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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-02
VIEWS OF A NOTED JURIsT.
Ex-senator Edmunds Discusses Prece-
dents and International Law.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Ex-Senator
George r. Edmunds. in an interview, brief
synopsis Of which was telegraphed from
here yesterday, discussed the status of the
Maine disaster as affected by international
law. while / have not been called upon to
study this instance with minute care" he
said, there have been cases which were
similar, in their effect, at least, and to
which my legislative duties required me to
give careful attention. Above all, it seems
to me that American chivalry demands that
we exercise our finest and incest sense of
honor and dignity, and impute nothing evil
to the government of Spain unless the most
incontrovertible facts demonstrate such
necessity. =
Our own government is not without pre-
cedent Of her own making in the matter.
At the time of the Malta riots in the State
Of Louisiana some years ago, you will re-
member that the then secretary of state,
James C. Blaine, commended and think
rightly that the death of a number of Ital-
ian subjects was brought about by circum-
stances so extraordinary that the govern
ment could not be expected to have fore
seen their danger, and, therefore, could not
have prevented 1t. IT, in view of these
facts, the United States sought out the real
Offenders ana IueIii To lIlG lulleSI
Justice he further insisted that all ha6
been done that the Italian government
could properly demand. The offenders were
found and an attempt was made to bring
them to justice, but the conditions were
such and the public opinion was so preju-
diced that it even affected the state courts
OF Louisiana, and it was impossible to bring
them TO Justice. Then. the President was
authorized by Congress TO indemnify the
widows and children Of the Italians who
were killed.
This case and that of the Maine disaster
are analogous in their. effect. A great
wrong has been done this Nation and many
families have been sadly broken. The bat
tie snip was on a friendly visit to q friendly
port and all propriety demands that the
fullest restitution shall be made. If some
wicked person or persons were instrumental
in bringing about an explosion which cost
SO many lives then the government of
Spain must find them and mete out TO them
the most everc punishment which so cow
arlly a crime demands. If she does this she
has done her duty, in nay opinion. II she fails
to do so, then our national dignity will
force US 10 compel something else. This. of
course, IS upon the assumption that Spain
as a government was neither instrumental
in nor had any knowledge Of the impending
catastrophe. Anything else is too horrible
to contemplate.
sThe dignity and chivalry OF tlra United
States forbids dealing IN suspicious. An ef-
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SLY SPANIARDS.


cisco, to lay out the mine and torpedo SER
vice of the harbor Of Havana. Crandal
worked at night, and during the time that
he was in the service of the Spanish gov
eminent he placed ten mines and seven tor
pedoeS in the harbor. CrandaI came TO
HavaE2 in the latter part of 1895, and was
employed by our firm as a packer. He
stated that he had served as a marine and
diver on the United States cruiser San
Francisco, while Capt. w. II. Sampson, now
president of the Maine board of inquiry
tett our employ in May of last year, and
one day he came in and told me he had en-
tered General Weyler'S employ and was
working on mines and torpedoes.
When General Weyler left Havana the
map showing the location of these mines
tody of a spy, known throughout Havana
as captain Del Pedro, who was seen on
more than one occasion on board the battle
snip Maine in his capacity captain of
the harbor police. The mines and torpedoes
We're connected with an electric firing plant
neI from MORO Castle, and it would have
been one of the easiest things in the world
lor one OF the spies to have placed the
switch and blown the Maine out of the
water. Weyler received in July or August
a consignment of ten large casks, which I
CrandaI told me these contained mines
which, he claimed, were to be placed on
the west side of the island to prevent fill
pusterlng. When Crandal had con .)leted
MS work of placing the mines and torpe-
does III the harbor he was retained in the
was recalled he took Crandal to Madrid
with him.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The steamship Paris, sailing from New
York for Europe to-day, will take out 49,,
QUO ounces of silver.
Mayor Oscar +. Price. of jamestown, y.
Y, has made general assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. An overload of real
estate was the cause.
The Garfield corrupt practice law has
been sustained by the Ohio Supreme Court.
The law limits the amount of money which
candidates for public offices may spend to
secure election.
yesterday shot and mortally wounded Steve
r. Carney. OF Mayfeld Ky: The latter IS
Company Warehouse Company.
