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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-In 1.-THE Rev.
Griffith Davenport" James A. Herne to-
night presented at the Lafayette-square
Theater another play in which he is actor
as we'll as dramatist. It's theme differs very
widely from Shore Acres" though it deals
with the same human emotions and touches
the same tender passions 1t is a story of
the conflicting duties of a clergyman to-
wards his religious views and his country,
just previous to and during the civil war,
being based on Miss. Helen Gardeners book,
IAN Unofficial Patriot" The play is a very
strong one that fits especially the peculiar
power of Mr.. Herne's dramatic ability. The
hero is a noble type, forceful and original
and Mr.. Herne interprets the. part with
simple manly and gentle dignity. The
climax is reached in the third act, when he
delivers the prayer for the Union. Mrs.
Herne, as Mrs. Davenport was thoroughly
enjoyed through her intelligent and thought
full portrayal of the wife. The production
promises to attract successful attention.
The audience. was composed of Washing
tons most select, including many senators
and representatives, Quartermaster General
and Mrs. Ludington, Adjutant General Cor
bin and party and Captain Robley ID. Evans.
Miss Gardener occupied box with General
and Mrs. Eugene Carr
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

party last evening and inviting the gentle
men. TIE hostesses were Mrs. Paul II.
Krauss, Mrs. Victor Jose, Mrs. August Dol
metch, Miss Alice Mueller and Miss schopp.
There were sixty tables arranged in lines
in the large hall, and games were counted.
There were nine ladies' prizes and nine gem
tlenen's prizes. ranging through useful and
decorative articles from an umbrella to
cut glass dish and a lace handkerchief A
substantial supper was served late in the
evening. The gentlemen were the guests of
the ladies for the party
Mr. and Mrs. Richard f. Isennox cele-
brated the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage last evening by entertaining a
large number of friends at cards There
were sixteen tables Of players: Mrs. Frank
Kennard, of Omaha an old friend of Mrs
Lennox, came TO attend the party and will
be with Mrs LennoX for some time. AS
sisting in the hospitalties were Mr.. and
Mrs ]. B. Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
F. Lennox Miss Bertha Cameron and Miss
Helen Lennox, Miss Ada Hill and Miss
Winifred Hawley. The rooms were prettily
decorated with palms and flowers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lennox were remembered with many
gifts of china and the prizes awarded
to the players were also of china for the
china anniversary.
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Phil Mills and Clara Simonds gave a
comedy sketch that was full of life and fun.
John Moran and james K. Wesley showed
themselves the peers Of any Irish team on
the boards. Their turn wound up with
dance that took the audience by storm, and
Mr.: Flynn was finally compelled to appear
IN their stead and announce that the gen.
demen are almost disrobed by this time ara
cannot respond before the crowd would
settle down for the next act. James G.
Flynn and Fannie De Costa We're well re-
Other Husband" L0renz and Allen brought
the olio to pleasing close with their eccen-
tricities of comedy and dancing May How
when it will yield TO the Rays in "A Hot
Old Time" which played to crowded houses
last year
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

Elita Proctor Otis, the actress, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in New
York yesterday, placing her total liabilities
at $36,331.
Attorneys o. E. Bodington and H. A.
Alexander of Paris, were authorized yester-
day by the United States Circuit Court to
take the deposition of Edmund Rostand. the
author of "Cyrano de Bergerac," whose
play is said to have been purloined from
the Merchant Prince of Cornville,'' written
by s. r. Gross, of Chicago.
''In Old Kentucky" which comes to Eng
lish's tonight, is now in it's sixth year, and
apparently its popularity is as great as
ever. People do not seem to grow tired of
it. 1t has been played half a dozen different
times in almost every city in this country
except this. Manager Lift, while in Europe
the past summer, sold the German rights to
the piece, and it will be translated into Ger
man and Mr.. Lift will send over band of
pickaninnies. I'm Old Kentucky is still
playing in England, Ireland and Scotland.
where its popularity is apparently as great
as 1t is in this country.
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parIS-VIoy Ho,vord

