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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-03
CAPTURE OF THE ARGoNAUTA.
Spanish Officers AbOard a Steamer
Taken by the Nashville.

Iakem OE the NuSnVlkIes
KEY WEST, Fla, May 2.-One of the
most important captures made since the
outbreak Of hostilities was that of the
Spanish Argonauta by the gunboat Nash
vile last Friday, news of which reached
here tonight when the wal ship arrived.
The Argonauta had on board Colonel Corijo,
of the Third Spanish cavalry. his first lieu
tenant, surgeon major, seven other heuten-
ants and ten p~rivates and oncommissioned
officers. All were held as prisoners of war,
TIL steamer also carried a large cargo of
arms and Mauser ammunition. She was
bound from Batabona, Spain, for Glen
fuegos, stopping at Port Louise, Trinidad
and Manzanillo. Her capture was exciting,
and occurred in this way: The Nashville,
the Marblehead and the Eagle left the sta
ton on the north coast last Monday to
blockade Cienfuegos. arriving at the latter
place on Thursday. They spent the day
reconnoitering and the next morning Fri
day.. in order to get better information.
steamed close to the mouth of the harbor
of Cienfuegos. The Eagle was to the east
ward. and in the van. The Marblehead was
slightly in the rear, and the Nashville to
the westward. All Were cleared for action.
AT about 10 O'clock in the morning smoke
was seen rising on the western horizon and
the Nashville. because of her position, put
on all speed and steamed in that direction.
Twenty-Five minutes later she put two shots
across the bow of the coming steamer.
which promptly hove to. Ensign Kuenseli
was sent with a prize crew of nine and took
possession of the Spaniard. Learning that
Spanish soldiers We're on board word was
given to send them to the Nashville i'm
mediately as prisoners of war. and this was
done. Arrangements were then made to
transfer the passengers and noncombatant
to the shore. The women and children were
placed in the first boat and. under cover of
a flag of truce. were soon bound toward the
entrance to C~ienfuegos. A second crew took
the other passengers and landed them about
l2:10 o'clock. The Eagle hoisted a signal
conveying the intelligence that she had been
fired upon by Spanish boats coming
out of the river. The Eagle Immediately
returned the fire with her six-pounders and
held her ground until the Marblehead came
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ENTERTAINED by senator Fairbanks.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Senator Fair
banks entertained a party of Indiana Wis
itors this evening at dinner. The guests
were: G. S. Hernly, of New Castle, Chairman
of the Republican State committee; Capt
w. H. Elliott and John M. Morris, of New
Castle, and Edward G~oldthwaite, of the
Marion Chronicle.
Representative Steele has asked the sec
rotary of war to appoint his old friend.
Capt. W.. w. McCammon, u. S. A., assist
ant adjutant general with the rank of
major. Major Steele served with Captain
McCammon in the civil war and afterwards
for ten years in the regular army. He has
been in the army thirty-one years.
Honors may be thrust without his seeking
upon Hon. Harry Petit, of Wabash. late
speaker of the Indiana House of Represent
atives. Mr.. Petit is "A graduate of Annap-
oils and at the outbreak of the present war
rendered his services to his country. There
is small prospect that he will be required
for hard service in the navy. but in view of
his notable career In civic life, Representa-
tive Steele and other friends on the Indiana
delegation have asked the secretary of the
navy to make him head of the Indiana naval
reserves.
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up. Both vessels then fired broadside after
~broadside up the entrance to the river. The
boats coming down were two torpedo boats
and one torpedo-boat destroyer. After TWEEN
~ minutes firing by the Eagle, the last
two of which were participated in by the
Marblehead, the Spanish boats ceased fir
ing, and it is considered a certainty that
they were damaged. The Nashville brought
in the prisoners of war tonight and the
Marblehead is conveying the prize, which.
with her convoy, is expected to arrive late
tonight or early in the morning,
The report that Yglesias. the suspected
sailor on the Puritan, had been court-mar-
tailed and sentenced to be shot is an in
vention from whole cloth. This is stated
on the authority of a high official of the
ship.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, May 2.-Miss lone Shaul,
a teacher in the Third ward school, this
city, has made application for enlistment in
Company l., State militia, asking for a
place in the hospital corps as nurse and
assistant surgeon to follow the company
wherever it is called.
The Sons of Veterans of this county are
placing themselves on a military footing
and will volunteer their services to Gov.
Mount. The camps of this city, Greentown,
Jerome and Russiaville are joining forces
in a military company, making more than
one hundred men.
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DISASTROUS STORMS.
Texas Town Almost Destroyed, Four
People Killed and Others Injured.

