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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-08
SPANISH REINFORCEMENTs.
Troops from the Peninsula En- Route
to IIOiIO to Fight FiIiDinOs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Admiral Dewey
has cabled the Navy Department that he
has been advised that number of Spanish
troops have arrived at Singapore bound for
the Philippines to reinforce the Spanish gar
rison at Iloilo on the Island of Panay. At
this place is concentrated about all that
remains of the Spanish army of occupation
of the Philippines outside of the few troops
the Island of Luzon. In dispatching
troops from Spain to the islands, the Span
ish government has raised the direct ques-
ton as to the right to reinforce troops now
engaged in active hostilities with the in
surgent forces. The weight of opinion here
is that this action is permissible and does
not constitute breach of the terms of the
protocol suspending hostilities. A good deal
however, may depend on whether the Span
iards confine themselves to a defensive posi-
ton or undertake to carry on an offensive
war against the insurgents.
The ship to which Admiral Dewey referred
is the Spanish transport Buenos Ayres, and
it has been learned later that she is laden
with munitions of war instead of troops.
Still, the principle at stake is said to be
the same as If the troops were concerned.
The ship is said to be due at Singapore on
the 18th inst. by adViceS coming to the State
Department.
At to-day's Cabinet meeting two kilograms
were read from General Otis, at Manila,
stating that the Spanish government had re-
quested that General Jaudanes be permitted
to return to Spain, where, it is understood
he will be called before a court of inquiry
to answer certain charges affecting his man
agement of affairs in connection with the
surrender of Manila. General Otis was au-
thorized to permit the Spanish general to
leave, together with several other Spanish
officers. who are on the sick list In answer
to inquiries it was stated that nothing so
far had been received from the United
States peace commissioners that was in any
way significant or that indicated that the
peace negotiations were not progressing sat
isfactorily. The dispatches so far received
by the government, it was said, have been
absolutely colorless so far as indicating
what the results of the negotiations are
likely to he
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TO QUIT VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
Three Major Generals and Twenty-Six
Brigadiers to BE Discharged.

WASHINGTON, Oct. THE War De-
partment to-day issued the long expected
order for the honorable discharge from the
volunteer army of the United States of three
major generals and twenty-six brigadier
generals of volunteers. This heavy reduc-
ton was made necessary by the fact that
the volunteer army itself has already been
reduced by fully 50 per cent, and there is
consequently no duty remaining for these
officers to discharge The officers who were
promoted from the regular army will re-
turn to their former duties. The list is as
follows:
Major generals-John j. Coppinger, Oct
81 1898; Hamilton S. Hawkins, Nov. 80, 1898;
Jacob F. Kent, Nov 30, 1898
Brigadier generals. to take effect Oct. 81
1S9S-Francs l.. Guenther, Alfred f. Bates
George l.. Gillespie. Lucius f. Hubbard,
James r. Waties. Charles p Mattacks,
Mark w. Sheafe, Charles H. Barley Joseph
w. Plume, Thomas l.. Rosser, Joseph K
Hudson.
Brigadier generals. to take effect Nov 80
1s9S-John /. Rodgers, Andrew S. Burt,
Peter c. Hams, George A. Garretson, Henry
NJ Duffield, John b. Babcock, Roy Stone,
Wallace F. Randolph. Henry Carroll. Ed
ward p. Pearson, John II. Page, William
Wherry, Charles ID. Vale. Aaron S. Dag
gett, John II. Patterson.
Brigadier Generals Alfred Z. Bates Geo.
l.. Gillespie, John e. Babcock and Peter c.
Hams will continue their present duties.
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CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK.
Mfn-JOn-Dah, Bad Indian, Not
Properly Treated by Officers.

