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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
FASTER BATTLE SHIPS.
Builders VIII Be Given a Chance to
Show What They Can Do.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL Although the
Navy Department has concluded that, in
the interest of better speed for the three
new battle ships to be built it cannot af-
ford to defer the reception of bids beyond
the period fixed in the original advertise
ment, bidders will have an opportunity to
base estimates on plans for battle ships
superior in speed to the Illinois type. which
formed the basis of the original advertise
ments. Engineer-in-chief Melville has pre-
pared eleven separate and distinct sets of
plans whereby higher speed can be realized
in the new ships than the Illinois type pos
sesses, and these plans will be sent to the
great ship-building firms which are likely
to compete in order that they may submit
bids based on them as we'll as upon the
original Illinois designs.
AS is usual in such cases, the advertise
ment permits ship builders to submit bids
on the basis of their own plans or upon
those of the department., so that the way is
open for them to make use of these addi-
tional plans If they see fit, and the knowl-
edge that the department will give pref
erence in the award to the bidder promising
the highest speed doubtless will influence
them to accept some Of these plans III their
calculations. The eleven plans contemplate
speeds ranging from sixteen and half
knots to eighteen knots. Two of them pro-
vide for carrying 1900 tons of coal the
same amount the Illinois will carry. Two
of them change the present arrangements
of bulllheads with the result of giving a
speed of ia knots and raising the radius of
action at ten knots speed from 5;432 miles to
$3.50 in one case and to 5,643 in another.
This is achieved by some improvements in
the engines and by the adoption of diff
ferent type of boilers. One design reduces
the coal capacity from 200 TO $50 tons.
but the radius of action is still in excess of
that OF the Illinois. being $3.50 miles while
provision is mace for maximum speed of
eighteen knots In an emergency.
In all of these designs except two ma
terial changes will have to be made in the
internal arrangements of the ship, affect
ing principally the engines, boilers and coal
spaces. In none of the plans would the
total weight assigned for the boilers and
engines in the illinois class-namely. 2.330
tons-be exceeded. Two of the plans were
based on displacement of 1851 tons. an
increase of 657 tons over the illinois design.
the board of bureau chiefs not to extend
the time for the reception of bids was not
based upon any disapproval Of these plans,
but was brought about through the neces-
sty of returning categorical answer to
the Secretary's query whether IL would de-
lay the building of the ships TO amend the
original plans at this stage. The engineer
in-chief did not believe that Ii would, but
the majority of the board thought other
wise. and the secretary regarded time as
the most important element the matter has
assumed its present shape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
SUPPLIES FOR MERRITT.
5000 Tons to Be Sent to Manila by a
Special Steamer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.--Five thou
sand tons OF commissary stores will be sent
to General Merritt by a special steamer
The provisions will be rations for twenty
thousand soldiers for several months. All
the stores will be purchased from firms on
the Pacific coast. The transport Arizona
with the Seventh California Regiment and
enough recruits to make up the ships com
plement. will sail Sunday The Scandal will
leave about the middle of next week with
recruits for various regiments. The ALI
ance, which will carry about four hundred
of the First New York Volunteers, will ar
rive late tonight and will be ready to leave
in about week.
The mutlny among the recruits of Com
panies and d. of the Tenth PENNSYLVANIA
Regiment, Tuesday, on the grounds alleged
that their rations were insufficient. is. i'm
the words of Lieutenant Colonel Barnett.
their commanding officer. "a closed incl
dent Their serious offerse has been CON
doned, their arms returned to them and the
three noncommissioned officers concerned
relieved from their degradation The men
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
DRUNKEN POLlCEMAN'S DEED.
Shot His Wife, Mother. Son and
Daughter and Killed HIMSELF

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Policeman Henry
c. Hawley. of the Tenderloin station, while
in a fit of drunken rage, to-day, shot his
wife, his mother. Mary Hawley his sor.
four years old, and his daughter six years
old. He then shot himself in the head
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. where
he died soon afterward. The others were
taken to the New York Hospital where it
was said that they would die
When Hawley's mother temporarily re-
covered consciousness at the hospital this
afternoon she. made q statement in sub
stance as follows: My son, Henry g.
Hawley, had been drinking and appeared
crazy. He shot his wife first, and then
shot me- Then he shot his two children and
himself. The shooting occurred al our
home about noon.
Later-Mrs Mary Hawley. the mother of
the policeman, died tonight in the New
York Hospital. Her body. as we'll as those
of Hawley and the two children, were taken
to an undertaking establishment. where
they were viewed by hundreds of the NOR
hidlV curious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

