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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07
THE SANITARY HOUSE.
To Secure 1T All Moisture Must BE Ex-
cluded from the Cellar.
Harper's Bazar


There certainly can be no exhalations
stand on" the lady said
That IS the universal error" was the
reply IF you will have a flower pot filed
with soil from any part Of the site, either
at the surface or several feet below. you
Will md that you can pour quite a large
amount of water into ii al the side before
the top will be wetted. All the space occu-
ana this ground air is liable to many con-
Examinations and constant changes of level,
and it will enter your cellar through a stone
" all, for the most compact stones have
air passages, and Colonel Warning, q high
authority on every phase of drainage. says
that concrete floors and granite walls are
as a sponge to the penetration, under slight
pressure, of atmospheric currents
This part of house construction the lady
had not thought about. but she put her
mind to 1t, making thorough study of the
question, and finally decided TO take meas
ures to exclude every form of effiuvium
from the substory of her house, for the
architect convinced her that in an occupied
house there are always warm currents GO
their place from the cellar. He clinched his
argument by telling her that If she would
open bottle OF ether or boil few onions
In the cellar and then go to the attic she
would have to hurry. or the pungent odor
would get there before her. She found that
to make her cellar as impervious to air
currents as china bowl she would have
originally intended but she cheerfulsy sac
rificed some carved nantes that she had
dreamed OF IN the cause of a perfectly sani-
tary house.
There are several ways OF excluding the
moisture from house. In the country. IL
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MUST LOWER PRICES.
General Wood May Close Shops of RAJ
paciOus ShOpkeepers.

paciOus ShOpkeepers.
SANTIAGO De CUBA, Aug. g. o. m
General Leonard Wood, the military gov
ernor of Santiago this afternoon called a
meeting of the butchers and retail provi-
sion dealers of the city. with the object of
formulating tariff for the sale of the nee
essaries of life, for which the dealers have
lately been charging exorbitant rates. All
the dealers were highly indignant at the
interference of the military authority in
commercial matters, but General Wood
gave them until IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to agree on moderate prices, under pen
atty of revocation of their licenses and the
closing Of their shops. A permanent scale
of prices will be fixed tomorrow.
The capture of the harbor of Nipe has
given the American useful port in north
eastern Cuba Nipe lies nearly north Of
Santiago, about thirty miles east of Hol-
gum, and dozen miles west of the boun-
dairy of the region surrendered to General
Shafter. Its narrow entrance is deep and
for some distance inside there is eight to ten
fathoms OF water, shoaling thence to four
fathOmS or less. 1t is a fine, safe, thor
oughly land-locked basin and a good rem
devious for vessels operating against Porto
Rico. In fact, it is said it had been cap
tured for possible use in that way. 1t was
not taken, however, without the usual Incl
dent of the sinking of one or more Span
iSh war ships. The chief victim in this
instance was the gunboat Jorge Juan,
vessel of $50 tons. carrying three 47-inch,
two 2-8-inch and two machine guns. Two
smaller craft, the Baracoa and Lijera, took
refuge in small creeks, where they were
hunted up and captured. On the American
side nobody was hurt and no vessel was in
two mines were exploded not far from the
cruiser Topeka
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Private James Gisler, Company E, First
United States Cavalry (Rough Riders) died
at Fort Mcpherson yesterday of typhoid
fever
The Eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry
(colored) will probably leave Springfield to-
day for New York, where it will be trans
ported by the steamer Yale direct to SAINT
iago, Cuba
Admiral Cervera and son returned to An
napolis yesterday from Norfolk. They were
accompanied by a Roman Catholic priest.
The admiral and son were granted only for
ty-eght hours leave.
James McArson, formerly president of the
United Mine Workers Association of Him
OILS, has enlisted in the Sixth Missouri Vol
unteers at jefferson barracks. This regi-
ment has been ordered to Jacksonville, Fla,
to join General Fitzhugh Lee.
Adjutant General Corbin states that the
main trouble with the American troops now
in Cuba is that they We're suffering from
exhaustion and exposure incident to one Of
the most trying campaigns to which sol
diers have ever been subjected.
With the Red Cross flag at her foremost
the hospital ship Bay State, sent to Cuba
by the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid AsSo-
citation. sailed out of Boston harbor yester-
day. The vessel is loaded with provisions
and many delicacies for the soldiers at the
front.
w. Rankin Good and Harry Price. of
Cincinnati who are endeaVoring to secure
100000 to build battle ship to be called
The American Boy called on Postmaster
General raj, Emory t5 nroiect y ana talked
general approved the enterprise and gave
the young men letter commencing their
purpose.
