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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28
INDIANA OBITUARY.
David G. Phillips, the Well-KnOwn
Madison Banker.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind, March 27.-David G. Phil
lips. cashier of the National Branch Bank,
died this afternoon in his sxty-ninth year.
He was one of Madison's most honored
citizens. -f 1-
David Graham Phillips was one of the
best-known and most respected men in JEFF
ferson county. For thirty-five years he has
been cashier of the National Branch Bank,
of Madison, and in that capacity has come
in contact with nearly every man in his
own and the surrounding counties. He suf-
fered from no organic trouble, but years of
unceasing labor taken with increasing old
age have caused his gradual decline Dur
ing the last month he has been growing
more feeble every day. He leaves a wife
and five children. The three daughters are
Mrs. w. o. McLelland, of Madison; Mrs.
Oliver Kinsey, of Kinsey, N. c., and Mrs.
H. F. Frevert, of New York. His elder son,
David Graham Phillips is an editorial writ
er on the New York World. His youngest
child, Harry w. Phillips is Governor
Mounts executive clerk.
The family is identified closely with the
Methodist Church in Indiana. Mr.. Phillips
was for some years member of the board
of trustees of De PAW University and also
of Moore's Hill College. He was born and
raised in Jefferson county and bears an
enviable reputation for honesty and in
tegrity. He was the administrator for a.
number of estates and had the absolute con-
troled. He was man of large heart and
generous purse. and his funeral will doubt
less be attended by hundreds whom he has
helped without the worlds knowledge.
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BALL BROS SEVERE LOSS
THREE HUNDRED TONS OF MOLTEN
GLASS FLOOD A FACTORY.
White Cap Trial at bloomington VIII
Probably Observation-Disclosures
Catholic knights Trouble.
7ecial to the 1ndianapolts Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, March 27.-Tank No. s..
in factory No. 2, of Ball Brothers fruit-jar
works, burst tonight, and the three hun
dred tons of molten glass fired the factory,
which will be virtually destroyed. The glass
Hooded the brick floor in the blowing and
lehr department, and had the full force of
three hundred hands been in the building
many could not have escaped. The trouble
was caused by the "doghouse' brick push
ing out of the tank. In the pit of the fire
were twenty-one of the patent blowing ma
chimes, which recently displaced hundred
men on two tanks. These form a big per
cent of the loss as the machines are very
costly, being an invention that will soon
revolutionize the industry. The loss will
amount to from $4,000 to $50, 1000. with $22, 900
insurance. The factory will be rebuilt as
soon as possible, this being the busy sea-
son, with prospects for great demand
because of promising fruit crops. The fac
tory is the largest of its kind in the world.
Several box cars burned also.
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HOW WHITE CAPS ESCAPE.
Victims Hired to Leave the Country
During the Trial.

Our1nS tne
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March 27.-It can
be stated on good authority that there will
be no White Cap trials the coming term of
court, which convenes Monday By special
inquiry among the neighbors it has been
learned that all the alleged victims in
Guiding Misses Ida and Josie Treadway,
Myrtle Young, Ben Milton and Posy South
ern have left the county for parts I'M
known, and will not be here to testify
against the nine men under indictment for
whipping them. 1t has been known for
some time that two of the women were
gone, but not until yesterday did the secret
get out that the men had also taken their
departure There are two sides to their
disappearance, one that the victims did not
want to testify against the men indicted,
and that they were paid money to get out
OF the reach of the court and thus end the
trial. Unless the prosecuting witnesses
eXpectedly appear. this will end the cases
AT the last term of court, after considerable
expense IN the way of special jury, 1t was
discovered, when the cases had been called
for trial. that two important witnesses were
absent. An effort was made to dismiss the
cases then, but Judge Martin refused, and
gave notice that at the next term of court,
unless the state could produce the prose-
cutting witnesses the cases would be tried
or dismissed, as he did not propose to keep
USA a CHetl sc over lIiS ultlI uIluSI
indictment if the people who claimed to
have been wronged did not take enough in
terest in the matter to try to have them
punished. The officers have been making
every effort to locate the missing witnesses
for the past two days.
