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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
THE KHALIFA ESCAPES.
British Cavalry Unable to Overtake
the Fleelng Derxish.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The War Office re-
ceived this evening the following dispatch.
dated at Omdurman yesterday, from the
sirdar and General Sir Herbert Kitchener:
This morning the British and Egyptian
flags were hoisted with due ceremony upon
the walls OF the saraya the palace) in
Khartoum All the British wounded have
left for Abadia in barges towed by steam
ers. 1 saw them before leaving. They are
all doing well and were comfortable. The
cavalry sent in pursuit OF the Khalifa was
compelled to abandon the attempt owing TO
the exhaustion Of the horses. but have or
dered camel squads TO continue the par-
suit"
Dispatches from Omdurman relate that
the newspaper correspondent Howard. who
was afterwards killed, rode in the gallant
charge of the Twenty-hrst Lancers- These
troops were scouting when they saw in the
bush between six hundred and seven hum
dred Dervishers. The lancers charged the
enemy and suddenly found themselves face
10 face with 1000 swordsmen, being thus
outnumbered at least four 10 one The
Dervishers were hidden in a hollow. The
lancers charged through them. reformed and
charged back to recover their wounded. who
we're being savagely slaughtered.
The official list gives the number of Brit
ish officers killed in the capture OF Omdur.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
THE POSTOFFlCE CLERKS.
Small Attendance at the Annual
Meeting in Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept 5.-Some sixty
men and women postoffice clerks were pres
ent at the ninth annual contention of the
National Association of Postoffice Clerks,
which began its session in the Hotel Cadil-
lac to-day The attendance Is smaller than
had been anticipated. Heretofore the
railroads have provided free transporta-
lion TO delegates, but two days ago the
rostonice department gave notice that it
would not approve such action this year
postmaster F. B. Dickerson and Mayor
Maybury niade welcoming addresses and
President E. p. Lincoln. of Boston. re-
sponded This afternoon the delegates
boarded ferry steamer for Belle Isle. The
coming three days will be occupied with
business sessions, varied OCCASIONALLY with
pleasure trips. One hundred and seventy
local letter carriers went 10 Toledo this
morning to attend the opening exercises of
the National Carriers Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS
With Hundreds of Workingmen and
Reviews Labor-Day Parade.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-President and Mrs.
Mckinley end Vice President and Mrs Ho-
bart went riding at Paterson this morning
Mrs. Mckinley appeared to be we'll, and at
Mr.. Hobart's house it was denied that she
had been i'll.
When the ccrriage containing the presi-
Dental party turned into Main street to-day
procession of labor societies was forming
The President was greeted with cheers as
the carriage passed through the crowd. Mr.
Mckinley shook hands with as ms ny of the
men as he could among the multitude of
extended hands. Later the President and
Vice President reviewed the labor parade as
it passed Mr.. Hobart's home, and after
ward spent the time quietly at Mr.. Hobart S
house.
Attorney General Griggs tonight ten
dered dinner to the President and Vice
President and their wives. A few personal
friends of the Vice President and the at
torney general were present
At IL o'clock the President and his party
left on special train for Washington, via
Jersey City. The train arrived in Jersey
City at 1875 and left for Washington at
n:42 p. m Secretary and Mrs Porter left
paterson to-day for Hartford Conn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
VICTORY FOR CARNEGIE.
court Holds that the Cambria Conn
pany Is Infringing.

