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cial theories to account for the catas-
trophe, but there isn't q man under the
roof OF the navy building unless 1t be Sec
rotary Long, who does not yearn for war.
This belligerent spirit is encouraged by the
contractors for prOjectiles. ordnance am
munition and other supplies, who have
thronged the department since the deStTuc-
ton of the Maine anxious to furnish all
the fighting material that can be paid for
and assist the correspondents of sensational
newspapers in manufacturing eanardS and
scare news TO stir up an excitement
throughout the country and influence Con-
gress TO vote additional appropriations.
There is no story too improbable for these
men to invent and circulate. One of the
New York papers to-day gives the details
of a plan of war which was adopted at II
conference of the President. Secretary
Alger, General Miles. Secretary Long and
various admiralS and generals who have
not been in Washington for weeks. The
materials for this story were obtained at
a council of war held around a bottle at
the Army and Navy Club by q reporter
and a few navy subalterns of fertile i'm
agination. But this is the sort of news that
certain papers seem to want, and ii is easy
for them to get il.
The proprietor of one of the yellow jour
nails of New York a few days ago wired his
correspondent here to send the details of
a certain rumor that was floating around.
There is no truth in the story, an
nounced the reporter.
D. the truth; give us something that
will sell the paper" the reply
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EUROPE BUYS OUR HORSES.
NO PAGERS, but Big Carriage and Cav
airy Animals Wanted.
TX COMMERCIAL Advertiser


Since the November furry in the horse
market dealers have been getting together
all along the line in anticipation of increased
export. it being expected that even the ex-
ceptional figures of the fiscal year of 1867
are to, be exceeded this year The question
has an interest apart from its commercial
aspect. When one sees an account of a
large auction sale closed out to some for
eign buyer, or reads in the breeders jour
nails of transaction like the recent New
ark. o., consignment OF 2VGO or more head
to Bordeaux, one is apt to ask: Where do
they come from, how are they carried, and
where do they go to?
out of the country during the fiscal year of
1861. OF this humber alone G2l2 per cent.
went through this port. To be exact, the
shipped through New York. From a finan-
cal point the showing for New York is
even better. Out of a total of a. 769, 265
worth of horsedesh New York sent out &c.
1872 100.
Last fall the indications were bright for
.arother year, and November was especially
remarked as an active month, 1857 head
being then shipped, as against about 1900
for November. 1896. This impetus is
counted for by the conditions and compe-
tition abroad rather than by the low prices
here. Prices, in fact, naturally went up
here when foreign buying set in and are
pow considered better than at any time for
the past two or three years.
The foreigner has no use for PAGERS. Car
Iiage and road horses are what he wants.
England especially. which takes the great
lar as to size, The Englishman is. as
rule partial to q larger animal than the
American driver cares for For England
horse sixteen hands high is the best seller.
The governments of continental Europe
have been buying American horses rather
freely within the year for cavalry purposes.
The action of the German government in
fixing upon eight years as an age limit has
slightly widened the market
The popularity of high steppers is quite
as great on the other side as here. But, on
the other hand, the demand for this class
of horses on this side is great enough TO
make the expectation of such animals the
exception rather than the rule.
The custom of buying brood mares to foal
after transport is quite common, particu-
larly among French buyers. The foreign
buyer does not attribute nearly mucn
Importance to the record of a horse as we
do here. Their system of handicapping II
so different that track figures are OF
minor Importance to them.
The principal American markets at which
horses are bought for export are Chicago
and st. Louis. Except. of course. IN the
case of runners and trotters bought Tor
racing purposes, the section OF country
from which the horses come is not taken
into very careful consideration. The idea
seems to prevail in Europe that this coun-
try can furnish the big match pairs, the
large trotters and the large draught horses
that they need. Their supply or such
horses shows symptoms of weakening, ana
this is the whole story.
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READY TO TRANSPORT TRoops.
Alleged Preparations of the Plant
Railway and Steamship Company.

