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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
LODGING HOUSE BURNED.
Five Lives Lost and Five People Seri-
ousIy Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.--A fire which
broke out shortly after midnight in a three
story frame building at No. 113 Oregon
street, caused the loss of five lives and bad
ly burned five persons, one of whom is not
expected to survive. The casualties follow:
Dead-Katie Connolly, William White,
Frank Kelly. George Hansen, C. A. Holmes.
Injured-Mrs Manuel Silva. badly burned
and probably fatally injured internally:
John King, burned on side and right arm
Chris Christensen, burned on arm, face and
head; Pat Dorahue, burned on arms face.
burned on arms, back, neck and thigh
The building was cheap lodging house.
and most of the inmates were 'longshore-
men and people who work along the water
front Being of wood. the structure burned
like finder, and the victims were nearly all
suffocated. The property loss is not over
81 coo. The explosion of overturned
lamp caused the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
why the queen Cannot Abdicate.
Harper's Magazine.

There are not only pecuniary and consti-
tutional difficulties in the way of abdica-
ton. The Queen, however is not only
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland she Is
also Empress of India, reigning sovereign
over more Moslems than the Grand Turk,
and of more Africans and Asiatics than any
other civilized monarch. Abdication would
be misunderstood by most, misrepresented
by some. and resented by all of them.
Death they know: a living ruler they UNDER
tribes of the Hindoo- Koosh. to the lake.
dwellers of Nyassaland. Uganda. or the
fierce tribesmen of the Soudan? From an
imperial standpoint a scepter dropped from
the hand of the Great White Queen can
be borne aloft in her lifetime by no success
sor In many parts Of the world the British
raj Is personified in the little lady wno sixty
years AGO. said 10 those who told her that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
DENVER IN WESTERN LEAGUE.
ReiIIey Organizing a Stock COMPANY
for Next Year.


AS predicted in yesterdays Journal. Den
yer looms up higher each day as a Western
League town for next year. When the Min
neapolis team was in this city recently.
Treasurer Saulspaugh gave out the news,
with pretended seriousness, of Charley
Kelley going to Denver to attend to some
private business. which had been hanging
fire for some time. A strong inference was
given that the interests were old real estate
deals, which he wished to close IN, and
which would require the balance of the sea-
son to attend to. When asked if Kelley was
expected back in Minneapolis next year he
said that was too far ahead to talk Of In
the meantime, one of the best authorities on
baseball gave out the statement in this city
that Denver would be the new town in the
circuit next year and yesterday the cat was
let out of the bag when the statement was
made without reservation. that Kelley was
in Denver for the purpose of organizing a
stock company for a Western League team
in that city next year. This will explain the
reason why Minneapolis allowed such man
as Kelley to go without protest
Another probability as a. new city in the
Western League is Chicago. The only OBJ
lection made to it last year was because
President Hart wanted to run the team as
III.
objection is likely to be swept aside This
year. as the rules framed by the Western
League last year against farming have been
grand joke. so far as enforcing them Is
concerned. Every club in the league is TAXI
ing players from the big League clubs Ito
raise" and every one knows t. With big
crowds in prospect in Chicago it is hardly
likely the blum viii be carried on any
longer than the next meeting Of the Western
League.
LOTUS has fixed on new abiding place
for his wanderers" In anticipation OF the
early death OF the Interstate League ne
has arranged TO transfer his team. to Toledo.
as soon as the present team representing
that city disbands. The Maumee town has
the capital. Failing ia this plan. be may
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

few prettier pictures to be seen than the
children Of a Spanish workingman as they
run to meet HIM on his return from woIh
and kiss his hand. In way the nation =
the most truly democratic in the world, LoI
1t has but one standard of manners Inc
children of the rich man do precisely % VIC
children OF the poor. The peasant OF Cas-
tile is as self possessed and as petite as ~
"hidalgo" Moreover they speak the same
Castilian-or. Is there is a difference u S
that the peasant speaks a purer Spanist.ss
than the educated man, whose tongue =
rather Frenchified. There are four an an
guages spoken in Spain; the Galician. wn ,la.
Is closely akin to the Portuguese the bas
que: the Catalan. which Is a branch OF lne
Southern French; and the Castllian, nNs
they are all spoken alike In all Glass;.
There Is no distinction between the lans1sns.kss
Of the upper and the lowegss class. 80
Toaedan speaks better Castiiian than e
Anda1uaiaH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

