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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-10
BUT ONE CHANCE TO LIVE.
Severe Surgical Operation Performed
on Rear Admiral Kirkland.

VALLEJO. Cal, Aug. 9.-Rear Admiral
Kirkland to-day underwent a severe opera
ton, on the outcome of which depends his
chance for life. Only a few days ago he
was enjoying the best of health. To-day
he has but one chance to live and that de-
ponds on the success of the surgical opera
ton performed this afternoon. Drs. Wag-
ner and Hibbett, of the navy, have been
attending him, and Sunday DR.. Carpenter
was called into consultation. The patient
grew worse and this morning the tug
Vigiant was sent to San Francisco under
full speed to bring up DR.. w. G. Taylor,
formerly of the navy. One gallon of blood
was drained from the patients stomach.
This afternoon an incision was made in his
right side in the hope of locating the source
of the trouble.
An Associated Press representative in
terviewed DR.. c. T. Hibbett just after the
operation was performed The doctor said
THE operation was highly successful and
most satisfactory. The admiral was placed
under the influence of ether and DR.. Taylor
performed the operation which, through the
rapid location of the seat of trouble and
the short time required to consummate the
work of relief, gives the patient the most
favorable chances of recovery. The report
that blood vessel in the stomach had
burst was untrue, intestinal obstruc-
ton was what allied him. Had the surgical
operation been postponed twentyfour hours
the illness would have proven fatal or at
least been so intensified that it would have
been almost hopeless"
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MUST TAKE CHARGE.


After making all possible allowance for
the Cubans, their most steadfast champions
must confess that they have not come UP
to the expectation which the promises of
their friends held out during the past two
years. Before Congress took action the
people of this country were told that all
that was necessary to insure the overthrow
of Spanish power in thirty days to
furnish the insurgents with arms and sup
plies; they would do the rest. When war
was declared and every effort made to find
the Cubans, that they might be supplied,
they could not be found in large numbers
or scarcely in any numbers worth taking
into account They were reported to be
strongest in the province of Santiago, yet
they could never have captured the city
bearing that name or the garrisons in the
province. Garcia had about 1900 men scat
tered over the province. In the taking of
the city the Cubans did very little. A cor
respondent of the New York Tribune who
went to Santiago the friend of the insur-
gents confesses that they are ineffective
as soldiers. unreliable as guides and worth
less as Workingmen.
A vast majority of the American people
wish it were otherwise-that the Cuban
army was large and effective, that the in
surgents were ready to assist by their la
Dor, but as the Cubans have been found to
be what they are, it would be unwise to
shut our eyes to the situation and proceed
upon the theory that there is civil gov
eminent called the Republic of Cuba and a
large body of intelligent and patriotic men
anxious to establish good government in
the island.
1t becomes important to recognize this
fact. now that the is about to close
and some authority must take the place
on the island of the sovereignty of Spain.
There cannot possibly be a doubt that the
United States must take that responsibility.
The best men who have belonged to the
insurgents can be utilized in forming a civil
government, but the direction of affairs
must be in the hands of the United States,
and must remain there for years, unless
tie insurgents make better showing both
as to numbers and character than they have
since the war began.
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NO CHANGE IN HAWAII.
President Dole VIII Continue to Exer-
else Functions of Chief Executive.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-President San
ford B. Dole, of Hawaii, is to continue to
exercise the functions of chief executive of
Hawaii until such time as Congress shall
receive the report of the commission APP
pointed to devise a form of government Tor
the island and shall have enacted statutes
for its government. There is to be no
governor of Hawaii appointed by the Pres
ident for an indefinite time, if at all. The at
tention of the State Department having been
called to the reports that President Dole
was to be appointed governor as well as to
another report that United States Minister
Sewall was to be named for the place, ref
erence was made to the annexation act
passed by the last Congress. which in one
clause provides: Until Congress shall pro-
vide for the government Of such island all
he civil judicial and military powers ex-
ercised by the officers of the existing gov
eminent in said islands shall be vested in
such person or persons, and shall be ex-
ercised in such manner as the Pres
ident of the United States shall
direct: and the President shall have power
to remove said officers and to fill the va
cancies so occasioned." 1t is said at the
State Department that, acting within the
spirit of this section, the President will
continue in Office the present officials of
the Hawaiian government, regarding 1T as
a needless disturbance of governmental
functions there to make any changes in
office until Congress has provided for a
permanent form of government for the
islands
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MR.. PETTlT'S DISAPPEARANCE.
