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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-03
TEST OF TOLSTOrs THEORIES.
One Daughter Who Is Converted to
Her Fathers Ideas.
Harper's Weekly.

Tolstoi's second daughter. Maria, is put
ting into practical operation some of her
fathers theories. When the family property
was divided she refused TO accept her por-
ton. and though she lives at home. and is.
therefore, in one sense, dependent. she
works in the fields with the peasants. and
turns over the money she makes TO those
who are disabled by Illness The money she
makes, to be sure, is not excessive. Twenty
or thirty kopecks a day comprises all her
gain--a kopeck being half a cent of our
money. When asked why she did not devote
herself TO more lucrative labors, the better
to provide for her INDECENT neighbors. she
replied: las matter of fact, know moth
ing that l can do that will bring me i'm more
money than my work in the fields does.
have not been trained to make living
equal 10 that which / now enjoy at home,
and if / were forced to shift for myself
don't know that / could do any better than
by working as a peasant woman. As mat
tiers now stand, L have my living az home.
and there is also this opportunity to help
the peasants. Besides earning a little mon
ey for them, i think that / am doing them
some good by associating with them. IL
took them a long while TO get accustomed
TO my companionship. and 1 don't feel that
even now they accept me as L should like
to have them do; but a few. at any rate.
have learned to realize that 1 am not play
ing with them or the work, and that really
want to be of service to them. What shall
succeed in accomplishing, by way of ex-
ample and suggestion, is but an infiniteSimal
part of what is necessary TO be done before
the peasants learn what IL is that my
father believes the Bible teaches that men
ought to be and do; but IL is a satisfaction
to me TO try 10 achieve even this slight re-
suit. and / am sure that already some OF
the women have views and ideas that they
did not have when they saw me playing ten
mis- or sitting in the music room the day
long"
A correspondent of the Sun worked for
one day with her in the fields, only 10 he
was up again at dawn and out beside the
peasants. seemingly as fresh as they.
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NEAR THE END.
Concluded from FIRST Pageo

a few buildings along the water front. AL
ready, however, matters are becoming set
tied. A poStoffice has been established, also
a courthouse and all the necessary ofnces
for tranSacting the business or the state.
The Americans have captured a battery OF
seven guns from the insurgents and brought
their prizes into the city. The losses of the
insurgents on this island are not known, as
they removed their dead and wounded from
the field.
The men from Colorado and South Da-
kota, on the east line near Manila, had a
little excitement and exchanged FEW VS.
iting cards with the insurgents at noon on
Feb. %. Companies III and Nj of The First
Colorado. under the personal direction OF
Colonel Mccoy and Major Anderson, poured
volley after volley into the insurgents. The
two companies of South Dakota men on the
extreme right of the regiment sent few
volleys into the ranks of The enemy with
telling effect.
In almost every recent engagement splen-
did work has been done by the Utah bat
terry. .
on the evening of Feb. q. The Twentieth
Kansas and the First Montana, the Sixth
Infantry and Utah batteries had lively
exchange with the insurgents, who We're
finally forced to retire behind their
trenches. There were no losses on the
American side.
Major Metcalf of the Twentieth Kansas,
had bullet pass through the lobe of his
ear. An unsuccessful attempt was made on
Feb. % to lead the Pennsylvania regiment
into an ambush al De Iona. The Keystone
boys We're wary, however, and instead OF
falling into the trap, drove the rebels back
with heavy loss. On the same day the
Fourth Cavalry turned over la prisoners
to the provost marshal.
lit is known that Springfield rifle shells
collected on the battle fields have been re-
filled at the Malolos arsenal The powder
used by the insurgents is of very inferior
quality. Mauser ammunition is becoming
very scarce among the rebels.
1t is learned that Major General Otis
thinks the insurgents can be subdued in
about three months. Admiral Dewey says
the only way to pacify the natives is TO
force them TO lay down their arms soon
as possible,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-03
STORY OF MOCHA COFFEE.
Sheik SchOedeli 500 Years Ago
Taught Visitors How To Use IL.
Boston Globe.

