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BIack VII. estigate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Gov. Frank 3.
Black. of New York, after two days spent
in Washington. left al 1910 o'clock tonight
for Chickamauga Park TO make an inVesti-
cation of the condition of the New York
troops at Camp Thomas. Before leaving
he secured the issuance of an order for the
mastering out of the Sixty-fifth New YORK
Volunteers, now at Camp Alger. The regl-
ment will proceed probably tomorrow to
Buffalo. its home city. Governor Black will
make a thorough investigation of Camp
Thomas. where the Eighth. Ninth and Four
teenth New York are located. He has not
decided vet whether or not he will visit
the camp at Huntsville, Ala, before he re-
turns north,
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window-Glass Treasurer Dropped.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Aug. 27.-There
is more trouble in the ranks of the window
glass workers. At meeting of the eXecu-
tive board of L. A. 800 Monday night the
returns on the vote to authorize the board
to declare the office of treasurer vacant and
appoint a successor to John C. Schlicker,
was counted and showed 943 in favor of the
action to ISL opposed. The board at once de-
office, and appointed John Gray, of Believer
non. Pa, the former treasurer, to fill out his
uneXpired term. Frank u. Yourison and Jo-
seph Mayer were the only regular members
of the board present, the quorum being
secured by drafting. SchliclIer refused to
recognize the action of the board in dismiss
ing him and selecting Gray, and he again
served notice on the associations bank not
to honor any paper without his name at
tached. This phase of the case will
result in the matter being taken to court.
Gray has filed his bond and it has been ac-
cepted Schicker says that to protect his
bOndsmen he will resist the attempt to GUST
him,
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Moses Teal Again Breaks Jail.

ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. N--MOses Teal,
colored under arrest for firing and attempt
ing TO loot the DoXey Hotel in this city and
also for shooting Patrolman Jack Pritchard
in a running fight the same night. escaped
from Jail this morning, it being his second
attempt The first was headed off three
weeks ago by Chief Quigley, of indianapolis,
who got the tip from negro at inGian-
apolis who had been under arrest in the
Anderson Jail This afternoon Teal used a
wire to unlock his cell door and open the
way to the corridors. He has escaped from
many jails in this and other States. and it
is thought he cannot be retaken without
shooting When arrested here it only
after he had been shot twice and was al
most dead from loss of blood. Two years
ago he was sent to the Prison South from
this point after he had escaped from the
officers once.
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China Expects a Big Conflict.

LONDON, Aug. ga special dispatch
from Shanghai says it is stated there that
the Chinese minister at st. Petersburg has
reported to his government that in his op.n-
Ion the China question will preciptate a
conflict between Great Britain and Russia
Ihis state of affairs, he says, is owIag g
tne british ambis ;ador presenting note
at st. Petersburg of such a perempto~y ns-
lure, demanding freedom of enterprise in
regions where Russian Influence is supposed
10 predominate, thde Count Muraviefs can
not accept 1t. The Chinese n''n,ster. indeed,
expects that conflict will certainly break
out before the end of the year
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LONDON. Aug. 29.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Times. referring to the re-
port that Germany had entered into nego-
tiations with the United States for the par
tition of the Samoan islands. says that the
semi-official Marine Politsche Correspond
enz observes: 80 far as we are aware,
no such proposal has been made to Wash
ington by the German government Pro-
pcsals to that effect have been made in the
German press. but nowhere else to our
knowledge. The assertion that were Ger
many to come into sovereign possession of
Upolu the United States would be shut out
from the harbor of Apia is absolutely alb
surd, and this applies equally to any other
nation having a harbor on that island"
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Debate win BE stormy.