At Mansfield-First game: RHE.
Grand Gslsi'g Rapids iii.s Q Q 9 . % 3 3
Batteries-Miller and Belt: Mock and
Cote.
Second game: r. H. E.
Mansfield 80 al $40 80 IA z
Grand Rapds.0 l 0 0 0 0 OIL 3 5
Batteries-Ey and Belt; Harper and Cote.
At Fort Wayne-First game: R.H. E.
Toledo .......4 0 0 0 0 o 0 ST IL II
Fort Wayne 20 0 OIL s
Misunderstanding and Arthur; Norcott and
Campbell.
Toledo eeo''u .s sci 0 o I 900 0 % 3
Fort Wayne Il 0 2 0 O. o 0-3 5 2
Batteries-Ferguson and Arthur; Reiman
and Campbell
At Newcastle r. H. e.
Newcastle ..........2 81 10
Springfield ........O 0 90 l 0
Ratteries-Smith and Barckley; Poole and
GraffiuS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

Ihfee-base Hlt-HaWIey.
Two-base Hits-Fisher, Bresnahan, Allen
(2), Mcfarland, Motz, Nicholl
Sacrifice Hit--Nicholl.
Stolen Bases-Rice Davis, Fisher.
Wild Pitch-Hawley.
Double Play-Rice and Carey
Bases on Balls-Of Bresnahan: Motz,
Hogriever (2, Lynch, Mcfarland (2) Allen
Off Hawley; Letcher, Carey, Dolan.
Struck Out-By Bresnahan: NichoH, Haw-
ley, Stewart. BY Hawley: Rice (2), Burke
e. Bresnahan Cd
;, Left on Bases-M Minneapolis. S; Indianapo-
Time-2:10.
Attendance-300
Umpire-Cantillon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Cincinnati 80 Is % o 0 5


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 30.-The Browns
gave the Bostons a hard tussle to-day
Clements left the bases filled in the ninth
inning by being retired at first on a hit to
Stivetts Attendance, $50. Score:
r. H E.
s g. Louis 80 ! g 9 ~ s j
Batteries = Sudhoff and Clements; Willis
and Yeager. Two-base hits-Yeager, 2 UNI
pires-O' Day and Mcdonald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
National League
TWO PITCHERS POUNDED.
But Hawley Escaped with the Least
Damage.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MINNEAPOLIS, July 3O.-Bresnehan was
easy to-day, and the champions had fun
in hammering him all over the lot. Rice
had day off, and fumbled everything that
came his way. Between the hits and the
errors the visitors piled up runs in all but
one inning. In the eighth thirteen men
went to bat, and it was slaughter of the
innocents The record was three singles,
two doubles and a three-bagger a base on
balls and four errors Hawley was hit free
ly and the number of hits made off him
would have won any ordinary game. In the
ninth he let two men walk, allowed three
singles and struck out two men. The score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

she was Queen, 'I will be good" In some
parts of India she is actually worshiped as
a goddess. In her lifetime the native races
of the empire will either look TO the Queen
as their ruler, or they will assume that
something has happened that saps and neu-
tralizes British power. These imperial con-
siderations as to the effect on Asiatics and
Africans were also in the minds Of the min
listers when they unanimously refused TO adj
wise the Queen to rest from the crushing
burden of the crown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

The Schnull & Co. ball team defeated J. =.
Perry & Co.'S club yesterday afternoon Dy
the score of 10 to ]. Batteries for Scnnun q
Co.: Whitridge and Whitridge; for j. G. FER
ry & CO.. Newman and Rruham The game Inc
was full of brilliant plays, notapiy ele
pitching of AL Whitridge. Schnul q Io.
duplicated the defeat of Saturday laSl,
championships Of South Meridian street.
Another score: Murphy. Hibben 4 20. I;
d. p. Erwin & Co q Batteries-Malone ana
KaSSing; Never and Hartmann.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Pittsburg Batted out of Time.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 80. - The Pitts
burgs made as many hits as the PhilIies,
but they failed to get more than two in an
inning. The PhilIies hit Kilen freely near
the end and had no trouble in winning At
tendance. 1900. Score:
NO r. Fl. E.
Philadelphia ..3- l0l Oil % OD0 L 3--S II /
Batteries = kilen and Bowerman:' Ortiz
and Mcfarland. Two-base hits - Cooley,
Flick, Mcfarland. Three-base hits - Nc
Carthy, Bowerman. Home run Laloie
Umpres-Swartwood and Warner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Tornado in Missouri.

