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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

Lawtcn Conducting Remarkable
Campaign with Tact and Ability.

Campaign with Tact and Ability.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received at the War De-
partment from General Otis:
situation as follows: Iawton. with tact
and ability, after covering Bulacan prov
ince with his column and driving the insur-
gent troops northward into San Isidro. the
second insurgent capital. which he captured
this morning, Is now driving the enemy
northward into the mountains. He has had
constant fighting, infiicting heavy losses
and suffering with few casualties 10 his
the ranks OF the enemy. behind entrench-
ments thrown up at every strategic point
and town, has been very demoralizing TO
the insurgents and has given them no op-
portunity tc reconcentrate their scattered
troops. kebbe's column. with gunboats is
proceeding up the Rio Grande."
Portions or the dispatch which have not
been made public relate TO future move
ments OF the troops. That the insurgents
are disintegrated and demoralized is per-
fectly manifest from the press dispatches
and the cablegram received from General
Otis to-day. General Lawton, who was
pushing the line OF the rebel retreat along
the Rio Grande. has flung his advance.
which, at last adyices. was resting at San
Miguel, northward about twelve miles. has
taken San Isidro. the second insurgent cap-
ital. and when Otis's dispatch was sent was
still pressing the enemy northward. The
fact that he Is sustaining few losses in his
forward movement. although in almost
continual contact with the enemy, is an
other proof OF their utter decentralization.
According to General otiss eablegram. they
stii continue 10 throw up intrenchments.
but General Lawton's strategy outfianks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Frank Campbell Kills His Divorced
Wife, Her Sister and Himself.

DAYTON, o., May 17-Frank Campbell.
residing at West Alexandria. eighteen
miles from here, this afternoon shot and
killed his wife and his sister-in-law. Mrs.
Lucy Gray. the latter resident OF Lewis
burg. Preble county. He then sent bali
crushing through his own brain. dying al
most instantly. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell
we're recently divorced. and the latter had
been living with her sister I'm Lewisburg.
To-day the two women went TO West Alex
aDdria TO get some of Mrs. Campbell's be-
longings- The tragedy took place in the
Campbell home. The trouble which led up
to 1t could not be ascertained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
WOMAN STABS TWO.


UNION CITY, Tenn, May ia meager
account of tragedy at Hayness Mill, near
Tiptonville, reached here tonight. Three
women. Mrs Mattox. Mrs. Edwards and
Miss Brogdon. waylaid a Mrs. Covington
and attacked her with clubs. whereupon the
latter drew knife and stabbed Mrs. Mat
tox through the heart, killing her instantly.
Mrs Covington then plunged the weapon
into the back and lungs of Mrs. Edwards,
infiicting fatal injuries. The tragedy grew
out OF a quarrel among the children Of the
women.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

BERLIN, May 1.-THE Lokal Anzeiger to-
day prints an interview with William T.
Stead. who recently interviewed the Car
for the second time in which the newspaper
man Is quoted as saying the Czar read with
much pss1 the pamphlets Of Prof. Stengel.
OF the Munich University, one of the Ger
man delegates TO the peace conference. who
defended war and declared that eternal
peace ought not to be the aim of culture.
The Czarina. 1t appears, also greatly re-
gretted that the Cars idea had found such
an unfriendly echo in her German home -
Throughout Russian official circles. IL is said,
Mr. Stead found a conviction that Prof.
StengePs appointment meant a slight to
Russia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

DETROIT. May 1.-THE annual report of
7. ]. Shaffer. president. and John williams,
secretary-treasurer, were read at to-day's
session of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers annual meeting.
The effect OF trusts and syndicates upon or
ganiZed labor were discussed at length by
the president, who exhorted steadfastness In
the ranks OF labor The secretary-treasur-
er's report showed that the association's $
receipts increased over 10 per cent. during
been redused S5 per cent re han
has increased materially. After adopting
the report of the auditing committee The
recommendations of standing committees
were discussed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

push American trade with Russia. The lat
ter is bound for Siberia. The Americans
so far from regarding Russian authority as
hostile to trade, believe that the extension
OF Russia's power in Asia would benefit
American manufacturers. The presence of
New Jersey harrcws In Russian fields Is only
one of many signs that the Americans APP
preciate better than England the opportuni-
ties afforded by the Russian markets"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

LONDON, May 1.-THE impression is
gaining ground here that the alleged plot
was prepared by President Kruger's agents
TO discredit the South African League. The
officers Of the Liverpool regiment and an
artillery regiment, who were to have LETT
tomorrow under orders to proceed to the
cape, were stopped at the last moment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
THREE LITTLE ADMIRALS.
Artists Wife Gives Birth tn Triplets
Dewey, sampson and schley.

