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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
In Defense of the Pensioners.
Leslie's Weekly.

If for any reason another war should be
forced upon the American people, we doubt
if there would be such a rush to enlist as
was witnessed at the beginning of our civil
contest. The men who left wives and chill
dren and FASTENED to the defense of their
flag, with an assurance from their neighborS
that their families would be provided for,
and an assurance from the government that
they would receive So a week and susten-
ance if they lived and a miserable pittance
If they were disabled, have lived-or some
of them have-to witness the day when the
public press Is denouncing them as bounty
jumpers and deserters.
There may be, and no doubt are, some
fraudulent pensioners. Perhaps q few
bounty jumpers or scapegraces are receiv-
ing pensions, but, after all, is 1t just and
decent that all the pensioners should be
subjected to general criticism and fierce
denunciation? Every one familiar with the
history of pension legislation knows that
this legislation was not inspired by the vet
Grams. The pension agent has been the chief
beneficiary of every pension law He has
framed pension bills to suit himself. This
abuse at one time became so notorious that
Congress was compelled to interfere and
legisate to protect the pensioner from the
pension shark.
Let the warfare against the honest pen
sioner cease. turn the guns on the pension
after the war legislated money into his own
pocket under the pretense that he was doing
a patriotic service for the wounded and dis
abled Union soldier 1t would be far better,
far more patriotic and decent, to give a
service pension to every honorable man who
fought on either side. in the late war.
whether he was a Confederate or Union
soldier. than to deprive the Impoverished
and disabled Union veterans of the pittance
the government gives them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
THE RAILROAD Y. M. C. Il.
Governor Mount Speaks at the Ami
Versary Meeting.

There was a large attendance at the sec
ond anniversary of the Brightwood branch
of the Railroad Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, held in the paint shop of the Big
Four yesterday afternoon. The building
was decorated with the stars and stripes.
A platform had been erected for the speak
ers, among whom were j. Q. Van Wrinkle,
general superintendent of the Big Four
Railroad j. @. Hicks. general yard mas
ter; +. w. Lawler, master mechanic; Z. L.
Hamilton, international secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and NJ w. Calender, railroad
secretary Y. NJ c. A, Pittsburg, Pa. The
prayer was offered by Rev. w. w. Reyn-
Odds. Selections were rendered by the Big
-Four male quartet and Mrs. Theodore
Gatchel. Gov. James A. Mount delivered
an address on railroad men and the Y. M.
c. A, its work and influence. and Mr..
Theo GatcheI, the secretary of the Rail-
road Y. Nj. c. A. read his annual report.
He reported an increase of 40 per cent in
the membership from 1896, and the expenses
for 1897 were $S,010.1. Sunday meetings Tor
men have been held throughout the year
with an attendance OF 1,047. A Bible class
was organized, which meets on Friday
Moons. The c., c.. c. 81 st. L. Railroad
Company has continued the financial sup
port which has made the work possible,
but even as helpful has been the earnest
the officers, especially General Supelintend-
emit Van Wrinkle and Mr. Lawler. The
meeting closed with the benediction, given
by Rev Mr.. Murray.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
A COLOR LINE AT CAIRO
1T DELAYS DETECTIVE THORNTON
IN RETURNING HOME.
He May Sue a Railroad-Had to Pay
So for Two Drinks of
Whisky.