Boston OlODS.
Mocha is not alone the name Of a kind
of coffee but also of a port (nemen) on the
Red sea. The patron saint or both was
Sheik Schoedeli whose memory is venerated
by the Mahometans almost as much as that
of Mahomet himself.
One day, 900 years ago, vessel from the
Indias cast anchor in the port. Those on
board had noticed hut, and they dlsem-
barked to see what IL was. The sheik uor
it was his dweling) received the strangers
kindly and gave them some comee 10 Drink;
for he was very fond OF II and attributed
great virtue TO IL.
The travellers who had never seen coffee
before thought that this hot drink would
ne a cure for the plague Schoedell assured
them that through his prayers ana the use
of this drink that not only would the plague
be stopped, but also that III they would uh-
load their merchandise they could make a
The owner of the ship was impressed by
this strange man. especially as he found the
coffee so palatable. On the same day "A
large number Of Arabs came TO listen 10 the
hermit's preaching. and among them were
some merchants who purchased All the
goods on the ship. The Indian visitor re-
turned home and telling his strange ad-
venture and profitable trading, many OF ms
compatriots came TO visit the sanity Scnoe-
deli
A beautiful mosque was built over the
tomb of Schoedeli after his death, and his
name will never be forgotten as long as
Mocha coffee is drunk. All OF the Moslem
coffee house keepers venerate him, men
tioning his name in their morning devotions.
Travellers say that in the town OF Mocha
or Ocha as the Arabs call IL. men take
their oath. not by God, but by the memory
Of Schoedpli
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DEATHS AT MANILA.
Soldiers Who Have Died of Disease
from Wounds.

WASHINGTON, April General Otis
sent a cablegram from Manila to-day saying
the following deaths had occurred since last
report:
THOMAS F. WHITESIDE, private. Com
pany NJ, First Colorado, March %, dysen-
terry.
ADOLPH KOPLEN, private, Company A,
First North Dakota, March Is, drowned,
accidental.
Death from Smallpox
EDWARD PRATT, private. Company l.,
Thirteenth Minnesota. March %.
WALLACE BOLIN, quartermaster ser
geant, Fifty-first Iowa, March %.
FRANK S A MARTIN Ne 2 private Company l.
NELSON NJ KELLAR, private, Company
F, First South Dakota, March q.
JAMES o: STEVALI4 private Company
ID, Sixth Artillery, March Is,
From Wounds in Action
DAVID CAMPBELL. private, Company
NJ First Washington. March 70.
ROBERT BROWN, private, Company G.,
First Montana, March 20.
JOHN MILLER, private, Company i,
WILLIAM g. COVENTRY, private, Com
pany b. First Washington, March 70.
GEORGE II. FORTSON. captain, Com
pany b, First Washington, March 70.
First Nebraska, March Is.
LEE FORBY, captain, Company G, First
Nebraska. March %.
CHARLES PREACHERS. first sergeant,
Company NJ First South Dakota. March Is.
South Dakota, March Is
WILLIAM II. HEASPERLING. corporal,
FRED WHEAToN. private, Company I,
First Montana, March %.
JOHN VAIL. private Company Fl,
Twentieth Kansas, March %.
GEORGE A. TAYLOR. private, Company
II, Tenth Pennsylvania April 1.
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AT NAPOLEON,s TOMB.
The Impression IL Made ON Victoria,
as Told by Herself.
Boston Herald.


The tomb of the great Emperor I'm the
Hotel des Invalides in Paris Is one OF the
sights of the city. Thousands have visited
it year after year. Yet IL Is "A strange thing
to think of the Queen of that nation which
the bittereSt foe and the final con-
queror of Napoleon coming TO stand beside
the coffin. on the arm of the great En-
perors nephew, the representative of his
dynasty This quotation, Fl ON the QuSens
diary, is wonderfully interesting:
I'VE drove straight TO the Hotel des In
valides. under the dome of which Napoleon
lies, late as il was. because we were most
anxious not to miss this, perhaps the most
important act in this very interesting and
eventful time. il was nearly o'clock when
former, but some Of the present, war-were
drawn up on either side of the court into
which we drove There were four
torches, which lit us along and added to the
solemnty of the scene, which was striking
In every way. The church Is fine and lofty.
vault The coffin is not yet there,
but in a small side chapel. Into this the
Emperor led me- and there l stood. at the
arm of Napoleon III, his nephew. before the
coffin of England's bitterest foe; /, the
granddaughter of that King who hated him
most, and who most vigorously opposed
him, and this very nephew, who bears hls
name being my nearest and dearest ally
The organ of the church was playing God
Save the Queen at the time. and this
solemn scene took place by torchlight. and
during a III srstorm- Strange and won
derful indie Vt seems as II in this tribute
of respect departed and dead foe old
enmities a alries were wiped out, and
the seal wen placed upon that bond
of unity v I'm is now happily established
between two great and powerful nations.
May heaven bless and prosper IL.
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LONDONERs SHOCKED.
Many Protests Against the Innovation
of Sunday Newspapers.