The May Howard Musical Comedy Com
pany began a three-day engagement at
the Park Theater yesterday, playing to fair
~ good houses at the matinee and night
performances. The unusual excellence of
several numbers in the olio was the max
ing of the show. Aside from the display Of
a few pretty faces and shapely forms the
opening and closing burlesques had but
scant claim on public favor. Some Of the
members Of the musical part of the COM
pany possess good voices. but the audience
recognized the songs as "Old-timers" that
have run the gamut from theater 10 barrel
organ. Miss Howard might make a hit by
treating her patrons to a pleasant surprise
in the shape of "A new song among the host
Of old friends IN the two burlesques. The
olio opened with singing OF descriptive songs
by Mr.. Al II. Weston who seems TO have
a position IN the popular esteem as inpreg-
nabie as Gibraltar. Mr.. Weston acknowl-
edged his third encore by singing his we'll
known laughing song, which was greeted
with all Of the Old-time fervent applause.
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Manager Miller, Of English's, announces
that the sale of seats for Mansfields per-
formance of "Cyrano" will be limited to
ten to each purchaser to discourage any at
tempt at speculation. The sale will begin
at o'clock next Thursday morning, and the
many calls already on file indicate that the
entire seating capacity of the theater will
probably be sold out the first day. Applica-
tions from patrons in the city and from
many Indiana cities have been coming in
for two weeks, but those first in line at the
box Office window will secure first choice.
Mr.. Mansfield's advance manager announces
that the curtain will rise next Monday night
late will not be seated until after the first
act, This is the rule Mr.. Mansfield has en-
forced since the season opened. The final
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An 1,sOo-BarreI OiIer.
le Indianapolls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 16-Noth-
ing within the past decade has created such
profound sensation as the monster oil
we'll in Washington township. this county
Several hundred people visited the well Sun
day, thinking the output had been somewhat
overestimated at LOCO. The fact is the wei
is making nearer 1880 barrels a day thar
1000. The we'll was drilled in THURSDAY
evening, and besides the vast amount vast
ed seven tWo-thousand- barrel tanks stood
tull for the second time and the eighth tank
is being made. One of the remarka BILE
things about the big well is that it is flow
ing naturally, with just enough gas to keel
1t moving in constant stream.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
CITY NEWS NOTES.

There is to be me sting of manufacturers
of oil cans in this city soon. The purpose is
to form an oil can trust.
The Elks of the city will give their annual
benefit minstrel show at English's Opera
House Monday. March 13.
James W. Egnew. of Lagro, who has been
detained at his home, near Wabash, for
fortnight on account OF the illness of his
mother and his grandmother, Mrs HART
man, returned to the Office of State Statis-
tician Conner yesterday. Mrs. Egnew and
Mrs. Hartman are both better
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 16-When
Mayor Bacardi received a cable dispatch
from DR.. Castillo the representative of the
business men of this city. who accompanied
General Wood to Washington, announcing
that complete autonomy will be granted
this province, there was great joy in the
ing has been held at which General Wood
was warmly praised Bands of music have
paraded the streets, cheering crowds were
to be seen on all sides, and the clubs have
held meetings for the purpose of arranging
an ovation to General Wood and DR.. Cas-
tillo on their return. Subscriptions are
pouring in, so that there will be no lack of
money to make the affair a success.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
MILES GAINS FRIENDS.
Result of Eagan's IndiscretiOns-Lat-
ter's Testimony Characteristic.

