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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

KEY WEST, Fla, March 12-The United
States cruiser Nashville has returned from
the Tortugas island and the survey steam
er Bache arrived there to-day from Havana
via the Tortugas with five of the Names
wounded from the latter place
The steamer City of Key West from
Miami to-day brought two carloads of tor
pedoes and torpedo buoys. These will be
laid in the harbor. The torpedo boat
the Tortugas with mail and dispatches for
the fleet.
The yacht Buccaneer sailed to-day for Ha-
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NO PROOF YET.
Concluded from First Page.a

trouble with Spain. This government should
amount of money. L do not believe in any
such system of settlement. If the Spanish
government in Cuba is so inhuman and
miserable that it can not be tolerated it
should be driven out. 1t is all wrong to
compel the Cubans to pay for the efforts of
Spain to continue the infamous government
there"
Other congressman spoke in the same
strain
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
At Brooklyn Navy Yard.

NEW YORK, March 12.-The enlistment
of skilled mechanics machinists, seamen
and iron workers was continued to-day at
the Brooklyn navy yard, but all applica-
tons from apprentices, landsmen and coal
passers were refused, as there is already
a full complement of these classes The
torpedo boat Stiletto has been put in condi-
ton for sea- The work of transporting am
munition from the yard to the several forts
was continued to-day and the tugs Nina,
Traffic and Narkeeta made numerous trips
between the ordnance depot and the forts
down the bay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Roosevelt, inclosing a bond. upon the exec
cution of which the department will au-
thorize the loan of 20 Hotchkiss rifles, 40
caliber, with bolts. The letter concludes as
follows: AS the State OF Missouri does not
share in the appropriation for arming and
equipping the naval militia, the department
can be put to no expense in shipping these
rifles. The cost of transportation will have
TO be borne by your Organization. The de-
partment cannot lend small arm ammuni-
ton. This, too, will have to be furnished
by the organiza tion''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
Patriotic Georgians.

OWOSSO, Mich, March 12.-Gen. ]. B..
Gordon, of Georgia, who lectured here last
evening on Last Days of the Confed-
eracy," has received a telegram from his
State saying: Zone hundred and fifty thou
sand of your comrades stand ready to fol-
low your lead in the protection of our ma
tional honor Said the general: 81 think
1 hear rebel yells and Yankee hurrahs min
gled as our common country unites in pro-
lection of our flag.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

PITTSBURG, March 12.-The reported
contract by the British government with
the Carnegie Company for 5000 tons of
armor plate proves to be incorrect. 1t is
known that short time ago the Carnegies
contracted to furnish large ship builder
of England 5000 tons of ship plate for use
in the construction of merchant vessels
and it is supposed this contract was the
basis of the armor plate story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
seeking Tugs and Barges.

TAUNTON. Mass, March 12.-The Staples
Coal Company of this city, has received re-
quests from the United States government
to name the selling price of the two large
and powerful ocean-going steam tugs
owned by the company. The government is
also endeavoring to purchase eight coal
barges belonging to the company, which are
now being built at Bath, Me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
DIVORCE In FIVE MINUTES.
Mrs. Lizzie Il. Spaulding Legally
Freed from the Bank Wrecker.

CHICAGO. March 12.-Mrs. Lizzie K
Spaulding wife of former Bank Presi-
dent Charles w. Spaulding. now under SEN
tence for embezzlement. was granted a di-
vorce to-day in less than five minutes after
she had filed cross bill to her husbands
application for divorce. The divorce was
granted on the charge that Spaulding had
been convicted of a felony. Neither Mr. nor
Mrs. Spaulding was present In court and IL
is said the proceedings were by agreement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

NEW YORK, March 12.-Fort Hancock
at Sandy Hook, presented a warlike ap-
pearance to-day. The two batteries of sew
enty-6ve men each from Fort Slocum, Da-
vids island, and two battalions from Fort
Wadsworth, Staten island, arrived there to-
day. With the three hundred men who ar
rived to-day there are now more men at the
fort than at any time since the civil war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
PATRIOTIC chinnewns.