Receiver Appointed for Estate of Pos
sible Victim of La BOurgOgne.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-The application of
William Calhoun for the appointment of a
receiver in an action which he has brought
against John Petit, Aida B. Petit Hen
ry Randall Waite Alexander c.. Quarter
and Jane Quarter, to recover possession of
several pieces of property in Pine Green
wch Water and Gold streets, came up to-
day before Justice Beekman of the Supreme
Court. Action on this case was postponed.
but Justice Beekman appointed John Davis
receiver of the rents of 1OS Greenwich street,
a seven-story factory building, in a suit
brought by Mary Chisholm against James
Adair, John Petit and others, TO foreclose
a mortgage of 5000, made in June 1896
The Times Will tomorrow print the fol-
lowing In connection with the mysterious
disappearance OF Mr.. Petit George Rob
lnson, counsel for William Calhoun in an
interview, says he has learned that Mr. Pet
tit sailed on La Bourgogne under an as
sumed name and persisted at sea- Mr.. Cal
houn said that he had received a message
over the telephone from a source that he re-
garded as trustworthy, but which he could
not o1vulge, to the effect that Mr.. Pettt
mad been passenger on La Bourgogne
1 cannot verify this he said but from in
formation which has reached me from va
rlous quarters, j have all reason to believe
that Mr.. Petit is no longer alive. 1t stands
to reason that if he were he would be here
taking care of his interests. He has prop
erty scattered all over the city and his
equity in it is worth millions of dollars
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A prominent member of the diplomatic
corps in Washington predicts that Spain
will prolong the peace negotiations as much
as possible and resort to every kind of dip
lomatic trick and trap to get some advan-
tage He says:
All that has been said and is being said
now about the SpanshAmerican situation
is mere guessing. In dealing with a Span
lard one never knows the, end until it is
reached. He has no regard for a promise,
changes his mind and his attitude whenever
it is to his own advantage to do so. and
will repudiate to-day what he asseverated
yesterday. Spain will, am sure. endeavor
to the utmost to make the peace negotia-
tons endure as long as possible. Each
clause will be disputed and made the sub
ject of diplomatic correspondence as pro-
longed as possible.
In a negotiation of so great Importance
it is natural that some unexpected points
should arise for settlement but with full
knowledge of Spanish characteristics Presi-
dent Mckinley will not be likely to allow it
to be needlessly prolonged nor himself to
be drawn into any traps.
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TAGGART'S FRIEND MANNING.
Democratic COIOred Boss Calls Thorn
as the Croker of the West

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The fifth biennial
convention of the Negro National Demo-
cratic League began here to-day. r. f.
Manning, of indianapolis. called the con-
vention to order. George E. Taylor. of
Iowa, was made temporary chairman, and
Henry c. Smith, of New York, temporary
secretary. A. E. Manning was named as
chairman of the committee on permanent
organization. Henry c. Smith was chose
chairman of the committee on platform and
resolutions. The preliminary meeting was
held behind closed doors. but the succeed
ing meetings will probably be OPEN
In an interview tonight President Man
ming said: The league will indorse very
strongly the attitude of Richard Croker
who is the greatest leader in modern politics
in this country to-day, with reference to
his policy in establishing permanent Dem
ocratic colored organization in New York
and for giving the league such an able and
efficient leader in Edward +. Lee. We coll
ored Democrats in the West have confidence
In Mr.. Croker. Ours Is not an object having
for it's purpose the encouragement of coll
ored men in the Democratic party in the
different States to come in and get offices.
