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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
A BAD POLITICAL MIX.
Two Fusion Tickets In Jackson
County to BE I'm the Field.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind. Aug. IA prominent
Republican residing in the western part OF
the county was in the city this evening and
reports that there was a purported meeting
of Republicans held at Brownstown to-day
for the purpose of putting out straight
Republican county ticket. He says that the
courthouse ring dominated the meeting The
Republican county committee has decided
to fuse with the Democrats of the eastern
townships and will name a county ticket In
this city on Sept. II, which will be composed
Of men Of both parties. Since the committee
decided on fusion the Democratic ring at
Bpewnstown has had the buck ague and u
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
INDIANAPOLIS

mond p. Hobson in connection with the
Merrimac. as set forth in the letter of the
commanding officer of the North Atlantic
station"
The report then refers to the various pa
pers submitted in connection with Mr. Hob
sons record and closes with a recommends
ton that he be promoted to naval con-
structor.
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The Joint High Commission.

QUEBEC. Aug. 27.-Both American and
Canadian delegates of the arbitration con-
ference have been in session to-day. They
say that various subjects have been dis
cussed. and that no stumbling blocks have
as yet been encountered. Nothing whatever
was revealed as to what subjects have been
under consideration
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 27.--Admiral
Schley arrived here from Washington this
evening and went to the home of his sis
ters-in-iaw. the Misses Franklin. A large
crowd that filled the streets adjacent to the
station applauded him, and many shook his
hands. The admiral was rendered a recep-
ton this evening by the Annapolitan Club.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Commercial
Cable Company issued the following notice:
1--WE are advised that with the exception of
Ponce, messages for all Porto Rican points.
including San Juan, are subject to strict
Spanish censorship and only accepted
at the senderS' risk
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The hospital
ship Solace sailed Thursday from Caiman-
era. in Santiago province, Cuba. for Boston,
where she is nos, 90 for some days yet.
There is no truth, therefore, in reports that
she is overdue and that fear for her safety
is entertained In Boston,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Nellie seIeig.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN. Ind, Aug. 27.-Nellie Seleig, the
six-year-old daughter of Rev. Seleig. of the
Radical L. 3. Church of this place, died to-
day of typhoid and brain fever.
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PROMOTION FOR HobsoN.
Examining hoard Recommends He BE
Mnha a NnxaI annsfrucfnr.

Made Naval constructors.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-AssIstant Naval
Constructor Hobson was to have been ex-
amined for promotion last week, but owing
20 his duties. he could not go before the
board. 1t was ordered that his record be
examined to see If that would entitIe him
70 the higher rank. The board says:
Tire board join with all the world In ad-
miring the skill. courage and gallant con-
duct Of Assistant Naval Constructor Rich
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Crisis Came In the Afternoon. When
the Patient Rapidly Passed to
State of Profound StupOr.
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ORDERED HOME
THE I59TH INDIANA REGIMENT TO
BE MUSTERED OUT.
Instructions Issued by the War De-
partment for Col. Barnett's Conn
mand to Proceed to indianapolis.
NOW At THOROUGHFARE, VA,
But WILL BE ENCAMPED AT MID
DLETOwN THIS WEEK.

Other Regiments. Including Three
souri,, Also to Be Discharged.
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PASSING AWAY
Ex-GOv. MATTHEW'S FAILS TO RAIL-
LIZ FROM PARALYTIC STROKE.
A Few Precious Moments of Apparent
Consciousness Saturday. When He
Recognized His Friends.
REPORTED DYING LAST NIGHT

DIR. STONE GAVE UP ALL HOPE OF
RECOVERY LATE IN THE DAY.
The herald., 1898-03-07
Riverside County Mines

