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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-05
DU Bose CALLED A LIAR.
Hot Talk from Emilio Nunez, a Noted
Cuban FiIibuster.

PHILADELPHIA, March 4.-Emilio
Nunez, who has just returned to his home
in this city from his recent trip to Cuba on
the filibusterng steamer Dauntless, was to-
day shown the Washington dispatch which
stated that Senior Du Bose, the Spanish
charge d'affaires, had informed the State
Department that the Dauntless expedition
was not successful and had failed to effect a
landing. Mr.. Nunez shrugged his shoulders
and remarked that 1t is just well that
the Spanish authorities shall have that
opinion regarding the Dauntless expedition,
but evidently becoming more interested in
the topic he continued: MY last expedition
put into Cuba 100000 bullets, located at the
end of 100000 Mauser cartridges And every
one of these bullets is now being used to let
daylight into the Spaniards who think as
Senior Du Bose thinks. II Senior Du Bose
knows as much about my recent expedition
as the Spanish authorities in Havana know
about the destruction of the Maine. and if
Senior Du Bose says that expedition YVES a
failure as the Havana authorities say the
Maine blew up on her own account, then
Senior Du Bose is of the same stripe as the
authorities in Havana-he is liar
Mr.. Nunez expressed the opinion that the
battle ship Maine was destroyed "by Span
ish officials, with their knowledge and by
their hands"
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WASHINGTON, March 4.-Senator Nor
gan said to-day that it was his purpose
to introduce a resolution at an early date
making second call upon the President
for the consular correspondence bearing
upon the condition of affairs in Cuba. II
think" he said. that the Senate and the
country are entitled to know officially what
the condition there is, and that the reports
of the consuls should not be withheld for
an unusual length of time. 1 do not, how
ever, wish to complicate this matter with
the Maine disaster, and shall not introduce
the resolution while the court of inquiry is
sitting unless it's report is unnecessarily
delayed. ! have set no time for the pre-
sentation of the matter, but will be guided
as to the time by circumstances as they
arise" He said, in reply 20 question. that
the resolution proposed by him would be
couched in terms demanding the submission
of the correspondence.
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WASHINGTON, March 4.-The only
word received at the State Department
from General Lee during the past twenty
four hours came in a short cablegram re-
ceived last night, addressed to Assistant
Secretary Day. The consul general had for
merly notified the department that, as one
result of his efforts to ameliorate the con-
dition of the poor in Havana, he had Sc
cured from the Spanish authorities the use
OF a large storehouse, which he proposed to
use as an orphan asylum to shelter the
many little children left parentless by the
war. His cablegram yesterday read as fol-
lows: Have established asylum for desti-
tute small orphans, regardless of national
ity The money sent by you will be applied
to the purchase of food for said orphans"
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GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
Witnesses Who Refused to Produce
Papers at Carter Court-NartiaI.

NEW YORK, March 4.-When the Carter
court-lnartial met to-day Judge Advocate
Barr had read and spread en- the record
section 3477 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, requiring that all powers of
attorney, orders or authority shall be ex-
ecuted in the presence of two witnesses
and some one of official authority with
power to witness such signatures or docu-
ments whenever such powers provide for
the transfer of any claims against the
United States TO other parties. Former
Slbtreasurer c. n. Jordan was called and
asked If. assuming the Endorsement of An
son NJ. Bangs on Il certain check to be
forgery. II would make any difference with
the government so far as that check was
concerned If the party whose name was
signed should como forward now and say
that he had given authority for the signing
of his name. Mr. Jordan replied that such
acknowledgment would in no wise change
the character of the check so far as the
government is concerned The check was
returned to the American Exchange Ma
tonal Bank by Mr.. Jordan when he sus-
peeted the signature of Arson NJ. Bangs
was irregular. and the signature was guar
anteed. 1t was proper under the regula-
tons. Mr.. Jordan said. to pay the check if
The Endorsement was guaranteed. Mr.. Blair
asked Mr.. Jordan ii he did not know 1t TO
be a fact that the check in dispute had not
gone back into Captain Carriers hands after
1t was signed. The witness replied in the
affirmative.
Joseph T. Brown. second vice president of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, who
summoned to produce certain books
and papers relating to the account of b. ID.
Greene with his company, was then called.
He said that, acting on advice of his coun-
sci, he had not brought the papers de-
sired.
Edward Burns, cashier of the American
National Bank, said he had not brought pa
pers relating to the account of B. d. Greene
and was adjudged guilty of contempt of
court by General Otis, president of the
court. The president declared, however,
that the court had no power to punish for
contempt.
VIM. H. Flagg, a stock broker. testified
that in October. 1885. he bought stock val
ued at $50, 2S3, authorized to dc so by Cap
tain Carter They were carried in Captain
Carter's name. but were really purchased
for r. II. Westcott. for whom Captain Car
ter acted as attorney. Witness further de-
clared WesIcott had said Captain Carter
was his son-in-law, and had power to trans
act business for him. He refused to pro-
duce books ane papers bearing on Captain
Carriers account. and was also adjudged in
contempt of court AT the judge advocates
request court adjourned until Monday.
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ALL EVIDENCE SUBMITTED.
Arguments i'm the Lattimer Shooting
Case to Begin Monday.

