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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
No order Against Shipping Coal.

NORFOLK, Va, April 16.-The Spanish
government has been for some time a pur-
chaser Of coal shipped to Southern ports
from Newport News. An order is said to
have been received from the War Depart
ment at Washington this morning stopping
the shipment of coal consigned to the Span
ish government.
WASHINGTON, April 16.--No confirma-
tion can be had here of the Norfolk dis
patch alleging stoppage of coal shipments
to the Spanish government by orders from
Washington, and 1t is discredited. Any such
order would go through the Tresury Depart
ment, and it knows nothing of the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
speeIal o the InalanapolLg journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 16. = Congress
stands divided tonight on the question of
the recognition OF the existing insurgent
Cuban republic. The Senate has Incorporate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

ship won't leave Norfolk" Captain Bland
said tonight; II consider the vessel as
good as accepted by the United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
DECLARES FOR RECOGNITION OF
PRESENT CUBAN GOVERNMENT.
Also DiscIaims Amy Intention on the
Sovereignty over Cuba.
FINAL VOTE TAKEN At $40 P. M.
WITH ALL THE SENATOR'S IN THEIR
SEATS EXCEPT MIR. WALTHALL.

Turpie's Recognition Amendment to
the Resolutions First Adopted by
a Vote of 81 to 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
Coal for a Cuban Railway.

PHILADELPHIA, April l6.,The British
steamer Willowdeen sailed for Cuba to-day
with thrty-fve hundred tons of coal for the
Matanzas Railway Company. This is the
last shipment of contract to supply 5000
tons of coal. Regarding the possibility of
the coal being captured in the event of war,
an official of the company supplying the
coal said that inasmuch the coal was
being conveyed in a British vessel and the
railroad is operated by Englishmen he
thought it would be perfectly safe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
SENATEs INDEPENDENCE DECLARA-
TION MAY PASS UNHEEDED.
President Mckinley Said to BE still
Determined to Allow No Usurpa-
tiOn of His Rights.
HOUSE MAY FIRST NONCONCUR
BUT WILL PROBABLY LATER AC-
CEFT THE SENATE RESOLUTIONS.

Rather than Have a Deadlock, Mr.. Nc
kinIey VIII Take the Sole Re-
sponsibiIity on Himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

ed the Turpie amendment into the body of
the committees resolution, and by that act
voiced the expression OF tifty-one gentlemen
VINO happen to occupy seats in the United
states Senate that their government should
recognize the form OF government organ
lied by the revolutlonists on the island. The
committee resolutions as thus amended were
passed after vigorous protests by Senators
Hoar Aldrich, Allison, Hale and other con-
servatives, and in that form go 20 the House
in substitution for the proposition adopted
by that body last Wednesday. The House
took a recess this afternoon until 10 o'clock
Monday morning, under the impression that
the Senate would not reach vote before
midnight, and so nothing further can be
done until Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

Minister WOoGsOrd and the Span
ish Cabinet, ii is reported, still en-
tertain hopes that peace will he
maintained. Their reasons are
not definitely stated, but IL is in
timated the Cuban leaders will
confer vstfh General BIanco's
officers and that armistice may re-
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
HUMOROUS.

