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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREViTlES.

A movement for the creation of national
reserve with the Illinois naval militia as
the nucleus has been started in Chicago
Rev. Charles NJ. Hawkins, D. D.. pastor
OF the Troost-avenue Methodist Church
Kansas City Mo, has accepted a call to a
Baltimore (Md.) church.
The fifty-second annual convention Of the
National Council of the Order of United
American Mechanics will begin at Cleve-
land to-day. About $50 delegates will be
present, representing twenty States
The fifteenth annual convention of the
Laundrymen's International Association is
in session at Cincinnati with a large at
tendance, The annual report of President
Richards shows very successful year in
business, with very large increase in mem
berShip.
The Chicago Methodist ministers will send
the prime minister of Russia letter ex-
pressing their gratitude at his action in
influencing the Car to give to the world
his peace proclamation and suggestions for
the convention to bring about an interna-
tional disarmament. The Car has been con-
graduated by officers of the national W. c.
L. U.
Chairman Albert Mott, of the national
racing board of the l.. A w. has tele-
graphed w. F. Laing, of ST. Louis, that the
National Circuit race of Oct. has been
transferred from Berkeley Oval, New YORK.
to st. Louis. This sanction carries with it
the tive-mile national championship and a
sixth point score, and iusureS the attend
ance of all of the crack riders, among them
Major Taylor
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FEVER IN PORTO RICO
AMERICAN TROOPS AT PONCE At
Tackled BY yellow jack
Appearance of the Dread Disease May
Hasten Action of the Evacua-
ton Commissioners.

SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, Sept. u.
The two evacuation commissions held an
hours session to-day and adjourned until
Wednesday. The American commissioners
made known their position regarding the
evacuation and transfer of the island, in ac-
cordance with their instructions from Wash
ington. These instructions they decline TO
make public at present, as publicity might
lead to embarrassment in negotiations, but
the Spanish commissioners did not disclose
their positions nor the nature of their in
structions. They manifested, however,
willingness to secure as much expedition as
possible, and the american commissioners
are satisfied with the way in which their de-
mands have been informally received. The
adjournment gives the Spaniards time to
issues will be Joined and the situation be-
come clear
What effect, if any, the appearance of
yellow fever among the troops at Ponce
will have is problematic. Should the fever
spread it would doubtless induce the Amer
lean commissioners to hasten the evacu-
alton, but. as yet, there is not the slightest
reason to expect epidemic. General
Brooke says two cases have been reported
to him and one death. AS soon he learned
Of these he caused all suspects to be iso-
lated, with view Of preventing the spread
of the infection. 1t is believed the cases
originated in the Spanish prison at Siboney.
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Yellow Fever at Ponce.

PONCE, Island of Porto Rico, Sept. II,
delayed in transmission. 1.-The United
States surgeons here believe there has been
a genuine case OF yllow fever at this camp.
Charles Miner, a private of the Seventeenth
Infantry, died on Friday, but it was not
until the autopsy was held yesterday that
the surgeons pronounced it yellow fever.
Brigader General Henry has reported the
case to General Brooke, at San Juan.
The Spanish steamer Alfonso XIII, which
arrived at San Juan to-day from Barcelona,
with mail and passengers and which
brought instructions to the Spanish commits
sioners, also had on board instructions for
the Spanish Cuban evacuation commission.
She proceeded for Havana this afternoon, as
already reported.
The report of a hurricane at the Island
of Barbados has delayed the sailing of the
Spanish war SHIPS for Spain. All the others
are safe in this harbor.
Six naval cadets who were on board the
Cincinnati are to be sent to Annapolis by
the Seneca, which sails on Tuesday with
signal corps men, who are to be mustered
out.
General Henry's report made to General
Brooke yesterday, on the condition of the
troops on the south side of the island shows
there are 1853 sick out of total of 11,000,
the highest percentage yet reported. Gen.
Ernst's brigade. consisting of the First Ken
lucky, the Third Wisconsin and the Six.
teenth Pennsylvania, average 10 per cent
of the cases. General Scnwan's brigade has
$50 sick, the First Volunteer Engineers have
forty-nine sick. General Grants brigade has
100 sick. Battery M, of the Seventh Artillery
has 2 sick. Battery A, of the Sixth Artil-
lery, has 80 sick, and Troop S, of the Sec
ond Cavalry, has Al sick. There is almost no
sickness in Battery B, of the Fifth Artil
lery, Battery c, of the First Artillery. and
the first battalion of engineers. Although
the percentage of sick is high generally, a
large proportion are not serious and thu
death rate is low. Typhoid is decreasing and
there is no occasion for alarm
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Methods That Divert Business from
Legitimate Enterprises.

