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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-29
Was a Member of Battery ID, Fourth
Artillery, and on His Way Home
from Hospital to BE Married.
WABASH LOCOMOTIVE LET GO
FREIGHT ENGINE BLOWS UP AND
CAUSES A FATAL WRECK.
Suspect in Flora Bank Robbery Re-
leased After a Mob Had Rope
Around His Neck.
Special to the 1ndianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 28.-John Kirsch,
OF Anderson, Ind, member of Battery d,
Fourth United States Artillery, was ground
TO pieces at Mckeesport, fifteen miles from
here, this evening. Kirsch was arrested
while riding on a freight train and the
officer had handcuffed him. They We're
standing on the platform as a swift freight
was passing. Suddenly the soldier dashed
forward and grabbed the handrail of car,
but before he could swing his body out of
danger he struck telegraph pole and was
thrown under the wheels. The only portion
of his body not crushed to an almost I'M
recognizable mass were the two manacled
hands, which fell by the side of the tracks.
Officer Jones unlocked the bloody hand
cuffs from the CHASTITY members and then
, had the remnants of the body removed to
the morgue. A companion who had been
with the soldier called at the morgue and
gave his name.
Kirsch had just been released from the
hospital at Baltimore and was on his way
home to marry Miss Josephine Mcnamara,
of Anderson Ind. The wedding day was
set for Oct. Is. Kirsch had been raised in
Pittsburg and lived here until two years ago.
He was visiting his old friend, Charles
Gray, at No. Greedy street. He intended
continuing his journey to Anderson to-
morrow, and to-day went up the river to see
some friends at Scott Haven. Before leav-
ing the Gray house he gave the picture of
Miss Mcnamara to Miss Cora Gray, asking
her to keep it until he came back. Kirsch
lived with John Gray at No. 3f5 Central ave-
nue., Anderson, Ind
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NO CLEw TO BANK ROBBERS.
Mob Attempted to Lynch an Innocent
Man in Carroll County.

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LOGANSPORT, Ind. Sept. 2s.-There
have been TO new developments in the Flora
bank robbery case to-day and although the
search has been kept up no rev arrests
have been made. James A. Dignan, who
was caught near Clymers. was put in Jail
at Delphi after being nearly lynched last
night. Four tramps captured near Rens-
selaer yesterday afternoon and who were
with him in Jail, have been released. Dig
mans name is tattooed in his arm. The
money found on Dignan has been carefully
examined as well as his blood-stained
clothes, but nothing to show him to be one
of the gang. To-day officers in the county
and hundreds of citizens were securing the
country with bloodhounds for the robbers
who got away with $1,000 in gold and 81 900
in currency. There is no run on the bank
and depositors will lose nothing Banker
Lemons condition was much improved to-
day and his recovery seems assured, al
though he may lose the sight.of one eye.
The officers have been unable to get any
thing out of Dignan At Burrows, where
he was turned over to the Carroll county
officials last evening, the prisoner had an
exciting experience. A mob of nearly four
hundred was waiting when the officers ar
rived and after the man was in the pos
session of the Carroll county officers mem
bers of the mob took the suspect away from
the officers and. leading him to a nearby
woods, threatened to hang him if he did
not disclose the whereabouts of the money
stolen from the bank. He declared that he
knew nothing about it. The rope was placed
about his neck and he was led to con-
venient tree, but few of the cooler
headed ones in the crowd advised against
violence and after the prisoner had been
further threatened he was returned to the
officers, who in the meantime claimed that
they had been unable to protect the man.
Some think the mob never intended to hang
the man. but was only attempting to scare
him into making confession.
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WILL BE EXTRADITED.
Mrs. Nancy GuilfOrd to be Brought
Back from London.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Estate Depart
ment officials to-day confirmed the state
ment that they had taken steps to have ar
rested and held for examination the woman
who landed yesterday at Liverpool. supposed
to be Dr. Nancy Guilford, charged with be-
ing connected with the murder of Emma
Gill at Bridgeport, Conn. This action was
taken at the request of the Governor of,
Connecticut. cablegram was sent to the
United states embassy at London; upon
next step in the case will be for the dis
trct attorney at Bridgeport to procure evil
dence for the examination which will be
held in order to secure her Indictment and
extraditiOn. These papers will be brought
to Washington by agents of the State of
Connecticut, and the State Department will
give them the authorization necessary to
secure the person of the prisoner.
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WABASH ENGINE BLOWS UP.
Bad Wreck While Train Was Going
at High Speed Near Lafayette.

