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MES. Hannah %. Davis.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SPICELAND, Ind, March 25.-Mrs. Han
nah e. Davis died yesterday at Grand
Forks, N. D., of pneumonia The remains
are en- route home, and the funeral will
take place here Sunday afternoon. She was
the widow of Prof. Clarkson Davis, who was
for many years superintendent of Spiceland
Academy, and she was for many years one
of the teachers of the academy. The past
rev years she had been one Of the in
sStructors in the University of North Da-
weeks ago she brought home the remains
OF Prof. Ludovic Estes for burial, and had
only returned to her work when she was
taken sick. She was a well-knoWn teacher
and writer of the State and a member of
the Indiana Writers Association She had
travelled extensively having twice been to
Europe. She was a lifelong member of the
Friends Church. BY her death Spiceland
Academy will come in possession of real es-
tate worth $500, willed to it by Clarkson
Davis.
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VICTORY FOR BOWERS
INDIANAPOLIS HIGH-sCHooL ORATOR
WON THE STATE CONTEST.
Glass Workers Strike settled-SOuth-
ern Indiana Teachcrs--Judge Down
ey Dead at Rising sun.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Speclai 10 JNe indianapolis journal.
RICHMOND, Ind. March 25.-Claude G.
Bowers. representative of the indianapolis
High School, tonight won the second con-
test of the Indiana High School Oratorical
Association. The contest was held at Brad
ley Opera House, which was packed. The
indianapolis delegation of three hundred
had the center of the first floor. The other
high schools represented besides Richmond
and Indianapolis were Madison, South
Bend, Plainfield and Portland. Portland
and Indianapolis sent the largest delega-
tions, and the enthusiasm was unbounded.
The speakers and subjects were as follows:
Cuban Independence" George Sherlock,
Madison: Hamilton, the Constructionist,H
Claude G. Bowers, Indianapolis Death, a
Punishment for Crime Florence Green
field, Plainfeld; Americas Attitude To-
ward England Juliet HOllingsWOrth, Rich
mond; Dangers of Vast Fortunes" Ell
wood Jellison, Portland THE Worship of
Mammon," Clyde Locke South Bend
The grafton of the winner Mr. Bowers,
was generally pronounced one of the finest
ever heard in the city, and would do credit
to a college student. The second place
went to Miss Hollingsworth, of this city,
and third to Mr.. Locke, of South Bend. The
prizes We're $50 $35 and SIS in cash. When
the decision was announced the Indianapo-
lis delegation fairly raised the roof in its
enthusiasm, the demonstration being con-
tinued all the way to the Hotel WeStcott,
where an informal reception was held The
judges were Judge Eugene Bundy, of New
yersity and Professor Francis Jones, of
Cincinnati,
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pers and special addresses by noted edu-
Gators. OF the latter there were Harriet
Scott, OF the Detroit Training School; DR..
Samuel T. Dutton, OF Brookline. Mass. To-
night the Rev. Washington GLADDEN. was
the main speaker. Superintendent Charlton,
of the Reform School. was also on the pro-
gramme. Shelbyvlle is to have the conven-
ton next year. The officers elected were:
President, j. p. Funk. principal of the New
Albany High School: vice presidents w. a.
Hester, superintendent of Evansville
schools, and c. NJ. Mcdaniel, of Madison
secretary, jamie Deming, of SheIbyvilIe
treasurer, w. ID. Kerlin, of Martinsville
executive committee. Superintendent Tom
I'm, of Shelbyville, w. A. Hester. c. NJ
MCDANIEL. w. f. Axtell. e. c. German, Miss
Louis Barber of Terre Haute. and Kittie
Palmer. Franklin.
There will be only one session tomorrow
beginning at $3.50 a m, with a symposium
of ten-minute papers on The Pupils Best
interests IN School" Professor Dutton, of
Brookline, Mass, will follow with an adj
dress on the Social Possibilities of the
School,
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Suicide of an Old Soldier.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 25.-Charles NJ
Mason, a pensioner, was found hanging to
a tree on his Harrison township farm this
morning. Being out longer than usual at
