davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
crowded. General Ludlow. in command Of
the frnnns ON the vessel. wires as follows:


Ship well ventilated. seven large matches,
wind sail in each. twenty-five deck yenti-
lators, always swung to the wind and NUM-
erous side ports. Everything wide open
during the voyage. Men in hammocks not
overcrowded. Sick in cots in hospital, stern
of ship. Strict police and sanitation. Six
teen hundred on board. four hundred on
sick report; expected to lose thirty or more;
lost ten. Men began improving at once with
hope of rescue. open air and assiduity Of
surgeons. and arrived in better condition
than when embarked.
These statements by Generals Shafter and
Ludlow make it clear that the ship was
not overcrowded, that the discomfort en-
board was as little as could be expected
among a large body of sick men, and that
the number of deaths on the voyage was
only one-third as many as the commanding
officer anticipated. The sensational accounts
in the New York papers were concocted for
scare purposes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

on the day or week of its publication is
worth but little. but when it is the only
copy in existence. as may be the case later
when it is bound with others in a volume.
it's value is great The man who slips out
his pocket knife and cuts the article he
wants from one of these files is a thief and
a wretch. and if the owners of the prop
erty could have their way his punishment
would be of sort so severe that others of
his kind would be forever deferred from
following his example.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
He avoided All ship. at Sea.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-The American ship
McLaurir arrived here to-day from Singa-
pore. Captain Oaks, aer commander. says
that he learned OF the commencement of
hostilities between Spain and the United
States when Re was off AMER and thereafter
a bright lookout was kept for Spanish priv
ateers and all vessels at sea were avoided
Arriving off st. Helena the McLaurin put
in to the island for water and to pick up in
formation about the war, but the latest
news was month old. Captain Oaks kept
the ship out of the usual course to avoid
capture. thus delaying her arrival several
DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
Eight People Hurled from the Roof
of a Building and Injured.

CARTERSvILLE. ILL.,. Aug. 22.-Fire this
morning caused a loss estimated al $56O3o.
and resulted in a number of accidents. The
most seriously injured are: Frank c.
Bevard, VIM. Fl. Thompson. Arch Adams.
Bess Evaland, Dick Kelly, William King
cry. sr.. probably fatally, John Richardson.
probably fatally. and w. b. Keith. These
eight persons were standing on the roof of
a building when an explosion took place.
into the air, but dropping back again on
the joists intact, injuring all. Many new
every business house on both sides of the
principal street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

1t is not likely the United States govern
ment will hold any communication with the
Vatican relative to the policy of the Cath
Ollie Church in Cuba and Porto Rico further
than to inform the authorities of the Vati-
can that the United States has nothing TO
do with any church establishment in any
part of its dominion. All it asks of church
people, as of nonchurch people, is to re-
spect the Constitution and obey the laws.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

The police did well in ordering all We
hieles off of Circle street and its approaches
last night Before the officers made their
appearance the thoroughfare was crowded
with horses. carriages, bicycles, baby
wagons and people on foot, and should one
horse have become frightened or unman-
ageable, thing likely to have occurred at
any moment, the consequences would have
been frightful. The same rule should be
enforced during the rest of the week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
OBITUARY..
Prince Paul Esterhaxy, the Richest
Sportsman in Hungary.

VIENNA, Aug. 22.-The death is an
nounced of Prince Paul Esterhazy, one of
the richest sportsmen in Hungary.
Prince Paul Esterhazy of Galantha. Count
of Edelstettin and Farchtenstring, was born
March q, 1S43, and was at the time OF his
death the head of one of the most illus
trious houses of Europe. He was very
wealthy. and 1t was asserted about a year
ago that he had married Mrs. Lily Langtry,
who had a short time before obtained di-
vorce from her husband in California
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
The Proposed "American Boy"

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The mayor to-day
appointed Randolph Guggenhcimer presi.
dent of the Council, Elbridge L. Gerry ana
Charles T. Barney a committee to receive
funds for the proposed war ship American
Boy, in which II. Rankin Goode and Harry
]. Price. of Cincinnati, are interesting
the school children of the country. II =
the purpose of the boys to collect S5.000UO
from the school children TO build battle
ship to take the place of the Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

ATLANTA. Ga, Aug. 22.-Thomas ].
Prince. Troop C, Sixth Cavalry; Robert NJ
Bagley. Troop ID, Fifth Cavalry Gilbert
Bacon, Second Michigan Volunteers. and
Frank Mellor. died in the hospital at Fort
Mcpherson to-day of typhoid fever Mellor
was general prisoner undergoing sentence
of six months and his identity in the army
has been lost. The body OF Amer towers,
terday, was sent to Troy, n. T., to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

