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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
NEWS In SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Items ChronicIed in the
Edition OF Feb. ~.

The Navy Department has enlisted 1,500
men.
1t is reported that Consul General Lee has
been threatened with assassination.
The Treasury Department expects the
revenue will show a surplus of $5,0O0,0O0 for
March,
Six people were killed in bus at Chi
cago by Grand Trunk locomotive at West
ern-avenue crossing,
Five firemen and a drayman were killed in
an explosion at a fire in Hall Bros lab
oratory in Kalamazoo Saturday night.
EXT Minister to Spain Hannis Taylor be-
lieves the United States will be at disad-
vantage unless Spain first declares war.
Champion Bob Fitzsimmons says he will
fight Mccoy If the latter will put UP his
money Bob also says the kid" has the
swellhead.
DR.. Fr-ncis L. Clark, president Of the
Christian Endeavor Society, addressed the
Student Volunteers at their Cleveland con-
vcntion Saturday.
The United States naval court of inquiry
finished its preliminary work at Havana
Saturday and left for Key West. The divers
will continue work on the wreck this week
under Captain Sigsbee.
Unsuccessful attempt to assassinate King
George of Greece, nine shots being fired at
his Highness in a carriage with his daughter
by two men along the roadside near Phale-
rus The assailants escaped.
The missing La Champagne is disabled
and anchored on the edge of Newfoundland
banks since Feb H. The third officer and
nine of the crew picked up in boat by the
Rotterdam arrived at New York Saturday.
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Miss WIZARDS sense Of Humor.
New York Evening Sur.

new 1Orh Evening sur.
A sure, keen sense of humor was by no
means the least of the late Miss Frances
p. Wizards MANY good and great gifts.
1t was largely instrumental in her success
as an organizer and leader. Many a try
lightened and frightened by a good story
or some appropriate and timely incident.
She was always ready to join in a laugh,
and often she laughed at others. Her be-
lief in those who worked with her was their
inspiration Like Pliny, she always saw the
good in her comrades; it seemed as though
she could not see the bad If her glasses
were now and then rose-colored. she re-
fused to think so, and no matter how much
her way with a serene spirit. believing that
she had merely anticipated and that folks"
would some day be as she thought them.
Folks was a favorite word of Miss Will
lard's. Her kindness extended to the
smallest detail. She was ever gracious to
the autograph tlends, by whom in late years
she was much sought. Her Catskill home
at Twilight Park was their haunt all sum-
mer long, but no matter how busy or weary
they wanted. One morning While Lady
Henry Somerset and Miss Willard were en-
gagged in entertaining visitors at the cottage
a man presented himself with no other ex-
cuse than the autograph book under his
arm, but with the utmost courtesy Miss
Willard dropped everything, inscribed her
name as desired, persuaded Lady Somerset
TO do the same and then. instead of send
ing the book out by the maid. took 1t her
self to the stranger. Miss Wizards belief
in love and in the power of love was bound
less. When asked for motto for girls
club some years ago she gave the follow
in: Nothing is memorable but love-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