Mrs. John Vos, wife of Lieutenant Colonel
Vos of the ,rhirty-second Michigan Volun-
teers, now at Fernandina, Fla. has begun
suit at Grand Rapids against Miss Rose
alienation of her husbands affections She
had already filed suit against her husband
for separate maintenance, declaring that he
had contributed nothing to his familys sup
port since his regiment assembled in April.
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UNDER THE SECOND CALL.
Muster of Volunteers Not Proceeding
with Haste.


NEW YORK, Aug. ga special to the
Times from washington says: with peace
in the near prospect, the mastering of vol
unteers under the second call is proceeding
with a snail-like pace. According to an Off
cial statement issued by the adjutant gen.
erals Office, the following regiments and
batteries of the volunteer army are now in
process of organizing: Third Alabama In
fantry (colored), at Mobile; First Colorado
Battery, at Denver; Third Georgia Infantry,
at Griffin: Eighth Illinois Infantry (colored),
at Springfield; ne-hundred-and-sixty-fl
Indiana, at Indianapolis; Fifth and Sixth
Iowa Batteries, at Des Moines; Twenty
third Kansas Infantry, at Topeka; Fourth
Kentucky Infantry, at Lexington; Batter
les B, G and D. Maine Heavy Artillery, at
Augusta; Fifth Massachusetts Infantry at
South birmingham; Thirty-ffth Michigan
Infantry, at Island Lake; Fifteenth Mime
sofa Infantry, at st. Paul; Third Mississippi
Infantry, at Jackson; Sixth Missouri In
fantry, at Jefferson Barracks; battalion Ne
vada Infantry, at Carson City; Fourth New
Jersey Infantry, at Sea Girt; Two-hundred-
and-first, Observation-Disclosures and
Two-hundred-an d-third New York Infantry,
at Hampstead Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
New York Light Batteries, at Hampstead;
Tenth Ohio Infantry at Columbus; Second
South Carolina Infantry, at Columbia;
Fourth Tennessee Infantry, at Nashville;
Fourth Texas Infantry, at Austin; Fifth
Virginia Infantry. at Richmond; Second
West Virginia Infantry, at Charleston:
Fourth Wisconsin Infantry, at Camp Doug
lass; Wisconsin Light Battery, at Camp
Douglass; Third Volunteer Engineers, at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; First Volunteer
Infantry, at Fredericksburg, Va; Seventh
Volunteer Infantry, at Jefferson Barracks,
Thomas KY; Ninth Volunteer Infantry, at
New Orleans; Tenth Volunteer Infantry. at
Augusta, Ga. Arizona, New Mexico Okla
homa and Indian Territory Regiment In
fantry, at Whpple Barracks, Ariz.
1T is stated in explanation of this show
practically complete, many of them en-
tirely, and that only some slight prelim-
inarieS remain to be executed to render
them full-hedged members of the United
States army. In Mississippi South Carolina,
Alabama and Georgia, however, great de-
lay is being experienced in filling up the
regiments under the last call. In some cases
recruits are being secured outside of the
States The Third Mississippi is understood
to be taking men from New Orleans and the
Alabama colored Regiment has the promise
of several companies from Florida. The
Florida negroes; however, according to last
reports, were about to back out of this ar
rangement, on the ground that they be-
lieVed the Governor of Alabama after ac-
cepting their aid in filling the regiment
intended to place white officers in command
of them, instead of their own officers. South
Carolina and Mississippi are the only two
States in the Union that have no troops
ordered to the front in this war;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07
DIRECT FROM SANTIAGO
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER LOUISIANA
WITH CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS.
Eight Officers and Thfrty-TwO Men
Who Had Been Invalided Home
ENJOYS from Cuban Headquarters.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The United States
transport Louisiana, Captain Frank KEN
bic, which left Santiago Aug l. arrived at
Quarantine at $3.50 this afternoon after a
fine passage of five days The Louisiana
has crew of forty-six men and brings for
ty convalescent officers and men under the
care of Surgeon w. d. Gardiner of the Red
Cross Society, and Mrs. Gardiner The
Louisiana was boarded by Health officer
Doty on her arrival at quarantine, who ex-
ahmed the entire ships company. Surgeon
Gardner reported having eight officers and
thirty-two men invaded home. All were
found in very satisfactory condition. The
sanitary condition of the transport was ex-
ceiient. The louisiana brings twelve
pouches OF mails from Santiago, which will
undergo fumigation before they are for
Warded to the general postoffice. The Louis
lana took from Tampa 10 Siboney a portion
of the Second Infantry, 1870 mules and zoo
tons OF supplies for the commissary depart
ment at Santiago. Following is a list of the
louisiana passengers:
Lieut.. Col. K. Burr, u. S. Engineers.