CANADIAN, Tex, May 2.-The town of
Mobeetie, Tex, has been almost totally de-
stroyed by a tornado. John Stocker, Mrs.
Wright, Mrs. Rufus Kitchen and Baby Mat
t%erson, were killed. Mrs. Exum,. Baby
Palmer and Mrs. Anderson were fatally in
jured. Fifteen people were painfully in
jured. All county buildings were wrecked.
Property loss. $S5,000. The town is the coun-
ty seat of Wheeler county, has a population
of 200 and is thirty miles from Canadian.
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Drowned in the Mississippi.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1.-THE police have
reports of the loss of several lives on the
Mississippi river during the storm. -Four or
five skiffs upturned, were seen floating
down the river and two skiffs occupied, the
occupants screaming for help, were sighted
at the foot of Destraham street, by Capt.
Louis Seibt. of the steamer Pride of st.
Louis. Charles Bohn, aged twenty-five. and
two companions of his own age are missing
and probably drowned. Capt. Seibt be-
lieves that there were several more lives
lost on the river during the gale.
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Another BIanco Romance.

MADRID, May 2.-Captain General Blanco
cables that IAN American ironclad and three
smaller vessels attempted to and in boats
off Herradura at $50 p. m. on Saturday.
The troops fired on them and the war ships
replied with a cannonade. But the boats
returned to their ships, which disappeared
at s o'clock"
This inaccurate and exaggerated dispatch
of the captain general of Cuba undoubtedly
refers to the few shots fired by the flagship
New York at a troop of Spanish cavalry
near Cabanas on Friday evening last. Her
radura is a small place in Cabanas bay.
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Gratitude of Cubans.

LIMA, Peru, May "A delegation from
the Cuban colony here called upon United
States Minister Irving B. Dudley yester-
day. to express the gratitude of the Cubans
at the attitude of the United States towards
the independence of Cuba. Mr.. Dudley, in
reply, said he would communicate the facts
to his government.
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will go to Indianapolis tomorrow. Last
evening he preached a farewell sermon.
Rev. F. M. Kemper, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church, learning of Elder Medbury's
decision, dismissed his congregation and re-
paired with his flock to the Christian
Church, filling it to suffocation. many being
unable to get inside. Elder Medbury's talk
was eloquent and affecting. He is not only
away above average in point of ability, but
thoroughly in sympathy with the cause of
Cuban liberty, and the Third Regiment is to
be congratulated in its good fortune in get
ting such a man for it's chaplain.
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Lieut.. Mcintosh called Back.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May 2.-Lieut. H.
p. Mcintosh, who has been on the retired
list of the navy, received orders this after
noon to report at Washington to the Bureau
of Navigation and will leave Wednesday.
Lieutenant Mcintosh has made his home
here for two years and has this year held
an instructorship in De PAW University.
He was retired on account of color blindness
in 1892 and does not know the nature of his
coming duties. Mr.. Mcintosh has served
under Admiral Dewey.
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Anderson Volunteers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