MADRID. Aug. 23.-Senor Romero Roble-
do. the Weylerite leader. declares that he
will strongly oppose Senior Sagasta's plan
of suppressing debates in the Cortes. If the
government refuses to divulge official docu-
ments on the war, Senior Robledo says he
will utilize reliable press reports. Other OPP
position leaders are of the same mind The
debates are likely to be stormy. Cuban
bonds are buoyant, owing to the belief that
powerful pressure. both diplomatic and
financial will be brought to compel America
to oblige Cuba herself to recognize some
of the Cuban issues
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JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug. &.-Wednes-
day of this week has been definitely an
nounced for the parade and review OF the
Seventh Army Corps. Forty female nurses
are now in the division hospitals and are
doing excellent work. The first death in
the Third Nebraska Regiment occurred to-
day, being that of Private William II. Ben
son. Two commissions for the examina-
ton of the camp of the Seventh Corps are
here. One is the national commission and
the other appointed by Governor voorhees,,
of New Jersey. The commission is here
to ascertain the fitness of the regiments for
service in Cuba along with the Seventh
Corps
The national commission consists of MAJ
Walter Reid, Maj. Victor S. Vaughan and
Maj. e. o. Shakespeare. They came here
Monday, after making an inspection at Fer
nandina, and are charged with the special
duty of looking into the sanitary conditions
of the camps, typhoid fever, etc. They VIII
begin their work tomorrow.
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(From Sundays Second Edition)


SOMERSET, Pa. Aug. 27.-The presiden-
IldI party, composed of President and Mrs.
Mckinley. Assistant Secretary Cortelyou
and Maj Webb Hayes. of the Sixth Ohio
Cavalry, reached Somerset by special train
from Johnstown at $40 this evening. Bur-
CESS j.. ii. Pisell and the members of the
Town Council boarded the Presidents car
and welcomed the party. When the Presi-
dent stepped out of the car with Mrs. Nc
klnley on his arm the 2,5U people who had
gathered cheered heartily and the Meyers
dale band, which the burgess brought here
for the occasion, played while the party was
gong to carriages, The President and Mrs.
carriage with Abner Mckinley and his
daughter, Miss Mabel. Hundreds of people
lir ed tbs. street and kept the President bow
ing until the carriage reached the pretty
summer home of Mr.. Abner Mckinley,
where the distinguished guests will remain
during their stay here The President and
passed a restful day, and both say they
greatly enjoyed their trip to Somerset.
The party will leave here at II o'clock
evening. While in Cleveland the President
and Mrs. Mckinley will be guests at the
home of Myron T. Herrick. They will go
at their old home. then return to Cleveland
and leave there Friday for New York,
reaching there that evening. The President
will visit the camp at Montauk Point on
Saturday and return to Washington that
evening. The Mckinley home here was
placed in direct telephone communication
President thus has, although amongst hills
of Somerset, the great affairs which are
now engaging his attention within calling
distance. Somerset greatly appreciates the
honor of having been the selection of Presi-
dent Mckinley to pass the first part of his
first vacation since he opened the war with
Spain. The present trip is one for rest and
the President will probably feel grateful IL
the public will allow him to have as much
of it as possible. AS the President has
always attended church when here on Sun
cay it is probable that the party will be
at morning service al the Methodist Epis-
copal Church tomorrow.
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The Dervishes FAILING Bncl..

LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch from
Camp Hegiar, opposite the Island of Gebel
Jsayan, says the Anglo-Egyptian expedition
has suffered a rather serious loss by the
sinking of the gunboat Zafir. The boat
sprang a leak when near Shendy and within
a few minutes went down. All on board
were saved.
From Royan hill here Omdurman is just
visible. A nephew of General Gordon first
deserted it by a splash or white ON the
horizon reflected from the Mahdi's tomb
Small bodies of Dervishes continually re-
tire before our patrols Yesterday evening
the sky line was Illuminated by signal fires
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SUICIDE OF EPHRAIM YOUNG.
Lost His Position with Standard Oil
COmDany Saturday.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, Aug. %. - Ephraim
Young, manager of the Standard Oil COM
panys plant in this city until Saturday,
committed suicide this afternoon in the
companys yards by shooting himself
through the head. He had been acting pc
culiarly, and at noon it was thought that
the odor of laudanum was detected on him.
In the afternoon search was made for him
and he was found dead. He had taken the
revolver from the home of Lew Marsh,
where he boarded Saturday he had been
discharged by the company, and despond-
ency and his alleged complicated affairs are
believed to be the cause. He owed con-
siderable sum of money in small amounts
to various people of whom he had borrowed,
and it is thought he was short in his ac-
counts with the company, although nothing
definite can be learned on that point, as the
official of the company left here Saturday
after auditing the books. Young came to to
Danville from Kokomo two years ago. lie
leaves a widow and a daughter. nearly
grown, at Kokomo, where they have lived
since Young took charge OF the company
business in this county.
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H0sfefIer in .IaiI.