Samuel S. Slater was appointed receiver
for the Natalie Anthracite Coal Company
ut New York yesterday by Justice Prior in
the Supreme Court. A judgment was oh
tanned against the company by George Mark
on Jan. 70 for So, Asa.
The third annual dog show OF the Balti-
more Kennel Association began Yesterday
with q good attendance and f1attering pros
poets. The entries are unusually numerous
and many of them are prize winners in
New York and Boston shows.
The Louisville AnzeIger, the Oldest Ger
man paper in the South. celebrated its
hftieth anniversary yesterday by the pub
lication of q gold edition. As il contained
165 pages, it is probably the largest German
paper ever published in the country.
The Ohio Supreme Court, in two cases
wherein the National Life Association and
the Home Mutual Life Insurance sought To-
compel the state commissioner of insurance
to permit them to do business in Ohio IN
the Iloyds' system, has sustained the COM
missioner and dismissed the petition
A distillery in Cincinnati is authority for
the information that Il deal is being worked
for consolidation of all the spirits manu-
featuring plants Independent of the Amer-
can Spirits Manufacturing Company. Tho
plan is then to consolidate the new cOmb-
nation with the American Company, with }.
B. Greenhut ut the head.
J. r. Smiley, the Seattle, Wash, agent OF
the Snow and Ice Transportation Company
of Chicago, was yesterday acquitted of the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretense 1t is probable, in view of Smiley's
acuuittal, that eXtradition proceedings
against f. Rosenfedt, general manager of
the company, will De dropped.
Executive officer Charles a. Adams, Of
the war ship Monterey. has been renstated
pending the decision of the department in
Washington on the report of the court-rEar-
tial convened to investigate the charges of
intemperance preferred against him. 1t is
probable that Lieutenant Commander
Adams will soon be transferred to another
ship.
The silver Republican state committee OF
Idaho has passed resolutions recommending
fusion throughout the State with the Dem
ocratS and Populists. letter was read
from ex-senator Dubois. now in Washing
ton. in which he declared that any members
of the party opposing fusion are not friends
of bimetalhsm and not enemies of the Re-
publican party.
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WORK ON WAR SHIPS.
All Vessels at League Island VIII
Soon he Ready for Sea.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 1. - Inc
work of preparing for sea the war vessels
now at at League island is progressing
rapidly. A naval officer stated to-day that
the only one to go into commission imme-
diately is the monitor Miantonomoh, and
large number of men have been working
on her continuously. With the exception
of receiving her coal, she is almost ready
for sea. Steam was got up in her boilers
to-day in order TO test her engines, which
were found to be in good working order.
AT present she has only a skeleton crew
on board and full complement of men IS
eXected tomorrow from Norfolk, New 4ork
and Boston. Work on the ram Katahdin
is also nearly completed. She finished coal
ing to-day. The coaling of the cruiser
Minneapolis. which was started yesterday
was continued to-day and will not be COM
pfeted for a day or two.
The cruiser Columbia, which has been ly-
Ing in the back channel at League island
for some months, was to-day brought out
of her berth and towed up the Delaware
river to the League island dry dock. She
was to have been locked to-day, but it was
found that the tide was too low to permit
her TO enter safely. She will go in at high
tide Tomorrow morning. Her bottom will
be cleaned and painted and some minor re-
pairs Will be made.
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a BoMBAsTEs FURIoso.
Senator "BiIly" MasOn's Reply to n
DueI-Challenging DON.

CHICAGO, March 1.-The Tribunes
Washington correspondent says: Senator
Mason smiled and appeared immensely
tickled at the suggestion of the duel be-
tween himself and "Senor Caterpillar" as
he termed the Marquis d'AItavilla, former
chief chamberlain for Queen Isabella of
Spain. A dispatch from Madrid to this
effect was the cause of the Illinois senator's
mirth. and he was inclined to treat the mat
ter as laughable rather than a serious
matter
First of ALL" said Senator Mason, 81
should be furnished with the dimensions of
the dago who proposes to make a target of
me. Like all Of his race, he INDUCES in long
range threats without letting me know
whAther he is bigger or smaller than myself.
