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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
SENATOR MASON ROBBED.
Oners to Pay the Burglars for jew
eiry and Say Nothing.

WASHINGTON. May 22-Last night the
residence of Senator William Mason. of H.
llnois, 1912 Chaplin street. this city. was en-
tered by burglars and jewelry to the value
OF nearly $4,000 was stolen Not clew to
either the burglars or the jewelry has been
obtained. This evening Senator Mason is
sued to the burglars a characteristic an
peal. which he hopes will be needed. 1t is as
follows:
10 the Gentlemen who Robbed my House
any one else for the watch and pin Won
LOOK last night, and give you my word of
the taking of them. The pin has nortrait
OF my little son who died years ago and
II was, as was also the watch, a present RI
me-. You can communicate with mo nv
mail or in person, and you can relv abso,
lutely on my promise rot to prosecute
civilian MASON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
AngIo-Japanese UNDERSTANDING.

LONDON. May 23.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
Confirmation is given in well-informed
quarters in Vienna to the rumor that friend
ly advances made by England to Japan
have already attained tangible result 1t is
believed that an Anglo-Japanese under
standing has been reached which not only
comprehends all eventualities which can oc-
cur in the East. but also oontemplates all
the consequences that might result in the
course of the Hspano- American war The
understanding establishes a sort of an
Asiatic balance of power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
NEW YORK "WIDE OPEN "
Saloon Keepers Slow TO Take AdvaD-
tnEe of the New Situation

NEW YORK, May 22.-Anent the new no.
lice regime. no difference was apparent in
the enforcement of the liquor tax law to-
day over any previous Sunday within the
year. The Raines law hotels" did business
as usual, but there seemed to be no ATTEMPT
on the part of other liquor sellers to open
their doors in violation of law or in antici-
patton of wide open" administration. The
lower part Of town had its customary Sun
gay aspect, and but little drunkenness was
exhibited on the streets in localities where
ii was often noticeable in former times Act
ing CHIEF of Police Devery was at police
asked as to what he proposed to do in his
conduct OF office. replied that he considered
1t too early to speak for publication ON the
subject, -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Making a show with the Army.

LONDON, May 22-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times. commenting on the
situation in Cuba. says: Whether anv
larger number of insurgents will ever fight
for the Americans is considered extremely
doubtful, but despite SPANS hope it is
equally doubtful whether Gen Maxine
Gomez and the other influential insurgent
leaders will boldly declare against American
annexation. All that can be said with GER
tainty Is that the Cabinet at Washington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Engineer and Fireman Ki,,ea

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22-The suburban
narrow gauge train on the Alameda branch
was derailed this afternoon on the trestle
locomotive went over and the first coach
was thrown across the track. The fireman.
Jack Hickey. was killed and Engineer Ed
ward L. Baldwin died soon after Mary of
the passengers in the smoker were more Or
less injured by being thrown against the
was seriously wounded. A sad feature Of
the death of Fireman Hickey is the fact
that he was making his last run for the
day and that his wife and three children
were awaiting him with a buggy in Oak
land to take drive into the suburbs when
they were Informed of his fate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

BINGHAM, Mass. May 22.-secretary of
the Navy John d. Long. accompanied by
Mrs, Long and their young son. Pierce
Long, and the family physician. arrived at
their home here this forenoon. The secre-
tary left Washington last night to accom-
pany Mrs Long. who has been very i'll. The
party reached Boston early this morning.
and came here on the steamer General Lin
coin. BY the special courtesy of General
manager Cushing they landed at Grow
Point, where the ,ex-Governor's private car
awaited them. Mrs. Long sustained the
journey very well. The secretary expects
to return to Washington tonight or to-mor-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