VERSAILLES. Ind, Aug. 27-Great ex-
citement was caused by the arrest of Peter
Hostetler for boisterous conduct the
streets of Versailles. 1t took several assist
ants and the town marshal to make the
arrest. Great crowds witnessed the affair
to the Jail. Hostetler received severe treat
ment at the hands of the officers and is
now in great agony of mind for fear Of be-
ing lynched. Hostetler has made himself
offensive to many persons in the county on
account of his continual demand for money
because of his connection with the Correct
burglary that led up to the lynching last
September While there is no probability
of a iynching many persons seem to be glad
that Hostetler is in Jail
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AIexander's Monument Unveiled.

81. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2s.-To-day, up
on the occasion of the unwilling at Mos
COW OF the monument to Car Alexander
IL, grandfather of the present Car, EN-
peror Nicholas issued ukase, referring to
the event and eulogizing the deeds of the
deceased, notably the liberation of the peas
ants from bondage, which gave him the
Hame or the deliverer' in the mouth of a
grateful people The ukase concludes:
Wishing to seal more firmly the memory
OF this historical deed, we have resolved tn
make hereditary the wearing and possessions
OF the medals conferred upon his co-opera-
tory as sign of his gracious acknowledge
ment of their labors'
the Car also sent to NJ Constantine
PoDledonoststef. procurator general of the
Holy synod, the decoration of the Order of
MOSCOW, Aug. 2S.-Emperor Nicholas
unveiled the monument at o'clock this
afternoon in the presence of the Czarina.
the Queen of the Helenes. the Cabinet min
listers, the German and Austrian ambassa-
doris. populations from all the land and ma
- 'ore.T = Pussia and the Austrian
Uhlans Regiment.
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The Last of the First Army Corps to
Leave This Week.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, Aug. Is
The last of the week will see almost every
regiment of volunteers gone from Camp
Thomas. This morning, when the First
Pennsylvania left for Lexington, it COM
pleted the removal of the First Army Corps.
BY Monday, at the latest the Third Army
CorpsNwill begin to move to Admission, Ala.
AT Knoxville now are the following regi-
ments: Thirty-first Michigan, First West
Virginia Second Ohio, Fourteenth Mime
sofa, First Pennsylvania, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
fifty-eighth Indiana, Sixth Ohio and First
Georgia.
At Lexington are the Twelfth Minnesota,
Eighth Massachusetts, Twelfth New York,
Twonty-first Kansas Ninth Pennsylvania
Second Missouri, Fifth Missouri and First
New Hampshire.
If the railroads can handle the troops by
Saturday night not single regiment will be
left in the park, with the exception of the
Sixth United States Volunteers which will
be keft to guard the hospitals and govern
ment property. The removal of Maj. Gen.
Brecknridges headquarters from Camp
Thomas will likely occur on Sept. l. AS yet
the general has not decided as to where he
will go, but it will either be to Knoxville,
Tenn, or Lexington, Ky. The prospects
are that he will establish his main head
quarters at Lexington and >divide his time
between the two places. He will be in COM
mand of all the troops at these places
AS fast as the trains can be furnished the
convalescents are being sent to their homes.
Already over 1900 sick leaves have been
granted, and there are yet in the hospitals
over 1,5OO sick. These will be sent home as
fast as they are convalescent.
The mastering officers stated to-day that
they expected to have the Eighth New York
ready to start for Hampstead by Tuesday
to be mustered out. A hospital train con-
tanning 25S sick and convalescent men from
the Eighth New York Regiment left here at
o'clock tonight. The train had a full
complement of nurses and attendants.
There was to-day reported in all 500 cases
of typhoid fever in all hospitals and six
deaths
The Fifty-second Iowa left tonight for
Des Moines.
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MARIETTA, o., Aug. 27.-The mother and
two sisters of Okey p. Edey, of the Eighth
Ohio, who. IL is reported died of starva-
ton on a transport while coming home from
Cuba have become insane through horror
and grief at the death of the young man
and the manner in which it occurred. When
the news was received the mother became
frantic with grief. and the children were
hysterical The two sisters. Bertha and
The mother. and after a day ii became APP
parent that all were becoming insane. The
mother has to be guarded at all times. She
has attempted suicide several times. 1t will
be necessary to take all three TO an asylum.
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Sehding Home the Sick.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The sick at
Camp Alger are being rapidly removed to
their respective States. Forty-two sick men
of the Missouri regiment left to-day in a
hospital train consisting of four Pullrnans.
one dining car and a combination car. This
train arrived here yesterday from St Louis.
Tomorrow one hundred sick men of the
Sixty-fifth New York will be sent home in
a hospital train. There was only one death
at camp to-day, that of Lew Miller, Com
pany l. Eighth Pennsylvania, from pneu-
mOnia
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A Muncie Hero Dead.

