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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
CUBAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
Currency System and Evacuation Day
Plans Considered by Cabinet.

Plans Considered by Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-The Cabinet at
it's meeting to-day listened to the reading
of the more important parts of the Paris
treaty and then gave their attention to af-
fairs in Cuba. Secretary Gage talked at
some length of the financial situation and
outlined a plan looking to the fixing on
permanent basis of the values of current
money. According to the Spanish system
gold coins of that country have been re-
ceived generally only at a considerable
premium. In some instances the intrinsic
value of some of the Spanish coins have
been disregarded and a fictitious value sub
stituted. These irregularities will be done
away with and just value, based upon
mint valuations, will be substituted. The
customs and other dues in Cuba will be re-
ceved in American money or its proper
equivalent in Spanish money. 1t is expected
that official action will be taken in this mat
ter within the next two or three days with
a view to putting the new measure into
operation on Jan. l. 1t is learned that a
programme more or less elaborate has been
prepared for the celebration attending the
raising of the United States flag on the
Island of Cuba on Jan. 1. The President
and the members of the Cabinet are agreed
that this celebration should not be of an
ostentatious character, but simple and dtgni-
fed and the secretary of war has sent a
cablegram of inquiry on this point. il Is
recognized that great care should be ex-
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WABASH, Ind, Dec. 27.-George Crist,
Indiana Notes.

The contract for the books and stationery
for Hamilton county was awarded Yester-
day to William B. Burford on bm of
S227.45.
who was scalded in the locomotive explosion
on tho Evansville & Terre Haute road, died
at Evansville last night.
John H. Garter, who has been in the dry
goods and grocery business at Matthews
for thirty years, sold out to Ralph sutton,
of Hartford City, Monday. Mr.. Garter will
go into the banking business at Matthews.
A peculiar accident happened to a MonoE
passenger engine at Charlottesville yester-
day. The whistle got turned around some
way and striking the water tank pipe, it
was broken off and shot back through the
end of the baggage car.
William O'Hara, alias James Monroe,
serving a term of from one to three years
in the Jeffersonville Reformatory for lar
ceny committed in Daviess county, died
Monday night of consumption. His mother
resides in Indianapolis
The Great Western pottery works, at
Kokomo, will go in the New Jersey pot
tery trust at a valuation of $500 600 1t is
understood that this transfer insures the
formation of the combine. The Kokomo
plant makes sanitary pottery.
The Noblesville parents of DR.. Carl Evans
Boyd, professor in the Chicago University.
received a telegram yesterday announcing
that their son had accepted the chair OF
history and political science in Cornell Col
lege at Mt. Vernon, Iowa. DR.. Boyd viii
leave next week for his new field Of labor.
"Old Dick" the oldest horse on the farm.
of the Indiana Reform School is dead. For
nearly a score of years this faithful animal
has served the State. Last Thursday after
noon, while drawing small wagon, he
staggered and fell over on his side and soon
after breathed his last. He was about
thirty years old and was buried near the
place where he fell.
Five hundred Andersonians attended a
cake walk in Fishers Hall Christmas night,
in which there were competing couples from
Marion, Alexandria and Anderson. Letha
Wilson and Tony Hill of Anderson captured
first prize John Robinson, reputed cham
pion of three States, and Sadie Anthony of
Marion took second. while Cliff Robinson
with Alice Worthington, both of Marion.
took third
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Municipal ownership plan.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PARAMOUNT, Ind, Dec. 27.-The Town
Council recently made a contract with Gill
bert La Rue, operating an electric light
plant here, whereby the board was to take
charge of the plant for the coming ten years
and operate it, La Rue to receive $50
month, the revenue from commercial lights
going into the town treasury Since the
project was first brought before the board
of trustees it has been fought, but to no
avail. The climax was reached Monday
when an Injunction filed at Marion by
Andrew Weyler as taxpayer, seeking TO
prevent La Rue from fulfilling the contract
Judge Paulus has not yet taken any action
in the matter Owing to the condition of
the towns finances, the board was unable
to make contract Of purchase, ana instead
the lease scheme was used, with the privi-
lege of purchase ten years hence.
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OFF FOR HAVANA.
Gen. Kiefer and staff Sail from Sa-
Vnnnah on the Transport Panama.


