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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
A GRAVEYARD LYNCHED.
Hanged by Missouri Mob for As
sauIting an Eleven-Year-Old Girl.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Sept. Pat 1890 last
night Benjamin JONES' gray-haired man
sixty-eight years Of age, was taken from
the Clay county Jail and swung to an IRON
beam at the front entrance of the court
house. The mob, which consisted Of about
seventy-five men, quietly rode in on horse
back, finished its work in thirty minutes and
left. Jones committed criminal assault on
Annie Montgomery, an eleven-year-old girl,
Saturday evening, and confessed his guilt
just before he was hanged.
The doors of the jail were easily forced,
and the lynchers soon came out with rope
around the old mans neck. lie was beg
ging for his life, but 10 heed was paid to
his appeals. He was led out the hallway to
the front entrance Hang HIM right here,'
shouted one of the masked men. A few
minutes were spent debating the matter, but
the end of the rope had already gone ever
an iron beam Of the porch. The old man
stood trembling and grooming.
Have you anything to Say? were the
grum words of the leader.
Il was drunk when / done 1t; oh! / was
drunk came the reply.
The command to swing him up was given.
There was a quick jerk of the rope, and the
body was given a swing out into the air
from off the top step The job was finished
and the crowd melted away quietly Jones
had served term of two years in the Mis-
souri, pententiary for forgery. He has been
travelling lately in Kansas and Oklahoma
selling medicines
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struggle has been endured by poor SUITES
ing Cuba, and the end is not yet
Chaos reigns In Havana. The public
service mas IN nearly all departments been
thus being thrown out OF their POSITIONS
take the more from us. What is true of the
civil authorities is doubly true of the SOL
dfery. The industrial public is completely
paralyzed. AL animals. all horses have
been taken away to meet the necessities OF
the Spanish army. There Is nothing for
the lahcring people, for the poorer elasses
the large majority of whom are Cubans. to
do. Matters have not improved since the
raising of the blockade. The poor man who
manages to plant little garden place to
save himself and his family from starvation
finds, just as he is about to harvest his
crop, he is made the prey of the soldiery.
who rob him of ALL The city is full OF
thieves and vagabonds, who steal, plumber
and destroy all they can. Neither Is there
any justice or attempt at punishment for
ofTenSes, even the most grave.
ITO make it worse. the colonial govern
lnent has advanced the customs duties 20
per cent. since the blockade was raised.
The government is liberating the most
dangerous criminals, while political pTis-
oners are treated with the utmost cruelty.
A short time longer of the present condi-
ton of affairs and the entire Cuban popu-
latiOn will be dependent upon the noble
charity of the Red Cross. The press is
again beginning to defame Cuban liberty
and the Spanish censor is maintaining a
policy worse than in the times of Weyler.
What | particularly wish to have you
obtain for us is the aid of the American
government in preventing the coafiscation
of Cuban property by the SpaniardS which
is going on at an alarming rate every day.
The Cubans are poor enough, but their con-
dillon is growing steadily worse by plum
der and robbery. Again. we desire to have
the censorship raised. SO that the outside
world may know what we are suffering.
That would do more than all else to stay
the ravages of the SraniardS."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
COST OF WAR TO SPAIN
ABOUT $374.sOO,0OO, BESIDES HER
FERTILE ISLAND COLONIES.
Enormous Sums Spent ON the Army
Instead of the Navy-NO Danger
of Renewal of HOstilities.