READING, Pa. May 22.-On rush tele-
gram from Washington the Carpenter steel
works late last night sent $50 thirteen-inch
projectiles destined for SIMPSONS fleet
These weigh 1900 pounds each and will go
through anything Spanish afloat. Over
smaller size are on hand and thew eo /" TO to- !
morrow to San Francisco for Dewey at
Manila. The thirteen-inch projectiles are
popularity known here as 'McKnley's
DeacemakerS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Last Call for Cuban Patriots.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, May PA special
to the Times-Union and Citizen from Tam
pa says: THE text of proclamation is
sued by Bartholome Masso, president of the
Cuban Republic, has reached here via New
Orleans. In it Masso strongly urges the
autonomists, guerrillas and Cubans leaning
toward Spain to come over to the Cuba nj
ranks He assures them that, with the aid
TO Spain is soon 20 be struck, and that the
Cuban cause Will soon be won. He points
out that all who fall to join the Cuban
forces before II shall be too late must seek
home in some other country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

PARIS. May g. a. m.-So far as known
at this hour the Moderates have lost twelve
seats in the second balloting in the parlia-
mentary general elections, the Socialists
gaining four and the Monarchists six One
hundred and siXty-nine results show the
election of siXty-six Moderates, fifty-nine
Radicals. thirty-four Socialists and ten Mon
archists.
NJ Clovis Hughes. NJ. Monior, Prince
D'Arenerg and M. Daniel Wilson and NJ
Cassaganac are among the elected. Among
the defeated are Comte De Perigord, Comte
Rochefoucauld, NJ. Reno Goblet, M. Emile
Flourens, M. Andrieux. M. Jean Darlan, NJ
Lebon and M. Jules Develle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Admiration of whitman.
Edgar Fawcett. in Harper's Weekly.

Edgar FaWcett, m Harpers weekly.
Those critics who run to wild extremes
themselves accuse others of like vice. 1t
has dumped Whitman II can use no less
ponderous a world upon the serious con-
sideration of readers. Myriads of the latter
spar. All through his life he may have
beer very good man; from the viewpoint
of letters he is a cumberous, lum-
bering absurdty. Admiration for him
Is a certain evidence of Intellectual
or temperamental weakness. With those
who do not perceive his strut and
swagger his bombast his slovenliness, his
braggadocio that nnasquerades as breadth
and his mere rowdiness that poses as de-
mocraey, there must inevitably be some
thing wrong" Emerson has achieved with
the repose and dignity Of an artist all that
Whitman has strven to achieve with the
snorts of a hippopomatus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Good at IT.
hicann Past

Chicago Post.
mo, sir, not any" he said, as he put
down the paper. II wouldn't play poker
with the captain of the Mangrove for any
thing"
What's the matter with him.
Matter with him." he exclaimed. did
you read how he captured the Spanish
auxiliary cruiser Panama."
They said they had
We'll" he explained, maybe you people
would be willing to play poker with man
who can put up a bluff like that. but
wouldn't. l don't want to play poker with
any man who can stand pat on a bobtail
flush and bluff man with four aces right
out of +he game. Not on your life"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Confirmation of Princes.

POTSDAM. May 22.-Prince Frederick
William, the imperial crown prince, and
Prince Eitel Frederick. second son of En-
peror William, received the sacrament of
confirmation to-day. Emperor William
Empress Augusta Victoria and Empress
Frederick were present. Each prince read
in a loud voice a confession of faith which
he himself had drawn up, 1t is alleged The
would prove himself living member of the
Protestant Church and shed his last drop
of blood in serving his King and country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
. ~
Big Riot in India.

CALCUTTA, May 22-About three thou
sand people took part in a riot which lasted
two hours at Bhowanipoor. ninety-nine
miles west of Dynageppor, yesterday Many
of the rioters were injured and they were
finally dispersed by the police Several at
Temps to renew the disturbances were also
suppressed by the authorities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Roosevelt Had Paid Hi. nebt.