ANDERSON, Ind, May 2.-Anderson's
second volunteer company, sixty-five strong.
was organized tonight. Roy Prather, ex-
adjutant Second Regiment, was elected cap
tain; Wallace Carpenter first lieutenant, and
Percy Doyle, second lieutenant. AT least
twenty of these reserves will be needed to
fill out the company now in service which is
being cut down by government examination.
Thirty-eight of them have been sent home
under age or because of physical defect.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LIGONIER, Ind, May 2. An inspiring
sight greeted the pupils of the High School
when they assembled this morning. Mem
bers of the w. r. c., at the suggestion of
Mrs. w. c.. Palmer. a former president of
the corps, had gone to the High School
room on Saturday and had covered eight
desks with bunting and flags. Eight men,
Ders or the High School belong to Company
j.. Third Regiment. and. of course. respond-
ed to the Governors call last week.
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LAKE CHARLES, La. May 1.-The Wat
kins car shops near this city, containing
the most improved machinery for car build
ing and repairing burned to-day. Loss
$1,000; no insurance.
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WASHINGTON. May 2.-To-day's state
ment Of the condition Of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance. s215. 1o.622: gold re-
serve. $ls1. 23s. I36.
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Increase of Nearly $fO,OOO,OOO in the
Public Debt Last Month.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt, issued to-day,
shows that at the close of the business,
April 30, 1898, the debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted to 81 ,01S, 432, 652, an in
crease for the month of SO, 716, 301. The in
crease In the debt is accounted for by a cor
responding decrease in the cash on hand
and the decrease in the cash is due to war
expenditures. The debt is recapitulated as
follows:
Understanding debt ............ $S47, 1867 ,010
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity ............... 1,2S0, $50
Debt bearing no nterest.......".. 1886, 595, 584
This amount, however. does not include
1854 306, S33 in certificates and treasury notes
outstanding, offset by an equal amount of
cash on hand. The cash in the treasury is
recapitulated as follows:
Goiu -. .$ZIl ,lSU, 100
1afCl 49, dV,0Zo,Ofo
Bonds, diSburSing officers bal,
dhceS, etc oO,0OI $50
IotaI $685.. 1881 III 1852
Against which there are outstanding de-
mand liabilities amounting to $615 ,307, 240,
leaving the net cash balance in the treasury
$215, SIC, 622.
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Payable on presentation at No. IA South Meridian street, between
1 and 6 O'Clock p. M, May Z, 5 6 orr.
Received payment,
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Wants Heavy Damages

John H. Craig yesterday instituted suit
against A. NJ Austin for s25,2s7 damages.
on account Of injuries received while in the
employ of Austin at rock quarry at Hol
lywood Being ordered by John Cunning
ham, the powder man, to deepen drill hole
In rock, he alleges that he had scarcely
commenced the work when charge Of
powder or other explosive compound was
discharged and he received injuries result
Ing In his confinement to bed for six weeks,
at the end of which time he found that the
sight Of both eyes was hopelessly lost. be-
side which he had been compelled to have
a finger amputated and suffered other In
juries. OF the amount sued for $297 was for
money expended for medical attendance
and maintenance, and SIS 900 for damages,
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DEATHS

HARVEY-At his home near Santa Fe
Springs, October 10th, Thomas Harvey,
aged 10 years, father Of Orion Harvey.
Mrs. May Lynill (nee Reynolds) and
Mrs. c. u. Wenger.
Funeral Wednesday morning, October 12
Interment Whittier.
CANNON-At the family residence, No.
1909 Shatto street, Mary, beloved wife
of John Cannon, aged GO years, a native
of Ireland.
The funeral will take place Thursday,
October 18th, at $3.50 a. m, from her late
residence, thence to the Cathedral where a
solemn requiem mass will be celebrated.
Friends invited.
The herald., 1898-10-12
THE SUPREME COURT
Notions Argued and Applicants for
Admission Examined

S.>>~>~Se~>N 0-SS>>~>e~S0
The supreme court yesterday was pre-
sided over. while sitting in bank, by Chief
Justice Beatty, Justices Harrison. Ga
ROUTE. Van Fleet. Temple and Henshaw be-
ing in attendance. The entire day was de-
voted to the hearing Of argument on mo-
tons and to the examination Of candidates
for admission to practice in the courts Of
this state. So large a class of applicants
appeared that it was ordered, at the close
of the forenoon session, that their examina-
ton be conducted In departments during
the afternoon. In the morning the follow
ing motions were acted upon:
On motion Of J. r. Scott and presenta-
tion of license from the supreme court Of
New York and evidence Of good moral char
acter. Edward c. Bailey was admitted as an
attorney and counsellor in the several
courts Of this state.
w. w. Bryant was admitted to practice,
on motion Of Lucien Earle and license from
the supreme court Of Kansas.
James P. Clark was admitted, on motion
of Max Loewenthal and license from Idaho
Harry P. Mercer was admitted, on mo-
tion Of ]. L. Muiphey and license from
Michigan.
The cause Of Miles ct al. vs.. the city Of
Los Angeles ct al, by consent, was stricken
from the calendar, ON motion to DISMISS
The appeal of Sanford VS.. Chase ct al was
dismissed, after oral argument by H. C.
Roife for respondents and Charles r. GRAY
for appellant.
On oral argument by j. A. Owen for re-
spondent and J. S. Chapman for appellant,
the molten to dismiss the cause Of Ow en- VS.
the Pomona Land and Water company wa
submitted to the court.
petition for supersedeas In the case of
Anderson VS.. Anderson was argued by
Charles r. Gray for petitioner and E. P.
Stanton for respondent and submitted
The appeal Of Haywood Bros. VS.. Turner
ct al. was dismissed on motion, F. o. Daniel
arguing the cause for respondent and no
appearance being made for appellant.
In the case of Ab!la, administrator, ETC..
VS.. Sepulveda a motion to dismiss was
argued by R. H. F. Varel for responde It
and, no appearance being made for appel
liant, the motion was granted.
The appeal of the case Of the Pacific Mu-
tual Life Insurance company VS.. Edgar
was dismissed on motion argued by Charles
N. Fox, no appearance for appellant being
made.
The two cases affecting the water distr,b-
uting system Of Los Angeles, and known as
the city of Los Angeles vs. the Los Angeles
Water company and the Los Angeles City
water company VS.. the superior court, were
continued for argument to Thursday.
On motion Of Charles Lantz, there being
no opposition, the transcript on appeal IN
the case of Bartlett VS.. Mackey was or.
dered to be corrected.
The herald., 1898-10-12
Again in Trouble