FIIIsBURG, Sept. 5.-The Carnegie Com
pany secured another big victory over IT'S
competitors in the United States Court here
to-uay. Ine Cambria Iron Company, at
Sohnstown, must cease to operate its hes
semer steel process. The court saws n in
1rlnges on the Carnegie patent, and that
the process in vogue at Homestead and
Braddock is the distinct and very valuable
holding of the Pittsburg firm. Judge To-
seph Burlington, who decided the case hand
ed down one of the most exhaustive onin
ions ever written, the court noting that it
thought a full review was necessary in the
decision of so important matter. The
paper shows careful study and research
into the history of the bessemer process
and the improvements made on it. and. as
a whole. would be an intensely interesting
document for the manufacturing world. It
Is of especial interest to Pittsburgers. be-
cause they are all interested in the manu-
facture of steel and of this particular pro-
cess.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
YELLOW FEVER SCARE.
New Orleans Anxious to Quiet the
PubIic's Fears.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 5.-Dr. Car
ter, of the Marine Hospital Service, arrived
to-day from Franklin and went to see the
two cases which DR.. Dun, of Mississippi
thought were yellow fever. He had no hesi-
tation in saying that one of the cases was
by no means yellow fever. The other case
will be studied fully, there being doubt con-
cernng 1t and he may announce a decision
tomorrow The local experts are firm in
the belief that neither case is yellow fever
and have full confidence that their decision
will be maintained The Mississippi towns
along the gulf coast have refused to join in
the vigorous quarantine established by Mis-
sissppi and announce tat they will main
tain daylight communication with New Or
leans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
he trolley car were young people. including

the trolley car were young people. including
many women.
Within ten minutes after the collision
fully one-half of the population of the city
was surging about the vicinity in an en-
dcavor to ascertain if relatives were among
the unfortunates The injured were taken
to the City Hospital and to the Continental
knitting mill, the former not having suf-
ficient ambulance service to care for them
ALL
The corpses were placed in boxes and
taken to a neighboring mill shed. Many of
them were unrecognizabe. The crash was
frightful in its results. Headless women
with gay summer dresses bathed in their
own and the blood of others; limbs without
trunks or any means of Identifying to whom
they belonged; women's and mems heads
crushed and flattened; these sights consti-
tuted a spectacle that the witnesses will
never forget
The train of the Delaware & Hudson road,
immediately aIter the acclueHI, prOceeueu
to Troy. The engineer stated that he did not
see the car until he was upon it. He tried to
prevent his train from striking the car, but
his efforts were fruitless. His train was
going at very high rate of speed at the
time. He was some minutes late and was
trying to make up lost time In consequence
of the caution taken by the trolley road to
ascertain If the tracks were clear at this
crossing, the engineers OF trains have al
ways felt safe in running by at high rate
of speed. The engineer says that the first
he knew that the car was coming was when
1t hove in sight at the corner of the street
at which the crossing is situated He was
but a short distance from the car at the
time. 1t was utterly impossible for him TO
bring his train to a standstill. He thinks
that the motorman, when he saw the train
was on him, tried to get beyond the dan
ger line. The grade of this crossing and
the speed at which his car was going also
made it impossible for him to stop before
he reached the Delaware & Hudson tracks
1t was the front end of his car that caught
the crash and he was killed outright.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
KILLED HIS SWEETHEART.
Tragic End of n st. Louis ElOpement
Two Weeks Ago.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 5.-Belle Nc
Elheny, a seventeen -year-old girl, who came
here from St. Louis two weeks ago with
Frank Linderman, a barber, twenty-five
years of age, was shot and killed by Lin
derman tonight in a Grand-avenue lodg-
ing house. The murderer then turned the
weapon on himself and is dying at the City
Hospital from a wound in the breast. The
tragedy occurred after the girl had declared
her intention to leave Lnderman. The
murdered girls mother resides South
Fourth street ST. Louis. Linderman's par
cutS also live in ST Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06

tween cots on the floor. Consequently this
morning about 250 men are lying on mat
tresses on the floor. because of lack of tent
space. The detention hospital needs about
fifty more tents, and some men will have
to lie on the floor for several days.
While the sick men were being taken from
the Roumanian to the detention hospital
two of them died. They were Dorgas
Broomer, private. Company +. Twenty-hfth
Regular Infantry; Alfred Pickworth. pri-
vate. Company c. Thirty-third Michigan
Volunteers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
HURRICANE At ST. JOSEPH.
Town BADLY Damaged. the Loss Esti-
mated at $15O,OOO.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Sept. 5.-A hurricane
swept over st. Joseph at $50 o'clock this
afternoon. Rain and hail accompanied the
wind. Residences were unroofed. stacks and
barns were torn down and many buildings
were utterly demolished. The st. Joseph
Careys saloon, five other houses and
field full of tents in the packing house dis
trict were scattered to the winds. Many
Afamilies were rendered homeless. The
monetary loss Is placed at Sl5QQQo. l--
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
win Have wheat TO Export.