LONDON, May 23.-The Brussels CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: United
States Consul George w. Roosevelt when
asked to take an active 'par4ansthe Hispano-
American war declined,o sa wing: Il was
wounded in the war of secession a dozen
times and have paid my debt to my coun-
try. An American never pays the same
debt twice "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

ship. There was no reason. he figured. why
he might not overtake his rival and beat
him to Monterey. He tried it and came very
nearly making a success of II. He sailed
into Monterey harbor just two hours behind
time to see the stars and stripes rise to the
head of the Flagstaff in the plaza and flutter
to the breeze Monterey and California were
ours
Don't say another word Scott" said Sec
rotary Tracy. THAT ship shall be the Nom
terey."
And Monterey she IS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
A "Rakish-Lookinr Croft.y

NEWPORT, r. l., May 22.-The United
States ship Hist formerly the yacht Thes-
pay, arrived here to-day for the Rhode ISL
and naval reserves who are enlisting in the
navy for coast patrol duty. She is a "rakish-
looking craft carrying a signal mast and
mounting five guns. Her appearance is
quite pleasing to the reserves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

LONDON. May 2S-The Times editorially
dismisses as premature the rumor TO which
the Paris Figaro gives credence that an
Anglo-French agreement has been signed
with reference to the West African compli-
cations but it says that an agreement is
evidently near completion and that the
statement of the Figaro is doubtless derived
from trustworthy sources.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Irish Rebellion Anniversary.

SYDNEY, N. S. W.. May 22.-The cente-
nary of the Irish rebellion of 1898 was cele-
brated here to-day. The remains of Michael
Dwyer who died in 1925, and the remains of
his wife were taken up and reburied in st.
Marks Cathedral. The funeral which was
miles long, was witnessed by thousands.
The foundation stone of the monument was
also laid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

NEW YORK, May 22.-The United States
commerce destroyer Columbia, which has
been at anchor at Tompkinsville, coaling
and provisioning. after tour of duty with
the North Atlantic patrol, weighed anchor
and proceeded to sea tonight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Americans. in Turkey.

WASHINGTON. May 22.-The imperial
Ottoman legation in Washington declares
that the dispatch on May q from Con-
stantinople. published by the American
papers, concerning the refusal hv the Turk
tsh authorities to allow American citizens
10 travel in the interior of the empire is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

Rojas. DR.. Rojas will be assisted in the
conduct of Venezuela's case by ex-
President Benjamin Harrison, as chief
counsel, with ex-Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin F. Tracy, of New York, and Mr..
s. Mallet-Prevost, former secretary of the
Venezuelan Commission, as assistant coun-
sci
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Mrs. winsIow,s SOOTHING syrup

Has been used over fifty years by millions Of
riothers for their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens the
gums, allays pain, cures wind collie, regulates tho
bowels, and is the best remedy for diarrhea,
whether arising from teething other causes.
For sale by druggists IN every part of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsow's Soothing
Syrup % cents a bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

A voice from the cemetery. One-fifth OF
the graves in every cemetery are the last
homes of the victims of consumption and
yet there is no disease which terminates in
consumption that may not be cured with
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Is not
this fact worth remembering? Sold by all
druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one min,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

Pittsburg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

tIIlSUUIB NIIIUIICIt- ItItBIdPII'
Richard Harding Davis is not allowed ia
date his dispatches from the deck of Al.
miral SIMPSONS flagship, and Sylvester
Scovel is forbidden to board United States
war ships or visit naval stations 1t looks
though the government had decided to
conduct this war itself and no longer leave
it to the care of journalistic stategists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23

LONDON. May 22.-The RI Hon. Spencer
Horatio Walpole, secretary of state for the
Home Department in Lord Derbv's first
second and third administrations is dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-23
Comfort in the New YorI's East side.
E. S. Martin in Harper.


An enlightened official OF New York said
the other day, The happiest people in town
live on the Fast Side" The East Side Is as
ISOLATED with misery: is looked upon as a
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
NO SUCH LAW.
from Performing His own
Marriage Ceremony.

