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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
DEFENSE OF FRENCH SAILORS.
Paul Faguets Reply to Charges
Against La BourgOgne's Crew.

NEW YORK, July 14.-The Times SAYS:
Paul Faguet, acting general agent for the
United States and Canada of the Compa gnie
Generate Transatlantique, has given out for
publication statement concerning the
charges made in relation to the conduct of
the crew of La Bourgogne at the time of the
recent disaster. Among other things Mr..
Faguet says:
1T would be useless for me to defend the
captain and subordinate officers of La
Bourgogne They showed themselves heroes
by remaining at their posts and dying with
those they could not save OF the eighteen
officers of the deck and engine departments
only three saved themselves and then thew
did not leave the ship until they had done
their whole duty.
Two occurrences brought to my attention
may have started the reports of brutal
treatment on the part of our crew One OF
the passengers, young man, showed me
scar which he said he had received from
blow inflicted by an oar in the hands of
some one-whether passenger or sailor he
did not know. But he added that the man
who did strike him was justified in doing so,
because there were eighteen or twenty on
the raft he was trying to climb upon, and
II he had not been repulSed the raft would
have capsiZed and the whole party lost
The other incident was related to me by
one of the passengers. A friend Of his while
trying to climb upon an already overloaded
raft was knocked back by the blow from an
oar in a sailors hands and thus the lives
of the fifteen or twenty men on the raft
were saved. What was the duty in these
two cases OF those who had charge of the
RATS, repulse one man who might have been
able 10 find succor elsewhere or let twenty
perish?
"All of these facts were reported to me
by passengers. Several relatives of I'M
fortunate victims, by questioning the cabin
and dining room walters who were saved
have learned q few incidents In the lives OF
their lost relatives just before the ship went
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Indiana Notes.

The Town Council of Greenwood has or
dered a mile of cement walks.
Preparations have begun for the Odd Fell
lows picnic for eastern Indiana, to be held
at Lakeside Park, near Ridgeville, July Is.
Up to the close of banking hours at Sey-
mour, yesterday, $50,520 worth of the war
bonds had been subscribed for The
amounts range from $40 to $4,000.
The Salvation Army of Indiana, Kentucky
and Ohio is preparing for big camp meet
ing to be held Aug. to IA, at the camp
grounds on Silver Heights, west of New AL
bany.
The programme has been issued for the
tenth annual convention of the EpWOrth
League of the Richmond district of the
Methodist Church, to be held at Union City,
Aug. % and "a.
Prof J. e. Tough, of Richmond who. the
past year, took the degree of Phi. D., at HaT-
ward, has accepted a chair in the Wisconsin
year. He is now engaged in the Harvard
summer school.
Ex-County Surveyor w. T. Houghman.
ir., a prominent Johnson county farmer,
while walking in the road near his home,
Wednesday night, was knocked down ana
trampled on by runaway team, causing
his death yesterday
Wesley Chapel congregation, the oldest re-
ligious organization in New Albany, will
celebrate it's eighty-hrst anniversary Sun
day. Services will begin at o'clock in the
morning and continue until night, in charge
of Bishop Thomas Bowman, of Chicago.
last charter member. Mrs. Elizabeth Beeler,
died several months ago. The church is fa-'
miliarly called the "Old Ship by New Al
bany citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
A PARDON SOLICITORS PAY.
PatroIman Green Sues the Father of
Ex-COnyict.

