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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
WOMAN'S GOLF TOURNEY.
Miss Beatrix HOyt Still Leading In the
Exhibition of Skill.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-After the second
days play in the women's championship
golf tournament, on the Ardsley Golf Club
links Miss Beatrx Hoyt. the present cham
pion still holds the premier position, and
unless something unforeseen happens will
retain the honor and the trophy for another
year, as her display of golf to-day, while
not quite as brilliant as that of yesterday,
was far ahead of anything shown 10y any
of the other contestants. Thc attendance
was smaller than yesterday The ground
was in excellent condition. OF the si4teen
women who qualified Yesterday, eight stitl
remain for the second round OF the match
play tomorrow.
The match between Miss Eidlitz, of Ards
ley and Miss Shearson, of Chicago was a
close contest each alternating I'm the lead
up to the fourteenth hole, during which
eight of the holes were halved. Miss Ed
litz won the fifteenth and sixteenth holes
and the next was haived, leaving the home
player two up and one to play. Naturally
the greatest interest was manifested in the
match between Miss KeyeS of Concorz
Mass, and the champion woman golfer
Miss Beatrix HOyt. The latter won by four
up and three to play During the afternoon
there were ten contests at driving and ap-
by Mrs. Nance, distance 134 yards. IA
inches; Mrs. H. Ashmore, of Baltusrol was
second, with 1872 yards and 141A inches: Mrs
NJ. NJ. Vanburen. of ArdsleyI third. 125 yards
and II inches; Miss l.. Heron, of Cincin-
natl. fourth with 123 yards. 10 inches In
w. Fellowes Morgan won by holing the
three balls in nine strokes; Miss Starr and
Mrs. Shipper came next with ten strokes
each. Miss Heron made eleven strokes.
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SOLDIERS FROM PORTO RICO.
List of the Sick and COnvalescent
Who Arrived ON the OLDHAM.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Among the sick
and convalescent soldiers who arrived last
night on the transport OLDHAM, from Porto
Rico are the following:
First United States Observation-Disclosures
Calve, S. w. Curtis. Evan Davies, W. d.
Gilman. Geo. w. Hooey, Richard H James,
Chas. e.. Tyler, VIM NJ. Purman, Geo H.
Reed, Sergeant VIM. j. Tanner. Chas.
UTRECHT Lawrence j. Windor, JOS. Wolf,
Fred Woodhill, Jas. Crawford. A. L. Cham
berlin
Nineteenth Infantry-John Hammerlock,
Frank G. Anderson. Patrick Porvers. Ray
Anderson, James Horedeshell, John F.
Coyle, Andrew Hansen, Fred G. Gillette.
S. Joyce. Vincent Boyer, VIM. Smell. Frank
Escuman, Frank Sheeran. Harvey E. Oat-
ley, Chas. Raymond, John H Russell. VIM.
II. Mann. Frank Sutherland, A G. w.
Oscar Leslie, Thos. w. Barrett. Julius
Bonnefeld, L; v, Warner; Chandler P.
Archer, VIM. s. Field, Sergeant Charles
Van Horn, George Autemark.
Seventeenth Infantry-Chas. Black. John
Haag. Robt Atwell. A. M. Amhurst.
Lorenzo Borgenardt. Norman Guinert, VIM.
Jackson. Ernest Myer. John F. Chamber
lin, Joseph Neville, Oscar Hensel, Henry
Gustave Seward, James Garrigan, Fred Nc
Crory, Herman Erwert, Louis kaufman,
Jos. Dufek. August Ketternan. William
l.
Chas. Ganzier Harry c. MacIin.
Third Observation-Disclosures Yanke, Hugh. c.
Beadle, Corporal Chas. A Berry Randolph
Gaspard, Clarence Banks, Thos. "A. Nc
Naughton. Milford tVancamp. VIM C.
Hansen. VIM H. Kulham, Corporal Mark
j. Jewett Clyde Past. Otto Gordon, John
Arens. Lyman Cattecart, John ]. Jansea,
VIM. G. Jeff. Austin Rollay Harry Cohen.
Adolph Maeder, Fred P. Clapp, Frank
Eaton, VIM. j. Hanford, Fred Heidke Fred
GewitZ, Dennis j. McCauley. Harry Henry,
Harry Ripley, NJ. p Swami, Max Case,
Chas. W. Armstrong. Fred A. Schulz, Theo.
Schwanze. Arthur Husch. Oscar Zeiner,
Carl M. loft.
Sixth Illinois-Randall r. Murdoch.
Herman II. Potter Alfred Ley, VIM Pal
maten, VIM. Archer, Schuyler C. Sweeney,
Paul Stacy, Geo. H. Round Clarence John
son, Frank A. Cherry, Marcus Hubert,
Horace L. Judd, Albert ]. Coleman, Edward
w Leipper. John w. Caise, John Babcock,
SergeanT Scott. Frank Downs, Herbert. W.
Ferry. A. F. Matthews, Verne M. Smith,
Fred w. Brearten. Geo. GARRISON Andrew
j. Osborne, Fred Heintz, Claud w B. Lind
strom, Ralph Douglass. Swan Benson, JOS
Robinson, F. w. Sneed. Frank McGregor
August Buchanan, Muters, Kahl
One hundred and sixty soldiers from the
OLDHAM were taken in charge by Miss
Helen Goulds agent to-day and comfortably
housed in Camp Walworth" on East FIT.
teenth street
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NEW PAPAL DELEGATE
ARCHBISHOP CHAPPELLE TO REP
RESENT THE VATICAN IN CUBA.
First Official Act of the Pope Towards
Meeting New Conditions in the West
Indies Growing Out of the War.