The Illuminated monument was a beauti-
full sight last night, but the effect would be
enhanced by turning off the arc lights on
the posts at the four corners. The man
ayers should try the experiment this even
irncr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Aug %. = Allan
Underwood. local centurion of the Century
Road Club Of America. broke the state
and Sunday and established tnree-hun-
dred-mile record. The former record was
held by A. A. Hansen at Is hours 8 minutes,
and this was lowered to is hours and So
minutes The three hundred miles were
made In 50 hours and 20 minutes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
Hobson WIN Return to santiago.

NEW YORK, Aug 22.-Lieutenant Hobson
will leave this city tomorrow on the Segur-
anca fer Santiago. where he will superlh-
tend the raising of the Spanish war ships
To-day Hobson made final arrangements
with the makers of the air bags, which VII,
be sent TO him by instalIments. There VII,
he nearly two hundred of them. which VIII
have a lifting capacity of from Leo TO Low
tons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

WASHINGTON. Aug. p. = The surgeon
generals Office has had the water at Mon
tauk analyzed with the following result:
"A sample of Montauk water. less than
a pint, which came down yesterday after
noon. gave the following figures: Chlorine,
2.2: nitrites, none: nitrates. note xcess ~,
oxygen used not determined (not enough
water: total solids, s. 1t could not be much
better than this"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
Wheelmen Must Pay Tax.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has held that
certificates of membership in wheelIden's
protective associations are required 20 have
affixed to them revenue stamps at the rate
of " cent on each dollar or fraction there
of of premium paid. The document IS held
to be a guarantee against los by theft ana
not certificate in the usual meaning OF
the word.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
Allotment of bonds.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Up to last Sat-
urday night the number of subscribers TO
whom allotments of the new bonds had been
sent was 106,5SS, representing $50,204,340 in
bonds. The work thus far has been on bonds
of $500 and under and of these about one
half have been delivered. Beginning to-mor-
row large shipments of 81 coo bonds will be
made in connection with those of the lower
denominations and it is expected that the
entire issue of $200,OO0000 will have been de-
livered early in October.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

One of the first alterations in the endur-
ing of hot weather is the thought that it
will soon pass away-Harper's Bazaar.
oh, is it? May be SO, but when the hot
weather has lasted from May until the last
of August and the mercury is billed to
dance around the top of the tube until aft
er state fair, three weeks away, that
thought grows trif1e too attenuated to be
soothing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
star Route Mail Contracts.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The Postofhce
Department has advertised for steamboat
and star route Contracts in the following
States: Ohio, Indiana, illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri
The contracts will run fer four years from
July 1, 1885, The routes 10 be provided tor
number $500, and the ootal paymen. itr
this service each will approximate $lOU,WO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
ALMOST A CENTENARlAN.
John 1. Blair Celebrates His Ninety
Sixth Birthday.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-John I. Blair, the
banker and philanthropist, to-day ceIe-
brated his ninety-sixth birthday at his
home in Blairstown. N. j. He founded the
town, and nearly all the residents in it de-
pend for a livelihood on the Industries he
started Mr.. Blair spent the day quietly.
as he is not able TO 60 out of doors much
His employees called on him this morning.
and he greeted them in the library of his
house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

The story goes that when the Charleston
left the Ladrones after taking the Spanish
garrison prisoners and raising the Ameri-
can flag she accidentally left behind a
SpaNiard. and that few weeks later,
when the Monadnock arrived it found he
had declared himself dictator and had been
running things. He had the true Latin race
Ainstinct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

1t is said that over a thousand applica-
tions for positions in the colonial postal
service have reached the Postofice Depart
ment. OF course the applicants are all pre-
pared to stand an examination in the Span
ish, Chinese and Japanese languages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

The cause of the explosion is not known
and probably will not be- The building i,
which the explosion occurred was IRE
largest Of several in use. 1t caught fire
immediatalysafter the explosion and burned
to the ground The Joss Will be only ab9af
5000 mainly on the building and machinery
as but little powder was on hand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

