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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-02
THREW HER INTO THE LAKE.
Albert Becker, a Chicago Butcher,
Tells How He Disposed of His Wife.

CHICAGO, March l-Albert Becker. the
South Side butcher who has been in GUS
tody for a week on suspicion of having MUIR
dered his first wife. Teresa Becker. broke
down tonight under the long continued
cross questioning Of the police and made a
complete confession. Il killed her on Jan.
q" said Becker defiantly. w were walk
ing on the R-andolph-street viaduct and be-
gan quarreling. 1 became angry and threw
her into the lake. Then / went home"
Since Becker's arrest, his second wife,
seventeen years old, Ed Suterlin, has been
In custody. Becker inquired continually for
her, asking the police why she was not re-
leased. He was always given an evasive
answer and apparently receiving the i'm
preston that Eda would i'm some way be
connected with the disappearance of his
first wife. Becker, according to the theory
of the police, made the confession in order
to absolve her from any blame. The body
OF the murdered woman has not yet been
found.
Becker's story OF the crime is looked upon
with suspicion by many of the officers who
have been working on the case. All the evil
dence gathered has indicated a far more
brutal method of murder than drowning
and the opinion is expressed that Becker,
finding himself cornered, told a story that
reflected as lightly as possible upon HIM
self.
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Invested of detail and leaving a great deal
for the imagination TO till in. III II snail De
his good luck TO remain in the Far East
for another year or two he Will become al
most an epic inquire to the minds OF al ms
countrymen. Ii, on the other hand, he shall
be recalled and snail then go through with
the inevitable anquets ana receptions and
presentations that await hlm, ne wall sun
be- a splendid commander, the peer or Far
ragut. but he will lose something OF his
heroic proportions through the familiarity
that comes from close inspection.
1t is sufficiently hard upon a hero TO be
put on view for every one TO see. 1t Is
harder still for him 10 be put on view in
situations where a lack of humer on his
part may lead him into anything that savors
little to divert the public mind into a
humorous channel and to exchange the
gape Of admiration for the guffaw OF ridi-
cuIe. General Scott was an heroic figure
when he returned from his extraordinarily
brilliant campaign that formed one great
unbroken march 10 hnal victory; put when
he wrote his famous letter about the "hasty
plate of soup the whole country began 10
grin from ear to ear and the conqueror OF
summit of his pedestal. And there Is poor
Lieutenant Hobson, who in a way i'm
pressed the popular mind for a time perhaps
even more than did the admiral at Manila,
but who had no sense OF humor and was too
young to be discreet. When the first young
woman kissed aim he was taken by sur
prise. so that no one considered him re-
sponsible for the incident, and all the ridi-
cule of the occurrence was attached TO her.
out the lnClOcnI ought 10 nave SlONn nIl
the perils that might at any momen menace
him in his character as hero: yet he did
not see them, and he went across the CONT
nent, not whizzing through on a special
train. as he should have done had he really
known the secret of how TO remain a hero,
but actually stopping of at various places
where he must have known that whole
phalanxes Of feather-headed women were
lying in ambush for him. OF course. as he
did stop off and as they fell upon him
promptly there was nothing left for him to
do but kiss them; but IL was a great mis-
take. and ii was accentuated by the letter
that he published on reaching San Fran
cisco-a most unfortunate letter, because IL
showed that he took the whole thing very
seriously and really imagined that he ought
to come forth as the fiery champion Of the
silly creatures who had made a spectacle
Of him Had he treated the whole thing
lightly in a g~ood-humored, tactful way, or.
better still, II he had kept his mouth shut
and said nothing at all, but sailed as soon
as possible for Hong-Kong he might still
nave kept a little corner Of his pedestal and
might have even hoped TO recover all that
he had lost. But now his case Is hopeless.
His exploit at Santiago will always be a
famous one. but his name when mentioned
in the future will be certain to call forth
a more or less derisive smile, and he viii
never again be quite the hero that he was.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-02
CAUCUS OF ~NEBRASKANS
REPUBLICANS ATTEMPT TO y THE
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK.
Quay ut Harrisburg and On6de of
E~lectiOn-TwO New Candidates
I'm Delaware.