SUPERIOR, Wis, March Fin the event
of war between the United States and
Spain one of the regiments in the service
of Uncle Sam may be composed Of Chppe-
wa Indians. A canvass of the ChippeWas
in the Lake Superior region is said to show
that fully a thousand, all young men, are
ready TO enlist. ..----.
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Sixth Cavalry Ready.

y LEAvENWORTH, Kan, March Pup
to this time no orders have been received
at Fort Leavenworth for the moving of
troops. However, the Sixth Cavalry is
daily expecting orders to start for the
Florida coast. Colonel Hawkins received a
telegram from the War Department this
week asking how long it would take to
move the Twentieth Infantry, and his reply
was -four DAVIS"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
pugiiist DAILY Acquitted Of Murder.

ST. LOUIS, March 12-John DAILY. the
pugilist, who has been on trial three days
for the murder of Lulu Foiles. alias Clara
was acquitted by jury In Judge Flitcroft's
court to-day. The accused was overcome
with emotion and cried aloud for Joy when
the verdict was announced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

ST. LOUIS. March 12.-Lieut Commander
Felix II. Hunike, of the ST. Louis Naval Re-
serves, to-day received a communication
from Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30

tower above the: city, threatening, hem
ming it in from the help that might
come by land. And behind the noun
tains, perhaps even now among the
hills and gazing down upon the city,
are the descendants Of those slaves who
were driven over the gangways of the
brigantines. And the insurgents, broth
er patriots of those who fell from Nor
ro's ramparts into the sea, are there
the homeless ones, the vengeful ones
At any time may come the warning cry,
clos insurrectos, los insurrectos
The batteries of Punta Gorda of La
Socapa and Moro, are still. There is
no sunset gun, for the turrets and tow
ers of MORO have fallen and the walls
crashed down into the sea, even as the
bodies of the patriots fell. And before
the harbor, part armored by the ore from
the Sierra Maestra's heart, the grim
war vessels of los Americanos move in
stately Ene-avengers of the starving
ones Of Cuba.
Los Americanos! The windows of the
homes are barred, the doors are heavy,
the walls are fortress strong, but, saints
of heaven, what can keep them out?
Look up the channel where, In the
dawn, came but seven Americanos, eat
ing fire and drinking battle smoke, like
black devils, with that ship of theirs,
hacking her open for the sea to rush in,
firing their death machines to send her
to the bottom, and themselves, with no
fear of the sharks below, plunging into
the sea itself, and springing from it
again. Mother of God, it is not possible
to kill them! And nowhere is no way
out.-Cortelle Jones Hutchins in Chi
cago Tribune.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
PRINCETON'S SILENT JEHUa.
Their Ingenuity In Getting Around a Lo-
cal Hoosier Ordinance.

Their Ingenuity In Getting Around a Lo-
cal Hoosier Ordinance.
GAS l stopped to changa cars at
Princeton, Ind" said gentleman who
has just arrived in the city from Ken
lucky, "I was greatly puzzled at the
sight which met my eyes. Though my
homo is near Princeton, had never
been in the town before and had ne
personal knowledge of the people who
lived there. There was great silence at
the railway station, and, though many
persons were moving about, no one ut
tered word. is it a town Of deaf
mutes?' I said to myself.
'But presently my eyes were blinded
BY many small mirrors, as it seemed to
me, casting dozen shadows in my eyes
from the hands of as many burly ne
groes. It seemed no matter of fun to
them to cast these shadows. They were
srimacing, comforting their faces and
twisting their fingers in manner
strange to see. No deaf mutes, but
lunatics, said to myself, and began
to look for some safe means of exit.
But these dumb, grimacing creatures
were on all sides of the platform and as
I advanced Que way or the other those
at that point lunged toward me and ]
saw was prisoner.
"It was a frightful feeling for few
moments, and then rational explana-
ton of the scene was made. Conquering
my timidity, went boldly to one of
the biggest of the black men, and seiz-
ing him by the shoulder, said, as a
hypnotist might say, What do you
mean by casting shadows in my eyes3'
The man caught me by the coat sleeve
and whispered in my ear: 'I'll tell you,
boss, but I has to whisper, cause We
amt allowed to talk. You has to come
to me. can't come and git you. They
won't let Us stand OIL the platform
"Then l found out that these silent
men had once been the vociferative,
shouting hackmen who make themselves
so omnipresent Oh the platform stations
of most small towns. The good peopls
of Princeton determined to live in peaco
end quiet, and, by act Of the city coun.
Gil, they prohibited the hackmen from
usi2g their voices. But even this did
not ahate the nuisance. The hackmen
would run up to the train and almost
carry away their patrons by force. Sc
the city coancil passed a law forbidding
them to stand Oh the platform. Deprived
Of speech and power Of locomotion,
these hackmen had happy thought.
Each one bought a bright tin plate and
had the name of bis hotel embossed on
the plate in raised letters. So they all
stand there, waving their tin plates and
never uttering a sound. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
IN BONDAGE.