MAYHEM, Mo-, July 3o-A tornado has
passed six miles south Of this place de-
stroying a dozen farm houses and other
buildings. At Tabo the postoffice was de-
stroyed. The damage will amount to thou
sands Of dollars Representative Joseph
ChristIe's country dwelling was blown
away, probably fatally in1uring Dir. Jen-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

Mr.. David Hannay. in Pail Mall Magazine
However surprised those who talk of the
mark of blood" the Spaniard has made in
history may be 10 hear 1t. the Spanish peo-
pie are essentially good natnred. They are
singularly kind TO children. and their FAM
ily relations are among the best and the
most wholesome Ia the world. There are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
SPLIT THE HoNoRs.
Cleveland and baltimore Each Win a
n. Grounds.

Cleveland and Baltimore Each Win
Game on Neutral Grounds.
PHILADELPHIA, July 80. = Baltimore
ard Cleveland broke even in their double
header this afternoon. Baltimore won the
first game in the ninth, inning on Childs's
error Kelly's double and Ho.mes's single
McGraw's wild throw in the first inning OF
the second game was responsible for CleVe-
lands three runs. Jennings was put out OF
the second game for arguing with Lynch
before he went to bat, and Andrews ordered
Childs to the bench in the fifth inning
Kitson relieved Hughes in the seventh IN
ming. Attendants, 1886. Score:
Cleveland $50 o1Oo Q Q 81 2 !
Baltimore 30 0 0 0 p l
Batteries-Young and Criger; Maui and
Robinson. Two-base hit-Kelly. Three
base hit-YQung. s
Second game: r. H. T.
Baltimore 30 0 0 1 0 o. 2
Cleveland 1913 0 0 0 0 *4 0
Batteries-Hughes, Kitson and Robinson;
Powell and Criger. Two-base hit-Mckean
Umpires-Lynch and Andrews.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Elwood Nearly shut Ont.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, July SO.-Cicero defeated
Elwood to-day. Score:
Elwood .....1 0 0 0 o 0 0 OIL 5 4
Cicero ........0 0 0 2 0 0-5 6 /
Struck out-Tucker, 5; Cole, s. Batteries
Elwood, Cole and Cole; Cicero, Tucker and
Hulley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

CINCINNATI, July 30.-Niler proved a
mark for the Reds to-day, and he was
forced to retire after the fourth inning. Nc
Kenna, who took his place, did splendid
work. Both teams played well in the field.
Dusty Miiler's work was particularly
brilliant. Attendance, $3.50. Score:
RHE
Brooklyn 100 0 0 1 0 0 o. 0
Observation-Disclosures and Peitz Miller,
McKenna and Grim Two-base hits-Cor-
coran, McPhee,, Breitenstein, Lachance.
Ihree-base hit-Es Smith. First base on
balls-On Miller, s. off McKenna q off
Breitenstein, 4. Umpires-Emslie and Hunt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Games scheduIed for To-Day.

Western League
indianapolis at Minneapolis.
Columbus at St. Joseph.
Detroit at Kansas City.
Milwaukee at st. Paul.
National League
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Louisville.
Cleveland with Baltimore, at Phila-
delphia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Wadsworth Outnitcbed yona.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 30-Good pitch
ing by Wadsworth and weakness by Jones
gave the Saints another victory to-day.
Score:
RHE
Columbus 80 0 1 0 0 0 % 4
Batteries-Wadsworth and McCauley.
Jones and Sullivan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

take the advice Of his friends and make
tour Of the watering places to finish the
season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

