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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-05
IMPROVING SANTIAGO.
General Wood Converting the Place
Into an American-Like City.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 4.-General
Wood proposes to inaugurate a system of
municipal taxation. making the taxes re-
troactive to Sept l. The funds of the GUS
tom house cannot legally be taken for
municipal improvements here or in this
vicinity, though the present surplus is $780,
Co., Consequently, another source of reve-
nue. has to be obtained There has been a
law to tax and license every business and
everybody, but since the occupation of San
tiago by the American troops these taxes
have not been collected. Now, however, the
minimum rates will be enacted which will
bring In revenue of $15O,C00 per month,
which is badly needed for local improve
ments. 1t is the policy of General Wood to
spend all he can legitimately upon Santiago.
which Is the exact opposite of the system
adopted by the Spaniards. Water in the
dry season costs 70 cents per barrel. Gen.
obtain a plentiful supply of water. San
tlago can stand the expenditure of a lot
or money In improvements and Gen. Wood
proposes building boulevards around the
city, thus practically extending its limits
and making the outskirts the most popular
ing the people. The general will merely
raise sufficient money to carry on the
municipal government in a satisfactory
manner. A committee, consisting of two
American officers and two Cubans, has been
appointed to consider the best legal meas
ures to be adopted under the circumstances.
Gensral CaliAto Garcia called on General
wood yesterday. He proposes going to
washington to advocate General Woods
500 plan of disbanding the army.
colonel Ray claims that 20 per cent. of
his regiment have been sick from lack of
fresh beef
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TOD SLOAN.
The Indiana Jockey Whose Riding
Excites English Admiration.