Washington Special in Boston Transcript
In army circles discussion is at a white
heat over the Miles-Alger episode, which
has passed all ordinary bounds. The law
officers of the army do not see how the mat
martial.
evening that General Eagan would be en-
titled to the immunity guaranteed to all
witnesses before the investigation commits
sion. But his offensive outburst does not
come within the legal pale of immunity.
Had General Eagan produced testimony
even to impeach General MilesS credibility
as witness for the purpose of discounting
the latter'S comments on the commissary
beef it might have been passed over, but,
as one prominent ofhcer puts 1t, "vuigarlty
and mere personal abuse are not evidence,
and hence Eagan is liable to be called to
account just as much for what he stated to
the commission as if he had stood on a
street corner and blackguarded the general
of the army to his face"
General Miles has met the matter in a
very dignined way and, even among the
element who were opposed TO him in what
may be called army politics., sentiment
has now all gone over to his side. It is
Eagan in the army at large thaT nobody is
surprised at his outburst as regards either
its substance or its form. On the contrary,
after his childish and silly assault upon
Robert B. Roosevelt last summer which his
best friends deplored at the time they have
been ready for almost anything from him.
His mode of speech in the presence CT gen
tlemen has been topic of very LntlatTering
comment ever since ne came 10 me Depart
ment to take charge of the commssary
1t is General Eagan's misfortune that he
magnifies his office unduly. He does not
recognize any superior authority III the
army, but regards himself rs above COM
mand and above criticism. In the opinion
of the officers on whose opinion the Presi-
dent is likely to lean, this impression will
have TO be effaced by very sharp rebuke.
and the news that court-martial has been
ordered is likely to be published at any
time now
There is very general criticism of the
course of the investigating commission in
the Eagan case AS men trained in mill
tary matters, ii is considered that the COM
missioners had no excuse for permitting
such an outpouring of Vulgarity in their
presence. In any ordinary court a witness
would have been called to order and pun
ished for contempt if he persisted In his in
decorous course. The only theory upon
which the commissions neglect of decencies
of the occasion is explained is their dislike
of General Miles because he has frankly
criticised the conduct of the war If the
commission really wishes TO get at the bot
tom Of the beef question, regardless of who
is hit, ii can summon any of the hundreds
of reputable men who have written to Cen
eral Miles from their personal experience.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Three Hurt in Gas ExpIosion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE home of
Charles Null, at North Kokomo. was de-
stroyed by an explosion of natural gas this
evening, and three persons were badly
burned, one probably fatally. The victims
We're:
MRS. CHARLES NULL. clothing burned
off; may die.
MRS. MARION SMITH, face and hands
burned.
MISS ALZY BURNS hands and arms
burned.
Others were slightly burned in rescuing
the women The explosion was caused by
Mrs. Null going into the cellar with lamp,
The house was totally wrecked, one side be-
ing blown out.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Deaths in Cuba and Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-General Brooke,
commanding at Havana reports to the War
Department the following deaths in his
command: Jan. 13-Private G. H. Eubanks,
Company 1, First North Carolina Infantry
typhoid fever; John Meshing, civilian team
ster, Fourth Virginia, acute alcoholism.
Fifth Volunteers, Santiago, typhoid fever.
General Henry, at San Juan, Porto Rico,
has notified the War Department that Pri-
vate William S. Mcmahon, Company l..
Sixth United States Infantry, died at Are
cibo on the 11th inst. of typhoid fever.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Mrs. Greer Fleeing from Husband.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 16.-George Greer,
of Arlington, Rush county, was arrested
here to-day, and at the request of his wife,
Addie Greer, will be placed under heavy
peace bond. Mrs. Greer, who came here
Sunday night, says she fled from home to es-
cape being murdered. She went to Indian
on here. After reaching Kokomo word came
that the husband had started for this place.
AT a late hour in the night Mrs. Greer
woke up Prosecutor Cooper and pleaded for
protection Officers were sent to the station
and on the arrival of the train Greer was
hustled off to jail The Greers formerly
resided here.
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First Came


William L. Elder, Daniel p. Erwin, JAG
quelin S. Holiday. John w. Kern, Winfield
Miller, David NJ. Parry and Alexander Tag
gart have been nominated as the regular
ticket" TO be voted for at the election OF
directors Of the Commercial Club, Monday
teb. is, 1899. between 10 a. m. and D. m
Any twelve members may, by written state
ment, signed by them and filed with the
secretary not later than Feb. g. nominate an
independent ticket consisting of any seven
members OF the club who are not in ar
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Suicide During wife,s Funeral.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind, Jan. 16.-Word
reached here this morning Of the death yes
terday. presumably by suicide, of Dick
Stillweu, a wel-known young man of Lynn
He had been addicted in former years tc
the use of opium and morphine, and 1t is be-
lieved he took one Of these drugs III an over.
dose with suicidal intent. One very sad fea.
ture of the young mans death is the fact
that at the very hour of his demise tho
funeral Of his wife was being held at thC
church in Lynn. On account of his healtf
young Stillwell did not go to the funeral
and word was brought while the services
were yet in progress at the church by at
tendants who were left with him. Before
those al the church could reach the Still.
well home he was dead
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