There is much interest in the case and
Governor Mount and Attorney General
Ketcham have both written to use all the
power of the State to find out the guilty
parties, Attorney General Ketcham offering
10 assist with his personal services if nee
essary. The whipping was one of the most
cruel ever given in this section, and oc-
CURED last July, the two Treadway women
having been brutally beaten. The men were
also whipped and notified to leave the COM
munity. All were before the grand jury in
September and gave direct evidence against
nine well-known citizens in the southeast
part of the county, who were indicted there
being testimony to identify them beyond
question. according to the statement of the
prosecuting attorney s4f
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OBITUARY.
Representative John Simpkins, q
Young Massachusetts Member.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Representa-
tive John Simpkins, of the Thirteenth dis
trict of Massachusetts, died last night, at
his residence in this city, III X street, of
heart failure, induced by gastric complica-
tons. On last Tuesday he complained of
having caught cold, and later, of stomach
trouble He was quite i'll for a time, but
yesterday morning was much better. Later
in the day he grew weaker, and at five
minutes of 10 o'clock died of heart failure
No arrangements to the funeral can be
made until the arrival of the members of
his family who have been notified of his
death. Mrs. Bacon is in New York, Mrs
Thayer in Boston, Miss Mabel Simpkins in
EIorlda and his brother Nathaniel at Aiken
.: G.. They are all expected 10 be in the
city by Tuesday morning
representative Simpkins was a man of
independent fortune. He was born in New
Bedford, Mass, June q, 1862; attended the
pubic schools of Yarmouth, and after pre-
pairing for college at St. Marks School
Southboro, graduated at Harvard Univer-
slty in 1885. He served in the Massachu-
sets Senate in 1890 and 1891; was presiden-
t1al elector for Harrison and Reid in 1892
president of the Republican Club of Mas
sachusetts in 1892 and 1893, and member of
the Massachusetts Republican state COM
mittee in 1924. He served in the Fifty
fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, where ne
was known to his colleagues as a man faith
full to the interests of his constituents al
though rarely taking part in debate Mr.
S1mpkins had recently been made a mem
Der OF the congressional committee.
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COTTON BUYERS ALARMED.
Impossible to Secure Insurance ON
Vessels Carrying the Product.

AUSTIN, Tex, March 27.-The cotton
buyers and brokers of the State are becom-
ing alarmed at the situation in their bust
ness brought on by war rumors. They find
it impossible to secure insurance on export
cotton from either Galveston or New Or
leans, as the insurance people will not ac-
cept the cotton with the present war cloud
lowering over the country. A Spanish ship
now in Galveston in attempting to load cot
ton for Liverpool, has been refused insur-
ance for fear of seizure on the high seas.
Several foreign firms have wired their
state buyers to ship on British bottoms
only, as they are considered the only safe
means of transportation in case of war.
AT least d third of the Texas crop is to De
moved yet, and the present war scare is
felt seriously in the marketing of the prod
uct. Efforts are being made looking to re-
lieving the situation, but at present the To-
cal buyers say that the situation is critical
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pairing coup de main. The separatists Of
fered violent resistance. but the gendarm-
erie shot ten, wounded three and took the
rest prisoners. Three gendarmes were
wounded. Order was finally re-established.
A dispatch from Madrid says: Inter
viewed on board the Isla de Panay, at Bar
celona, General August, the new Governor
General of the Philippines. said he thought
there was some importance-'but not very
much'--in the recent events there. If 1t
be the spark of a new instruction, he be-
lieves there are sufficient resources in the
archipelago to successfully quench it. He
proposes to be complacent and tolerant with
those who remain within the law but
he will be rigid and severe with those who
take up arms or seek to disturb good or
DER He trusts to maintain peace by car
rying out a policy of kindness without
showing either weakness or partiality.'
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Keep in mind that SCOTS
Emulsion contains the hypo-
phosphites-
These alone make it of
great value for all affections
of the nervous system.
1t also contains glycerine,
a most valuable, soothing
and healing agent. Then
there is the cod-liver oil, ac-
knowledged by all physicians
as the best remedy for poor
blood and loss in weight.
