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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18
SUPPLIES FOR CUBANS
PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING DISTRIB-
UTED TO THE STARVING.
Another Statement from Secretary
Miss COssio's Father.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE State De-
partment has taken official notice of COM
plants alleging that the Spanish officials in
Cuba had been placing obstacles in the way
of the free admission of food and other sup
plies sent to Cuba for the relief Of the suf-
fering While the officials believe that there
is no solid foundation for these complaints,
a cablegram has been sent to Consul Gen
eral Lee directing him to investigate their
correctness, and if necessary. prevent any
delays in the landing and admission of ship
ments of stores if it be possible to do so.
The following statement was issued from
the State Department to-day: THE call
having been made by the President for
money and supplies for the suffering Gu
bans, and some doubt seeming to exist that
money and supplies donated in response to
such call may not be honestly and i'm
partially distributed to the suffering people
for whom the donations were made, it is
thought proper to give this public notice
in the way of an assurance that all such
donations will be distributed through Consul
General Lee and duly authorized agents CO.
operating with him in Cuba. No doubt is
entertained by the President or by the sec
rotary of state that every dollar and every
article of clothing donated for the benefit
of the suffering in Cuba will be properly
distributed.
The State Department heard from Consul
General Lee about the usual closing hour
this afternoon and gave out the following
statement as a summary of his cablegram:
Consul General Lee wires the Department
of State that the delay in the delivery of
supplies brought by the Concho week ago
was due to the disturbances of the past
few days in Havana. The Vigilancia, carry
ing supplies from Philadelphia only, arrived
to-day and there will be no delay in the
delivery of her supplies and he thinks there
will be difficulty hereafter in landing
supplies. He reports matters quiet at 2:15
to-day. Consul General Lees cablegram
was sent in response to one wired him this
morning concerning reports that obstacles
were being placed in the way of delivery
of American supplies to the unfortunate and
that duties were being demanded on these
importationS contrary to SPANS agreement
in the matter.
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The Monetary Report.


The report of the Indianapolis Monetary
Commission recommends by far the very
best plan of currency reform which mas
thus far been presented to Congress. Inc
existing metallic money of the country is TO
be retained This means that the existing
gold standard, which has been at the foun-
dation of our monetary system since 1919, is
to be saved to u.s. Gold is to be mlnted Ifee-
ly by the government and silver is not TO be
minted. At the same time the existing Sill
yer dollars are to retain their legal-tender
quality, and it is to continue to be the duty
of the government to maintain the party
between the metals by exchanging gold Tor
silver whenever such exchange is demanu-
ed. The stock of silver is not 10 De Ill
minished but it's circulation in the form or
certificates, Is to be forced by the retlre-
ment and prohibition of all other forms OF
paper of denominations under $40. Ihus all
our paper money in small notes of one, TWO
and five dollars would then be in the form
of silver certificates. AS there are IN exist
ence 552 600, 600 of silver dollars under the
commissions plan, there would be sufn-
cient quantity of money in circulation, pro-
vided the remainder of the plan be eHectlve
in supplying the country's needs, to glatlfy
the extreme advocates of the quantitauve
theory of money.
The important features of the report are
the recommendations that the government
demand notes = the greenbacks and the
treasury notes-Shall in time cease 10 be
used as money, and that their place shall
be taken by bank notes based not upon
diminishing public debt but upon the busl-
ness requirements of the country, upon the
assets of the banks, and upon a sufiicient
liability of shareholders. in this respect
the pan of the commission is vastly SUI
perior to that which Secretary Gage has
felt himself forced to present by reason
of the state of opinion on financial questions
not only in Congress, but in the White
House. = If Congress will settle the
money question on the basis of this report
all our business troubles will be over, so far
as they are the result of an unsound mon
etary system-a system always subject not
orly to the whims and fancies of the major
ity in Congress, but to the fear of business
men, that mere whims and fancies will
some time have their will in currency legis-
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Obitua ry.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Ella Bassett
Washington widow of Col Lewis William
Washington of Bellare, jefferson county,
West Virginia, a descendant of George
Washington's brother. died to-day at her
home in this city of pneumonia aged fifty
eight years. Mrs. Washington was a men,
Der of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Associa-
ton, and for many years was vice regent
of that association from West Virginia.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-Frances Anna Maria,
Dowager Countess Russell, widow of the
celebrated Lord John Russell, is dead. The
DoWager Countess Russell was daughter
of the second Earl of Mimic. She was born
his second wife, in 1S4l. Lord John Rus
sell died in 1875
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 17.-Ex-Congres
man Benjamin S. Hooper died suddenly at
FarmVille this morning.
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TWO POWERS PROTEST
FRANCE AND RUSSIA OBJECT TO
GREAT BRITAIN's SCHEME.
Conditions of the Proposed Loan to
China Not Accepta bIc-Rioting at
Prague-CoIIiery Disaster.

LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch from
Picking says: 1.-The French and Russian
ministers have protested against the condi-
tions on which (as outlined in an interview
between Sir Claude Macdonald, the British
minister to China. and the Chinese Foreign
Office on Saturday lasD Great Britain is
willing to assist China to liquidate the
Japanese indemnity. Chang Yenh Wau has
been appointed Governor OF Shan-Tung."
Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at
Swansea tonight, echoed the declarations
of Mr.. Balfour, first lord of the treasury,
on the Indian policy of the government at
Manchester and said the government was
determined, even at the cost of war, that
the door of Chinese commerce should not be
shut to Great Britain.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
JE.FFERSONVILLE, Ind, Jan. H.-Mr
A. NJ. Hunt, representing the Alaska Com
mercial Company, is in the city hiring men
to go to Unalaska to put together the four
boats now under construction at Howard's
shipyard. He secured 125 men at Cincin-
natl, a like number at st. Louis and hopes
to get about 100 more here. The ship car
penters will be paid $50 per month and ex-
penses, including food, lodging and trans
portation. Machlnists, foremen and expert
The contract is nearing completion and by
Feb 10 it is expected to start the last ship
ment The boats will cost about $l5,OW each.
The Illinois Central has secured the con-
tract for Transporting the boats and will
receive $4,000 for it. 1t will require about
fifty cars and will be taken over the ILL
nois Central to New Orleans, then by the
Southern Pacific to San Francisco.
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FAIR ESTATE SHRINKS.
Instead of S40,0OO,OOO, 1t Is Valued
at About $I2,OOO,OOO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE Chron-
icle says: A popular illusion will be rudely
dispelled when the apr Ilsement and in
ventory of the estate of the late Senator
James G. Fair is filed with the Superior
Court. Instead of $40 900 900, at which 1t had
been estimated, its value will be shown by
itemized figures to be Sl2. ,99S.O7. The fig
ures are the result of eleven months OF ex-
animation and research on the part of the
appraisers, r. V. Dey, G. l.. Bresse and
e. A. Leigh, all men acquainted with realty
values and more or less familiar with the
many enterprises in which Fair was en-
gagged at the time of his demise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18

PRAGUE, Bohemia, Jan. II. = Stormy
scenes were witnessed at the session of
the Diet to-day. Governor Codenhove made
a statement that both the German and the
Czech languages had equal rights, and
announced that he was prepared to intro
duce measures dividing the country into
districts, where the official language should
be the predominant one, and where, when
languages would be employed in the con-
duct of official business. Therefore, he
declared, all officials should be able to
to teaching both in the intermediate schools.
This statement gave rise to angry protests.
Further conflicts have occurred in the
streets.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE Wabash
Klondike Company, composed chiefly of en-
ployes and officials of the Michigan division
of the Big Four, this evening selected three
men who will go to Alaska for the COM
pany March /, locate claims and begin pros
pecting. The three with whom contracts
are being made are L. Gilchrist and Walter
Thomas, of the Big Four shops here, and
William Hayden, OF Minneapolis. The men
will be Quilted at Victoria, b. c., and sail
the first week in March. They will be well
supplied with funds by the company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18
A POLITICAL NOVELTY.
One of the Men Helping to Govern
Greater New York.
Letter in Philadelphia;

