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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
ALASKAN WINTER MAIL
DELIVERIES TWICE A MONTH To BE
MADE ALONG THE YUKON.
Ferdinand Peck Arrives in Washing
hibit at Paris Exposition.

WASHINGTON. Nov. $50 far as the
postal officials are advised. there is no war;
rant for any extension of service in the re-
gion about the AIlankakat river northward.
The Postoffice Department has had agents
in interior Alaska reporting on the needs
as well as the conditions of the service and
an inspector from the railway mail service
is now en- route there to go over the whole
field through this winter.
The Allankakat river is practically un-
known to the postal authorities. The winter
plans for the postal service in the Yukon
region are completed and will consist or
twice-a-month service via juneau; that is
the regular route through Dawson to Cir
Gle City, to Weare, where the Tanana river
joins the Yukon. and thence down the Yu>
kon to st. Michaefs This is the first time
the Yukon has had a winter delivery and
the department, congratulates itself on hav-
ing these facilities of getting mails as they
do twice a month"; to the main points in
Alaska, instead of having no service at all
in winter as heretofore. No extension of
the service so as to provide mail service
anywhere north of the Yukon is contem-
plated
There is nothing in the possession Of the
to the Al,ankakat region, though If as
many as perhaps 800 people settle together
in that section, it is likely that after Local
ton is positively shown arrangements to
ship the mails there would be made. Other
wise any who may be up there will have to
get their mails from the nearest point on
the Yukon, along which the regular carrier
travels, the point most feasible probably be-
ing either Rampant or Tanana. The points
at which the mails will be left on the Yukon
route are Eagle. at the mouth of Mission
creek; Star, at the mouth of Fortymile
creek; Circle, Yukon, at the mouth of the
Porcupina river; Rampant formerly called
Minook; Tanana, opposite mouth of Tanana
river; Koyukuk at the mouth of river of
the same name; Anvik, at the mouth of the
Anvik, and st. Micheals. From Juneau to
Tanana the mail service now in operation
for the winter season is seni-monthly,
from Tanana to st. Michael's it is monthly.
The department announces positively no ex-
tensions OF service in Alaska will be made
during the winter and no service whatever
so far is contemplated at either Fort Ham,
lin or Arctic City, inquiry as to which has
been made, though sufficient settlement
may call for such action later on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14

Three Regiments Depart for Winter
Camps in the south.


CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa, Nov.
1S-The end of Camp Meade is in sight. By
Thursday the entire Second Corps will have
left for the new camps in the South. Three
regiments started to-day and three more
will go tomorrow. General Young and
staff and the signal corps will be the last
to go. The regiments leaving to-day were
the Second West Virginia, Eighth Pennsyl-
vania and First Rhode Island A battalion
from d regiment, not yet designated, will
stay behind to guard the government prop
erty. Secretary Alger is so well pleased
with this location that a portion of it may
return next spring. The hospitals have been
ment will be sent away.
The headquarters of the corps will be ALL
gusta, Ga. The troops will be scattered be-
tween that city, Athens, Ga, Summerville,
Columbia and Greenville, S. c. A train is
provided for each battalion and each man
is allowed a seat to himself. Three days
travel rations, five days field rations and
coffee money is issued to each regiment be-
fore starting. A hospital car, in charge of
surgeon and nurses is attached to each
regimental train and a surgeon sent with
each section. The Fourteenth Pennsyl-
vania Regiment leaves tomorrow for Sum-
mervlle, and Tuesday the Thirteenth starts
for Augusta. The other two Pennsylvania
regiments have already been sent away.
The sick soldiers in the city hospitals will
join their commands after they are able to
leave and have had a thirty-day furlOugh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
WEATHER MEN IN 1774.
How Franklin and Jefferson Cooper
Rted in Taking observations.
The Enrllm-