New York Sun.
No jockey since the palmy days of Archer
patrick, Mclaughlin and Garrison in this
country, has ever appealed so strongly TO
pubic favoritism as Tod Sloan. he mas
achieved what not one of his noted prede-
cessors attempted, and in that respect
stands in class by himself Not satisfied
oIs with the result that his fame as sue
cessful horseman is on the tip OF every
England but in every other section of the
globe where racing has found foothold.
When Sloan went to England late last
fall his temerity was surprise, to his as
sociates here and was openly laughed at
by his rivals abroad. he made the trip
then chiefly to ride James r. keene's candi-
dates in the two big british back end''
handicaps, the Cesarewitch and the Cam
bridgeshire. His peculiar style of riding at
once became a general subject of ridicule
among the Britishers. who had previously
made fun of the Dwyer-Croker jockey Sims
Sloan rides with very short stirrup and
rein and lunches himself forward on his
horses neck when nursing home a good
thing. The English cracks favor lengthy
stirrup and long rein and sit down like
cavalrymen in the final drive. No wonder
the contrast aroused comment, and as long
as Sloan was unsuccessful he was roast
ed" freely. Still he managed to steer st.
Cloud III into second place in the Cam
bridgeshire shortly after making his Brit
ish DEBUT. and might have Won the COW
eted event Ia he had not been deceived by
the angle of the course AS it was there
were many who thought he won out, but
the English critics were still skepucal as
to his merits.
Through the kindly offices of Trainer
John Higgins, Sloan received timely
chance TO redeem himself in British eyes,
and the result was a revelation 10 the con-
servative believers in long stirrups and long
reinS. The little American played skttles
with his English rivals and wound up his
foreign campaign in a blaze OF glory with
four tirsts and a second on the closing day
Of the 1897 season at Manchester. By this
time the Englshmen had become enthusi-
astic converts, and Sloan was feted and
entertained by titled horsemen who rarely
condesend to recognize jockey outside the
paddock.
The American boy held up his end in
style. Ills HEADQUARTERS were at the Hotel
Cecil, London, where he occupied an expen-
sve suite of rooms. Kept valet and dressed
I'm style on a par with the most fastidi-
Gus London clubmens Strong Inducements
were held out to Sloan to remain on the
other side. but he was under contract to
the Fleischmenns here, and reluctantly
turned his face homeward .as. spring With
the fixed intention Of going back 70 COM
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Officers and Soldiers Forced to Work
Hard to Prevent the Flames
Reaching Explosives.
MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS
CONFERENCE OF AMERICANS AND
SPANIARDs AT HAVANA.
Exporters of Tobacco Uneasy-No
Births and Thirty-Five Deaths a
Day at the Cuban Capital.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 4-The
United States transport OLDHAM, which left
here on Sunday, has returned with her
bunkers on fire. The presence of fire was
discovered yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
in the main hold, which was at once flooded
with fifty tons of water and a gang of men
was put to work removing the ammunition,
of which the ship carried a large supply.
All the officers and soldiers who were we'll
enough to do so worked hard to extinguish
the flames. Surgeon Major Seaman reported
all well on board.
The officers and passengers declare that
the GOODNESS displayed by the men was won
derful. They all knew that the ship was
carrying a large consignment of ammuni-
ton, but they worked and behaved with as
much self-possession as though on parade
AS soon as the fire was discovered, the OBJ
dams captain summoned the military Of
ficers and consulted with them as to the
best course. All We're anxious to continue
on the vessels voyage, but they decided
that the danger of an explosion was too
great Nothing remained but to return to
Santiago. Captain Barker, captain of the
port here, Immediately set two hundred to
work at the pumps, and soon began to get
the fire under control. Spontaneous COM
bustion is believed to have been the cause
Naval officers here condemn the practice
of carrying large quantities of ammunition
on ships that are carrying sick troops, and
they also consider the use of small coal,
mostly dust. as ballast, dangerous.
Stress of business will delay General
Wood leaving for Manzanillo, but he will
leave probably before the end of the week.
During his absence he will be represented
by Colonel Wylly, Lieutenant Governor.
Naval Constructor Hobson is taking the
guns of the Vizcaya to Guantanamo, after
which he will return to the scene of the
wreck and endeavor to raise the vessel. He
thinks it probable that he will succeed.
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from the camp was quite marvellous. One
of the greatest difficulties he had encoun-
sick soldiers by their relatives in cases
where sympathy and affection often acted
instead of discretion. General Wheeler con-
sidered the hospital facilities ample after
the erection of the division hospitals. There
were times when they were crowded Tor
a day or two, but on the other hand there
were many times when the buildings were
not filled.
DIR. JENKINS'S CHARGES.
Taking up charges made by the New York
World and by Dr. Jenkins in it's columns.
General Wheeler said that if the soldiers
had not been landed at some isolated place
such as Montauk Point the fear of yellow
fever would have caused a general cutlery.
1t would have been cruel to send the men
home within five days after landing, as DR..
Jenkins had suggested Many of them were
sick men and needed attention in the hos
pitfalls. They would have fallen sick on the
trains and attracted general attention to the
situation. The distress was due to the con-
ditiOn of the men and not to the topograph-
tcal or climatic conditions Ninety per cent.
had the fever in them and the officers
suffered as much as the men. Montauk
Point, ne thought, in brief, was necessity
for quarantine purposes to prevent the
spread of fear. if for no other purpose.
Replying to other allegations made by the
World, General Wheeler said he did not
think the hospitals were crowded.; that II
the sick were without blankets or adequate
shelter he had not known the fact, ana II
he had known such a want he would have
supplied 1t. There was no red tape. lie
mentioned case in which he had tee-
graphed to New York for four carloads OF
medicine, and ii had arrived on the evening
of the next day. He hid read to the regular
soldiers the assertion that they had been
in almost starving condition and they
laughed at the report. The men asserted
that the only trouble was that they had too
much; and as a matter of fact no soldiers
had ever been so well supplied
General Wheeler asserted that it was true
tended for the sick, and he had been told
by ladies that physicians had used
some of the articles, including appolinaris
water. provided for the hospitals. He had
issued an order for the arrest of those en-
gagged in such practice There were, he
said, undoubtedly individual cases of suffer-
ing and of neglect, but they were the excep-
tion." He had investigated the charge that
the hospitals were overcrowded, and he was
satisfied that such was not the case. I'VE
had no red tape about this or any other
matter" said the general, but we ordered
a thing done and it was DONE Our aim at
Camp Wikoff was to supply the necessities
of the men, and attempted to do so
without resorting to the formalities neces-
sary in times of peace"
At 4 o'clock the commission adjourned
until tomorrow, when General Wheeler
will resume his testimony. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee has notified the commission that he Will
not be able to appear before Thursday.
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he had 90 wei begun on the