An Eastern exchange speaks of "the wis
dom which Washington condensed into the
epigram In time of peace prepare for
war; -" This is a mistake. Washington was
not epigrammatic. The expression he used
in his first annual address to Congress Jan.
g. 1850, was: ITO be prepared for war is one
of the most effectual means of preserving
peace" The advice was wise, but the form
was not particularly epigrammatic nor the
idea original with Washington. 1t is found
in almost the exact language in several
ancient writer's and was common property
long before Washington was born. Long
usage has hammered it into its present cpl
grammatic form.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
ADOLPH SUTRO'S WILL.
1t Gives 1000 Acres of Land to Char
ity, but Ignores an Alleged widow.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.-THE will of
the late Adolph Sutro was read to-day. 1t
is an exceedingly long document, and was
executed in 1882 1t provides literally for
his children and near relatives, and close
friends are also remembered, among the lat
ter being Judge Woodward, of Psnnsylva-
MIA, and one or two congressman who aided
Sutro in having the Sutro tunnel bill passed
through Congress. The will sets aside for
charitable and educational purposes one
thousand acres of valuable land south of
Golden Gate Park, in this city 1t makes no
mention of Mrs Kluge, widow, who some
time ago, made a public announcement of
her marriage to the deceased millionaire
by whom. she claims, she bore two chill
dren. Mrs. Kluge says she knows of later
Will, and will make a contest. The value
OF the estate is generally believed to be in
the neighborhood of $4GO0,0O0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
QUADRUPLE TRAGEDY.
Three Men Killed and Woman Fa-
tally Benton in south Dakota.

DEADWOOD. S. D.. Aug. 11.-Three men
dead and a woman dying is the net result
of a shooting ARRAY at Central City to-day.
Judge Up. Gddings, Ed Shannon and Jack
Wear are the men, and Mrs. Ed Shannon is
the woman. Shannon had boarding house
at Terry and one at Central City. He
stayed at nights at Terry, leaving his wife
to look after the other place. To-day Shan
non returned TO Central City and reused
Judge Giddings. Just what happened no
one knows but the two men suddenly
burst into the street, engaged in death
struggle. Shannon had a revolver. Jack
Wear tried to separate them. and was shot
through the body. dying instantly. Sham
non then shot Giddings through the head.
killing him. He went to his wife's bed
room and beat her about the head with his
revolver until he thought he had killed
her. and then, with fresh revolver, shot
himself. The woman is still alive, but can
not recover. All the parties are pioneers
and were well-to-do. Ciddings has had
many political offices. Intimacy between
Giddings and Mrs Shannon Is given the
cause of the tragedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

The fighting end OF the United States
army is most effective, but evidence ac-
cumulates that the medical department is
inefficient and that it goes from one mex
cusable blunder to another With more
than weeks time to get it in readiness
sick soldiers arrived at Montauk to find no
shelter II was the persistent determina-
tioa Of the surgeon general that the Santia-
so army should go to point in the hills
near Santiago which called forth the pro-
test Of TIE round robin" subsequently,
he charged the holding of the troops in
Santiago to General Shafter. but before
his denial the general had read the order
Of the surgeon general TO his division and
brigade commanders. With everything with
which to do effective work. the stupidity
ana numbering of the Medical Bureau is
disappearing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

The Investigation which Commodore
schiey has caused to be made to ascertain
the kind of guns which were most effective
in the destruction of Cerveras squadron
shows that the eight-inch gums did the most
destructive work. 1t was found that all Of
the twelve and thirteen-inch guns did not
get home except in two shots. while the 13l
small caliber guns with rapid fire did
terrible execution This is an important
fact for the naval construction of the
future. OF that class of guns the Spanish
ships had seventy-six. but they failed in
accuracy of fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Considering the fact that the United
States is, for the most part, well-watered
country, Astounding with running streams,
live springs and copous veins of water not
far below the surface, it is surprising that
there should be so much trouble regarding
supply in several of the camps. Before
the camp was located at Chickamauga it
was announced authoritatively that there
was an inexhaustible supply of water, yet
it was weeks before the water problem was
solved. The same trouble was encountered
in some of the camps in Virginia and Flori-
da, and now it is reported at Montauk
where the Santiago soldiers have gone
Surgeon General Sternberg inspected the To-
cality in person and reported all conditions
favorable to camp. Perhaps he left the
water question out of consideration, for, at
last accounts, hundred diggers, after
three days effort, had not found a gallon
Perhaps it would be advisable before the
next war for the government to find few
good camping grounds where there will be
no trouble about water. If the scientists and
experts cannot locate it the government
might take a few old-fashioned farmers
into its confidence and profit by their
knowledge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