NORFOLK. Va. May 1Z-Mrs. John
O'Keefe. wife of well-known sign artist
of this city has given birth to three sons.
To-day the father named them Dewey,
Sampson and Schley in honor of the three
naval heroes of the late war. The mother
and the three young admirals are progress
ing nicely
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18
suicide of n Democrat.

Los ANGELES. Cal. May Ill F.
Rose, formerly state senator and Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress. and one of
the best-known race horse breeders and
wine growers in the State. committed sui
eide to-day. He left a letter explaining his
action but the contents have not yet been
made public. -------~-~*t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

DETROIT. Mich, May ia reconsidera-
ton to-day OF the resolution which passed
last week removing the Grand Division of
the Order of Railway Conductors from
Cedar Rapids to Des Moines, Ia. resulted
In favor OF Cedar Rapids and the head
quarters of the order will not be moved
The mayors OF both cities were present and
is expected that the election of officers will
bring on a warm fight, as there are q num-
Der OF candidates Ia the field for all the
offices. 49, : So.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

LONDON. May s.-The Daily News pub
fishes the following dispatch from The
Hague. The Americans here include
Robert p. Porter and an agent Of the Phila-
delphia Commercial. Museum. anxious to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-18

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-THE trans
port Portland. from Manila. was sighted
entering port at IL o'clock tonight. Owing
to quarantine regulations 1t is not expected
that any communication can be held with
those on board until tomorrow morning.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
WITH TEN=OUNCE GLOVES.
Father Jays Boxing Ring Under His Church and the Genuine
Knock=outs There, Which Have Brought an Astonishing
Transformation in Tough Shorednch.
didn't learn how to box.

| didn't learn how to box
HOUSE OF REFUGE AT NIGHT.
After Father" Jays club, which has
a membership of over 400, ends its SEES
sion every evening the clubroom is
turned into a house of refuge, and 1t
is used by at least fifty wretched men
every night, having given lodging
during the last year to over 10000.
They are given a blanket and a pillow,
and they sleep on the floor, the room
being heated in the winter. No man
is allowed to stay nor than three
three nights at a time, or a week, II
his circumstances are particularly Sc
we're. If he stays a week he must take
a hot water bath and wash his shirt.
Father Jay does not believe in the
Salvation Army's plan of merely
punching a lot of men together for the
night, feeding them and letting them
go in the morning. He gives them no
food, for that would simply mean their
COMING UdCk- every uiSht, anu ~
mits only so many as he can oversee
and manage to talk with. He says
that the most important feature of the
work which he does is his active sup
erintendence. He finds out each mans
circumstances and resources and
makes an attempt to get work for
each.
In erecting the building, he built a
small room overlooking the one in
which these waits Sleep, and in this
Father Jay himself slept every night
for four years. His assistant now does
so. No religious services of any kind
are ever held in the 'sclubroom." 1t is
entered by a door apart from the part
oil the building devoted to worship, and
Mr.. Jay has never approached a man
in the clubroom to speak to him from
a spiritual standpoint. Nothing"
saws Mr.. Jay; sis more rightly looked
upon with contempt by the ordinary
working man than an effort to entrap
him into a place in order to force re-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13