Maj. G: M De Salazar, of Gen Lacret's
staff, Cuban army.
Capt. Ellis of Gen. Lacret's staff, Cuban
army.
Lieut.. Col. Dr.. VIM. E. De salazar, of
Gen. Lacret staff, Cuban army.
Lieut.. A 4. Weybrecht, Eighth ohio a.
c. D. Crowly artihcer, U. S. A.
TT g ~ NSHSho' ualleIndSIer clerk,
W. D. Gardiner. surgeon in charge Red
Cross Society.
Mrs. w. d. Gardiner.
Jonn NJ Ransom, private. Co. D, 1st Ill.
W J. LaVoce, private, Co. b, 21st Inf
M: Sobers, private, Co, B, Sd Inf
w. ii. Meyers, private. Co. G., 10th Inf.
10. Bennett, sergeant, Sd Cav
c. Williams teamster, 9th Cav.
d jackson, steVedore.
]. H. Jennings, artificer, Bat. G.. 4th Artil.
W. Felter, corporal, Co E. 18th Inf
c. Petty. teamster, Stk Inf
u. J. Beeching, musician. 10Th Inf
L Carr, blacksmith, quar- masters dept.
ID McGovern, sergeant, Sd Cav
II. Wanschaffe, teamster, Sd Inf
+. Sem, teamSter, Sd Inf.
c. o Brien, private, Co. A, 9th Inf
] Boqrbel. artiticer, Co; H, 9th Inf
j. A. Powers, private Co. H. 9Th inf
A. Mcintosh, private, Troop F, Sd Cav.
r. c. Scoems, sergeant Co. &. 18th inf
H. +. Green, private, Co. B, Sd Inf
H. NJ White. musician, Co. d, 9Th Inf.
z. Healy, packer. pack train No. g.
J: +. Boyle, packer, pack train No. 2.
p. Howe, private, CO. Z. 10th Inf
+. A Madsen, stevedore.
II. Sunwold. teamster.
s. w. Thompson, teanster, pack train 2
J. NJ, Brown, engineer, U. S. transport
Mississippi.
A Seyas. servant of Major Salazar
Charles e. Scuder, colored boy. camp fol-
lower. Co. F. 9Th Inf.
Among the officers on the Louisiana were
brother, Mai. G. NJ De Saiazar. and Capts
Mitchell Ellis, all of Gen. Lacret's staff.
Cuban army. None Of the above officers
was at Santiago at or before the surrender
OF General Toral. They came direct from
Cuban headquarters at Cubitas to Santiago.
where they went on board the louisiana
They declined TO talk when seen at Quaran-
tine.
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FUTURE OF THE ARMY.
1t VIII Be Put i'm Perfect Condition
for Work in Cuba and Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Assuming that
Spain has decided to accept our terms for
the negotiation of peace, it is expected that
the peace agreement will be formally com
pleted by the first of next week and that
hostilities will be suspended at once This
will not be followed at an early day by the
disbanding of the army, but, on the con-
trary, the period before the signing of the
formal peace treaty and it's ratification by
the Senate will be devoted to perfectine a
compact and effective organization of the
army and cleaning, repairing and placing
in perfect condition all the vessels of the
navy. The sick and wounded of the army
who are regarded as incapacitated for fur
Their service probably will be given their
discharge at an early day. The men who
are in good condition are suffering only
temporary disability will be held together
and put in the best possible shape for serv-
ice. A part of the force sent to Porto Rico
will be kept there and others sent to Ha-
vana and other Cuban cities for garrison
duty. 1t is regarded as quite probable that
some of the best of Skaters army after
thorough recuperation in the United States.
may have to be sent again to Cuba
The so-called ''immunes'' who will take
the place of General Skaters forces at San
tiago are not in many cases, it is believed.