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept PA freight
Locomotive on the Wabash blew up at 8
o'clock tonight while the train was run
ming twenty-five miles an hour one mile
east of the little town of Wea and four
miles west of Lafayette Portions of the en-
CINE were carried nearly two hundred yards
and Engineer Oscar Johnson, of this CITY,
was buried under the wreck, while Fireman
Jerry Regain was hurled a distance from the
wreck. The engineer died soon after he was
rescued and the firemen cannot recover. The
train was composed of three cars and
caboose, all of which were piled in
a mass along the track. The conductor and
brakeman in the rear car escaped with
slight bruises. The engine was almost total
ly demolished, fragments being found five
hundred feet from the scene of the eX-
posion. Fireman Regain was thrown some
distance from the wreck, but Engineer
johnson was buried under the debris and
labor. The suffering of each was pitiable
The engineer begged the rescuers to end his
misery by killing him. A large crowd gath
cred and assisted in digging out the dying
man. The track was torn up for three hun
dred feet and the rails twisted into all
shapes 1t was necessary to lay new track
around the wreck. The wrecking train left
the two injured men. Johnson died shortly
before the train reached here. Regain can
not recover. Johnsons home was in this city
and he had just been promoted No cause
is assigned for the explosion, but the en-
CINE was an old pattern.
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Secretary Alger Says 1t Is the Finest
He Has Seen.

lie Has Seen.
Jacksonville Times Union
There are some things connected with Gen.
Alger's visit to the city on Sunday that did
not appear in the report published yester-
day, and one of these was the high compli-
ment paid by the secretary to the One-hun-
acknowledgement Indiana Regiment as
body and also to the condition of the
camp. After. the regiment had marched by
Secretary Alger at the review of the Third
manded the brigade, went up, according to
custom, to salute the reviewing officer, and
the secretary said:
Colonel, | want to say that this is the
finest appearing regiment that L have ever
This compliment was naturally highly ap-
preciated by Colonel Durbin and also by
the other officers and men of the regiment
Secretary Alger also made an inspection of
vel and a revelation"
Another incident connected with the same
regiment occurred at the supper given by
General Barley to the distinguished visit
ors Turning to Colonel Durbn, Secretary
sAlger said
rs your regiment included among the
number to be mustered out?
1T has not been mentioned in any of the
lists" was the reply of the colonel
Then It will not be-" was the secretarys
reply.
a most delightful affair. and it is to be re-
mot have been given. AS at the luncheon
rendered to the secretary in the city, speech
making became the rule, and General Lee
Joined with the others. He complimented
his staff officers very highly and referred to
the especially good work that Major Harri-
son has done as provost marshal of the city.
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L. A. w. DOOMED.
Crack Riders Perfect Organiza tiOn of
the Racing Cyclists Union.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2S.-The breach
between the professional circuit chasers and
the League of American Wheelmen, which
began in Trenton, N. j., on Monday night,
with the reputation of the league and the
formation of temporary organization, TO
be known as the National Racing Cyclists
Union, was widened tonight when the
riders met in this city and formed a per-
manent organization. Officers were elected,
a dozen new members were admitted and a
schedule of dates for the month of October
was decided upon. The riders also refused
absolutely to take part in the national cir
cult meet scheduled for Woodside Park. for
Tomorrow unless the management repudi-
ateS the l.. A. w
We're: Eddie Bald, president; Arthur Gar
diner, vice president; Tom Cooper, record
ing secretary; F. Ed. Spooner, correspond
Ing secretary; f. A. Mcfarland, treasurer.
These officers. together with Earl Kiser and
Jay Eaton, will constitute the board of gov
ernOrS:
to membership: Major Taylor, Fred and
William Sims, A. /. Brown, o. S. Kimball
Robert Thompson, Glenn and Charles Tur-
Rogers and Ed. Walsh The admission of
Major Taylor, the colored rider. was OPP
posed by Gardiner. Stephens. Mcfarland
striking Taylor at Springfield. Tom Cooper,
Jack Eaton and .'Plugger Bill Martin
warmly espoused the colored cracks cause.
Everybody was surprised when the vote was
taken. Taylor was accepted unanimously.
The schedule of meets arranged at the
meeting follows: Oct. / and ), Washington;
Oct and 8. st. Louis; Oct 13 and IA. Cape
Gerardeau Mo-; Oct. 16 and II, St. Louis;
Oct 10, Decatur, ILL.,; Oct %, Denver; Oct.
%, Pueblo.
A two-thirds vote will be necessary for
the admission of new members. Trainers,
when vOuched for by riders, are eligible to
membership, but have no vote. A. 3. Wad-
leigh, j. d. Lasley and J. Frank Eline, rep
resenting respectively tracks in Philadel-
phia, Washington and Baltimore, were
present and invited the riders to attend q
meeting of track owners and cyclists in
New York. on Oct. TO- with a view of pro-
tecting their mutual interests. A G.. Batch
elder. of New York. will represent the new
association at the meeting.
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BLUNDER IN PORTO RICO
AMERICAN SOLDIERS MISTAKEN BY
sPANIARDs FOR OUTLAWS.
One Shot and KiIIed-No Artillery
Needed in the IsIa nd-25 Per Cent.
of Our Troops Ill.

SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, Sept. Is.
Word has reached here that a Porto Rican
residing at Aguadilla. near Mayaguez. asked
protection of both the American and Span
ish troops against depredations by outlaws
which it was predicted would occur. In re-
Spouse to his request, the American
thoritieS sent to his residence two soldiers
of Kentucky regiment. who arrived there
Sunday evening after dark. The resident
had not notified the Spaniards that he had
requested American protection, and some
Spanish soldiers who had been sent to guard
his house, arriving after the Americans
mistook the latter for outlaws. In the con-
fusion resulting the Spaniards fired. unfor-
tunatey killing one of the Americans. The
name of the dead soldier has not yet been
ascertained. The incident is greatly regret
ted by the Spaniards. The aid of the Red
Cross Society was procured for the dying
man.
An informal meeting of the American
evacuation commission was held this morn
ing, but nothing of interest or Importance
was done
The Spaniards are offering at public auc-
ton large quantities of army rations and
other government property which cannot he
taken home with them. 1t may be expected
that the evacuation of the island will be
completed very shortly.
The Americans have here eight batteries
OF light artillery which are useless. as an
effective force of cavalry and infantry
alone are needed for policing the island,
and the maintenance of artillery is ex-
pensive.
Twenty-Five per cent of the American
troops in the island are on the sick list and
it is impossible for them to recuperate here.
The sick soldiers, it is said, could be sent
home with mutual advantage.
The townspeople have requested that as
the evacuation proceeds the American
troops shall take possession before" the
Spanish soldiers have departed thus afford
ing the inhabitants protection in the event
OF possible disorder.
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special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSSIAyILLE, Ind. Sept. 2S.-The
friend and neighbors of John Hughes were
very agreeably surprised this morning when
he stepped from the 1880 o'clock train. His
name had been in the list of killed in the
reports OF the memorable battle at Santi-
ago and his brothers and friends mourned
him as dead. He served in the regular army,
First Cavalry, stationed in Arizona, two
years and three months and re-enlsted at
Indianapolis in the Sixteenth Infantry,
jan 8. and was sent to Idaho. He went
from there to Florida. leaving TAMPA June
4 and arriving at Santiago June 25, where
ne was in all the engagements. He was
stricken with yellow fever and was three
weeks in the yellow fever hospital at San-
ti2go. He was then removed to MOntauk,
where he spent two days, and was again
removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital at
Philadelphia, where he received excellent
treatment nine days at the end of which
time he started for his Indiana home. He
is in very weakened condition. He says
his treatment in the hospitals was fully as
good as he could expect under the circum-
stances.
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Kcaton Returns from Havana.