LINCOLN, Neb. March 1.-Republican
members of the Legislature, 10 in all. two
being Dissent. met In caucus at $50 tonight
20 ballot for senator. According to an agree
ment it will require 80 votes TO nominate
two-thirds of the entire Republican men,
bership. The first ballot resulted: Hay
ward, 80; Thompson, 16; Webster, 8; Field,
5; Lambertson, 1; Hainer, 1; Adams. 1; Tai
bot, /. The sixteenth ballot was the same,
and on none of the intermediate ballots was
there a change of more than one vote. The
effect of the ballots was to reduce by two
votes the strength Of Judge Hayward, as
shown in the legislative ballot of to-day.
These two are supposed to have gone to
Thompson. AT the end of the sixteenth at
midnight a motion to take a recess for half
an hour carried, and many were of the opin-
ion that this portended a break when the
caucus reassembled.
AT half-past 1, at the end of the twenty
fourth ballot, which showed no change, the
caucus adjourned until Thursday morning.
Interest in the senatorial vote to-day was
secondary to the Republican caucus. The
ballot resulted Allen, Pop, 81: Hayward,
Rep, Il: Thompson. Rep, u; Webster. Rep,
10; Field. Rep, 8; Weston. Rep, 2; Hainer,
Rep, l; Lambertson, Rep, 1; Adams,
Rep. 1,
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~AGUINALDO'S DEMANDS
WANTS l. PROPERTY FOR
RELEASE OF PRIESTS.
Also Asks S7,OOO,O 900 for Surrender of
other PrfsOners-Rcbels Prepar-
ing for Defense.

MANILA, March 2, 1870 a. NIT is re-
ported that Aguinaldo will only release the
Spanish clerical prisoners upon condition
tina all landed and other property they own
shall be transferred to the rebels and also
that the native priests shall be recognized.
Last night twelve rebels, in two canoes,
were discovered padding out from Para
naqua. When the cruiser Buffalo's search
light was turned on the rebels they used
a calcium light signal arranged with the
picket boats. The searchlight was taken off
and the rsbels to cross the bay,
but a patrol boat overhauled them after a
chase and took them prisoners to Manila.
Two battalions of the Twentieth Infantry
nave been assigned for provost guard duty
and a third battalion will join General Mac
Arthur's division.
1t was unusually quiet along the whole line
last night. only a few shots being fired
from a rebel gun near the cemetery. The
enemy are apparently busy preparing their
defenses, realizing that the Americans Will
attack them when the expected reinforce
ments arrive.
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100000 for operating the plant. Mr.. But
lers amendment Was adopted, 80 10 q, as
follows:
Yeas-Allen. Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler.
Cafery, Chandler, Cockrell. Daniel, Faulk-
ner. Foraker, Hansbrough. Harris. Jones of
Nevada, Lindsay, McLaurin, Mallory, Man
tie, Martin, Money, Nelson. Pasco, Perkins,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins. Roach. Ross,
Simon, Stewart, Teller, Thurston. Tillman,
Turley. Turner, Vest. Warren. Wellington
and Whites.
Nays-Allison. Burrows. Carter. Chiffon.
Clark. Clay, Cullom, Deboe, Fairbanks.
Frye, Gallinger, Gray. Hale, Hanna, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Kenney, Kyle, Mcbride, Nc
Emery, Mcmillan, PenroSe. Plat OF Con-
n%ecticut. Pritchard, Shoup, Spooner-2I.
After the bill had been reported 10 the
Senate from the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Pettigrew objected TO the amendment
regarding the authorization for the use OF
the GOthmarn gun and projectile. but it
was agreed to with the amendment that the
secretary of the navy was authorized in
his discretion to use the gun. The bill
was passed without division.
Mr.. Fairbanks then announced the death
of Lord Herschell. After agreeing 10 meet
at 1880 tomorrow morning. the Senate en-
tered on the special e~ulogies TO the late
Representative Dingley. Tributes 10 the dis
tinguisEed Maine Statesman's memory Were
paid by Messrs. Frye, Cockrell, Platt Of
Connecticut, Faulkner, Chandler. Fairbanks.
and Hale. After the adoption of
the resolutions the Senate, at 7:15 p. m, as
a further mark of respect, adjourned.
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ANOTHER BAD DAY.
Rainy weather and East Winds Pre-
dicted for Indiana.