plete the work he had 50 well begun on the
first favorable opportunity.
Lnat opportunity came a few weeks ago,
results that now furnish the chief topic in
the racing world After a phenomenal ruk
OF success on the Eastern tracks here dur
ing the spring and early summer. he was
temporarily knocked out by illness. bu9
rallied in time TO cut a wide swath AZ SarA-
tcga. There the Fleischmanns released hius
on the plea that they had nothing good
enough In their string to justify his reten-
ney Faget. The latter owner let Sloan go
when he found that fTod's'' mind was set
on another Invasion of England. and he
salied away. to the great discontinue of
system players. who had been following him
throughout the season. On two-year-olds
down the Eclipse and Futurity courses
Tod was terror except to his hackers.
and his success was SO uniform that puzzled
form students gradually accepted the
theory, when in doubt. back Sloan.'
Altogether, apart from his pre-eminence
in the pigskin. Sloan has made n unique
place for himself in the sporting world. AS
nigh roller he is known in festive circles
from the Saratoga to the London Strand.
In the afternoons between races he was
generally one of the most conspicuous and
best dressed individuals the lawns of
Eastern tracks. and after dinner he
generally 10 be seen in the most select cen
evening dress and blowing in money by
the handful.
Sloan was born at Bunker Hill. Ind. on
Aug. TO- 1873. 1t is an open question whether
the significant Eame Of his birthplace had
anything to do with his decisive conquest
of the Englishmen. He was christened
James. but long before he became promn-
ent in his present location he was nick
named Tod" He received liberal educa-
tion ND to tho time he was ffteen. when
he was induced by his elder brother TO utilize
his small stature and weight rider OF
race horses. After q. promising novitiate he
was Entrusted with his first mount at New
orleans In 1888. While yet a minor he rode
with considerable success. but ii was within
the last three seasons that he flashed to the
front as the leading lightweight of the
country. He scored on 30 per cent. of his
mounts in 1896 and in 1897 improved this
record to a remarkable degree. This year,
up to the time of his departure for England.
he was practically at the head of the win
ming jockeys. list, as. although Maher had
nominal lead, Sloan's percentage was
much the best.
Sloan is a midget in stature and scales
according to his condition from ninety to
ninety-eight pounds. AS collier of sulky
horses he has few equals and a gentle
handler of free running horses he is proba-
bly, without peer
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FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY.
FOrecaster Wappenhans VIII Give
the Ball Teams n Chance to Play.

Forecast for indianapolis and Vicinity for
Twenty-four Hours Ending IL p. m, Oct. 5
Fair weather on Wednesday,
General Conditions Yesterday-The storm
area moved with its center from Tennessee
over southwestern Ohio and low barometric
pressure continues from the lakes south
westward to Mexico; high pressure con-
tinues over the Northwest and near the
Atlantic coast. No great change in tenn
perature occurred. it fell at most stations.
Local rains fell near the Atlantic coast. in
the Ohio valley and near the lower lakes.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-For Ohio-Rain,
probably clearing in western portion; fresh
to brisk variable winds.
For Internationally fair; north winds.
For Enthusiastically fair; cooler in west
portion; north winds.
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HELD JOINT SESSION.
Meeting of American and Spanish
Evacuation COmmissioners


Evacuation COmmissiOners
HAVANA, Oct. 4-The United States and
Spanish evacuation commissioners held a
joint session this morning. The street on
posite the palace and the entrance to the
building were carefully guarded by the
members of the Orden Publico. The Amer
leans We're received at the palace entrance
by Senior Giruata, secretary to the Spanish
commissioners, who escorted them to the
cabinet room. The conference lasted two
hours. no one being allowed to approach
within blocks distance. The meeting
was over at IL o'clock, when Photographer
took pictures of the joint commissions in
several positions.
The tobacco merchants, planters. manu-
tacturers and exporters are greatly excited
and apprehensive over the new tariff which
washington proposes to apply. Commit
tees representing the manufacturers and ex-
porters have placed the matter fully before
robert +. Porter, the United States special
commissioner explaining wherein the pro-
posed tariff would be death blow to the
tobacco industry of the island and urging
MN TO bring the question before President
mckinley with recommendation that the
tdrlH De modlned. Heretofore importation
VI any KIM OF TOBACCO has been prohibited
but the proposed tariff would admit impor-
taton. The duty on leaf tobacco is fixed at
$l3V per pound Tor stripped and 81 for un-
stripped This, while Virtually prohibitive
for filters, 1t is asserted, would easily allow
the Importation of Sulnatra wrappers which
would work the ruin by adulteration to Ha-
vana cigars. In the same way the duty of
$500 per pound imposed on manufactured
tobacco, 1t is claimed, would allow cheap
ana inferior grades of foreign tobacco to
be imported here, get naturaIizat ton and
then re-exported as Havana tobacco. a
process which tobacco men declare could
have but one result that of discrediting
and running the status of the Havana article
in every market in the world.
General Solano. General Blanco's chief of
staff, left Havana last night for Cienfuegos
intrusted, ii is understood, with a special
commission relating to the evacuation. 1t is
expected that all the Spanish troops at
Friday next.
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ADMIRAL CERVERA'S CAT.
A Prisoner Taken from the Colon Pre-
sented to the OregOn's Chaplain.