Properly Treated by Officers.
CHICAGO, Oct. THE Tribune says:
Some facts in connection with the present
trouble with the Pillager Indians at Leech
lake not generally known are as follows: A
year ago a white man was arrested for SELL
ing liquor to the Indians. The United
States marshals arrested Min-Jon-Dah,
Pillager Indian of Bear island, who some
years ago gained considerable notoriety by
killing Chief Hole-in-the-Day, and is re-
ported to be bad and insolent Indian, hav-
ing killed seven of his own tribe in addition
to Chief Hole-in-the-Day and is remarkable
for his cunning and great influence with the
balance of his tribe. He is a large and DOW
erfully built Indian of the dark and greasy
type. He still wears the old aboriginal
blanket of his forefathers and was never
known to live in any abode but a tepee or
small tent of birch bark The United States
marshal arrested him as witness against
the white man for selling whisky to them
and took him to Duluth, where the trial
was held, promising him transportation from
Walker to Duluth and return, with all ex-
penses. When the trial was over Min-Jon-
Dab, 1t is said, had to walk from Duluth 10
Walker, a distance of 100 miles without
money or food. and arrived at Walker in a
most deplorable state He swore before his
tribe that he would never recognize a war
rant of any kind served by the United
States marshals. When the fall term of
court sat at Duluth Min-Jon-Dah and an
other buck of his tribe were wanted at Du-
luth to give testimony in another case sim
liar to that of last fall: The marshals came
and arrested the two Indians and put them
in Jail. During their Incarceration there was
intense excitement among the Indians
Finally twenty of the bucks during the night
of Sept. made raid at the Jail at Walker.
Mimi, and released the two prisoners. The
two Indians then made their escape to Bear
island and have been ever since agitating
the Indians to rebellion and resistance OF
the government officials. a"d this, coupled
with the alleged pine limb njustices, has
resulted in the present tro
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TROUBLE OVER.
Concluded from First Page)

talked back and forth of what a good story
1t would be and did not realize our posi-
ton until the first fight over and we
had nothing to think about except the fact
that we might follow in the footsteps of
the major. About the same time the major
fell Private Powell, who was running from
one cover to another, was seen to drop, and
in the evening. after darkness had come,
he was carried to the little cabin, the victim
of another bullet from the Indians Win
chesters. The stripes on the sleeve of an
other man whom / saw throw up his hands
and drop his gun told me that a sergeant
had been hit AS he fell he clapped one
of his hands to his head. Afterwards 1
learned that he was Sergeant Butler. and
that he had been killed instantly by a shot
through his head. AS he fell. Lieutenant
Ross who had charge of the two TANKS aft
er the injury suffered by Major Wilkinson.
was seen to drop upon his knees and fire
in the direction in which the shot that had
killed Butler had come. They told me aft
erwards that Ross got his man and had
fully avenged the death of the gallant SER
geant.
After that the men were out of sight up
in the woods and behind the cabin, and we
could only lay on the beach and wonder
when our end would come, for we did not
know but that the soldiers had been ami
hilated. There was no let-up in the firing.
Suddenly to our right we heard the voice
of Colonel Sheehan, of st. Paul, deputy
United States marshal. We glanced up and
could see the veteran Indian fighter leading
an advance by portion of the right flank.
you've got them whipped, boys: you've
got them whipped. Give 1t to them; give
it to them,' the colonel was yelling at the
top of his voice Every time his voice was
heard volley rang out and every time It
was further away from us. Afterwards we
learned that we had the colonel to thank
for our lives. Some Indians had attempted
to turn our right flank and attack the civ
ifans on the beach. The colonel saw us
and realized our danger and his gallant at
tack had undoubtedly saved our lives AS it
was. bullets flew about our heads and the
stumps. weeds and stones about US were
peppered for several yards.
When we realized the position in which
the colonel was in we called to him to get
under cover. but he paid no attention to
US. He stayed with the men until he had
accomplished his purpose and when we had
about made up our minds that he was dead
we were startled by move in the woods
above us.
I've been wounded, boys; I've been
wounded" was the remark we heard as the
woods parted and the gallant colonel fell
to the ground before us. We did not know
how badly he was hurt, but two holes were
in his coat sleeve. That's not it," he said.
as we turned back his sleeve Its my
stomach; look at tnat." And we did So We
tore open his clothes and found only a
small wound, but the blood was trickling
down. The old man was not frightened by
any means
If you ever get out of here alive, boys,
you will be in luck he remarked a few
moments afterward as he lay on the beach.
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A TERRIBLE NIGHT.
How Private John SchwaIIenstocker
Was Killed.