WILkESBARRE, Pa, March The de-
Tense in the case of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies closed finally at IL o'clock this
morning, after recalling some of the COM
monwealth's witnesses to ascertain whether
at the preliminary hearing lsst September
they testified that at the meeting of strikers
at HARDWOOD on the night before the shoot
ing they all agreed not to carry clubs or
weapons of any kind. The commonwealth
closed its case at 3 o'clock this afternoon,
after hearing a few witnesses in rebuttal on
important points, for most of the testimony
they hoped to get thus before the jury was
ruled out by the court.
The defense submitted a number OF points
for the consideration of the court to prove
that the sheriff had only been doing his
duty, and stating that there ha0 been no
evidence submitted TO warrant a finding
that the defendants were an unlawful as
semblage. The further point was made
that it appeared from the evidence substan-
TALLY without dispute that the prisoners
were lawfully aiding the sheriff as q posse
duly appointed. at the time Mike Ceslak
was killed, and that their purpose was to
dispense an unlawful assemblage, of which
conspiracy among them to do an unlawful
act, or to do a lawful act in an unlawful
way. Therefore. the act of one cannot be
imputed to the others. Each one Is to be
held accountable only for what he himself
did. The evidence falling 10 identify the
person who shot Mike Ceslak there can be
no conviction under the indictment. Judge
upon them later. Argument will begin to-
morrow
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Two Appropriation Bills Sent to the
President-SOuthern War Claims.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Two more APP
preparation bills were sent to the Presi-
dent to-day. the pension bill and the con-
suiar and diplomatic both of which went
through their final stage in the House to-
day. This was private bill day. The most
important action taken was an acquiescence
in an agreement to make the bill appro-
priating about $1,2Oe00O for war claims APP
proved by the Court of Claims under the
provisions of the Bowman act a special
order for next Friday. The claims carried
by the BILL 80 in number, are for stores
and supplies seized during the war in the
Southern States. Only two bills were passed
to-day, one to pay the heirs of Sterling
II. Austin about $4,000 for cotton seized
during the war and the other to pay an ag-
gregate of $500 in small claims growing
out of back pay etc. earned during the
war. The House adjourned over until Mon
day.
During the debate on minor relief bill.
Mr.. handy Democrat, of Delaware, who
was attempting to contrast the promises
made by President Mckinley in his in
augural year ago to-day with their
speaking to the question before the com
mittee. Mr.. Payne sustained the point of
order and an appeal was taken. An inter-
esting parliamentary discussion followed in
which the effect Of recent ruling OF Speak
er Reed on this subject and its affect
on debate in the House was contested; The
enforcement OF the rule against irrelevant
debate in the House and in committee of
the whole, said Mr. Dingley. was necessary
to correct growing evil and TO expedite
the public business
On the appeal the vote was 81 to 81 Mr.
Payne. who was In the chair, announced the
result. The vote Is a tie. said he. land
the chair votes in the affirmative, so that
the decision of the chair stands as the de-
cison of the House" daughter and jeers
on the Democratic side)
MIR. Handy was then allowed TO proceed
''in order" and under cover OF speaking to
the bill he managed very adroitiy 10 conf
ment upon some Of Mr.. McKinleys utter
ances to the intense amusement of the
Democrats.
At 8 O'Clock the House took a recess until
O'Clock. the evening session to be devoted
TO private pension bills.
At the night session tllirty-two pension
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JAPAN TO RUSSIA.
Explicit Statement ON the Occupation
of Port Arthur Demanded.

