberland
convention of the Mayors and Council.
men OF the cities Of Florida. Afternoon
Parade Of the Police, Fire, Street and
Sanitary departments Of Jacksonville and
exhibitions by the Ere department. Night
Fantastic parade In costume by clubs
societies, etc., for which handsome prizes
will be awarded.
Wednesday, Nov. 23-Morning.-Annu-
al convention of State Good Roads Asso.
citation; Annual convention of Travellers
Protective Association of the State Of
Florida. Afternoon-Professiona and
Amateur bicycle races for prizes. Night
Grand Historical and Allegorical pa
rade, with floats and handsome costumes,
representing Mythology, History, and
the Spanish war.
Thursday, Nov. Northumberland
Peace Jubilee, to celebrate the ending OF
the American Spanish war. Afternoon
Horse races and Tournament in costume.
Night.--Trades display by Merchants and
Business men of jacksonville.
Friday, Nov. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
Regiments OF 18th Army corps. Afternoon
Athletic Sports: running, jumping,
boxing, westling, etc. Night-Magni6-
cent display of fireworks. This will sur
pass any display ever held in Florida.
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sustain itself and discharge Its obligations
to the people. Until these and Other
sources OF revenue are in the hands OF the
representatives Of the Cuban people we
must continue to pay out vast sums for
foreign charlty-sllow Cuba to collect ! I
revenue and the burden will soon be Ia
ken of our hands.
General Lawton advises the President
that II he is allowed to employ Cuban
soldiers nearly all our men can be sent
home, and the situation can be made en-
tirely safe with them. Is not that the
best policy?
Is it right that the business Of Cuba be
taxed for the benefit Of Spain and Span
iards, while we feed her people? Is 1t
fair to expect the Cubans to submit grace
fully to the nominations OF their enemies?
Let the evacuation be FASTENED and the
Spanish "manana" be put out of Cuba
Times Union and Citizen.