These three greatremedial
agents blended into a creamy
Emulsion, make a remark
able tissue builder.
Cos and sI.oo, 81 druggists
SCOTT s BOVINE Chemists. New York.
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HAoKNEY-HoRD CONTEST.
Both Men Claiming shelby County
DELEGATION.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 27.-The re-
suit in the Democratic county primary to
select delegates to the state convention is
stlll in doubt, although held Friday night
and Saturday. In this township the Hord
delegates received 1856 and the Hackney men
z04, which was surprise to everybody. 1t
was doubted if Hackney would get more
than 100. Open charges of using money in
gectlng votes were made on both sides, and
Hord man is reported as telling the cleo
tlon board that it was time to close the
R Gs because the whisky had given out.
Inc Hord men claim TO have all the dele
safes put three, or possibly four, while
Judge Hackneys friends are claiming nine
sure out of nineteen, with one instructed to
vote vote with the majority and one in doubt.
Ihree weeks ago it would have been i'm
possible to secure q delegate for Hackney.
Inc congressional delegates selected at the
same convention partly instructed for
toblnson and partly uninstructed. A par
tial poll of the delegates of this township
SHOWS quite number in favor of the NOM
nation of Hon. Bellamy S. Sutton, of this
county, who made the race for the nominal
ago.
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DISASTER TO A SEALER.
FOrty-EiGht Men Dead and Missing
from Steamer Greenland.

ST. JOHN, N. F., March 27.-The sealing
steamer Greenland which put into Bay De
Verde last night, with a story of terrible
disaster to her crew on Wednesday and
Thursday, while among the ice foes in
search of seals, arrived here this afternoon
She reported twenty-five men dead, twenty
three missing, and sixty-six so fearfully
frost-bitten that about twenty Of them will
lose their limbs. The colony is aghast at
the magnitude of the disaster, nothing like
which has ever been known here. Already
relief fund has been started to assist the
relatives of the deceased. The Greenland
has 1900 seals. She reports that the Au-
rora has $4,000, the Diana 1900 and the Ice
land II coo.
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SIEGES OF HAVANA.
Lord FernOn's Unsuccessful Expedf.
ton and AIbemarIe's Assault.

LOru Eefhon's Unsuccessful Expedi-
ton and AIbemarIe's Assault.
Washington Letter in st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
For the better information of the admin
istration and of Congress Librarian John
Russell Young has had prepared biblio-
graph OF Cuba. The amount of literature on
cuba which has been found is SURPRISING
and many of the facts of early history con-
tanned in the works are of singular peril
nency TO the existing situation. A perusal
OF some or the books reveals much of great
inteTeSt 10 Americans which has been over
looked in current literature on Cuba How
rev there are. for instance. who know that
American troops took part in both the sieges
OF Havana; the unsuccessful expedition
made by Lord Vernon in the forties and
also in the successful assault made by Lord
AIbemarle in 1852. In this first expedition
was no less distinguished American than
MAJOR Lawrence Washington, brother of
George Washington. who became such a
friend and admirer of Lord Vernon that he
named his Virginia homestead in honor of
MN. Mount Vernon" 1t was from his
brother that George Washington inherited
thls place, which IS now one Of America $
most famous shrines. being the resting place
OF the first President. In the second Siege
OF Havana no less than 200 Americans were
engaged. They were under command of
Brlgadler General Burton, of Connecticut
ana arrived just at a time when the British
troops: through repulses and sickness. were
becoming disheartened.
The sunerings Of the British and Ameri-
can soldiers from disease during the siege
VI f1dNdfa Is set lOFth most graphically by
some of the historians. In TrumbuIFs his
tory of Connecticut he has this to say about
the sufferings of the soldery at the siege:
Never was British valor and resolution
put to a severer trial Some OF the soldiers
dropped down dead under the pressure OF
heat, thirst and fatigue. Before the middle
OF July the army in this unwholesome and
burning region. and under the rigors of such
extraordinary services, was reduced to half
its original numbers. Five thousand SOL
diers and 5000 seamen were i'll at one time
The hearts of the most sanguine sunk with
in them when they saw this fine army vast
ing by disease"
Trumbull relates that scarcely any of the
private American soldiers and but few Of
the officers ever returned to their native
shores.