NEW YORK, Sept. PA special to the
Herald from Washington says: aside
from the loss of her colonies and the ships
destroyed in battle the war has cost Spain
about 74S)0,0 900. Information to this effect
has been reached at the Navy Department
from the naval attaches of this government
abroad. Including the cost of preparation in
anticipation of the war begun by Spain in
May, 1895. these sums have been raised and
expended: From the sale of 800, 944 Cuban
notes, So, 42.255; from the sale of 10000 Gu
ban notes of 1885, S.. 7S4, S97; loan of 400 100000
pesetas on the customs guarantees. $74, 400 600;
from the sale of silver, etc, $685. loan OF
the Bank of Spain on the Cuban guarantee.
SIS, 400 600; loan of the Bank of Spain on
the customs guarantee. $4S. 100000: loan of
the Bank of Spain on guarantee Of con-
tributions, $50 100000: loan of the Bank Of
Spain per cent. internal debt, $29 600 900;
Philippine taxes. $37 .OOOO 600. These sums do
not include debts for transports, etc., con-
tracted by the government which are placed
at approximately, So, 100000.
According to the information in the pos
session of the department all the money
obtained has been expended on expeditions
sent to the colonies whose total amounted
to 1SO,431 soldiers, 6,223 officers and about
seven hundred generals. OF the millions ex-
pended only $5600,OOO was spent by the Span
ish government to increase it's naval force.
Ell Mundo, of Spain, commenting on this
small appropriation for the navy when such
a large sum was expended for the army,
points out that this sum was sufficient to
have bought and maintained a battle ship
OF ten thousand TONS With the entire APP
propriation.' it continues. 'sixty-six battle
ships could have been secured.
According to the reports received here 1t
is evident that Spain deeply deplores her
failure to add a large number of ships to
her navy instead of applying at least half
of the appropriations made by the Cortes to
the maintenance of the army. 1t is appre-
ciated by the Madrid government that In
view of the condition of her treasury and
the further fact that her naval force is now
greatly inferior it would be useless to coli-
tinue the struggle, especially as there is no
nation Of Europe willing to support her in
case she should again resort TO the arbitra-
ment of arms. Because of this the authori-
ties have no reason to believe there will
be any serious hitch in the negotiations OF
the peace commission, and while they expect
the Spaniards will do everything possible
to delay the completion of the treaty be-
lieving they may bring about complications
advantageous to their government, the
American representa- tives will be in posi-
ton at any time to bring them to terms
by simple threat to withdraw"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
MAY COAL AT SEA.
Four Golfers VIII Accompany the Or
egOn and Texas to San Francisco.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment is shifting some of the officers on
the battle ships Oregon and Iowa prepara-
tory for their departure from New York
on their long cruise to San Francisco by
way of the Straits of Magellan. The de-
partment has just selected from among the
fleet of colliers acquired during the war
four of the best and largest to accompany
the BATTLE ships on their long run. These
are the Cassius, the Scienda, the Alexander
and the Aberendia. and their coal capacity
is sufficient to insure full supply for the
big battle ships, well as for themselves,
without subjecting the fleet to the refusal
of any of the South American republics to
take on coal on account of the technical
existence of the state of war between the
United States and Spain. No attempt is to
be made to drive the big ships SO as to equal
the famous run of the oregon coming east
ward, the need for the ships on the Pacific
side not being so pressing as to warrant
mourning the risk of injuring the boilers or
machinery by keeping up full speed. 1t is
expected the battle ships with their golfers,
will be able to start from New York about
the end of this month.
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TWO WINTER HOSPITALS.
One Almost Ready ana Another to BE
Erected Soon.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-Surgeon Gen.
eral Sternberg to-day furnished some inter-
esting details of the plans of the War De-
partment referred to yesterday by Secretary
Alger for the establishment of two large,
well-equipped winter hospitals for the
troops. He said that, without attracting
much attention the medical department had
for some time been at work erecting such
hospital on the government reservation at
Fort Monroe and he was pleased to be able
to announce that Lieutenant Colonel Wood
hull, the surgeon in charge, had reported
that the hospital would be ready for the
reception of troops next Friday. There is
already at the fort tent hospital in ex-
cellent shape, capable of accommodating
five hundred patients. The new hospital will
be additional to this, will be constructed
of timber after the style of regular bar
RACKS "a and VIII contain one thousand beds
II is intended for the reception of sick SOL
olerS returning from Porto Rico.
Looking ahead to the possibility of an ex-
tended occupancy of Cuban ports by the
united States army, with the resulting re-
quirements upon the medical department of
the care of the sick soldiers, Surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg is planning for another hos
pltal on even larger scale at some of the
Southern ports below Fortress Monroe and
more accessible from Cuba. He has ap-
pointed medical board to make an inspec-
ton of available places and the impression
prevails that the hospital will be located
either at Charleston or Savannah. The hos
pltal ships Resolute and Missouri are under
orders to prepare Immediately for a return
trip to Porto Rico to bring back any sick
soldiers requiring home treatment.
The post hospital at Washington barracks.
District of Columbia, the Sternberg and
Sanger field hospitals at Chickamauga Park
and the military hospital at Ponce Porto
Rico, have been designated as general hos
pitfalls and are placed under the exclusive
control of the surgeon general of the army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
SONS OF VETERANS.
Many Enlisted in the War Against
Spain, and Some Died in Cuba.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept 12.--The seventeenth
am ual encampment of the Sons Of Veterans
was called to order in this city by Senior
Vice Commander George e. Cogshall, of
Grand Rapids. Mich, in the absence of
Commander-in-chief Charles K. Darling, of
Boston, who is in Porto Rico in command
of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers.
About 15O delegates responded to the roll
call. The morning session was confined ex-
clusively to routine business, but there are
many important matters coming up. At the
afternoon session all additional routine COM
mittees were appointed and the annual re-
ports OF the officers were read. The main re-
port was one by Adjutnat General Bolton,
who reviewed the work of the last year in
the absence or COmmander-in-chief Darling
In this, as well as in the other reports con-
siderable stress was laid upon the fact that
more representatives of the order enlisted
in the war against Spain than from any
other organization Particular mention was
gan, which fought in the battle of Siboney
and lost many men. Another State which
furnished companies of Sons of Veterans
was Minnesota. Recommends ton was made
that special services should be held in COM
lnemoratlon OF the members of the order
Who have fallen in battle. a net gain of $50
members has been made during the past
year, the total membership beng at present
S2,S41 distributed among 1853 camps. A
surplus of over 81 100 has been added to the
treasury of the society.
There will be fight over the election of
TIE commander-in-chief, for which office
there are three prominent candidates-W.
S. Oberderf. of New York; Colonel Shep-
pard, of Illinois, and Lieutenant Governor
Jones, of Ohio. There are three cities after
the next encampment-Denver, San Fran
cisco and Boston, with odds at present in
favor of the westerly city. The Ladies' Aid
Society will commence it's session to-mor-
row with good attendance of delegates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
TICHBORNE CASE RECALLED.
Death of One of the Chief Witnesses
for the Notorious Claimant.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept 12.-The steam
er Miowari has arrived from Sydney and
Wellington, bringing news to Aug. 49, One
of the chief witnesses III the famous ITCH
borne trial, Jean Luie, has just died in a
New South Wales lunatic asylum. Luie was
steward on board the Inflated Bella. which
sailed from England with Tichborne. In
his evidence at the famous trial Luie identi-
fed the claimant one of those saved from
the wreck with himself. Up TO a short time
before his death he stated that he firmly
believed that the claimant was Tichborne,
who sailed with him in the Bella, until the
conclusion of the trial, when he and the
claimant were arraigned Tor perjury and
sentenced to a fourteen years term. After
the expiration of his sentence in England
Iuie went to New South Wales and worked
in different vocations until Il few months
ago. when he was admitted 10 the Liverpool
Asylum. He was seventy-eight years of age,
a native of Bornholm. Denmark, and I'M
married.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
PREvENTABLE STREET DANGERS.

