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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-16
Nevada Republican Ticket.

RENO, New. Sept. 1.-THE Republican
state convention to-day nominated the fol-
lowing ticket; Governor. William Mcmillan.
of Storey county; lieutenant governor J.
w. Ferguson; treasurer T. ]. Button; state
controller, ]. F. Turin; attorney general,
NJ. A. Murphy; surveyor general, Allen c.
Briggs; superintendent of public instruc-
ton. Orvis Ring; regent of State Univer-
sity dong term). r. X. Colcord: (short
term j. w. OBrien. IL was decided to
make no nomination for congressman.
The platform strongly Endorses President
Mckinley and his administration in the
successful termination of the war with
Spain. 1t declares in favor of the imme-
date construction of the Nicaraguan canal
and its permanent control by the United
States government. also the charging and
Strengthening of the navy and coast de-
lenses, and standing army commensurate
with the dignity of the Nation. It COM
mends the annexation of the Sandwich
islands, and declares in favor of territorial
expansion.
The platform reiterates faith in the
great Republican principles of bimetallism.
protection and reciprocity" and declares
that as the Republican party is pledged
to bimetallism. the settlement of the finan-
cial question may be safely left to the ma
tional Republican party"
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George f.. LOunsbery Chosen on First
Ballot to Head the Connecticut
Republican Ticket.
H. R. WOLCOTT FOR GOVERNOR
SENATOR'S BROTHER NAMED BY RE-
PUBLICANs OF COLORADO.
Adoption of a Platform Condemning
Use of Both Gold and Silver.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept. 15.-The Re-
publican state convention to-day nominated
this ticket For Governor, George E.
Lounsbury; Lieutenant Governor, Lyman A.
Mills; state secretary. Huber Clark: treas
urer, G. S. Mersick; controller, Thomas 5.
Grant; attorney general, Charles Phelps.
The platform indorses the administration
of President Mckinley and ccmmends the
prudence and forbearance with which it
was sought to bring about peaceful solu-
ton Of the Cuban controversy with Spain,
the vigor with which the war was prose-
cuted and the craftsmanship displayed in the
peace negotiations so far as they have
progressed. The hope is expressed that If
there have been sacrifice of life and health
through the incompetency of any official the
offender shall be punished regardless of
past or present political affiliation."
The platform declares anew for 'single
standard of value, and that standard gold"
1t demands a system OF seacoast and harbor
defenses commensurate with our interests
and amply sufficient to protect from sue
cessful hostile attacks, and a sufficient in
crease of the regular army to man at all
times these defenses in case of foreign war.
Completion and government control of the
Nicaraguan canal is advocated. The plat
form also approves the annexation of
Hawaii.
Never before in the history of Republican
politics in Connecticut has there been so
bitter a contest as that which was waged
in the ante-convention stages between the
forces seeking the nomination for Governor
of George f. Lounsbury on the one hand
and John Addison Porter, the President S
secretary. on the other. Mr.. Porter forced
the fighting on a platform avowedly con-
structed as opposed TO the state organiza-
ton of the party. The fight was early out
lined and it was carried into the earliest
caucuses and primaries. AS a result prob
ably no convention was ever before held in
Connecticut when so few delegates entered
the convention hall uninstructed and un-
tIammeed by resolutions of preferences.
The surprise of the day was the unexpected
ly overwhelming victory of the Lounsbury
forces. Only one ballot was required, the
vote standing: Lounsbury, 1856; Porter. 100;
DeWell, 16. Mr.. Lounsbury is a wealthy
shoe manufacturer of South Norwak. a
member of the State Senate and brother
of Ex-Governor Phineas c. Lounsbury.