SAVANNAH Ga, Dec. 27.-Maj Gen. j.
Warren Kiefer and the headquarters offices
of the First Division, Seventh Army Corps,
departed to-day on the United States trans
port Panama for Havana, where General
Kiefer will establish headquarters. The trip
down the river and past the wharves of
this port was a splendid one. The day was
beautiful and hundreds of people lined the
docks to get a last look at General Kiefer,
who has proven himself a popular COM
mander since he has been located here
There was a large crowd at the dock to see
the general go aboard the Panama, and as
he stepped from his carriage there was 4
cheer. He went at once on board the ship
and the lines were soon cast off. The Ninth
Illinois Band was on the dock The Panama
was moored alongside the transport Ches-
ter the latter vessel being filled with en-
thusiastic citizens. Both ladies and gentle
men. with members of the Seventh Corps,
helped to honor General Kiefer with an ap-
propriate farewell.
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From Santiago and San Juan.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The United States
transport Port Victor arrived to-day from
Santiago de Cuba, Ponce and San Juan,
Porto Rico, with twenty-three cabin passen-
gers and number of discharged soldiers,
teamsters, etc. There were also four bodies
OF soldiers killed at Santiago on board. The
IoIoWlng off1cerS were among the passen-
gers; Lieutenant Colonel Henry G.. Sharpe
T. ;. A, from San Juan; Captain George
II. LiDoey, Forty-seventh New York Vol
unteers, from San juan Lieutenant E. c.
Cook, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers
from San Juan; Lieutenant Thomas c.
Lard, Firth United States Volunteers from
santiago; DIR. e. Griffith, Fifth United
states Cavalry, from San Juan; Colonel T.
r. Bulle. United States Volunteers, from
Poncei w, II. Eldridge, subsistence depart
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An Act of Humanity.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Navy De-
partment was surprised recently to receive
a most energetic protest from some resi-
dents of Key West against what was de-
scribed as the competition offered by gov
eminent tugs, which was destroying their
business. OF course such competition could
not be permitted, so a telegram was prompt
~ addressed to the commandant of the Key
West naval station asking for an explana-
ton. In reply he said that the government
tugs complained of had gone to the. assist
ance of burning ship as a work of human
was based upon the fact that by so doing
the tugs had prevented the wreckers from
securing the usual amount of loot and sal
wage which might have been realized had
the vessel been left to the flames. Needless
to say the department found the excuse
ample.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. H.-Of-
ficers arrested four tramps at their rendez-
vous on the South Side here last night, and
they are supposed to have robbed the post
office at Dunkirk, early Sunday morning,
and also of blowing open the safe of the
Cincinnati beer house the same night. One
of the men had offered So worth OF stamps
for sale for $780, which excited suspicion.
Sunday night sawmill at Dunkirk was set
on fire, and the robbery occurred at about
that hour Charles Nef1, a South Slider, rec
ognized two of the men under arrest as the
same men he discovered trying to enter his
house last night when he returned home
from the theater. One of the men. who is
known over the State as Whitley" was
captured here few years ago on the South
Side, taken to Huntington and sentenced TO
the penitentiary for short term. The men
were taken to Dunkirk this afternoon.
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CONSUL HEENAN,s SUGGESTION.
Thinks America Might Emulate Rus
sic in EatcshIisning Marine Schools.