tending to his morning work one of the
children went out to call him to breakfast
when his body was found suspended from a
tree in a grove near the barn. The suicide
inc wnrried considera IateIv Over ne nnev
he had borrowed. He was about fifty-five
years old He entered the army from Mont
gomery county. coming to this county
twenty years ago. A wife and two children
are left
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Vallejo, Cal, March 25.-Great activity
prevails at the Mare Island navy yard.
The cruiser Philadelphia has been hauled
from the stream and lies alongside the
quay wall near the Charleston. The gun
boat Yorktown has also been towed to the
wall and all three ships fairly swarm with
men at all hours. The Charleston is rapidly
nearing completion and will be ready to go
time. The Yorktown, too, is nearly ready
for. sea, and the purchase. of supplies for
bot nd are nov no being made Lieutenant Com
executive officer of the receiving ship In
dependence, who accompanied President
as naval aid has been appointed chief aid
to Rear Admiral Kirkland
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Two Birthday Parties.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MORRISTOWN, Ind. March 25-Two of
Morristown's oldest citizens celebrate their
anniversaries to-day. Mrs. Salome Geiger
Morrison the elder, was born in Frederick
county, Maryland, near the city OF Balti-
more, in 1904. Her grandfather was quite
wealthy, and owned the building in Little
York in which the Continental Congress
had printing office, in which was printed
the old currency. Mrs. Morrison has some
of this currency that belonged to her grand
father. She was married in 1890. her hus-
band dying in 1886. She is quite feeble, but
her mind IS unimpaiTed. Emanuel Mans
field. the other aged citizen, was born in
Chester county, Pennsylvania. in 1915. He
lived for a while in Illinois. and came here
about twenty-five years ago
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THE "FLYING SQUADRON,
Commodore Schley Placed i'm Com
mand-Capt. SampsOn's Title.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-An order is
sued by the Navy Department to-day car
ries out the announcement of Secretary
Long yesterday that Captain Sampson
would command the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron. The order. as issued, reads that he is
commander in chief of the North Atlantic
station
Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, at
present connected with the lighthouse
board, has been ordered to command the
flying squadron at Hampton Roads, with
the Brooklyn as his flagship. Commodore
Schley received the news of his assignment
at the lighthouse board, where he was en-
gagged In closing some of the work of the
bureau His command at present comprises
three vessels-the Brooklyn, Columbia and
Minneapolis-all ocean greyhounds, but in
a short time his squadron probably will be
swelled 70 about dozen ships. Commodore
Schley refused to talk at all concerning
the rumors that the flying squadron
might be sent out to intercept the Spanish
torpedo boat flotilla. He said that was a
matter concerning which he could say
nothing at all. Commodore Schley has a
fine record for discretion, good Judgment
and fighting qualities. He was in command
of the Baltimore during the Chilean
troubles that threatened to end in war
and that it had a peaceful termination, it
is believed, was due largely to his tact
and discretion.
The three vessels at present under Com
modore Schleys command are all swift
cruisers, and among the others which prob
ably will be added to his command are the
ST. Paul and the St Louis. of the Amerf-
can line. which We're built so that they
could be turned into efficient lighting ma
chimes at few days notice. These vessels
have not yet been impressed. but arrange
ments have been perfected between the
government and President Griscom. so that
no delay will result as soon as the decision
is reached that the outlook justifies the
large expenditure of money necessary for
their transfer to the Navy Department.
Officers have been Professionally picked out
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The First Disappearing Gun.