was Killed.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct THE story of the
first days fighting has been given by K. c.
Beaton, of the Minneapolis Tribune. What
followed that night and the next day is told
In the following delayed special from W. H.
Brill, Pioneer Press reporter:
The night was terrible one and will never
De forgotten by the four score or more men
VINO tried to sleep in the little Indian log
caDln that was the center of Wednesdays
ngnt. In one corner of the room lay the
naiI dozen wounded whose groans, bravely
nalf smothered, added not a little to the
horror or the experience. The force of
nghtlng men, divided into two squads, spent
digging rifle pits All through the night
there were occasional shots from the woods,
answered by the sharp ping of the Krag.
Jorgensens from the trenches and pits out
SIDE the house. At o'clock all the men
We're ordered to the trenches to resist an
attack Wnich 1t was expected would be made
eat in the camp and the men went out into
the cold without even their morning coffee
but, contrary to expectations, there was no
attack: Every few minutes a few shots
from the trenches would call Lieutenant
ROSS out Of doors, but there was little
trouble until about o'clock when Private
John Schwallenstocker started out to the
rifle pits. While pushing through the pota-
TO patch at the side of the house, a shot
from the woods plowed up the dirt beside
MIN. He ran back TO the house but there
was no mora shooting. He went out again
q few minutes later, While passing through
the potato patch he paused to gather a
few potatoes to crafty his hunger AS he
stopped there was the muffied roar of
Springfield from the woods, the man gave a
cry and fell to the ground. He was taken
pack to the house, where it was found that
he was dead. The bullet had entered his
back just above the left hip joint and passed
through his body and out at his right shout
der Death was instantaneous. Private
Hart, standing by a chinck in the log wall
Of the house, saw the smoke from the shot.
IT came from a tree about $50 wards from
the house. Hart at once covered the tree
utes hand appeared on one side of the tree
and a part of an Indians face on the other.
Hart took careful aim and fired The Indian
threw up both hands and fell dead
About / o'clock the steamer Flora took off
the wounded and the remains of Major Will
kinSOn and his men.
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LIKE RATS IN A TRAP.
Nearly $50 Chinese Pilgrims Drowned
in the Hold of a Vessel.

SEATTLE, WASH. Oct. THE steamer
Yamaguichi Maru arrived to-day with the
largest cargo of Oriental goods ever brought
to this port. She left Yokohama Sept q,
and brings important Oriental news up to
that date. Nearly $50 Chinese were drowned
like rats in a trap on Sept by the over
turning of a crowded Canton passage boat
in East river. The Chinese were pilgrims re-
turning from the shrine of Hong Kong
Chue-Shul. and had been frightened away by
a small fire, which they considered a bad
omen. Nearly all were crowded in the hold
of the vessel, which was blown over by
squall without warning. The Canton Be
nevolent Society sent boat to the scene of
the disaster and cut open the hold, out of
which the bodies were taken.
The American bark Comet was wrecked on
Pak-Sa point and four Of her Chinese crew
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PREPARING FOR THE CoNCLAvE
Jurisprudence and Finance Commit
tees of knights TemplarS Meet.

PITTSBURG, Oct. THE first business
done in connection with the meeting of the
Knights Templars Of the United States was
the meetings of the committees on juris-
prudence and finance at the Monongahela
Hotel this afternoon. The following consti-
tute the committees:
Jurisprudence-Sir knights James H. Hop
kins. Washington, D. c.; John d. Smith,
Chicago; Enoch T. Carson, Cincinnati !;
Joseph w. Fellows. Manchester, N. Y;
Bernard G. Witt, Henderson, Ky.
Finance-Sir Knights William H. Soule,
Boston; George Davis Charleston. w. Va;
George w. Kendrick, jr., Philadelphia; Eli
C. Birdsey, Meriden. Conn; Fred Green
wood, Norfolk, Va.
The committee on Jurisprudence consid-
cred many amendments to the constitution
and bylaws and prepared it's report to be
presented to the meeting of the Grand En-
campment next week. The committee on
finance audited the reports of William H.
Mayo, grand recorder, and H. Wales Lines,
grand treasurer.
California Commandery. No. 1, the first
commandery to reach here, will arrive to-
morrow evening about 10 o'clock.
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RAIN At LEXINGTON.
Races Postponed Till MOnday-Ash-
land Wilkes Sold for $3.50.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. THE rain,
which set in at o'clock this morning and
continued all day, prevented racing at the
meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders Association and 1t will be impos-
s.ble to resume before Monday, when the
Pennsylvania and other races scheduled for
to-day will be contested.
The horse sale managers took advantage
of the rain and prolonged their sale beyond
the usual hour. selling sixty-four head for
$17 $40. an average Of $27s.75. The most i'm
portant sales were Ashland Wilkes, 2:17A
b. h., sixteen years old. by Red Wilkes, dam
Daisy B., to John ID. Creighton, Omaha.
Neb, So, $50; Silent Brook. 2:161b. br. H. eight
years, by Dark Night. dam Jennie Clay, to
Brook Curry, Lexington, 81 600; brown flIy,
yearlng. by Directum. dam Sister Red, to
William Runyan. Philadelphia, $l,1O0.
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All in smiths Favor.