LONDON, April 2.-The first Sunday issues
OF the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph will
appear April 9. and the event is encounter
ing considerable protest from leading relig-
ious authorities throughout England, who
object to the innovation of seven-day news
papers The Archbishop of Canterbury
says: MY opinion the fewer Sunday papers
there are the better.
Cardinal Vaughn would not object if Sun
day papers were merely the result of Satur-
day labor. and adds: Surely we can do one
day in the week without being fed by cleo
tricity. Is there to be absolutely no repose
In journalism? IL none for the journalist,
why should there be any for the journey
menu"
The Bishop of London says: 1.-THE change
on Sunday from the perpetual presence of
business, political problems and thoughts of
the immediate present seems TO me so bene-
fetal that L should be sorry to see it swept
away"
Sir Henry Irving says: 1.-The only melan-
choly association / have with Sunday in the
country is that there are no Sunday papers.
If there is any reason to depIore this state,
i am beyond redemption. If more Sunday
papers are published L shall certainly buy
them and hang the expense"
Rider Haggard says: 1T seems no matter
for individual judgment. People who do not
approve of Sunday papers need not buy
them or allow them in their houses"
What is termed the non-conformist con-
science has been deeply stirred by this de-
yelopment of the newspapers enterprise.
The three boards of London ministers, rep
resenting Presbyterian, Baptist and Congre-
gational communities. met and Solemnly
passed a resolution calling upon all who
value the Lords day to discountenance in
every way this new departure as one involv-
ing large increase of unnecessary labor
and tending still further to secularize the
spirit and TO lower the moral tone of the
community
Both the Mail and Telegraph have received
numerous letters from subscribers stating
they will stop taking their papers altogether
owing to Sunday publication.
Sir Francis Jeune. president of the divorce
division, is In favor of healthy Sunday
papers, but several members of the govern
ment who have been applied to for opinions
have remained silent.
Meantime all this talk is a valuable adj
vertisement for the new ventures, and il is
confidently believed in press circles that il is
only a matter of short time until all the
other leading London dailies will be forced
to follow the example of their contempOr-
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likely to be of service i'm a newly settled
country to which telegraph wires have not
yet been extended. Its extreme cheapness
in comparison with wires also recommends
it, TO say nothing Of the rapidity with which
IL can be installed.
Across the English channel II has proved
only half as expensive as a cable. The in
stalment between Dover and Boulogne cost
not more than 81, so. and the work present
ed no difficulties. IT will be possible now
TO establish the wave method over much
greater distances. / have two important
commissions from the English Admiralty
and several from the Marine Department Of
France"
In regard to the possibility Of interruption
I'm cases where two lines of aerial telegraph
run parallel. Professor Marconi says: That
difficulty is easily overcome by changing
the height of the points between which
communication Is to be maintained"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-03
March Weather.

Following is a summary Of the meteor
illogical conditions at Indianapolis in March.
as prepared by C. f. Il. Wappenhans, local
forecast official:
Mean atmospheric pressure 29.91: highest,
ee.53. on the 9Th; lowest % "A. on the 18th.
Mean temperature. 81: highest TO- on the
11th; lowest zero. on the 18th; greatest daily
range. d. on the 18th; least daily range, 3,
on the 5th. Mean temperature for the month
In 1871. -: 1872. %: 1873 IS: 1874 -: 1879 81;
1876 81 1S17. &C. 1873. 80: 1879. A: 1880. ~; 1881
81: 1SS2. ~; 1885, :5 1854. Il: 1876. 80: 1886 So:
1881. 3S 1888. 20: 1S9. 43: 1880 So: 1891 IS: 1892
81: 1888. 10: 1884 Az 1885. -; 1896. 50; 1897 49,
1895. 46: 1893, 81. Mean temperature for the
month for twenty-nine years, 40; average
deficiency of daily mean temperature during
the month. 3, accumulated deficiency since
Jan. j, SO; average daily deficiency since
Jan. ]. 4.
Prevailing direction of wind. northwest !:
total movement OF wind. Loo miles. maxi
mum velocity OF wind, direction and date,
IS. northwest on the 18th.
Total precipitation, is inches: number OF
days with 81 inch or more. Il: total pre-
cipitation Tin inches) for the month in 1871.
4: 1872. 1.31 1873. $50: 1874 519: 1875, 3d. 1876
-; 1871. 3d. ISIS. liz; 1873. S96; 1850. 408:
50: 1856 70; 1sS7. IS; ISIS 40; 1889. 2l5;
1880. 4.46: 1891. ST. 1892. 193: 1899, 269; 1894
es2: 1875. $50: 1885, sos: 1897, SIS: 1S9S, $50:
1859. AIS Average precipitation for the
month for twenty-nine years, 3SS inches +;
total excess during the month. 30 inch
accumulated deficiency since Jan. /. 40
inch.
Number OF clear DAYS, /: partly cloudy
days, -; cloudy days. Il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-03
WINDSOR HOTEL FIRE.
Work of Searching the Ruins for Vic
Tins May Be Finished To-Day.

