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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-28
BURIED ALIVE ON A WAGER.
Harry BenO VIII Lay in His Grave at
Muncie Eight DAYS.

Special to the Indianapolis Joul nal.
MUNCIE, Ind, June 27.-On a hundred
dollar wager Harry Beno was buried under
six feet of earth tonight in the presence of
a large crowd of spectators, and the young
man is to remain under the ground in a
frail wooden box for eight days or 1872
hours, without food, water or nourishment
of any kind, except fresh air. The air will
reach the man through small rubber tube
so as to not permit light to strike the pris-
oner. There will be committee constantly
at the grave to see that Beno carries out his
part of the programme. The man is a
freak of nature, never having experienced
the sense of feeling, and an hour before he
was buried, drove the point of a shoemak-
er's awl Ills of an inch in the top of his
head with a hammer. This, done he hung
an ordinary chair on the handle of the avn
and lifted it clear of the ground, swinging
it to and fro, nystifying the doctors pres
ent. Another feat the man performed was
to be nailed to the cross in the manner of
Jesus nails being driven through his feet
and each hand holding the weight of his
body. Beno also drank composition of
poison made of sulphur, paris green, lauda-
mum and nicotine before entering the grave,
and has eaten nothing since Sunday noon.
He claims that he will spend the eight
days sleeping.
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RETAIL DRUGGISTS KICK
THEY OBJECT TO PAYING ALL THE
WAR TAX ON MEDICINES.
Manufacturers Charged with Making
the New Law an Excuse for
Levying More Profits.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, June 27.-Muncie drug
firms, fifteen in all, met tonight to reject
the goods Of proprietary remedy manufac-
turers of the United States, claiming they
have increased the price of patent medicines
in accord with the war tax just levied NOT
only making the public pay the full tax,
but a handsome increase on the big profit
they formerly made The druggists claim
the act is an insult to patriotism The
firms thus boycotted claim they will reopen
a retail house and make the druggists sick
of the job.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 27.-Anderson
druggists have called mass meeting for
Wednesday night for the purpose of organi-
cation so as to make the customers and
the wholesalers pay part of the VAR tax
which falls so heavily on all druggists. On
patent medicines the tax adds pretty near
ly 81 to the dozen and on cigars it amounts
to almost 81 on the thousand 1t hits them
very hard on several other Ines. There
will likely be steps taken to force the whole
salers to stamp the patent medicines now
in stock, or TO refuse to handle them N the
future. 1t is claimed every druggist in the
county Will be in the organization.
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SPANS THIRD FLEET.
Another Armada Ordered to Assemble
at Cadiz Soon as Possible.

CADIZ, June 27.-It is announced here
that the Spanish cruisers Vitoria and AL
fonso XIII have left the arsenal and that
the Caraca and Isla de Luzon are ready for
their armament. 1t is further reported that
an additional force of men has been ordered
to be employed in order to hasten the COM
pletion of the armored cruiser Princess de
Asturia. The auxiliary cruiser Meteoro is
said to have received her new armament
and the armored cruiser Cardinal Cisneros
is announced to have left Ferrol. The Span
ish officials express the hope that the Span
ish squadron viii be ready for sea in five
weeks. The military governor of Cadiz is
mounting new guns and preparing addi-
tional defenses between Forts Reta and
Candelaria owing to rumors of contem-
plated American invasion.
GIBRALTAR. June 27.-The third Spanish
squadron, it is announced here, consisting
of the Cardinal De Cisneros, Lepanto,
Numancia, Vitoria. the monitor Puigcerda,
three torpedo boats and the auxiliary
steamers Meteoro, Leon XIII and Montser-
RAT, commanded by Admiral Parrossa, has
been ordered to assemble at Cadiz as early
as possible
Some of the vessels mentioned as COM
prising the third Spanish squadron are very
much behind the age. The Numanca is an
iron vessel built in 1883. capable Of steaming.
according to the registers, eight knots and
having belt OF five and half inches Of
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Somewhat Theatrical,