were consolidated into one. as were the two
gulf squadrons. Abiding to the extensive
scale On winch the reductions mad peen
made, the secretary of the navy. in his an
nual report in November. 1861 SAID: Inere
were in the several blockadlng squadrons
IN January last, exclusive OF other DUTY.
I'll vessels and 2,455 guns. There are now
Tut twenty-nine vessels remaining on the
coast, carrying 20 guns disposition has
been made of all the others. Some of the
vessels are laid up in ordinary. some with
their crews are on foreign service, but
many nave been sold, and, with most or
the men that were actively engaged in hos
tile operations, are now employed in peace
tul occupations"
The present situation does not call for as
great reduction in the navy as that of
1865 but no doubt it VIII take place on the
same general lines. Unnecessary men will
be discharged, auxiliary vessels will be dis
armed and returned to their owners, and
all vessels not up to the highest modern ma
val standard will be disposed of Future
additions to the navy will not be of war
ships hastily purchased in foreign ports ana
snip yards, but of armored battle snlps IKE
three that Congress mas already authorized
the Maine. the Missouri and the ONO
which Will nave a displacement OF ABOUT
n,Oco tons each and a speed approximating
twenty knots an hour. The reduction OF
the navy will not mean its weakening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

A London cablegram says it is understood
there that Mr.. Curzon, the new Viceroy of
India, was swayed to accept the position
by his American wifes longing for social
pre-eminence. She will now have India
for five years" says the dispatch. but her
husband will never be premier of England,
as he might have been; nor will he be a
member of the British Cabinet, as the man
who removes himself from the British
House of Commons rarely, if ever, succeeds
in recovering his political position" Per-
haps not, but five years first lady of
India and entering the British peerage as
Lady Curzon of Kedleston ought to satisfy
an American woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

tain at little expense the iron ores and pig
iron Of Wisconsin and Michigan. 1t would
bring some traffic to the Ohio. but as that
river Is navigable for only part Of the
year, the connection with the lakes by
most expensive canal could not be regard
ed as an important national enterprise.
When any river is connected with the lakes
by canal it must be the Mississippi. 1t
would be very roundabout way to reach
the Mississippi by canal from one of the
1a,:es to the Ohio at Pittsburg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE following
was received at the State Department top
night from Consul Wildman al Hong
Kong: -
The steamship Sidney left Nagasakf on
the 18th. the Australia on the 18th and the
Feking on the 6th-ali direct for SansFran-
cisco without stop"
Yesterday Secretary Alger cabled General
Merritt asking when the transports sent to
Manila would return and this reply OF Con-
sui General Wildman gives the Information
desired Ii Is expected they win reach San
Francisco about the 18th. The aggregate ca
and that number will be at once embarked
for Manila.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

The man who thinks he is running for
Congress against Speaker Reed has ex-
planned that he is not for 16 to 1, because
free coinage on that basis would mean sill
yer monometaliism and a silver basis. He
would have Congress make a new ratio
based upon the market value of the two
metals Two years ago Mr.. Reeds op-
ponent was advocating free coinage at the
ratio of 16 to /
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

movement to create boys and girls fund
Tor the construction of new battle ship
to take the place of the Maine arrived in
this city to-day. They stated that so far
about $4,000 had been contributed AS soon
dent Huey. of the Board of Education, and
he promised to bring the plan before the
board at its next meeting. He assured the
boys of his cooperation. Tomorrow Mas
tiers Good and Price will call on Mayor
Warwick and the members of the COM
mercial and maritime exchanges and en-
deavOr to interest them in the plan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

{ No more seldierly body of men have
marched through the streets of Indianapolis
than the two colored companies that es-
corted the Observation-Disclosures to
the station. Better able to withstand hot
climates than whites. these men should be
garrison Santiago or other Cuban cities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Spain should remember that diplomatic
fencing is. only permissible between powers
that meet on something like equal terms.
One that is in position to dictate terms
has no need of diplomacy. and one that
must accept dictation has no right to at
fennt to invoke it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Although the President has promoted both
Sampson and Schley TO be rear admirals, it
Is said the latter's friends in Congress may
fight the confirmation on the ground that
Sampson is advanced eight points and
Schley only six, thus giving the former
seniority. 1t is not credible that either of
the officers named would countenance such
a fight, and their injudicious friends in and
out of Congress should drop the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Should Col. William J. Bryan in crossing
the Pacific en- route to the Philippines en-
counter a cyclone there would be a case of
professional jealousy aboard that would be
worse than the most aggravated case of
SeasickneSS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
Failure of a Miners, strike.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE strike of the
coal miners in the Pittsburg district for the
Chicago agreement is failure The opera
tors in the third pool. where ii is said the
greatest number of violations have occur
red. reported all their mines in operation
to-day The miners officials still claim that
the men will quit work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

indianapolis, Ind.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
cHICAGo-Palmer House. p. o. News Co.. PIT
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel.
CINCINNATI--J. r. Hawley Co., l54 Vine
street.
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
of Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co... 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, D.. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Willards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