So far as actual fighting is concerned, if my
son. Roderick Mason, who is not quite five
years Old, could not easily whip this Bonn
bastes Furioso from Spain / would dsown
MN. Another point comes to me at this
suggestion Of duel. and that is whether
a Spanish DON grandee or marquis is the
equal socially of q Yankee senator. There
may be an inSurmountable objection in this
feature OF the case, and before giving a de-
clSlVe answer to my challenger it may be
necessary for me to con book on heraldry
for few days or possibly weeks
SpanlardS are accustomed TO delays. and
the longer between saying and doing thing
the better they like it. a third feature is
tlV PLOEOoltlOI VI OdleIpllldT 10 COME Ddli
way TO meet me in mortal combat. Should
! accept his challenge we should probably
be compelled to meet in mdocean. and that
might prove lnconVement for the gentlemen
who must accompany those who fight to
uphold the code duello. My choice of
weapons IN any event would be gun of the
disappearing class, such as j witnessed in
operation at Fort Washington. on the Po-
tomac, last week, for | was informed these
guns can throw shell six miles. This
would give an opportunity to show our
skill as marksmen and at the same time
eliminate every possibility of personal harm
prOOOSpS'
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 1.-The Re-
publicans of the Thirteenth Indiana con-
gressional district held love feast here
tonight, attended by prominent Republic
ans throughout the district The meeting
was enthusiastic and the attendance large
d. d. Bates, county chairman, called the
meeting to order. Capt A. M. Burns was
chosen permanent chairman and Frederick
A. Miller, of the South Bend Tribune, sec
rotary County Recorder Hildebrand made
an enthusiastic address Of welcome, and
Elmer Crockett, president Of the Tribune
Printing Company of South Bend, the newly
elected chairman of the district, in whose
honor the love feast was given by the South
Bend Republican Sound-money Club, gave a
brief address, meeting with hearty re-
Spouse. Short talks were made by Senator
o. Y. Hubbell and c. d. Royse, of Elkhart;
Marion Reiter and DR.. c. J. Loring, of
Rochester; Judge w. B. Hess, of Plymouth;
Charles Laramore, of Knox; Hon. f. E.
Lambert, Leonard KalamaJSki and Z. A.
Carlisle, of South Bend Letters of regret
were read from Congressman l., w. Royse,
State Chairman Hernly and others.
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WORK OF THE DIVERS.
Found the Steerage Hatch Partly
Clear Yesterday.


HAVANA, March 1.-The divers OF the
wTecking tug Right Arm got to work this
morning in earnest Captain Everett, chief
oe the divers, was in charge, and, the water
being lower than usual. it was seen that the
Storage hatch was partly clear, though
blocked to some extent by one of the
smokestacks. The divers succeeded in en-
tering the aft torpedo compartment, where
they hoped to find the bodies OF Lieutenant
jenkins and Merritt, as well as the remains
OF members of the crew of the battle ship.
The officers mentioned were last seen in the
aft torpedo compartment, and up to this
morning the Divers feared to enter 1t, there
hose might catch in the wreckage about the
smokestack. No bodies were found. how
ever, by the divers to-day. The Spanish
officers directing the divers of the govern
ment of Spain called on Captain Sigsbee,
this morning on board the lighthouse tender
Fern and were given ali the information
they needed. The Spanish divers, to whom
Captain Sigsbee has furnished plans Of the
Maine, will begin their work tomorrow
morning.
It is reported here that the court of in
Quiry will return to Havana tomorrow, but
the report had not been confirmed when
this dispatch was filed.
The steamer Bache left this evening for
the Dry Tortugas, with five American
wounded all that were left here, and one
body
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Cannot Disinter Hodies.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Senator Fair
banks, of Indiana, requested the State De-
partment to obtain permission for the ex-
humation and removal of the body Of young
Reyes. The request being submitted to
General Lee, it called forth the following
response: Most of the bodies buried We're
unrecognizalle. Tt is against Spanish law
10 exhume until the expiration of five years.