Justice of the Peace Loekman yesterday
heard evidence in a case which grows out
of the wholesale robbery of Schroeder's
shoe store. on Virginia avenue, about three
years ago. AT the time the robbery was
considered one of the boldest that ever oc-
Cured in this city. The thieves drove a
wagon up to the door of the store some
time during the night and filed the wagon
with boots and shoes. They escaped with
the booty, but two men were afterward
arrested and sent to prison. One of the
men was Harvey Weathers, whose father
is the defendant in the case tried yester-
day.
While in the penitentiary young Weathers
attracted the attention of John T. Green,
who is now member of the city police de-
partment. At the time Weathers was con-
victed Green was a guard at the prison.
ana, both claiming Indianapolis as their
home, became well acquainted. After
w Gathers had been in prison a year Green
10 Indianapolis. A few months later
Weathers, who was thought to have con-
sumption, was granted a pardon. 1t has
been the claim OF Green that he was instru-
mental in securing the release of Weathers,
and a few days ago he brought a suit
against the young mans father. John
Weathers, to recover $50 tor services alleged
TO have been rendered in getting a par0on
for the son. There are two sides TO the
to indianapolis he met old man Weathers,
VINO explained the condition of his son and
offered him SIS to use his influence in get
ting the boy out of prison. Green claims to
have made three different trips to the State
house in the interests of Weathers, and
says that on the third trip the Governor an
nounced mis- intention of granting the young
man conditional pardon. a short time
after young WeatherS came home Green,
according to his statement, met the elder
Weathers and borrowed So of him. This he
AYERS is all he ever received. The defend
ant, John Weathers, denies that he ever
promised to pay Green for his services. He
says the ex-guard approached him one day
and told him that his son was in bad
dition and ought to be released. Weathers
says Green volunteered to do all he could
for the boy. 1t is denied that Green's infu-
ence procured the release of young
Weathers.
Justice Lockman heard the evidence yes
terday. and took the case under advisement
Young Weathers, who was afflicted with
hemorrhage of the lungs, recovered after
his. return home and is said to be doing
well. +
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News from winona Lake.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINONA LAKE, Ind, July Att was
feared that statesmens week, which is next
week, will be greatly interfered with by
the war. The war will prevent President
Mckinley. William Jennings Bryan and
Lyman ]. Gage from being present, but
other prominent men have been engaged to
take their places. The programme for the
week so far is Monday, Judge Aldridge.
international Law" and Senator William
p. Mason. Cuba" Wednesday, c. B.
Lands; Thursday Ex-Governor Will Cum
back. j. T.. Brooks; Friday. L. w Royse
and General Grosvenor. of Ohio. This morn
ing. Prof. A. o. Wright, of Madison, Wis.,
delivered lecture on Child Saving" To-
night another concert was given by the I'M
perial Quartet of Chicago. Among the lat
est arrivals at the Winona Hotel are Miss
Maud Willis, Miss Lottie Akass Miss
Bertha Galletan, Miss Esther Wilcox, Miss
Elizabeth l.. Simons, of the Schumann Con-
cert Company; Susan r. Thompson. Indian
apohs; +. Katherine Miller. Goshen; George
A Riley, Goshen; r. c. Ogle, South Bend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15

Secretary Bowers, of the Knights of
Pythias executive committee, is receiving
many inquiries from divisions and lodges
throughout the country regarding the
prizes offered to subordinate lodges for hav-
ing the largest percentage of members in
the parade of Tuesday, Aug. %. All members
OF Uniform Rank companies are, necessar-
lily. members of the subordinate lodge, and
the question which has perpexed many has
been whether the count of members of sub
ordinate lodges is to include members of
the Uniform Rank who may be in the pa
rade. but marching with their company in
stead OF with the members of their subordi-
nate lodge Secretary Bowers explains that
in the offer of the prizes it is stated that
ing the largest percentage of membership
participating in the parade" This must
necessarily imply that all members of Civ
en- lodge are to be counted whether march
ing with the lodge or with the U. r. com
DanV
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15