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 25.-Although the Of
fcials of the company have not stated
publicly, pretty much everybody here UNI
derstands that the Plant system has COM
pieted arrangements for the transportation
of troops and munitions of war to Havana
on short notice. All of their ships have
been placed in condition for emergencies
Should war be declared it is said that they
have perfected plans 10 land large body
of troops in Havana within thirty-six hours
after their arrival at this place. Troops
can be transported from Washington and
New York to this port in from twenty-four
to thirty hours. The company has also
made arrangements, it is understood, to
land promptly men and arms at Key West
and all strategic points on the coasts of
Florida and at Mobile.
NORFOLK, Va. Feb. 25.-The rumor that
the government is securing from railway
companies estimates of their capacity for
moving troops and munitions of war be-
tween Atlantic and gulf ports and the inte-
riOr is officially denied by Vice President
st. John, of the Seaboard Airline. whose
road was mentioned in the reports Mr.
st. John said to-day that he is ignorant of
any such move on the part Of the War De-
partment, and as to contracts for moving
troops, he had heard nothing of them.
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FOR DEFENSE of NEW YORK.
Skirmish Line Of TOrpedOes from
WilIet's Point to Fort Schuyler.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Brooklyn
Eagle to-day said: Sat Willet's Point pre-
caution is being taken to make the East
river entrance to New York inNulnerable.
A so-called skirmish line of torpedoes is
projected from the Willets Point shore
across the channel to Fort Schuyler The
torpedoes will be anchored so close toe
gether that it may be made impossible for
hostile vessel to cross the line without be-
ing blown up. The torpedoes will be con-
nected with electric wires, and to make
doubly sure that their plans cannot be frus-
trated, the engineers have arranged 10 have
batteries located at each end of the line so
that in case an apparatus was used by the
enemy to sever the connecting wires and
break the circuit, the tOrpedoes still could
DC exploded from either end of the line.
The channel is already protected from the
WilletS Point shore to the center Of the
channel by two groups Of submarine mines.
Each group of the mines consists of twenty
two torpedoes, forty-four together, co1.tain-
ing 12O pounds of giant powder. At Fort
Schuyler directly opposite Willat's Point
considerable engineering work has been
done. A torpedo magazine and experiment.
ing gallery was recently completed. 1t is
considered the strongest magazine On any
United States fOrtiicAti IN.
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be informed that if they wish the
wreck removed fro the harbor
they must attend to the work them
selves. This decision gives a better idea
IL the terrible havoc wrought than many
columns of description could do. The Mer-
rift wrecking Company it was announced
to-day, wanted 100000 to raise the wreck
The companys representatives made this
demand after viewing the condition of the
ship The wreckers to-day turned their
attention TO saving the great guns. These.
at least. can be recovered in sufficiently
good condition TO warrant the effort.
Twenty unknown bodies of the crew were
recovered from the wreck by the divers at
noon to-day. The bodies were frightfully
burned and mangled. and it may he impos-
sibie to ever identify some of them.
..Holzer who. made such a brave fight,
died in the hospital to-day. All the
wounded viii leave here Sunday on the
I5ache for Key West The physicians con-
slider ii safe to move them now
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More Inducement for Indiana Opera
tOrs--Tvo Big Gassers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. 25.-Oil OPP
erations have received somewhat of set
back in the Hartford City field. The Swift
well. which showed some oil, was shot yes
terday, turned out a terrific gasser. The
Riley Gadbury well. which was reported to
the Journal from Matthews as being an
oiler, was also a gasser. Both wells are
located in Licking township. Blackboard
county The Gadbury we'll was drilled ll5
feet in the Trenton rock, and there was
not the slightest show of oil. This is the
deepest well in the sand of any in this sec
ton. Oil men are not discouraged, how
ever, and many other locations are being
made. The Manhattan Company has about
six thousand acres under lease and the
Cudahys, of Chicago, about four thousand
acres.
