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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-10

RICHMOND, Dec. 10.-Jordan Webb,
colored, who committed criminal U.s..
sault upon Mrs Lucy Bowden, an aged
lady, in September last, was hanged IL
Courtland, Southampton coaaty. EIe
admitted his guilt.
scaooNERs GOV RED WiTt ICE
Few Reached Iaveiand Zone Frozen III,
or Loag roint.
CLEvEIANp, Dec l0.-Captaln Li:f1e
OF the schooner Mont Blanc, wa'ch
arrived here, reports sighting the
schooner Ganges, owned by w. 81.
Oades Of Detroit, frozen in great
field of ice off Long Point, Lake Erie.
The progress of the vessel was effect
ually blocked and she will probably re-
main in her present position until the
ice breaks up or powerful wrecklng
tug is sent TO her assistance.
The few vessels that succeeded in
making this port rFsembled great ice
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-10
Government Secured 1t at Lookout Point
Near Chickamauga.

Near Chickamauga.
WAsHlNGToS, Dec. 10.-The govern
ment, through the Chickamauga park
commission, has secured deeds to 16
acres OH Lockout Point, the highest
point in the Chlckamauga region and
overlooking seven states and all the
battlefields adjacent to the park.
During The siege of Cnickamauga,
this point vas an important Confederate
pos. ton, occupied by q battery The
par commissioners win at once replace
the battery and will erect historical
tablets.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-10
General Garcia Reported Better.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Gen. Garcia's
condition was reported to be much inn
proved.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-10

oLO CONFEDERATE BATTERY SITE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
A 100000 POLICY.
Heaviest Life Insurance Certificate
Yet Written-YerEes Suspected.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-Two million dollars
is believed to be the amount or a life insur-
ance policy taken out within the past few
days by a resident of this city. This is
estimating from the size of the first pre-
mium which is more than 100000
Not yet has the identity been disclosed of
the man whose life is so precious to him
that he would like mis- heirs and assigns to
win bet of $2,OOO,O00 on his death. 1t is
considered likely to be Charles II. Yerkes.
The news comes from Chicago, the policy
was written in Chicago, and the man in
sured is supposed to be a big Wall-street
operator with vast interests in Chicago. Mr..
Yerkes answers this description,
Whoever he may be, he has enabled Geo.
w. Riggs. Chicago manager of the New
York Life Insurance Company, to earn a
commission of $4,000 for a few minutes
work. Mr. Riggs, while admitting that he
has written such policy, stubbornly re-
fuses to mention the name of his client.
The first premium, to give precise figures,
was $101,S00.
1t is a ten-year policy, of the annual divi-
dend endowment class. There is every in
dication that it is the largest policy ever
issued. 1t certainly is if it amounts to ST.
100000, and that is very fair inference from
the size of the first premium.
Only man of active and extensive busi-
ness interests would find it worth while to
wager many hundreds of thousands in pre-
miums against two millions cash that he
would die within ten years.
When George Vanderbilt, who is very
rich man, insured his life for one million
dollars, just before embarldng on a long
tour abroad, the transaction excited great
interest in the financial world. John Wan
amaker is another man who is reputed to
carry an exceptionally heavy insurance, and
there may be a few other magnates in the
United States whose policies approach or
touch the million mark. But two-million-
dollar policy is another matter The busi-
ness world will await with interest to learn
the name of its holder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
OUR PORTO RICO FOUNDLINGS
Meeting of Delegates Who Demand
Reforms from Uncle sam.

SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Oct. 3d.
The principal theater of the city was taxed
to it's utmost capacity this afternoon on the
occasion of public meeting of delegates
from the chief towns of the island to con-
slider and draft recommendations regarding
the necessities of the island for the use of
the special commissioners, who will be Sc
lected later to represent Porto Rico at
Washington when the time comes for set
tling the administrative system
The assembly was fairly representative
and although the proceedings gave undue
prominence to unimportant details there
was abundant evidence of intelligent reflec-
ton on the part of the delegates and of a
determination not to tolerate partisan poll
tics at this crisis in the islands affairs.
Carefully prepared reports were submitted
by the political, social and economical COM
mttees.
The meeting received with enthusiasm the
resolutions demanding territorial rights, the
cessation of the present military rule and
the installation OF regular civil government
Other resolutions were adopted asking an
eight-hour day for the laboring man, and
severely denouncing the present corrupt
system of registering deeds of land 1t was
obvious that the delegates proceeded on the
assumption that the United States would
grant Porto Rico territorial rights
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
THROUGH JAFFA GATE
HOW EMPEROR WILLIAM ENTERED
JERUSALEM SATURDAY.
His Majesty and the Empress Proceed
ed on Foot Through Cheering
Crowds to Holy SepuIchre Church.

JERUSALEM, Oct. 30-The approach of
their German imperial majesties to the city
yesterday was made through triumphal
arches and amid banners, garlands and
ever-growing crowds, displaying in every
way their enthusiasm and delight. The
formal entry through the Jaffa gate was
heralded by the roar of guns at the citadel
where the Turkish band played the German
anthem.
From the tower of David Emperor Will
liam and Empress Augusta Victoria pro-
ceeded on foot, amid wild cheering, to the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where they
were received by the Catholic Greek and
Armenian clergy, whose patriarchs present.
ed addresses eulogizing the devotion of En-
peror William, who has since conferred dec
orations on the patriarchs. Emperor VIII
liam and the Empress, while at the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, visited the various
portions of the sacred shrine and spent ten
minutes at the scene of the crucifxion.
Their return from the church was the occa-
sion for another outburst of popular en-
thusiasm, palm branches being strewn
along the way and the cobblestones
laid with carpets. Their Majesties
then proceeded to the German Evangelical
Church. where the pastor presented an adj
uISSS. AT D y CLOCK Ill the evening \SodIur-
day. a reception was held at the German
consulate, and later there was general
illumination of the city, with display of
fireworks.
To-day the imperial pair attended service
at the Evangelical Church in Bethlehem,
afterward paying a visit to the Church of
the Nativity. The weather to-day has been
beautiful and everywhere the greatest en-
thusiasm has been displayed.
After the excursion to Jericho, Djevad
Pasha, former grand vizier, recently Turk
ish Governor of Crete, and now attached to
the person of Emperor William as special
representative of the Sultan, will leave the
imperial suite. 1t is rumored that this is
due to some unpleasantness.
Emperor William has sent his portrait in
brillants to Tewtik Pasha, Turkish am
bassador to Germany, who was among the
high Ottoman dignitaries that received the
Emperor and Empress in Constantinople.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
Thnt Secret Dossier.