HAVANA, Feb. 26.-The United States
naval court of inquiry. which has been IN
vestigating the cause of the sinking of the
battle ship Maine. concluded the initial part
of its work here this afternoon and left for
Key West on the lighthouse tender Man
grove. The court held a session this morn
ing, but did nothing, simply waiting TO see
If any new developments resulted from the
work of the divers. strong wind hindered
the divers in their operations, but the new
divers and apparatus brought by the Mas
coffee are now on board the tug Right Arm
and will be put to work as soon as possible;
The court this Afternoon re-eXamined
Captain SigSbee Surgeon Henneberger, two
divers and Consular Clerk Drain. They
then verified the testimony by the stenogra-
piers notes and made preparations Tor
their departure.
Senator Proctor, with his friend, Mr..
around the wreck in launch. Commander
Cowes, of the Fern, then went on board
the Mangrove and paid social call TO the
friendly, and had no official character. The
Mangrove got under way, after the fare
wells had been spoken about half past D
o'clock. Captain Sampson said he had no
idea when the court would return here.
1t is reported from Spanish sources that
Maine who are here will be called before
the Admiralty Court in Havana next Mon
day to give testimony regarding the loss OF
the Maine. This is the usual course, 1T Is
said, and has been expected.
The divers will continue work on the
wreck next week under the direction OF
Seaman Frederick o. Holzer, after a most
sturdy fight for life died this afternoon.
A fatal termination had been feared from
the first as the man was terribly injured.
Three bodies were recovered to-day One
of them came to the surface and the others
We're brought up by divers. One has been
identified as that of John w. Johnson.
The wreck of the Maine sinks perceptibly
every day into the mud of the harbor.
La Lucha to-day insists that the Ameri-
can correspondents "insidious and per-
fidouS in sending news north that the
Maine disaster was not an accident.
A number of newspaper men returned to
Key West to-day in anticipation of the
transfer of the court of inquiry to that
place. The arrivals here are not many and
the departures are about UP TO the average.
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Review OF REVIEWS.
What does an exodus OF 100000 to the Klon-
dixie mean to the business of the country?
I have figured ii out on the basis OF cost
and proportion as ascertained, and II is
this That each man of them would aver
making a grand total OF $50, coo. The
United States railroads would get SS0OVOJ
OF this; Seattle merchants and hoteiio o eep
600; the prospector's home town and towns
en- route TO Seattle and other Pacific coast
noints S. coo OO0; ship companies, for trans
portation to Alaska, $10000,000; and for the
transportation of freight over passes and in
Alaska $4,000, 600. This would represent
orIv the actual needs of this many pros
pectors. and would cause a large increase
in other business directly connected with II.
III means that in 1898 100000 900 will be spent
in search of gold in the yellow creeks, and
in the same year not more than one-fourth
Of that amount will be produced. But the
output is likely to come nearer the expense
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TONNAGE STILL HEAVY
A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE LOCAL
LOADED-CAR MOVEMENT.
The Big Four and the Pennsylvania
Lines Make Handsome Earning
Exhibits-GeneraI Notes.

The train records show that in the week
ending Feb. Is there were received and
forwarded at Indianapolis % 497 cars, 20.515
being loaded. This was 616 fewer loaded
cars than were handled at this point in
the week ending Feb. 10, in which the car
movement exceeded that of any preceding
week in the history Of the Indianapolis
lines. The loaded car movement of last
week exceeded that of the corresponding
week of 1897 by 4,175 cars. that of 1896 by
2,27S cars, that of 1895 by 1893. The volume
Of freight traffic, as has been the case for
twenty consecutive weeks, with one excep-
ton, has been the heaviest ever carried
by indianapolis lines, not in any week fall
ing below 10000 loaded cars, which, up to
the fall of 1897, was considered the MAXI
mum loaded car movement. The decrease
last week was on Monday and Tuesday, as
the last four days of the week the train
sheets show that there was an unusually
large movement of loaded cars. There are
still large quantities Of grain moving to
the seaboard for export via Newport
News, Baltimore and Philadelphia, The
east-bound cotton movement is falling off,
and shipments of live stock are not as
heavy, but in provisions and dressed meats
large business is still noticeable. West
bound, in the higher class freights, the
shipments are in excess of those of Febru-
airy last year, and in heavy groceries a
large tonnage is coming West. The an
thracite coal and coke traffic is not as
heavy as in January or early February,
manufacturers who use such fuel having
secured supplies. Agricultural implements
now form important item and this bust
ness is carried largely on local rates and
should really be classed as local business.
which continues highly satisfactory. There
is an active demand for cars in which to
ship furniture and treble the cars that
can be furnished could be loaded. Business
at the stockyards is not as heavy as last
month"; but still very satisfactory, while
the packing houses are heavy shippers, as
are the cerealine the hominy mills and
the starch works, and, despite the bad
country roads, shipments of merchandise
TO cities and towns on the railways which
draw their supplies from Indianapolis are
large beyond precedent iE February. The
relations between shippers and the rail-
ways as to rates and dispatch in moving
of freightS were never more harmonious,
there is evidently no discrimination in rates
to any favorite shipper. Below is given the
car movement for the week ending Feb.
26, and for the corresponding weeks Of 1897
and 1893.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
The Furniture Men Busy.