c. Fred Kissel returned yesterday after
noon from Cairo, ILL.,, where he went with
Detective Thornton to arrest the man sup
posed to be Wilder. He Witnessed the dis
play Of the old-time Southern spirit toward
the colored detective. When they alghted
from the train after days ride both men
concluded to get a drink of whisky They
entered a saloon and ordered good whisky.
1t was served, and Mr.. Kissel laid half
dollar on the bar and waited for his change.
Your bill is ST." said the bartender.
The amount was paid and little said about
it, the men understanding that it was
Thornton's color which caused the bar
tender to charge such an extortonate price.
They went to another saloon and ordered
drinks.
1T will cost you 50 a drink" they were
told. This angered Thornton and he told
the bartender he would buy barrel of
whisky, and pulled out a thick roll of
money to convince him and the crowd that
gathered that he was able to do it. The
bartender politely informed him that it
would cost him $3.50 and could not be drunk
on the premises. Thornton told him to roll
out the barrel, but Kissel interfered and
led the angry detective away.
After two or three such experiences the
pair went to police headquarters and met
Chief Mahoney. Kissel addressed him. The
officer was very affabe and began talking
about the business that brought the Indian
apolis men there. He addressed himself al
together to Kissel, and when Kissel told
him that Thornton was the man he wanted
to deal with the chiefs demeanor changed.
ut was frost from that time.'' said Kis-
sci yesterday. 1.-THE chief went with us to
the Jail. and we saw that the man under
arrest was not Wilder. On the way back to
headquarters 1 suggested that we take
drink, but the chief refused to drink with
u.s. We afterward met a colored man, an
old friend of Thornton's and matters went
along more smoothly.
The worst indignity of all came when we
went to the station to take the train for
home at l o'clock this morning. / offered
to buy the tickets, and the agent informed
us that Thornton could not ride on that
train. He said it was for white people only.
/ came home on the train and left Thornton
there He has to wait until o'clock Mon
day morning. There are only three trains
a week which carry colored passengers.
Thornton will reach home this evening at
about o'clock. Will Bradley, the man
arrested at Cairo and thought to have been
Wilder, is wanted in this city for larceny,
but he will not be surrendered by the Illi-
nois authorities, who have a better case
against him. About three weeks ago Brad
ley was given So by a woman to pay a fine.
He kept it. The same day he rented BIZ
cycle on Indiana avenue and sold it to
ployment in a hotel, but was arrested for
entering a boarderS room and stealing
some diamonds and jewelry.
Mr. Kissel says that Thornton may insti-
tute a suit against the Chicago d Eastern
Illinois Railroad for refusing to carry him
on the train which brought KisSel home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
THE CHINESE SCAPEGOAT.
Police Again Display Their Strong
Anti-Gambling Ferv0r.

The police learned last evening that
large crowd of Cinnamon were gathered in
the laundry of Quong Lee, 21S North Della
ware street. playing fan-tan, the popular
Chinese gambling game. A raid was
planned. Captain Dawson, Sergeants
Lowe, Crane, Schwab and Boylan and Po-
lice Surgeon Christian made up the party
that surrounded the place. There was noise
and sounds of gayety within. All the China
men were gathered in a middle room, and
through a window in a room further back a
white woman was seen sitting alone. When
the police knocked there was confusion
within and the sound of many feet scurry-
ing about After considerable delay the
doors were opened and the police found
twenty-eight Chinese gathered in the rear
room. They were Longing about smok-
ing cigarettes and opium. The white
woman was also there, and with her was
little half-breed boy, who proved to be a
bright fellow. She was the wife of a La
fayette Chinaman.
No arrests were made, as there was no
evidence of gambling, and it was known to
the police by experience that it is almost
impossible to convict this class of gamblers
1t was learned that this is period OF holi-
day festivities with the Chinese, who began
last Sunday enjoying a month in celebrate
ing the New Year. Those at Quong Lees
place were from surrounding towns as well
as from the city. They Will come here four
successive Sundays to make merry. After
the scare which the presence of the police
had given them the Cinnamon talked about
themselves 9nd their holiday played some
weird musiL fer their unexpected guests
upon some queer stringed instruments,
passed around a box of fine cigars and in
several ways tried to make the visitors
feel the good fellowship they were enjoying
when interrupted.
From Quong Lees the police went around
on Massachusetts avenue to another laun-
dry, where a score of Acknowledged men
were loafing about. A rear exit was found
which connected with rear door to Quong
Lees and explained to the police why, on
former occasions, they had been unable to
find anybody in Quong Lees when they
went to make a raid.
The police have made no raids recently
on the various crap games about the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
Rev. j. Cumming Smiths sermon.