"The law is very blank on the ques-
tion which occasionally comes up, as to
the legal right of a clergyman to marry
himself" observed a well-known law
yer. "Of course there are not many
clergymen who have ever contended
that they had the legal as well as the
ecclesiastical right to perform mar
riages, when they were personally par
ties to it, and there never will be, from
the peculiar circumstances of the case.
AS far as the laws of this district are
concerned, however, a clergyman is
just as competent to marry himself as
he is to marry others, for the reason
that the laws do not say anything to
the contrary, and the clergyman's GER
tificate that the marriage has been per-
formed is all that is needed to make it
lawful. l am not up in ecclesiastical
law to any great extent, and am not
able to explain the church ordinance,
but as far as | can learn a clergyman
of any of the leading denominations
has all the church right to marry him
self that he has to marry others. The
court Of Queens Bench, in Dublin, on
November 16, 1858, had a case of this
kind under consideration, the only
point in issue being whether a clergy
man could marry himself. The case was
very fully argued, and is reported in
the reports of the court and quoted by
many English law writers. The deci-
sion was in the affirmative, and that is
the law Of England to-day. Some of
the state laws may have thought it nee
essary TO express an opinion in the mat
ter, but l have never seen any. The
case that | refer to is cited in the books
as that of Beamish versus Beamish. IL
was a proceeding for a divorce, in
which the question was raised that
there never had been a marriage. -
Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
The Cyclone Signal.

There are telegraph lines to Bermuda,
Nassau, Cuba, Hayti, and nearly all
the other West India islands, so that
when cyclones start from their cradle,
observers telegraph to us their de-
parture. Then along our Gulf and At
lantic coasts are 90 signal stations,
ready to telegraph to Washington the
progress OF the storm as it reaches
.hem, so that it seldom gets far before
all the ships in our great commercial
ports are warned from Washington
where the cyclone will be at almost
every hour of its existence. A warn
ing signal, consisting of two square red
flags with black square centers
hoisted one above the other, is then
displayed from prominent structures
around the harbors, so that no ship
can go to sea without seeing it, and
messages are sent to all ship agents,
giving details of the storm. Whenever
you see those two square red flags dis
played, make no plans for outdoor
pastime. Remember that they mean
i tropical cyclone is approaching, and
be prepared for it. No ship should go
TO sea while those warning flags fly.
yet some ship agents, straining to
make business connections, send their
ships TO sea, in the face of the warning.
Iisking hundreds of lives, and usually
losing just as much time as II they had
detained the ship in port, while much
more coal is burned in the deadly bat
tie with the winds.-I.ieut. John NJ.
Ellicott, in ST. Nicholas.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
HOLIDAYS II MANILA.
At One Time There Were Over Forty
In Every Year-Picturesque
Processions at Night. ,

Manila loves holidays. At one time
there were over forty in each year.
The number has been sadly diminished,
though there are still thirteen left,
understand. Each pueblo has its saint.
and on that saints day the inhabitants
give themselves over, as they do on
the general holidays of the church, to
music, fireworks, eock-tighting, pro-
cessions, etc.
Almost all these professions took
place at night, and the effect was most
picturesque. There would be line
of marchers, men, women and chill
dren, walking in single file on each side
of the street, everyone with lighted
candle in his hand. At intervals, in
the middle of the road, would come
images of the Saviour, the Virgin, and
the saints, borne on the shoulders of
from ten to thirty men. surrounded by
priests, and preceded by band of
music. Some of the images were COW
cred with diamonds and other precious
stones said to be enormously valuable.
In these cases there was always a
guard of soldiers with fixed bayonets
about the image. Often there would
be thousands of people walking in
these professions; and all the while it
was moving tens of thousands of rock
cts and bombs would be fired. These
rockets and bombs are homemade.
The rockets consist only of joint of
bamboo filed with powder exploding
with great noise, but with little light.
The bombs are simply handful of
powder tightly wrapped with hemp.
They cost a mere trifle, but make a
great noise, and no fiesta is complete
without plenty of them.
The most curious procession is par
ticipated in only by natives and the
poorer mestizos. 1t takes place, if
remember rightly, during holy week,
and is a high solemnity. Everyone
walking in the procession is robed In
his grave clothes. The garment is a
long, loose gray robe with hood and
it comes to the ground. The effect is
very strange, and as the people go they
repeat continually: Santa Maria,
Madre de Dios. ora pro nobis!" 1t may
ottbi oil Ahdb ldNt elolINo ol .
provided before they are needed; but
in Manila they are considered prime
necessity, and every native owns those
clothes, even If he is bare of all other.
The ordinary dress of the native man
| is trousers and shirt of piece goods"
| (calico), the shirt being worn outside
the trousers. On holidays they wear a
shirt made of pima, which is an expen-
sive material. Native servants wear
the same articles, but they must be OF
spotless white; and very suitable and
nice looking it is, though l suppose
that the idea of being driven by a
| coachman so dressed would shock the
habitues of Central and Hyde parks.
| curious freak of custom was that
native servants were required to serve
| barefooted, while it was an insult if a
Chinese servant appeared before his
| superior without his shoes.-Wallace
Cummings, in Century.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
APPLYING TO HEADQUARTERS.
How a DisaGreeable Telegraph Tap
per Was Taught Most
Salutary Lesson.