Such rs were not killed in the service -
he says, were generally sv ept away by The
great mortality which prevailed in ;he Heel
and in the army.
In the journal of aev John Graham. vino
accompanied the Connecticut troops 10 JFu-
vana as chaDllln Il ir4ghtful picture is
drawn OF the sufferings of the provincials.
He says:
"A fatal disease yellow fever) enters .ert
after tent and with irresistible force strixes
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, March 27-Chairman
M. l.. Case, of the Eighth district central
committee, was in the city last night. He
has just completed a trip over the district
and hnds matters in splendid condition. In
the one or two Democratic counties in the
district the Republicans are we'll organized
and the free-silver Democratic and Populist
forces badly demoralized. The Eighth dis
trict is reliably Republican, but Mr.. Case is
losing no time N getting everything in
working order. He says but five candidates
are in the race for the Republican nomina-
ton. They are Horace Stillwell, of Ander-
son; L. z. Watts, of Alexandria; Mayor
Cromer, of Muneie; Judge Marsh, of VIM
chester, and DR.. Sharp, of Button The
candidates are so located that they each
nave about equal strength at present and
1t is difficult to tell which one is the strong
est. The convention will be held at Deca-
t tn, May "a: Chairman Case thinks that the
Eighth and Eleventh district love feast to
be held in this city next month, will be
attended by six hundred people from out
side of Anderson. These two districts take
in all the gas and oil sections.
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ANSWER TO MKINLEY's NOTE.
Spain VIII Refuse to Allow the Pro-
posed Interference.

posed Interference.
BERLIN March 27.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Frankfort Zeitung says:
"Senor Gullon, the minister of foreign af-
fairs, has informed me that am extremely
threatening note has arrived from Wash
ington regarding the cessation of the war
in Cuba He added No matter how one re-
CARDS the affair, rupture can now hardly
be avoided "
The Madrid correspondent of the Berliner
Tageblatt says: Spain will not only re-
fuse to allow American interference in as
sisting the suffering Cubans, but will de-
cline to pay Indemnity unless it is shown
Enthusiastically that the Spanish authorities
We're responsible for the Maine explosion.
If President Mckinley demands these two
things war is unavoidable"
The Rome correspondent of the Berliner
Tageblatt telegraphs: THE Marquis Wis
cont Venosta the Italian foreign minister,
says the Cuban situation has grown worse
but that outside of Austria, which morally
supports Spain for dynastic reasons, no Eu-
ropean power is inclined to show practical
sympathy for Spain. Riciotti Garibaldi says
that if the United States will defray their
expenses he will engage to send forty thou
sand Garibaldians TO Cuba"
The Vienna correspondent of the Frank
fort Zeitung says the Austro- Hungarian
government is negotiating for the sale of a
war vessel to Spain.
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Will His Dyspepsia Cure Positively
Cure Indigestion and All StOm-
ach TrOubIess
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SPANS POLICY.
London Correspondents Forecast I'M
pOrtant Moves at Madrid.

pOrtant Moves at Madrid.
LONDON. March 2S.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times, noting that Spain
at present is playing a relatively passive
part i'm the development of the situation"
and contrasting the 'warlike activity of
the United States with the "suhdued and
apparently inactive anxiety prevailing at
Madrid" says: THE Ministry, however, is
. eager to draw President McKinleys atten-
ton at the earliest moment to the report of
the Spanish commission as TO the Maine
disaster and it is understood that mes
senger is going post-haste from Havana
with the document. and will reach Washing
ton probably on Tuesday. The government
believes that the simultaneous presentation
of the two reports to Congress would avert,
or at any rate. mitigate any tempestuous
display OF feeling.
Should, however, the Spanish report ar
rive at Washington too late or otherwise
be withheld from the immediate perusal
of Congress. it is suggested that Senior Polo
Bernabe be directed TO print it at the
cost of the Spanish legation in Washington
and thus secure for 1t the ear Of the Amer
lean people.