81. LOUIS SiODe-DemOcTdL.
"A few days ago the Editorial Association
of the State of New York appointed a COM
mittee to confer with the Governor in re-
gard TO measures to end the illegal use of
poses which. il is truly remarked is but
one of the branches of a great evil The
association further says, and with perfect
accuracy, that The whole business of adj
vertising by printed posters. defacing not
merely the street cars, but our towns and
villages and the face of nature INSECT
aneoasly-yulgarizing the taste of the COM
munity and making all our public places
hideous-is direct diversion of legitimate
business from the newspapers and maya
zines" 1t is added that Ia France and Italy
a large sum is derived from stamp tax
on poster advertising, and that Congress
mace mistake by not Including such a
tax IN the war revenue bill. All Of which
Is quite correct. The newspaper men of
New York will unite to put an end to a
Migrant imposition on the public, and an
aggressive raid upon a legitimate business
Every observer knows that the nuisance
rights.
DETACHMENT of natural scenery is but one
OF the myriad forms of nuisance a7ivertis-
ing. The streets of cities are plastered over
with all sorts of poster monstrosities.
printed in the most glaring colors and in
design often crossing the border line of
decency. In former days q few bill boards
and dead walls suficed. Now two-story
board fences hundreds of feet in length are
propped up on vacant lots and covered with
advertising running riot without system
regulation or taxation. a nightmare of
huge placards, dauhed on I'm cheap but
binding tints, offends the eye on all sides
The streets Uttered with dodgers thrust
upon the public and traversed by cumbrous
advertising vans, making bizarre noise
to arouse curiosity. Street cars. originally
allowed to use the avenues for the trans
portauon of passengers, have gone method
ically into the advertising business and will
no doubt add other branches of trade in due
time Nothing is sacred to a sapper they
say In French, and nothing is sacred to
the guerrilla advertisers of the present time
They have prepared coat of many coIors
for the town and will make il pay for the
privilege of carrying a nuisance on it's back
The legitimate newspaper business is a
matter OF some Importance to a city and
has its rights like every other branch of
activity. 1t offers by enormous odds the
best known facilities for advertising. 1t is
not engaged in defacing the streets nor in
occupying them for gain. The newspaper
business represents large investment an
extensive industry and substantial objects
it paws it's full share OF taxation. IT is not
necessary TO enlarge upon It's usefulness to
the community and TO each citizen as we'll
A large part Of Its revenue comes from adj
vertisng. But for that source of income
the reader would have 70 pay much more
for his paper. He has direct pecuniary
interest IN this question, II the streets are
20 be turned over to any man who can raise
3 paint pot and street car lines allowed 70
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $31S. 635. O31:
gold reserve. 1921, 1863 O43.
The contract for supplying the Navy De-
partment with smokeess powder has been
awarded to the California Powder Company
and the Dupont Powder Company, each to
supply half a million pounds. The contract
price is so cents per pound. the government
10 furnish alcohol necessary for the produce
ton of the powder
T. III. Adams postmaster of Vincennes
and editor OF the Vincennes Commercial is
in Washington.
A formal invitation was extended to the
PRESIDENT to-day by the Mondamin Carnival
Association to visit Sioux City during the
annual carnival in October The President
replied that he would try to arrange to
spend few hours in Sioux City during his
Western trip but he could give no assur-
ance of his acceptance of the invitation
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DEMOCRATS MADE GAINS
MAINE REPUBLICANS DID NOT MAKE
A STRONG CAMPAIGN,
But Elected Their state Ticket, the
Legislature and Four Congress-
men by Good MajOrities.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE state
election to-day resulted in the success of
the full Republican ticket, as follows:
Governor-Llewellyn Powers, of Houlton.
Congressmen-First district Thomas b.