Neither steamers nor authorities permit
shipment of bodies unless at once en-
Oalmed and in metallic cases. Cost of en-
balming and encasing from $500 to $500
EACH
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, March 1.-The Repub-
leans Of this city and Wayne county held
a primary election yesterday, with the fol-
lowing result: City ticket-Mayor, DR.. w.
w. Zimmerman; clerk, George ]. Knollen-
berg; treasurer, VIM. G.. Needham; council
James III. Dobbins, d. z. Whelan, Edgar
Norris o. W. GEM, D. A, Leftwich. w.
p. ONeal and l.. A. Mote. County ticket
For Congress, James e. Watson, of Rush
VILE; joint representative for Wayne and
Fayette counties, f.. r. Roots, of Corners
Vile: state senator, c. c. Binkley; state
representative, Jesse C. Stevens; prosecut-
trg attorney, W. A. Bond clerk, ].
John Turner; recorder. King r. Williams;
coroner, DR.. E. K. Watts; sheriff, Charles
r. Unthank; surveyor. r. A. Howard; COM
missioners, George Galloway and Albert
Oler
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warIike Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, March Tho House
committee on naval affairs this afternoon
agreed on items of 81 100000 for the purchase
of smokeless powder, Ss2,O 900 for the cree
ton of buildings on government ground for
the manufacture of smokeless powder, with
the necessary machinery and equipment,
and $4,000 for arnling and equipping the
naval militia. Tho latter item is az in
crease of $4,000 over the estimates of Sec
rotary Long, and provides for the arms.
accoutrements, signal outfits boats and
their equipments, and the printing of the
necessary books of instruction for the naval
militia of the several States under Navy
Department regulations. The item for the
purchase of the smokeless powder is identi-
cal with the estimates. Several other items
of less Importance also were passed on.
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New Life in Oil Field.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

SDCCIdI
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 1.-Two
weeks ago Indiana oil was Al cents, at
which place it had remained since Oct. Is,
1897. Since that time little activity has been
manifested at any point in the State, and
many small producing wells which, at a
better price, could be pumped at a profit
have been closed down. Great excitement
was caused here this morning when 1t was
made known that the Standard had notified
its purchasing agency in this county to pay
81 cents for the Indiana product, a. squirt of
GEMS. This afternoon the agency recei I'd
word again to pay So cents for Indiana oil.
within the past twenty-four hours, and oil
producers who understand the Standard's
method of doing business agree that the adj
vance will increase until it reaches so cents
within the next ten days. The greatest eX-
element prevails among the producers, and
every one is preparing for action. With
oil at SO cents, or even 20 cents, there is a
good profit
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, March 1.--Rev Delos M.
Wood, of this city, has received a letter
from his son. VIII Wood, cousin of Pearl
Bryan, whose downfall was charged to
Wood by Scott Jackson. Wood is now
clerk TO Lieutenant Commander Rogers, of
the United States battle ship Iowa. The
letter is written on board the ship, under
date of Feb. 26. He incloses as souvenirs
tables of the Inflated Maine. In his letter
he takes occasion to pay this high compli-
the Iowa: Our captain is a man to be
proud of. A finer and better disciplined Off
Ger never had command of a man-of-war.
spect of every man in the ship. l am sure
that there is not "a better class of officers
in the navy than we have on the Iowa."
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, March members of the
Grand Castle of Indiana knights of the
Golden Eagle met here to-day. There are
126 delegates including the past chiefs. who
are ex of1icio members of the Grand Castle
The meetings began this morning with a
welcome address by Mayor Won Behren, to
which Past Grand Chief S. M. Harlan, of
Union City, made the response. Reports of
the various committees were made and an
address delivered by Supreme Chief L. v.
Moore, of Sidney, o. There were sixty-fiye
ing a Grand Temple of Ladies of the Golden
Eagle. A banquet was given tonight, at
which Frank Middleton was master of cere-
monies.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journa1.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 1.--Depart-
ment Commander Dodge and Adjt. Gen. r.
Nj. Smock, of the q. A. r., who are max
ing trip of inspection of the posts in the
State, were here last night. Capt. w. H.