"How much do you charge for ride
In the balloon@' Forty cents going
up" "And down." -Four dollars."-
Fliegende Blaetter.
it's Contraband.-spat There Is
one king who is not on the size Of King
Alfonso Bloobumper--"What king
is that?" Spatts-"Old King cole."-
Judge.
Kaiser Wilhelm" remarked Rivers,
"seems to be fishing for trouble"
"You refer, of course. said Brooks, "to
his carping about our war.'-Chicago
Tribune.
"Dar ism much comfort in de re-
mahk dat ccntentment is better dan
riches" said Uncle Eben. zone is jes'
about as hchd to git as de other
Washington Star.
Short.-Young Doctor-"Did you
diagnose his case as appendicitis, or
merely the cramps?" Old Doctor
Cramps. He didn't have money
enough for appendicitis" Life.
We All Know Him.-"Hlnckson and
his wife do not get along very well to-
gether, do they?" "No; you see he is
the kind of fellow who merely does
his duty to his wife"-Philadelphia
North American.
Indignant Wonan-"This dog
bought of you ccme near eating my
little girl the other day" Dealer
"Well. you said You wanted dog that
was FOND of children. didn't ou?"-
Household Words.
Similar -"Watcrs' talk reminds m,
so much OF river" "It does run
pretty steadily" Yes; and though
there is undoubtedly some connection
between Ills head and his mouth it il
not apparent" Cincinnati Enquirer
Te thorghs it safer to write to thu
girls father for hrr hand. He was al
ardent lover hnt poor speller, an,
his note ran: "l want your daughte
tho iloug os your family" "The iloui
of my family is good" replied the oil,
man; 'arc yoI suTc it isn't iay dougl
you're fter?"-Yonkers Statesman.
Dissimilar Views.-Stern Father
Young man, ! saw you kissing m.
daughter as I passed the parlor door
and / want you to know that / don
like it. What have you got TO say 70
yourselfT' Young MAXWELL, all Tv
got to say Is that you don't know
good thing when you see it."-Chicag
Daily News.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
BooTBLAcK SUPPLIES.
A Comparatively New business That
Has OF Late Grown UD 20 Fiji
Modern Wants


A business that has sprung up in
New York in recent years Is that Of
bootblaek supplies. It owes its origin
to the growth Of the city, the multipli-
cation OF bootblaclS stands, and the In
PRODUCTION and extensive use OF colored
shoes. There are now a number Of con-
Germs, small but complete establish
ments, devoted to this business, that
supply everything a bootblack requires,
aud mis- requirements are greater than
they formerly were, says the New York
Sun.
At one place therc ere kept on hand
65 varieties Of shoe blaclling or polish
for shoes of all kinds and colors, includ-
ing blaclings and polishes in boxes and
bottles, and imported blacllings as well
as domestic, and waterproof blacling
and oil There are sold here cans for
oil and for water; backing pans, the
smallround pansmade to hold larger
quantity Of blaclsing than would be
contained In a blecking box; brushes
Of all kinds, Including daubers. dust
brushes. and blackiug brushes, whisls
brooms and shoestrings OF various
kinds and coIors.
Some OF these establishments send
out supply wagons. which regularly
make the rounds OF their customers at
booiblaclSing stands all over the city
and supply their wants, whatever they
may be. on the spot.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
RAGS AS THANK-oFFERINGs.
Oldcn Times That Is Not Who'll
IL Discontinued.

The singular custom of leaving rags
and other worthless objects at wells
has not entirely fallen into disuse, says
the London Mail. The superstition in
a modified form, exists in other por-
tions of the world. A traveller in Per
sia found a tree with rags tied to its
branches. They had been left there
by the inhabitants Of province in
fected with ague. A tree hung with
rags wns found by another traveller in
Africa. Crooked pins, old clothes, peb-
bles, shells, rusty nails. small coins and
even bundles of heath we're considered
appropriate thank offerings at shrines
In earlier days, for it was believed that
the saints and apostles did not care
for articles Of value.
Such was the superstitious adora-
ton Of fountains that II was forbidden
by the sixteenth of the canons issued
in 900, in the reign of King Edgar, and
1t was condemned by the canons of St.
Anselm. 1t was also interdicted by the
laws passed in the reign Of King Canute.
Since the reformation the practice has
not been prevalent except in Ireland,
where many old wells consecrated to
saints and martyrs are yet made the
objects of pilgrimage. There is scarce
ly a parish throughout the land that
has not its own holy well, where, de-
spite practical admonition. the faith
ful and the faithless come to pray for
physical or mental relief and leave be-
hind them scrap of rag as an offer
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
WHEN A BIG GUN GOES OFF.
scientiac Men DO Not Know All That
Takes Plnce-Wnys OF Avoiding
the Awful shock.