Reed, Of Portland; Second district, Nelson
Dingley, of Lewiston; Third district, Edwin
G. Burleigh, of Augusta; Fourth district,
Charles A. Boutelie of Bangor
The election was marked by comparative
apathy on the part of the Republicans, who
felt secure, while the Democrats, perhaps,
taking a little more interest, with an appar-
ent desire to make better showing than in
1894 or 1896, put some vim into the cam
paign the result of which was seen in near
ly every town. The falling off of the Re-
publican vote was, however anticipated by
the party managers, and while 1t was some
what lower than they expected, it gave
them no anxiety and the loyal men of the
party readily explained it. While the Demo-
cratic vote kept up we'll with that of the
last off year, 1894, it must be remembered
that the vote that year was a falling off of
fifteen thousand from the vote of the
previous off year, 1890 A4
The State elected solid Republican dele
CATION to Congress. The four congressman,
all of whom have attained national reputa-
ton, had little or no opposition, although,
strangely enough Speaker Reed had a Wig
orous opponent in his district. Mr.. Dingey
whose majority exceeds seven thousand, did
not make a speech during the campaign
combining his efforts to conferences with the
committees in the different shire towns. The
other two congressman, Boutelle and Bur-
leigh, did even less, so that it may be said
that never was there campaign in the
State where there was so little said of ma
tional issues.
The falling off in the vote all over the
State was, as stated, somewhat greater
than even the Republican manager antici-
pated The general decline is nearly % per
cent all over the State. while almost as
many Democrats went to the polls as in
1894 The result of the stiff fight of McKin-
ney against Speaker Reed was hardly APP
parent until later returns came in, and then
1t was seen how well the Democratic can
didate ran. A decrease of nearly 1900 for
the speaker of the House denoted decided
stituents. Returns at midnight from 19l
towns out of 420 indicate Governor Powers s
plurality at about 21,000 Republican loss
of q per cent. and a Democratic loss of
only per cent. The lower branch of the
Legislature will probably stand 1873 Repub-
twelve for the latter. The Senate, however,
will remain unchanged, being as in former
years, solidly Republican.
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THE CUBAN COMMISSION.
NO Meeting of American Members at
Havana Yesterday.

HAVANA, Sept. 12.-The United States
evacuation commissioners did not hold a
meeting to-day. This morning General But
Ter, two members of his staff and a doctor
landed at La Machina wharf and enjoyed
a carriage ride through the streets of Ha-
vana taking photographs of public build
ings, etc. At 9:15 a. m. Colonel Clous. ac-
companied by Colonel Tart, the Interpreter.
visited Senior Monteri, bearing a sealed COM
munication, understood to bear relation to
the next meeting of the commissioners.
The United States commissioners have not
yet engaged rooms ashore They remain
aboard the Resolute. 1t is thought prob
able, however they will select places of
residence during the stay of the commission
at Ell Vedado, beautiful village five miles
west of Havana, on the coast, just beyond
Punta Bravo. There is excellent sea bath
ing at that place The neighborhood is aris-
tocratic and there is regular steam transit
between the village and the city.
The Trocha Theater formerly used as a
hotel has been offered to the commissioners
on lease, the owners undertaking to install
electric light, put in baths and other COM
forts and to have all ready for use within
week Doubtless the offer will be accept
ed. Under the naval regulations the com
missioners and their aids are obliged to re-
turn from shore to their ship daily at 4
O'Clock p. m. While on land the commits
Club, where every courtesy is extended
them. All breakfasted on shore this morn
ing and crowds gathered to watch them
They express themselves as much pleased
with Havana and are making their ar
rangements for a long stay, possibly for a
couple of months. No date has been fixed
yet for the first official session of the COM
mission, yesterdays meeting being only for
an exchange of credentials. The inStruc-
tions from Washington direct that the de-
ciSiOnS which are the outcome of the SEES
sions shall be secret.
The Spanish gunboats Intrepida and An
tonic Lopez arrived to-day from Gibara and
Nuevitas bringing thirty-two sick soldiers
The correspondent of Ell Impartial, of
Madrid, who has been imprisoned provi-
sionally at Cabanas fortress, was released
this afternoon.
Yesterday the Norwegian steamer Lyder-
HON and the Spanish steamer Maria Her
rera. both in ballast sailed for Vera Cruz
To-day the Arrecuna, with cargo of sugar
and six passengers, sailed for New York
from Ciabarien.