About one hundred years after the inven-
Franklin, patriot, statesman, diplomat and
scientist, OWNED that certain storms had a
rotary motion, and that they progressed in
a northeaSterly direction. 1t was prophetic
that these ideas should have come to him
long before any one had ever seen charts
showing observations simultaneously taken
at many stations. But, although his ideas
his act of drawing the lightning from the
clouds and identifying it with electricity Of
the laboratory, yet his contemporaries
thought little of his philosophy of storms
and it was soon forgotten 1t will be inter-
eSting to learn how he reached his con-
clusion as to the cyclonic or eddylike struc-
ture of storms.
Franklin had arranged with a coworker
at Boston to take observations of a lunar
eclipse at the same time that he himself
was taking readings of it at Philadelphia.
Early on the evening of the eclipse an un-
usually severe northeast wind and raiilstorm
set in at Philadelphia, and Franklin was
unable to secure any observations. He rea-
soned that the storm blew fiercely from
the northeast the storm was. of course
coming from that direction, and that Bos-
ton must have experienced its ravages be-
fore Philadelphia Reports indicated that
the storm was widespread. What was the
surprise of Franklin when, after the slow
passage of the mail by coach, he heard from
his friend in Boston that the night of the
eclipse had been clear and favorable for
observations. but that terrific northeast
wind and rainstorm began early the follow
ing morning. He then sent out inquiries to
surrounding stage stations and found that
al places southwest of Philadelphia the
storm had begun earlier and that the great
er the distance the earlier the beginninA
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INSURGENTS GAINING.
They Are Now Daily Expected to At
tack the Town of 'IIOilO.

MANILA, Nov 13.-The following advices
have been received from Iloilo, capital of
Panay, one of the four principal islands of
the Visayas group: 1.-The insurgents have
occupied Lirganis, Oton and Pavia, suburbs
of Iloilo, and are daily expected to attack
the town. The Spahiards have abandoned
the mole and destroyed the connecting
bridges. Business is paralyzed and the in
habitants are in state of terror. The
mercantile houses, of all natonalities have
signed a circular asking the commander of
the United States cruiser Charleston to re-
main, as the Spanish authorities are in
capable of affording them protection"
1t is reported also that the insurgents have
taken the whole of the Islands of Negroes
and Zebu, of the Visayas group. AS the
cable connections are cut it is impossible
to confirm this rumor. On Nov. 6 General
Rios, Spanish governor of the Visayas, is
said to have declared a seven-day armistice
in order to communicate with Madrid with
a view of transferring control to the Ameri-
cans. Major Bell has gone to IlOilo to as
certain the facts of the situation.
The United States transport Scandal will
leave tomorrow with sixty sick and dis
charged men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14

London Letter.
Everywhere one goes nowadays one hears
nothing but Kitchener conversation, and
the sirdar'S handsome face in addition 10
his military glory gives him special in
terest for the fair sex. This is. moreover,
enhanced by his reputation of misogynist,
a reputation which he has earned by his
refusal to have any married men on his
staff-though this might be accounted for
i'm other Ways-and by the fact that he
does not particularly care: for Womens So
ciety Nevertheless society is agog with
rumors of his engagement and with con-
tradictions thereof A couple OF days ago
I was at luncheon with az friend who had
been informed of the engagement by an
intimate friend of the kady, but when,
proud of my latest gossip I informed the
man who took me in to dinner of the sir
dar's matrimonial intentions. he smilingly
contradicted me with thse announcement
that he had only the previous evening been
told by chosen friend :of Sir Herbert 3
that there was no truth Ing the report.
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nense. We do NOT nreaoh nolvga1nv :.

expense. We do not preach polygamy."
The eighteen elders were not idle in the
day that elapsed between their arrival from
the West and their departure from this city.
They lodged as cheaply as possible. Fruit,
chestnuts, sausages and crackers bought at
the stores were the chief articles of their
diet.
For baggage, every elder had a satchel,
the material varying from gray canvas TO
the toughest leather. Each wore an ulster.
A gold watch chain or a made-up necktie of
bright plaid was apparently the limit of
personal adornment. The hats gray or
black. were of soft felt. ana were roughly
worn, in the Western style. Care of personal
appearance was by no means lacking in the
dress of the eX-ranchmen.
We go out green as squashes,' remarked
one elder just before the time for departure.
mo man prepares for preaching We learn
when we get into the field. The church
gives us authority for the laying on of hands
in baptism. Our texts are from the Bible,
and we also carry the Book of Mormon and
the Doctrine and Covenant, which are spe-
cial books of our church. If men question
us. we have a book of ready reference to the
Bible to help US in reply. We believe in
prophecy and in miracles. Our faith will
carry us through until the time of our re-
turn"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14