B. F. Griffith, who was acquitted Monday
by jury cri the charge of embezzlement
appeared Yesterday before Justice Young
In the township court to answer to the com
plant of w. f. c. Vandivere of Norwalk
charging him with misdemeanor. The COM
pla.st states that the defendant on the Goth
of August, 1898, willfully, unlawfully. felon-
iously and by means Of false and fraudu-
lent representations and pretenses, de-
frauded afiant by representing himself to
he collector and agent of the Fidelity
Mutual Aid association, In whose name he
is alleged to have collected $6.76 due on a
The herald., 1898-10-12
Slides Into Jail

J. Hampton, prof" ]. Hampton, as he
is styled on handbills advertising his ''slide
for life" through a hoop of fire, was
brought in from Pomona yesterday on a
charge of vagrancy. The professor last
August appeared several times at East
Side park in vaudeville, but has been drift
ing around the outside towns for some time
past and will serve ten days at the bastile.
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Admitted to Practice

The Los Angeles bar was yesterday en-
riched by the addition of nineteen am
bilious young would-be practitioners, who
were admitted by the supreme court. In
bank, to practice as attorneys and counsel
lors In all the courts of the state. They are
as follows: Edwin A. Wells, Sarah l. Wilde,
Edwin Smith, Albert NJ. Stephens, Jr.,
William w. Houston, Bertha Lebus, Ward
Chapman, Frank Colburn, Will A. Strong
Frederick c. Med. Spencer, Reginald P B.
johnson, Clifton H. Axtell, Fred H. Thomp-
son, n F. Bridges, H. Arthur Wright
Clay p Gooding. Paul E. Usher, Roger g.
Page. Edwin Edgerton.
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4 POLITICAL TANGLf
sUK1Hlrz COURT PASSES ON AN
H1RCTIoN CONTROVERSY
ACTION TAKEN WAS CORRECT
No Law to Guide Secretary Brown,
Who Was Compelled to Resort to
Test of Party Usage

The supreme court, In bank yesterda
denied writ Of mandate directing Secre
tary of State L. H. Brown to reverse hi
ton Of James H. Barry as the congression
al candidate Of the Democratic party In tn
Vourth congressional district The decis
Ton is as follows:
Prior to the general election Of 1886,
the state central committee of the Dem
ocratic party called state convention
Of the party, and provided, among 9TH
er things, that the delegates to the state
convention from the respective congress
sional districts should form district con-
ventions for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for congress- In pursuance
Of this call, the state convention met,
and the several district conventions
were also organized and made nom.-
nations. In the Fourth congressional
district the delegates elected to the state
convention anticipated the meeting Of
that body by organizing a district con-
vention and nominating James G. Ma
guire as their candidate for congress.
At the same time they appointed a cam
paign committee.
In the month of August. 1898, the reg
ular state central committee Of the
Democratic party called another state
convention, for the purpose Of nomlnat-
ing candidates for state offices, and
again provided that the delegates to
the state convention, from the respect
i've congressional districts, should meet
in district conventions for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for congress.
In pursuance of this call. state con-
vention met and organized, and subse-
Quently the delegates from the Fourth
congressional district organized a dis
trict convention, by which James H.
Barry was nominated as the Democratic
candidate for congress in that district
In the meantime, the campaign COM
fnittee representing the district conven-
ton Of 1896 had appointed delegates to
a district convention, who met, and,
claiming the right to represent the Dem
the petitioner as a candidate for con-
eress. Regular certificates Of nomina-
ton were presented to the respondent
by the representatives Of each conven-
ton. He filed the certificate Of Barry,
and refused to file the certificate of pc
titioner. who thereupon asked a writ
commanding him to reverse his action.
We think the respondent was clearly
right In the course he took. 1t was his
duty to decide which Of the two GER
tificates was issued by the regular con-
vent.on. There was no law to guide
him in determining which was regular,
1,o
sort to the test Of party usage. Mr..
Barry was nominated by a convention
called in conformity with tho estab-
lished usage Of the Democratic party.
and recognized as regular by the state
convention Of the party This, In our
opinion, is decisive Writ denied
BEATTY, c. j.
We concur:
HARRISON, ]. TEMPLE, J.
VAN FLEET, J. HENSHAW, j.
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Federal Court Notes