The bowling team of the New York store
last evening defeated the Tailors in two
games on the Independent Turner alleys
The scores were as follows:
First Came
New York Store-Pettis, 1874; Davidson,
caseweii, i4S: McoiIister.' i0s: Ryan. iiiss:
Card 159; Taylor, 1T. Total, 1,4OS
Tailors-Balz. lis; Little. 1875; Lamb, 15O;
Elliott, 76; Butterworth, E.. 113; Butter
worth. c., 70; Peterson, 50; Butterworth, B.,
60; Ford, 145; Storms, 13S. Total, 1859.
Second Came
New York Store-Pettis, III: Davidson, los;
Simpson, 112; Coutts, 14S; Jeleff, 1913; Case
well. 1888; McOllster, 119; Ryan, 127; Card
159; Taylor, 1876 Total, 1401
Tailors-Balz, 15s; Little. 81: Lamb, 147
Elliott, SO; E. Butterworth 1913: c. Butter
Ford, 146: storms 122. Total. 1.2O4
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Brave Fireman Near Deaths Door.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 16.-City Fire
man Frederick Schulz is fatally i'll with
pneumonia. He was bathing when fire
alarm sounded, and putting on only his
coat, trousers and rubber boots, he rushed
out in the cold and worked at the fire two
hours. He caught a terrible cold and both
lungs were congested in a few hours. He
cannot recover.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Danger of a sore-Eyed Teacher.

SpeclaI 10 the IndlanapOIls Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Jan. 16.--Clarence Walt
ers, teacher in the Liberty Mills schools
west of here, became afflicted with sore
eyes few weeks ago, but thinking nothing
serious Of the matter, continued teaching
1t was noticed last week that about fifteen
pupils of the school had also become af-
tiicted in like manner with inflamed eyes.
The trustee ordered the school closed last
Friday to prevent any further spread of the
disease.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, Jan. 16.
General Guy V. Henry, governor of Porto
Rico, promises certain concessions to the
counclmen of San Juan and the latter,
therefore. have withdrawn their resigna-
tions.
Archbishop Chapelle, the apostolic dele
gate to the West Indies, is expected to ar
rive here on board the United States trans
to take place between General Henry and
the archbishop.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. 16-Deputy Revenue
Collector Amos R. Woods, of this city, sent
in his resignation to-day. Woods received
his appointment five years ago during Cleve-
lands administration. He will be succeeded
by a Republican Il. H. Walker of this
city, is an aspirant for the place.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 16.-It is re-
ported in military circles here that the
American army commissioners, while here,
secured, with the consent of the British
War Office, the services of a prominent Off
Ger of great colonial experience, who will
shortly proceed to Cuba to take the posi-
ton of military adviser and supervise the
organization of a regular army of occupa-
ton there and at Porto Rico.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
The COLON Mau Re Rnised.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 16.-Repre-
sentatives of the Norwegian Wrecking
Company examined the wrecks of the Span
ish war ships yesterday in order to see if
1t is possible to raise them. They consider
that the Colon might possibly be floated, but
they are doubtful in the case of the AL
mirante Oquendo. The Merritt Wrecking
Company is making headway on the wreck
of the Reina Mercedes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FLORA, Ind. Jan. 16-Elder Abraham
Flora, a minister of the German Baptist
Church, and well known over this part of
the State, has been declared of unsound
mind, and a guardian appointed to take
charge of his property. '0he recent death
of his wife, coupled wit he effects of a
stroke of paralysis severa nths ago. con-
tributed to his mental e.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
EIopers Wedded nt Terre Hnute.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRD HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 16.-Robert
Roark, of Harrisburg, ILL.,, and Miss Lottie
Knowlton, of Fort Wayne, met here to-day
and were married, but not until after Miss
Knowlton had used her persuasive powers
on the county clerk, who did not want to
issue the license lest the girl might not be
of age. They knew no one here. She as
sured the clerk she was of age and that
she and Roark had waited two years to be
married
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
saIaries OF Ambassad dors.