WASHINGTON Oct 12.-The annual
meeting of the arehbishops of the Roman
Catholic Church began at the Catholic
University to-day under peculiarly aus
picious circumstances. Just prior to the
opening session, Cardinal Gibbons presd-
ing officer of the archbishops, received a
cable dispatch from Rome announcing that
rope Leo had appointed Archbishop Chap
pelle, of New Orleans, as apostolic delegate
to Cuba. 1t did not go into details This
was the first official act of the Vatican
towards meeting the important new church
conditions in the Antilles arising out of the
war. Archbishop Chappelle will retain mis-
present position at the head af the New
Orleans archdiocese but may have CO.
adjutor.
The particular duties of the new apostolic
delegate to Cuba will be to act as the per-
sonal representative of the Pope, to pro-
vide for the proper assimilation of the
church in the West Indies to the American
church. 1t doubtless will cover also the
settlement of questions relating to the vast
church estates, though the archbishops
said that Archbishop Chappelle's duties
would depend entirely on the instructions
he receives in person at the Vatican.
The sessions of the archbiShops to-day
were private. Chappelle, Riordan and Ire
land were absent. Al the close of the meet
ing Archbishop Kahn, who acted as Secre-
tary said there was nothing to give to the
public, as the proceedings had been confined
church. The archbishops completed their
work
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VICTIM OF SPANISH CRUELTY
Samuel Ensign's Story of Wrong and
Suffering In Cuba.


ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Oct. II. - Samuel En-
sign. an engineer of the old-time Racine &
Mississippi Railroad and resident of this
city many years ago, has returned, old and
broken in health, with a sad story of i'm
prisonment and suffering in Cuba. When
Ensign left Rockford he went to Cuba,
where he obtained situation
gineer in sugar refinery. One night En-
sign, with two fellow -workmen, resisted an
assault being made upon native woman
by Spanish soldiers. The next morning,
Ensign says. all three were taken prisoners
to Havana, where they were placed in MORO
Castle. One of the men died in seven months
and the other lived two and a half years.
For thirteen years and five months. Ensign
alleges, he was confined in the castle, al
lowed to speak to no one and only to walk
through a corridor 240 feet long for recrea-
ton. At the expiration of that time. En-
sign says, he was taken out and set to work
with a ball and chain on his ankle at con-
Structing a plaza. At that he worked for
more than five years. He became friendly
with the priests and attendants in a neigh
boring monastery. and one night was Splr-
tied away and placed on a man-of- war that
finally landed him in Mexico. When placed
in prison. Ensign claims. he. had certfca ties
of deposit to the amount of 5000 and $1,000
in money, none of which was returned to
him.
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REVENUE LAW TEST CASE
SUPREME COURT TO PASS on CONsTI-
TUTIONALrTY OF THE LAW.
Legality of Certain Provisions Dis
puted by n Chicago BrOker-Bad
Effects of Forest Fires.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-The constitu-
tionaIity of certain provisions in the new
war revenue act is to be tested in /the
United States Supreme Court Henry S.
Robbins, a Chicago lawyer. tomorrow will
present to the court the petition of George
r. Nichols. for a. writ of habeas corpus.
and will also take an appeal in the case
of James Nicol from adverse decision of
the Federal Court at Chicago. The petit
TONERS are members of the Chicago Board
of Trade and recently were arrested
charged with the violation of that section of
the war revenue act which requires the
seller in every stock exchange transaction
to furnish to the purchaser a written men,
orandum of such sale, and that to such
memorandum shall be attached a revenue
stamp of a specified denomination These
provisions of the act are unconstitutional
1t is argued because it is outside the power
of Congress and exclusively within the
power of the several States to prescribe
whether contracts made within such States
shall be made orally or shall be evidenced
by written memoranda And further, that
the tax is not uniform throughout the
United States, being imposed not upon all
bills, memoranda, agreements or other evil
dences of sales or agreements to sell mer--
chandise or products, but on such only as
relate to such sales when made at an eX-
change or board of trade. 1t is contended
that although the federal government has
the right to levy taxes on existing subjects,
it has no authority to require a citizen to
give a written memorandum although an
oral contract is legaD in order to create a
subject of taxation.
Solicitor General Richards. and Assistant
Attorney General Boyd probably will repre-
sent the government in these cases and Mr..
Robbins and John G.. Carlisle the petit
TONERS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
LAFAYETTE's LAND GRANTS.
How the French Patriot Was Reward
ed by an American Congress-.