We are not for spoils but we expect some-
thing commensurate with the service rem
dered by each leader to whom is due a part,
at least, of the patronage. The negro Re-
publicans have no national organization be-
cause they are out for spells. The moment
the leader of a negro Republican organiza-
ton gets part of his party spoils, that mo-
ment the organization becomes defunct.
Mayor Taggart, OF Indianapolis. may be
fairly termed the Croker of the West. He
has beaten ex-President Harrison at the
polls in his home district
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DR.. ZAHN HONORED.
Made Provincial DE FactO of the holy
Cross Society.

MONTREAL, Aug. 9.--Dr. Zahn, the cele-
brated Roman Catholic evolutionist of the
University of Notre Dame, who has been
attending the chapter of Holy Cross Society
held at Cote DIES Noiges, near Montreal, left
tonight for visit to Quebec, after which
he will go to New York and then return to
Notre Dame. He was selected provincial de
facto, having for some time been interim
provincial of the order for the ecclesiastical
province of the United States. Before leav-
ing he was seen by the correspondent of
the Associated Press. He said
1.-The work of our chapter has gone on
most tremendously, but beyond my appoint
ment there was done nothing that would be
of interest to any one but the members Of
our chapter We decided to use all our
energies to take even a greater interest in
the work of education than we have done
silence the reports which have gone through
the press at different times that / am at
loggerheads with the high dignitaries of the
church. When l went to Rome 1t was said
that | was sent to be disciplined, and in
stead / was made by his Holiness a doctor
of philosophy, an honor which has been be-
slowed in that manner upon only one other
said that they sent me back because they
wanted to get rid of me there. The world
must have something to talk about, you
know"
He expressed himself as very much
pleased with his visit here and spoke most
he renewed an acquaintance commenced in
Rome
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expectedly feature of the war inspired the
boys in the camps with hopes that they. too.
might have opportunity to distinguish them
selves and so have a personal share in the
glory that the deeds of the limited and for
tunate numbers have brought upon them
selves and the country. The peace nego-
tiations end this hope and make the work
yet to be done seem tame and unsatisfac-
tory, but it is none the less in the line of
duty and its proper performance will confer
as much honor as victory in battle would do.
In the sense that the duty is more irksome
and requires the exercise Of more patience
the troops detailed for this semi-peaceful
service deserve most credit. That they will
do all that is expected of them and prove to
the world that the American army is equal
to every demand no one who knows the
spirit that animates the men can doubt.
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thing Of a surprise to find him quoting mod
ern instances and international precedent
against claim for damages to American
citizens in Turkey, and it is a severe jolt to
our national pride to find that these prece-
dents have been furnished by ourselves. The
Sultan probably referred to the mobbing of
Chinese several years ago in Colorado. Ne
vada, Wyoming and Washington, in which
several Cinnamon were killed and considera-
BILE of their property was destroyed. Prob
ably he also referred to the killing of sew
eral Italians by mob in New Orleans, for
which the United States government dis
avowed any liability in damages, though it
did afterwards voluntarily pay an indemni-
ty, while protesting against any obligation
to do SO. The citing of these cases by the
Sultan was decidedly smart, to say the least,
and they may prove embarrassing to this
government
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JIMINEZ STILL In JAIL.
The San Domingo RevOIutiOnist Tried
Once, but the jury Failed to Agree.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
NASSAU, n. p, Aug. 4.-The trial of
Senior Juan !. JimineZ, the well-known mer-
chant of New York and elsewhere, charged
with breach of the foreign enlistment act,
was concluded on July 20, the jury failing TO
agree The chief justice, Sir Ormond D.
Malcolm, thereupon ordered second trial
for Aug. 5, another special jury being
struck for the new trial.
Senior Jiminez made an attempt at revolu-
tion at Monte Cristo, San Domingo, about
June 2, landing from the steamer Fanita.