The yacht Alfredo arrived here Yesterday
having on board Senior Benjamin Guerra
treasurer of the Cuban Junto of New York
and Senior Theodore Perez Carasco The
government did not permit them to land
Major General Blanco has cabled to
Madrid protest against the alleged unjust
attacks upon the Spanish army in the SEN
ate at Madrid.
The wharves of Havana are now filled
with provisions, for which ii is impossible
to get transit. The papers are urging the
police to clean the wnarveS and to take Spe-
cial precautions against the continuance of
immoral and uncivilized scenes there.
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WILL LEAVE NEXT SATURDAY.
American Peace Commissioners to
Sail on the Campania.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Secretary of
State Day arrived in Washington from his
home in Canton on an early train to-day.
AS soon as he had breakfast he went to
the White House, where he had long con-
ference with the President, which is pre-
sumed to have had special reference to the
nature of the instructions to be given to
the peace commissioners. Nothing has been
heard at the State Department recently
from the other members of the commission,
ana 1t is uncertain whether there will be a
majority of the body here tomorrow to hold
even the informal meeting which is desired
In order to arrange for the departure of the
commission on the 18th inst. Mr. Macarthur
has just returned to Washington from New
York, where he completed all the details Of
the trip, ard it is now settled that the
American commissioners will take passage
on the Campania, leaving New York next
Saturday. 1t is not expected the instruc-
lions to be given the members of the COM
mission will be made public, as in the view
or the department the commissioners will be
placed at a considerable disadvantage in
conducting their negotiations were their
case made known fully in advance.
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CINCINNATI. o.. Sept. PA fire in the
crowded downtown portion of the city
the part occupied by the Kenton Baking
Powder Company. No. % East Second
street Valuable establishments were all
around 1t in close proximity, but the fire
department was prompt i'm responding
that the fire was confined to its original
insured very serious fire was narrowly
averted.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12-Fire tonight did
10000 damage in the five-story brick build
ing at 81 Beekman street, occupied by Leer-
burger Bros. Fourteen firemen were over
come by the fumes of burning essential oil
in the basement and had to be carried to the
street, where fresh air and medical atten-
ton restored them to consciousness.
OMAHA. Neb.. Sept. 12-Fire DESTROYED
the extensive printing house of the Rees
Printing Company to-day. Loss, $S5, 900:
fully insured. The plant has been running
day and night and a large part of the loss
is on work partly finished.
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IN PORTO RICO.
Customs That Differ from Those i'm
the United States.
Letter in Washington Post

ACtlCl III w dSHlilSlOL rust.
Modern and medieval ideas are curiously
mixed in this ancient Spanish possession
When you want milk in the morning there
is no dairy and no familiar milk wagon
phone, and in fifteen minutes a cow and a
calf, a boy and a bottle come to your door,
The youth after showing you that the bot
tie Is clean and dry, milkS 1t full from the
patient quadruped. The system has one adj
vantage-there is no doubt OF the milk be-
ing purse and fresh, although it is SAID that
some dishonest milkmen carry a rubber bag
of water within their blouses and perform
the same action as do their American COM
peers with a pump
This custom affords endless amusement
TO the newly-arrived Americans. One of the
latter, looking from his veranda upon a
milking scene, said: That's all very well
for US, but it's rough on the calf. Now /
think III treat the beast and let him know
that Uncle Sam has come to Porto Rico .
the owner 10 permit the calf to take its nat
ural sustenance for a half hour for 70 cents
II made the Americans around laugh and
cheer and collected an enormous crowd of
amazed natives.
The most important functionary at pres
ent is the pubic interpreter, and he is with
out exception the biggest nuisance to be en-
countered on the beautiful island. He is
usually an incompetent sailor or a runaway
clerk or a sca1egrace who has gone 10 the
United StateS and returned after his family
have made amends for his misdeeds.
met one whose name was Jose. He
wore perpetual style and never stopped
.ai hlhS dii ihSoiHpi eHeuSipte r'n6llsn' RE
undoubtedly did/this to prevent any one
speaking to him and so exposing his ig-
norance of his calling. When sent for
scrambled eggs he promptly returned with
q box of matches; when asked TO lake a Sc
date old gentleman to a bookstore lie took
him straight TO a gamtlng house, and
when sent for some face powder Jose came
back with lot of Mauser cartridges.