CHICAGO, July 3O.-The Orphans won to-
day in the second inning, following Weber's
wiIdness with three safe drives. To cinch it
they hammered him for four punched sin
giles and a double and forced him to retire
in the fourth. Griffith was hit freely. but
kept the hits scattered. Attendance, 4,SO0
Score: Hsaq eN
r. H. E.
Chicago 100 A o 20 2 o s-13 10 2
Washington % O 0 0 o. 3
Batteries-Grifith and Chance; Weber,
Donovan and Farrell Two-base hits-Dah-
len, Reitz Three-base hits-Lange, Ander-
son, Smith. Sacrifice hits-Griffith. Setback.
Stolen bases-Ryan, Smith. Umpires-Sny-
der and Connolly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

Ten per cent discount on all new pianos
This includes all the best makes: only dur
Ing our midsummer sale. Wuschnerss 12s-
100 North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Brewers Enjoying Themselves.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 30-The st. Pauls
put up another miserable game in the field,
and the Milwaukee hoodoo remains un-
broken. Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
Hart Went All to Pieces.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 3O.-After hold
Ing the Blues down to one hit in the first
three innings Hart went into the air in
the fourth and was pounded hard. His wild
throw over the third baseman in the fifth
let in two runs. Egan was invincible.
Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
A REGULAR SLAUGHTER
CHAMPIONS FATTEN BATTING AVER
AGES AT MINNEAPOLIS.
st. Joseph Helping Columbus Down
the Toboggan-The Reds a=d Bos-
ton Still Winning.

indianapolis .1s-MinneapoIis Ill
st. Joseph. ..11-Columbus -.
Kansas City. .13-Dctroit $500. o
Milwaukee ...1O-St. Paul. 3
Baltimore -. 2CieveIand -. i
Cleveland -. 4-BaItimore -.
Chicago ..13-WashingtOn 3
New York. 80. 7-LOuisviIIe 80. 3
Cincinnati -. S-BrOokIyn 49,.
Boston ....... 4-St. Louis. z
Philadelphia ..S-Pittsburg 3
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

+ LOUISVILLE KY, July 3O.-The Giants
tried a new pitcher to-day and the Colonies
could do nothing with his delivery. Attend
ance, 1000. Score:
oszssq e1arso r. H. E.
Louisville .....1 O. o o o o % 2 O-3 8 2
New York ....4 O o O. o 2 OF 8 /
Batteries-Frazer and Kittredge; Carrick
and Grady. Home run-Tiernan. Umpires
-CSaffney and Brown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31

Detroit .....o o o 80 % o % u a.
Kansas City.0 0 0 2 *-13 Is
Batteries-Hart and Wilson; Egan and
Wilson. e~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
A[DOlROG9IDMGN HOUSE,

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S KELLEY. Manager. 80,
Accommodate 200 Hot and cold water. electric 1es
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chesra Table hrst-class Hunting and fishing IN season.
Illustrated booklet application
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
SUMMER RESORTS SUMMER RESOI
6rmmcr Resorts.

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yN 80 de,rg q Glove Valley Farm home Y llae-
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18

one man takes IT from another man, he Is
robber; If a government takes 1t from a
hundred thousand people, Ii Is a robber. For
three centuries Spain has been taking the
earnings of her colonies from them and has
given them no adequate equivalent in re-
turn. This is robbery. Our first duty is TO
establish in Cuba ard the Philippines gov
eminent which viii not be robbery, which
will give the people. in protection to life.
liberty and property. a fair equivalent for
the taxes imposed. This is what we mean
by justice.
BY liberty we mean the protected right of
every man 10 go where he pleases, do what
as he does not violate the rights of his fell
low-man. To secure this it is not enough to
affirm in a written constitution that every
individual has such rights; it is also neces-
sary to protect those rights by laws which
define them, courts which adjudicate upon
them, and sheriffs and constables who en-
force those adjudcations. Simply TO break
leave an oppressed people, who are wholly
unframed in the art of self-government. to
go their own way, those who are strong and
INSCRIPTIONS free TO Cypress at will those
who are weak and -timid, is not the way TO
establish either justice or freedom. Christ
tells the story of man who had a devil in
him. The devil was cast out and the man
left empty, swept, and garnished." But
the devil found seven other devils worse
than himself, and returned to the emptied
habtation, and the last state of that man
was worse than the first" There is a moral
in that parable for America. and it is en-
forced by the reports which reach us of fac
companions in arms. and of c bans firing
from the brush on unarmed an wounded
Spanish sailors swimming to ,.Iore from
Ceryera's wrecked fleet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-18
sAENGERFEs1' CROWD.
Big Delegations at Muncie from III
diana and Ohio Cities.