Although ii is not fully understood why,
under such delicate circumstances Presi-
dent Mckinley should be in such haste to
submit the American report, and. presuma-
bly,. other Cuban matters to Congress, it is,
broadly speaking, the collective American
legislature which Spain mistrusts and not
the presidential unit
The Madrid correspondent OF the Standard
says: II am able 10 state that the follow
ing is the real course of the negotiations:
During the past week. on Wednesday.
United States Minister Woodford had an
official interview with the ministers of for
elgn affairs and the colonies, Seniors Gullon
and Moret at the private residence of the
former. II lasted two hours. General
Woodford left with Shenl an official note
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Enthusiastic Tipton Renublicnns.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
Upton, Ind, March 27-The Repub-
licans of Upton county met in mass con-
vention yesterday and nominated a full
ticket. 1t was the largest county assembly
of Republicans ever met in a nominating
convention here, the opera house not being
able to accommodate all that wished to take
part The convention was called to order
by County Chairman M. L. BoWlin, and
DR.. d. p. Rubbish was made permanent
chairman and Edward Bennett secretary.
Resolutions were read by Senator Goar and
the Mckinley administration was strongly
Endorsed. Sympathy was expressed for the
CubanS and a hope that relief would soon
be given them. The following ticket was
nominated: Clerk, Henry Mehlig; auditor,
Elijah Perry; sheriff, Thomas E. Small /;
treasurer, J. c. Holman; surveyor, Orian
George; coroner, Dr. Harry E. Grishaw;
commissioners, David Virgins and Peter
Orr
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MAIL-SACK THIEF CAUGHT.
Clarence Snider Arrested on the
Charge by Greencastle Marshal.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 27.-Mar-
shall w. F.. Starr arrested Clarence Snider
of local fame at the Big Four depot at
midnight. He will be charged with a series
of offenses. the most important of which
was robbing a mail sack which had been
left on the Big Four station platform,
transferred from the Monon Railway. The
sack disappeared on the night of Feb. Is,
and it contained a large quantity of vau-
able mail matter, including money, stamps
and about 5000 worth of drafts and checks,
the most of them from West Baden. The
theft caused much annoyance 70 the mail
service, and the department offered sub
stantial reward. Marshal Starr went to
work on the case and has finally located the
thief. Snider was intoxicated yesterday,
and offered for sale a lot of stamps. The
mail sack contained number of stamps
Two weeks ago the store OF Piercy q Co.
druggists. was entered and the safe blown
No money was secured, but a large GUAM
tity of whisky and some patent medicine
were taken. Some of this was found at the
home of Snider. together with some of the
mail matter which had been I'm the stolen
sack. The pouch had been burned. Snider
Is married and is thirty-one years old fIis
movements have been shady for some time
aud he has been carefully watched. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-28
Crisni VIII Explain.

ROME, March 27-Signor Francisco
Crispi, former PREMIER has gone to Paler-
mo to explain to his constituents his action
during his premiership in connection with
the Bank of Naples scandals and other pro-
ceedings that have been recently under con-
sideration in the Chamber of Deputies, from
which he resigned as a protest against the
political censure" passed on him at the
recommendation of the parliamentary COM
mittee of investigation. The cataract from
which he has been suffering has grown
worse and an operation will be necessary.
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SPANISH ELECTIONS.
SnGasta Government VIII Have an
Enormous Majority.

MADRID, March 27.-The elections for the
popular branch of the Cortes have passed
off. on the whole, quietly. The indications
are that the government of Senior Sagasta
will have an enormous majority, estimated
at 800 of the 432 seats in the congress-
The elections in the capital were without
especial incident. The elected deputies in
clude five Liberals, one Independent and
two Conservatives. Despite great precau-
lions at Bilbao there was much disorder. A
body of a hundred miners tried to commit
acts of violence. 1t is reported that So
cialist has beaten a Conservative candidate
there. All the other provinces are reported
calm.
NJ. Patenotre, the French ambassador, had
a conference with Seror Gullon, the foreign
minister, to-day, to which more Importance
is attached.