Il. K. Shawhan, who has been doing de
velopment work on the Anthony Wayne
and Golden Gem mines, in the Garnet
Queen camp, has filed final papers on the
claims.
James Z. Hancock has located the Mary
J. claim, near the Good Hope mine, in the
Pinacate district.
The Little Klondike mine has been To-
Gated, near Elsinore, by c. P. Carter.
The new stamp mill which will be put
on the Harmon group of mines in the
rauquitz district, will be Immediately set
up and started running on some very rich
ore from the Midnight Owl mine.
1t is reported that r. j. Harris, superin-
tendent of the county hospital, will join
the throng and go into the Klondike coun-
try at an carly date
r. II. Howell has completed the re-
CURED $50 worth of work upon the fol-
lowing claims in the Chuckwalla district
and has filed the final notices of location:
The San Antonio, Goodenough, Mississippi,
Great Western, Legal Tender, Georgia
Ohio, Sunset Red Cloud.
Alfred Solano and B. c. Latin have To-
Gated the Solano and Chuckwalla mines
in the Chuckwalla district.
Homer Santee and others have increased
their already large list of claims in the
Chuckwalla district by locating the Flor
ida, New Orleans and Delaware claims.
The Ottawa claim has been located by
I. N. Boicourt in the Pinacate district.
John d. Heaton has located the Wave
Motor and Nachusa mines; r. H. Howell,
the San Antonio, and +. A. Dunham, the
Mark Twain, all in the Chuckwalla dis
trict.
c. D. Shedenhelm has located the Bell
mine in the Garnet Queen camp.-River-
side Enterprise.
The herald., 1898-03-07
COTTON oRowINa IN KANSAS
Farmers in the Sunflower State Are
Cultivating It Extensively

1t Is not generally known that Kansas
is a cotton-producing state. Such, how
ever is a fact, and the season just passed
has proven conclusively that the rich soil
and warm climate of Southern Kansas are
especially adapted to the production OF
cotton. Its Introduction is due to the late
ex-senator Daniel McTaggart. who had
some cotton-seed shipped in from the
south about fifteen years ago. He expert
mented with 1t on his own farm that year,
and the experiment was successful. The
next year he increased his acreage, and in
duced several of his neighbors to put in
cotton. They found that it sold much bet
ter than anything else they could raise,
and the following year the demand for
cotton-sceed was so great that 1t could
not be supplied. Since then the production
of cotton in this section has steadily grown
year by year. until now 1t promises to be
one of the leading products of this Sec
ton.
Negroes are the best hands at raising this
product and the white farmer usually
hires negro to oversee the planting and
cultivation Of his cotton fields, or else
leases 1t to him on shares. The cotton
crop in this section this year ran about
half bale to an acre. which is considered
a good yield. In Texas, this year, 1t Is re-
ported that cotton there went a bale to
five or six acres. A bale of cotton raised
on Senator McTaggarts place took the
first premium over cotton from all the
southern states at the New Orleans ex-
position In 1885, A large factory for the
manufacture of cotton goods Is under
consideration and will probably be erected
in Independence next spring.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The herald., 1898-03-07
Reversible Sentences

Scandalous society and life make gosslps
frantic.
This reads backward:
Frantic gossips make life and society
scandalous.
Apply the same rule to the others given
Dies slowly fading day; winds mournful
sigh;
Bright stars are walxing
Flies owlet, hooting, holding revel high,
Night silence holding.
Solomon had vast treasures-silver and
gold things precious. Happy and rich and
wise was he. Faithfully served he God
She sits lamenting sadly, often too much
alone.
Dear Harry-Devotedly yours remain l.
Have you forgotten $40 check? Reply i'm
mediately please. and hand to yours
Grace Darling.
Man Is noble and generous often, but
sometimes vain and cowardly
Carefully boiled eggs are good and pal-
atable.
Love is heaven and heaven Is love, youth
says. All beware, say aye Trying Is pov-
erty and feeting is love.
Badly governed and fearfully troubled
now is Ireland.
Exercise take; excess beware;
Rise early and breathe free air;
Eat slowly; trouble drive away:
Feet warmish keep; blend work with play.
Adieu. darling! Time flies fast; sails are
set, boats are ready. Farewell!
Matter and mind are mysteries. Never
mind. What is matter? Matter is-never
mind. What is mind? Mind is-never mat
ter
Honesty and truth are good and admira-
bic Qualities, as sympathy and love are en-
dearing traits.
Politics and religion avoid arguing in.
Here is good and sound advice.-London
Truth.
The herald., 1898-03-07
WORK ON THE BUGS
Horticultural Commissioners Make a
Report