LONDON. Oct. 31.-The Paris corresponds
ent of the Daily News says the decision OF
the Court of Cessation on Saturday was
given by a vote of nine against four
The Paris correspondent of the Times.
pointing out that a curious dilemma haa
now developed in the Dreyfus affair, says:
"If the secret dossier is now communicated
to the Court of Cessation it is conceivable
that 1t may incriminate Dreyfus, but 1t will
certainly convict General Mercier, the min-
lister of war at the time of the conviction
of Dreyfus, of a criminal violation OF law
in communicating to the corrt-martial doc
uments that were not communicated to
Dreyfus and his counsel
'It is said that it was in order to shield
General Mercier. who acted thus, owing to
his weakness or his Ignorance, that all SUBJ
seq sent ministers of war have adopted an
obstinate attitude.
If on the other hand, there has never
been n secret dossier, the whole case rests
on the borderau and must fall to the ground
How then, since Lieutenant Colonel Hem
ry's admission of forgery. could the generals
still have declared Dreyfus guilty?
1.-THE allegation that the dossier. II there
be one, contains letter from Emperor Will
liam to Colonel Scwarkoppen. German mill
tary attache in Paris. is utterly improbabie
in view OF the Emperors character and
habits. He would never have writer 10 q
military attache."
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Certainly there has been nothing in the con-
duct of the interstate-commerce commits
sion since its formation which justifies such
a charge. If such charge be true, then
all government is a failure where great
responsibilities devolve on it. The railroads
do not care how much the interstate-com-
merce is strengthened. If. in its present
form, 1t is not entirely satisfactory.
The railroads are anxious that the COM
mission should be as strong and judicial
as possible. The nearer it approaches the
absolutely independent form of the SUI
preme Court of the United States the better
1t will suit the railroads. Failing. however,
in legislation on the subject, and supposing
that the law remains as the Supreme Court
has decided, against railroad pooling and
agreements under present statutes. the
natural tendency of the railroads will.be to
follow the general trend of the other busi-
ness of the country. This will not be a
rapid success but the tendency will be sure.
The weaker lines will be unable to stand
the strain of irregular rates and wholly
uncertain of unremunerative compensation
which follows. They will not be able TO
raise the money which the stronger line can
to take advantage of every invention every
improvement, every elimination of grade
crossing, every lowering of grade, every
taking out of curves, every substitution of
machinery and automatic appliances which
can cheaper the cost of carrying. So they
will be bankrupted and ultimately absorbed
by the stronger lines, and the business of
the country will be in the hands of the lat
ter. This absorption and the consequent
formation of few gigantic corporations to
do the carrying business of the country
would threaten another railway agitation,
whether wise or not, and a long period of
general disturbance of business-that sort
OF disturbance which makes bad times,
because the business man has factors to
deal with in legislation and in uncertain
rates which make it impossible for the wis
est head to forecast the future.
"This decision will be a fortunate docu-
ment if Congress, in a calm, broad way,
will take uD the whole question and so
legislate that the public. and the railways,
and their investors, and their employees may
be fully protected, that large freedom for
agreement may be granted to the railways
among themselves under the strict super
vision and rigid control of the government
of the United States. If the government be
not equal to the task OF impartial super
vision of this business under these condi-
tions it had better retire from the thought
Of assuming the responsibilities for Cuba,
Porto Rico, Hawaii or the Philippines"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
THE PEACE SITUATION.
President Expects satisfactory Con-
cIusiOn in the Near Future.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90.-An informal
session of the Cabinet was held tonight
at the White House. The President en-
braced the opportunity afforded by the
presence of several members of the Cabinet
to discuss with them their forthcoming an
nual reports. The members of the Cabinet
present were Secretaries Alger, Long. Bliss
ard Wilson and Postmaster General Smith
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen
Adjutant General Corbin and Surgeon
General Sternberg were with the President
during a part Of the evening. The peace
negotiations at Paris were referred TO, but
were not seriously considered it is under
stood. This statement Is borne out by the
fact that Secretary of State Hay was not
a party to the conference 1t is said au-
thoritatively that no new developments in
the Paris situation have arisen during the
past thirty-sx hours. The President is
said to believe that the negotiations Will
be brought to a satisfactory conclusion
sooner, perhaps, than is generally expected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.
Estimate of Chairman HernIy, of Re-
publican Committee.