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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Wealthy Young Woman Missing Since
She Bathed in COney Island Surf.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-AIiss Louise King,
of II West Observation-Disclosures twenty
street, the wealthy young lady who so
strangely disappeared Sunday afternoon
while bathing in the surf at Coney island,
has furnished the police of this city with
one of the most interesting affairs they
have had for a long time. Miss King left
her home Sunday afternoon with her maid,
Alma Lindstrom, to take a sea bath. The
mistress arrayed herself in a bathing suit
and walked out on the beach with a white
parasol in her hand. She then told Alma to
don a bathing suit herself and when Alma
came out of the batnhouse Miss King was
gone For two hours the maid fingered in
the surf in the hope of seeing her mistress,
but that pretty young woman was as invis-
IDLE as if the earth or the sea had swallowed
her up. Alma was alarmed and notified the
police. The natural Impulse of the officers
was to say that Miss King had been
drowned. They looked for the body until
midnight, but could find no trace of it,
Then they began TO suspect that she was not
drowned at all and inquired whether she
had lover.
he inquiry was quite unsatisfactory until
Monday. linen The case took on a new
phase, and the likelihood seemed strong that
MISS King probably uld not even get her
leet wet Sunday afternoon at Coney island.
Miss Kings mother told how her daugh-
ter was very nearly drowned two years ago
in the surf and since that time the girl has
had Il horror of the water. her purpose in
gong TO the beach on Sunday was to graft
~ the desire OF her maid who Is passion
ately fiona of sea bathing. Then the keeper
of the bathhouse bethought himself of the
fact that he had seen Miss King re-enter
her dressing room with a great cloak over
her bathing suit. 1t was also found out
that she had not lett all of her effects in
the bathhouse, but had evidently returned
and distracted some OF them. To add TO the
strength of the theory of woodworking the
maid was induced to confess that certain
Mr. Chamberlain had been attending her
mistress, and that the pair had made an
appointment for Sunday at Coney island,
but that the gentleman did not appear.
Mr. and Mrs. King, Miss Kings parents,
said that they were we'll acquainted with
MIR. Chamberlain and that there was not
the slightest necessity for any clandestine
meetings between him and their daughter.
Mr.. Chamberlain is the secretary OF the
Produce Exchange Trust Company, and is
a friend of the family. This fact rather
dampened the theory that this gentleman
had had aught to do with Miss Kings dis
appearance.
The question now perturbing the detec-
tiVeS is this: Miss King was not drowned
Mr. Chamberlaine did not elope with her;
what, then. has become of Miss King and
why did she leave her comfortable home,
her parents and her favorite maid? The
police are now busily engaged trying to
render a satisfactory explanation of the
mystery involved in the interrogation.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-It is said at
the Navy Department that no report has
come to the department from Lieutenant
Blow. in charge of the wrecking of the
Spanish war ships near Santiago, since Aug.
e. AT that date he reported that it would
be useless to attempt to raise the Colon.
But meanwhile Constructor Hobson had
been dispatched to undertake that task. and.
born, who was disposed TO afford Mr.. Hob
son every opportunity to carry out his
plans the secretary of the navy ordered the
of Commodore Watson, in command of the
force on the station. Commodore Watson
has been assigned to the command of the
he has directed Hobson to abandon the eff
fort to raise the ship is not yet known
Except the Newark there was little left
of the force off Guantanamo under Wat
sons command, the remainder of it consist
ing Of few auxiliary vessels.
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HAVOC OF a HURRICANE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE
STORM IN THE WEST INDIES.
Three or Four Hundred People Bee
Iieved to Have Perished in the Bar
BADGES and st. Vincent Islands.

TRINIDAD, British West Indies Sept.
ia steamer which has arrived here from
Barbados, reports that fearful havoc was
caused there by hurricane on Saturday
night. The destruction of property was im-
mense. 1t is believed over $50 persons We're
killed throughout the island and numbers
were rendered homeless and destitute. The
shipping suffered seriously. The ship Lo-
ando, bark and two barkentines broke
from their anchorage and were driven 10
sea. They had not returned when the
steamer left Barbados. Many local vessels
were wrecked or blown out to sea. Bridge
town, the capital of the Island of Barba-
does, is a scene of desolation and ruin. De-
molished or roofiess houses are to be seen
on every side, and hardly a tree is stand
ing. Particulars from the country are still
wanting.