SAN BERNARDTNO, March 6.-The
monthly report of the board of horticui-
tural commissioners to the supervisors
makes an excellent showing for February
and the past fumigating season. Since
the first OF September the board has paid
out for cyanide Of potash and sulphuric
acid $5969.12, and collected from the or
chard owners s6047.6O, leaving slight gain
of $7S.4S over the expense. The owner of
the trees who wishes them fumigated pays
for the chemicals, the cost to the county,
and for the labor, the only expense COM
ing on the county being to furnish the plant
and pay the salaries of the commissioners
and inspectors. During the past month
the salaries of the commissioners amounted
TO $1S5.50, and of the inspectors to $164.25;
miscellaneous, $1970. making the total
$685.
The report states that during February
the board finished up the season on de-
ciduous trees for black SCALE and fumi-
gated two orchards for red scale. Some
spraying was done for San Jose scale and
few colonies of Vedalia planted for
white scale. The commissioners burned
nearly 1900 trees at Ontario. brought in
from Los Angeles county. on account of
woody aphis and root knot. The eggs of
the red spider are showing in places, CIV
ing promise of future work.
The herald., 1898-03-07
Back From the Sulphur Mines

Capt Polhamus returned Wednesday
evening with the steamer Mohave from the
sulphur mines in Lower California, bring
ing up 100 tons of sulphur ore The ore Is
being shipped to the Mexican Sulphur com.
panys asphatum works at Ventura, Cal.
where 1t will be experimental with and
thoroughly tested. Almost any piece ui
the ore brought up will readily burn when
a match Is touched to it, Some of it be-
ing almost pure sulphur. Forty men are al
work developing the mines and about two
hundreds of tons of high grade ore now or
the banks of the Hardy river awaiting
shipment. Joe Godfrey. one of the best
pilots that ever turned a wheel on the Col
orado river. brought the boat from the
mines in three and half days, making the
trip of two hundred miles without going
aground which, considering the heavy
load and low stage of the river, is most
remarkable piece of work.-Yuma Sentinel
The herald., 1898-03-07
The Julian-Banner District

| Travelling northward on the mineral bel
| Of Julian-Banner, writes a correspondent
| to the Ramona Sentinel, the first mine
| that comes to our notice at the extreme
| southern end is the North Star, owned ant
operated by f. A. Farnsworth. with p. J
Scanlan as foreman. The developmon nj
work consists of shaft down $50 feet OF
the ledge, with drift at the 100 and 150
foot levels. The ledge averages about /.
inches, length of ore chute as far as open.
ed, 40 feet. There are ten men at work or
the mine.
Tho north extension of this mine, the
Alpha, owned by Sam Reeder and e. A
Stanley, is a fractional claim, with cross
cut tunnel 230 feet in length tapping the
ledge. work now being done on drift on
the ledge towards the North Star. The
lead Is about two feet in width of low
grade ore.
The Elcbada, owned by C. F. Holland
is on the same lead, with a shaft on the
vein 200 feet deep. 1t has no force at work
at present, as a sale is pending.
The first mines of any notes in the slate
belt at the southern end are the Nortf
and South Hubbard, the former owned
by George W. Hazard and s. A. Mellow.
ell, and the latter by Bailey Bros. cross
cut tunnel on the dividing line about 3iC
feet in length taps the lead nearly 2G0 feet
in depth, and Is used for a working tunnei
by both properties. The North Hubbard
has been great producer, and will prob.
ably be put on paying basis ere long.
Along this lead. which is the main veir.
of the belt, are the Hidden Treasure, Ken.
tuck, Chapparel and Richmond mines, al.
of which have been good producers, but
have been dropped when they reached
depth requiring machinery.
The Helvetia, situated on the divide be-
tween Banner and Julian, is working or
the cooperative plan, with Sill Farley r
charge, and all the mine needs is lift OF
working capital to make 1t one of the best
producers In the camp.
Further north on the same vein we fine
the San Diego mine, owned and operated
by II. A. Williams who will before Ions
have 300 or 400 tons ready for the stamps
The herald., 1898-03-07
Mining Notes

The Challenge is still taking out large
quantities of very rich ore, so rich, ir
fact, that you see free gold in almost every
piece of fore.-Albuquerque IN. NJ Citizen
Ore has been taken out of the Pay Roll
that assayed as high as thirty-four ounces
of gold per ton. A sale is about to be
made of the Pay Roll.-Kingman (Ariz.)
Mineral Wealth.
r. r. Richardson of Crittenden has bond
ed the interest of his three copartners In
the Three r mine, located near the Flux
Mr.. Richardson is organizing stock COM
pany of San Francisco parties with the
purpose of developing the mine. This is
said to be one of the finest prospects in
southern Pima county, ,-and great results
are expected from its development.-No-
gales Vidette.
The Glen Olive mines of Bodfish creek
Kern county, are producing more ore than
ever. They have just shipped one carload
of $1,000 rock. 1t is estimated that they
have over $500, 900 in sight.
Mr.. Orten, representing a Ventura COM
pany, has bonded the Portuguese mines
in Kern county, and has started operations
on the property by putting up hoisting
works and sinking on the eighty-foot shaft.
According to the Cucamonga Chronicle,
the Verrita and Irene group of gold mines,
located in the Chuckwalla Mining district,
are looking up. They are employing about
a hundred men and freighting the ore ex-
tracted thirty-five miles to Salton, the
nearest railroad station.
The ten-stamp mill of the Helvetia mine,
at Julian, San Diego county, is running on
s22 rock. The vein on the lower level,
which is now being worked, is from two
and half to four feet wide, and the ore
runs from $40 to $50, and is gradually get
ting richer.
An average of 1000 tons of ore is oS,lshed
by the mills of Garlock each month, pro-
ducing between $45. 900 and $4,000 worth of
bullion.
The herald., 1898-03-07
CALIFORNIA PIONEERS
Appropriate Resolutions by the Boston
Society

