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ROUND OVER.
p.t.rs Was Given The Above Verdict In Vance's Court
 This Morning.

? Peters, the mar who was ac- ..sa M of stealing $86 from H. A.
 ]. ss, s.d1lpr. an employe of the shops, Gsaa |'aa who was captured at Camden |paa 1a vas brought back to this city, tlaa saa hearing today in Justice Ils Ersnos,s court. Several witnesses |rsre examined, but the evidence |.ss very weak. Peters was bound |ss, to await the action of the brand jury which convened at 2 P'clock this afternoon.
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WHAT'S THIS?
Three Heavily Armed Spanish Vessels in
 Havana Bay.

KEY WEST June 6-The blockadng fleet reports three heavily armed Spanish gunboats Havana Bay source ports population starying The city under Blanc is getting desperate Reconcentrados forced order to get food The forts won't fire the American vessels
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Mir. Leopold Aschatfenberg, one of 4bp largest planters in Louisiana, aFlth his residence at Henderson, will Arrive in this city tod ay from Hot knrings, where he has been visiting sbr several weeks. While in the. city
 se will be the guest of Mir. NJ. Hanf, and upon his return to his home
 aj be accompanied by Messrs Harry snd Roy Hanf, who will be his guests auring the heated term.
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4 FISHING PARTY.

uessrs Harry B. Rogers, Finn Hutt. Chas, samsteag, J. A. Coles, E B. Mizalle and son left yesterday sor Towasend lake in Chicot county.
 These gentlemen go on a fishing [our throughout the state every Eoar and never fail to return with a Sne string each.
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The Oregon is Said to Have met and Sunk
 the Terror.

WASHINGTON June 6---It is reported here that the
 sh destroyer Terror met and sunk by the U. S. S. Regon
 The destroyer Terror sighted when evidently intending enter the Santiago harbor. All the reported as lost
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SANTIAGO AND SAN JUAN FALL

WASHINGTON, June6The navy officials believe the climax of the will reached this week Santiago Juan expected 0 fall and the invasion of Cuba next.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
Not Confirmed.

E WASHINGTON, June 6, (rI a. m)The navy department
 received confirmation of the report that the Oregon sunk the Froyer Terror
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Thought to be True.

KINGSTON, June 6.---The report of the sinking of the nsh destroyer Terror brought to Port Antonio by Upper sailing vessel may true but has not been confirmed
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solutely no business experience. The Amer
leans rush into enterprises, undertake great
ventures; change their callingS and are the
only people that are successful in doing It,
with this self-confidence he is at home all
over the earth; no emergency or condition
cisturbs him. The American is inquisitive
II was an American who discovered that
Shakespeare was not himself, and another
discovered that he was not Bacon, but Sir
Walter Raleigh. Americans make fortunes
that are impossible for the imagination to
reach. They are inventive One of their
greatest characteristics is their lack Of rev.
erence. The credit of the secret ballot the
lecturer gave TO the Puritans, who brought
1T TO America, but Ii was not until 1872 that
1t was adopted in England. The Constitu-
ton of the United States he declared, could
not have been written by any other nation.
Americans have disregard for the past,
and in this connection he said that Christ
Church would in time be torn down because
the day Will come when there is not venera-
ton enough to keep it. We rear no me-
MORALS to the past and we ridicule hered-
ity. 1t is only in America that woman has
asserted herself, and it was at the women's
congress at the Columbian exposition that
1T was discovered that women engaged in all
callingS except that of submarine diving.
The possibilities in this country are great,
and these possibilities come from the rights,
the franchises and the power of the people.
The American grows strong as he discusses
the issues and faces the world. The various
points of the lecture were illustrated with
short sketches, one being a story of Mark
Twain who, on seeing the signature of
Christopher Columbus, said that there were
thousands of school children in his country
who could write better than that. The
Americans were the only ones who could
see any humor in such a remark, and it is
their lack of veneration which allows them
to see 1t.
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DEATH OF MORRIS BLACK.
He and Miss Sara Layton Walker
Were Married Three Months Ago.