WASHINGTON, March 1, s p. m.-Fore-
cast for twenty-four hours:
For Ohio-Rain; warmer; brisk east
winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Rain: east
winds.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
Unsettled weather with low pressure is
general tonight, except in the Atlantic
States and eastern lower lake region. There
are two distinct centers of disturbance east
OF the Rocky mountains, one in the west
gulf States and the other in western North
Dakota. but thus far with little precipita-
tion. There were light SHOWS during Tues
day night in western New York and Mon
tana, and during Wednesday there were
rains IN the Ohio and upper Mississippi val
leys. The temperatures have risen except
from the Ohio valley northeastward, and
were quite high In the Southwest, the max
mum averaging about So degrees in central
Texas. In the plateau and Pacific coast re-
gions rains have continued as far South as
Utah and central California, a distinct low
area still remaining central in Washington.
Rain Is Indicated generally from the gulf
States northward and northeastward
through the lower lake region and middle
Atlantic States, with higher temperatures
from the upper Ohio valley southwark. In
the Southwest and extreme West IL will be
generally fair with somewhat lower tenn
the upper lak region and central West rain
or snow Is indicated. On the Atlantic coast
the winds will be mostly from east to south,
becoming brisk.
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during the war. When on the instant that
his musket was aimed TO kill a Union pick
ct the latter, suddenly inspired with a
sense of his own defenceless condition,
began to sing those beauty words: Gov
er my defenceless head with the shadow
of thy wing" The Confederate withheld
his hand. he could not FIRE. The picket's
life was saved.
seems marked TO be his victim. Let no
Many a man who seemed picked out for
death by consumption has found respite
and safety through the use of that wonder
full " Golden Medical Discovery" which
DR.. r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y, invented
thirty years ago, and which has brought
new life and hope TO almost countless
thousands of mel and women.
Every day brings a multitude of letters
to DR.. Pierce, telling gratefully what his
medicines and his advice nave lone TO
restore health and happiness TO homes
where hitherto sickness and misery had
reigned supreme.
A gentleman living in saltwater. Washington
County, Minnesota. Mr.. c. ]. McNarey, writes /:
"In the spring of 1884. / was taken i'll with
consumption, ald after trying everything L
could hear OF and doctoring all summer nv
physician said I had consumption. and that my
left lung was nearly gone. and that I could live
but a short time. About twelve bottles of DR..
Pierces Code Medical Discovery brought me
out all rigfT and / cured myself Of two more
the Golden Medical Discovery will cure con-
sumption If taken in time. / consider Ii the
best medicine in the world for the diseases for
which il Is recommended"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-02
OFF IRISH COAST
BRITISH STEAMER LABRADOR
WRECKED ON THE ROCKS.
Been Sayed-Agoncill0, the Fill
ipino, Aboard.

LONDON, March 1.-The British steamer
Labrador, from st. Johns, n. e, Feb. Is.
by way of Halifax. Feb. %, for Liverpool.
went ashore at Z o'clock this morning on
Skerryvere rock. off Tobormory. a town OF
Scotland, County Of Argyle. on the north
east of the Island of Hull. Up to a late hour
no further news regarding the Labrador
has been received at Lloyd's. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that all the passengers are
safe.
MONTREAL, March IA cablegram re-
ceived tonight by the Dominion steamship
line agents announces the total of the loss
OF the company's steamer Labrador, from
st. John, n. b.. for Liverpool. The pas
sengers were all saved. The Labrador went
on Skerrymore rock at Z o'clock this morn
ing. Agoncilo, representative of the Fill
pinos, was a passenger on the Labrador.
The Labrador was a steel steamer Of 2,99S
tons net register, halls from Liverpool and
was owned by the Mississippi and Dominion
Steamship Company Qimited.) She was built
at Belfast in 1891. She is 4N1 feet long by
Az feet beam and 2s3 feet depth Of hold.
HALIFAX, N. S., March 1.-The steamer
Labrador arrived here from St. Johns n. B.,
Feb. 20 to complete cargo. taking a miscel-
laneous assortment of $50 tons of wood pulp,
1850 barrels of apples, raw furs and mails
and passengers. Felipe Agoncillo. agent Of
the Filipino Junto, and L. Z. Prowse, MEM
Der of Parliament for Primo EDWARDS
island, were among the passengers. There
were ffty-six passengers in all, twenty cab
in, sixteen second class and twenty steer
age. The steamer was due on the Irish
coast Yesterday. The Labrador was In
charge of Captain Erskine. She has always
been employed in the Canadian Atlantic
royal mail service, plying between LIVER
pool and Montreal in summer and Han1ax
I'm the winter. Besides the passengers
named above there were on board Lieut..