SAN FRANCISCO, March ga new
twelve-inch rified cannon, with disappear
ing carriage, to be located at the PreSidiO
has arrived from the East and will be
mounted at once. When it is in position
the Preside can claim the honor of having
IN working order the first disappearing gun
in the United States. Eventually it is the
intention of the War Department to have
three or more of these disappearing guns
at the Preside, three at Lime Point and
about seven at Point Lobos. Several car
leads of powder and projectiles for the new
gun, as well as for the other modern weap-
ons at the Preside and Lime Point, are
now en- route from the East AT the Pre-
sldio there are five ten-inch guns mounted
on barbettes and sixteen tvelve-nch NOR
ttars. second battery of mortars is now
being prepared. AT Lime Point there are
three twelve-inch rifles on barbettes.
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Navy Advertising for Recruits.

CLEVELAND, March 25.-Posters were
placed in conspicuous places around the
business portion of the city to-day stating
that the government wanted as many expe-
rehced men as it can get for the navy. The
posters Were forwarded to this city by
lieutenant Commander Everett. of the
United States ship Michigan, which is now
USED as a naval recruiting station at Erie
Pa. The government announces that men
are wanted who are especially qualified for
the positions of seamen, ordinary seamen,
chief machinists. machinists of the first
class and machinistS of the second class.
The posters attracted great Attentions wher-
ever they We're put up. and all day were
surrounded by interested men.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 25.-Ten
young women have taken the habit of the
Sisters of Providence at st. Marys of the
Woods, the mother home of the order in
the United States. Bishop Chatard off,
ciated. The class of postulants was as fol-
lows: Sister Frances Agnes, Jeanette
Landers, Chicago; Sister st. Veronica,
Alice Daugherty Boston; Sister ST Vic
toria, Catherine Gilmore, Terre Haute;
Sister Mary Caroline, Ludwina Vongen-
berg, Terre Haute: Sister Francis Helen,
Anna McBarron New Albany; Sister Ma
RE, Emma Sites, Cleveland; Sister Mary
Bridget, Ellen O'Brien, Terre Haute; Sis
ter Mary st. Dominic, Margaret Conroy,
Lagrange, ILL.,; Sister ST Stephen, Nellie
McCarty Indianapolis; Sister Louis Joseph,
Anna COmerton GaleSburg Ill.
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OUR GREAT WEAKNESS.
United States Navy at the Mercy of
Spain's Torpedo FIOtiIla.

SpdhhS torpedo FIOt1Il1.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 25-It was not
until to-day that the news of the departure
of the Spanish torpedo fleet from the Ca
nary islands became known among the ma
val officers here. 1t created intense feeling,
especially among the officers of the torpedo
boats which are in this harbor. One of the
most prominent of these officers said to-
day: IF the United States allows the Span
ish boats to get to Porto Rico it will be the
biggest mistake ever made. They are a
greater menace to the safety of our fleet
than if all the rest of the Spanish navy was
brought to these waters. At Porto Rico
they will be nearer Key West than Havana
Only two torpedo boats in our navy would
have any chance of getting away from the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyers The
Iowa, the New York and the Indiana, lying
out there six miles off the land, would prac-
ticaly be at the mercy of say dozen Span
ish torpedo boats, which could run over
from Porto Rico in a short time should war
be declared. We have no protected harbor
here, and we have not a single torpedo de-
stroyer, and unless fleet powerful enough
to be proof against these torpedo boats is
quickly concentrated in these waters, or I'M
less the Spanish flotila is warned to keep
further away, / should judge that it would
be better to take every United States war
ship as far away as possible from this men
acing force which Spain intends to concen-
trate within such convenient distance as
Porto Rico.
1T is all very well to talk of peace, and
to say that there is no probability of war,
but at the same time while international
relations are strained displays of force
should be met with alacrity, and, as tor
pedo expert, 1 must say that if every ship
in the United States navy was brought into
these waters it would be none too formid-
able display when the strength of the
Spanish flotilla is considered
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TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS.
j. II. Funk the New President and
Next Meeting at SheIbyviIIe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. March 25.-With
an enrolment of more than two thousand
delegates to the Southern Indiana Teach
ers' Associations annual convention to-
day all records We're broken. but for the
Northern Association as well, which fact
puts an end TO the good-natured bantering
on the part OF the Indiana pedagogues who
are north of the National road. The pro-
gramme to-day included many short pa
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Anderson Canton to Reorganine.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, March 25.-Work was
begun to-day reorganizing the famous An
derson Canton, Patriarchs Militant, the mil
itary order of the Odd Fellows. The Ander-
son Canton held the worlds prize banners
when the great split came on in $780, and it
disorganized. These banners, the last being
a $500 one, taken at Columbus, o., are
slowed away in this city, and in reorganiz-
ing the canton will again bring them out
had reputation extending all over the
country.
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New York naval militia of their readiness
on short notice to supply officers and men
to man the single-turreted monitors now
called into service.
Orders were issued to-day to have all the
ter adapted to hostilities because the yes
sells will not afford as good a target.
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Ready to March.