The New York Evening Sun, after quot
ing the Journals recent criticism on the
neglect of their duties by indianapolis po-
lice, says: 1.-The best thing for Indianapolis
to do is to get a good bicycle police squad
such as we have in this city. Then the rules
of the road will be enforced all round in an
impartial way"
That may be true. but certainly much
could be accomplished in the way of reform
if the policemen we already have would ex-
ert themselves a little. For example, if the
officers stationed at the intersection of
Washington and Illinois streets and at
Washington and Pennsylvania had arrested
scorchers as they should have done during
the months past the accident by which one
of the public school teachers will probably
lose her hand would not have happened. A
good many people have wondered what
those officers think they are stationed at
those corners for. anyway. They seldom
make an arrest, even the wheelman who
knocked Miss John under the street car be-
ing allowed TO go free. In other cities po-
licemen on busy corners are expected to
clear way for pedestrians. but though a.
certain hours of the day the traffic at the
points named makes crossing difficult for
the most active persons, feeble old people
and women with little children are allowed
tc make their way from curb TO curb as best
they may without assistance from the off,
GERS. The police force of the city is
not as large. perhaps. as the needs
require: Indianapolis covers large terri
tory and 1t is unfair to charge official neg
Ilgence when an accident or crime occurs
in remote district, but in quarters whefe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