Hartman, Charles Leigh, jr., w. A Hues-
It's, II. Tettley, ]. w. McLaren, NJ. p. CHS
holm, Z. f. Wilkinson, A. j. Gorne, A. Il.
Holme, Gilbert White, Mrs. j. Greenshields,
f. Peers, W.. E. Cuthbertson. Nathan Mer-
Ger, CT. ID. Bowles, Charles Brown and w.
w. Hanley.
T.. Agoncillo, the representative of the
Filipino Junto, who was a passenger on
the Labrador. was accompanied by a valet
and private secretary. They. paid $l46 for
their passage. taking plain cabin accommo-
| darons. They were located in two state
| rooms near the saloon staircase on the port
side of the ship, not On the upper deck.
They would have had no difficulty In getting
aWay.
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DOVER, Del. March IA dispatch was
received this morning from Levi c.. Bird,
OF Wilmington, for whom the regular Re
publicans I'm the Legislature have been vot-
ing for United States senator for the past
few days thanking those who had been cast
ing their votes for him and stating that he
could not under any circumstances be con-
sidered a candidate. The Republicans held
a conference and decided to vote for DR..
Hiram r. Burton. The Democratic MEM
bers held a conference this morning with
a view TO concentrating their twenty-one
votes on Senator Gray. Thus far four of
them have abstained from voting for Sena-
tor Gray. They agreed 10 vote solidly to-
day for Chancellor John r. Nicholson, but
the agreement is to stand only for to-day.
1t is a scheme to unity the Democratic vote
and before tO-morrow's ballot a caucus will
be held as a result of which ii is expected
that the twenty-one Democratic votes VIII
be cast solidly for Gray TO the end. To-
days joint ballot resulted Addicks, IL;
Nicholson, 81; Burton. IL; absent, 3.
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not regard the l~anguag OF the bill as au-
thorizing the CONSUMPTION Of a single man,
and II CONSUMPTION became necessary he
would cal an extra session TO secure that
power. IRepubiican -~applause.J
Tho President will use no power not
clearly given observed Mr.. Henderson.
Mr.. Bailey then advised the Democrats
10 accept the pending bill, because IL makes
a temporary condition with a temporary pro-
vision An extra session would fasten q
large permanent standing army upon the
country.
Mr.. Steele (Rep., Ind.) earnestly opposed
the passage Of the bin, which he denounced
as an abortion so full Of defects that IL
might be construed to create an army of
5000 men or an army of 129.oC0.
After some further remarks by MessrS.
ShafrCth. Jett and Williams in favor of
passing the bill. the question came TO a
vote. MIR. Henry (Dem., Tex demanded
the yeas and nays amid cries of Not NOT
from both sides. Only eleven members
supported the demand. and on division the
bill was passed-3S to 80.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Boutelle Rep.,
Me.) the Senate bill was passed TO create
the grade of admiral for the benefit Of
Rear Admiral Dewey. At 6:25 p. m. the
House adjourned.
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FILIPINOS ASK $4,000 900.
Want an Enormous Ransom for Re-
Lease of Spanish PrisOner

NEW YORK, March IA dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says: ut is reported
here that Spain authorized General Rios to
offer the Philippine republic 100000 for the
release of the Spanish prisoners. The offer
was Indignantly declined. and the insurgents
asked 100000. General Rios threatened to
expose the Philippine republic as a lawless
set of bandits. whose idea of government is
the destruction of life and property if they
refused to accept his condition for the re-
lease of the prisoners. Senior Flores and
Senior Torres conveyed Ross message to
Aguinaldo's government. The reports that
the rebels are Offering to treat for peace are
untrue. About twenty English subjects, in
Guiding women and children, are within the
rebel lines north of Manila. Nothing has
been heard of them since Feb. g."
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OF HEROES.
How Dewey Profits in Remaining at n
Great Distance.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New YORK commercial Advertiser.