Albert Sherer was yesterday admitted to
practice before the circuit and district
courts.
The suits of Hanson against the schooner
Mary Guilbert, and Sullivan against the
schooner w. s. Phelps, for wages, have
been submitted, and await the decision Of
the supreme court
Fung Ming. charged with being a
Chinese laborer not lawfully entitled to
remain in tho United States, had partial
hearing yesterday, and the case was con-
tinued until Wednesday.
A. G. Hubbard, plaintiff, was awarded
$1,000 yesterday by Judge Wellborn, the
amount being life insurance policy on the
life Of George W. Mead, deceased, and as
signed to Hubbard during Mead's life time
The New York Life Insurance company
at the time of Mead's death, paid the money
into court, and made no contest. There
were other claimants beside the assignee
Hubbard, and his victory is over them.
The herald., 1898-10-12
The Will Stands

The supreme court yesterday handed
down decision In the matter of the estate
of Marcus L. Olmstead deceased, affirming
the judgment and decree of the lower court
The contest by the brothers and sisters of
the deceased was based on certain erasures
and alterations in the wording of the will,
which 1t appeared as the intention OF the
deceased was to have been rewritten.
The herald., 1898-10-12
THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER
Writ OF Mandate Issued to the County
Clerk and Supervisors

In response to the petition of Chas. W
Palm, Judge Clark yesterday ordered the
Issuance of writ OF mandate. directing
County Clerk Newlin and the members Of
the board Of supervisors to appear in De-
haftmeot two Of the superior court at 10
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He Disturbed the Peace

James Millington was lodged in the coun-
ty Jail yesterday by Constable Gilbert Of
Pomona on the charge Of disturbing the
peace. for which offense he had been SEN
fenced to a fine Of SO or ten days impris-
onment,
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JoTTINGs

Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss 1t by buying one of our No. 3 Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'S driving wagons.
They have the Bailey hangers. long-dis-
tance axles and quick-shifting shaft coup.
lings. Hawley, King &, Co.
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On Statutory Grounds

A divorce was granted to Lizzie l. Dudley
by Judge Van Dyke yesterday, severing the
bonds existing between her and Maurice
A. Dudley, on the ground of adultery and
failure to provide.
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policy of insurance, and to have secured
personal property of the affiant. Griffith
pleaded not guilty and the cause was set for
trial next Monday.
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UNION VOTERS, ATTENTION
The Los Angeles Uni

Tho Los Angeles Union lub
holds open meeting tonight at 312 West
Second (Silver Republican headquarters),
at which all members and candidates of
the allied parties are welcome
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Our Home Brow.

Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principa
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles OF
Telephone 81.
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Crazed BY Sunshine

John Erwin, who recently came to this
city from Arizona, was brought before
Judge Van Dyke yesterday on charge Of
insanity. and was ordered to be committed
to the Southern California State Insane
hospital at Highlands. Erwin has a real
izing sense of his condition which he as
cribes to long continued work in the mines,
where he suffered greatly from heat. When
he first came to Los Angeles he went to the
Westminster hotel, but remittances Of
back salary, amounting to $500 or $500.
failed to reach him, and he went out to
Glendora, where he was picked up in de-
ranged condition OF mind. His special
mania is manifested in his settled convic-
uion that some one is poisoning his food,
and that disemobdied spirits are trying to
communicate with him. 1t Is expected
that short stay at Highlands will re-
store his mental equilibrium, as his in
sanity seems distinctly traceable to the
heat and sunshine of Arizona.