Not one man in ten thousand has a
clear idea of Just what happens when
a big cannon is fired. The physical
manifestations are numerous. Even
professors of chemistry and physics
are stumped when they want to diff
ferentiate all the gases set loose and
the peculiar effects they induce. The
puff of whitish smoke. the flash Of
FIRE, the dim image of the flying pro-
iectile. the roar and the recoil are all
familiar. but back of these is com
plex mass of phenomena most bewil-
dering TO the mind of any but an ar
tillery expert.
First, the cubes, disks, hexagons or
irregular Jumps of powder are chem
ically transformed into powerful. ex-
panding gas the instant firing takes
place. Then there are innumerable
by-products that even chemists do not
understand.
The explosion of gunpowder is d.
vided into three distinct stages, called
the ignition, Inflammation and com
bustion. The ignition is the setting on
fire of the first grain. while the in
flammation is the spreading of the
flame over the surface of the powder
from the point of ignition. Combus-
tion is the burning up of each grain
The value of gunPowder is due TO the
fact that when subjected to sufficient
heat II becomes a gas which expands
with frightful rapidity. The so-called
explosion that takes place when q
match is touched to gunpowder is
merely chemical change. during
which there is a sudden evolution OF
gases from the original solid.
It has been calculated that ordinary
gunpowder on exploding expands
about 5000 times or fills a space this
much larger az gas than when In q
solid form. Wien this chemical change
takes place In q closed vessel the ex'
pansion may be made TO do work
like that of forcing a projectile along
the bore OF the great gun or test tube
in the line of least resistance.
The hardest work q gunner is called
upon to do is to stand the tremendous
shock. The forces exerted by thsss
gases in expanding seem to radiate II
ali directions from the cannon. as rip
pies are caused by dropping n pebble
in a pool of still water. AS a matter o|
fact, it has been discovered that these
lines of forces are exceedingly compli
Gated affairs, and play very queer
pranks about the cannon. As result
few people know just which is thu
safest or the most dangerous position
for n gunner TO take beside his gun
In the case of the great 13-inch guns OF
our monitors. position back Of th'
gun is much easier than one neare
the muzzle.-Philadelphia Times.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
BLACK RAIN in IRELAND.
TIE Emerald Isle Was Lately the
Scene Of an Unusual Phe-
nsmenon.

At the end of March a curious in
stance of a fall of black rain is re-
corded in ireland, extending over an
area of 80 miles in length and 16 in
width. While the rain was falling, says
the meteorological Magazine, it was so
dark that lamps had TO be lighted,
dense black clouds travelling slowly in
u nostheasterly direction. The color
ing matter was found 10 be SCOT,
which. considering the great distance
from n manufacturing center, is GER
tainly extraordinary. The SCOT was
perfectly mixed with the moisture in
these clouds and did not fall as smuts
do in London, but thoroughly mixed
with the rain. While the black rain
was falling birds went to roost and
many people we're greatly alarmed
by the darkness. The phenomenon is
attributed to the strong winds which
had blown for weeks previously, while
the weather was dry, from the north.
east, and which had collected the SCOT
from manufacturing towns of the
south of Scotland, and the north OF
England, and carried it at a very high
altitude in a southwesterly direction,
until they met the moisture-laden
winds from the southwest. which be.
gan to blow on the day previous to tho
rain. Very fine sunsets were observed
some days previous to the rain, similar
to those which followed the eruption
of Krakotoa while the volcanic dust
remained suspended In lofty clouds.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
hound to Have Cigarettes.

Men who have used tobacco and have
been deprived of it can readily under
stand what the soldiers suffer when de-
MED the consolation of pipe. Several
months ago the New York Sun printed
the story of a Cuban officer whose
cigarettes had been exhausted, and
who walked into town held by com
pany of Spaniards to replenish his
stock He bought his cigarettes and
the Spaniards chased him out Of town,
firing at him as they ran. Fortunately
he was not hit, but he did not think
the danger he ran was too great for
the advantage gained. There is to-
bacco enough in Cuba. according to all
reports, but it is all within the fortified
cities. and the men who are guarding
outposts are not likely to get large
share of 1t when il is captured.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
THE NEW HONEYMOON.
Neither bride Nor Groom Knows in
Advance Where IL Is TO
Be Spent.