The advance of 3 cents a barrel on East
ern oil and / cent on Western oil created a
is now "A cents the highest since Septem-
Der. 1897. 1t is predicted that ii will reach
60 cents before it recedeS. Yesterday eleven
leases, covering nearly one thousand acres,
We're filed with the county recorder The
Hartford Oil Company. of Lima. o.. filed
twenty-three acres; Fletcher Scott, twenty
four acres; Liberty G.. Martin, thirty acres;
G. A. Platter, twenty acres; Martha j. Orr,
forty-seven acres; Matthias Knecht, ninety
two acres. The Ohio and Indiana Oil Com
pany filed the following: Jacob Whitman, 22a
acres Daniel E. Roderick, fifty acres: Will
liam S. Russell, eighty acres: Sam Higgins,
nineteen acres, and S. S. Carroll, $40 acres.
All the above are in Licking and Washing
ton townships.
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VIVIAN rs A DANcER.s cosTuME.
A Legal Decision Upon Risky SUBJ
ject.


London Telegraph.
A very ticklish case came before one of
the Berlin courts a few days ago, which
throws floods OF light upon certain theat-
rical matters that are usually hidden most
discreetly from the public gaze. A Berlin
lessee engaged a dancer of renown TO ap-
pear regularly at his theater, and I'm the
contract II was stipulated among other
things. that he should keep the lady in
costumes" And he did But after a time
he let the theater to a confrere who took
over all his obligations. The danseuse duly
applied TO the new man for q supply OF
"underfrocks," the Germans term that
article of female apparel, but he shIrddered
at the notion and Indignantly refused to
entertain the application. He knew nothing,
he said, about an obligation. to provide such
kickshaws, of which he himself was no
Judge and he would not hear of IT, The
danseuse explained that his predecessor had
made the arrangement and that it must he
carried out at all costs. The lessee, how
ever, remained obstinate, and finally the
lady announced her intention to appear on
the scene without the-wedding garment.
The fateful day drew near and there WAS
futter or excitement among the friends or
both parties; but at the eleventh hour the
leesee. fearing the awful consequences of
exposure of the dispute, caved in, and sent
the undertook. The matter seemed at
an end. But no had only stopped TO com
slider.
When pay day arrived the Star" found
that the. price of her new under robe had
been deducted from her salary. This was
too much for her patience. She at once
took an action at law, not. however, against
the new lessee, but against his predecessor,
with whom she had concluded the con-
tract. The court. considering the article
in question essential to d lady whose visi-
BILE means of support was dancing in pub
lie, condemned the defendant TO pay the
price of the gossamer under robe. There
upon the defendant turned plaintiff and
sued his successor for the amount. so that
the Berlin court was for some days alb
sorbed in the study of dancing apparel and
analogous petty questions The second de-
PENDANT, on being asked what he had TO
say audaciOusly pleaded that under
frocks" are not integral portions of dane
ing costumes within the meaning of the act
This dangerously delicate ground for
an innocent Judge, who, convinced of his
own want OF knowledge, said he could not
see his way and sent for experts. These
specialists to the manner born to say.
SNnd versed in every petty detail, deposed
Chat costumes" do not include under
wear of the kind specified, and that the
plaintiff, when lessee, had interpreted the
word and treated the lady far too gener-
ousy. to the prejudice of his successor. In
consequence of this evidence the court gave
Judgment against the plaintiff, and left the
lady free TO invest in any .underfrocks" she
liked, or to take the consequences, If any
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More divers EN- Route to Havana.

KEY WEST, Fla. Feb. 25-On the steam
er Mascotte, from Tampa for Havana, this
evening We're Captain Everett and John
Hagerty, divers of the Merritt & Chapman
Wrecking Company, who are going to work
on the Maine. They take with them two
assistants and a large quantity of wrecking
machinery.
Mr.. Carlos Yznaga. United States con-
sular agent at Trinidad de Cuba, is also a
passenger. He left Havana two weeks ago
on u three months leave, but is now hurry
ing home from New York to protect his
wife and children at Trinidad, as he fears
the Spaniards there will provoke a riot.
Af-er consultation with Consul General Lee
Mr.. Yznaga will decide whether to take
his family out of Cuba.