ST. VINCENT, British West Indies. Sept.
1.-THE official reports reduce the number
of deaths here during the hurricane. 1t
was at first estimated that three hundred
lives were lost, but it is now believed the
number is considerably smaller. The exact
figures are not obtainable.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 1.-THE
Island of St. Vincent has been swept by
terrific hurricane and an immense amount
of damage has been caused by floods ana
landslides, as well as by the wind. There
has also been great loss of life. The gov
ernor of ST. Vincent has cabled to the gov
ernor of Jamaica, imploring the latter to
send prompt assistance to the sufferers.
The Island of ST. Lucia has also suffered
slightly. The American weather bureau
here locates the storm as passing st. kits,
and going nOrthward.
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several of his officers. Even from the Span
ish account it does not appear that the
American sentinels were to blame for the
unfortunate affair. One of the prisoners
persisted in passing the rope boundary Of
their confines. and when the American SEN
tinel sought to drive him within bounds sew
eral of the other prisoners swarmed over
the rope, while the others became so high
ly excited and assumed so threatening an
attitude that the small guard, consisting of
about ten United States soldiers. felt
Obliged to fire on the offending prisoners.
Unfortunately. no officers, either American
or Spanish. were present at the time. which
happened to be at night. else trouble might
have been avoided. The testimony of the
troops on the Harvard, consisting of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan and the Ninth
Massachusetts, Regiments, will be secured.
although, as the latter was on guard at the
time, it will not be necessary. in the colo
neIs opinion, to take the testimony of the
Michigan men. AS the Massachusetts regi-
ment has been furloughed, great difficulty
has been experienced in finding any of the
soldiers who witnessed the affair and Col.
Dudley is now engaged at Boston in that
task.
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Evans Retires from the Iowa.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15-Capt. Robley
D. Evans called at the Navy Department
to-day and had long talk with Secretary
Long, the immediate result of which was
the issue of an order relieving him of the
command of the battle ship Iowa, which is
now being repaired at the New York navy
yard This was done at Captains Evans's
personal request He has served more than
the period of time required by regulations
and practice for captain to command, and
his next sea service may be in flag rank
Secretary Long this afternoon decided TO
assign Captain Evans to duty as a mem
Der of the naval inspection board
and he will assume his new duties
after brief vacation. The next
commander of the Iowa will be Capt
Silas Terry, now in command of the re-
ceiving ship Franklin at the Norfolk navy
yard He will take the ship around South
America and over to Honolulu in company
with the Oregon and some colliecs.
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STICKING TO THE OLD ISSUES.

There appears to be a quite general feel
ing that the free and independent coinage of
silver by the United States at the ratio of
Is to / will not be a leading issue in the
next presidential campaign There are indi-
cations that conservative Democrats are
anxious to relegate silver to the rear or to
leave the ratio to Democratic Congress
to determine. In Pennsylvania the Demo-
cratic state convention ignored the silver
issue in favor of state issues. In New York
efforts are being made by those who have
been party leaders to induce the state con-
vention to ignore the issue in the platform
this year. There is a decided if silent ele-
ment in oil the Central Western States
which would have the party enter the next
presidential campaign untrammeled by the
16-to-1 demand of the owners of silver mines.
But with all the opposition. to free coinage
at the old ratio and the very general fall
ing off of interest on the part of the peo-
pie in the question, present indications point
to the making of silver coinage at the ratio
of Is to 1 prominent issue in the next
campaign by the Democrats. Most of the
Democratic state conventions have declared
for the whole platform of Chicago and have
indorsed Colonel Bryan as the Democratic
statesman to be a standard-bearer a second
time. The ultra silver element is in control
of the party machinery in all the States.
In Illinois it was given out, after the Demo-
cratic state convention, that Mayor Harri-
son, moderate silverite, had control of the
state committee, but when the committee
was organized Ex-Governor Altgeld was
found to be in control as the most rabid
champion of the silver platform. Ex-Gov-
ernor Stone, of Mississippi, has made a
pilgrimage to New York to inform the Dem
ocratic leaders in that Stat that they will
not be recognized as belonging to the ma
tional Democratic party unless they indorse
the Chicago platform.