thinks America MIGHT Emulate RUS
STA in Establishing Marine Schools.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Consul Heenan,
of Odessa, has transmitted to the State De-
partment a translation of the regulation
established by imperial authority for the
management of an institution recently or
ganized in Odessa. having for its object
the training of young men in the theory and
practice of navigation, in order to make
them competent for service as masters and
mates of Russian merchant vessels. Consul
Heenan says he thought it advisable TO
bring the knowledge of this establishment
to the attention of the United States gov
eminent at this particular time, for the rea-
son that it would, in his opinion be highly
advantageous to the future commercial and
merchant marine interests of the United
States if similar institutions could be sue
cessfully established throughout the United
States, either as separate establishments or
in connection with educational institutions.
LAS we (the United States) shall furnish
the world with food and manufactured
goods says Mr.. Heenan, both patriotism
and profit demand that the products be
carried in American ships and that the ships
be manned ana ofilcered by competent
Americans. We move quickly in the United
States and 1T requires but a slight knowledge
of our. people to predict that in ten years
time we shall have the largest merchant
fleet af1oat. | have been told by Americans
who have travelled much in European and
Asatic waters that an American ship is
rarely met with, and certainly my own
experience as consul at Odessa during the
past thirteen years confirms this statement.
have never on a single occasion seen an
American ship in the Odessa harbor. and
yet, during the year 1897, the official returns
show that 1872 steamers and thirty-four
sailing vessels, having an aggregate tonnage
of /, 761, 33) registered tons, entered this har-
Dor. OF these 663 steamers, having a regis
tered tonnage Of 1050,O2S tons, were British.
Under the circumstances it is not surprising
that the Russian government is now admit
ting ships for the Russian foreign and do
nestle trade free of duty, and is also estab
fishing and endowing marine schools for its
cnning merchant marine Officers
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Remova1 OF Gunrdinn suit.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEt rlRSONVILLE, Ind, Dec 27.-Sarah
A. Potter, acting in behalf of Charles Pot
ter and his child, Maud Potter, filed a petit
ton in court to-day asking that Laurant A.
Douglas, a prominent lawyer, of this city,
be removed as guardian of Charles Potter,
who is of unsound mind, and also to be
funds received as such guardian. The petit
ton sets forth that he has received $500
from Hope Lodge, No. 13, K. of p, and the
accounted for The petition further claims
that he has famed to make a report to the
court, as the law provides.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2T.-The twentieth annual
meeting of the Western Commercial Travel
ers' Association is in session here with many
delegates present. OF the business trans
acted to-day the election of officers was the
most important. These were selected: Presi-
dent William N. McConklin, st. Louis: first
second vice president Thomas j. Chewing,
St Louis: third vice president. Alfred Dieck-
MANN San Antonio, Tex; fourth vice presi-
dent H. Field. San Francisco: fifth vice
president, ]. w. Byler Batesville, Ark. :
sixth vice president. T. &. Henkle, Spring
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 27.-Brigadier
General Sanger. with headquarters of fifty
men, the Second Brigede hospital, forty at
tendants and thirty-seven nurses, and
the Twelfth New York Regiment of
Volunteers. 1150 men, arrived here
from Columbus, Ga, tonight Cen
eraI Sanger and the men who &C
companied him will embark here tomorrow
on the transport Manitoba for MatanZas,
Cuba. The Manitoba arrived here this
morning and the work of loading her has
already begun. General Bates, his head
quarters and the Sixth Ohio Regiment of
Volunteers, will arrive here tomorrow
morning from Knoxville. Tenn. They will
take the transport Minnewaska, now here,
for CienfuegoS, Cuba.
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Burr Leaves the Army.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. N.-word has just
been received in Anderson that Corporal c.
S. Burr, of Company L, Observation-Disclosures
Sixtieth Indiana, has been honorably
discharged to permit him to act as CORE
spondent for several papers. Burr has been
attached to the First Army Corps and will
accompany the troops to Cuba. Company
l. was recruited in this city and Kenneth
Burr is it's captain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
Fight Against Roby Gamblers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Dec. N.-The fight
against the Roby gamblers has been trans
ferred to the Porter Circuit Court. An in
junction suit was filed here to-day against
James and Anne O'Leary, proprietors of the
O'Leary poolrooms; John Cello, John Con-
don, Louis Weller and twenty-five others.
The complaint charges them with unlaw
fully keeping room in which to sell pools
and being engaged in unlawful selling of
pools at Roby Judge Hubbard, of South
Bend, has been secured to hear the case
the second week in January.
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Missing Man Found Dead.