Boston ITanscTipl.
This is one of the matters they manage
much better in France. The French gov-
ernment does rot pay its ambassadors very
high salaries, but as Il does make each an
allowance for maintaining his position ard
establishment, basing the sum upon the ex-
pense Of living in the capital to which he
is accredited the salary Is actually paid 70
the ambassador Our way is to give an am
bassador a salary totally inadequate TO the
expenses he has to bear and il ne COM
plains to tell him that ne ought to consider
'.the honor as compensation enough.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Vigo County Bonds Sold.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE EAUTE, Ind, Jan. 16-Farson,
Leach & Co., Of Chicago, to-day bought
$4,000 of Vigo county bonds at a premium
of $3.50. They draw 312 per cent. interest
The same firm took $29, 600 of gravel-road
bonds, paying $595 premium. They draw 3
per cent
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
The TriaI Mt Evon.v,I,a

Judge Baker, of the United States Court,
the district attorneys, and Noble c. Butler,
clerk of the court, went to Evansville yes
terday TO begin the trial of Albert f. Wade.
cashier of the Mount Vernon National
Bank, who is charged with violating the
national bank law.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
indianapolis National Receiversbin

The report of the receiver of the Indian
apolis National Bank for the quarter ending
Dec. 81 last shows $500 cash on hand, with
claims proved amounting to 81 1O5. .OOO on
which 60 per cent. in dividends has been
paid. The indications are that no more
dividends will be paid until the receivership
is closed. When that will be is uncertain
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Ashes of Columbus at cadin.

MADRID, Jan. 16.-The Spanish cruiser
Conde de Venadito arrived to-day at Cadiz
from Havana with the reputed ashes of Co
lumbus which was transferred to the armed
yacht Giralda for CONVEYANCE to Seville.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

which Prosecutor Montgomery seeks to re-
cover 5000 in fees. collected by Clerk
Goodwin from elopers, which fees. the pros
ecutor claims, should have been turned over
to the county.
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home, near Georgetown. She was sitting in
q chair when stricken.
FLORA, Ind, Jan. 16.-Wiliam Cunning
ham, pioneer of Carroll county, is dead at
his home near this place of old age. lie
was seventy years old.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

Smallpox is increasing in virulence and
scope at Hillsboro. Kan. There are at pres
ent twenty-one well-defned cases there
Three deaths were reported last Friday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

sig. Giuseppe MarOne, Harp SoIoist.
Telephone, ring 2 on 2404
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-28
ANACONDA news.
THERE WAS ANOTHER ROW
At the Bracken House on Sunday
Evening.
AN Ak WAS USED THIS TIME
Sadie Ellison, 1t Is Said, Wanted to Cut
Everybody's Heart Out-She Did
Not Want Her Husband
to Go There.

There was again hot time in Mrs.
Brackens house on Birch street. but
fortunately on this occasion no one was
injured. This is the second scrape that
has occurred at the Bracken home in
less than weeks time. The first one
took place on Thursday evening when
man named Nick Murphy was beaten
UP by a couple of men. The last scrape
occurred on Sunday evening at about
midnight
Sadie Ellison. alias Ruby Shinnick, 1t
is alleged, went to the house that night
and asked if Kitty Bracken was in the
house. Mrs Bracken answered that her
daughter was not al home, but this an
swer did not satisfy Sadie. who began
breaking in the door with an AK. MIS-.
BraCken tried to prevent the woman
from entering. but. seeing that this was
impossible, she admitted Sadie, who
was accompanied by young man. On
entering the house she Immediately be
gan to use threatening language and
said that she would cut everybody's
hearts out if she ever learned that her
husband went to that house.
She finally left the house after saying
that she would spare nobody's life. Mrs.
Bracken notified the officers and Sadie
was arrested yesterday morning at
o'clock by Officer Frank OBrien.
Her trial took place yesterday after
noon before Judge Fitzgerald, but Off
Ger OBren not being present to give
evidence, the case was postponed until
last evening at 1880 o'clock.
In her statement yesterday afternoon
Sadie said that all that Mrs. Bracken
alleged was false and that she did not
use an ak or did not threaten to kill
anyone. She said she merely went to
the house to notify Mrs. Bracken not to
allow her husband to remain around
the house. 80
Sadie was sentenced last evening to
S15 and costs and in default was com
lnitted to the city Jail. After being
placed in her cell Sadie had a good"
word for everybody.