There is every reason why the prominent
leaders in the silver movement of 1896 should
make a desperate effort to make silver the
most prominent issue of 1900. They caused
their party to change front on the coinage
question. Thus they became the leaders of
a new Democratic party. To sweep back to
the old party mornings and again become
the champion of a change of coinage ratio,
as it was when it changed the ratio from Is
to ! to 16 to 1, would certainly discount the
leaders of 1886, and that is the thing they
fear and which they will fight. If for no
other reason the Bryan leaders will make as
much of the silver mine owners demand
during this campaign as they can, and if
they seem to gain by it in the fall elections
they will be eager for it in 1900. The public
welfare is of no account to them.
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LONDON, Sept. 15-The dispatches re-
ceived at the Colonial Office from the Brit
ish authorities in the West Indies indicate,
as a whole, that the earlier reports of the
havoc wrought by the hurricane were not
exaggerated. They show widespread devas-
tation. Owing to the breakdown of the tele-
graph and telephone systems the real ex-
tent of the disaster is still unknown, but
financial aid is required to meet the dis
tress. People are fiocking into Kingston, ST.
Vincent, from all the country round for
shelter and food Everywhere it appears
that all the small buildings and many large
ones were destroyed and there is no doubt
that the fatalities were numerous.
Sir Cornelius Moloney, governor Of the
Windward islands, cables that two vessels
were sunk and that the fate of many others
is unknown.
The governor of Barbados, Sir ]. S. Hay,
reports that the hurricane was of ten hours
duration. Already he has been officially noti-
fled of sixty-one deaths and of thirty-one
persons seriously wounded. The reports
from the country districts in the island are
incomplete, but there has been a heavy loss
of government and private property. Assist
ance is urgently required.
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friendiness will not promote their aspira-
lions. Other people in Cuba who seem to
constitute a majority to be considered.
When vote is taken to indicate what the
people of Cuba desire in the way of govern
rnent, all residents must have the right to
express their wishes To that end there
must be voting, and the voice of the ma
jority of the residents of the island must be
allowed to be heard. The insurgents, if in
telligent must see that. If they do not it
will be the worse for them.
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SHOOTING OF SPANIARDS.
killing of Prisoners on the Cruiser
Harvard Investigated.

WASHINGTON, Sept 15.--Colonel Dud-
ley, of the judge advocate generals de-
partment, reports TO the War Department
that he is about to conclude the investiga-
ton into the killing of the Spanish prison
ers on board the United States ship Har-
ward, after the battle of July 3d. Colonel
Dudley was fortunate TO reach Portsmouth
before the City of Rome sailed for Spain
with the Spanish prisoners. that he was
enabled to take the testimony Of a number
Of them. including Admiral Cersera and
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A correspondent of the New York Sun
contributes to the thrilling controversy as
to what liquid shall be used in christening
ships a suggestion that ink be used, be-
cause it is the most mischievous of all
liquids. He says:
supply of ink is a distinct benefit to man
kind. Use ink and don't crack a mere bot
tie of it over the Prov. Smash hogsheads
of IL all over the boat till the christening
shall be true Baptist ceremony, a total
immersion. This will leave less of the
deadly stuff on hand to perpetuate reform
ers pipe-dreams with.
A crusade against ink, even if it should
be successful, would not help matters as
long as the deadly pencil and the omnipres-
ent typewriter continue to abound.
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Are Purdue and Indiana Universities pri-
vate corporations? If so, why is the State
taxed for their support? Do these state
schools make reports to the State for re-
ceipts and disbursements? d. W. S.
The universities are private corporations
in the general sense of the word; they are
not public corporations like cities. The
State is taxed for their support because
Legislature after Legislature seems to have
been led to believe that the general vel
fare has been promoted by these institu-
lions. Both institutions make annual re-
ports to the state auditor.