When soldier is criticised by his superior
for 'unduly exposing himself to fire" there
is never anything very severe or CALLING in
the reprimand. There is no other fault less
likely to cause a soldiers demotion than
that of ..unduly exposing himself in battle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

A finer appearing body of men never left
this city than those who marched to the
station yesterday. If there were service for
them they could be relied upon to do it, AS
there cannot be service for all of the men
Under arms it seems that it would have
been wiser to have mustered them out here
at once -ll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

A Pittsburg paper which opposes the con-
structIon of the Nicaragua canal is the
eager advocate of the construction by the
United States of canal from the lakes TO
would be a work of great national impor-
lance. II would be a work of great impor-
lance to the iron industries about Pitts
burg. because it would enable them to OBJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Returning American correspondents from
Cuba who have made a study of the situa-
ton since before the war began say that
the mass of the Cuban people, especially
the better class. would prefer annexation to
the United States to independence. They
are glad to bend Of Spanish rule, but have
little or no confidence in a Cuban republic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

"A man who will leave his property to his
wife only on condition of her not marry
ing again." said the Sweet Young Thing lis
as mean as he can be-.
''Oh, / don't know said the Savage
bachelor. Perhaps he is a friend to man
kind -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
The CheerfuI Idiot.

whats that illustrated stuff in the pa
per?'' asked the Cheerful Idiot.
AN article on hair dressing" replied the
typewriter b)arder.
Does it say anything about dressing
Welsh rabbits?" asked the Cheerful Idiot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
scioto valley FLOODED.

PORTSMOUTH. o., Aug. 1.-THE foods
in the Scioto valley have covered over II, 900
acres of corn land in the Scioto bottoms in
the immediate vicinity of Portsmouth, caus-
ing loss of over 500. 600. The Ohio and
Scioto rivers are still rising and il is feared
that the loss will be increased fully 100000
mora
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Spain is not in good a position to claim
the Philippines as she was before the recent
battle, and another week or two of delay
will put her in still worse position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
The. Bows, Battle Shin Fund.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. II. Masters
Rankin Good ana Harry j. Price of Gin
cinnati. aged, respectively. seventeen and
nineteen years. who are at the head OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
Earnest. Plea.

Shell don't know whether to let you be-
come engaged to me or not You would not
have asked me if Jennie had not refused.
He-But you know second thoughts are
ALWAYS the wiser
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

show a grateful appreciation of et9ofouei
Barnett's leniency and promise to beh&Ye
like soldiers hereafter. - Il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

The elevation of Gen. H. w. Lawton is a
just one, not solely because Lawton is a
Hoosier, but because he has the charac-
terjstics of the typical Hoosier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

Garcia appears to be one of those gems
that look better without any elaborate set
ting. He fights best when let alone to fight
in his own way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.


Every woman" said the Cornfed Philos-
opher, thinks she might have been a dew
astating siren but for her excellent home
training"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.-THE u. S. s.
Alabatross left to-day for Guatemala She
carried a large amount of ampunitianf and
is fully prepared TO protect American sclti-
gems snould occasion arise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12


CALDWELL, o., Aug. u.-Mayor Arthur
o. Archer to-day made the following state
ment regarding the Orr affair at Claren-
don, Ark: tvs
II have had some correspondence with
Iorilla F. Weaver. whose name | secured
through a correspondence bureau of Cincin-
natl. She represented herself. to be a French
lady of wealth and leisure and / never heard
of the name Orr until l saw 1t in the press
in connection with the terrible tragedy al
Clarendon, and l am dumfounded that my
name was connected with it in any way.
The manner in which the correspondence
began is this: number of young men Were
in my Office one evening and one of them
had circular from the correspondence bu-
reau and it was suggested that of the thing
a correspondence be opened up with some
one. A letter was written to the buisau AMI
the name and description of the person rep
resenting herself to be Lorilla F. Weaver,
was secured in this way. which information
/ now have in my possession together with
all letters received from her, three in num-
ber Your correspondent has read these
letters and there is nothing In them sugges-
tive of any wrong doings in any way. and
appear to have been written by lady OF
education and refinement -
The unenviable notoriety is very embar-
RAISING to Mayor Archer and his friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
Hanged for sand-Bagging.

CORINTH, Miss, Aug. 11,-Mullock
Walker a negro was taken from the jail
at l o'clock this morning and hanged by a
masked mob of 25O men. He had sand
bagged and robbed Charles Dezille. who IS
in a dying condition. The negro confessed
to the crime and IMPLICATED two others.