The Mascotte replaces the steamer Oil
veto while the latter is laid up temporarily
for repairs. Out of the seventy passengers
from Tampa only about dozen went on
to Havana. The traffic is all the other way
now
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Marion Preparing for War.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, Feb. 25-Though there is
no extraordinary manifestation of the war
spirit i'll Marion, yet the officers OF Com
pany A, Fourth Regiment, disposed to
take advantage of the feeling aroused by
the recent developments with a view to
placing the company in the best possible
condition for any demand that may be
made on it, A meeting was held at the
armory tonight for that purpose, There
are now about siXty-fve members, and in
their selection great care has been given
to their physical condition as well to
their moral character There is No excite
ment but simply a dispassionatd lrvey of
the situation with a determination to put
the company the best possible footing.
The purpose is to increase the membership
to the full limit of eiEhty-thIee.
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Russell Sage's Information.

NEW YORK Feb. 25.-RusseI Sage said
yesterday: Il have private information that
the Maine was blown up. think the gov
eminent should demand a big indemnity
The report that | have offered to give the
government money to rebuild the Maine is
untrue. Ii war breaks out, though ] should
be willing to loan the government twice
that amount, $S000,000 if necessary / I'M
derstand the vessel was blown up by Span
ish fire-eaters.' Mr. Sage declined to say
where he got this Information, or what Sc
curity and interest he would require on the
$S000,G00 loan. When these remarks became
noised about in the Wall-street district,
Russell must be heavily interesfed on the
bear side of the market, and that the
tumbling prices made him unusually COM
municatiYe
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STOLE GOLD BULLION.
Arrest Of Foreman OF the Rolling
Room of the san Francisco Mint.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25.-wm. f.
tlarlxson. foreman of the rolling room at
The United States branch mint in this city,
has been arrested ON a charge of stealing
gold bullion and is held in S5,oo0 bail Mar
tin Fsggers, a grocer, and W. ID. Carter. a
horse sheer, were also arrested, but re-
leesed on their own recogltzance. 1t is also
alleged that Clarkson's thefts consisted of
small pieces of gold which were detached
from working UP the bullion in the coming
machine They did not amount to over $50
q month"; hut arc supposed 10 have con-
unued over period Of two years or more.
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SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 25-The much
needed rain has come at last and ended the
long drought which seriously threatened
the farming regions of The principal valleys
of California. A downpour which COM
has been the heaviest for some time past
and extended all over the northern part of
fhe STATE and extended as far south as
Monterey. Only the extreme south seems
70 have escaped the drenching. Los An
geles county was visited BY but light show
ers barely sufficient to do much good. but
tic Indications are that more rain Is com
ing This storm insures crops from MERGED
|narthward 70 the state line.
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OBITUARY..
Dennis Doren, Western Union super
fnfendent of Construction.

intendent of Construction.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Dennis Doren, of
this city, general superintendent of con-
struction Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. died suddenly to-day ut Norwalk.
o. His death was due to apopiexy. Mr..
Doren went West about a fortnight ago on
business for the company. He was born in
Wooster, o.. in 1880. He had charge of the
building of the first telegraph lines along
the Indianapolis & Terre 1aute Railroad
ana the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. When
superintendent Eckert took charge of the
military telegraph lines of the Department
of the Potomac he put Mr.. Doren i'm charge
Of the construction corps, and later laid the
cable from Cape Charles to Fortress Mon
roe and the first message over it was the
news that the Monitor had destroyed the
Merrimac. He kept all corps headquarters
in constant connection with the headquar-
ters of General Grant and General Meade.
In 1881 Mr.. Doren became president of the
American Cable Construction Company,
and held that Office until the two cables
laid across the Atlantic ocean by that COM
pany had been leased to the Western Union
Company. When the American Union and
the Atlantic and Pacific companies CONSOLE
dated with the Western Union Company, in
1881. Mr.. Doren was made general superin-
tendent of construction and repairs, and
held the place until mis- death.
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yellow Journals Who want TO Sell
Papers-Army and Navy officers.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-W. f. Curtis, Wash
ington correspondent of the Record, says
The most ardent jingoes in Washington
are the officers of the army and navy, par
ticularly the latter, who are spelling for a
scrap with Spain, or any other nation
for that matter. and since the disaster to
the Maine have had their natural bellig-
erence EXCITED by a thirst for vengeance.