SYDNEY. n. S. w. Sept. 5.-The area
sown in wheat in New South Wales is
shown by complete returns to be $4,000
acres, which is an increase of 26 per cent.
over the area devoted to that product last
year. II is estimated that the total yield
will be 15,OOO 600 bushels. which will allow
nf siihstantial axnnrfS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
Buried Under His locomotive.

WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-Shortly before
IL o'clock tonight stock train ran into an
open switch at the Long bridge, in South
Washington. The train was derailed, the
engine overturned and several cars wrecked.
Fred Frieland, fireman, and Brakeman
Cooper were instantly killed, the former be-
ing buried beneath the locomotive Engineer
d. Harman was terribly scalded and other
wise injured. He can scarcely recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
Alabama Against New Orleans.

MOBILE. Ala, Sept. 5.-Lne Mobile Board
of Health to-day advised that the State of
Alabama declare quarantine against per-
sons and baggage from New rleans until
the suspicious cases in New Orleans are
pronounced on State Health Officer Sanders
advised Governor johnson, who is now here,
to the same effect and the Governor this
afternoon issued a proclamation declaring
the quarantine as suggested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
Mobile Has No Cases.

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 5-There is no yell
low fever in Mobile and no cases of a sus-
picious nature. The health of the city was
never better and the death rate is the low
est in years. Any reports to the contrary
are utterly without foundation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Sept. 5.-The
owners of the famous cog road running up
Pixies peak have decided to change the
motive power from steam to electricity. 1t
is estimated that the cost Of making the
change will be about $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
Helen Gould Takes Twenty Soldiers.

CAMP WIKOFF. L. l.. Sept. 5.-Aiiss
Helen Gould has notified the hospital au-
thorities that she has prepared quarters for
twenty sick soldiers a her place at Irving
ton-on-the- Hudson. That number Of sick
men will be sent there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06

Twenty-Five Deaths. seven of Them
ON the ROumnninn.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.--In "A report to
the War Department General Wheeler an
Continued ON second Page.)
, 1898-12-03

Madrid aud tue Americans , to washing
ton,
The Madrid "Im a cal" states that Spain
will retain tip Carounes, expecting a cool
offer forrhem,
1t is reported that Gerrh,ny will pay
reasonably for thom, ii asl oeabie to England
and the Unirrd States, ami is already negoli-
atiug with Washington regarding privileges
III the SuluS. =
\ telegram from Havana announces the
departure Of General Blanc! unoe'enon.-
ousIy.
Ii shipping circles lis mongh't that the
S Gamer "Gate City is probably safe.
y despatch from he St..John's, Newfound-
Ian correspondent Of = New York paper
reports the Scottish King" to be a lotAI
wreck. crew saved.
The STEAMER "Btooklime" has arrived ut
Boston with her decks swept and much
cargo damaged and jeltisoned.
The Paris press deny tile alarming rnmours
of tension between France nd England re-
Blhr Ell Gazal. aud Seem. to think tina. he
affair will be settled systematically.
O.h~r PARIS news stat" hat at he close ot
an interpolation rs sending Coz. P'cquut
befirea council Of wa. the ChAmbcr voted
by t7 toT0. the. order Of tbf day, expressing
confidence in lh|esepalutlon Of the Two courts.
Other Far 5 new reports that the articles
of the Peace treaty will embody leligiouS
fre5ylom in the Carolines. antvAl station Tor
the United States in the same giOnp, cable
landing rights at other'points. the release OF
she irsurrdstion'st prisoners and the revival
os treaties broken by the war.
&.Bremen despatch states that the North
German Lloyd sfeimers "HapI urgsS sFuI-
a." and VIZ bn' have been chartered to as
s@t in the complete repatriation of The
Spanish troops from 'u a..
Soon Marseilta>'it is reported that a bomb
capable of dos terrible damage was found
in the Bourse o, Tuesday. he fuse mad been
Ihted but had ~ o.,ued.
Telegrams from Rome state TINT the whole
Italian coast has been swept by terrific storms;
hundreds of vessels have been wrecked, with
The loss of many lives.
Demerara, Decbr. 2nd.R-As far as has been
aScertniued the defIcati,n MS Of MIR. w.
MaCIaren Reiu, Secretary Of the British Gu.
ana Building Society, wh, alsconded recently,
amount to 81 GOO.
NV York, 15t Novoriber.
Flour Oity Mills for til" West Indies, pr
s., barrel. 340O to 1926
MpI. hast kIuI ID, pr barrel. Sl95 to S2lj
Nav a;oa> 'ro.k. SCI to
Heayy. u~~.. po.k, 3si''o So
&C. vst lis per ID. Il
0'S".I F,irtG,R. Msrdofe Test +
Molnsse., Eng I~lds. per gnl. no quotation
Exo,,nea' N~w York & London a4.8l4 TO
, 1898-12-03