New Albany Tribune.
From present indications the Ohio Falls
iron works viii be in operation in a short
time. When It was first announced several
weeks ago that the works would probably
be opened, it was reported to be only a
Republican campaign dodge, sprung before
the election to influence the voters. Several
days ago Peter Arlund, who was the prime
mover in the organization of the Home
Crystal Water Company. was given sixty
days option on the Ohio Falls iron works.
He went East TO confer with iron manu-
facturers with view of securing capital
to open the works. His visit was evidently
successful, for last night Frank Schefold
received a telegram from him that he had
secured ample working capital from a num-
Der of iron manufacturers of Pittsburg,
who will visit this city and in all prob
ability organize a company to operate the
valuable plant. The works have been
closed down for over five years, but are
said to be in such shape that but little
work would be necessary to put them in
readiness for operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
COL. JAMES GILLIss DEAD.
Assistant auartermaster General

Assistant QuartermaSter General
Falls Dead on Governors Island.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Col. James Gilliss,
assistant quartermaster general United
States army, died suddenly to-day at Gov
ernor's island. He was born on July s. $780,
and received his appointment from Wash
ington without having gone through the
military academy. He became. second lieu
tenant in May, 1861. and two years later was
made first lieutenant He received brevet
rank as first lieutenant for gallant conduct
at Malvern Hill. Va, and was brevetted
captain for meritorious conduct at Spo(tsyl-
vania Courthouse, He was with the Army
of the Potomac until August, 1864, and with
the middle military division until October
AT the battle of Cedar creek he was taken
prisoner by the Confederate army. After
The war he served under General Rucker in
the Chief Quartermaster'S Department at
Washington. and afterwards in Oregon
Idaho and Iowa. He was then sent to Chi
cago from 1870 to 1875. and the three years
following was at Cheyenne, Wyo., and fol-
lowing this for three years at Fort Monroe,
Va. He was appointed chief quartermaster
of the Department of Missouri about Janu-
airy, 1884 and about four years later was
made quarteTmaster general in Washington
and was then transferred to Governors
island,
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CAVALRY OFF FOR CUBA
THE EIGHTH HAS SAILED AS A GAR
RIsON AT PUERTO PRINCIPE.
Learned that $500 Spanish Soldiers
and Officers Refuse to Leave for
Home Until They Get Back Pay.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin received a dispatch to-day an
nouncing that the Eighth Cavalry sailed at
o'clock this morning from Savannah for
Puerto Principe. Cuba. The regiment will
be the American garrison at Puerto Prin-
cipe and Neuvitas.
In this connection an interesting bit of
information has reached the War Depart
ment. Arrangements have been made by
the Spanish authorities TO send back TO
Spain the Spanish troops, numbering $500
men, on the arrival of the American gar
rison. 1t was expected that they would
sail next Tuesday or Wednesday, but an
unexpected obstacle has arisen among the
men themselves. They are on the verge of
mutiny openly declaring they will not re-
turn to Spain until they have received their
pay now far in arrears, for service in
Cuba. The mutiny extends not alone to
the enlisted men, but to their officers, and
is directed against the executive officials of
the Madrid government on the island. Some
of the men have not been paid for nearly
a year, and to all Of them several months
of pay is due.
The situation has created no particular
concern in the minds of the American au-
thorties, as it is not likely seriously to
affect the control of that portion of the ISL
and by the American forces, but it is real
lied that those $500 soldiers, if they should
persist in their refusal to return to Spain,
might become dependents whom it would
be difficult to care for and ultimately, per-
haps, a menace to good government on the
island.
The Spanish authorities express no fear
of their ability to solve the problem pre-
scented, but how they will solve it if the
men, backed by their officers absolutely re-
fuse to return home without their pay, is
anf ole
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14