CHARLESTON, S.. c., March 25.-To-
night Col. w. Fl. Robertson, commanding
the First Regiment, National Guards, of
this State, notified Governor Ellerbe that he
had one thousand men ready to march at
an hours notice. All these are not armed,
but the Governor is asked to furnish guns
The negroes around Charleston are wild to
go to war. Along Sea island negro volun-
thousand of them, it is said, could be placed
in line in one week. One company of negroes
is already equipped with spades, axes and
picks and Colonel Robertson says he can
take ten thousand negroes for fertilization
work
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The Texos sent to nrooIxIvn

NEWPORT NEWS, March 25.-The battle
ship Texas sailed suddenly this afternoon
when only a. few tons of coal had been
taken aboard. barge load of fuel was
refused and the ship put to sea in a hurry.
It is understood thatshe has gone to the
Brooklyn navy yard.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Texas is
bound for the Brooklyn navy yard, where
facilities for loading the guns of the ship
The necessary plant for this purpose is not
available at Norfolk. 1t is the desire of the
est state of efficiency, said an official of the
Navy Department tonight so as to have
her ready for service at twenty-four hours
notice
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSSIAVILLE, Ind, March pa re-
markable and sad event occurred at the
little Friends Church in this city last night.
Eli Middleton one of the oldest members of
the church, was on his knees Offering a
prayer, when he faltered suddenly and
ceased to pray Failing forward across the
pulpit he gasped q few times and died. He
had been afflicted with heart disease for
some time, and had premonitions of his
early demise. He was a prominent member
of the church and a wealthy farmer. He
leaves several children to mourn his sudden
death.
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THREATENED STRIKE AvERTED.
President Burns Adjusts the Differ
ences of Glass Workers

PITTSBUBG, Pa, March 25.-The threat
ened strike/of the American Window-glass
Workers Association has been averted.
President Simon Burns to-day having sue
cessfully carried through his contention in
the Indiana factory trouble with the United
Glass Company, the strike at the Orestes
factory has been declared off. and Folse,
the Objectionable man, together with the
other employees will return TO work. This
decision was reached this evening after a
harmonious conference between Mr. Burns.
League, and j. G. Sayers, of Anderson,
Ind, representing the manufacturers. The
factory will resume operations as soon as
it can be put in shape
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Another Addition t. the Nexx.

LONDON, March 25.-Leutenant Com
mander Colwell, the United States naval
attache here, has bought for the United
States government, through an American
firm. first-class boat built at Schichau.
for Germany. She is ready to sail. The
United States cruisers San Francisco ard
New Or clans were expected to sail to-day
for the United States, but they will proba-
bly, postpone their departure until to-mor-
row, as they may be unable to complete
loading ammunition
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INDIANA TRAVELLING MEN.
Committee Arrangements for the An
nuaI Convention at Muncie.