Silent, forever silent, through the years,
The dreary years which empty come and 60,
Why do cry to one who never hears
And, far away,my griefs can never know
See herel / burn the letters one by one,
Although my heart burns with each burning
word.
If chains are broken, freedom must DO won.
My chains are loos'd, but NY heart has not
stirred.
What else is left for me to cast away,
What clinging mem'ry from the too sweet
past?
Upon the altar, midst the fire, lay
This little relic, dear. 1t is the last!
And now claim the freedom which gain.
am no more slave to long dead things.
No victim to swell thy triumph train,
But freed bird, with new recovered wings.
What shall do with this great gift long
sought
A gift which looked, far off, so passing sweet?
Clasped in my hand, it fades and turns to
naughtl
Once more come and lay it at thy feet.
Lillian Robinson in Sketch.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
CHARLES KINGSLEY.
Why the Great Author Compared Him.
self to the Strassburg Clock.

Why the Great Author Compared Him.
self to the Strassburg Clock.
Every one of the great army of Kings
leyites will welcome this story of the
immortal Rev. Charles. 1t comes from
an English lady whose country resi-
dence was under his spiritual care and
at whose table he was, therefore, fire.
quent guest. The good mans well es-
tablished habit Of talking much about
things of which he knew little is the
cause for the story. He had habit,
particularly at dinner tables, OF holding
the guests agape with minute stories
about the Inhabitants of Mars OF the
fishes of Kamchatka. All of this awaited
except on such unhappy occasions as
when he came Unexpectedly across some
one who had liked in Mars or fished in
Kamchatka. 1t was on such an unfor-
tunate occasion that Kingsley gave this
excuse, which deserves to be preserved.
Some unknown little man from the
very foot of the table interrupted a very
brilliant discourse about, say, the eli
mate of Mars, with very unexpected
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Kingsley, but
what you state is wholly untrue. l
have lived there and am able to assure
you that you have been grossly misin-
formed
Embarrassed only for moment,
Kingsley replied: 81 am very sorry if
I have been making misstatements. You
know, of course, that l would net do so
Intentionally. But fear that it often
happens. However, / always console
myself with remembering an incident
of my youth. I was on the usual grand
tour and came to Strassburg. was be-
ing shown the famous clock by loqua-
cious and ready witted old dame. 1 saw
how the works went and how the apos-
ties marched. But as she was growing
far too eloquent over the wonders of
the work I said: Yes, my good woman.
1t is very fine bit of work. But l must
call your attention to the fact that al
though my watch says it is only clock
this great dial says it is nearly 2. l
know my watch is correct. Can not
your great clock keep timer She was
very indignant. 1T keeps the time quite
good enough, sir, always within an
hour of the correct time. Why, what
would you have? A clock which does so
many very wonderful things cannot be
expected to do them all we'll. And may
I not console myself sometimes with the
thought that perhaps I, too, am like the
Strassburg clock?" Washington Star.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
DRUMMER'S QUEER STORY.
Made Them Drink TO His Early Grave and
Survived Them AIT,