SAN BERNARDINO, March Cat the
meeting OF the Society OF Pioneers OF Cal
ifornia Saturday afternoon the following
was read from the Society Of California
Pioneers of New England, which came
here on an excursion eight years ago, the
memory of that visit being still warm In
their hearts. They send word as follows
BOSTON, Feb. %, 1S9S.-To John Brown,
Jr., Secretary OF San Bernardino Society
Of California Pioneers: At meeting of
the Society of California Pioneers of New
England held yesterday, February 22.
1898, the secretary read a telegram from
one OF the Boston papers of the death OF
your venerable president Hon. George
Lord, sr. Comrade Frederick Pease spoke
Of his death In feeling manner calling
to mind the earnest part he took in the
reception in your city on the occasion of
our excursion In 1890 to the Pacific slope
and moved that the secretary prepare q
resolution Of coincidence to be sent to your
society, and the family of the deceased:
Whereas, we learn with deep sorrow
of the death of your venerable president
Hon. George Lord, ST.; therefore,
Resolved. That we extend to your
society Of San Bernardino Pioneers our
sympathy In the loss they have sustained
by the death of their venerable president,
Hon. George Lord. ST.. who has SO long
been associated with them.
Resolved. That we also extend to the
family OF the deceased our coincidence and
sympathy In their hour of sorrow.
STEPHEN w. FOSTER,
Secretary"
The herald., 1898-03-07
TOO MANY EAGLES
Connecticut Farmers Are Having
Exciting Times


Eagles have become pest to farmers in
Connecticut this winter. The boldness
and fierceness with which they have been
preying upon farm animals are remarka-
Bile. At the same time they are so wary
that few of them are shot.
There is large and particularly ugly
bald-headed eagle in the Gardeners lake
country, In New London county, which has
made such nuisance of itself in the mat
ter of stealing lambs and poultry from the
farmers all winter that special effort has
been made 10 slay 1t. but thus far it has
succeeded in avoiding the guns of score
OF hunters. and evaded any number of pole
traps which have been set and temptingly
baited up in the air for it.
j. Z. Newton, foreman Of the Fishers
Island farm, killed a big bald eagle on the
island on Thursday. 1t had become ex-
hausted from some unknown cause and
fallen in the road. Mr.. Newton leaped
from his wagon and attacked the eagle
with the butt of his whip. The eagle
turned on him fiercely, and it was some
time before he could kill 1T. The bird
mad spread of wings of 6 feet inches,
and was beautifully marked, having a
white head, neck and tail and the rest of
ITS body being of mixed brown. Fishers
island is also being haunted by a large
goiden eagle, attracted there by the large
poultry farms
"A herce fight between bald eagle and
men, which, strange to say, did not re-
SUIT IN the death of the hen, occurred
on Dennis Perigo's farm in Kent The hen
poldly met the eagle. which dropped like
plummet from the upper air. Feathers
ana blood flew at lively rate for a. mo-
ment' ana the eagle seemed somewhat non
piussed by Its reception. Then the hen
suddenly flew into the woodshed, leaving
ner tall feathers in the clutches of the
glorious bird. The hen is still In good
health. 40 eoou
bald eagle was shot while hanging
over James Ways farm in Lyme last week,
AN appetitet for turkey led this specimen
OF the king of birds into trouble. While n
was swooping down upon the turkey roost
Mr.. Way poured the contents of an oId
musket into it. breaking one wing. If fell
INTO the yard, Hopping and biting at eyerv-
tnlng IN reach with its wicked looking
oeak This bird was one of the largest ever
snot IN Connecticut. 1t measured feet
III inches from tip to tip of wings. and had
Ior several months been a pest to tho
farmers of Lyme '-'e
On Goose island. in Long Island sound
James Monteth. a ouck hunter shot
large paid eagle and brought il to tho
ground. AS he stepped forward to Mol,
1t up. thinking it was dead he was pA On
lacked by the bird and badly scratched
beIore ne finally killed it his clothing was
sorn TO snreds. This eagle measurd 61s
ieet across the wings-Hartford specia, IN
the New York Sun. 'e'"' ~
The herald., 1898-03-07