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KOkOMO, Ind, Sept %. - Wheeler
Keaton, a well-known Kokomo man, re-
ported dead eight years ago, turned up very
much alive last EVENING" Nine years ago
keaton was badly cuA under shower
of falling glass at the Rokomo plate-glass
works, one section of the 2O00-pound plate
going entirely through his lungs. He was
sent to Florida, and in a few weeks was re-
ported dead. Permitting relatives to believe
the report true, he went to Cuba and for
eight years has been resident of Havana
where he prospered financially. His father
died five years ago, but he did not learn the
fact until his arrival home yesterday Mr.
Keaton says the suffering In Havana and
adjacent provinces during the late war were
too horrible for belief. the newspapers not
telling half the story. Mr.. Keaton has an
older brother, Thomas, who has been miss
ing for sixteen years, being last heard of
in Australia in 1882. in pursuit of GRIM
inal. He was a well-known detective.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. Sept. 2S-Griff
Stephenson. son of Judge Stephenson, ar
rived home this morning from Montauk
Point hospital on sick furlough for thirty
days He is very pronounced against the
prevalent criticisms of the administration
on the treatment of the soldiers. He says
soldiers were treated and fed as well at
Montauk as large numbers were treated at
home Great quantities of fruits. ETC., were
wasted daily for want of consumers. They
had the best of medical care-surgeons
working night and day and using every ef-
fort In their power to relieve the suffering.
The government provided every necessary
regardless Of expense or luxuries. He was
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GEN. GRAHAM RETIREs.
Members of His STAFF Present Him
with a Loving Cup.

Members of His stan Present Him
with Loving Cup.
CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETOWN, Pa
Sept 2S.-This was the sixty-fourth ami
versary of Major General Graham's birth
and II also marked his retirement from the
United States regular service as hrigadier
general. He will. however, continue his
command in the volunteer service. 70 mark
the day the members of his staff presented
him with silver loving cup appropriately
inscribed, Colonel Howard, chief quarter
master, making the presentation sreecn. In
his response to this speech General Graham
gave out the Information that the corps will
soon be on the move to Cupa.
The Second Corps will be out Of Camp
Meade and basking in the cuban s.:I 81 ipe
by the latter end of October. General But
commission, has intimated to the War De-
partment that the Second Cons IS needed,
and General Graham is delighted with the
prospects.
Private Stanton Williams, Company b,
Fourth Missouri, died to-day OF t.nnoid.
When the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment
was encamped here there were almost daily
dween he regiment and the Second Tennes-
see. Before the Sixth went home 10 be mus
tered out they presented their Southern
brothers in arms with handsome little med
ais in the shape of an eagle, with out
stretched wings, suspended from ribbon,
Second Tennessee has been discussing ways
ana means of returning the compliment and
have finally decided upon keystone badge,
with the words Friends Forever"
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HOSPITAL on ANGEL ISLAND.
One TO he Erected for Sick Soldiers
from Manila and Honolulu.

from Manila and Honolulu.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S-Major General
Merriam, commander Of the Department of
the Pacific, tonight was given authority by
telegraph to erect a pavilion hospital of four
hundred beds on Angel island, near San
Francisco. The definite location and plans
Of the hospital are to be approved by Lieu
tenant Colonel Middleton, chief surgeon of
che Department of the Pacific. Several days
ago Lieutenant Colonel Middleton recon-
mended to Surgeon General Sternberg that
IN view of the occupation of Manila by 10000
troops and of Honolulu by 1900 troops,
pavilion hospital be erected at some con-
yenient point near San Francisco for the
accommodation OF patients that might be
sent back to this country. The post hos
pital at the Preside. in San Francisco, has
accommodations for only forty patients, and
its beds are required for garrison patients.
The division hospital, located in two of the
barrack buildings, has at present 325 pa
1ents. The room it now occupies will be
needed Shortly by the troops as barracks.
Lieutenant Colonel Middleton regards An
gel island as the most desirable location in
the vicinity of San Francisco for a hospital.
The climate is salubrious, ii is free from
being reached only by boat Secretary Al
ger approved the recommendation of Lieu
tenant Colonel Middleton, and General Mer-
Tiam was directed to have the chief quarter
master erect the building at once expedit-
Ing its construction as much as possible.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal


HOPE, Ind, Sept. 2S-The Woman's Re-
lief Corps of this place handsomely enter
tanned at Grand Army Hall last night in
honor of the Hope returned Porto Rican
heroes, Archie Williams and John Rynerson,
of the Twenty-seventh Indiana Battery
BESIDES the w. r. c. were present the men,
bers of the G.. A. r. and Sons of Veterans,
also Charles Cusick. Harry Huffer. Rome
Crittenden and Edgar McCallie, of Company
G, Observation-Disclosures ty-ninth Indiana Vol
unteers: Vic Carr and Clarence Fate of
Company A, One-hundred-and-fif ty-eighth.
and Robert Ketner, of Company K, One
dred-and-sixty- Volunteers. Com
rades w. H. Akin and Joseph Carter made
welcome addresses, which were responded
to by the boys Music was furnished by the
Hope orchestra. after which there was a
banquet. The reception committee consisted
of Mesdames w. Fl. Akin. Harry Carter.
Herman Miller, Joseph Burney and Miss
Anna BARNES.
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Indiana Obituary.