he blossomed out a few years ago into q
person OF means. and spent his time travel
ing over the country, throwing money to
the four winds He claims TO have ranch
near Tucson. A. T.. and TO own several
villas in the vicinity of Los Angeles, Cal
How he secured these reputed properties no
one knows. His father is an honest, hard
working and highly respected mechanic.
Since his debut, young Collins has been a
central figure in Louisville society and was
a model of fashion Three times day he
changed his clothes. appeared in public at,
tended by body servant, rode in traps ana
on thoroughbred saddle horses, and was a
very mysterious parsonage.
In regard to the alleged shooting OF last
night, the police say that no man could
have entered the house where Collins said
the burglar gained an entrance, and fur-
Their, that the shutters and window SASH
were covered with dust that had not been
disturbed. Collins refers to his bath robe
as his pyjamas and never fails to charac-
terize the little porches in the front ana
rear of his fathers modest cottage as the
front and rear galleries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
Test of Free Rural Delivery.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July H.-The first gen.
eral and comprehensive test of the advan-
tages of rural free delivery will be under
taken under the direction Of First Assist
ant Postmaster General Heath in the vicin-
ity of his former home, Muncie, Ind The
territory upon which the trial will take
place lies to the northwest and southwest
of Muncie. The first two routes will ex-
tend from Mulcie to Middletown, twenty
miles southwest, and from Muncie to Craw-
ford twelve miles to the northwest. Star
route carriers will be utilized and their
routes changed to suit the new DEAL The
service will be established and put into OPP
Grafton by Postoffice Inspectors Smith and
Rathbone, of West Virginia, who have been
sent on to Indiana. Rural free delivery is
Mr.. Heaths pet hobby. He has a theory
that, by gradual substitution free ru-
raj delivery service can take the place of
large percentage of fourth-class postoffices
and a superior system of house-to-house de-
livery given the people, the service accom-
modating a largely increased population
without added expense. The experiment
will be given thorough test around about
Muncie, where Mr.. Heath can give it his
personal attention with full knowledge of
the needs of the situation and the results
obtainable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Carlin & Lennox yesterday paid duty of
$4l22 on four cases of musical Instruments
Fred Day, of 1920 North Meridian street.
who was arrested for riding his bicycle
without it's lamp lit, was discharged in Po-
lice Court yesterday.
A lawn fete for the benefit of Holy Cross
Church was given on the church grounds at
Oriental street and Sprngdale place last
night and will be repeated tonight
While drunk yesterday afternoon, Samuel
waters attempted to run over anyone that
happened to come his way He was arrested
for fast driving and drunkenness, and his
rig was taken to a livery stable.
Walter N. Carpenter, one of the short
hand reporters at the courthouse, thinks his
bicycle was stolen yesterday from the base
ment of the county building. He consoles
himself with the thought that the theft
he rides the wheelwill be sufficiently pun
ished for his crime.
Judge J. w. Crumpacker. of Albuquerque,
n. NJ, is at the Denison. He is United
States district Judge. territorial judge and
q member of the State Supreme Court He
Is an ex-chairman of the Indiana Senate
committee on temperance. Tom S. Hubbell,
the sheriff of Judge Crumrackers court, is
with him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
NAIL TRUSTS BIG CUT
IN WAGES THAT MAY
CAUSE 10000 MEN TO STRIKE.
Work of the GIass-BIOwers' COnven-
ton at Muncie-Monster Oil Well
Near Hartford City.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

ANDERSON, Ind, July 1.-THE wire nail
trust posted in the Anderson plant tonight
a notice of heavy wage reductions, reaching
every department. The wire and rod mill
men are cut probably 10 per cent. The nail
men are not cut much on the day. but their
work is made 80 per cent. heavier and duties
more responsible There are 800 men en-
ployed in the plant and it is thought all
will walk out. 1t is understood the reduc-
ton was general in all the trust mills over
the country. The workmen have antici-
pated it and are organizing for finish fight.
All told no less than 10000 men are employed
by the trust. Their wages al present are
only reasonable The Amalgdmated Associa-
ton will take hand.
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Bottle Blowers Not Ready to Affiliate
with A. +. l..