ST. JOSEPH. Mich, Oct. "A box con-
tanning large Maltese cat. addressed to
Capt. Charles E. Clark, arrived by express
yesterday and was delivered to Captain
Clark's brother at the United States light
house station. A tag on the box was in
scribed as follows: ITO Good American
Treat me kindly and give me food. as / am
a prisoner of war from the Cristobal Colon,
being forwarded by my captors, the crew of
the Oregon, to the gallant commander.
Capt. Charles E. Clark, whose brave efforts
forced the Colon to surrender July 3, 1885,
The cat will be we'll cared for until Captain
Clark return to ST. Joseph.
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Ki,Iea Woman ana himself.

CLEVELAND, Oct. A sensational muir
der and suicide occurred early today at
No. 23S Lake street Richard DicSerson.
aged sixty-six years. the keeper of a re-
pair shop at the corner of Wood and St.
Clair streets, shot Mrs. Blanche, Winship
three times with 3S-caliber revolver. then
turned the weapon on himself and both he
and the woman died almost instantly. Mrs
Winship was a divorced woman with
one child and had been keeping roomers ar
the above number. Dickerson had been pay
ing attentions to her for some time past,
but she had decided to break off with him,
and when the man called at her home she
refused to see him and locked herself in
her room. Dickerson. however. forced the
door lock and shot her. Then he killed him.
self
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TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
Alleged Outline of the Form of Cow
eminent for the Island.

HONOLULU, Sept. "a, via San Francisco.
Cal. Oct. 4.-The Hawaiian Star has pub
lished an outline of the form of govern
ment decided upon for Hawaii by the con-
gressional commission. The Star says it is
to be called the Territory of Hawaii and
will be allowed one representative in Con-
gress as though Hawaii were a State. The
Governor, to be appointed by the President,
will be paid a salary of IS coo or $1,000 a
year. The commission will make a recon-
mendation as TO the appointment of the
Governor. Hawaii will have Legislature
and will make its own laws subject to the
approval of Congress- 1t is understood that
final decision.
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RAIN AT LEXINGTON.
Kentucky Breeders Races Postponed
ON Account of Rain.