There has never been seen anything
tunnier on any variety stage in this city
than was witnessed by delighted crowd at
the first business meeting OF the new Board
of Aldermen A man named Woods is presi-
dent of the board No one ever heard Of
him before last November He was an
nounced as a candidate for the board
Woods? Woods? Who is Woods?" asked
the puzzled voters of the district. Now
youse look at here; Woods is the boSS's say
and he goes, see? responded the district
representative of Richard Croker. And so
it was. OF course, Woods got the votes. He
was a horseshoer. and ne had a friend who
was of the opinion that a man of such
Drawn might be of use to the party in the
stormy board. He was elected and the
Tammany men outside the district were pre-
pared to endure mis- presence in the body so
long as he didn't actually offend by solicit
ing trade on the floor.
But another edict went forth. Vote for
him for president" il said. What for
Wcods?" asked the astonished braves. Yes.
for Woods Woods. the horseshoer ?i
Yes, Woods, the horseshoer" And again
the command was carried out. And Woods
is president. He doesn't know motion TO
Furthermore. he knows that he doesn't
know.
The fun came when the board met to
appoint committees Somebody asked the
chair a question. Woods looked at him like
he would have looked at a man who applied
TO have an eight-legged horse shod. The
looked appealngly at his interloeutor Then
he sent a messenger for Mike Blake the
clerk who has served before and knows
thing or two. Tell him so and So whis-
pered Mr.. Blake. and hurried back to his
own troubles. The president followed in
structions Under what rule do you so
hoid?" asked the member and again the
poor horseshoer looked spairingly at spaee
and again he sent for Mr.. Blake. There
were motions to be put. When he should
have taken a proper vote the president
called, s'All in favor will say aye" and he
thereupon declared the motion carried.
How about the other side of the question:
clamored Il dozen aldermen. But Woods
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Cable Notes.

Scion J. Bailey, head of the Arequipa OBJ
servatory, has arrived at Lima, Peru, and
in company of United States Minister Dud-
ley, has visited President Pierola. He will
proceed to-day via Panama for the United
States.
AT yesterdays hearing of the suit brought
by Daniel Jay against Lady Tatton Sykes
to recover e15S,0 loaned on promissory
notes supposed to have been signed by her
husband, Sir Tatton Sykes, most of the time
occupied with expert evidence to prove
that the signatures were forged.
An agent of the Canadian government
named Lewis is organizing an expedition for
the relief of the miners in the Yukon val
ley similar to the one undertaken by Dr.
Sheldon Jackson in behalf of the United
States government. Six Laplanders and ia
reindeer are already en- route from Copen-
hagen.
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THE ARMIES At PEACE.
Darlington Booth Rejoicing Over Re-
cOnciIiatiO with His Father.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The World says:
Commander Darlington Booth, of the Amer
lean Volunteers, said yesterday that he
greatly rejoiced over his reconciliation with
his father. He thought, he said. that inn
portant results would follow it. 81 believe
that hereafter" he added, "the American
Volunteers and the Salvation Army will
pursue their work in their respective fields
like churches of different denominations. in
pc feet asmony and possit ly with CO. pera-
ton. There will, we hope. hereafter be per-
feet good feeling This is what the Volun-
teers have been hoping and working for,
and we are happy at the prospect of peace"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18