Others. The late arrival of the mails at St.
Thomas at a quarter to 10 O'Clock on Thurs
@ay night, and The "Vigilant' leaving ST.
1,hOma, yesterday afternoon, prSyen'el the
mails from arriving here yesterday morning.
, 1898-12-03
FREDERIKSEED, End Dec.

The 8. 8. "Madian4" arrived here on The
29th gle from New York via St. Thomas,
unloaded over 100 pkgS. and left lor st.
KittS next day.
. 29th Nov. Per s. s. "MadiaKa" from New
York via st. 1homas-Capt. and Mrs. n. &.
Perkins, Mr.. E. w. Sperry, Mr.. II. de Cha
bert, Mrs. Bracet and son, Mrs. A. NJ. Golden
and 9 children. MissO. Golden, Mrs. NJ. f.
Weng, Mr.. Nathan, Mr.. Basfien. From St.
Observation-Disclosures Ramsing, Miss
j. Delvalle, Julia Bladwell.
For Barbados via st. Kits the 30th ult.
per s. 9. "Madiana"-oseph Buruun,-for
St. Kitts-Mr. Fl. Richardson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
e.The Tales of the Trail.n

Col Inman's Tales of the Trail'' is
now selling very we'll and bids fair to
rival he Old Santa Fe Trail. Among the
f1attering notices of the week is the fol-
lowing from the New Orleans States:
I'm its literary columns the States has
had from time to time occasion to print
excerpts from ColHenry Inman's Tales
of the Trail, one of the books of the
season. This all too brief but fascinat-
ing volume has now reached New Or
leans and is for sale at the leading
booksellers. Colonel Inman is United
States army officer and lately assistant
quartermaster, and during his connec-
ton with Uncle Sans forces he had
occasion to see hard and perilous ser
vice in the west. Other works of his
The Santa Fe Trail and The Salt
Lake Trail achieved wide circulation
and were read with absorbing interest
but neither of these two take rank with
his latest work. These Tales of the
Trail are based on actual facts which
came under the personal observation of
the author They have appeared from
time to time in the leading magazines
and they have attracted wide attention
and won phenomenal success. Printed
in a compact and handsome volume, as
is that before US, they are destined to
thrill many thousands of readers VINO
have never before had the pleasure of
reading them. We know of no recent
work of it's kind which we can so cor
daily recommend for perusal. Publish
ed by Crane & Co.. Topeka, Kansas.
Price, 81. CO.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
OUGHT 10 BE STOPPED.
Commissioner of Pensions Opposes
Loaning Money on Certificates