A commercial traveller wanted to
know if the train was late, and ven
tured to ask the operator in the ticket
office.
"Dawnaw," replied the gentleman
of the keys. meaning, probably, 81
don't know"
But l ssn told it is an hour and a
half late" persisted the grip-dis-
tender, smilingly. you surely could
tell me if that is true?"
"Dawnawna thawnboutut," replied
the knight of the sounding board,
turning the back of his head to the
questioner.
"But it is highly desirable that l
should know" smiled the gatherer of
orders still more pleasantly. Il can
make three business calls in that hour
and half, and still have Is minutes
margin. Don't you think you had bet
ter find out for me? 1t will take you
only minute or two, you know"
"Finownoth,' replied the lightning
manipulator, probably meaning: "Find
out nothing" And he began reading
the advertisement columns of a daily
paper, paying no more attention to
the interlocutor.
"This is a commercial as well as a
railroad telegraph office?" inquired
our traveller, in the blandest tones yet
used during the conversation.
Yah" replied the operator, mean
ing Yes"
"a telegraph blank, please?'
The unfinished document was half
thrown at him. lie leisurely wrote a
message and handed it to the other,
with the money to pay for it.
The operator commenced readingit,
hitting the words one by one with his
pencil to count them. Before he was
half through he ceased hitting, and
looked startedly at the writer.
Good sakes, man, l can't send this!'
he exclaimed, giving this time each
word its full sounds. I'D lose my po-
sition.s
"And you'll lose it if you don't,
fear" replied his amiable tormentor
sympathizingly. you've no right to
hold it back minute"
The operator nervously read it over
again. 1t ran:
superintendent Railroad: viii you
kindly tell me how many minutes late
is train No. -? 1t is very impor
tant that | should know, and your op
perator here refuses to inform me-"
Look here, now," exclaimed The
operator, ignoring his newspaper ant
everything else except the traveller, g
really wish you wouldn't insist Oh
sending this. l think l must be some
what in the wrong, and 1-I-beg youl
pardon. | can find out for You in two
minutes"
Eyes, thought perhaps you could,
replied the other, returning the money
to his pocket and exploiting the sweet
est smile of the day, in which he was
joined by several bystanders, while the
operator fairly eXuded information
Everywhere.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17

666. But row the Roman Catholic
oh, L. 4. L. 1. 4. l..

666. But now the Roman Catholic
church is said to be the beast, and this
war will not end until the pope and
his church are all annihilated, and then
comes the next vial, which is to be
poured out on Turkey, and that king
dom is to be annihilated. l heard
preacher say about the time our late
civil war began that it should turn
out that the Lord was not on our side
he would forswear his religion. But he
lived to see his hopes blasted and did
not forswear his religion either. But
it humbled him and took away his con-
ceit. But whether the war must go
on or not l will pray for peace, for 1
know that peace is a blessed thing.
Peace at home and peace abroad. We
want no war for glory when it is all
mixed up with tears. Let us stop it
just as soon as possible, prophecy or
no prophecy. Bismarck is dead, and
not long before he died he said: Il
take no comfort in anything that l have
done. l have provoked and fought
three wars, in which there were killed
$4,000 men, and which brought rivers
of tears. l now believe these wars
could have been honorably avoided, and
l have no pleasure in the memory of
them. But l have made my peace with
God and have His forgiveness"
What an admission for an old man,
great man, to make. How different
from that of Gladstone.-Bill Arp, in At
larta Constitution.