Armstrong, Of indianapolis, also was pres
ent. The occasion was made a reunion of
the members of Morton Post, No. /, John
2. Baird Post. the Women's Relief Corps
and Sons of Veterans In the course of
his address Commander Dodge urged that
the Grand Army and the Sons of Veterans
be brought closer together. Adjutant Cen
eral Smocl brought greeting from eighteen
thousand members of the G.. A. r. in the
State General Smock told interesting
stories of camp life, into which he brought
several members of the Terre Haute posts.
Captain Armstrong, who is a former resi-
dent of Terre Haute, at one time mayor of
the city, spoke briefly. Commander Dodge
and General Smoclx went to Vincennes to-
day, where they held meeting tonight.
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DIR. stout's second Trial.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ROCKVILLE, Ind, March 1.-The second
trial Of Dr. Stout, of Covington, charged
with committing n criminal operation on
Grace McClamrock of Montgomery county,
who died in 1885, came up before Judge
Simson, special judge from Terre Haute,
to-day. In the first trial the jury disagreed.
Philip Hauk, the schoolteacher, who is
serving time at Michigan City, betrayed the
girl. The state is represented by Judge
Thomas and w. Il. Wilmington, of Craw-
louisville, and Howard Maxwell, prose-
cutor OF Rockville. For the defense is
Charles MeCabe. of Covington; A. ,. An
derson, Charlottesville: James Il. Johnston
and Puett & McFaddin, of Rockville. The
jury will be selected from special venire
of twenty-five taleSmen.
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flcient beard OF inquiry are investigating inc
matter in an orderly ami commehuaDlss
manner. and when they have ANNOUNCED
their finding we must accept 1t as the
truth"
result If the report of the board OF inquiry
should show that Spanish governments oisI-
Gals were implicated in plot TO uestio.
the Maine Senator Edmunds repeated that
such an assumption was too hoTTiDse &c
think about, unless it vas finally shown 70
he necessary ..Spain could not afford to
da anv such thing he said. ''She would
forever lose ali honor among the nations
OF the earth The strained relations when
have existed between the United States aiiu
take the greatest precautions against acct
dent TO our ship when she visited the i port
of Havana and 1t is only fair TO assume
that Spain did her duty. Until more facts
are obtainable from an unquestionanle
source We must be content to hope LOT the
best"
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Panhandle to Elevate Tracks.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 1.-The
Pennsylvania Railway Company is prepsr-
ing plans and specifications for the leveling
of it's tracks through this city, and has en-
ployed City Civil Engineer William Harley
to assist Eugene Knowlton in the undertake
ing. This will render it necessary for the
company to elevate the track for distance
of mile and half through the residence
part of the city to the big grade east of
town, making overhead crossings at Jeffer-
son, Monroe, Walnut, High and Richmond
streets. The l.. e. & w. crossing will also
be run under viaduct. 1t is said the COM
pany intends to make the track on a level
from Chicago to Columbus, o., and the
greatest elevation will probably be made at
this point. The project will entail the ex-
penditure Of many thousands of dollars.
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Forger Dan Peak Captured.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, March dan Peak,
the forger, who sawed his way out of the
Sullivan Jail last December, was captured
last night in the Wabash bottoms. sixteen
miles northwest of this city. lie was
brought to this city this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Dudley and will be taken to Michi
gan City at once to serve u term of four
teen years.
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views of New Mcxico's Governor

SANTA FE, n. NJ, March 1.-"If the
Maine disaster should be shown by the
court OF inquiry to be due to Spanish
treachery." said Governor Oterc, 1.-THE
transfer of all Spain's West Indian posses
sions to tile United States would not. In
my judgment, be sufficient atonement for
the outrage, and our government would be
justified in deferring all negotiations for
indemnity until merfted chastisement had
been inflicted. Cuba's freedom Is not nee
essarily involved in this affair of ours. In
case OF war New Mexicos Spanish-speaking
soldiery viii be found at the front with the
United States troops"
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King apparatus. She is bound for

wreclxing apparatus. She is bound for
Havana.
Captain Merrill, who is in charge of the
artillery here, expected Gen. Wesley Mer-
rift to-day by the Mascotte. but General
Merritt did not arrive.
The cruiser Detroit returned late this
evening from the Tortugas with a coal
schooner in town. The latter dropped
anchor near the cruiser New York, which
Will take coal from her.