Made Them brink TO His Early Grave and
Survived Them AIT.
A hale and hearty travelling man with
pink skin and white hair-a condition
Of complexion which, by the way, not
every travelling man lives to reach-was
renewing his youth with a party Of
young and festive drummers. Drinks
were going round freely, and when one
of the "boys' turned down his glass
there was considerable remonstrance on
the part of his companions at his refus
al to have 'just one more"
The white haired man quietly cut the
discussion short by saying, THAT re-
minds me-"
The old drummer fiicked the ashes
from his cigar and settled back in his
chair. ait was long time ago." said
he, "and 1t was in the old American
House in this city. There were five
young men seated in room, just as we
are here tonight, only they were all feel
ing pretty good, and there wasn't any
old man around to bore them with a
story. But along about midnight one of
the party turned down his glass just as
my young friend here has done. He said
be had had enough, and goodness knows
he had. His determination was greeted
most hilariously as good joke. He
steadily declined, however, though the
wine was brought and set before him,
but the taunts and innuendoes of his
comrades finally exasperated him SO that
he exclaimed rather petulantly, but half
in fun, We'll, boys, I'll join you once
more If you will drink to an early grave
for me. The toast was proposed uproar-
iously and drank standing. But some
how after that the fun was not so furi-
GUS. Things quieted down. The men
seemed to half realize that to drink to a
mans death wasn't such good joke
after all, and one by one they made ex-
ruses and went off to bed"
Here the old man paused.
"Did the man die?" queried he who
had refused to "have another" with
some interest.
"No," was the reply. "Ho is the only
one of the five now alive to tell the tale. "
Buffalo News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
THE CARE OF PEARLS.
Even a Drop of Lemonade Is Sufficient t,
Ruin Their Appearance.

Even Drop of Lemonade Is Sufficient to
Ruin Their Appearance.
American girls are fond of pearls and
mean clears" Itmay not be known to
the possessors of these gems that pearls
are regarded as "well'' or CLIP from a
jewelers. point of view. Like human
beings, they require fresh air 10 be kept
alive. In other words, they must be
worn and not remain too long in clos
ed case. Judges of pearls can tell by
looking at them whether the gem is
"lucido" (clear and healthy, or wheth-
er it is beginning to be an invalid. Ex-
perts talk of pearls dying" they some
times becoming discolored and turning
black.
A black pearl may be handsome
stone, but it has not the evanescent
rainbow suggestions to be seen in
milky or rosy pearl. Italian women,
who know a great deal about pearls
wear their necklaces and "ropos'' con-
stantly. This gives them the light and
air required by the mysterious foyma.
tions, and yet they are not exposed to
the chances of discoloration by being
touched with acid
1t is easier to keep pearls in fair con
dition when they are set in lacepin
or in necklaces 1t is hard to care for
them in finger ring. One must be care
full to remove them not only in washing
the hands, but they should never be
worn when there is likelihood of being
touched by food or drink.
About a month ago the owner of
beautiful pink pearl worn in a finger
ring was alarmed to find the stone was
darkening and becoming covered with
an opaque dark crust. Sho took it to her
jeweler, who pronounced it case Of
"scale. He told her the delicate sub
stance had been in contact with some
acid, and as she insisted this had not
happened he reminded her that drop
Of lemonade would be sufficient to do
the mischief. She then remembered
drinking lemonade while the ring was
on her ungloved hand.
The only remedy for scale is remov-
al Of whole layer of the pearl This is
an excessively delicate business, which
should be done by an expert workman,
and never undertaken by apprentice
hands. It is costly business and re-
duces the size and value of the pearl
that must undergo the operation. Phil
adelphia Record.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
Examination Stories.

Isis Of Oxford tells two good exami-
nation stories. The first is candidate
who in the divinity viva voce was asked
to translate portion of the gospels.
AS he did not stop at the end of that
portion the examiner said to him
"Thank you, Mr.. -, that will do.
We are quite satisfied with your pa
per-" ooh, please" was the answer.
edo let me go on. should so like to
find out how this story ends" Modern
history furnishes the other. One candi-
dates paper in the Oxford local exami.
nation contained the following luminous
and surprising passage, General Wolfe
boldly attacked the Arabian knights
without waiting fer the other three
oorpses to come up"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
THE SANCY DIAMOND.
This Magnificent Jewel VIII Be Owned b
Pauline Aston.