of Port Arthur Demanded.
LONDON, March ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Tien-Tsin, China, says:
Japan has addressed a note to Russia de-
manding an immediate and explicit state
ment on the question of the continued occu-
patton of Port Arthur"
A special correspondent of the Shanghai
Mercury at Kiu-Kiang alleges that the vice.
roys of Nankin and Hu-Kuang have entered
into, compact with the Governor of Human
to direct the affairs of the entire valley of
the Yan-Tse-Kiang and the adjoining terri
tories. The triumverate proposes to govern
this region irrespective of any orders from
the Emperor, who will be allowed no voice
whatever in its affairs, thus virtually split
ting China into two separate administra-
tons. This rebellion is due to China al
lowing the Yang-Tse-Likin revenues. hith-
erto "A perquisite of the mandarins. to be
used as q guarantee of the Anglo-German
loan, which would mean partial European
control
The Picking correspondent of the Times
says the Anglo-German loan of 216.OOO 600
has been ratified by imperial decree
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WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate to-
day confirmed these nominations: Sol Ber-
liner, of New York, consul at Teneriffe,
Canary Islands; b. b. Brown, of Pennsyl-
vania, collector of customs for the district
of Erie, Pa; e. l.. Dorsey of Indiana, SUI
pervising inspector of steam vessels sixth
district; w. w. Cobbs. consul at Colon,
Colombia; j. r. Spurgeon of Kentucky,
secretary of legation at Monrovia, Liberia.
Indiana poStmasters-M. &. Reiter at
Rochester, w. E. Peck at Remington, q. M
Robinson at Rensselaer,, J. u. Powell at Lo-
gansport, II. c. Miller at South Bend, A. w.
Lyle at Valparaiso, A. II. Leist at Michi-
gan City
To be registers of land offices-M. ".
Gideon at Springfield, Mo-. G. Steel at Iron
ton, Mo.
To be receivers of public moneys-H.
Schmidt at Bonneville, Mo-, G. A. Ramsey
at Springfield, Mo.
Capt. H. b. Robson to be a commodore.
Capt. w. S. Schley to be a commodore in
the navy, also other promotions in the
army and navy of minor Importance.
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EFFECT OF EVANS BILL.
Ii Would Take 54,253 Places Out Of
the Classified Service.