Conventions, with crowds that fill the
streets, come and go, regiments of soldiers
go to war and return, political contests
are waged-all these things we regard as
events of consequence when thes are really
of little moment compared with another oc-
currence to which the most of us give but
passing heed. This is the opening of the
city schools with their %, 900 children The
education of that number of children is of
more Importance to the country and the
world, has more bearing upon the future
than any of the other happenings. Its sig
nificance can hardly be overestimated. 1t is
upon these children that the responsibility
of the Nation will rest few years hence;
it is in their schools that they will lay the
foundations of character and knowledge
that will fix their rank as individuals and
as citizens. Upon the wise conduct of the
schools much depends. and it should be the
part of all men and women, parents or not,
to satisfy themselves that the best methods
are employed and real progress being made.
Instead OF the prevailing indifference to the
occasion the annual opening of the public
schools should be celebrated as an event of
the utmost consequence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

The late Empress Of Austria did not man.
strong character Had she been endowed
with ambition. shrewdness and truly royal
intellect she Laight have been an Empress
in fact as well as in name. She would have
adapted herself to the court and its Gus
toms instead of allowing her dislike of them
10 drive her into seclusion. or she would
diplomacy or by imperious rule have
changed the irksome observances TO her lik-
ing. The naughty Austrian nobility would
have bowed humbly to the Bavarian
princess had she shown herself indeed a
Queen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

The repeating of the stories of neglect and
suffering in hospitals. bad enough at best,
but wickedly distorted by the Sentinel, may
be regarded as good politics. but. to have
been up to date, it should have filled its
double columns with these reports three
weeks ago. Now that the President has or
dered an investigation. and men of charac-
ter and ability will be called to the work,
the political profit which so many expected
to make out of the apparent ignorance of a
few men connected with the medical. sup
ply and transportation branches of the War
Department viii not turn to the advantage
Of those who expect it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
SLAUGHTER IN GUATEMALA.
300 People Reported TO Have Been
Killed and Wounded i'm n Riot.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 12.-The steamer
Olympia, which has arrived here from Porto
Cortez, brings news of serious rioting in
Guatemala during the recent elections. in
which, it is said 300 were killed and wound
ed. The story of the rioting was brought
from Port Barrios to Porto Cortez by a
trading schooner. these captain says that
the facts were KEPT off the wires by the
government censor Although Prospero
Moralez had died after his capture In cave
by the government forces, his followers were
i'll content 70 submit to the reelection of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
The sternherr Hosnita1.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The following
dispatch to the President from Major Cen
eral Breckenridge, dated Chickamauga
Park, Ga. Sept. H. was made public to-day:
Less than forty days ago work was be-
gun to build and equip Sternberg Hospital
to supply a crying demand for better ac-
of the sick of this command who were
daily increasing in numbers when / as
sumed command on Aug. 2. Major Griffin
was put in charge of this hospital and it
has been, in that time, of infinite comfort
to the hundreds of sick who have been in
Its wards and is now a model field hospital
in every way. He deserves great praise and
commentator for the work he has DONE"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