publican Committee.
Chairman Hernly of the Republican
state committee, when asked last night for
his estimate of the political situation in In
dit ma said:
The Republicans will carry Indiana by
ar overwhelming majority This has been
a campaign of the people and by the peo-
pie. The precincts of Indiana have never
been SO thoroughly organized as they are
ct the present time, and there has never
been as much quiet, earnest work done by
the precinct committeeman. From advices
received at our headquarters it is safe to
say that we will elect eleven out OF the
thirteen congressman and have good
working majority in both houses or the
Legislature. There is good FEELING
among the people. and the laboring men es-
pecially write most encouraging letters TO
these headquarters and say that their peo-
pie will vote the Republican ticket for the
reason of the prospect of continued pros-
perity and the increasing of our trade, by
virtue of newly acquired territory, insures
to them plenty Of work at good wages for a
long future. The Democrats have not pre-
sented a single issue in this campaign, but
the old saw of free coinage of silver at the
dishonest ratio of 16 to L. and the people of
trine. The Republicans will be more ag-
gressive the last week of the campaign than
they have been at any time and there will
be the greatest struggle to get out all the
voters that has ever been known in an off
year, because the great importance of this
election is impressing itself deeper in the
minds Of the people the nearer we get to
election day. When the final struggle comes
for the support of the old flag and the Nc
Kinley administration there will be one
grand rally for the honor of our country,
and the Republicans will be triumphantly
elected throughout the State..'
The Republican state committee head
quarters is one of the busiest places in the
city. There were mailed from headquarters
yesterday morning forty thousand letters,
and the work of the committee will be very
| heavy this week. as much work has been
mapped out to do to put the finishing touch
es to the campaign. The work done by the
| committee has been effective and well di-
rected, and the precinct organization has
| been the objective point of the best efforts
| of the chairman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
COL. WARNINGS REPORT.
1t Was Completed, and Will be Sent
to the President.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Dr. Stimson said
tonight that Colonel Warnings report on
his investigation in Havana and his sug-
gestions as to sanitary improvements in
that city for President Mckinley were
practically completed before his death. On
Thursday last he wanted a stenographer
sent for that he might finish it. He was
too weak at that time, however. DIR. Slim
son, however, said that the President can
obtain all the information that Colonel
Waring had gathered essentially from the
report as 1t stands Colonel Waring had
three copies of his report made. They will
be forwarded to Washington at an early
date, but will first be thoroughly disin-
fected.
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ly with view to preparing the public mind
for the recall of the Marchand expedition.
Nurse Dies OF Buhonic pInrne.

VIENNA, Oct. SO = The death is an
nounced of Fraulein Pocha. one of the two
nurses who attended the late Herr Barisch,
of Professor Nethergaie's Pathological Lab
oratory the first victim of the outbreak of
the bubonic plague in Vienna.
Frauline Pecha died, after suffering pro-
longed agony. despite enormous injections
of serum. Her remains were buried at day
break with the same speed and precaution
as marked the burial of the remains of DR..
Mueller. The other suspected cases have
practically recovered and it is believed
that no more will develop. In order to pre-
vent crowds assembling all traces of the
graves of the victims have been removed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
England's Game of Blun.

VICTORIA. B. c., Oct. 3O-Commotion
prevails at Esquimalt and in the clubs of
the city frequented by naval men. Admiral
Palliser is said TO have received a long
cipher message from the Admiralty. and
Immediately her Majesty's ship Amphion
tho fastest cruiser on the station was or
dered to prepare for sea. She will sail at
once for Coquimbo to meet her sister ship
the Phaeton, and from there the two will
proceed to Tahiti. the French settlement of
the Society islands. The flagship I'M
periouse. which has just returned from
Comox is also coaling, and the Leander has
been ordered to also return from Comox
TO prepare for any move that may be de-
cided upon. The other ships here are the
Dirigo Sparrowhawk and Icarus. The opin-
ion among naval men is that England is
dispatching fleets from Halifax to the West
Indies and from Esquimalt to Tahiti to
show the French how utterly her colonies
would be at the mercy Of the British should
she make any warlike movements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
BOUND FOR GIBRALTAR.
Emergency Squadron of English Bat
tie Ships Assembling.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-There has been the
greatest activity to-day at Devonport, the
site of the largest arsenal in Great Britain
and of two of the finest dry-dock yards in
the world. The government is assembling
an emergency squadron, which, it is under
stood, will go to Gibraltar. Despite the fact
that the wind has been blowing almost a
gale, the second-cass battle ship Colossus
arrived from Holyhead, the first-class bat
tie ship Howe from Queenstown and the
first-class battle ship Benbow from Green
ock The third-class cruiser Calliope, which
was on the way to the Canaries, was inter-
cepted, and has returned unexpectedly to
Plymouth Other war ships are coming to
join the squadron, and the government has
ordered 100000 tons of coal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

LONDON. Oct. sl.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard says: There Is
much anxiety in Madrid as TO the result OF
Mondays joint sitting of the peace com-
mission. Inasmuch as Spain accepted the
Cuban articles OF the protocol only on con-
dition OF "A subsequent agreement being ar
rived at on the Philippine question, she VIII
strenuously resist any infringement OF her
rights in the Philippines without compennas
ton"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