with A. f. l..
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 14.-President Com
pers, of the American Federation of Labor,
who visited the glass bottle blowers inter-
national convention, in session here, to
make second attempt to get the organiza-
ton to affiliate with his federation, ad-
dressed the convention at length this morn
ing, but the sense of the delegates is that the
utilization is not the thing to do at this
time, and Gompers left for New York again
disappointed.
President Hayes to-day received a con-
gratulatory telegram from President Burns,
OF the Window Glass Workers Association
dated Plttsburg.
The report of the price list committee
was tonight referred to the executive COM
mlttee ana this committee will confer with
the manufacturers. 1t shows no radical
changes except for shorter hours and a
slight increase in pay for the hardest and
most Skilled labor. Inc following ways and
means committee has been appointed by
President Hayes: Patrick O'Toole of Fair
mount, M. u. Moe of Streator, William
Doughdy of Millersville N. j., j. Il. Daily of
paramount Eugene Mullen of Belleville
Fred Garnett of Wallacebufg, Canada The
convention will finish it's work not earlier
than tuesday of next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
Monster Gas Wells IN Kansas.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. July I'M G.. Reynolds. OF
this city, an experienced natural gas man
sent to the Kansas field by Indiana men to
make expert observations, has returned. He
says he found some remarkable wells in
certain sections and there was every indi-
eatlon that the flow would be permanent.
AT lola he found well producing nine mil
hon cubic feet of gas per day and at indie
pendence and Coffeyville he found wells
which had 40 pounds pressure. The highest
pressure ever found in Indiana was only
ABOUT 3oO. The field. as whole, however,
Is lacking 1t is not a certain territory as
the gas is only found in spots. He saws the
Standard Oil Company is developing the
held for oil and is making some good finds.
Several Indiana manufacturers had their
eyes on the field. AS a whole however,
Reynolds's report will not encourage them
in moving plants to that point.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
Wayne County Epworth.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN, Ind, July 1.-THE fifth annual
convention of the Wayne County Epworth
League chapters closed two days session
here last night. Two hundred leaguers and
guests were present and the most success
full and enthusiastic session in the history
OF this movement in Wayne county was
held Devotional, conservation and patriotic
gramme. Mrs. G.. B. Wilcox and Miss Fanny
Wright, of Cambridge City, contributed pa
triotic solos and the North Indiana Confer
vocal selections. Rev A. G. Neal and Rev.
Mary Monroe Dennis, Of Richmond Rev.
D. II. Guild, of Knightstown; Rev. L. F.
Naftzger, of Muncie, were among the min
listers present. Presiding Elder Mahin adj
ministered the Lords supper and Miss Den
mis- preached the closing sermon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
rRI-sTATE sAENGERFEsT.
Programme for the Singing Contests
at Muncie Sunday.

II
at Muncie Sunday.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 1.-THE committee
in charge Of the arrangements for the Sec
ond annual meeting of the Trt State German
Sangerfest in this city Sunday and Mon
day, has completed the programme for Sun
day, when the singing clubs from Ohio. In
diana and Illinois will compete for prizes.
Preparations are being made to entertain
three thousand visitors. The programme for
Sunday follows:
Hoch Germania March ................. Damn
Begruessung durch den Vorsitzen des
Fest Verelns: ............-..:W w. iocnun
Ausprache des Mayor Won Muncie
........................... Geo. W: Cromer
Begruessungsiied .Muncie Harmonic Verein
Massen Chorus-"Die Himmel rueh-
men des Ewigen Ehre' 800: Beethoven
indianapolis Verein. Harugari-"Der
Anderson MISREPRESENTATION Bad
Fort r S Wayne Turn Vereir e elicfed
Wabash SVerein-"Ein sontag auf der Ne'NN
Aim Observation-Disclosures. ..kOSCnat
indianapolis Social verein-"Bete und
Lafayette Verein-Auf DEN Bergen sc .Abt
Fort Wayne Seangerbund. ........... Selected
PART SECOND.
Overture-"R omantidue" Keller Bella
Indianapolis Harugari. "Erste Leb'
Anderson verein-aschiiferied IN k HeRerf
Fort Wayne Turn Vereln.. Selected
Wabash Verein-"Das Kirchlein'' Becker
Indianapolis Social-''Im Grasse Lauts''
Lafayette verein-" Abendfeier'' . Kreutzer
Fort Wayne Verein. ..............Se Selected
Muncie verein-"Nach der Heimath''
Massen Chorus-"Das Deutsche Lied
kdII1dVOdd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
THE TRAMP HERO CHESTNUT.
Man Saves a MonOn Train and Then
Lands in Jail.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, July H.-As the
Chicago midnight express going north on
the Monon was rounding Horseshoe bend,
about midway between Bloomington and
Bedford, last night, Engineer Roman no.
ticed flaming signal waving back and
forth on the track He reversed the engine
and stopped the heavy train within a short
distance of a pile of crossties that OBJ
structed the track. While Conductor Kent
was making an examination man came up
and said he had given the danger signal
and asked that he be taken on the train.
The track was cleared and the stranger
who gave the alarm was placed under guard
in the smoker and brought to Bloomington,
where he was placed in JAIL
He told a thrilling story to the trainmen.
He said his name was James Trabue, of
Louisville, and that he was tramping from
Louisville to Chicago. He came on the
obstruction and noticed two men. He heard
the train whistle to the south and said he
was about to start to notify the approach
ing train when one of the men struck him
over the head. He succeeded in getting
away, however, and running on south, took
the only match he had in his pocket, lighted
a newspaper and waved it across the track
as danger signal. He is about thirty-fye
years old, of good appearance and has evil
IDENTIFY been we'll raised. He was adverse to
giving his name and requested that it be
not published. He thought it great injus-
tice to be locked up after doing what he
had to save the train.
The officers do not believe Trabue's story,
but think he was trying the old trick Of
playing the hero to receive reward from the
passengers on the train as well as from
the company. careful investigation will
follow and Detective Healey, of the Monon
company, is expected here to look into the
matter The situation is much like that on
the B. & O. S. W., near Washington, about
a year ago when a man stopped a fast-go-
ing passenger train with a signal, giving
virtually the same story.
The train last night consisted of the en-
CINE, mail, baggage, two day coaches and
sleeper and was well filed with passengers,
and a wreck at Horseshoe bend would
doubtless have been a terrible affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15