SEATTLE, WASH, Jan. 17.-Twenty-two
persons arrived here tonight from Dawson
City on the steamer Corona, bringing with
them small amount of gold dust and
drafts on the North American Trading and
Transportation Company and the Alaska
Commercial Company, amounting to be-
tween 1900, 900 and 81, 0O0000. In the party was
one woman. She is the second woman TO
come out this winter. The amount or
drafts brought down represents the pro-
ceeds of sales of claims to the Cudahy-
Healy Yukon and Klondke Mining Com
pany and private parties The large indi-
vidual amounts were brought by the fol-
lowing: D. Campbell, 100000; F. II. Jenkins,
$3.50, 600; Leonard Sedgwick 100000; Andrew
olsen, $4,000; L. l.. Brenier, $500; Joe
Brand $4,000.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Jan. T.-By d.
rection of President Zelaye, the national
military band gave a concert tonight. and
tomorrow the President will give picnic
on Jenotepe mountain, fifteen miles south
of Mahagua, and overlooking the lakes OF
Nicaragua. Managlla and the Pacific ocean,
to Rear Admiral j. G.. Walker. Prof Louis
Haupt and Col. p. C. Haines, the Nicara-
States, and to f. F. Cragin, L. f. Cooley
and f. Davis. of Chicago F. S. Washburn,
of New York; w. o. Winston, of Minneap-
son, of Frankfort. KY: H. p. Hager. of
Richmond, Va, and others representing the
American canal syndicate of capitalists and
contractors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 17.-Three men
were seriously and TWO fatally burned this
morning the result of q boiler explosion
in the Ferncliff distilery at Logan and
hampton streets The fatally injured are
John kenney and Phil Kerb. Charles Dick
ems, VIII Watteran and John Thompson
We're badly scalded but viii recover. The
explosion occurred ut $3.50 o'clock and was
caused by a big fue oollapsing, allowing
the water to get TO the fires beneath The
damage to the distillery viii amount to
about 81 fO0
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NEW YORK, Jan. T.-President Potter.
of the l.. A W., to-day received from the
Department of State a communication in
closing official correspondence concluding
ARRANGEMENTS in behalf of the l.. A. W. so
that any member of that organization may
enter Italy at any point on the frontier by
membership ticket and signing a card of
Identification Negotiations for similar con-
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wAsTING HER TIME.
ROyaIists Think Mrs. Domino Is Ac-
complaining Nothing at Washington.


complaining Nothing mt Washington.
HONOLULU, via San Francisco, Jan. H.
1t is currently rumored here that ]. G.
Carter, who left here on the 18th inst, os-
tensibly for the purpose of assisting the
anti-annexationists III Washington in their
fight, carried a substantial letter of credit
which was to be used in defraying the ex-
penses of the native Hawaiian commission
ers who are said to b. in financial diff
culties in the American capital 1t is also
said that Mr.. Carter, who has great intlu-
eEce with the ex-Queen, will attempt to
convince Lihuokalani that she is merely
wasting tine by remaining in the East and
that she could do more good for the cause
she has espoused by returning home while
the Hawaiian Legislature is in session. The
royaIistS having reached the conclusion
that the United States Senate will do moth
ing for the eX-Queen in a financial way,
are of the opinion that her best move would
DO to make an effort to induce the Hawaiian
Legislature TO grant her a pension. Since
Princess Kaiulani is in receipt of money
from this government, they claim that
LiliUokalani can easily succeed in making
a suitable arrangement TO all concerned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18
An Exodus of KIondikers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
1ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. H.-To-day James
Courtney sold his place of business and is
preparing to go to the Black Hills. Frank
Roberts also sold out and will go to the
Klondike Richard Cotterell closed up his
affairs preparatory to going to the Klon-
like, and several more are trying to get
out of business for the same reason. Not
less than a dozen will go from this city in
the next sixty days, and it is thought that
fully forty Will go from the county.
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Accident in a Tunnel.

WILLIAMS, Ari., Jan. 17.-An accident
took place at the Fairview tunnel about
nine miles west of here, in which one man
was killed and another probably fatally in
row escapes. Sparks from an engine
ignited the timbers in the roof
mass of rock and timbers came falling
down upon the men who were fighting the
fire. Roadmaster Lyons and Foreman Mat
and timbers Lyons died in a few minutes
and it is not believed Matthews will live
till morning
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The Ruiz Assassination.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the House
to-day Mr. Williams of Mississippi intro
duced the following resolution to inquire
into the Ruiz affair in Cuba:
Resolved, That the secretary of state be
directed, If in his opinion compatible with
the public interests, to send to the House
the report to the department by Consul
General Lee and any other reports made
to the department by consuls or CONNER
cial agents of the United States on, the
subject of the execution of Colonel Ruiz
by the Cuban military authorities
The resolution was referred to the COM
n1ittee on foreign affairs.
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had forgotten to put the noes. After that
he put Mike Blake in the chair and told him
to stay there. He said he wished he were
back in his blacksmith shop. He certainly
looked as if he would be more comfortable
there The aldermen smoked pipes, put
their feet on the desks and told loud stories.
1t was an object lesson in American gov
ernment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-18