1t is said the real reason why the Pres
in New York was that he did not wish any
part of the public attention and honor to be
diverted from the naval heroes to the chief
executive OF the Nation. That was thought
full and generous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Newspaper writers are speaking of our
newly acquired possessions as colonies"
Why should we change our nomenclature
merely because the new possessions are
islands? The government, say of Porto Rico,
win be territorial. no doubt; then why not
speak of the island as a territory?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Admiral Dewey's summer sojourn at Ma
Mia has prevented him from seeing a vast
number of complimentary things that have
been printed about him in this country. But,
then, the country is the gamer by his abb
sence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Ex-Chicagoan: No, Mrs. Curzon, nee
Letter, will not be viceroyess when her
husband takes the Office of viceroy of India,
but vicereine. The title is as proud as that
of the farmers friend" borne by her
brother Joe last wear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

President Mckinley has promised the
managers of the Omaha exposition to at
tend during the peace jubilee, in the first
week of October With proper effort he
could probably be induced to attend a peace
celebration III this city on his return trip.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Since Judge Grosscups eloquent address
at the recent Saratoga conference he is
mentioned as a suitable person for one of
the peace commissioners. He is certainly
a full-fedged American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

MOUNT PLEASANT Ia. Aug. Mrs.
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, Robert Lincoln
ing to Milwaukee last fall. where she Vas
married u Warren W. Bsckwtsn. toby
gave birth here to nine-pouna daushteI.
on a f1frlOugh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Aug. 2.-At s
O'Clock this morning an explosion occurred
Company at Ooltewah. Tenn. eighteen miles
above Chattanooga. killing two men and
inJuring slightly a number of others The
,men killed were: Lucian b. Baken and
Harlem Medske. both white men OF family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Indianians would like to show the great
soldiers monument to their visitors I'M
marred by scaffolding and unfinished stone
work. but can only offer the assurance that
the next time ,hey hold their convention
here the structure will be complete AT
least. they hope this will be the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Although it's decorations are comparative
ly simple the Marion, Club is close rival
Of the soldiers monument in the gorgeous
ness of it's display The possibilities of cleo
tricity and bunting are apparently unlim-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Asg. = IN the
United states District Corrg fo-day Wnham
I. and Arthur S. Dumont. grain dealers OF
Decatur, filed petitionsth bankruptcy Insy
placed their liabilities at $sl.009 with no as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
Regulations for Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. &c. acquisitions for
pensions have been approved as follows;
Washington 81 $50 coo; San Francisco, SIS 0oJ;
Colurnt us, o., 50, $50 go; Boston. st,S5ueo0:
Augusta, Me-. $4,000; Detroit $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
The Cheerful Idiot.

sThese traducers of the navy" = said the
elderly boarder.
Are not the Cheerful idiot suggested
with indecent haste, 'tray-deuce high now"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

as he what you would call deep think
er?''
well, some of his thoughts do seem to
run pretty low down."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

( BOSTON. Aug. y. -Stockholders OF sno
yrirernen's Insurance Company. az inset
Ing to-day. ratified the action taken ~ va
kboard OF directors July % e reinsgre rasa =
II ina Hartford Fire Insurance [oml"As
ana wind up the affairs Of the company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

1t Is now understood that General Lees
corps is to go to Cuba, and he is reported
as saying that it will probably remain at
Jacksonville until about Oct /.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Loyal Westerners are willing to suffer to
reasonable degree for the sake of the
corn crop, but the burden may become too
heavy. Hasn't the corn Lad all the heat
it really needs this season!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
InnnOYahle.

proud woman can not move you?"
pleaded the plebeian.
NO." said she, coldly you have not a
Van to your name"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-The Olivette.
hospital ship. which has just arrived at
Montauk Point with two hundred sick on
board. has been ordersd TO proceed 70 Bos-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

ton The sick soldiers will be taken to hos
pitfalls in Boston, which have volunteered
to Surgeon General Sternberg to take care
of them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Fortune

''They say that Fortune knocks at least
once at every mans door,"
II think she came to mine with a ham
mer.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CIIIcAGo-Paimer House. p. o. News Co., 217
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel.
CINcINNATI-J. r. HawIey & Co.. 154 Vine
street..
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
of Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. D. C.-Rggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23

Cuba and Porto Rico she will kindly leave
the soil behind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
A TOTAL OF S893,231,615
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF APPRO.
PRIATIONS BY CONGRESS-.
1861 ,S59.927. of the Total Amount
Are to Meet War Expenses-PrOg-
ress in Alloting Bonds.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-The volume Of
appropriations, new officers. etc, required
by law to be prepared at the end of each
session of Congress under the direction of
the committees on appropriations of the
Senate and House. of Representatives has
just been completed for the second session
of the Fffty-tifth Congress by Mr.. T. P.
Cleaves and Mr.. j. c. Courts. chief clerks,
respectively, of the Senate and House COM
mittees. summary of the appropriations
shows the grand total to be $SeS, 2S1, 6lS. The
oil b.rh foll
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-05
Endurance of unr.rs.