This Magnificent Jewel VIII Be Owned by
Pauline Aston.
In the ordinary course Of events Miss
Pauline Aston will some day become
possessor of the most famous and mag
nifcent diamond owned outside of a
crown treasure. The gem in question is
the world famous Sancy diamond, owned
by her father, and were it to appear
among the jewels worn at any court
function or royal drawing room it would
entirely throw into the shade every 9TH
er gem there except the Kohinoor.
which the queen always wears on state
occasions as brooch.
The Sancy is a stone which is pos
sessed of remarkable history. Weigh.
ing about 81 carats, it at one time
formed part Of the crown jewels Of
Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
and on his death in battle IN Switzer-
land was found set either i'll his helmet
or sword hilt. The Swiss sold it to the
French king Of the day. and from that
time forth it became ore.of the crown
jewels of France.
1t disappeared at the time of the revo
luton, reappeared at the restoration
and at the time Of the second revolu-
ton in 1880 passed by purchase into
the possession of Anatole Demidcf, the
Muscovite millionaire. 1t was worn fol
q time by Demidoff's wife, Princess
Mathilde Bonaparte, but he took it
from her before their separation and
then bequeathed it to his nephew, Paul
Demidoff. The latter sold it in the six
ties for the sum Of 100000, ridicu-
lousy small price, to the late Sir
Jamsetjee Jejeehobhoy, the Parsee mil
lionaire and philanthropist of Bombay.
After his demise bis heirs put it once
more in tie market, and it was pur-
chased by William Waldorf Astor by
private contract, 10 mention being made
of the price paid. --Philadelphia Times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
THE SHIPS RUDDER.
Its Two Parts and the Difference In the
Strain That Comes Upon Them.

Its Two Parts and the Difference In the
Strain That Comes Upon Them.
The rudder of a wooden ship is COM
posed of the stalk and the backing.
which are SO Joined together as to form
In effect single piece. The complete
rudder is coppered, to protect it from
worms, and then, besides being practi-
cally all in one piece it has that ap-
pearance ALSO
The stalk is the part to which are at
tached the pintles, or pivots, by which
the rudder is suspended and held in
place, these going through eyes set in
the ships sternpost. The stalk runs up
through the stern of the ship, and to
it's head is bolted cap to which are at
taohed the ropes by means of which the
rudder is controlled. The backing is the
blade part of the rudder.
By far the greater strain comes on
the stalk, and the greatest strain of all
comes on the head of the stalk, the
rudder head. where it is held. The
stalk is made of the wood most likely
to stand the strain, carefully selected,
sound, we'll seasoned oak, while the
backing is made of spruce or hard pine.
The stalk is Of a single, solid, massive
piece, stout as an oak tree and indeed
of the dimensions of a small oak,
something that man can pin his faith
to, If he can have faith in any wood,
while the backing or blade is, like
many modern wooden masts, built up.
1t would be- difficult if not impossible
to find trees that would yield planks
big enough for the purpose in single
piece, and the built up backing, made
Of pieces of selected wood, can easily be
made of ample strength to Withstand
any strain that will be brought upon it.
AS to the stalk, stout and solid as the
oak may be, the head may be twisted
by the force of tremendous blow from
a wave upon the rudder, or, under the
repeated strains of long use, the head
may split, and SO make the stalk use
less. Then the rudder is taken out and
fitted with new stalk. A suitable stick
is selected and worked down to the
proper size and form, and very probably
the old backing is attached to it. The
life of a rudder stalk would probably
be 10 to II years. The backing might
last as long as the ship.-New York
Sun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30
Read and Prayed.

A writer in tho Rochester Post Ex-
press tells good story about an English
bookseller of whom a lady inquired for
one Of Browning's works, and the good
man answered that he had given up
keeping Browning, and what was more
he had tried to read him and could
make nothing out of any of his poems.
Indeed" the lacy answered, and then,
being in search of another poet, she
added, "But have you Praed?" ''Yes,
indeed, ma'am, have prayed over it,
but still I get no light.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-06-30

a Bravo Woman.

Mrs Lizzie Goodman lately walked
400 miles, from Memphis to St. Louis,
carrying in her arms her crippled
5-year-old son. Her husband had died
in poverty, and her granduncle, farm
er living near St. Louis, offered to give
her and the child home. The soles
were worn off her shoes long before she
reached the end Of her journey, but the
farmers all along the road were kind to
her, giving her food and a nights lodg-
ing whenever she asked for it. In st.
Louis some compassionate women sup
piled her with shoes, and she set out
courageously to walk the few remaining
miles to her uncle's home in Baden.
Boston Woman's Journal