uhann ana OHIO Cities.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, July 1.-THE State Saeng-
erfest. or annual meeting of the German
singing clubs, began here to-day. AT 10
o'clock this morning special trains came
with the following numbers on board: In
dianapolis and intermediate points, 600;
Lima, o., 500; Connersville and Rushville,
800; Lafayette and Peru, 450; Fort Wayne,
Button and Hartford City, 200. These came
on the four Lake Erie Railroad lines, and
800 from Wabash and Marion and 250 from
Anderson came on Big -Four special
train. There were 500 other strangers, who
arrived on the regular trains. making more
than 1900 strangers in the city. The
meeting, which is on the line of picnic and
convention. will last two days, the pro-
grammes being conducted at West-side
Park. where the programme to-day was en-
joyed by fully 5000, regardless Of the rain.
The guests were met at the depots by
committees and brass bands and escorted
to the headquarters in Shirks Hall, where
a fine dinner was spread, and other refresh
ments were served free of charge to the
members of the singing clubs and their fam
lilies. This was a donation from the citizens
Following this the street parade was
to have occurred at 1:30 o'clock, but a
heavy rainstorm interfered, delaying the
parade, which was finally made in the rain.
The elements ceased to interfere at $3.50
o'clock, and the park was soon occupied by
fully 5000 people, who listened to a musical
programme containing twenty-four num-
bers
The Fort Wayne Eintrocht consisted of
ten voices, directed by Prof. Simminger;
Wabash, eighteen voices, directed by
Charles Artner; Lafayette Concordia, sew
enteen voices directed by Thomas Hans
burger; Muncie Harmon Mannerchor four
teen voices, directed by Prof. Alfred Damn;
Indianapolis Harugari, twenty-three voices,
thirteen voices, directed by Prof.
Paul Streehuber Indianapolis Social, nine
teen voices, directed by Prof. B. Troemel;
Fort Wayne Saengerbund, ten voices, di
After the first part of the programme the
Saengerbund clubs from Fort Wayne and
Anderson withdrew from the contest.
Prof. Alfred Damn and William Yochun,
both of Muncie, were selected by the visit
ors to act as judges, but they Will give no
decision until Tomorrow at the business
meeting. The rain delayed the programme
into the night, it being o'clock before it
was completed.
In the musical programme the feature was
a contest between the clubs for handsome
banner, which Muncie won last year at
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Anderson In
dianapoliS (two clubs), Wabash, Lafayette
and Muncie were the contestants. These
spersed with band music and choruses,
while the French Singing Club, Of Muncie,
with fifty male voices, assisted. "A feature
was the chorus of 500 voices singing
America
Tomorrow morning the delegates will
meet to transact the business OF the meet
ing and the afternoon and evening will be
enjoyed dancing and otherwise socially
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JOY ON FLEET.
Concluded from First. rage.1


OF Santiago province shall be a military or
civil one, with military powers vested in
the executive officer, or other form of adj
ministration Unlike the Philippines, which,
although nominally in our possession, are
not formally so, all questions of jurisdic-
ton over and administration of the occupied
territory of Santiago must be met imme-
diately. Santiago itself is city of approx
mately 10000 people, and in addition there
is large number of people in the captured
territory who will have to be looked after.
Santiago being ours, the presumption fol-
lows that the blockade maintained by this
government will be declared not to exist
and the place made an open port-the gov
ment maintaining a strict surveillance to
keep supplies from getting beyond Santiago
and being furnished to the Spaniards
Senator Cannon was at the War Depart
ment when the first news was received that
the American flag had been raised over San
tiago. THAT is notable episode" said he
land one which will be recorded in history
The Anglo-Saxon flag is going up constant
ly and this is but one more flag to be raised
as an emblem of civilization and good gov
eminent The work must go on until the
Spanish flag disappears from the western
hemisphere, for it is impossible for the
STARS and stripes and the yellow flag of
Spain to float together in the new world"