How the French Patriot Was Reward
ed by an American Congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-Apropos of the
Lafayette monument and discussion, the
Interior Department is receiving numerous
communications asking information about
lands, moneys, etc, given Lafayette in tes-
timenial of his service in the revolution.
Commissioner Hermann, of the General
Land Office, discussing the queries coming
in from newspaper men, historians and 9TH
ers as to the location of the lands voted
Lafayette, made the following statement to-
day. reviewing all the governments land
transactions with Lafayette:
Congress, on March Is. 1903. authorized
to Major General Lafayette for II, $50 acres
(one-haf of a township of land), and on
March q, 1904. General Lafayette was au-
.thoI1zed and empowered to locate the war
rants in the Territory OF Orleans, now the
State of Louisiana. The locations were sub
sequently made on the west bank of the
Coupee. Patents thereon were issued in
January and April 1910, and in March, 1913.
quested President Monroe to invite Lafay-
cite to visit this country. The invitation
was accepted and while here Congress
of land, to be located under the authority
OF the President, on any of the unappro-
priated lands of the United States This
township of land, as located, is in Leon
county in what was then known as West
Florida, being Township l, north of range
l, east, containing 23.02S50 acres, and pat
ented July 4, 1926, the forty-ninth ami
versary of the Declaration Of Independence
This patent was delivered to General La
fayette in person by the then commissioner
of the Land Office, Mr.. George Graham.
The city of Tallahassee is located on a
part of this township
Commissioner Hermann also called atten-
ton to the fact, not generally known that
there is on file in the General Land Office
an original deed executed jointly by, Cen
before United States Consul Isaac Cox Bar
net, at Paris, Oct. 90 1923, transferring a
grant. The signature of the general to
this patent is simply Lafayette" written
as one word and with small f." which
would seem to settle the discussed question
as to whether the name should be written
as two words and with a capital IF" or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
WAR GOVERNOR HONORED.
Bronze Statue of Austin Blair I'm.
yelled at Lansing, Mich.

LANSING, Mich, Oct. IL. - Over 10000
people to-day witnessed the unwilling of a
bronze statue of Austin Blair, erected on the
Statehouse grounds. in front of the main
entrance to the Capitol, to commemorate
the life, deeds and character of Mchigan's
great war Governor. A feature of the oc-
casion was the presence of Major General
Shafter, who received a great informal re-
ception before the exercises of the day be-
gan. The parade was reviewed by Cover
nor Pingree, General Shafter Department
Commander Patrick of the G. A. r. MEM
bers of Congress and of the Legislature,
and other distinguished guests. The statue
was presented to the State by Gen. W. II.
Wilmington, of Jackson, Governor Blair s
home. 1t was formally accepted by Cover
nor Pingree. The Grafton of the day was
delivered by ex-United States Senator John
Patton. jr., Of Grand Rapids. The statue
is eight and half feet high above the
PEDESTAL. 1t weighs nearly a ton and a
half and when mounted on it's pedestal is
eighteen feet in height.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
when Autumn Pas.eth by.