Out of the purely manufactured and
careers that actually do deserve the honor
that is given TO them. and these, of course,
make nero worship quite respectable. But
at any given moment they are apt to be
COMPOUNDED and confused with the bogus
regulations that surround them. and they
must await the test of time In order to be
seen in their correct perspective and pro-
portions. The American reverence has at
least this much of good ABOUT il in that il
serves as a corrective to our national lack
OF real discrimination. We set up someone
as a hero, anu Ne feature" him in all the
newspapers and pour enthusiastic adjectiyes
upon him. and think that we have found a
new immortal: but pretty soon he does or
says some rather fiat or silly thing or he
takes himself too seriously, and then our
eulogies take on a slightly humorous color
ms, and presently the papers are all crack
ing jokes about him and he is umbled off
his pedestal, and one more hero has been
lost 10 history.
the benefit Of heroes TO explain TO them the
secret of remaining heroes. Probably the
most important teaching Of the book would
be contained IN the advice to every hero 10
keep out of peoples way. No matter how
truly heroic a mar may be. and how ac-
tualiy splendid may have been his exploits.
he never by any possibility can in the flesh
live up to all that is expected of him by
his worshippers. They Will require him at
every moment TO look godlike. OF. at any
rate. impressive. They will think that
every word he utters ought TO be more
weighty or more witty or in some way more
remarkable than the words Of other men.
Moreover. there Is needed a certain vague
ness OF outline so that the imagination can
have full scope In matters OF detail. aid all
this is made impossible when you can see
the hero every day. Tennyson remained
until the day OF his death, 10 the minds OF
most men, Il romantic figure. one whose life
seemed 10 have about IL something of the
mystery of his own Merlin. simply because
Tennysons dislike for notoriety and for
pronsscuous friendships KEEP him secluded
from the public gaze. Ii is one of the many
phases of Admira Dewey's happy fortune
that he won his superb victory on the other
side OF the world. away from ubiquitous re-
porters and curious sightseers. n that the
reports regarding him come even now 70 US
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Washington Special.

Now that Admiral Dewey has put a
quietus on the impairment efforts OF GER
tain Democratic yellow journals TO give en-
couragement to the idea that he might be-
come a presidential candidate, the vanity OF
General Otis will be played upon. The fact
that Admiral Dewey is a Republican
seemed 10 make no difference with the en-
ergetic efforts of wild Democrats to get him
TO consent to the use of his name IN con-
nection with the presidency. They have
probably not stopped 10 inquire into the
politics OF their latest idol. General Otis.
What they want Is a hero. and Colonel
Bryan does not quite come up TO their
standard i'm that regard.
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Quay at HarriSburg.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1-Senator
Quay arrived in the city this evening and
is the guest of Governor Stone at the ex-
ecutive mansion, where he was called upon
by a large number of senator's and mem
bers and other friends. Asked if he had
anything to say regarding the political situ-
alton the senator said: THE purpose of m
visit is simply to meet my friends who have
so consistently and Loyalty supported me as
the nominee of the Republican caucus for
the senatorship. The information that has
come TO me since my arrival IN the city Is
of the most encouraging character and ]
nave every reason to believe l will be re-
elected"
The thirty-seventh ballot for senator to-
day resulted: Quay, 16: jerks, 80; Dalzellr
Is; Stewart, 8: huff. Z; Widener, 2; Markle,
/; Irwin. 4; Stone. 4; Tubbs, /; Rice, 2: Smith
1; Grow, /; Ritter, >.
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CHARLEY JOHNSON WHIPPED
Floored by Tommy Ryan in Eighth
Round and Counted Out.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 1.-Sixteen
hundred people witnessed the glove contest
this Afternoon between Tommy Ryan, Of
Syracuse, N. Y, and Charley johnson, of
Minneapolis. Both men entered the ring In
good condition, but it was apparent in the
first round that Johnson was no match for
Ryan. Ryan seemed to have measured his
man fully in the first round and in the sec
ond let him do most Of the fighting. john
son forced the fighting in the third round.
but could not do much damage: He re-
ceived several stiff jabs on the ribs. After
the fourth Ryan had the fight his own way.
In the eighth round Johnson was Knocked
down three times by blows in the stomach
and ribs. and the last time was counted out.
The winner was challenged at the ringside
by Australian Jimmy Ryan. The challenge
was promptly accepted and March 8 was
named as the date of the meeting.