Local freight officials say that they never
before knew such demand for furniture
cars as now exists. One day last week the
Big -Four had orders for 162 furniture cars
from the Indianapolis manufacturers and
those in nearby furniture manufacturing
points, Shelbyville, Rushville and Corners
vile, all calling for cars. In each case it
is stated the orders for furniture cars ex-
coed in number any before known. Ship
ments are made to the Northwest trans
continental line points, but to the South
the greatest Improvement is shown The
prosperity of the Southern States in the
last year, says a freight man who has trav-
eled quite extensively in the South of late,
enables them to better furnish their houses.
Then, says one of the manufacturers, the
nearby markets are we'll cleared of the old
bankrupt stocks of furniture which sold at
such low prices, so that the furniture men
can get some better prices. Summing it
all up says one of the furniture men, I'VE
are now right in the swim"
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GERS are on trial, but in the present case
II would not, of course, extend to opinions
on the government policy applicable TO the
nnding OF facts. The circumstances of the
present case are so unusual involving the
relations of two governments, that the re-
port may be confined to findings of fact
without the usual opinion of the court.
When the inquiry is concluded the report,
accompanied by all the evidence and ex-
hibits, must be authenticated by Captain
sampson and Judge Advocate Mark. 1t is
then forwarded TO Admiral Sicard, the reg
ulations requiring that it be submitted for
the consideration OF the officer converting
the court" which in this case was the adj
miral of the fleet There is no specific pro-
vision as to the revision or approval which
he is to give it, and the Endorsement of Adj
miral Sicard will depend on the circum-
stances of the case, probably being formal
with a view to its early transmission to the
Navy Department. The admiral then for
wards 1t 10 the office of the judge advocate
general, where it becomes a permanent
record. The secretary of the navy and
ultimately the President passes on the
opinion of the court, but as a rule the find
ings of fact stand without approval.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-william Car
trell, the only surviving fireman of the bat
tie ship Maine, has written two letters
home to his brother, George Gartreu, of
this city. In his description of the explo-
sion Gartrell gives the first authentic ac-
count of the death of Lieutenant Jenkins,
and he relates in a graphic way the manner
in which the lieutenant met his death.
About $40 o'clock" he says Il was cross
ing the third lower deck and was preparing
to turn in, when Of a sudden a terrific ex-
plosion occurred, and when staggered to
my feet 1 found myself in the dark There
was only light in the distance, and made
toward that. On the way / met Lieutenant
Jenkins and a soldier named Garnett. We
made for the ladder and the ship was rap
idly filing with water. We reached the
hatch hole and the water was gaining on
us fast. Garnett said, We're lost and
seemed about to give. up, but Lieutenant
Jenkins, who was the last man to reach the
ladder, and who was following, said, Go
ahead; don't give up Garnett squeezed
through and pulled me after him. AS l fell
upon the deck l heard Lieutenant Jenkins
cry My God, I'm drowningr and remem-
Der nothing more. A wardroom boy named
Mccain saw me lying there, and, picking
me up, threw me overheard. The water re-
vived me and swan ashore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
Perry yanderyoort n Thief.

COLUMBUS, Ind. Feb. 2e.-Perry Van
dervoort, highly connected young man
of Madison Ind, was bound over to the
Bartholomew county Circuit Court charged
with theft. He is nephew of Judge j. M.
Baird, of Jefferson county, and is related to
other prominent people of Madison Van
dervoort had been canvassing in this coun-
ty for a concern that enlarges pictures.
Yesterday afternoon he went to Clifford,
small village, to deliver some orders. After
he had left the house where he left the
picture a gold watch and chain, another
chain, a gold ring and a gold breastpin
were missed. The owner, John Robinson,
and Constable Miller, came at once
to Columbus, where, with City
Marshal 'Schooler, the young man was
found at his boarding house. He admitted
the crime and surrendered the jewelry. He
waived examination and was bound over
to the Circuit Court, which convenes next
Monday. His uncle, Judge Baird, became
his surety. A revolver was found in his
pocket, and for carrying concealed weapons
he was fined. His arrest created quite
sensation in Columbus as his family is We'll
known. 1t is said that this Is his first CT
Tense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
The Path to Success.