The Rev. J. Cumming Smith sopke yes
terday morning at the Tabernacle Church
or the subject, Incomplete Equities of
Life" 1t was a strong sermon. He said,
in part:
1--WE have in previous messages held that
one law, one love- one grace one purity,
here and the life hereafter; that those souls
who have felt the glow of Gods love here
or come under the loneliness and leadership
of Gods law here have experienced that
heavens. The fact of judgment is an eter-
nal fact beginning when the first soul was
born. when the first choice was made be-
tween right and wrong; and men are now
under the primacy of conscience which con-
stitutes an authority more or less orac-
God is the essential and eternal neces-
sity. You are organized to cry out for Him.
The highest development of a man is in
the conscious love of the father when all
the life and love of Coo; and we know no
lower hell than that of man who has shut
out that eternal love. There are men here
who have long looked upon the theory of
faith very much as an ESquimo looks upon
the pictures of glowing tropics or the
rough blooms of the marsh look up at the
harebellS tWinkling on the lofty precipiceS.
l admit to you that too often our hymns
and our sermons have made a fatal dis
tinction between right and faith, between
hell and the hereafter, between heaven and
earth, but you have no right to let hymns
and sermons tyranniZe over your honest
convictions. The gospel of Jesus is unique
in this: 1t makes religious life an inward
and eternal life. Every believing soul Is
now in heaven and Is fit for any world God
ever made, because the one love of the one
God blends all worlds into one vast world
OF love"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

There has been talk for some time to the
effect that Harry Pulliam, the Louisville
baseball man. was negotiating with John I.
Brush to trade Hill for Ritchey and Miller.
1t was expected that Pulliam would come
here again yesterday to confer with Mr..
Brush from the fact that Mr.. Brush was
quoted in the Louisville Courier-Journal as
having promised to give Pulliam a good
trade for Hin. If Pulliam came here yes
terday the fact could not be established
He was not seen about the Grand Hotel,
where he generally stops, nor at the Bates
House, where Mr.. Brush has been living
since the fire at his home east Of the city
a few weeks ago. Mr.. Brush himself went
to Cincinnati last evening and is not ex-
pected home for two or three days. Before
leaving he said nothing of his intentions
nor the purpose of his trip TO Cincinnati
at this time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
An IRVINGToN PORCH CLIMBER.
Two Shots Fired at an Intruder,
Crawling on a Roof.

A porch climber attempted to effect an
entrance to a house on University avenue,
near Ritter avenue. Irvington, between 2
and o'clock yesterday morning The
burglar mounted a shed roof and was
crawling toward a window when he
stumbled over a wire used to fasten Chin
ney. The noise made by this aroused the
man OF the house, who was sleeping in the
room facing on to the roof. He opened the
window cautiously and fired over the man
on the roof. The latter scrambled to his
feet and took refuge out of range of any
more pistol shots. In a few minutes the
man of the house heard the burglar again
crawling along the roof. He fired again IN
the direction OF the sound and saw a man
run to the edge OF the roof and jump off.
The burglar picked himself up from the
ground and beat a hasty retreat down the
avenue. No more was heard of the burglar
and no traces were found OF any blood
Two large, ragged holes in the screen wire
stretched over the window show the size
OF the two 38-calibre bullets fired at the
porch climber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
The Magnetic Needle in Russia.



One of Russia's innumerable mysteries is
the erratic behavior of the magnetic needle
in many parts of the great empire. The
compass is freaky enough anywhere, but
it seems to take a particular delight in re-
fusing to point north for the subjects of
the Gear. French and Russian scientists
have recently been investigating this sub
ject on the vast central plain between Mos
cow and Kharkov. The greatest aberra-
tions were found in the province of Kursk,
the capital town Of which is some six hum
dred miles almost due south of Moscow
In the northern part of the province, near
Tim the needle defects 20 degrees. further
south. in the province of Stario Oskol, up
to 80 degrees, while in the southeast of the
province about $50 miles south of Tim, the
DETECTION is over SO degrees, the needle
standing almost perpendicular and pointing
nearer east and west than north and south
This reversal of the magnetic forces may
have some curious effects. A number of
new railways are building in that region,
and the engineers are interested in finding
out whether the durability of their lines
viii sustain the long-accepted theory that
those rails last best which are parallel with
the magnetic meridians. AS these run east
and west over @ considerable part of Rus
STA. it will be the north-and-south lines that
first show signs of wear, whereas such
lines in other countries are the more easily
maintained in repair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
DR.. PRU NK'S DENIAL.
The Williams Case-A Statement by
Dead Woman's Sister.