NEW YORK. July 14.-ArrivedLaT Hel1a.
from Copenhagen; Germania, from Liver
pool. Sailed: Patria. for Naples; Bremen,
for Bremen; Aragonia. for Stettin
QUEENSTOWN, July I.-Arrived: Brit
annie from New York. Sailed: Pennland,
for Philadelphia; Cymric, for New York.
LIVERPOOL, July H.-Arrived Servia,
from New York. Sailed: Canada for Boston.
ROTTERDAM. July H.-Arrived: Amster-
dam from New York
AMSTERDAM. July H-Sailed: Werken-
DAM for New York.
HAMBURG, July H.-Arrived: Palatia.
from New York.
COPENHAGEN, July 14-Sailed Island,
for New York.
LONDON, July 1-Sailed: Minnewaska,
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-15
THE JEWELRY DISAPPEARED.
Wninut-Street Family looking for
the BOarder.

The sister Of John Robson, 107 West Wal
nut street, is lamenting the loss of da-
mond and some jewelry, which has disap-
peared with a gentleman boarder who has
been stopping at her house. The mans name
is withheld in the hopes that he will be
more easily caught. He had been above sus-
picion and was given the liberty of the en-
tire house, it is claimed. He left suddenly.
With no apparent reason, and the articles
which will aggregate considerable value
were missed shortly after. The police We're
notified and detectives went to work on the
case, but up to late hour last night had
not succeeded in catching him. though he is
known to be in town. He was seen enter
Ing the Bates House at $3.50 o'clock by a
lady of the household
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The Last Thing to Worry About.

The notion that we should encounter any
insuperabe difficulty in the establishment Of
law and order throughout the Philippines is
one that will not bear inspections When
we annexed the huge Louisiana Territory il
was inhabited by Indians, if we except a
few scattered settlements peopled by white
men and half-breeds. The same thing was
true of Florida. The same thing was true
of California. and of the great tracts OBJ
tanned from Mexico in 1S4S The same thing
What we have done in the green tree we
surely can do in the dry. 1t is absurd TO
assume that a nation like ours, which has
subjugated a continent, cannot occupy and
assimilate group of islands like the Phil
ippines. ~.
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Imnnrts md Exnorts.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE monthly
statement of the imports and exports of
the United States for the month of June,
1898, and for the whole Of the fiscal year
just closed shows that the exports of do
nestle merchandise during June amounted
to $92, 1894 ,401 an increase over June, 1897, of
over $21, O00, coo. The imports of merchandise
during June aggregated $51,267,591, Of which
$22, SIT was free of duty This is a de-
crease in the dutiable merchandise import
ed of $15, 100000.
The gold imported during June amounted
to $3,1S4,774, against $65O,343 for June. 1897
The exports during the month were $S75,59,
as compared with $7.62567S for the previous
June. The silver exports amounted to a.
1856 $50, a decrease of nearly million from
June 1897. The silver imports were $I99, 75o,
a decrease of nearly $500 coo.
The figures for the fiscal year show an in
crease, as compared with 1897, in the ex TX
ports of domestic merchandise, of SITS ,266, 4l2,
and a decrease of SIS, 120,559 in the dutiable
imports The gold exports for the year
show a decrease of $24, 7S9, T93 and the inn
ports an increase Of 1913, 762, 455: The exports
of silver show a decrease of $6,OSS, 434 and
the imports a decrease of $90,444.