Where purple elderberries vie
With sumachs crimson stain,
flood OF mellow minstrelsy
O'erfiows the winding lane.
A myriad insect voices flute
And rival threats reply.
No tree. no tuft of grass rs mute
When Autumn passeth by.
A perfume rare Of rirening leaves
On zephyr pniOns floats.
And oft the scent of browning sheaveS
Blends with the cricket notes:
Each hanging bough a censor swings
Beneath the dreamy sky
And at her feet rich fragrance filings.
When Autumn passeth By.
The spiders third their gossamer
With Jewels for her head
The thisties strew their down for her
That softly she may tread:
The brooklet stills its summer glee
Whenever her feet draw nigh.
And gently drones the yellow bee
When Autumn passeth by.
Strange sorceries the spirit bind.
And work a haunting spell:
Weird voices echo on the wind.
And whisper beauty's knell.
At eventide a lonely star
Comes forth TO mourn on high,
And sheds its quivering light afar.
When Autumn passeth by.
The sweetest song that ever flows
Hath sorrow In it's strain:
The keenest joy that mortal knows
Is always half pain.
So life and death combine their art
To charm the ear and eye.
And lovely pathcs wins the heart.
When Autumn passeth by.
Samuel Minturn Peel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13

K is not easy to see what good purpose
has been served by the naval investigation
to apportion the honors for the destruction
OF Admiral Cervera's fleet The report of
the board confirms what everybody knew,
namely. that although Admiral SIMPSONS
flagship was not in the fight the victory was
won under his general orders and plans.
and that he is as much entitled to the
credit of it as If he had been on the spot to
make his orders effective. On the other
hand. the ships all did their duty as well
as If the admiral had been there. and in
this sense it was "a captains fight" There
IS glory enough to go around, so let us have
peace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
Fastest Boats in the world.

WASHINGTON. Oct 12-Consul Metcalf,
at NewcastIe-on-Tyne sends the State De-
partment a report that the builders of the
wonderful turbine-propelled boat Turbina
which created such a sensation at the
British naval review by her extraordinary
speed have begun the construction for a
foreign government of two boats of the
same style bout two hundred feet long and
with 10000 horse power They are guaran-
teed to make at least thirty-five knots per
hour but they are twice the length six
times the weight and five times the power
of the Turbina, the consul says. 1t will be
interesting to sec how far they will exceed
her performance of thirty-five knots.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13

The mastering out of the regiments should
proceed promptly. By this it is meant
that after months furlough the pa
pers should be in readiness, so that. with
the physical examinations made, three or
four days should suffice for the muster out
of a regiment. This is specially important
because If the mastering out is not prompt
three regiments will be here at the same
time. For so many men there are not such
accommodations as soldiers think they
should have. The result will be complaint.
and the President or secretary of war will
be assailed because officers have not made
provision for the comfort of their men. This
should be avoided, and the mastering Off
GERS can avoid it if they will push matters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13

The New York regiment which is in a
state of Generalization. if not open mutiny,
at Lexington is one of the tough regiments
OF New York city. known at Camp Thomas
as the Bowery regiment They are men
whom ii is difficult to manage at any time,
and in battle toughs are unreliable. since
il is true that the better the man the bet
Ter the soldier. The regiment which has dis
graced New York has been emboldened to
acts of lawIessness by the influence of such
papers as the New York World. Those who
have read it and no other paper would be
led to believe that the country is indignant
over the treatment of soldiers. and that all
should be mustered out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13

When it was a question of what official
or clerks obtained few hundred dollars
for making copies of plats, a column could
he spared by the Taggart evening organ,
but when figures were given. taken from
the records which indicate that the mayor
Controller Johnson and the Board of Pub
lie Works paid 100000 for lands for park
which could not have been sold for 100000
at private sale, the zeal of the reformer
ceases i'll silence. When it is a question
about the number of tax receipts which
constitute a quire.. or of failure to pay into
the treasury few thousand dollars of fees
soon as due, editorials are devoted to
criticism and condemnation after the mon
ey has been paid over but when it comes
to wasting $4,000 or 100000 of money in the
purchase of lands for the city, which could
have been had at their value by following
the provisions of the law, no word of ex-
postulation or denunciation is to be found
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
LAND COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Disastrous Effects of Forest Fires
Pointed Out by MIR. Hermann.