LONDON, June 2S.-The Times, comment
ing editorially on the movements of Admit
raj Camara's squadron, says: This singu-
lar naval promenade is probably of a the
atrical character designed to serve the
double purpose of impressing the Unit ed
States and of satisfying public opinion in
Spain. It will certainly fail to attain the
first of these objects. The million pesetas
required to pay for the passage of the
squadron through the Suez canal might be
more usefully employed than in a demon
straticn that alarms nobody and that is too
the Sapniards are justified in declining to
be greatly frightened by the threat of an
American expedition to the peninsula,
the conclusion of peace
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Comments of London Es;tors

LONDON, June 27.-The afternoon news
papers here comment upon the battle of
La Quasina in the same strain as the morn
ing papers, praising the bravery of the
American soldiers and condemning the tao
tics which permitted them to be ambushed
The Westminster Gazette says it thinks the
serious part of the fighting has only begun
and adds: 1T is pity that so many brave
men must fall on both sides before Spain
sues for peace" The story of Edward Mar
shall, correspondent of the New York Jour
nal and Advertiser, debating his report of
the fight for his newspaper while mortally
wounded, provokes sympathetic comments.
The Westminster Gazette says: ITO the
honor of war correspondents his is not the
first instance of such devotion to duty
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VERDICT OF CHURCH COURT.
Rev. DIR. Potter Found Guilty OF Con-
duet UnbccOming a Minister.

NEW YORK, June 28.-The Herald this
morning says: after session OF twelve
hours representatives OF ITO Baptist
churches in session from O'Clock yesterday
afternoon until o clock this morning found
Rev. DR.. Daniel c. Potter, formerly pastor
of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, guilty>ot
conduct unbecoming a Christian minister.
This action was taken as the result of a
majority of the representatives of COM
mittee of fifteen. the vote standing eight to
the churches stood 20 for the majority re-
port and 10 against. The case grew out of
misunderstanding between DR.. Potter and
some wealthy members of the Baptist
Church and the City Mission Society. DR..
Potter says he will appeal the case and fight
the matter to the bitter end
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ELLICOTT CITY. Md, June 27-James F.
Melvin, editor of the Ellicott City Demo-
here to-day to await the action of grand
jury upon the charge of having taken part
in the lynching Of a negro about three
years ago. Mr. Melvin was arrested yester-
day afternoon on the testimony at the pre-
lminary hearing to-day. which was to the
effect that he had discussed the matter with
ex-Sheriff Oldfeld. giving details of the af~
fair and admitting his presence there, and
that he had filed with the telegraph oper-
ator at Ellicott City for an out-of-town
newspaper a story of the lynching within
q short time after il happened
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Patriotic french GLASS workers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal. :
MUNCIE, Ind, June 27.-At the Over win
dow-glass factory to-day the employees
hoisted a new flag on a 150-foot pole. Most
of the men taking part in the ceremonies
were Frenchmen employed in the factory
IS window-glass blowers. After the ban
ner had been hoisted by two ocean seamen,
battle ship style, the French singing club
composed of thirty natives of France, sang
the "Star-spangled Banner in their native
tongue and cheered Justify. Forty-six little
French girls rode9in a float in the process
sion, representing the stars in the flag, and
another dressed like a Cuban girl, carried
a Cuban flag. Speeches were made by
Joseph Letter Walter l.. Ball, DR.. E. J.
Pickett and Mayor Cromer.
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An English society Scandal.