WARSAW, Ind, Dec 27.-Hunters in the
woods near Burkett, this county stumbled
on the mangled and somewhat decomposed
remains of John Burnett. He was wealthy
country Storekeeper, who has been missing
about two weeks. He was happy, and,
lacking basis for a theory of suicide it is
believed here that he was murdered or COM
mitted suicide in a fit of insanity. Bruises
about the head and elsewhere tend to the
murder theory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
HOOsIER HERO DEAD.
Ensign Fermier, of the Petrol, Who
Fought BraVeIy at Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. N.-The steamer
China brought word from Shanghai of the
arrival there on the 18th of last month of the
gunboat Petrol. There was a sad incident
in connection with the cruise of the Petrol.
Ensign George L Fermier, who fought brave
ly at Manala died on board the vessel He
had suffered with stomach troubles, and the
disease finally developed paralysis. Ensign
Fermier was born in Indiana and was TWEEN
ty-nine years old. He graduated from An
napolis in 1889. He fought at Cavite and
was mentioned in the dispatches for gall
lantry: The alumni of his college have sub
have been presented to him for his behavior
during the late war.
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Francbises RevoI.ad

SAN JUAN, Dec. 27-General Guy ".
Henry, the American military commander
here, has ordered the revocation of all the
concessions and franchises heretofore
granted by the Spanish authorities, supple
mentlng the order of the War Depar. rnent
prohibiting the granting of new franchise
The generals order is under reconsideration
ON account of the legal questions raised
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
WILL NOT PLAY ON SUNDAY
'GWatty's' Ball Pirates Have Re-
formed and VIII Rest on Holy Days.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 27.-The Pittsburg
Baseball Club will not play Sunday ball
next year. President Kerr, who has always
been opposed to Sunday games, to-day re-
ceived word from Vice President P. i.
Auten, of Chicago, that he, too, was tired
of Sunday ball and was in favor of re-
turn to the old regime President Young, of
the league, has been notified to not include
Pittsburg in the Sunday schedule for next
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
SCOTTSBURG INQUEST.
Coroner BIOckaII VIII Start His In
vestigatiOn Thursday.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Dec. 27.-It is now
believed the officers have clew to work on
which may lead to the arrest of some mem
bers of the mob which hanged Marion Tyler
here Saturday morning. What that clew is
the officers are keeping a secret. To-day
Coroner Blackall announced that he would
begin his inquest next Thursday, and that
he had postponed it in order that the wife
of Sheriff Goblin might be able to attend as
q witness. At this time she is suffering from
a nervous shock caused by the occurrence
Saturday morning.
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sauARB1H Ar SANTIAGO.
Resignation of the school Board in
Fit OF Temper.

Fit Of Temper.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Dec. 27.-The
troubles between the school board of San
tioga province and the board recently ap-
pointed for the city of Santiago by Mayor
Bacardi have eliminated in the former S
tender of resignation TO General Wood. The
chairman Of the provincial board. in the
letter of resignation, said that the board
was actuated in its course by sense OF
public duty, owing 20 the differences 1t had
had with Mayor Racardi and to the feeling
that this friction was a cause OF esnoarrass-
ment to General Wood.
General Wood. in the course OF his reply,
said he fully appreciated the motives Oh 1ne
provincial board, but must decline 70 accep,
the resignation. He declared that the board
had shown itself capable of excellent WORK
and promised to use his best enQeaYors 70
adjust the differences between the board and
Mayor BacardL He pointed out mat me
provincial boards powers Tar t1ceSueu
the limits Of the municipality. and char
acterlzed All the recommendations Il hAo
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senior Romero III with Appendicitis.