the Classified Service.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Civil
service Commission has prepared for sub
mission to Congress some information as
- the effect of the enactment into law of
the Evans bill now pending in the House.
This bill removes from the operation of the
law all positions now in the classified serv-
ice below the $500 and above the $l,SOO
grade, besides limiting its application in
other respects. According to the commits
sion, there are now 6SS postoffices in the
classified service. with $4,000 employees, 636
Of which, with 1900 employees. would be
Withdrawn if the bill were passed. The num-
Der of custom houses, the force of which is
now classified. would be reduced from los
to six. Employees of the following named
bureaus of the executive departments would
be withdrawn from the service under the
operation OF Mr. Evans's bill: Steamboat
inspection service, the Marine Hospital
service, The lighthouse establishment, the
lifa-saving service, all the assay offices, the
revenue cutter service and, in addition.
several positions classified by President
Arthur when the present law went into eff
feet. The total number of employees now in
the classified service is 1920 of which 3D.
253 WOULD be taken out by the operation of
the Evans BILL and of those remaining, 5,Si3
are in Washington and PAPA in other cities.
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The Maize Propaganda.
ial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Representa-
tives of the American Maize Propaganda
are in the city seeking to secure greater
recognition for corn in the appropriation
for the American exhibit at the Paris ex-
position. The item appropriating $525000
for the American exhibit was, it will be re-
membered, stricken out of the sundry civil
bill in the House on a point of order. That
did not dispose of the matter, however, and
it will probably be reintroduced into the
Dill by the conference committee which now
has the measure before it. The paragraph,
as 1t originally appeared in the House bill,
allowed $4,000 for the agricultural exhibit.
Colonel Carr and Mr. Snow hope to be able
to persuade the conference committee that
the amount should be raised to 500, 900, and
that $4,000 should be set apart for corn
alone. The Illinois gentlemen have the
good will of Senator Culiom and several
. other members of the appropriation COM
mittec of the two branches of Congress,
and may succeed in their mission.
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WASHINGTON, March f.-To-day's
treasury statement shows: Available cash
balance, 1923 412 O93; gold reserve, $685. 2445 12
Representative Hemenway left this after
noon to visit his family at Boonville, Ind.
Representative Overstreet to-day intro
duced bin to increase the pension of John
NJ. Garrett, late of Company e, Eleventh
Indiana Infantry, to $72
Senator Turpie presented a petition from
j. b. Blish and other Seymour. Ind, citi-
Gems urging legislation to prevent flour
authorizations.
The anti-scalping bill will probably be
called up in the House next week, and it
will be passed. although representatives of
the ticket scalpers profess to believe they
have a fighting chance A canvass Of
the House shows substantial majority for
the measure.
Representative Lands left for home this
afternoon. He expects to be gone week or
ten days unless called back by public bust
ness before that time
Senator Fairbanks to-day presented pc
tition, signed by one thousand members of
the Society of Friends, asking that the sale
of alcoholic liquors in the Capitol building
in Washington be suppressed.
j. r. Clum. chief of the mail depreciation
division of the Postoffice Department, has
been ordered to Alaska to investigate the
necessities of the various offices there
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LONDON, March 5.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard says: Ad-
miral Skrydloff, who is on his way to Crete
to take command of the Russian squadron
was not received by the Sultan while here
1t was reported at the palace that he Is
under instructions from the Car to en-
bark Prince George of Greece and to land
him in Crete. Djevad Pasha, the Turkish
military commander in Crete, has been or
dered to oppose such an attempt with every
means in his power.
ATHENS, March 4.-The Russian Admiral
Skrydloff, who will command the Russian
squadron in Cretan waters, arrived here
to-day and had an audience with Kins
George, to whom he handed a letter from
Emperor Nicholas. He will proceed to
Crete tomorrow.
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equal restrictions as TO the issue of miners
operating or intending to operate in Brit
ish Columbia or the Northwest Territory.
And. further. that fishing vessels of the
United States, having authority under the
laws Of the United States to touch and
trade at any port or ports. place or places,
ln the British dominions of North America,
shall have the privilege of entering such
pert or ports, place or places for the pur-
pose of purchasing bait and all other sup
plies and outfits I'm tho same manner and
under the same regulations may exist
thereir applicable to trading vessels of the
most favored nations, and Of transshipping
their catch to be TRANSPORTED I'm bond
through said domsnions without payment of
duties in the same manner az other mer-
chandise destined for the United States
may be thus transported"
The bin was then passed without division.
The Senate. at 5:05 p. M. held an executive
session and, at $40 =. m, adjourned until
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-05

Much interest is being aroused over the
coming of kid" Mccoy, who will appear
at Tomlinson Hall Monday evening as the
star of a pugilistic carnival. Mccoy will
meet two men, James Blackwell of this
city, and Jack Terney, of Terre Haute.
Each will have a chance to stand up be-
fore him four rounds. Before the event of
the evening there will be several events,
chief among them the go between Doc
Payne. of Cleveland. and Billy" BredweIl,
of this city. Another event will be that in
which Willis Canaday a Compound rapid
fire colored man. of this city, and kid
Broad of Cleveland, will meet. The ring
will be pitched in the middle of the hall on
a raised platform. and seats will be erected
around II.
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RESCUED FROM GYPSIES.
Abducted Girl Taken from Band OF
Thieving Wanderers.