nual Convention at Muncie.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 25-There was a
meeting tonight of the several committees
on arrangements for the annual convention
of members of the Indiana Travelling Mems
Association, to be held in this city April 20
and 80. The committees reported encourage
ingly, showing that the entertainment of
the visitors will be royal. The meeting will
be launched with elaborate banquet, at
which fully seven hundred covers viii be
laid. The committee was informed to-day
that all of the national officers, for the
first time, will attend, and Governor Mount
and Lieutenant Governor Haggard will be
present w. A. Anderson, president of the
state board of directors, c. e. Barney, state
seer tary, and other visiting members of the
order were at the meeting tonight and
seemed delighted with Muncies arrange
ments preparing for the meeting.
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PHILADELPHIA. March 25.-The gov
eminent tug Leyden sailed from League
Island navy yard to-day for Key West,
having in tow the barge Edith Howes,
loaded with coal. The Leyden arrived at
the navy yard on March Is from Newport
with twenty Whitehead torpedoes and $500
pounds of gun cotton for the cruisers Min
neaopls and Columbia
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COLUMBUS, o., March %. = Lieut.. Col.
Nathan Holloway, of Canton, to-day called
on Governor Bushnell and rendered the SER
vices of the volunteer regiment of that city,
of OF nt Oh 5e late h war IN
ment organized in MoKinley's home town
is called THE Presidents Own Two full
companies of the regiment have already
heen recruited.
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The Submarine Boat Holland.

NEW YORK, March 25.-The submarine
boat Holland will be taken to Washington
next week for test before the officials.
The test will be speed, submarine and gun
service The boat will go to Washington
through the canals. The gun tests, especial
ly the last submarine maneuvers the boat
will make here, will be made tomorrow.
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Haclzney,s Ticket was Not MARKED.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, March 25.-The
Hord faction of the Democracy of this
county has received another slam from the
Hackney faction. The assertion was made
that in the last presidential election Hack
ney voted for Mckinley, and the report cir
cuiated that Inspector Greer had marked
Hackney'S ticket Greer now issues a card
in which he says: Il desire to say that the
report that l marked Judge Hackney's
ticket in the election of 1896 is not true, and
l do not know how he voted
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Double Love Feast at Terre Haute.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 25.-The
Terre Haute Republicans have begun the
work of preparing for the love feast for the
Fifth and Ninth districts. to be held here
April ii. A committee with District Man
ager Krietenstein at its head has been APP
pointed and will arrange for large attend
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NEW YORK, March accompany E, Third
Regiment of the National Guard of New
Jersey located at Asbury Park, has been
ordered TO prepare to assemble at the state
camp at Sea Girt within fifteen days. This
is believed to be in pursuance of plan to
have the National Guard ready to guard
the coast towns on short notice.
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ANOTHER AUXILIARY FLEET.
Four Swift Yachts, Nine Fast Tugs
and One Vessel Secured.

NEW YORK. March 25.-Four swift
yachts, nine fast seagoing tugs and one
coasting vessel, the pick of the available
small craft in the harbors of New York and
Philadelphia, were acquired to-day by the
naval board on auxiliary vessels. Two of
the yachts and one tug were delivered at
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MILWAUKEE, March 25.-The revenue
cutter Gresham, Capt. A. b. Davis COM
handing, was to-day ordered to the At
lantic coast. Captain Davis admitted this
afternoon that orders had been received
positively ordering the Gresham to the
coast, and that he would accompany her to
the front.
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WAUKESHA. Wis. March 25.-Fire to-
night destroyed the Wisconsin Industrial
School Tor boys The $50 inmates escaped
without injury and there was not much ex-
element. The loss is $4,000.
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Gums md HOOPS.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 25.-The Beth
lehem Iron Company to-day shipped to the
Navy Department at Washington two five
inch guns and eight hoops for six-inch
guns.
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Braid for Uniforms.

NEW YORK, March 25.-A contract for
$4,000 yards of one-inch white braid, pre-
sumably for uniforms. has been placed in
this city by the Navy Department and is
now being manufactured.