NEW YORK, April MANY thousands
visited the Windsor Hotel ruins to-day
where the work of searching for bodies has
been almost completed. The contractors
think the shift Of men going on at midnight
tonight will finish the work of searching
the ruins. The total dead number forty
five, of whom thirty-one are still unidenti-
fed.
The Windsor Hotel people received an
order from Mrs. May Ashton, of Cincinnati.
for the remains of Henry w. Loree, the
mail clerk of the hotel whose body was
found Saturday and identified by Mrs. Mary
c. Lynch. his sister, in this city. The
body will be shipped TO Cincinnati without
delay.
Warren f. Leland, the proprietor of the
Windsor Hotel, who was operated on for
appendicitis at the Hotel Grenoble on Sat
urday, was in a very satisfactory condi-
ton to-day. The physicians who are at
tending Mr.. Leland express confidence in
his early recovery.
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METHODIST CONFERENCE
PRELIMINARY MEETING AND RECEP-
TION THIS EVENING.
Valuable stations SufYocated Mt Ko-
kOmO--Arrest of an Alleged Swind-
Ier-0fher State News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR. Ind, April 2-To-morrow
evening at the First M. E. Church in this
city will occur the preliminary meeting and
reception to the fifty-sixth session of the
North Indiana annual Methodist Episcopal
conference. The first sermon of the confer
ence will be delivered by Rev. r. c.. Browne
on Monday evening, followed by consecra-
ton services led by Rev. w. ID. Parr, of
Fort Wayne. The business sessions will not
begin until Wednesday. as the entire day of
Tuesday will be devoted TO the examination
of classes. The present indications are that
there will be unusually large atten-
dance. Although accommodations for 400
ministers and their families have been pro-
vided. it will tax Decatur's hospitality to it's
utmost to furnish accommodations for the
crowds of visitors expected during the week.
Bishop Andrews will preside.
An attractive feature of the conference
will be a lecture Friday evening by Rev.
William A Quayle, of the Meridian-street
NJ. E. Church at Indianapolis on Jean
Vatican, the New Hero" Every afternoon
during the week Miss Anna Downey, an
evangelist of Evanston. ILL.,, will conduct
Pentecostal services. Other features on the
University" Rev. T. c. Reade, president
Church Extension Anniversary" by Rev
II. O. Jackson; conference missionary SER
mon, by Rev. A s. Preston; missionary an
niversary address. by Rev. A B. Leonard
anniversary of the w. +. NJ. S., address by
Rev w. +. Oldham; anniversary address
of the Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton Society. Rev NJ. C. b. Mason; anniver-
sary address of the w. H. NJ. s.. Rev. c.
G. Lasby: De Pauw University educa tional
anniversary address. Rev. w II. Hickman
vice chancellor; Epworth League annver-
sary address, Rev. David II. Moore.
Music during the conference will be fur
N nv he Tr,1f
quartet, Muncie district quartet and Fort
Wayne district quartet.
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Cable Notes.

President Loubet. of France. was a spec
tator at the Auteuil races yesterday and was
warmly received by the people.
Count de Villagonzalo. former Spanish
ambassador to Russia. has been appointed
Spanish ambassador TO Great Britain
The regular service of automobile cabs
for which the Partisan public has been look
Ing for month, commenced yesterday.
Oscar Straus. the United States minister
had an audience with the Sultan of Turkey
on Saturday. The interview, which was
protracted. was of the most cordial char
acter.
lie is announced that the Paris Figaro
which is publishing daily the evidence given
before the criminal chamber of the Court
of Cessation in the Dreyfus affair, will be
prosecuted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-03
It's Effect on the Spanish War Ships
in the Battle of Manila.