and located three claims which bid fail
to rival the property of the King of Art
zona company. The discovery was made
the latter part of December. but until the
present time has been kept quiet. On the
original location. on which the most work
has been done, the rock runs no less than
800 per ton, of which there is vein
twenty inches wide, besides two feet more
OF conglomerate gang matter between
the walls which carries more or less OF
the precious metal. The ore carries oxide
of iron and copper, and is heavily copper
stained. Most of the gold in it can be
saved by the free milling process, great
many yellow particles in the rock being
iistinguishable by the naked eye. Messrs
Muncey and Shears have made three loca-
tons, two of which contain the exceeding
ly high-grade ore mentioned, while the
other Is not so rich, though the rock is
Of the same character.-Yuma Sun.
The herald., 1898-03-07
Odd Items From Everywhere

The longest reach of railway without a
curve is claimed by travellers to be that
Of the Argentine Pacific railway, from
Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes
For I'll miles it is without curve, and has
no cutting or embankment deeper than
two or three feet.
The prince OF Wales. when annoyed,
winks his left eye rapidly; the emperor
of Austria puffs out his checks; the czar
lays his hand fiat on the top of his head
Mr.. Gladstone turns swiftly on his heels,
and the sultan of Turkey grasps his throat
tightly with his hand.
Surveying by photography is gaining
ground. Over $4,000 square miles have been
photographically plotted and surveyed
by the surveyor-general Of Canada.
Five Is the sacred number of the Chinese
who have five planets, five cardinal points
five tastes, five virtues, five musical tones,
five ranks of nobility and five colors.
Southern California has a "Left-hand-
ed'' club, with membership of nearly 1000
scattered through all the principal towns
south of Tehachapi pass. To be left-handed
is the only qualification necessary for mem
'bership. The club is making preparations
to give left-handed banquet early in the
coming year.
w. C. Ridenor, aged 43, the father of a
large family, several of whom are young
men about grown, is pupil in the school
at Curtin. Ky. Six of his children are with
him in school. Mr.. Ridenor already has a
fair education, having taught in the seven
ties, but desires to be up with the times, SO
has entered school for that purpose.
A shoe dealer in New York says that on
account of the newspaper ridicule women
have almost entirely discontinued the
practice Of sending slippers to their pastors
at Christmas.
When the ostrich is to be divested of its
plumage a long hood Is placed over its
head. and It is then confined in a rallied in
closure about three feet square. The birds
rarely show fight.
The largest single craving dock in the
world Is the Prince of Wales dock, at
Southampton. which is $50 feet long by 81
feet wide, and can be easily heightened to
1000 feet. The Empress dock, at Southamp-
ton, is the only one in Britain where deep
water loading and discharging berths can
be reached by the longest vessels at any
hour irrespective of the tide.
The herald., 1898-03-07
RIALTo BONDS SAFE
DR.. 81. Pierson of Idlewild Sent to
Highland

SAN BERNARDINO. March G.. The
great fight over the Rialto irrigation dis.
trict bonds is practically over. Saturday
afternoon Judge Campbell of Department
two gave a decision overruling the de.
murrer. and the victory was won for the
bonds. There was nearly $500 900 depend
Ing upon this decision.
For some time there has been trouble
In the family of DR.. ]. H. Pierson of Idle
wild, one of the old settlers in this neigh
borhood and " very prosperous fruit-grow-
er. For several years the doctors health
has not been good. and his naturally nerv-
Gus temperament has been developed until
he became dangerous to his family and
Saturday they applied to have him sent
to the hospital at Highland for treatment.
The examination occupied the whole aft
ernoon until nearly o'clock. when the de-
cision was to take him to the institution,
and two officers carried him out. He was
apparently sane In recognizing friends and
talking to them, and did not seem to real
ize where he was going until starting in
the carriage, when he objected little, but
gave little trouble