He is charged with having procured his
pilot at Inagua, Bahamas, which was held
to be a violation of the British neutrality
act 1t is understood that the jury stood
seven for conviction and five for acquittal
eight only being for verdict. The ac-
cused is in prison at this place. bail hav-
ing been pcrsstently refused. The Domin-
lean gunboat Independence is here await
ing the result of the trial, having brought
some witnesses from Monte Cristo. Much
interest is taken in the case.
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THE BADGERS PRIZE.
Arrival of the Spanish Tug Humberto
Rodriguez at New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The Spanish steam
tug Humberto Rodriguez with a prize crew
on board of the United States cruiser Bad
ger and commanded by Lieutenant Peters
arrived to-day from the blockading squad
ron off Havana. The Humberto Rodriguez
is powerful iron steam tug and has two
masts On the foremost floats the American
ensign and the main gaff the Spanish
colors the first Spanish colors to be seen
in this port since the declaration of war
The Humberto Rodriguez is manned by a
prize crew of tWenty-three men put on
board from the United States cruiser Bad
ger. She was captured by the Badger July
rs off Nuevitas and taken to Key West. Or
ders were received at Dry Tortugas for the
prize steamer to coal up, and on Aug. she
conveyed the ships San Fernandino and
Sapi, with three hundred Spanish soldiers
captured off Nuevitas by the Badger to
Havana. The tug then proceeded TO this
port. She experienced fine weather during
the trip. Lieutenant Peters declined to talk
al quarantine. The Humberto Rodriguez
after being inspected by Health officer Doty
was permitted to proceed, and anchored off
Tompkinsville.
The United States torpedo boat Dupont
in command Of Lieutenant Spencer 5. Wood,
arrived at the Brooklyn navy yard to-day
after an absence of ten months. In the in
terval the little vessel has been In the vicin-
ity of Cuba. but has never been in action.
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Happy Thought.

There were fourteen of us-seven men
and seven women-in the boat, and it would
have surely gone to the bottom had it not
been for the presence of mind of the young
minister in the party"
What could he do, please?"
"He married one of the women himself
and married the six other men to the six
other women"
But what was the use of that?'
ut reduced the number TO seven"
'How?"
Aren't man and wife one? How slow
YOU arei'
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Secretary Longs strong and generous let
ter in defense OF Admiral Sampson leaves
no doubt as TO his opinion regarding the
mischevous efforts of some persons to de-
prive him of any share of the credit for the
destruction of Cervera's fleet and to make
bad feeling between him and Schley. The
efforts of the mischief makers have had
an effect they did not expect, for no other
officer of our navy has ever been so hand
somely INDICATED and generously eulogized
by name by the head of the department as
Admiral Sampson is in this case Incident
ally the secretary compliments each and
every officer OF the fleet for their gallant
services in the memorable exploit and takes
occasion TO assure the public that the jeal-
ousy which some persons have tried to stir
up finds no place among them. IT am sure"
he says. that no one more deprecates such
an attack than the officers OF the fleet, COM
modore, captains and ALL
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the Britannia during her trip over The
and the packages were posted in New YORK
shortly afterward.
Chief Murphy has learned that the lace
which the accused tried TO smuggie from
the Britannia to the dock was part of the
cargo of the vessel and that the shippers
of the lace were not in the plot to defraud
the government. Chief of Police Murphy
said to-day that as the White Star line was
a British corporation and as English mail
was opened. the British authorities have ju-
risdiction in the matter. John Kynastoa,
who tried to have twenty coupons from
United States bonds cashed here, will have
an examination Tomorrow
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1t is stated that the Sultan of Turkey in
declining to recognize the demands of the
United States for indemnity for outrages
committed on American mission establish
ments in Turkey. cited the attitude OF the
United States III some cases where claims
were preferred by foreign governments for
damages sustained in riots by their citizens
in this country. This is calculated to set
Americans thinking. We have been so ac-
customed to regarding the unspeakable
Turk as a standardization that it is some
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-10

General August, the Spanish commander
at Manila, has made a defense stubborn
enough under very trying circumstances to
prove his bravery but one fails to see the
wisdom of his attack on the American
forces. Even if he had succeeded in break
Ing their line which he could scarcely have
hoped to do. he could not have escaped nor
held his position. Perhaps the attack was
merely forlorn effort to prove his patriot
ism and escape an execution or court-mar-
tial in case he ever gets back to Spain.