WASHINGTON, Dec. N.-Ambassador
Romero. of Mexico, is seriously i'll with APP
pendicitis at his residence here. A consulta-
ton of physicians was held Tonight, but it
was decided to await the developments of
the next twelve hours before determining
whether or not an operation is necessary.
Considerable anxiety IS felt as TO the out
come of the ambassadors illness because of
his advanced age siXty-three years, and his
fraiI constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. H-The report of
the proceedings and conclusions of the court
of inquiry appointed to fix responsibility for
the striking of the battle ship Massachu-
sets recently in New York harbor has
reached the Navy Department, and is now
in the hands of Captain Lemly, judge ad-
vocate general, for preliuinary examination
and Endorsement. 1t is believed, in the alb
sence of official statements on the point,
of the shin.
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MARIETTA, O., Dec. 27.-The Granite Oil
C~oncranv struck another more than a 90
OOe eco gasser yesterday three-quarters of a
mile from the Big Panther and on the Al
derman tract betwee-. CORVALLIS and
whisky Run fields, West Virginia. 1t is in
Big Injun and defines one of the strongest
gas fields in the United States and near the
field supplying Marietta.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec 27.-The dry
goods store OF Henry Vessel, at Hamburg
and Charles street, this city, was entered
last night by burglars and robbed of checks
aggregating $1,000. The valuabes were i'm a
safe. the door of which was blown of by
dynamite. and Sc, 800 In specie and currency
and 800 in checks Of small denominations
were stolen.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, 1898 1924, rs; gold re-
serve, $244. S25, 1852.
The second annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Negro Academy, whose membership is
limited to fifty persons, began here to-day.
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Veteran Editors Anniversary.
ciaI to The Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, Dec. N.-Judge Will
liam c. Talcott, the veteran editor of this
city, celebrated his eighty-third birthday an
niversary Christmas day. He was born in
Dalton. Mass Dec. %. 1915, and came to
Indiana in 1885. He has been a preacher
lawyer, justice of the peace, probate judge
Common Pleas judge, editor and publisher
His career as an editor began at South
Bend. in 1885, and the following year he be-
gan his newspaper career in Porter county
He was married May 1, 1888, to Miss Maria
Luther and next May they will celebrate
their sixty-first wedding anniversary.
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sampson Attacked by the Grip.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Admiral w. T.
Sampson who arrived here yesterday from
New York. is confined to his room with
light attack of the grip. His physicians
think he will be recovered in a few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

Terrible to weak lungs is this Indictment season.
Are you hoarse-tormented with cold-convulsed
with a hard cough-annoyed with sore throat
troubled with difficulty Of breathng2 II SO. lose
not an hour in procuring Hale's Honey OF Hore-
hound and Tar, the sole and sovereign remedy for
such complaints. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in minute.
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Mrs. Winslow's soothinE syrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
rlothers for their children while teethIng with
Terfect success 1t soothes the child. softens the
gums, allays pain. cures wind collie, regulates the
towels, and is the best remedy for dtarrneas
whether arising from tcething or other eauseA-
For sale by druggists IN every part Of the world.
BE sure and ask for Mrs. WinsloWs SooLnin8
AHr11n % cents q bottle.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind.. Dec. 2Z-The Of
ficials of this county will try during the
coming session OF the Legislature to have
law passed providing for a way in which,
delinquent taxes may be collected better
than under the present laws. At the pres
ent time the delinquent taxes in this county
amount to about $40, O0o. nearly one-fifth OF
which is due the State. There are several
town lots In the north part of the county on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

The Indiana Academy of Science will hold
meetings at the Statehouse on Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week The ses-
sions will be held in the rooms Of the State
Board of Agriculture
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ercised to prevent giving unnecessary Of
fenss to any one and thus avoid possible dis
turbanceS