His description of America deserves to be
kept in memory. mi go America Know
him first-class everywhere all time. Mi see
that GuadaluDe Galveston Halifax. BOS-
tonned Baltimo Bermuda, Newfoundland
New York. Nassau, New Orleans. Vera
Cruz, London and Liverpool. Very fine
mucha cold people: all say dam mucha
plenty. Mi talk mucha better English than
all other Puerto Rican mems. Mi have more
tri0us."
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Indiana Obituary.

ROCKVILLE. Ind. Sept. 12-Mahlor
Brane, one of the pioneers of Jay county
Brane. Sept. 10, and was buried at Powers
this afternoon. He was native of New
Jersey.
EDINBURG, Ind, Sept. 12.-Elijah Breed.
ing, ST., died at his home near Edinbure
Kentucky and came with his parents. wheI
eight years old. to this vicinity. and has
resided here ever since. He was one of tbs
largest land owners in this section. His
funeral will take place Wednesday.
Stephen Schon, one of Edinburg's besi
known business men, died at his home ir
this place this morning. He was born in
Wurtemburg, Germany, Dec. %, 1853. and
came to this country with his parents IN
1858, and located in Edinburg in 1873. since
which time he has conducted bakery ana
confectionery store. His funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Sept. 12.-Henry Kiss
ling, aged twenty residing near Petersville,
committed suicide last night by shooting
himself through the head. kissing went out
in the forest at night. accompanied by his
dog. He left a note tackled on the barn
door. telling what he intended doing and
where they would find his body. He was
discovered lying fiat on his face, and his
dog was lying beside him. Young kissing
had been an invalid for many months and
for several weeks had acted strangely.
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movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK. Sept. 12-Arrived La Ma
varre, from Havre: Rotterdam from Rot
terdam.
HAMBURG, Sept. 12.-Arrived: Patria,
from New York. Sailed: Pretoria. for
New York
BREMEN. Sept 12.-Arrived Friedrich
der Crosse from New York, via Southamp-
ton.
ANTWERP, Sept. 12.-Arrived: Friesland
from New York, via Southampton.
MARSEILIsf1S, Sept. 12.-Arrived: Neus-
tria. from New York.
GIBRALTAR. Sept. 12.-Arrived: Fulda,
from New York.
LONDON. Sept. 12.--Arrived: Maine. from
PHILADELPHIA
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Mi Patria, De I'll.

The American national hymn. translated sur
iently into Spanish by Don Tomas de Nunan.
r: My Country, tbs of Thee" All please
70 and sing)
My patria. de Il.
Cub y Puerto RI
co libre son.
Comprendo Tic Sam
I'm humbre fuerte am,
Although tenemos ham
bre muy NAL.
Las Filipinas, ST!
FL Senior Dewey, he
Carambei Az de mi!
Has taken them.
Our great buques de guer-
Ra! Gallant ships that werei
Porque did imper-
IL them near Schley.
Re-cu-da al Maine!
We faced their flag in vain
They're raising ell in Spaini
Raising hob son.
MI patria! ah, nj
Las isas en- ell sea
Nj ironclads have we
nj NADIA left.
San Francisco Examiner.
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Pay Accounts Require stamps.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The adjutant
general has issued in general orders a letter
of the commissioner of internal revenue
in response to an inquiry from the paymas-
ter general of the army, as to whether as
signments or transfers of officers pay ac-
counts require stamps. The ruling of the
commissioner is that if the money is due
and payable on demand 2-cent stamp will
be required. but that if the officer has an
uclpated his pay and is drawing money on
the amount due him in the future, the or
ders for the payment of the money will re-
qulre 2-cent stamp for each 500 or fraction
thereof.
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PRESCOTT, Ariz., Sept. 12.-Yesterday's
fire in Jerome was the greatest calamity in
loss of life and destruction of property that
every occurred in Arizona. Among those
who lost their lives are: A Mexican woman
and her two children, - MILFORD, an under
taker; a dry goods clerk. name unknown;
two laborers, names unknown. The number
of missing tonight is placed at fifteen.
Many people familiar with Jerome place the
property loss at figures ranging from
half to three-quarters of million dollars.
There was but little insurance, the total ag
gregating less than $4,000