Honeymoons change with the fash
ion as well as other wedding customs.
Once upon a time the turtle doves went
on long trip, visiting cities that they
perhaps had never seen before or
never hoped to see again. For the last
five or six years a cruise on a yacht or
a journey in a private car alternated
with a sojourn at somebody's beauti-
full country place lent for the occa-
sion. But the very newest plan for
honeymoon sounds more interesting
than any of its predecessors. The
newly-made benedict tells his best
man how long a time he may absent
himself from town or business, gives
him a check for q generous amount
and tells him to arrange the rest.
Neither he nor the bride knows where
their honeymoon is to be passed, until
they are on the ship or train, as the
best man accompanies them to the sta
tion or wharf, checks their trunks and
hands the bridegroom the tickets only
at the last moment. When this is done
the happy man opens an envelope,
finds his route all laid out for him. and
is saved the annoyance of telegraphing
to hotels and arranging minor details.
'sThe plan is an awfully good one in
some ways" said a wife of Ave weeks
who. of course, speaks as if she had
spent her life trying the different
sorts of wedding tours. "Flying about
sightseeing is absurd when you have
eyes and thoughts for one person only
and staying in the country is apt to
be duh and damp if one is married in
April or very early in June. The one
disadvantage of the secret honeymoon
lis that the poor bride does not know
what to wear. The best man ought 70
give her a hint as to whether the
Rangcley lakes or the Keys of Florida
are to be her destination. Our honey
moon was spent up in Pike county. a
heaven on earth in the mountains. We
lived al a delightful club house anc
spent our days rambling in the woods
and fishing. / had brought several
prettv thin frocks, but only my trav
cling dress for day wear, as we were
only to remain away ten days. Aot
can imagine my plight when foune
that fishing was the order of the day
I sacrificed the travelling dress. i
was a beauty. and cost more than my
white ball dress, but one is bride onl,
once, and had to enjoy my honey
moon. But if that tactless best MAJ
had only warned me that l would nee'
IA short skirt and high boots, what
weight of worry he would have spared
.mel"-N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
FASHIONS MIRROR.
In which Ars Reelected SEINE OF the
New Notions Ia Ladies'
Dress.

Hats that turn abruptly off the face
are just now among the very fashion
able styles.
Many of the new coats have the re-
vers turned back and covered with
lace.
Extremely large white chenille dots
are seen on colored veilings.
Embroidered chiffons are being
much used for vcils and hat trimmings.
Velvet collarettes are all the style.
They are as hot as rice pudding, but
women are SO used to being uncom-
Portable in their dress that they don't
notice little thing like velvet col
larette in August weather. This ac-
cessory is only worn with white serge
dresses or those made of heavy wash
fabrics. Pale gray turquoise blue and
old pink are the leading colors, and
each collarette has a narrow belt to
match, both being embellished with
steel nail heads. The belts are fas-
tened with steel buckles.
Women's black straw hats may be
gieen new lease of lie by revarnish-
ing them, which really takes the place
of dyeing, using some black sealing
wax pounded into small pieces, and
over which enough methylated spirits
TO dissolve il has been poured; then
mix thoroughly and apply with a soft
brush to the hat, covering every crew
ice in the straw. Blue staw hats may
be frcshened in the same manner, us
ing blue sealing wax.
Infants are wearing hosiery quite
as gay as that worn by their fashion
able fathers and mothers. Their little
half hose are brilliant in color and ex-
treme in design, and, it is said, afford
the average youngster more amuse-
ment than the Understanding rattle
Color, as a rule. is very artistically
considered this year, and even from
red, white and blue as key notes il
both dress and millinery, many pretty
variations are made. The genuine roy
al red is a brilliant scarlet, but tho
shade which appears conspicuously il
fashionable gowning is like a velvet
petaled geranium blossom.
Sheer white lawn blouses will b,
very fashionable this summer. They
may be in serpentine form with Ions
ends or follow the conventional lire
of the blouse, with fitted back an,
deep yoke, formed of alternate row
of fine linen lace insertion and strip
of embroidered lawn. Other waist
tor morning wear are made of th'
French zephyrs woven on Scotel
looms. They come this year in exceed
ingly pretty patterns and colors, an,
the corded and tufted zephyrs arc frs
choice.-Boston Budget.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
GIRLS IN ovERALLs.
Maine Lassies Wear Thcm 10 WADE
the Trout Streams for the
Spcckied beauties.