Were Married Three Months Ago.
A telegram yesterday morning announced
the death of Mr.. Morris Black, Of Cleveland,
O.. Mr.. Black was married to Miss Sara
Layton Walker daughter of Colonel and
Mrs. I. N. Walker, of this city, Dec. 16. Mr..
Black was a prominent young lawyer of
Cleveland, and went to Toledo Monday on
business. He was taken Ill with Appendix
citis and sent for his wife, who arrived in
Toledo Wednesday. She had him removed
from the hotel to the hospital, where he
died yesterday morning. Mrs. Walker went
to her daughter Thursday. The remains will
be taken to Cleveland to-day, and Colonel
Walker his daughter, Mrs. William Z.
Sharpe and his son, Mr.. William Layton
Walker left last night for Cleveland, where
the funeral will be held.
Mr. Black was cut off at the outset Of a
very promising political career, having just
emerged a victor from a bitter contest for
denomination for alderman with the MckiS-
son faction of Cleveland. The turn for the
worse, which resulted in his death, was, as
his relatives and friends believe, due to the
fact that he left the sickroom to carry on
his political struggle. An incident that
lends additional sadness to the untimely
death of Mr.. Black is the fact that he and
his wife had recently made arrangements
for a cottage on the lake during the coming
summer
Frederick Ward was a charter member
of George Fl. Chapman Post G.. A. r., and
was it's first commander. This post, in con-
nection with the Knights of Pythias, will
have charge of the funeral, which will oc-
cur Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
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Precinct 7-Jesse Caldwell and T. f. Cur
| ley.
Precinct S-w. H. Morrison and Austin
| 3. Prather
Precinct 9-wm. L. Slough and ]. H.
| Feldman.
Precinct 10-Henry Jackson, James Kyle
and G. w. Harris.
Precinct 11-Albert Leap and ]. NJ. Wall
Ward H.
Precinct LEWIS Ewick and Albert Cofer.
Precinct 2-Robert Simpson and Elwood
Sands.
Precinct a-w. U. Graham and William
Precinct 4-Geo. w. Donovan and Albert
;. Mackey. Contrasting, E. M. Ramsey and
Precinct "a. B. Thornton and chas,
Hickman.
Precinct S-James Cline and Claude Doug
lass.
Precinct 9-John Shea.
Precinct 1O-Gustave Joseph and John T.
Precinct 1-Thomas Ryan and Nick
Brown.
Ward 49,
Precinct &c. E. Kerner and Harry E.
Precinct 2-Henry r. Meyer, N H. Nc
Niese and j. T. Morris.
Hinchman.
Precinct -Charles Martin and Geo. r.
Johnson.
Precinct 5-Daniel o'Brien and Harry
Precinct 6-Earl McCarty. Will McCarty
and r. e. Murphy
Precinct John Kimball and Henry Pc
tersop.
Precinct S-Nick Long and Charles Rich
ter.
Precinct 9-Bert South and Jim Jefferson.
Precinct 10-Aaron Merely and Frank
Berry. Lloyd Taylor and Harry L. Web
Oer c0N'eS' Ward IA
Precinct 2-Harry Etter and G. w. Pres
ton.
Precinct -Joseph Dynes and Geo. w.
Precinct 6-Tom Quill and S. Strong.
Precinct S-Geo. Kline ana Charles G.
Coulon.
Precinct 9-James E. outland and Charles
G. Harris.
Precinct JOG. A. Wurgler.
Precinct 11-George Ray.
Precinct 12-Dr. Edward Hervey and VIM.
Monroe.
Precinct ia M. Ham and Benjamin
Young.
Precinct flames CAIRNS and D. E. Davis.
Precinct lotto Huffman, VIM. p. Hill
mon and Samuel Pugh.
4 Precinct 3-Charles Williams and John
OHare.
Precinct 4-Joseph Foppiano and John
Shirley.
Precinct 5-Thomas R. Lyons and Charles
Precinct 7-wm. H. Belmore and Isaac
Forson. John Sober and John Kelley con-
test.
Precinct s-Henry Overlook.
Precinct 9-Lee Negie and Frank G..
Smith. Robert Kempt and Richard Essick,
contest.
Precinct 11-John Blackwell and William
Morgan.
Precinct I'D. Watts and VIM. Meyer.
West Indianapolis
Precinct 1-Emery Gentry. Charles Mage
sam and l.. A. GlaZier.
Precinct 2-William Wheeler and Walter
Hoss.
Precinct Be. C. Nicholson and S. E. Col
Inns.
Precinct so. r. Williamson and James
Bauer.
Precinct 81. L. Brown and H. A Van
Horn
Center Township, Northeast
Precinct flames Ruark and Chas. John
son.
Precinct 5-Henry Leftwick, Ross Sears
and H. c. Funkhouser.
Precinct 6-David Powell Charles Nye
and j. j. w. Bilingsley.
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NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
THE COMMISSIONERS CONTEMPLATE
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
Plans for New Buildings and Addi-
tiOns to Cost $1O4, OOO-Other
Matters Considered.