Notwithstanding the newspaper reports.
the prevailing impression among naval Off
GERS still Is that the ship was destroyed
by accident, except among the members
of the construction bureau, who built the
Maine, and therefore are confident that
nothing could have gone wrong inside OF
her. and one or two others, who have spe-
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Indiana Notes.

Martinsville Republicans met in delegate
convention Thursday night and nominated
the following ticket: Mayor, e. D. Baily:
clerk, j. Z. Fuselman; treasurer, Thomas
Burns; marshal. George Pratt; councilmen,
w. H. Miller, George Schmidt and B. f.
Thornburgh.
Judge Headington has declared null and
void the contract made by the Board of
Jay County Commissioners with Timmonds
a. Saunders for furnishing the county sta
tionery for period of one year. Suit was
brought by Libbie B. Vaus, who alleged
that j. w. Vaus had made a bid for the
work, but that it was not examined.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind. Feb 25.-E,x-Senator
Fred Boord. of this city, eloped to Danvilie
yesterday with Miss Virginia NJ. Rice,
daughter of w. j. Rice, editor of the Cos
pei Echo. Their marriage was d. surprise
TO their frien1s. who did not suspect a
serious attachment. The willy senator at
tracted some attention to himself during the
last campaign by deserving the Repub-
ncans, who elected him TO office, and join
ing the free silver party. Miss Rice is a
pretty and accomplished young woman,
who has many friends here.
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the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb 25.-The Cuban
war fever has thoroughly taken hold of
Anderson. This afternoon when the start
ling New York bulletins were posted mem
bers Of the original Columbia Rifles held a
meeting and agreed to offer their services
to the government and respond to the first
call EX-Adjutant Prather of the Second
Regiment and ex-Captain Burr of the Co.
lumbia Rifles. offered their services TO head
the aggregation. The original Columbia
Rifles We're probably the best known militia
men in the State. At the Anderson Hotel
is posted an enlistment paper and many
are putting their names TO it,
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SPIEGEL GROVE ATTACHED.
Homestead of the Late EX-President
Hayes Levied On.

FREMONT, o., Feb. 25.-The homestead
of the iate eX-President II. B. Hayes,
known as Spiegel Grove, was levied upon by
the county sheriff to-day to satisfy a judg-
ment obtained in Common Pleas Court for
$1,000 damages awarded Mrs. Addie NJ.
Smith, of this city. Mr. Smith was given a
judgment for injuries received i'm runaway
caused by Il dog owned by the Hayes es-
tate. The costs amount to 81 ,0iy
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Company A Takes Action.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES, Ind. Feb. 25.--Company A,
First Regiment. l. n. e., of this city. held
a meeting last night. and after the routine
business had been transacted resolution
was passed denouncing the Spanish treach-
cry in destroying the battle ship Maine and
killing many American sailors. and offered
to volunteer its services in case of war be-
tween the United States and Spain. Com
pany Is composed of siXty-three MEM
beers. and if war be declared it could Toe in
creased to one hundred.
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Fred TresIer.s Trial.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG- Ind, Feb. 25.-rhe court
room was crowded to-day TO hear the cross
examination of the prosecuting witness.
William Newberry, in the case against Fred
Tresler. Newberry's evidence contained
nothing new from the story already printed,
except the statement that he had gone TO
the Tresler ball, where he was nearly killed
by Fred Tresler, on an invitation from
Christian Tresler. When Treser took the
stand he denied he had used anything save
his bare fist in striking Newberry. DIR. W.
II. Wooden had testified that "knucks" or
some blunt instrument had been used to
fracture and crush Newberrys skull. Tres
Ter is attempting To make out case of
self-defense. He claims Newberry came at
him with razor. Newberry's razor was
shown and Tresler claims il was picked up
on the scene of the fight. Newberry says
he wandered off in the field and lost the
razor out of his pocket and that some of the
Tresler's afterwards found it.