really immunes, and it therefore is probable
that some OF them will fall victims to the
climate. The protest of Senator Bacon
against sending the Georgia ''immunes" to
Santiago indicates lack of confidence in the
locality from which the so-called .immunes5
come IN their ability to withstand the heat
Communications to the department from
friends of some of the immunes show the
feeling of anxiety which exists The de-
partment, however, while anticipating that
there will be sickness among the immunes
and that some of them Will have 10 he
brought back incapacitated, does not feaI
that the great anxiety expressed is war
ranted. The regiments sent TO relieve Shat
ter. whether actually irnmunes or not will
land there under much better conditions
than General Skaters army. Skaters
forces had TO land in the face of the enemy
and their rapid advance involved a sacrifice
of all the comforts and many of the neces-
saries even of field life. They were com
PEELED TO the utmost exertion and subjected
to exposure and terrible hardship which
affected their physical strength and rem
dered them readily subjects to fever. The
troops sent TO relieve them will be provided
with every comfort possible under the cir
cumstances, will not be called upon to en-
dure exhausting fatigue and exposure and
viii be provided with shelter wholesome
food and sufficient medical attention. The
department viii be prepared TO relieve such
men as succumb to the climate Moreover,
when our peace Germs have been accepted
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Americas favor. as shown by the recent re-
ports, and contrasts this with the showing
for the same period of Great Britain and
Germany. saying that for Germany the
showing is the worst. The Kreuz Zeitung
concludes it's editorial with remarking: I'm
the future commercial policy of the en-
trade will have to be taken into account"
The United States ambassador, Mr.. An
drew d. White, attended the closing exer-
nesday, by special invitation and on Thurs
day he gave q dinner in honor of Mr.. r.
wing Scott, OF San Francisco, which was at
tended by the Turkish ambassador the
Gillian minister, Admiral Won Knorr, the
chief of the German navy, and others.
ProfS. LounSbury and Brewer, of Yale,
are here on a short visit
large firm on the Rhine has offered,
through the United States embassy, to send
ten thousand bottles of their mineral waters
to the sick American soldiers. The waters
are said TO be valuable in yellow fever
cases.
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scarce, however, as steamers are not fire.
quent from Jamaica, but slowly that town
is filling up and the country people are
coming in to buy certain necessities. But
their money is not plentiful yet. They
depend upon the crops of sugar and coffee
and tobacco, and until agricultural work is
resumed and the money that was sent back
to Spain for safe keeping during the war
finds its way back to Cuba under an assured
confidence in the future, money will not be
as easy as it was in the old days
There is much talk in town of the exorbi-
tant prices charged by storekeepers for
clothing, food and drink Prices are to-day
three and four times as high as they should
be. Storekeepers are charging at the rate
of two American dollars for what sold
formerly for one silver Spanish dollar. 1t
has been found necessary to ordain that
bread shall not be sold for more than 20
cents silver pound and the announcement
that there will be established soon an Amer
lean bakery to sell bread at prices prevail
ing in New York is received with delight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-07
ALLEGED SMUGGLERS.
Assistant Stewards on the Steamer
Britannia Arrested.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Henry Garway,
Thomas Tighe and William Bernard as
sistant stewards on the steamer Britannia
and Albert Miller, truckman, were ar
rested to-day charged with smuggling lace
The four men were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Shields this afternoon
and the three assistant stewards were held
in $3.50 bail and the truckman in $500
for examination on Monday next. The value
of the lace is unknown, but it runs up into
the thousands of dollars. The customs Off
Gals and the United States district attorney
are very reticent in the matter
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one lives where a clean smooth and COM
pact clay can be had. Colonel Waring. who
has made this whole subject study for
the last thirty years, says. Such a ciay
which may be beaten into close mass, and
Which has sufficient affinity for moisture
TO maintain its retentive condition seems 10
constitute good barrier 10 the passage
OF impure air. Six inches OF clay well
raTnmed while yet wet will impede tha
movement of air to a degree with which
ordinary cellar concrete can furnish no
parallel. 1t can be covered with concrete
for cleanliness and good appearance. Where
clay is not available a good SInearing OF
asphalt over the outside OF the cellar wall
will afford complete. though more costly,
protection. and a layer OF asphalt between
two thicknesses OF concrete for the cellar
it, In tho cities now every house bnilf
fOr judsclous owner to live In has III
coating OF asphalt outside the foundation
wall. and an asphalt cellar bottom some
times with and sometimes without concrete
covering.