The School Board last night inspected the
sketches submitted by the committee on
buildings and grounds of the new buildings
and additions contemplated by the commit
tee. These sketches were prepared by diff
ferent city architects. The improvements
which the board has In mind are to cost
1000, located as follows: A seven-room
building at No. 80. $4,000; an eight-room
building at Madison avenue and Raymond
street, $4,000; a four-room addition at No.
u, $15,0eG; a foIr-room addition at No. %,
iS0oO; six-rocm addition and hall at No.
10, 1000; fcur-room addition at No. "A.
$4,000.
Architects vonnegut & Bohn, Adolph
5cherrer, Max Drach, Louis Gibson
and Dark e. Martindale submitted
sketches. The board adopted the
plans of Architect Scherrer for the
improvements at Nos. 80 and 2s. The
sketches of Vonnegut & Bohn were ac-
cepted for the Raymond-street house. The
building will be known as school No. 55.
The improvements at No. IL win be made
in accordance with the plans Of Architects
Dark & Martindale At No. "a the plans or
Adolph Scherrer will be used. Vonnegut &
Bohn viii prepare the plans and specitca-
lions for the addition at school No. 10. The
bids according to the plans and specihca-
tons which will be furnished by the archi-
tects whose sketches have been accepted.
1t is the intention OF the board to push the
work forward during the summer vacation.
The finance committee thinks the board
can meet the expenses of these improve
ments out OF the May and November INSTALL
ments of taxes. together with the board
notes.
The board concurred in the report of the
committee on buildings and grounds, recon-
manding the purchase of a plot of ground
adjoining the Industrial Training School,
fronting on Madison avenue and Meridian
street The board will buy the property
through Welsch q Ward, real estate deal
eys, giving twenty-year notes. The purchase
price Is 5000.
The committee on teachers and salaries
was granted permission to close the night
schools on March %, If, in the opinion OF
the committee, the attendance does not
Justify keeping the schools open longer than
this date. The committee recommended
that leave OF absence be granted to Super
visor Mary Colgan until her health is so
far restored as TO permit her to resume her
RChoOi duties
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CLEANING UP OLD CANNON.
States Artillery Would Probably Ex-
plOde if Fired.

The old cannon Of the State are being
rescued from the cobwebs and dirt of the
peace era and brought forth into the full
glare of the patriots that feel the war spirit
coursing in their veins. There is something
like dozen in number of these ancient fire.
belchers, and it seems to many an act Of
dissertation to dig them up out of their
grave of thirty years. But then the war
god is in the ascendant, and there is moth
ing so attractive to the people who visit the
Capitol as the sight Of that antique instru-
ment of destruction that guards the east
entrance This gun is an affair of brass,
with carriage and wheels of badly rotted
wood The men and boys stand around it
almost all the day. They pat it's muzzle and
gaze down into the dark cavern that has
not been swabbed this many year.
The adjutant general of the State was in
a medtative mood yesterday as he thought
Of the old cannon. Nothing whatever
said he, could induce me to fire that gun
or any other gun the State has Their days
of usefulness have departed. They are the
relics OF the civil war. and they should be
allowed to rest in peace. Like some of the
old soldiers, they can no longer stand the
stress of action
What would they do if touched orr"
They would go TO pieces-collapse utter
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ly-perhaps kill the people that touched
them off instead of doing damage to the

ly-perhaps kin the. people that touched
them OF instead of doing damage TO the
enemy"
Has the State any good cannon
Not one. There are two iron ones buried
somewhere beneath the StatehouSe, ana
also a brass one. The one at the entrance
is brass, while the three batteries of the
militia, A, e and C. have each two steel
guns, but the carriages of these latter DIS
qualify them from action We nave tried
TO get some modern cannon from the gov
eminent, but have been refused.
But whether they are worth the trouble
or not the old guns are being FURNISHED up
and made presentable. The quartermaster
general says, however, that because the ar
tilery and rifles of the State are being
cleaned is no evidence that preparations for
war are being made. As matter of fact,
the State officers began to clean up before
the war agitation began and are now nearly
through with the undertaking. The base
ment of the Statehouse is used as an ar
mory and repair shop and while the scene
of activity to be witnessed there is sugges-
tive of war, yet it is not to be construed as
having been occasoned by the supposed
proximity Of trouble. Still. in case war does
come it will have been well that the over
hauling had already been done.
War is an awful thing" said General
Gore yesterday, "and 1t is to be greatly
hoped that it will not come. 1t is justifiable
only as last resort"
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Death Of william f. Tucker.