NEW YORK. Oct. 7.-"Mysterious'' Billy
Smith, of this city, is still the champion
welter-weight pugilist. He met Charley
McKeever, of Philadelphia, at Lenox to-
night in a twenty-five-round bout at 14O
pounds and although McKeever stayed the
full route the bout was one-sided and all in
Smiths favor. McKeever was heralded as
the most dangerous proposition which
Smith had ever tackled, but his showing
was great disappointment, as he was at
no time capable of making an impression
on the mysterious boxer, who knocked him
off his feet in the twenty-third and twenty
fifth rounds The meeting proved to be an
excellent drawing card for the Lenox Ath-
letic Club. The attendance was far above
the average, the sporting element turning
out in force to witness the scrap. In the
last round Smith knocked McKeever clean
off his feet with a right-hand swing on
the jaw, but the Philadelphia was up in
side of three seconds. Billy tried hard to
get his right over to the mark, but could
not land it, and McKeever lasted the limit
The referee awarded the bout to Smith.
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MR.. OVERSTREET'S PLANS
HE WILL RETURN TO INDIANA ONE
WEEK FROM TODAY,
And VIII Then Canvass His District
Until EIectiOn-POliticaI Meet
ings Poorly Attended.
Special to TIE indianapolis Journal.

Special to TIE Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Oct. Representative
Overstreet has finally determined definitely
to start for home a week from tomorrow.
He will spend the remainder of time up TO
election canvassing his district. Mr.. Over
street has been held closely down to his
work as secretary of the congressional COM
mittee, and has found 1t impossible to get
away before the date named
Reports at Democratic headquarters in
this city are about the same as at Repub-
lican with regard to political meetings.
They are being poorly attended nearly ev-
erywhere The Democrats, who Were juh:.
liant week ago on account of their inror-
nation about Republican apathy, arc be-
coming disheartened at their own prospects.
Republican managers theorize hopefully
that the Republican voters are so thor
oughly satisfied over the fuldllmenI of Re-
publican pledges that they 10 not feel
called upon to attend all meetings, but that
they will. nevertheless, turn put i'll force on
election day.
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INFRINGEMENT IN SPAIN.
Resolutions Adopted at Meeting of
Business Men.

MADRID. Oct. IA large meeting of bus
mess men was held here to-day. After a
number of violent speeches had been made
regarding the governments conduct of af-
fairs. the meeting adopted a series of reso-
lutions aiming at the improvement of the
economic situation. including the withdraw
al of permission to the Bank of Spain to
increase its note issue by $500 900 OO0
pesetas. the payment of interest to foreign
debt holders in pesetas and not in francs
a large reduction in the public expenditure
including the pension the closure of the
reduction of the officers pay and a vote
in aid of the sufferers from the war
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES. Ind. Oct. TEN thou
sand people were present at the Knox
county fair to-day and witnessed the rae
ing. which resulted as follows:
Mixed race: ID. p. II. won, in straight
heats: Rex III. second, Allie C. third Time
2:26h. 1854, 2:24ls.
Half-mile and repeat: Tea Set won first
heat Nina Busby the second The latter
was awarded the third on a foul Dorette
and Bandella also started. Jockey Dick
Brown. of Danville, ILL.,, had a shoulder
fractured.
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M'COY AND MAHER MATCHED
Will Spar at New York on Dec. 5 for
"a Purse of $4,000.