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the whole island will come under our con-
troll, and it is expected that the men under
Gomez and probably those under Garcia, at
Santiago, may be made use of to occupy To-
calities on the island from which ali the
Spanish forces have been withdrawn. thus
lessening the need of American troops. 1t
is known that Gomez contemplates being
called upon for such service, and it is ex-
pected no difficulty will arise. provided the
insurgents are not brought in direct con-
tact with the Spanish soldiers who have
heen diSarYned
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FRENCH STEAMER RELEASED.
Ordered to Be Restored to the CAM
pagnie General Translantique.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6-The government
has ordered the release of the steamship
Manoudia, OF the Campagnie General
Transatlantique. Of France. captured by the
American war ships in West Indian waters
and brought to Charleston. S. c. A decision
has not yet been reached as to the Rodri-
guez, another French steamer captured I'M
der similar conditions and held at Charles
ton.
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Canadians Fear the Goblin Moth.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 6.
The fruit inspector has seized forty boxes
of pears that arrived yesterday on the
steamer Wallawalla. from California, and
a CONSIGNMENT of apples was ordered dis
charged on the claim that they were af-
facfad hv the Goblin moth.
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HOW THE SHIPS MAY BE DISTRIB-
UTED If PEACE is RESTORED.
Many of the Hundred Vessels of the
North Atlantic Squadron to BE Re-
tired and Some Probably Sold.
A FLEET WILL VISIT EUROPE
PICK OF THE NAVY TO BE SENT
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

New Station in the South Pacific to Be
Established, with a Base Probably
at Valparaiso or CallaO.
The times., 1898-07-16

II is the opinion Of people who know
the situation of the anthracite coal roads
that no attention should be given to the
scheme for a new line from the coal
regions TO tiGe-water The talk of such
road being built by prominent capi-
talists" was one Of the bear arguments
yesterday. It is not probable however.
that Il had much effect on the coal stocks.
Spanish fours had a good advance yes
terday in London, the highest price
reached being IS IA. The reason for the
rise undoubtedly was the reports of peace
which are in circulation in Europe. Amer
lean stocks also were strong in London.
The earnings of Northern Pacific for
the first week in July increased SIS, go.
Dow, Jones & Co say that there is no
truth in The talk of Union Pacific taking
in the Oregon Short Line.
New York. July 15.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow viii say:
Pending the initiation of news. Fail
business, preparations for which are act
lively under way in all markets, there
exists a quiet midsummer condition. ac-
companied, however, in most cases by
price steadiness and confidence in a prom
Using outlook for Fall trade
Export trade returns for the fiscal wear
just ended, have fulfilled most sanguine
expectations, and swelled by record
The times., 1898-07-16
STOCK MARKET INACTIVE
Transactions on Change for For
eign Account Lower.
AunoUncomtn MT of Oversubscription
To the War Loan Falls
Flat.

New York, July 15-Neither speculative
Contingent was able to derive much com
fort from the course Of prices in the
days market, and, aside. from the profess
s.onal element Of the street. little inter
est was taken in the speculation.
The announcement Of the enormous ov-
er-subscriptioas TO the Governments war
loan and. the complete statement of the
country's foreign trade for the fiscal year
alike fell fat on the days market The
results in both cases amply bear out
the favorable expectations that have
been entertained concerning them
The Treasu-y's foreign trade statement
showed the enormous excess Of exports
over imports for the year Of $615, 900. .ooo
To this sum may be added the excess of
silver exported during the year Of $H,-
OC0G0l. while against this credit there ap-
pears only the excess OF gold imports,
amounting 10 about Sl00 0O9. 600
The American market in London was
shown in the early cable advices to be
at pronounced advances from the local
closing figures OF yesterday and the
chances Of an early opening Of peace ne
gouations in consequence Of the fall Of
s'eti-t-tir-'' Sst-~t'a 4 SlaLp recovery III
Spanish IS. The latter securities sub
sequently reacted on the announcements
that individual rights had been suspended
in Spain.
Foreign houses took no decided stand in
this market, however. and the transac-
tions for that account on balance were
trifiiug.
Aside from the severe decline in Met
ropolitan Street Railway the losses in the
market were not serious, nor could they
be referred TO specifically developments.
The times., 1898-07-16

WHEAT MARKET ADVANCES.
Nov ement of New Wheat scores Il
Remarkable Increase.
Chicago, July 15.-Although the rain
failed to materialize in the Southwest