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THIEVES AND SMUGGLERS.
Officers of the Steamship Britannia
Under Serious Charges.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9-Further evidence of
the conspiracy among some of the officers
of the White Star line steamer Britannia to
steal and smuggle was reported to the chief
of police of Jersey City to-day. In the rooms
of Third officer John Kynaston, who is Yn-
der arrest here, and First Officer y
w. Jago, who disappeared after tho
arrest OF Kynaston on Friday last. were
found three receipts for registered packages
mailed on Friday in New York. These pack.
ages were sent by Jago 10 London en- the
Cllnard lire steamer Etruria. which Is due
In London next Friday. 1t is believed thew
contain money and valuables stolen from
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prizes. They are the Aladdin, captured by
the auxiliary gunboat Hawk off Cadiz light.
Bergen taken by the auxiliary gunboat
Viking off Francis key on Sunday. The
sugar. The Bergen was ostensibly bound
from Santiago for the same port for the
purpose. it is said, of taking off refugees.
Both steamers were seized without difficulty
and were brought in here to-day by prize
crews respectively under the command of
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The harbor of Pago-Pago. in Samoa, was
acquired by the United States by treaty
and purchase many years ago, but has lain
neglected. The present decision to improve
and utilize it as a coaIing station is in har-
mony with the new policy of the govern
ment to establish such stations at conven-
tent points in the Pacific. When the chain
Is complete it will include Hawaii, 1900
miles from San Francisco. next coaling
stAtioD~-cn one of the Samoan islands,
about 2,0t0 miles further west. then one of
the Ladrone islands, 1000 further and final
" one at Manila, in the Philippines With
these ccaling stations the United States
will be better situated for naval suprem-
acy in the Pacific than any other power.
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Postoface investigation.
IL to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The civil-service
inspector appointed to inquire into the man
agement of the money order office in the
New Albany, Ind. postoffice has returned
to Washington and has made his report to
the Civil-service Commission. An inspector
from the Postoffice Department assigned to
the same duty is still in New Albany. The
investigation was ordered at the request of
the postmaster.
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1t is announced as a matter of some in
terest from Berlin that the chief of the
medical staff of the German army has
recommended that in the future sugar be
regarded as a regular article OF soldiers
food especially when on the march. THE
experiments prove" says the dispatch that
.he men subjected to a sugar diet increased
in weight and suffered less from hunger,
thirst. exhaustion and sunstroke on long
marches than the men who were put on
ordinary diet" Ill-informed persons who
have been talking about the insufficient
rations of the United States army might do
well to recollect that for a very long time
sugar has formed part of the regular ra
tons of the American soldier at the pre-
scribed rate of fifteen pounds of sugar to
every hundred rations.
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MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug. &C. p Roberts,
the prominent Mer2phfs lawyer. recently In
dicted for the ferEery of the name of w.
Fl. Bates, Of 81 1louis. on a Memphis hotel
register Was to-day found guilty and his
punishment fixed at three years In the pen-
Tertiary. Motion for a new trial was en-
tered. Bates, whose name Is alleged 10 have
been forged, has figured In the trial OF A.
X Ward the alleged $4,000 forger. as a
man who signed one of the Ward notes. In
stead OF w. H. Bates. of Memphis, Ward,
for whom Roberts was an attorney. has
never established the existence of the ST.
Louis Bates and the alleged forgery by
Roberts Is said to have been done in Wards
interest
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WIN Garry the Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. s.-The steam
ship Mariposa will sail tomorrow for Hon
olulu and Australia. She will convey to
Honolulu the members of the commission
recently appointed by the President to study
the conditi tons of the islands, and $50 men
of the fSew York regiment will proceed
on the Mariposa to join their regiment in
Honolulu