LONDON, June 27.-At the old Bailey to-
day w. Manuel Collins. an unregistered doc
tor, was placed on trial, charged with caus-
ing the death of Mrs. Emily Edith Usieli,
a society favorite. who had many intimate
friends among the members of the American
colony here, by an illegal operation.
Mrs. Emily Edith Usielli who was friend
of the Princess of Pless, died of peritonlts
on March 2S of the present year. Her hus-
band. a millionaire stock broker, who made
his fortune in South African securities, be-
came suspicious ard called in another doc
tor who refused to furnish certificate OF
death. AT the post-mortem examination a
doctor pronounced her death to have been
caused by an illegal operation, and Collins
was arrested. charged with the crime: lie
formerly occupied high social position as
surgeon of the Royal Horse Guards, but was
convicted in 1892 of forging the name OF
Captain Selwyn for 81 500. The late Mrs:
Usielli had houses at Newmarket and al
Buckingham Gate and entertained lavishly
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Rev. e. r.. Vest Now a d. d.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, June N-Rev. E. r.
Vest, pastor of the M. E. Church of this
city, formerly pastor at Vincennes, has re-
ceived notification from ]. NJ. Burgan, pres
ident of the Paul Quinn College, of Waco,
Tex, that he (Mr. Vest) had been honored
with the degree of d. d. doctor of Divin-
ity). Rev. Vest graduated from De PAW
College in 1885, receiving the degree of A. B.
and in 1888 he received his masters degree
He has been preaching fifteen years, having
occupied pulpits long before his gradua-
ton. During this period he had charges al
Mooresville, Spencer, New Albany Vim
cennes and this city
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OBITUARY..
Rev. John Dudley, Father Of Gen. w.
W., Well known in Indiana.
cial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Rev. John Dud-
ley, father of Gen. w. w. Dudley, formerly
of Indiana. died at the generals residence
in this city at Z o'clock this evening Mr.
Dudley was born in Vermont ninety-three
years ago. He was ordained a minister OF
the Presbyterian Church seventy years ago
and spent over half century in the pulpit
preaching the gospel in Vermont, Massachu-
setts. Connecticut, Ohio, Michigan and In.
diana, in which latter State he is well
known. He retired from the ministry about
fifteen years ago, and since that time he has
lived in Washington with his son, Genera
Dudley, and his grandson, Rev. George Dud-
ley Mr.. Dudley retained his faculties tc
the last and kept a lively interest in public
affairs. About an hour before his death he
called a member of the family to his bedside
and asked if the Senate had passed the Ha-
Waian resolution.
SALTWATER, Mimi, June q. - Isaac
Staples, one of the most prominent lumber
men in the entire Northwest. died this
morning, aged eighty-two years. He came
to the ST. Croix valley from Maine forty
five years ago and had amassed fortune Of
81 ,000, 600.
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Indiana Obituary.

GREENFIELD, Ind, June 27.--Dr. Joseph
E. Lumnes. of Maxwell. died Sunday after
noon after three weeks illness from ty-
nhoid, fever. He will be, buried at Eden,
of that place. He graduated Il few years
ago from the Indiana Medical College at In
dianapolis. settled al Maxwell, and had built
up a large practice. He leaves a widow,
who is a cousin of Congressman Charles l..
Henry, of Anderson.
BRAZIL. Ind. June 27.-Charles B. Red
daughter. Mrs. Andrew Waltz, yesterday
morning of general debility. Mr. Reddie
moved from Scotland to this city in 1858.
operator, being proprietor of the Centennial
coal yards. He leaves four children, all re-
siding here.
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First Indiana Boy to FAN.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HUNTINGBURG, Ind, June 27.-Private
Jesse K. Stork, Troop A, First United
States Cavalry, who was reported among
the killed in the battle of La Quasina, near
Santiago, last Friday, is a Dubois county
boy. Private Stork, although not in an IN
diana regiment, is the first Indiana soldier
to be killed in the Spanish-American war.
He enlisted in the First Cavalry in July,
1895. He is the son of DR.. Fl. w. Stork. a
prominent physician of Dubois county, and
a brother of w. F. Stork, proprietor of the
st. George Hotel, in this city.
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AMUSE MENTS.
Ethel Barrymore and Du Mauri

y
LONDON, June 27.-The Evening News
this afternoon announces the betrothal of
Gerald Du Maurier, son of the late author
of "Triby," 10 Miss Ethel Barrymore, the
American actress, who some time ago was
reported to be engaged to Mr. Laurence Irv-
ing, son of Sir Henry Irving. Young Mr.
Du Maurier in May, 1887 was said to be en-
gagged to Miss Marguerite Silva: They both
made their American debut in 1896 as MEM
hers of Beerbohm Trees company. Gerald
Du Maurier was Zou-Zou in the London
production Of "Trilby." He is about thirty
years old. Miss Barrymore is daughter
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The franklin County Reunion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BROOKVILLE, Ind, June 27.-The
quaint old town by the Whitewater is max
ing ample preparations for the entertain
ment of the greatest gathering
of people in her history. The
idea of reunion of all former
residents on July 4 was preached last
September, and L. L. Baker. M. H. Trim
and G. Henri Bogart, the three newspaper
men of the town. were made a committee
on publicity. They sent out more than
three thousand personal invitations, but
this method of invitation became too bur-
benson and the press gave kindly aid to the
novel scheme. There will be no celebration
on July aside from this for long dis
lance around. SO many of the noted ex-citi-
zens have been secured as speakers that
two stands have been provided in the two
parks of the town The reunion will COM
mence on July 2, with special chant services
on Sunday, and will reach its climax on the
Fourth, A half railway fare rate has been
secured, with privilege of a ten-day limit,
and numerous excursions will be run.
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NOT PERMITTED TO COAL.
United States Consul Protested to the
Authorities mt Port Said.