In the Denison House billisr rd room yes
terday the following bets were posted and
not taken: Three hundred to $500 that the
Republicans carry Indiana; 500 to $50 that
Jesse Overstreet is reelected; 800 to $10O
that the majority of the Marion county Re-
publican ticket is elected; 500 to $1O0 that
Roosevelt will receive So 900 majority OUT
side Of New York city. At p. j. O'Meara' s
the new bets untaken include one of $50 to
$50 that Overstreet carries Marion county
by 100, and another is $50 to 500 that
Overstreet carries Marion county by 2,4O0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
A HOTEL TRAGEDY.
j. II. GranfilI Shot Himself as Police
Entered His Room.

DETROIT, Oct S0.A man who registered
at the Michigan Exchange Hotel as j. H.
Granhll killed himself this afternoon lust
as the police officers were attempting to
prevent the act. The stranger had not left
his room all day. snd through the transom
seen pacing the floor, nourishing a re-
volver. The officers burst in the door, but
Granhll shot himself just as detective
grasped his arm. The suicide had previously
taken morphine from a bottle labeled by a
London, Ont, druggist. Only / cent was
found on his person
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
smam Cxclone in Lonaon.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-During a severe storm
last night small area. about a half mile
square, around Denmark hill, Camberwell,
London, was visited by a cyclone Cabs
were overturned windows, doors, lamp
posts, trees and chimneys were blown down
and number of houses unroofed The
contents of numerous hawkers' stalls were
carried hundreds of yards in the air by the
wind, and many people were injured by the
flying debris. which did also immense dam
age to prOperty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
Not a Big Success.

LONDON, Oct. H.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Daily Mail says: 'Ac-
cording to private information received
here, Emperor Williams reception at Haifa,
Palestine, was anything but a success. The
Turkish ironclads were ordered there to fire
a salute but did not arrive until four hours
after the Emperors departure, and nobody
was allowed to witness the imperial landing
from the windows"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

VIENNA Oct. SO.-Yesterday the remains
of the late Empress Elizabeth of Austria
were transferred to their final resting place
in the vaults of the Capuchin Church, where
they now lie beside the remains of the late
Crown Prince Rudolph
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
Ida sicISles Married I'm Spain.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-At Irun, in Guipuz-
Goa, Spain, i; E. NJ Crackenthrope, secre-
tary Of the British embassy in Madrid, was
married yesterday to Miss Ida Sickles,
daughter of Gen. Daniel Sickles.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

The Third, Fourth and Eighth precinct or
ganizations of the Ninth-ward Independent
Club met Saturday night at 11O9 Bates street.
The meeting was we'll attended. M. J. White
and J. r. Creamy made speeches denounc-
ing the Taggart machine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

BOMBAY, Oct. S0.-A great fire in
Serinagus, one Of the capitals of Cashmere,
in the Vale of Cashmere, destroyed all the
public buildings and many residences yes
terday One man was killed. The damage
is estimated at 10 lakhs ($5OO, ,OOO).
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

NEWARK. O., Oct. 3O.--James Mullen. of
Geneva n. ", was killed and James Ryan.
OF New York. was badly wounded in sa-
The shooting was done by Charles Moon.
OF this city. who became implicated in the
quarrel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

TOLEDO, o., Oct. 3O.-Two bodies were
taken from the ruins of the Union elevator
fire to-day. One is thought TO be that Of
Bert Wainwright, who Is stil unaccounted
for. A total Of eighteen dead is the result
of this tire. which occurred Sept 20.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
EncycIical ON Anarchism.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-The Rome correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle says the Pope
will shortly issue an encyclical on anarch-
ism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31

of standing by when their nation is con-
Quoting delicate and irritating foreign ques-
tions. Very truly yours,
"BENJAMIN HARRISON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
The Icn.hodn Incident.

PARIS, Oct 3O.-The French press is be-
ginning TO manifest a much more concilia-
tory spirit regarding Fashoda. as apparent