TROY, Kan, March 4.-Sugar Mason. who
had followed gypsy band all day yester
day, to rescue Gussie Schwartz, a seven
teen~year-old girl, whom 1t Is alleged the
leader. Valentine Schwartz. had stolen.
caught up with the band near here to-day,
aud escaped with the girl to ST. Joseph.
Schwartz telephoned the ST. Joseph authori-
ties TO hold TIE couple, but this they de-
cined to do. claiming that Mason and the
girl had not eloped. In the meantime the
sheriff of Atchison county and half dozen
men started out To arrest the bana for the
alleged theft of 500 worth OF dry goods
from an Atkinson firm.
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NEW YORK, March 4.-On March 2 a
statement was printed that the steamship
Olivette had made her last trip to Havana
and that she is now being cleaned and
armed. The owners of the Olivette. the
Plant system, request denial to be made.
The Mascotte. the Olivettes sister ship, Is
to be sent to Jamaica March with an ex-
cursion, and the Plant people desire the
fact TO be known that the Olivette, carry
ing United States mails, will make the usual
trips on the Havana route, sailing from
Tampa Mondays and Thursdays. touching
both WAYS at Key West.
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ALLEGED ENLIGHTENMENT.
Receiving Teller of "a Bank Alleged to
Be short About $23,OOO.

CINCINNATI. March 4--Sherwocd Cum
ming. receiving teller of the First National
Bank. was arrested tonight on account of
an alleged discrepancy of $4,000 found in his
accounts. His arrest was on complaint Of
the officers of that bank. It is alleged that
he admitted the embezzlement. He turned
over to the bank his real estate, nominally
valued at 10000. consisting of his home in
Hartwell. He was released on $4,000 bond
and it is believed he will not be prosecuted.
lie filled his position in the bank for fifteen
wears
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FiIibusfers Indicted.

NEW YORK. March 4-Tke men con-
nected with the filibustering sloop Tillie.
which foundered off Montauk Point Jan. 8,
We're indicted by the federal grand jury yes
terday. To-day United States Marshal
Henlxel arrested Frank Agramonte. whom
United States District Judge Brown subse-
quently held in 81. 500 bail The charge
against the three men is that they set on
foot a military expedition against a for
eign country with which the United States
is at peace. Agramonte was n prisoner in
the Spanish Jail at Santiago de Cuba from
May, 1885, until about four months ago.
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bills and nine relief bills were passed. Among
them was one to pension James F.. Rawlins.
q son OF Generl John A. RaWins at the
rate of $50 per month. Mr.. Rawlins suffers
from epilepsy and is incapable of earning a.
livelihood. An unprecedented incident of the
session was the passage of two bills for
one Individual William Stephenson Smith,
of the Eleventh Cavalry. One bill was for
the payment of the bounty earned by this
soldier during the war and the other PEN
stoned him at the rate of $12 per month.
At 1880 the House adjourned until Monday.
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Innnne Momnn I1iIis Her ChiIh.

COLUMBUS, o.. March AT , o'clock
this morning Mrs. Olga Demorest. of
Grove City twelve miles from Columbus,
took the life of her four-year-old son
Arden with a razor and was proceeding to
murder her husband. who was too i'll to
resist. when the servant girl awoke the
neighbors and the woman was overpow-
cred. Her husband was q teacher out Of
employment and the wife recently showed
evidences of approaching insanity.
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Mun,tion. of War Labeled "Cement.'

JAMAICA, March 4-,fhe Cora NJ, a
Wilmington schooner, is alleged to be inn
plicated in the. seizure at st. AIMS bay, this
island, recently, of 10000 rounds of am
munition and large number of rifles in
tended for Cuba. The captain. it is said,
contracted to carry the material to Cuba
and was lying off st. AIMS bay endeavor-
ing to obtain an opportunity for loading.
The police authorities, however surrounded
the wharf which the contraband ma
terial was stored in barrels and confiscated
the entire consignment. The Cora NJ. ar
rived here at the end of February with a
cargo OF flour. Soon after her arrival she
was boarded by the customs authorities
and her cargo broken into, but nothing was
found of a suspicious character. She pro-
ceeded round the coast to St. AIMS bay
and the arms and ammunition, 1t is
claimed were shipped by a coast steamer to
the same place as cement"
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city, boxed eight rounds to a draw at the
West-street Theater here tonight. The
bout was swift and clean throughout. Hol-
lis was the aggressor for the first five
rounds, McCune being contented with duck
ing blocking and side-stepping the local
general satisfaction McCune comes here
we'll recommended. He claims two victories
over Billy Teller known in the East as
s'Black Critic He also claims draw with
BILLY" HILL 'Muldoons Pickaninny." Sew
eral bouts between local men preceded the
main bout