sDouble murder" "Suicide!"
spoisonp' "Arsonl Death His Brlder'
dead Mans Message! Poor White Slavei"
.'Icarthquaker' Landslide Tidal Wavei'
Crushed TO Death by Gable Cart
How to Run a Private Bari
prize Fight Makes Strange Romancew
woman in Hypnotic Trance
Smallpox 'Typhusi" Spotted DeathH'
Man With Poison In His Breath
Pretty Actress Breaks Her Leg!'
RUSSELL Sage on How TO Begi
.FrichtfuI Delugei' "Holocaust!'
"Raiiroad smash-up, Ninety Lost"'
cut in Two by Whirling Saw!
woman Smashed Her Husband Jawr'
s'rrhree-eyed BABY" tArmless Mani
Strychnine Put in Milking CAM
How / Murdered Ninety Men!"
'RaVing Dog that Mangled TEN"
woman SAMPSON Man Ate Glass;
Blown to Atoms' KILLED by Gas."
That's the kind OF stuff we know
Makes the yellow Papers 60.
McLandburgh Wilson. in Life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb. %. - Father Weber,
whose recent declaration at Rondout that
in case of war between the United States
and Spain it would become the duty. Of Ro-
man Catholics to fight on the side Of Spain,
has been officially requested to leave the
diocese This fact was given out to-day
Corrigan. who explained that had Father Fat er
in the West, from whence he. came he
would have been subjected to sharp disci-
pine
A package addressed to Father Weber
containing an Internal machine was re-
ceived at the Kingston postoffice to-day
One of the clerks noticed that a black pow
der came from the poorly wrapped package.
The clerks carefully opened the package by
pulling a slide which served as lid. After
the lid had been removed box was dis
covered. 1t was arranged in two compart-
ments. Attached to the lower portion of
the box lid was thick sandpaper and in
the upper compartment matches and about
a pound of powder, which would have been
ignited by the removal of the lid quickly.
The powder was between layers Of cotton
and substance thought to be dynamite
was in the bottom of the box. The pack
age was sent from Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
Name of road.
Earnings stiIl Increasing.

The Big Four (proper) earned in the third
week of February 1855, 1870, an increase
over the corresponding week of 1897 of
$19,01S.75. The first three weeks of the
month the road earned $SO4 11257, an in
crease over the corresponding twenty-one
days of 1897 of $65O1772
The statement of earnings and expenses
of the Pennsylvania Company for the
month of January. 1898, compared with the
same period of 1897, shows: Penn sylvania
Railroad-Lines directly operated, n0nth.of
January, 1898: Gross earnings, increase
1888, 400; expenses, increase, $3O6 500; net
earnirSs. increase, $26, 600. Lines west of
Pitts - and Erie, directly operated: Gross
earni, o., increase, 1854, 700 expenses, in
crease, $455,900; net earnings, increase,
SIS, 800.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
CereaIine Plant Enlargement.

The cerealine works at indianapolis are
to double the capacity of their present
plant and are erecting in addition a grist.
mill. One of the officials Of the cerealine
company states that thirty days from now
it will require twenty thousand bushels of
corn to keep the plant running each day.
1t now uses from ten thousand to twelve
thousand bushels day, the Big Four
handling on its switches near the works
addition is completed it will be the larg-
est establishment of this character in this
country. "A considerable per cent. of its
product Is shipped abroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
A Matrimonial Epidemic.

ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 26-The Cuban
war fever was eclipsed by the matrimonial
fever in this county to-day Applicants for
licenses began arriving early in the morn
ing, and the marriage-license clerk was
kept busy all day. 1t was o'clock tonight
when the last one was disposed of. Justices
OF the peace did land-office business, and
one of them had the proud record OF maxi
ing fourteen hearts beat as seven. Every
township was represented. and when the
grand total was struck tonight the list had
run up to twenty-eight couples, or tirty-six
people. No cause can be assigned for the
epidemic. Seven or eight is considered a
fair Saturdays business in this line
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
FORECAST FOR MONDAY.
Fair weather 10 Continue, with a
Rise I'm Temperature.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending Ii p. m. Feb.
2S-Warmer; fair weather on Monday.
General Conditions-High barometric
pressure prevails everywhere with warm
err, fair weather except near the lakes,
where light furries of snow occurred.
Light rain fell near the southern Atlantic
coast.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q. = Forecast for
Monday:
For Ohio Fair except threatening
weather on the lakes; light westerly winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair, preceded
by threatening weather in extreme northern
portions; west to northwest winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 26-The steamer
City of Topeka arrived here tonight from
Juneau, Alaska. The officers of the Topeka
report that by terrific windstorm at Jul
neau last Sunday the steamer Oregon was
blown ashore on Juneau flats. Several sol
diers were hurled bodily against the side of
the vessel and some were killed.
All day the steamer lay in that position,
the passengers suffering terribly during
the gale dense fog and snowstorm pre-
vailed. The thermometer registered s de-
grees below zero, and the fierce wind was
piercing cold. With the gale abated at high
tide, the vessel was hoated. Fortunately,
the flats are soft and the oregon suffered
no injury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
No Opposition to j. G. Cannon.

DANVILLE, III, Feb. 26.-The Repub-
leans held their county primaries to-day.
The returns from about twenty precincts
are in. There was opposition TO j. G..
Cannon for Congress, nor to NJ. B. Bailey
for state senator. There was a contes.
between Charles A. Allen, author Of the
famous Allen bill, and J. Q. Pierce for rep
resentative. Some opposition developed
against Allen on accGlnt Of his BILL but all
indications point to his election. The
county officers nominated are James Sloan,
sheriff; M. w. Thompson, judge; w. c.
Thompson. treasurer; i. j. Dale, clerk;
Lin Griffith, superintendent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb 26.-The Evening
World says that Senator Hanna was in
conference last evening with number of
representatives of prominent financial in
stitutions and that he was given to under
stand by them that the administration
could depend on all the money support
necessary TO carry out any plan of action
that might be determined upon. According
to the Evening World a series of bond
issues aggregating $500 900, 900 was suggested
as a possibility and was acquiesced in by
tie assembled financiers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
che Citizens Duty.
Washington Post.

I "Ex-President Harrison, in his speech to
the Union League Club IN Chicago Tuesday
CRYING evil of our day--the evasion of just
burdens of taxation by the wealthy said
Mr.. r. M. Ayres, of California, at the Nor
nandie.
ssAs / read it and noted its strong. COM
mon sense and unanswerabe logic. l felt
somewhat guilty myself, because in order
90 avoid what ] considered an unjust local
tax rate. had invested some of my means
in government bonds. For doing so I con-
denim myself. for ii IS not a patriotic act.
Men who know how the money wrung from
the people by taxation is often wasted justi-
fy themselves in that way for putting their
capital where ii Will escape the touch of the
Goths and Vandals, but 1t would be wiser
and better course for them to inaugurate
reform In the taxing methods of their own
localities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

deputy sheriff At the house he tainted,
and while In the cemetery he fell across the
grave, crying and saying My darling
knows that / did not kill her. She knows
that it was an accident" lie had to be
dragged away. James Hill. the dead wom-
ans father. says that he takes no stock in
Knights grief and story about it being an
accident
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

fngton, of the American Wire Nail Com
pany, of this city, booked for the secretary
ship of the new Wire Nail Trust and man
called TO New York, and ii is understood to-
night that the final work of perfecting the
trust is now on and that within the next
laws of Illinois, with a capital stock of
$S7. O0O, COO The headquarters will probably
be in Chicago, instead of New York, as at
first announced. The trust win control all
plants by right of absolute ownership.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28

The f. c. Atkins saw works have not in
the forty years they have been in operation
been so pressed with orders as at the pres
ent time, every description of saw they
manufacture being. in large demand. The
works are not only running fuil handed
by day. but are working a large night force
and their pay rolls show the greatest num-
Der of men ever employed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-28
BeIt-Road Traffic

In the week ending Feb. &c there were
transferred over the Belt road 1927 cars,
against 1887 cars in the preceding week
Belt road engines handled at the stock
yards 1,1s6 carloads of live stock, against
1024 carloads in the week ending Feb. 49,
and handled for private switches on it's line
week.