Boston to-day of the first death among the
fifty odd volunteers from this city in the
regular army. William Parish contracted
fever at Santiago and died yesterday in a
hospital in Boston. He leaves a widowed
mother here. The body will be taken in
charge by the citizens of Muncie for pub
lie funeral.
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New Terre Hnute DistIIIerv.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Aug. 2s.-A new
distillery company, capitalized at $SO0.OOO
has ,et contracts for the erection of dis
tillery in this city to have a daily capacity
Of 5000 bushels of corn. The contract calls
tor the complexion OIL the building before
Smith, of this city, and George +. Emmitt
of Pekin, ILL.,, are the two heaviest stock
holders. will be an antitrust concern and
will manufacture nothing but high-proof
cpiritS
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Failed to Come Back Rich.

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. %.-The steamer
South Portland arried here to-day, twelve
days from ST. Michael's, with 125 passen-
GEES. Of these only forty-five had gold
dust The total amount Of gotd is estimated
by the purser at s150,OCo Major X. A.
Walsh. formerly commissioner of the Yu-
kon. arrived here to-day from Skaguay, en-
route to Ottawa
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PREACHERS FAMILY POISONED
Rev. Jeferes Gathered TOadstOOls for
Mushrooms.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Aug. %.-Rev.
Geo. Jeneres's wife and child, of PhiladeI-
phia. died in Shippensburg to-day from the
effects of eating toadstools. Rev. Jefferes,
VINO is a minister of the Lutheran Church.
was spending his vacation in Shippensburg
with his wifes father, George Davidson.
Friday he and his wife and child. while on
walk in the country. found what they
thought were mushrooms and ate them.
Rev. Jefferes is in very critical condition.
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Marion Mills Dead.

CORTLAND, N. Y, Aug. T.-Marion
Mills, the guideless pacing mare. died at
5:35 to-day. Marion Mills stumbled and fell
on the track of the Cortland County Agri-
cultural Society here yesterday, sustaining
conclusion of the brain. She was unable
to move after falling. The mare had been
in the Western Circuit races and was en-
route to Bangor, Me.
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Drowned in white River.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. Aug. 2S.-Hugh
Williamson. the seventeen-year-old son of
William Williamson was drowned this aft
ernoon while bathing in White river Young
could not swim. Two companions attempt
ed to save him, and he came near taking
them down with him. The body was recoV-
cred a half hour later.
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Gold Democrat Declines.

DECATUR. Ind. Aug. Pin an inter
view with Journal correspondent tonight
nominated for Joint senator for Adams and
Allen counties by the Republicans at Fort
Wayne states positively that he will not
ident of the Old Adams County Bank. OF
this city. and las always been a Democrat.
Although, he says, he Is gold Democrat,
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-The following
dispatch was received at the war Depart
ment tonight:
"Montauk Point, N Y, Aug. 2S.-Gen. n.
q Corbin Wasbineton: Every transport III
the harbor has been unloaded and the troops
nIaced in carnn YOUNG,
r - major General"
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Democratic Nominees.