The women in upper York county 60
fishing, and it Is said that they are not
slow with the rod and line. There is
one young woman who dons her broth
er's overalls when she goes after the
speckled beauties. She gives as q rea-
son that she does not want to be both
cred with skirts. as they are right In
the way when you climb fences. She
can hook as many trout as any man In
the neighborhood, and this senson has
brought in number OF handsome
strings of fish. says the Lewiston (AIe.)
Journal.
A year ago young and handsome
sehoolmarm from city situated with
In few miles 81 Boston was visiting
this female angler. One day some one
proposed going fishing and she was
wild to go, but said that she had no
old dress that she could wear. 7WcaI
oyeralls. the way l do" said the
hostess.
Her biz brother. who was present
volunteered TO loan her pair just oui
OF the store. that he had never worn
IL she would accept them. The PRETTY
schoolmiatress finally consented ts
wear the blue drilling oyeralls, wen
fishing, caught number Of trout, fel
in the brook and got o wetting and
when She returned at night thorough
ly tired out, declared that she had
never enjoyed herself SO much before
since she was lass and wore short
dresses.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
Calling ExnInipn.

Humanitarian reasons induced DR..
Gatling to invent his famous gun.
whose capacity of ], 200 shots n minute
has revolutionized war. An unthink-
ing person said 10 him about nine
years ago: why did you invent any
thing so fearfully destructive of life,
doctor? Don't you feel like a muir
dercr?' The inventor replied: "When
] saw the Ohio and Indiana boys com
ing back from the war on stretchers,
wounded and emaciated. decided that
something ought 10 be devised to take
the places of some Of them-some-
thing that would do the work of so
men. so that the other 40 could remain
at home and toll. On that general plan
I set to work and while my gun may be
hard on the enemy. it Is a saving on
our side and puts an end to long cam
paigns."-N. Y. Press.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
nnl warts. Tond. Mascol.

The happiest living being in the
whole camp is without doubt Bill
Warts. who came to California with one
of the California companies. Bill Is not
regularly enlisted either as a private
or a mascot, but he is zone OF the gang"
He is the fattest and homeliest little
horned toad that any one would care
TO see. but he is happy. Bill travelled to
California carefully slowed away in
one corner of n private's knapsack,
but the trip and change of climate did
not agree with him. He became list
less and seemed to take no interest in
life or flies, and gradually dropped dur
ing the cold. rainy weather, till one
morning he was found cold and stiff.
His master regretfully decided on a
military funeral. so Bill was buried in
the sand and a firecracker exploded
over his grave. Bills forgotten grave
was trampled by many feet during the
next few days. Then came the hot
weather. when the men were forced TO
seek what shelter their little tents af-
forded. While some of the boys, hall
stripped. lay painting in tent they
observed a movement in the sand in
front of their door, and on closer in
spection discovered Billy Warts con
tentedly winling and blinking in the
sun. while his sides were bulging with
flies he had snapped off discarded
bacon rind.-San Francisco Post.
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
GRANITE CARVED By NATURE
Peculiar Effects Recently Observed
I'm the Geological Structure OF
Newfoundland.

Extraordinary activity has been dis
played recently in opening up depos-
its of coal. iron and copper of New
foundand, and it is reported that the
export Of copper from the island dur
ing the past - months was one-siXth
of the total output from all other parts
Of the world, while the prospects are
that in the next 12 months still
greater tonnage will be recorded.
There are, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, some very peculiar local effects OBJ
served in the geological structure of
the island of Newfoundland. There is
a large granite quarry about so miles
from ST. Johns. the capital. where gran
ite has been hewn by some convulsion
of nature into rectangular blocks Of
different sizes. so conveniently assorted
that schooner loads of selected stones
have been brought 10 ST. Johns and
used in some of the public buildings
and warehouses with little or no hand
dressing by masons.
The new post Office and custom house
built after the great fire which prac'
tically wiped out all the business part
Of the town. are partly constructed Of
these granite stones hewn by nature
Evening journal., 1898-08-15
Nhite CocnnnntPic.

One cupful of milk, two tablespoon
ifuls of sugar, one rounded tablespoon
full of starch, two or three ounces
grated cocoanut. three or four whites
of eggs, small piece of butter, pinch
of salt. Boil the milk alone. Mix the
starch and sugar together, dry and
stir them in, then the butter and CO.
coanut. Set it away TO get cold. WHIP
the whites Chat we're left from max
ing Hollaniaise) to a firm froth and
mix them with the pie mixture. Bake
in thin crusts of puff paste. Makes
two small pies.-Boston Budget.