Mr.. William F. Tucker. eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. S. Tucker, of this city, died
yesterday at San Antonio. Tex. Mr. Tucker
was taken i'll about two years ago with con-
sumption. He sought relief in Texas the
first winter and last sumner he spent in
the pine woods of Maine He was at home
for a few weeks in the fall and then went
to Texas again in the hope of regaining his
health. He grew weaker and weaker, and
two weeks ago sent for his mother, who
went to him at once, desiring to bring him
home if it were possible. She found him I'M
able to travel and remaired with him. Mrs.
Tucker will leave San Antonio to-day and
Mr. William S. Fish will go to st. Louis to
meet her. A few years ago Mr.. Tucker was
a robust young man, the picture of health
and was favorite among young people.
He was musical and once composed num-
Der of pieces. He was recovering from the
grip when he went to Chicago to take a
business position The winds of Chicago
were too severe for his weakened constitu-
ton, and the disease was the result. The
funeral will be held in this city.
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THE TYPICAL AMERICAN.
Rev. Charles n. Sims's Lecture at His
Church.

Rev Charles N. Sims delivered lecture
on 1.-The Typical American; How He
Grew" before a large audience at Meridian
street Church last evening, under the aus
pices OF the Y. p s. C. Z. of the church.
After an organ overture by Mr. Kappes Mr.
Sims was introduced by Mr.. Beverage. Mr..
Sims said that the Americans possessed
peculiar characteristics which differentiated
them from people of other nationalities.
The physical differences are as positive as
the mental. Mr.. Sims gave a number of
stories to illustrate the types. The most
pronounced characteristic of the American
is his self-reliance, for he will engage in
practices without any preparation go into
business with no experience, and. to Illus
trs> te form. in his own church, he said. a
man might be called to take charge of the
business OF the book concern who had abb
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Incorporations.

The Hildebrand Hardware Company of
indianapolis. with capital stock of $4,000,
was Incorporated yesterday. Directors,
Philip NJ. HildebraG-d, Pearl A Havelick,
Granville M. Ballard and John C. Wright.
The Safety Savings. Loan and Invest
ment Company of Indianapolis with cap
ltal of $4,000, was Incorporated Board OF
directors, John w. Coons. A. +. Johnson.
Samuel Heath, James II. Satcamp, George
Il. Hanna, Lewis C.. Walter and Sanford
II. Cooils, secretary.
The Home Building and Loan Association
OF Franklin was Incorporated with a capt.
tai stock OF sz5O,00a. Directors. j. w. Wood,
David rlorsyth. George w. Clemmer,
Charles A. Overstrees. Strother Herod. w.
r. Copper S. w. Hunter, John Olrogge,
Lloyd Adams and w. L. Deepree.
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LETTER CARRIER KILLED
FREDERICK WARD STRUCK BY
TROLLEY CAR ON S. MERIDIAN ST.
He Had Been in the Mail Service
Nearly a<Quarter of a
Century.

Frederick Ward letter carrier we'll and
favoraby known throughout the city, was
killed yesterday morning by being struck
by trolley car. The accident occurred
on South Meridian street, near Raymond,
about two blocks south of the Belt road.
Ward has a mail district covering the ex
IRENE south part of the city. 1t is a large
district in which the houses are scattered,
and he used a horse and buggy in his
work. The horse is trained to travel along
the street while he may be delivering mail
at points along the line. Yesterday morn
ing at about 9 o'clock his horse was walk
ing south along Meridian street. A car came
UP from the south and Mr.. Ward evidently
thought the horse was drawing the buggy
too close to the track, for he went out
to it and tried to pull it further toward
the curb. He must have miscalculated the
speed of the car, for he was struck before
he could get off the track. The car struck
him in the forehead and threw him over
against the wheels of his buggy and then
to the pavement.
Ward was picked up unconscious and
taken on the car as far as DR.. Horne's
Office, where he was given some attention
and sent to his home, 406 Sanders street.
He never regained consciousness and died
at noon. He suffered a fracture of the
skull and concusSion of the brain. There
were two bruises, one on the forehead,
made by the car, and one on the back of
the head resulting from the contact with
the brick pavement. II was the former
which produced death.
Ward was fifty-two years old and a vet
eran of the civil war. He had been in the
government service as letter carrier TWEEN
ty-two years, having been appointed during
the administration of Col w. r. Hollo-
way as postmaster. He was considered one
of the most faithful and efficient men con-
nected WITH the Indlanapons once POST
ment will be felt
Mr.. Ward was prominent in the knights
of Pythias fraternity. He was a member
of Olive Branch Lodge, No. @ and was cap
tain of Olive Branch Company, No. 4S, Uni
formed Rank He was married, but had
No children
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Rev. Thomas ]. Villers. late pastor of the
First Baptist Church, of Syracuse, N. T.,
will arrive in this city at noon to-day, and
will assume the pastorate of the First
Baptist Church tomorrow, preaching
morning and evening" and at the even
ing service will baprize several candidates.
Mr.. Villers has just closed very success
full work in Syracuse, preaching last Sun
day TO congregations that packed his
church to its utmost capacity.
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The Trustees Consult Lawyers