Dr. D. H. Prunk denies that he had any
thing to do in the case of Mrs. Alice Will
liams who died Saturday morning at 81
West Twelfth street, as the result Of a
criminal operation He says he never heard
of the woman until he read the account of
her death in the Journal
Deputy Coroner Dodds made the inveSti-
cation in the case and took the testimony
Of witnesses. He says he has the sworn
statement Of Rosa Johnson, sister of Mrs
Williams, to the effect that she accompanied
Mrs. Williams to the Office of DR.. Prunk:
that her sister went into a private room
with the physician, and that her sister said
gave her
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
Personal Notice
THE -
Marion Trust Company

To meet the increasing requirements of its
business, has removed its offices tothe (old)
JOURNAL BUILDING Northeast corner
Monument place and Market street), where
it is prepared to make prompt loans at
reasonable rates.
Savings deposits received and per cent
interest allowed, compounded semi-aunu-
ally. One dollar and upwards may be de-
posted on these terms. All kinds of Trusts
administered. Property taken charge of.
Rents collected. Insurance written.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOME
saloon Keeper Wilson's Family
Causes His Arrest.

At $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning the BIZ
cycle patrolmen, STREET. and Lancaster, were
called to the corner of McCarty and Illinois
streets by Mrs ]. II Wilson and her daugh-
ter. They told the patrolmen that Mr.. VIII
son had driven them from their home at the
point of a revolver. Wilson keeps saloon
at 40 South Illinois street and his family
lives over the saloon. Mrs. Wilson says she
had some trouble with her husband about
an Objectionable character he had in the
was arrested, charged with assaulting his
wife and with drawing a deadly weapon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
THE ROOF LEAKED.
Water Dripped on tl.e Baby, and Paby
Died.

Deputy Coroner Dodds was called yester-
day to Norwood on account of the sudden
death of the infant child of Rev j. ]. Ken
nedy and wife. colored. He learned that
death was the result of acute. pneumonia,
brought about by a weJting the baby re-
ceived last Thursday. The roof leaked and
water dripped into the cradle, wetting the
baby considerably before the condition was
discovered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
HE WAS TO DIE HAPPY.
Cruel Doctors Took the Sentiment Out
of Bryan's Message.

Perry Bryan, baker, aged twenty-five
years, took a dose of laudanum about mid
night last night Earlier in the evening he
sought lodgings at Moran's Hotel on South
Illinois street and went to bed. When dis
covered he was well under the influence of
the drug and was only half conscious. The
Dispensary doctors were called and man
aged to revive him. Bryan left a card on
which he had written: Notify Bryce's
bakery Died happy" The mans former
home was at Dallas, Tex.
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tent of 500 by fire last night at $50 o'clock.
Inc nre originated from a defective flue.
The house at $40 South Capitol avenue,
occupied by Nellie Rush, was damaged to
the extent of $50 by fire. originating from
an overheated stove The house is the prop
erty Of Abraham PineberrY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

weeks closed last evening. The evangelist
Rev Dr. SWdcener, was listened to by large
audiences at both services yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
DunIap's Celebrated Hats
Seaton's hat store
Chas. II. Whftsctt,
Undertaken, 531 North Meridian street.
Through Pullman Tourist sIeeper

For points in Kansas, California, Arizona
and New Mexico, will leave Indianapolis via
the Vandalia Line each Wednesday until
further notice. For rates, reservations and
full information, apply to ticket agent Van
dalia Line, or to W. w. Richardson, d. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press.
Still the Indianapolis convention demon
strates what the business interests of the
country might accomplish if they were rep
resented in Congress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

The special revival services which have
been held in the Central-avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church during the past two
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Oats.

Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diana. General Offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

The two-story brick dwelling and grocery
store occupied by Charles Pierson at POI
South Noble street was damaged to the ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31

Kimball pianos Carin & Lennox e. Market st.
McGlniard Agency Co. Fire insurance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-31
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL

A2MnAA~.--- M IN I1x11ex1t Place News =
Inst od's
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-31
ISLANDS AND SHIPS.
Mckinley Sad to Have Made Deal
with the Danish Government.

Mckinley Sad to Have Made Deal
with the Danish Government.
New YORK, March 3l.-The Journals
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
There is reason to believe that the gov.
ernment has made most important
deal with foreign nation. which Will
have an important bearing upon rcla.
tions with Spain.
Negotiations have been concluded Tor
the cession to this country of the three
Danish islands in the West Indies, ST.
Thomas, st. John and st. Croix.
It is also understood that Denmark
sells to this country two cruisers and
three torpedo boat destroyers. The
price paid for the whole is said to be
$l5.O00,o0o.
Nothing can be learned of the details,
but it is reported that the islands were
sold for about 100000 and the war
vessels for about sG.oU0,ooo.
willing I" Give Half That.
New YORK, March 3i.-The report
that Spain was ready 10 grant indepeh'
dence 10 Cuba in consideration OF an
indemnity Of $500, O,ooo.o ana tha'
President Palma for the insurgents was
favorable to the proposition. was the
subject of considerab discussion at the
rooms OF the Cuban jun,a. In speak
ING for the members of the ]unta'
Hora,io : Rubens said that the Cuban.
would once have been wiling TO pay
that sum, and that they are willing and
able to pay half that sum-
Held For jail breaking.
DrApwoop, S. D., March 81 -Ihom
as O'Day. another Of the alleged Belle
Fourche bank robbers, was acquitted o
the crime OF bank robbery. but Is hele
for Jail breaking.
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"ASAA AA0AIoI OdHABta. No definifo
conclusion was reached, as the minister
desired to PLACE the matter under con-.
sideration before the queen regent and
other members of the ministry. The
conference was adjourned until Thurs.
day. Although Mr.. Woodford does not
give any details of what transpired at
the meeting, yet his message is very
hopelul III tone aud gives the president
nope that final settlement of the
question at issue may be determined at
the next conference. The main question
oiscus,ed at the meeting between Min.
lister Woodford and Premier Savasta il
known to have been the prompt cessa.
ton OF hostilities on the island of Cuba
the release Of the reconcentrados. with
permission for them to return To their
homes and resume their occupations
Without further molestation. The ex.
act lines upon which Minister Wood.
ford is at work for final settlement of
the Cuban question cannot be stated.
rs he has received number Of supges.
tions from this government as to what
would be acceptable to it. The con.
census Of opinion. however, in admin.
istration circles, is that it involves a
settlement upon an indemnity basis of
something less than sou, 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-31
Anti- Spanish Demonstration.

VALPARAISO, Ind. March 81. "A
thousand students of the Northern In
diana normal school and citizens,
headed by the city band, paraded the
principal streets of the city carrying
banners reading, "Long Live Cuba
and "Down With Spain. The crowd
marched to the courthouse yard aud
there hung Sagasta in etiigy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-31
would AbrOsute the Treaty.

MILWAUKEE, March 3l.-A move
ment has been started trendlng toward
the abrogating of tho treaty OF 1918,
latween the United States and Great
Britain, which stands III the way of
the United States strengthening her
navy by not being allowed to build
gunboats, torpedo boats, monitors and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-31

favorable to the Naval Personnel Bill.
AsHINGToN, March 81 The sub.
committee on naval affairs has unani.
Mously recommended Il favorable re.
port on the naval personnel bill.
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Han0car'a Eric htfLl Plunge.

ASHLAND, Wis, March 3l.-A hand.
car OH the Northwestern road ran off
the dock and took fearful plunge on.
to the ice 6O feet below. William
Schuster and Gas Anderson. who were
on the car and went down with it, were
killed