One of the Prominent Officers of the
Seventh Immunes.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 13.-Capt. Peyton
Randolph, one of the prominent officers of
the Seventh Volunteer Infantry dmmunes),
died to-day at St. Joseph Hospital, in this
city, of typhoid fever He was twenty-five
years old and commanded Company X. He
came from the famous old Randolph family
of Virginia and was graduate of Virginia
Military Institute. For several years pre-
vious to his enlistment he was connected
with the Standard Oil Company at Balti-
more.
The Twelfth New York left to-day for
Americas, Ga. where the new camp of the
Second Brigade is located. The Third Mis-
sissippi leaves tomorrow for the South,
and then there will be no regiment left at
Camp Hamilton proper. The two negro
regiments have their camp seven miles from
the encampment of white troops. The
Tenth Immunes also go tomorrow and
the Seventh Immunes on Tuesday. On the
latter date General Sanger breaks up divi-
sion headquarters and with his staff leaves
for Macon, Ga. sale of all lumber used
and a number of horses and mules that be-
longed to the regiments mustered out will
be held. Only "a few sick are left in the
hospital at Camp Hamilton, and as soon as
they are well enough to be moved the hos
pital will be entirely broken up
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General NIerritt's Marriage.

LONDON Letter.
The marriage of General Merritt to Miss
Williams was a very romantic affalr, ana
people have been most alphabetically in
terested therein. Miss Williams, the bride,
is very pretty young gsrl and believe
they We're only engaged q very short time
before the general went To the Philippine.
His fiancee came over here to meet him.
and they were to have BEEN married short
ly Some days ago however she was found
to be sickening from typhoid fever and her
earnest desire was that tie wedding should
take place at once. Mr. Henry White
good Offices were called into request, and
he succeeded in obtaining. special license
without delay. They were married imne--
diately, and Mrs. Merritt and her husband
at once took up their residence in the house
she has rented. The feySr is running its
usual course, but from als accounts 1t Is a
fairly mild attack. and Mrs Merritt 3
strength is well MAINTAINED. Her husband
a romantic and pathetic sttle story. Mrs.
Merritt was so pitiab3ly anxious to ben be mar +
would have prejudici&l effect on the
course of her illness if her wishes were
not acceded to. 1t is TO BE hoped she Will
be about again before veKy long.
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SUICIDE OF A MURDERER.
Ernst Messmann Found Hanging in
His ManitOwOc Jail.

MANITOWOC, Wis, Nov. 13.-Ernst
Messmann, who was arrested for the brutal
double murder of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bah!s
at Mishicott, near Two Rivers, on Nov. ),
and placed in Jail at Manitowoc for safe
keeping, was to-day found dead in his cell,
having taken his own life by hanging. Be-
fore taking his life Messmann made full
confession to the sheriff of the atrocious
crime which tailed with the theory as
given at the time of his arrest. 1t is be-
lieved that he committed suicide through
fear of being lYnched
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
PATHS Youthful Eyes.
philadelphia INQUIRER.

Patti, the divine was recently described
by a newspaper as still youthful, with
1t remembered that the birth certificate OF
Patti, unearthed in Madrid recently, shows
that the prima donna was born in 1913 So
at fifty-fve she is still the admired of all
the world with eyes that are absolutely
young" PATHS eyes are the sort that
shine. They are almost dazzling. Her
lashes are abundant, a fact which she at
tributes to her habit of nightly amounting
them with a cream. The secret of her
young-looking eyes is something worth
closed by Patti on the occasion of her last
visit to this country. II never read at
night" she said, IF l can help it. 1t does
not hurt the eyes TO cry II you sleep after
ward. | battle my eyes in not and cola
water. as feels best. l do a great many
things / am told never to do but l also OBJ
serve certain rules. 1 never read at twl-
light or when hungry. l sleep fully nine
hours. more if need it. | eat lightly many
times a day. ! keep my eyes fresh by not
making them tired That's ALL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14