A portion of the committee of ten Sc
lected by the January meeting Of town.
ship trustees to defend the suit brought in
Whitley county to test the validity OF the
law extending the terms of the trustees to
the year 1900 met yesterday with number
of lawyers in the city and made arrange
ments to contest the case in Il vigorous
manner. A half dozen well-known lawyers
will probably be retained by the trustees.
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Political Notes.

Edgar A. Brown is out of the Democratic
race for the Circuit Court judgeship.
Michael H. Cain was sprung yesterday
as a candidate for the Democratic chair
manship.
DR.. David T. Trenary will be a candidate
for coroner before the Republican county
convention.
The delegates from the Third ward will
meet at o'clock this morning in the office
of Benedict & Benedict. in the Lombard
building.
There will be meeting of the Repub-
lican Club, of Haughville, at the reading
room, next Thursday, at 1880 p. M. to form
a permanent Republican club. All Repub-
licans of the Fifth ward and in Wayne
township are invited.
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Jules Wachsmann, of this city, has pat
ented an improveE mt on violins, which
consists of placing within the body of the
instrument longitudinal bar, providing
resonant connection between the longitud-
inal bar and the vertical post. The post is
supplied with wooden wing. The principal
objects of this invention are to produce
more powerful and brilliant effects by an
equal distribution of vibration throughout
the instrument.
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NOTICE.

Society K. of P:
The members of Olive Branch Lodge, No.
2, K. of p, will meet in Castle Hall on Sun
day. March 20, at o'clock sharp to attend
the funeral of Brother Captain Fred Ward.
Bring gloves and jewels.
Members Of sister lodges are invited to
join us in performing these, the last sad
rites. H. NJ. SCHUBERT, G. C.
Attest: e. F. HARRIS. K. of r. and s.
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Mrs. Cora O. Pennington Dead.

Mrs Cora o. Pennington, wife of DR.. J.
w. Pennington, died early yesterday MORN
ing of tuberculosis pulmonaris. She. was
twenty-five years old and had been Ill for
several months. The funeral will be held
Sunday morning from the family residence,
2720 North CapiIol avenue.
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summer outing will do well to cali on Profs
George W. Benton and J. H. Woodruff, who
will personally conduct an excursion tC
Washington, ID. c., and other points Eas
via Big -Four and c. & o. routes.
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The Citizens COOPERATIVE TeIeph,
COmpany

See their automatic telephone system on
exhibition at the New Denson Hotel The
operative Telephone Company of Indianap-
oils, Ind, the latest, cheapest and best.
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Death of l.. l.. syfers.

L. L. Syfers, father of r. K. Syfers,
died early this morning at the home of his
son. $40 North Capitol avenue. He was
eighty-three years old. The burial will be
at jamestown. Q.
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Iron and Wire Fence.

Is on tap to-day everywhere. Better than
ever. Bottled by the Home Brewing Com
pany for family use. Telephone 1850.
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There are many persons who like to see fine
funeral furnishings In order that the people OF
indianapolis may see what is fine casket, the
National Casket Company have sent to Flanner
a. Buchanan three of the finest caskets made.
Such caskets have never been seen in this city;
none ever used for public mer who have passed
away here would compare to these. One Is solid
mahogany, carved, copper-lined beveled glass.
The other two state caskets; cedar, carved
and covered with the finest imported broadcloth,
one draped, the other plain. Any one desiring to
see these caskets can call at FLANNER & BU-
CHANAN'S, 800 North Illinois street.