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Jan 17-Ex-am-
bassador to Germany Edwin f. J'hl was
elected president of the Grand Rapids Ma
nam who died last week. Mr. Uh was
president of the bank for many years be-
fore he was appointed assistant secretary
of state by President Cleveland. Since his
return from Germany he has become a
member of law firm in CHICAGO.
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500 Dehorned reindeer.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia telegram was
received at the War Department to-day
from Dr. Jackson at Trondhjem, Norway.
stating that MIR. Kjellmann was on his way
from the interior with 500 fine reindeer,
which he had purchased together with
suitable number, of SiedS ana drivers. The
deer have all been dehorned, so that they
may be safely shipped.
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Movements of steamers.

DELAWARE BREAKWATER, Jan. IT,
Passed up: kensngton, from London. for
Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Arrived: Cutie,
from Liverpool
NAPLES Jan. 17.--Arrived: Normannia,
from New York.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17.-Arrived: Aurania,
from New York.
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Zen one Hundred Feet.

LIMA. o., Jan. .17.-Shortly after noon to-
day Joseph Graf, a cornice worker, fell
from the top of a new block on which he
was working TO the ground below. a distance
OF one hundred feet. The fall did not Kill
him, but nearly every bone In his body is
broken and he was taken home in a dying
condition
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century runs. This action was taken at
meeting of the committee held at the Great
Northern Hotel to-day. at whish President
Shinkle and Second Vice President Bently
were present. The rule which is thus made
imperative provided that century riders
must get the signature at least every TWEEN
ty-hve miles of the ride of some one who
saw them making the century The execu-
tive committee refused to give its approval
mainly because it would interfere with
night centuries and with attempts at rec
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BERLIN, Jan. ia dispatch from
Gleitwitz, Prussian Silesia, announces a
colliery disaster at Zaborse. The Koenigen
Louise colliery caught fire yesterday, and
of the fifteen men brought to the surface
seven died. 1t is feared that twenty-five
others, whose escape was cut off, have
persisted.
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NEW YORK, Jan. I7.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived to-day on board the
Ward line steamer Saratoga. from Havana,
was Augustin Cossio, the father of Ange-
lima Cossio Y Cisneros. Cossio was released
by General Blanco on Sunday Jan O.
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DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. 17.-Judge Bishop.
Of the Polk district court. to-day declared
the special municipal lighting election i'm
valid and the contract entered into with the
McCaskey x Ho!comb Company Illegal
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CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE executive COM
mittee of the Century Road Club has re-
fused TO approve the new rule proposed by
a. Q. McGarrett, chairman of the road rec
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The "ssiliionaire Tramp" Dead.

PADUCAH, KY. Jan. Thames F. Ber-
ry, the so called millionaire tramp, died TO-
dag, from tie effects of fall three weeks
ago. He owned considerable property, but
hundred dollars in cash was on his person
when he died.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE Bruce
gold medal of the Astronomical Society of
the Pacific has been awarded to Prof t}i-
mon Newcomb, of Washington, d. c., 1or
his distinguished services to astronomy.
This is the first award of the medal.
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To he Honored at washington.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE officials
here are considering what reception shall be
extended to President Dole, of Hawaii
When he arrives in Washington. President
Dole, who automatically ranks with any
reigning potentate monarch or President
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Mopster IRON Furpoce

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, jan 1.-THE
General Electric Company is preparing
pla ms for one OF the largest iron foundries
ever constructed III this country. to be To-
Gated in this city. 1t will be five hundred
feet long and 100 feet wide