"Abner." asked the wife of the editor OF
the Plunkville Bugle, looking up from her
latest take don't you think it is a sin
for you to write those Washington dis
patches right here in the ofice?''
mo. don't" stoutly responded the edi-
tor. II have always been taught that the
way to get thing done right Is to do it
vnurSelf - 80.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

The finances of the National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army seem to have been
so badly managed during 1869 that the
organization was threatened with bank
ruptcy The Woman's Relief Corps. hearing
of the situation of the brethren, voted s., 600
of its surplus to keep the encampment
afoat. Evidently the members of the ma
tional w. r. c. are better financiers than
the managers of the Grand Army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

officers are constantly stationed the public
has right to expect protection and the
strict enforcement of city ordinances and
regulations. Under another administration
it would have reason as well as the right to
expect it. The understanding during the
Taggart regime that saloon laws and gam
bling laws are to be ignored has, however
apparently demoralized the force. and citi-
zens have no security in any direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
WARNED BY ASSASSINS.
Public officials of BarbadOes Threat
ened Anonymously.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 12.-Accorl-
ing to advices received here from the Bar
BADGES since the death of the Hon Mr. Pile,
speaker of the Assembly, on Sept. 2, from the
effects of the recent attempt to assassinate
him. the Governor and five public officials
have been anonymously warned that sim
liar fate has been decreed for them as a
reward for their oppression" The worst
feature of the Pile tragedy is that the gov
eminent reward of 81 .000 for information re-
garding. the conspirators fails to induce their
betrayal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

The men and women of Des Moines, Ia.
have voted on a proposition to purchase the
water works owned by a corporation and
defeated it. 1t appears that a majority of
the men were against the purchase and a
majority of the women in favor of it. The
majority against purchase was only i5s in
a total of 1859 votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

When the One hundred fifty eighth
and the One-hundred-a d-ffty-ninth come
marching back let the community scan their
ranks to see, If they can, the gaunt, totter-
ing and broken men, for such most of them
must be if the Sentinel and like papers tell
the truth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

A general European war would be de-
plorable thing, but Uncle Samuel would
have the satisfaction of knowing, while the
trouble was in progress, that he had eaten
at the first table and was in condition to
look on with a considerable degree of as
surance and freedom from uneasiness as to
personal violence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

long and trying summer and have proved
their mettle hardly less than they would
have done in actual war. That they are
privileged to return at this time is matter
for general rejoicing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

From all reports Cincinnati deserves
praise for the manner in which she handled
the G. A. r. Nationl Encampment. 1t APP
pears that she took care of the great gath
ering almost as well as Indianapolis handles
big crowds at national meetings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

Queer stories are told these days. One
Of them is that during the summer of 1864
General Grant declared that he would not
move his army without onions. and that the
next day three trainIoads were forwarded
to the front. One of the weaknesses of this
story is that the Potomac army was not
reached by railroads in 1864.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

all her portraits represent her as very
youthful woman. This is accounted for by
the explanation that she would have no
photographs taken or portraits painted after
her beauty began to fade. If she had
studied the arts of the modern actress she
might have acquired a makeup that would
deceive even a camera
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

to make strong fight in me balloting, gath
cred in forces at the polls and considera bic
disorder Followed heated personal disputes.
Troops had been posted near al the pals,
and when the disorders became extensive the
ORDER TO fire was given. Details are lacking,
but according to the schooner captain 800
persons Were killed or fatally wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13

Senator McLauren, of South Carolina, fol-
lows Senator Foraker in confessing that he
made mistake in voting for Cuban recog
milton and that the President was right in
opposing 1t. The Democratic senator even
goes so Tar as to say that President McKin-
ley is more popular the country over than
any of his predecessors since Andrew Jack
son