LONDON, June 27.-An Associated Press
dispatch from Port Said says: Upon the APP
plication of the United States consul here
orders have been issued forbidding the coal
ing at this port of Admiral Camara's feet
until further orders.
A special dispatch from Madrid says the
minister of marine, Senior Aunon, has made
a statement to the effect that Admiral Ca
mara's squadron will leave Port Said to-day
for the Philippine islands He is also cred
tied with saying he believes the squadron
der command of Rear Admiral Dewey The
dispatch further announces that the hope is
expressed in Madrid that Manila would be
able to resist until the arrival there of Ad-
miral Camara's squadron.
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ANOTHER FRENCH CABINET.
How Henri Brisson Has Distributed
the Portfolios.

PARIS. June 27. = After the successive
failures Of NJ. Ribot. NJ M. sarrien and NJ.
Peytral to form Cabinet TO succeed the
retiring ministry of NJ. Meline it is an
nounced that NJ. Henri Brisson has formed
a Cabinet. with the following distribution
of portfolios:
President of the Council and Minister Of
the Interior-M. Henri Brisson
Minister of Finance-M. Paul Peytral.
Minister of Educational. Leon Bourgeois.
Minister of Justice-M. Ferdinand Sarrien.
Minister of Warm. GodefPoy Cavaignac.
Minister of Marine-M. Edouard Simon
Lockroy.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-M. Theophile
Delcasse.
Minister of the Colonies - n Georges
Trouiilet.
Minister of Commerce-M. Emile Maru-
jouls
Minister of Agriculture-M. Albert Viger.
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Indinra Notes.

The Union steel works, at Anderson. has
signed its scale for the coming year meet
ing all requirements of the Amalgamated
Association. The plants will be closed only
long enough to make repairs.
The New Albany lodges, Knights of
Pythias. assisted by knights from Jefferson
vile and Louisville, decorated sixty-six
Pythian graves at Fairview Cemetery Sun
tenary M e. Church, delivered the memoir
ial address.
Arrangements have been made for patri-
otto Sunday-school ceebra ton of the Fourth
of July in Greenfield. One of the chief fea-
lures will be the singing of national airs by
a chorus of five hundred children. Speakers
will address the meeting and music will be
furnished by the band.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-28
Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Arrived: ALASKA,
from Marseilles; Amsterdam, from Amster-
dam; Mississippi, from London; Georgia,
from Liverpool.
CHRISTIANSAND. June 27.-Arrived: ISL
and, from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, June N-Sailed: Bre-
men, for New York.
LIVERPOOL, June 27.-Arrived: Cutie,
from. New York
HAMBURG, June H.-sailed: Patria, for
New York.
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A Boom for DIR. McMahan.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, June 27.-The Re-
publican congressional convention for the
Third district will probably be held in this
city about Aug. Is. No candidates for the
nomination have been announced but sew
eral are being mentioned, among them Dr.
William McMahan of Huntingburg, eX-
Mayor Whitesides of Jeffersonvile John H
Welman of this city, attorney for the Air
line, and George Self of Corydon, chairman
of the district central committee. Dr. Nc
Mahan is the choice of many Republicans
throughout the district, and it is thought he
will be the nominee. He is a prominent
physician and is comfortably fixed fnan-
cially. He has always been prominent In
politics in the Third district
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TO the horrors of disease.-MUNYON.
Even in an army the deaths from wounds
are almost always less than the deaths from
preventable diseases. And there are homer
and glory in death or hurt at the battle
front.
Professor Munyon believes that death
should be by accident or from old age. lie
believes that even now ii is possible TO cut
the death rate down to a degree that would
aStound the average medical man.
Do you ask how he proposes to accom-
plish this? Simply curing the dlsease-es-
tablishing perfect health instead of con-
in the case Of Mr. w I, Sherman, OF
Flackville, Ind. His disease was asthma, in
a very aggravated form. Persons who nave
witnessed paroxysms Of asthma need not
be told that he suffered untold agony. You
have doubtless known many good, honest
physicians VINO would sadly shake their
heads and say Asthma can't be cured"
But Munyon has proven in this very case
that it can be cured. If asthma Was BAN
ished much of the horrors of human suf-
fering would be overcome.
This is mr.. Shernan's statement: II SUI
fered untold agony from asthma for ms ny
grew worse. And when advised "a ap7i:- to
Munyon / had lost all hope anc all faith,
but l adopted his treatment. believe ttey
saved me from the grave. for they cured
me. Munyon's treatment is godsend to
humanity"
Munyon does cure diseases. Munyon docs
prolong human life. Munyon does relieve
human suffering.
His phySiCi anS are at your service abSo-
lutely free
If you cannot call at his office write to
him. giving carefully all your symptoms.
He will advise you by mail,
Munyon's Remedies are sold by all
druggists, mostly at 25c.
Open IA. IN to u.
Majestic Building, AZ South Pennsyl-
Vania street.
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WASHINGTON, June 27.-One short tele-
gram received by General Greedy from one
of his signal corps officers with the army
under Shafter was all that came to the War
Department last night or to-day. That re-
lated entirely to the management of tele-
graph, and contained no news as to the
movements of the military Therefore, it is
assumed at the department that General
Shafter is simply carrying forward his plans
of bringing forward his troops from the sea-
coast and concentrating them at points of
vantage on the heights surrounding SAINT
lago. His army is not to give battle until
every precaution that prudence can suggest
has been taken to assure the success of the
Shafter appreciates the tremendous moral
advantage that would accrue to Spain from
even a temporary check of American arms
at this time.
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Trotting Mt Columbus.