WASHINGTON, April 2-Lieut. John NJ.
Elliott, the intelligence officer Of the Balti-
more has forwarded TO the Navy Depart
ment. under date of Jan. /. 1899, report
on the effects of the gun fire of Dewey's
fleet on the Spanish war vessels in the
battle of Manila. The report is based upon
a personal examination of all the vessels,
personal conversations with officers aboard
and extracts from Admiral Montojo's Off
cal report. 1t describes in detail the effect
of every shot from the American fleet and
proves that Montojo's vessels were riddled
by a perfect storm of shot and shell from
the American guns. There was a much
larger per centage of hits at Manila than at
Santiago. This is accounted for by the fact
that Dewey's fleet made deliberate attack
with most of the enemy's ships at rest while
the appearance of Cervera's fleet at Santa
go was unexpected and il was running
fight. Lieutenant Elliott makes the follow
ing summary of the number and size of the
shots which struck each of the Spanish
vessels.
Cristina-Five eight-inch. five fve-inch
and thirteen other large shells: seven six
Founders and nine other protectileS-
Castilla-Two six-inch, twelve five-inch.
four other large shells; three siX-pounderS
and sixteen other small shells. Survivors
also tell of three eight-inch shells which
burst on the Orlop deck forward. amidships
and aft, causing fires that could not be con-
trOlled.
Don Antonio de Ulloa-Four eight-inch,
three siX-inch, one fve-inch and fourteen
other large shells; ten siX-pounders and one
other small shell.
Don Juan de Austria-Two six-inch or
eight-inCh. four tive-inch. five six-pounders
and two other small shells.
Isla de LuZon-Three hits before she re-
tired behind the arsenal and was sunk by
her own crew.
Isla de Cuba to which Montoio trans
ferred his flag after the Cristina was aban-
doncd-Four SiX-pounder and one of un-
known caliber. (She too was sunk by the
SpaniardsD
MARQUES Del Duro-Cne eight-inch. one
six-inch and three six-nounders.
Velasco-She took no part in the action.
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AT LOVERS ROCK.
French Canadian Kills Hts Indian
Sweetheart and Himself.

TOLEDO. o., April "A romantic and
tragic story comes from Point Pelee. On
tario. James LaBlanche, young French
Canadian, killed his sweetheart, an Indian
girl named Olga Postamie. The Frenchman
lived on the mainland and had not seen the
girl during the winter When he went to
her home he learned that she had given
her love to another, an American. He begged
the young woman to take walk with him.
When they arrived at Lovers Rock, spot
made famous because an Indian chief had
there murdered a French girl who refused
to marry him, LaBlanche is said to have
stabbed Miss Postamie. He threw the body
into the lake and then drove the knife with
which he had killed the girl he loved into
his own heart, falling dead into the water
after her.
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RETURN OF IMMUNES.
Third United states Volunteers Ar
rive at Savannah from Cuba.

SAVANNAH, Ca. April 2.-The Third
United States Volunteers rays immunes)
arrived from Sagua' de Tanamo on the
transport Sedgwick to-day. The regiment
will go into detention camp at Sapelo. the
federal quarantine station. for five days.
With the regiment there are a number OF
ladies. the wives Of officers. These will have
to undergo disinfection and quarantine the
same as the private soldiers. Rays regiment
was the first volunteer command TO go 10
Cuba after the cessation OF hOstiliteS.
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Chicago Record.

=
The manufacture of solid alcohol is show
ing signs of rapid progress For every two
ounces of the liquid alcohol-of not less than
% per cent. Strengths added waxy
compound the mixing OF which is kept
secret IL Is light and porous. and from its
smell is evidently prepared with wood alco-
hol The alcohol and this compound are
heated together i'm "A water bath until the
alcohol boils. blending with the compound
in a clear. pinkish-colored liquid. When
which form IL is put on the market. III A
lighted match Is touched TO this alcohol
paste IL mets on the surface and takes
fire. burning freely with the characteristic
blue flame OF alcohol. only with a tinge Of
yellow at the outer edge OF the flame
IL gives q flame big enoung TO heat a chafing
dish. and a two-ounce box OF paste will keep
alight for two hours. while the same amount
OF alcohol I'm liquid form would be burned
out in ten minutes. Already solid alcohol
Is being added TO hunting outfits. and IL Ia
likely TO find an important place In domes-
tic cookery