GREENSBURG. Ind, Aug. 27.-The Dem
ocrats nominated to-day the following
ticket: Representative. Oscar Galbraith:
clerk, John Turner; sheriff, Virgil Aexan-
der; auditor Jacob Senour; recorder, Will
liam Smell: treasurer, George Shoemaker;
commissioners, Henry Logan and j. w.
Speer Ex-senator F. NJ. Howard received
the nomination for joint senator for the
counties of Bartholomew and Decatur
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Pnrnlxned DIV Electricitx.
ial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
ELwOOD. Ind, Aug. 2s.-Mrs. William B.
Etchinson. residing near Elwood lies in
critical condition from the effects of an cleo
trical shock. being paraIyzed from her
shoulders to her feet. 1t is feared that IL
she ever rallies che will be helpless the re-
mainder of her life.
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church in Indiana. The first church was
organized in what is now known as Clark
the occasion of the one-hundredth anniver-
sary one of more than passing interest.
The principal celebration will be held IN
Peru during the annual convention or the
church held there at that time.
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IndiannnOIiS.

Indianapolis shut cut ST. Paul in Satur-
days ball game. Score 8 to o.
The Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge
slate was elected Saturday.
Thieves set fire to the house of II. T.
Schergen, at us East New York street.
Patrick A. Mcdonald. who swindled
number OF people in this city, is under ar
rest at Woodstock, Ont
George E. Vinnedge, one of the Indianap-
oils boys in the Rough Riders at Santiago.
has returned home sick with fever and
ague
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Carney Makes a discovery.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Aug. 27.-John r.
Carney well-to-do citizen, late this even
ing filed suit to have his marriage TO Mrs.
Mile James declared void. After two years
of happy welded life he discovers that her
former husband supposed to be dead is
alive and a resident of this city. 1t is be-
lieved an investigation of the case will de-
VelOpe a sensation.
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Philosophical Heather.


Aguinaldo Is phllosophcaHy trying TO
make the best of an unsatisnactorv situa-
tion. For half savage Aguinaldo is con-
Quoting himself with a good deal of de-
cency and moderation, and many people In
this country are inclined to sympathize
with him
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Taking Up the soidiers' Complaint.

Special 10 IIuIdIIdpUIIH IVN1III.9I'
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Aug. 2S-Fifty faith
ers and brothers Of soldiers in Company c,
Observation-Disclosures Regiment, held
meeting to-day to make indignant protest
against Cantain Marks's alleged cruel treat
ment of his men, and appointed a commit
tee to investigate. They also started pc
tition asking that the regiment De mustered
ont
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New York Evening Sun.
A fourth-class summer hotel is one uis-
playing the sign, mo bicycle suits allowed
at hops A first-class summer hotel Is one
where il is tacitly understood that there can
he no better. because no more unpretentious.
costume both for morning and evening Coz
tillons than golf suit.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-Colonel Durbin
feels confident his regiment will go to Ha-
yana next fall with Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. His
mission to Washington was to insure this
if possible, and he thinks he has succeeded
admirably
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Three Pickininnies at Once.

SEYMOUR. Ind. Aug. 27.-To-day Mrs
Finch Sharp, colored, gave birth to trip
let's, two girls and one boy. The girls
weighed nine pounds each and the boy
eight pounds
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Rev. Nettie Valentine Breaks Down.

MUNCIE, Ind. Aug. N.-Rev. Miss Net
tie Valentine, for two years pastor of the
at Dalevile has retired from the ministry
The work in the double charge was too
great and her health failed She may de-
eide to retire from the pulpit permanently
She has been in the ministry fifteen years
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BASLE. Aug. 2S.-The Zionist conference
was opened here to-day. Dr. Theodore
Heral the originator of the project to pur-
chase Palestine and re-settle the Jews there
presided and welcomed the delegates. DR.
Max Nordau made address on the situa-
ton of the Jews during the past year.