WASHINGTON, Oct, 1.-THE annual re-
port of Commissioner Hermann of the
General Land Office, estimates that over
eleven billions of feet of public timber have
been destroyed by fire in the past thirty
five years. representing in value many
millions of dollars. The report says forest
fires form the main subject for the atten-
ton of the Land Office now, threatening,
as they do, not only the growing forests,
but the forest lands. whose productiveness
it retarGs indefinitely. 1.-The direct effect
on the flowing streams and dependent ag-
ricultural possibilities, the report contin-
ues. ''also must be considered. Moreover,
the loss has been whole. without compen-
sation, for none of the timber has gone to
develop the country and no local interests
have been benefited as largely as in cases
of forest cutting. Many of our Western
forests are reported to be peculiarly liable
to fires. the inf1amma BILE character of the
highly resnoEs trees in certain portions
of the West and the hot dry climate of
those regions combining to make fires fre-
quent and destructive. Under these condi-
tons the magnitude of the task of protect
sweep them is apparent. The matter is
clearly one demanding, from an economic
standpoint, measures proportionate TO the
issues involved
Sheep grazing is another difficulty in adj
ministering some of the preserves, and spe-
cial efforts have been directed toward find
ing ...e particular regions in which condi-
tons demand the exclusion of sheep and to
determine the nature of the restrictions
regulating sheep grazing in other regions.
Public opinion is reported to have under
gone recently material change in favor
of reservations. Sales of timber is sub
iect now receiving special attention. with a
view to inaugurating a national system of
timber cutting which will supply local de-
mands for forest productions. at the same
time yielding a fair money return to the
government. During the year $50 cases of
trespasses on public lands were reported
involving public timber and its products
to the value of 1925 1872. recoverable to the
government. The want of proper legisla-
ton and the lack of a sufficient force of
special agents has caused serious difficulties
in preventing timber depredations.
Discussing land laws in Alaska. the COM
missioner says If 1T shall hereafter be devel-
oped that there are large areas of arabic
land, amounting to a on~iderable number
system of Independent base and meridian
lines there. as practiced in other districts
where it is impracticable ~ extend the ex
terror lines over inaccessible portions of the
country.
Recommendations made in the report are
mainly for the compulsory attendance
of witnesses at contested land case
legislation for disposing of coal lands
in forest reservations; repeal of the timber
laws Of June 3, 1878, and Aug. 4. 1892;
withdrawal Of lands chiefly valuable for
timber for forest reservation; a general law
to protect and use timber on unreserved
lands; to increase the force of'special agents
to protect pubic timber
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NO GOLD In SALT WATER.
Jernegan Process Tested by DeIuded
Stockholders and Found Worthless.

PORTLAND. Me-. Oct. 12.-The end of the
gold-from- saltwater scheme, with which
the Rev. p. F. Jernegan was concerned. at
Lubec would appear to have been reached,
a careful and thorough test of the alleged
process having failed completely to show
the slightest result. This test was made by
Probyn Peacock Of Philadelphia who rep
resented the stockholders. and N. j. Gardi-
ner, who went with him at his request.
They have returned and report their fall
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Not Subject to the stamp Tax.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 12--The commits
sioner of internal revenue has rendered a
decision on the question of the taxability
of mercantile letters of credit. The COM
missioner holds that these letters are not
bills of exchange, as there is no actual
draft or order upon any person for the pay
ment of money, but rather a conditional
authorization and agreement to be fulfilled
upon the performance of certain specified
conditions which may not occur, such as
the shipment of merchandise and therefore
are not subject to taxation.
In another case the commissioner holds
that checks drawn in a foreign country on
a foreign bank but collected through banks
of this country are not subject to stamp tax.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 12.-Benj. j.
Haywood. former state treasurer to-day
waived a hearing on the charge Of conspir-
acy with United States Senator NJ. S. Quay,
Richard r. Quay and Charles IL. Mckee,
of Pittsburg, of misuse of the funds OF the
State on deposit I'm the Peoples Bank, of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Haywood gave bail in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at the
November term of court
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should be mustered out.

Colonel Bryans letter to Coin Harvey
pIedging a monthly contribution to the 10
toll cause from now until October. 1900.
disappearing 'Since our ight.' he says,
lis in the interest of the plain people, to
use Lincoln's phrase. or the common peo-
pie. to borrow a Bible term, we must APP
peal to them for the means of carrying on
the contest" None but a cunning dema-
gogue with infinite audacity would try to
make Abraham Lincoln and the Bible serve
the cause Of cheap money. The finan-
ciers says this arch fomenier of class
hatred. ~ean contribute large sums to sup
port the gold standard, because the monop-