MUNCIE, Ind, Sept 2S-The death of
Cured yesterday at Dunkirk. jay County.
He died of a stroke of paralysis He had
been actively er gagged in the ministry of the
years and had resided in and near Dunkirk
for sixty years.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Sept 2S-The re-
mains of A. d. Miller, formerly a we'll
known merchant and travelling man. arrived
here to-day for burial. Deceased had of late
years been travelling in Texas and died at
Pecos. He was in business in this city for
a number of years.
RICHMOND Ind, Sept. 2s.-Ex-Countv
Clerk George r. Williams has received a
dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal, ANNOUNCE
ing the death of his father. William B. Will
liams. The deceased was born in Richmond
in 1927. The remains will be brought here.
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WILL INSIST ON INDEPENDENCE.
Cubans May Fight Americans If They
Do Not Get Freedom.

NEW YORK, Sept. PA special to the
Herald from Santiago de Cuba says: ITO
General Demetrio Castillo has been offered
the post of counselor and assistant to Cen
eral Wood in arranging matters concerning
the Cubans in the capitulated territory. He
will probably accept it. In an informal con-
ference between General Garcia and Cen
eral Lawton the situation was fully dis
cussed. General Garcia Informed General
Lawton that there was a tremendously
strong feeling among the Cubans regarding
the intentions of the Americans, and that
no solution save independence would be ac-
copied by them. Any other proposal Cen
eral Garcia asser led. would bring serious
trouble and a probable conflict between the
United States ana Cubans. Personally, ne
assured General Lawton he would DO every
thing possible to smooth out matters. re
had no intention, ne said, of posing as presl-
dent of the republic His sole ambition was
the command of the army. IL seems nKeiy
that General Garcia will be otfered the post
of commissioner of some KIM 10 ACT III ar
ranging matters.
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LETTER HOSPITAL TO BE CLOSED.
Nurses and Doctors Leaving Chicla-
manga for other Camps.

manga Tor Otncr camps.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 2s.-Leiter
Hospital. the largest general hospital at
Camp Thomas during the summer. will be
closed within the next week or ten days
The number of sick at the hospital has been
so far decreased that the Sternberg Hos
pital is sufficient to answer all purposes
Six physicians, who have been on duty for
several months at Letter. have been re-
Iieved. Only four now remain. The MAORI
~ of nurses in the hospital will leave dur
ing the next few days for camps recently
established. where their services are in
greater demand.
Captain Mccarthy, of the quartermas-
ter's department, is shipping away the
stores as rapidly as he receives orders for
them, and the large depot at Lyle will
probably be empty in a short time Captain
Mccarthy states that he has already
shipped twenty or thirty cars of various
kinds of quaftermaSter supplies. Colonel
Lee, chief quartermaster, who has been
here since April, will leave Sunday, as there
is no longer need for his services His OF
lice force will be dismissed at the end of
this week
Colonel Tyson, of the Sixth Regiment
the only one at Chickamauga, has received
orders to be ready to proceed to Cuba on
Oct. 90 The order caused much rejoicing
among the men, as all are anxious to get
away
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Dead Man Found in a Cistern.

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ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Sept. 2S.-The body
of Peter Maurer night furnace man at
Lippencotts glass factory was found in a
cistern to-day. Maurer was last seen alive
Tuesday afternoon. The body was found
standing in slightly stopped position, one
hand grasping his hat and the other rigid
before his breast. There was nothing in
his appearance indicating death by drown
ing. Members of the family refuse to adopt
strange actions for several days. He was a
native of Germany, had been in this coun-
try twenty years and was thirty-nne years
came to this city from Findlay. O., where
he had been in the employ of the Lippen-
colt Glass Company. An investigation is
now being conducted by Coroner Sells.