NEW YORK, Oct. kid Mccoy and
Peter Maher were matched to-day to meet
in a twenty-five-round contest before the
Greater New York Athletic Club on Dec.
for a purse of $4,000 and division of
the gross gate receipts. Frank Moran,
former manager of John L. Sullivan. was
agreed on as holder of the forfeit Alexan-
der Brown, the referee of the club. will act
as referee OF the fight. Manager John F..
Dowal of the club, announces that he has
secured the signature of Mccoy. The match
was arranged to-day by the mems man.
ayers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-08
SEPARATE CARS FOR BLACKS.
State Statute Upheld by the Kentucky
Court of Appeals.

FRANKFORT. KY, Oct. 1.-THE Ken
lucky Court of Appeals has rendered de-
cision holding constitutional the Kentucky
statute requiring railroads to provide sep
arate coaches for negroes. The law was
passed in 1892 and the decision to-day is an
agreed case testing its validity. The court
holds that the law applies to interstate
passengers as long as they are in the juris-
diction of the State, taking issue on this
point with Federal Judge Barr, who two
years ago declared the law invalid. The
case decided to-day is hAely to be appealed
to the Supreme Court.
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PICKING, Oct. IA detachment of sixty
six Russian soldiers, with two seven-pound-
ers, twenty-five British marines and thirty
German marines arrived here to-day and
marched through the city to the quarters
assigned to them. They will protect the
legations of Russia, Great Britain and Ger
many Large crowds witnessed the arrival
of the European reinforcements, but there
was no extraordinary incident. The Chinese
appeared to be cOwed.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL SATURDAY. OCTOBER s. 1898

drowned. 1t was first believed Captain and
Mrs. BToadhurst had persisted with them,
but news reached Yokohama shortly before
the Yamaguichi sailed that they were alive.
The steamer Hailong saved fourteen of the
crew.
The North China Daily News asks Great
Britain to call conference of the powers
the next ten years. jointly giving such as
sistance as is needed to preserve internal
order. 1t proposes that China select for
eigners to reorganize ner army and navy,
finances and public works.
Nearly sixty Japanese insurance compan-
les are expected to fall at any time on ac-
count of the close money market.
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Turks VIII Quit Crete.

CANEA, Isle of Crete. Oct. 7.-Ismail Bey,
civil governor of the Island of Crete, in
formed the Mussulman notables to-day that
the Sultan will withdraw the Turkish troops
from Crete in accordance with the demands
of Great Britain, Russia, France and Italy,
which on Wednesday presented to the Porte
a collective note calling for a withdrawal
Of the Ottoman forces and requiring an an
swer within week from that date.
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eczema FIVE YEARS
Intense and Everlasting Suffering
Almost Frantic with itching
Four Doctors No Avail
COMPLETE CURE BY cUTIcURA REMEDIES

have been an intense sufferer Of that awful,
dreaded and everlasting disease, Eczema. for five
years. tried every ones advice in medicines.
besides four doctors, one specialist In skin dis
eases, with no improvement at all, and from time
to time setting me almost frantic with dreadful
itching. At last gave myself up to CUTIcuRA
REMEDIES, expecting them to result as all pre-
vious ones. To my great and agreeable surprise
found a wonderful change in three iceeks. and
after using three bottles Of CUTIcURA REsoL~
myself completely cured.
GEO. A. LOWE. eO7 Market St.. Phil, Pa.
Feb o. 1acT
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SALEM, Ore, Oct. THE Republican
caucus decided to drop Fl. W. Corbett and
to vote for Joseph Simon for United States
senator tomorrow. Simon is president of
the Senate and a well-known lawyer and
politician of Portland. The ballot to-day
was as follows: Corbett, Sc; NJ. A Miller of
Lebanon, %: George. 10; Williams A:
Eakin, 6; Claude Catch OF Salem, 5; A. c.
Woodcock. of Eugene. /: Brown, /; Ben
nett, l. Hewitt, /. Bingerherman, /
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sloan Wins Another race,

LONDON, Oct. 7.--Mr. C. A Young's
Queen Louise, ridden by Tod Sloan won
the Teddenton Nursery handicap of 10s SOW
erelgns at Kempton Park to-day The bet
ting was to l against Queen Louise.
Mr.. Leopold 'Rothschild's ST Girls. by
Produce stakes Of 1900 sovereigns Tod
Sloan rode the L1orillard- Beresford stables
bay colt Boomer and was unplaced. The
betting was 100 TO 50 against Boomer.