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The Republican meeting at Tomlinson
Hall tonight comes in the midst of a week
in which many things are going on. but this
circumstance should not cause Republicans
TO lose the opportunity to listen to the able
speeches which will be delivered. Mr.. Bev-
eridge. whose ability to discuss current
questions is recognized throughout the
country. viii deliver the principal address
tonight
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NO MARRIAGE PORTION.
Italian Marquis Fails to Get $50, 900
for Wedding an American.

BOSTON, Sept. 15.-Marquis Luigi Car
cano. of Italy. got an adverse jury verdict
in the Supreme Court to-day in his suit
against John NJ. Merriam, administrator of
the estate of Emily Merriam deceased. The
action was to recover $9O, 600, the equivalent
of 10000 lire, which he declared the de-
PENDANT testatrix contracted to pay him five
years from date as a marriage portion on
his marrying her daughter, Caroline NJ.
Soren. There were qualifying conditions in
the written contract, and the defendants
claim of a breach of these conditions an
nulled the contract.
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doubtless many believe it to-day. Yester-
day captain in that regiment. speaking
OF camp stories, said of this story of a
severe march, prostrating scores of men,
that it was wholly untrue. 1t is true it was
trying march, he said. but it was neces-
sary. and most of the men knew it was
necessary for the wei.-being of the COM
mand
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Officers whose special care 1t is to look
after the welfare of the men in the regi-
ments to which they are attached were in
duty bound to protest publicly against in
efficient hospital service when it would have
done some good, and will not get much
credit for brave denunciations now when
they can be of no use to any one.
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Col. Charles DENLY. ex-minister to China,
having lived in China thirteen years, IA
vors annexation of the Philippines. He can
give more intelligent reasons in favor than
can any other Democrat in Indiana against
that policy
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Present indications are that the regular
army troops who have been ordered to their
old posts will. after a few weeks of rest
be concentrated in Southern camps prepar-
atory to going to Cuba and Porto Rico on
garrison duty. 1t is expected that the en-
tire army of occupation in both islands will
number about $1,000 troops. of whom more
than half viii be regulars
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The remarks of General c. H. tIrosvenor
In his Illinois soldier speech yesterday. to
the effect that there were more men killed
in one hour at Gettysburg than were lost
in the entire Spanish war. should have
tendency to put to rout the Ubiquitous host
Of disloyal parisans who cry against the
horrible results of the war just closed.
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The Democrats of New York have been
notified by the Democratic national COM
mittee that they must indorse the Chicago
platform. If the regular organization will
not do this. it will be done by boiling con-
vention which will be recognized as the
Democratic party of New York by the ma
fforaI committee
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No one story has caused greater indigna-
ton than that to the effect that the COM
manding officer Of the brigade in which the
ndred-and-afty-ninth belonged gave
It rsarch Of intense severity In order to
win = wager OF a basket Of champagne.
People accepted the story as true. and
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Can be found at the following places:
EW YORK-Astor House.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CAICAGO-Palmer House. p. o. News Co. ri
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel.
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street.
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OF Third and Jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co.. 256 Fourth avenue.
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WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
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Spain is the imbecile of nations. Having,
through hundreds of years. demonstrated
her inability to govern colonies anywhere
the interests of civilization require that she
should lose her colonies. The finger of des-
tiny seems to be pointing that way.
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Mr.. William e. Curtis, of the Chicago
Record. predicts the nomination and cleo
ton Of Colonel Roosevelt as Governor of
New York, going so far as to say that "any
man running against him will not have suf-
ficient votes to pay for counting"
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Kantz to succced Miller.

WASHINGTON. Sept Is. = Secretary
Long to-day assigned Commodore Kautz.
at present in command of the naval train
ing station at Newport, to command the
Pacific station, in place of Admiral Miller.
who is TO retire in the course OF a few
weeks being the senior admiral of the
navy Admiral Miller is now at Honolulu
and Commodore Kautz has been commando
ed to take the steamer from San Francisco
Tor that place by Oct 10.