Special to TIE indianapolis Journal
FRANKTON, Ind. Nov. BIT was an
nounced yesterday that w. b. Foley of An
derson, will be a candidate for assistant
secretary of state of the Senate. Two years
ago Mr.. Foley was an assistant journal
clerk of the Senate, and his work in that
line put him in direct line with the duties
Of assistant secretary, so he would have a
decided advantage over any raw recruit
who might he elected to the place. AS jour
nal clerk Mr. Foley made a splendid record
and was regarded by the members of the
Senate as one of the most rapid, accurate
and effective workers connected with that
body. Mr.. Foley has been Prosecutor Scan
lans deputy for four years.
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From the Camp Of the 1e1st.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. 13.-George C..
Toer, who is a member Of the Richmond
company, with the Notwithstanding
first at Savannah. writes home a letter in
which he says the regiment is once more
fixed up after moving and has a much bet
ter camp than al Jacksonville. He says the
privileges allowed the soldiers are greater
than heretofore. They can go into the city
The troops were paid off Tuesday last
Toler says number of big boats are being
taken into the harbor and are being
cleared ready for use. He thinks the move
ment will be made soon, but others there
are of the opinion that camp at Savannah
viii not be broken before ian. /
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
CYCLE RECORDS SMASHED.
KragnesS Covers Fifty Miles at San
Francisco in 2:13;29.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov BE. H. Krag-
ness, of the Olympic Wheelmen, to-day
broke three American cycling records. He
lowered the fifty-mie standard course from
2:22:59 to 2:13:29, which figure also lowers the
American straight-away course mark of
2:15:OO. The last ten miles he covered in
22:15 lowering the American standard
course record of 24:14 held by l.. N. WALES
ton, of Newburyport, Mass. who also held
the fifty-mile mark. Kragness rode over
the ten-mile stretch from High street, Ala
media, to HaywardS part of the road beinS
in bad condition. The pacemaking was also
poor and he went at least five miles un.
paced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
GOTHAM'S HORSE SHOW.
Annual Parade of Society in Madison
Square Garden Starts To-Day.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The annual horse
show and parade of fashion will begin to-
morrow in Madison-square Garden, and the
directors of the National Horse Show Assoc
citation to-day are celebrating the success
they feel certain to attend the show this
year. A dinner was given in the garden
and after it the guests were invited in tho
arena where most of the horses entered
were put through their PAGES preliminary
to the opening. The entries this year
far more numerous than they were last fall,
and the standard is high. Every box was
sold several days ago, and, though there
were few fancy prices paid for choice, the
average was high The promenade, the
favorite place for those who wish to see and
be seen, has been broadened to accommo-
date those who prefer it to a seat in the
galleries The widening of the walk has
cut down the tan-bark space somewhat,
but as the horse is the least consideration
the oval is large enough for him.
Tomorrow at o'clock in the morning the
show will be opened and for two hours
horses will be exercised in the ring. AT
II o'clock there will be preliminary trials
over the jumps of all horses entered In
classes 103 and 100. There are tifty-seven
entries in the latter class. Those that sur
ViVe the preliminarieS Will be judged at 5:15
p. M and $3.50 p. m Harness horses Will
be judged at p; m. and ponies under SAD.
die at APO Following this six teams OF
four-in-hands will be surveyed by the
judges.
The evening will be devoted principally to
saddle horses and high steppers. Among
the more prominent exhibitors are George
j. Gould, f.. H. Hartman, j. Lee Taller,
Miss Madeline KnoWlton, Miss May Muir
ling, H. Mex. Twombly, w. S. Webb Law
renee Kip, Prescott Lawrence, II. K. Blood
good, Francis T. Underhil, Frank j. Gould.
w. L. Elkins, J. A Burned jr.,' Edward
Kelly Francis d. Beard, Emile Gautier.
William Hendrie, Mrs. Dudley L.. Valen-
tine, A. J. Cassatt, j. ]. Aston, Oliver II.
p. Belmont, Mrs. Edward r. Laden, j. w.
Colt, Miss Henrietta c Weatherbee, Miss
Elsie Wall Ladew, Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
Mrs. ]. Fl. Alexandra, Miss Helen Fleisch-
mann and Gen. B. F. Tracey.