Washington, Sept. Am appendix to
the annual report of the commissioner
of pensions has been made public. 1t
contains statistics in regard to the work
of the office. Reports from the various
divisions of the bureau are also in
cOrporated. 1t is stated that the pawn
ing or pledging of pension certificates
is a growing evil and some stringent
measures should be adopted to reach
the offense, and if possible to effectual-
ly stop it.
1t has been developed, by investiga-
lions made in several cases of this ma
ture that unscrupulous persons have ac-
cepted as security for money loaned to
the needy pensioners. their pension GER
tificates and vouchers, charging them
on the amounts so loaned ranging from
to so per cent per month. This prac-
tice is not confined to any one place,
but it is INDUCED in to greater or
less extent in most, if not all, of the
principal cities throughout the country.
The present law governing the pawn
ing or pledging of pension certificates
is inadequate to reach the offenders.
The sum of $4,221.25 improperly OBJ
tanned under pension claims, was re-
covered by special examiners and Judg-
ments were rendered in four civil suits
aggregating 81, 1882, though they have
not vet been realized upon. This only
represents a portion of the money re-
covered as reclamation on forged checks
as made through the treasury depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
BURNED TO DEATH.
Shocking Ending of Andrew Eng
lands Infant Child.

Little Walter England, the 10 months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Eng
land of 524 East Eighteenth street, was
horribly burned shortly after o'clock
yesterday evening and died from the
effects of the burns two hours later.
The fire which ignited the child's cloth
ing was kindled by the baby himself
near the barn in the yard of J. J. Van
Solver, next door to the England home.
In playing about a pile of lumber
near the Van Solver barn the baby
found several matches which had been
left on one of the boards of the pile,
and set fire to a bunch of hay. The
flames from the burning hay caught
the child's dress, and when Mrs. Eng
land, attracted by the baby'S screams,
reached him, the garments were a
mass of flame. She quickly threw her
skirt about the baby's form and the
flames were extinguiShed in a moment
but too late to save the childS life.
The flesh of the body had been burned
in places, and a few minutes after be-
ing carried into the house the baby
lapsed into an unconscious state.
A physician was hurriedly called but
when he arrived he found that his ser
vices were useless. The child remained
in an unconscious condition up to the
time of it's death two hours after the
accident.
The baby was the grandson of Mrs.
M A. Trigg, who with her 1O-year-old
daughter was burned to death in the
fire that destroyed their dwelling house
at Eleventh and Kansas avenue last
winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-09
NO ESCAPE FOR THEM.
Travellers Insurance Company Must
Pay War Tax Like Anybody Else.

Washington, Sept 9.-Acting Com
missioner Wilson of the internal reVe-
nue. office has addressed to a Travellers
insurance company a letter deciding a
number of interesting points which
come up in connection with their busi-
ness as affected by the war revenue act.
In this letter the acting commissioner
says in part:
In constituting the act, it must be
done with perfect impartiality and in
entire consistency with the rights of all
persons affected. The government rev.
enues must first be protected. While to
grant the concessions that have been
asked by your company and others
writing similar insurance might not re-
suit in bringing in less revenue, yet the
form of return that you ask for would
be repugnant to the provisions relating
to the manner of collecting revenue in
the instances mentioned by you.
1.-The law specifically provides how
the revenue shall be raised in these in
stances. 1t is by stamps, bought, af1X-
ed and cancelled. The instrument that
is taxed should carry with it the evil
dence of the compliance with the law
and you have asked this office to allow
you to make reports at stated periods
and remit Herewith the amount of
stamp taxes required upon the instru-
mentS issued by you, instead OF stamp
ing these Instruments because OF the
trifing amount of the premium in each
case q. e. railroad ticket insurance,
policies issued with the sale of goods,
etc.), it would be extremely difficult
and burdensome to stamp each and
every instrument on issue. This office
is of the opinion and so holds that this
concession asked, viz: OF report at the
end of specific periods can not be grant
ed Where the IL Strument is subject
to definite tax that can be determined
at its issue, it must have affixed and
cancelled the stamp that the law re-
quires, be it large or small This de-
cision is reached after having given the
subject careful consideration in refer
ence to the multitudinous effects that a
contrary decision might produce"