LEXINGTON. KY, Oct. 4.-The first
days programme of the Kentucky froEting
Horse Breeders meeting went over until
tomorrow on account of rain.
AT Woodward & Shankln's sale of riot
tiers this morning twenty-nine head brought
s., 800, an average of $205.50. The principal
offerings to-day were from Ashland stud.
The highest prices paid were for the prod
uct of Ethelwyn dam of Impetuousl, 2:13,
bought by w. E. Spier. Clens Falls, N. Y,
as follows Immaculate, b. f., yearlng, 10y
Directum, 2:O5A, dam Ethelwyn, by Harold,
to w. r. Spier Glens Falls, n. Y, 81 500;
Viviana, b. f., yearling, by Directum. dam
Virgie Wilkes, by George Wilkes, TO W. y.
Spier, $1,000; Tintoret. D. f., yearling dam
Ethelwyn, to w. e. Spier, $500; Manners ..
c., weanlng, by Oratorio. 2:13, dam Ethel
wynn, to w. E. Spier, $3.50.
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DR.. JOHN HALLS FUNERAL
Services in Fifth-Avenue Presbyteri-
an Church, of New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-The funeral serv-
ices of Rev. DIR. John Hall. late pastor of
the Fifth-avenue Presbyterian Church,
were held at that church to-day The body
lay in the plain oak coffin in which it was
brought from Ireland. The services were
conducted by Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe,
moderator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, and Rev. DIR. VIM. M.
Paxton, of Princeton Theological Seminary,
who delivered addresses. The honorary
pallbearers included the presidents of Yale,
Princeton and Cornell universities and
leading lights in several Protestant denomi-
nations.
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Indiana Factories NAV Enter.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 4.--John Schies,
president of the Pennsylvania Glass Com
pany, Alex Mckee, of the Anderson Flint
Bottle Company, and Henry Wagner, of
the Flint Glass Company at Ingalls,, left
for New York city to-day to assist in the
completion of the new association that pro-
poses to absorb all of the flint glass fac
tories 1t is said that all the options Sc
cured will expire on Saturday, Oct. 8, and
immediate action was deemed imperative.
and every indication points to the formation
of a bottle trust"
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the knights of Pythias Hall in this city
this morning with one hundred delegates.
The officers in attendance are G.. f. Law
renee, grand protector; j. t. II. Miller.
grand treasurer: ]. c. Cope, grand secre-
tary, and J. C. W. Harvey. supreme secre-
tary. George A. Byrd, supreme treasurer,
and DR.. ". r. French. supreme representa-
tive, also here The morning session
was devoted to comforting the Grand Lodge
degree upon representatives. At the after
noon session the annual reports of the grand
officers We're read. Tonight the members
OF the Grand Lodge were given reception
by Seymour Lodge
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Obituary..

NEW CASTLE, Ind, Oct 4-Robert Clug-
gish, trustee of this township, died suddenly
at his home in this city last night of heart
disease. He had been very busily engaged
up town during the day and was taken
sick about O'Clock. He was sixty-eight
years old and was born in Ireland He had
lived here fifty years.
NEW YORK Oct. 4-Richard Katzen-
mayer, who was president of the Arion So
ciety for many years, and an officer of
many other German-American organiza-
ticns, died suddenly to-day, aged fifty-nine
years.
RENO. New, Oct A. General c. c. Pown-
ing died to-day of progressive paralysis
General Powning has occupied many places
OF honor and trust IN this State. He was
born in Jefferson, Wis. in 1852.
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MORE NEGROES AT PANA.
TrainlOnd Imported from Alabama to
Take Miners Places.

PANA, ILL.,, Oct. 5.-This evening another
trainload of negroes arrived from Birming-
BAN, Ala, to supplant miners in the Pana
mine, the only one as yet not in operation.
A large force of deputies was in the ILL
nois Central yards TO protect the blacks,
and Captain Craig had a detachment of
military near the yards to interfere in case
OF an outbreak No disturbance occurred.
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and South America their discharge, to take
effect after the approaching monthly re-
view. and granting them return passages to
their homes at the governments expense,
provided they leave Cuba at once. A decree
has also been issued prohibiting the con-
fiscation of cattle by all branches of the
army and all the regular troops. The aux
Hilary troops at Cardenas surrendered their
arms to the military governor on Sept. 3.
1t is reported that the, headquarters of the
Cuban insurgent government will be moved
within fortnight to Varadero, seaside
resort near Cardenas. 1t is added that the
first person to arrive there will be the for
mer vice president of the Cuban republic,
Senior Domingo Capote SHt
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NO BIRTHS. BUT MANY DEATHS.
Record of Two Days i'm Havana-MOr-
taIity at Other Points

HAVANA, Oct. 4.-The official register
of births and deaths for the city of Havana
shows that on Oct there were no births
and thirty-five deaths, and that on Oct 2
there were no births and thrty-five deaths
The mortality at Guinos is very great and
at Guira de Melina, whose population only
numbers three thousand. there We're 323
deaths during the month of September.
Lieutenants Wade and Marsh have paid
a visit to the municipal authorities of
Fosos. on whose report of the fearful con-
dition of affairs there the United States
commissioners cabled to Matanzas for
twenty tons OF the Comal rasions
MIR. Robert p. Porter, the United States
customs commissioner, left here Monday by
the steamer Saratoga.
. Captain General Blanco has issued de-
cree granting to the volunteers Of Central