COLUMBUS. O.. June 1.-THE June meet
ing of the Columbus Driving Association
opened to-day. Results:
2:l0 Pace Earlmont won second, third and
fourth heats in 2:1Ois, 2:131s, 2:12A, Bessie
Leach won first heat IN 2:l3l2. Pinewood
and Helen p. also started.
2:14 Trot Russellwood won In straight
heats. Time-2:I5la, 2:14I5, 2:15. Red Bee.
Espy Boy and Jaspine also started.
2:40 Trot Surline McGregor won in straight
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LONDON, June 2S.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Spain is to be frightened into making
peace That is the meaning of the theat-
rical announcement that an American
squadron is going to Spain, an announce
ment for which the Navy Department, con-
trary to it's custom, has sought the widest
publicity. President Mckinley sincerely
hopes the fleet will never SAIL
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Geneva NJ. e. Church Dedicated.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, June ga new $500
Methodist church was dedicated at Geneva,
a small town in the southern part of this
county yesterday. Rev. Dr. c. H Payne, of
New York city, assisted by Rev. w. d.
Parr of Fort Wayne, were in charge of the
ton to raise $1,000 to liQuidate the remain
ing Indebtedness and $4,652 was soon sub
scribed This makes the twenty-sixth church
dedicated by Rev. Payne in the North Indi-
ana conference Rev. Parr spoke in the ev-
ening. and. speaking of the present war,
said: I'VE must have war, and | would like
to see it vigorously pushed that it might
soon be over but not until the UnitediStates
has whipped the whole creation-the whole
world; SO that it might be the last war for
all time to come"
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Ready for Their Call.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind June "a new
company OF volunteers have just been or
ganized here with q view 10 going to the
front at the next call, which seems not far
off. AT a meeting Saturday they elected
officers as follows: Captain. II. II. Woods,
a veteran OF the late war; first lieutenant,
Thad Banta, deputy postmaster; second
lieutenant, Albert n. Gurley. The company
will go into active drill under the command
of Captain Woods.
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Interpreting Music.
New York Evening Sun.


Two urchins halted on an uptown side
street the other evening to listen to the
strains of music proceeding from one of the
houses there. 1t was very warm; the win
dows of the house were wide open. and both
the piano accompaniment and the soprano
voice were fortissimo. Suddenly the melody
stopped and the singer gave vent to a series
of bood-curdling roulades and soul-harrow-
ing shakes. Oats where he's got her by
de troat," observed one of the urchins.