The Nedette, the regimental journal
OF the Twenty-tirst Lancers, gives an
interesting account of a march carried
ont between Cairo aud the Bitter Lakes
and back-20J miles in five DAYS. This
was done TO test the relative merits of
the three classes of horses in use in
the regiment, namely, Arabs, Walers
drought from India by the Seventh
Dragon Guardsl, and Hungarian re-
mounts lately supplied to the regiment.
The Arabs were six TO ten years old,
the Walers fourteen years and upwards
and the Hungarians four to five years
old, rather young for such trial. :"
The verdict was that, even allowing
for age. the Hungarian horses were
decidedly, inferior i'll breeding and
stamina; and the Walers, though in
more temperate climate they might be
superior to the Arabs, under the pre-
vailing conditions of service in Egypt,
with short rations aud plenty of sand,
long periods without water, aud tho
temperature at 1870 degrees in tho
shade, were decidedly inferior to the
Arab, which, in a desert march, showed
itself well able to carry the British
soldier, with his impediments. As
the weight carried was an average of
nearly sixteen stone, the marches were
decidedly good. namely, thirty-fi
fifty, thirty, tifty-eight and thirty-two
miles per day. One Arab, three Wal
ers and eleven Hungarians were ''laid
up in the sick lines" after the trial.
London Sketch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-05
Power Renuired ON Grades.

American highways have often close
ly followed the old Roman model. and
run straight ahead regardless of OBJ
stacles. 1t seems not to have occurred
to our road-builders that less power
is expended in going three miles
around hill than one mile up it. or
that it is easier to cut down hill once
than for all travellers to climb it thou
sands of times, or that no heavier load
can be hauled than can be drawn up
the steepest part. To attain higher
levels the preoipitous sides of hills
have been scaled. requiring extreme
grades, when such could have been
avoided, and more circuitous courses.
not materially longer, would have ar
rived at the same spot with less ex-
penditure of energy. Mountain roads
can be kept in order only with extreme
difficulty. The work on them. the
time and unnecessary energy wasted
IN surrounding them, and the half
loads that only can be hauled on them
are sources of great and constant loss.
In foreign countries every effort is
made to keep grades down to four per
cent, that is, rise of four feet in
every hundred, as this has been shown
by experience to be the maximum on
which loads can be advantageously
hauled, and even it necessitates the
expenditure of as much energy in one
mile as in travelling three on a level.
so that but one-third as heavy II load
can be drawn. AS the grade increases
above this percentage the labor in
volved becomes so excessive that n
maximum of ten feet rise i'll hundred
Is used abroad for mountain roads.
and on this less than oue-half can be
hauled of wha! is possible at four in a
hundred, and but one-sixth rs much
as on the level
So little attention has been paid to
this subject here that rise of ten in
one hundred is often found on main
roads which are constantly used by
heavy traffic, and even twelve and
fifteen i'll hundred are by no means
uncommon. This is wrong. The
courses of old roads could be slightly
altered i'll many cases to their great
advantage, and in other cases new
roads could he laid out These points
ought to be thoroughly looked into be-
fore making hiily roads permanent by
matchmaking them. L. A. w. Bull
letin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-05
Ingenious Boat Captain.

1t was n veSed question in 1890
whether the Pilcomayo river, which
lows for hundreds of miles from tho
Bolivian Andes to tue Paraguay,
night be used as commercial high
way from Bolivia to the ocean. Our
'ountryman, Captain Page, settled
ibis question so conclusively that no
further effort to utilize the Pilcomayo
IS likely to be made; and in this work.
that cost him his life, for he died of
his privations, after being hemmed in
for months by hostile Indians, he de
vised plan for steaming upriver
when the water was SO low that his
vessel was stuck in the mud. He was
determined to go still farther, though
ms little steamer, which drew only
eighteen inches, rested on the river
bottom; so, behind the boat he threw
up an embankment of earth clear
across tho channel, back it with palm
trunks and brushwood, and before
long the water had risen a couple of
,eet, and so little Bolivia was able to
90 on her way four miles before she
stuck again. Then another dam was
Quilt, and this process was repeated
seven times. and with the aid of the
lams the vessel advanced about
;birty-five miles above the highest
point she could reach at the natural
ow-water stage. - Harper's Round
Fable.