brick building, which IS devoted 70
the church and social club is the mod
Ell lodging house. planned by Father
Jay. and built by Miss Schuster, Of
London. On the ground floor is the
kitchen, fitted with all sorts of cooking
utensils, neat and trim, with a great
range at one side, reminding n for
chilly Of a kitchen in a well kept farm
house in America. Above this are the
apartments. small but scrupulously
clean, which rem for two shillings
and two-and-sixpence a week. There
are men who have lived in this lodg-
ing house for seven years. They can
have washing done on the premises,
and what they leave in their small
rooms is absolutely safe. Two hun
dred men can be housed here and can
buy and cook their W meals. 1t is
looked after by a man and his wife.
and kept as neat as a pin. On the roof
which is fenced in with a grating, set
tees are placed, and here the dodgers
sit at night and get the air.
The church, clubroom and gymna-
SUM are looked after by Father" Jay.
his curate, called by common consent
Brother" Augustin, and a man of all
work. The building is situated at one
side Of a long, well paved street, in the
centre of a trim-looking %neighbor-
hood, with building going on in sever
al of its streets and no loafers on its
corners. No trace has been left of the
cesspool of crime, called the Orange
Court" to which a young church of
England clergyman, not long out OF
Cambridge, was sent sixteen years
ago. It was then a dense huddle of
wretched shanties, the entrance TO
which was a veritable tunnel, which
branched like a rabbit warren after it
entered the settlement, down which
thieves, pickpockets and even murder
ers made their way, and into which
no policeman ever followed them
a V one, and he had got barely TWEEN
ty PAGES when a woman threw an iron
grating down on his head and killed
him instantly. One Of the men said
to the new pastor; "You needn't
trouble to tell us about hell-we live
there"
Mr.. Jay did not go to Orange Court
of his own accord, but was sent there
by his Bishop, the living being $1,000
a year. His predecessor had beer well
mentioned, but had failed utterly to
appeal to the rough characters. When
Mr.. Jay arrived all vestiges OF the
former place of worship had disap-
peared. A church of some kind he
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13

r come here to amuse myself. not 10
see you" So six months passed and
then q climax came-one of the men
stole the bagatelle balls. Mr.. Jay de-
manded them back and his demand
was refused. He Immediately closed
the club, and gave out that it would
not be reopened until the balls were
restored. 1t was a bold move, but it
succeeded. The men had not realized
how much the formerly despised club
had entertained them until they lost
it. Three nights passed. BY the
fourth the thief had yielded to Che
rather forcible advice of his friends
and the balls were returned.
That was the first step. The second
vas soon taken in the terrible summer
which followed, when he supplied
bread free to the children of his par
ish, with the result that every man of
them learned the eouplet.
God bless good Father Jay
for the bread he gives away.
During the next year this ~indefatig-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13

rules regarding club members. They
must be over Is, must pay a penny a
week and be residents of my parish.
What card games do they play? Why,
whist and cribbage and 'nap-no
gambling games, of course. l and my
assistant have taught them the games,
and they enjoy whist, and some of
them play a scientific game. Did l
teach them to box! Bless you, no.
They teach themselves. To a Shore
ditch man boxing comes naturally. No
I can box at all; lever had on the
gloves in my life. though some people
call me the boxing parson, and a lady
said that it was ~scandalous to think of
my going to administer the Holy Conn
munion TO a dying mar with my nose
knocked up from a blow in a fist fight.
One of the boys asked me once what
was the use of going to Cambridge il
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13

ligion down his throat"
Below the clubroom is the gymna-
sum, fitted with all the necessary
paraphernalia, such as horizontal bars,
punching bags, trapezes, hurdles and
travelling rings.
CHURCH AND LODGING HOUSE.
Just oyer the clubroom is the church
itself. Its capacity is about 500 per-
sons, anu a congregation of 400 gathers
there every Sunday. There is a vest
ed choir of forty boys and young men.
The interior of the church is a pattern
of good taste in coloring and design
rich enough to appeal TO simple-mind-
ed men and women, but not in the
least gaudy. The services are never
over a. hour in length. No services
are ever held at the time that the club
down stairs is open.
Next to the department Of this TAN,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
SEEN BY A MISSIONARY
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Slant Eyed Folks and Insects Which Are
Exceedingly Pestifercus==-FeW
Good Things.

If the travel and adventure that were
experienced BY the Rev. Emilio OILS
son in the fifteen years that he spent
as a missionary to the Indian tribes on
the continent of South America were
Il into book form it would make a
story equal to that of the explorers OF
Darkest Africa"
Mr.. OLSON kept a journal. He crossed
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
cHIcoRY N

After numerous attempts in the last
five years to grow chicory successfully
in this country it has been discovered
that the soil in the Saginaw Valley neal
Bay City, Mich, is similar to that used
in Belgium for the cultivation Of that
plant. Seed imported from Belgium
was sown in that section Of the country
last spring. From present indications,
which are favorable. it is likely that
the root will be superior to the i'm
ported article.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13

had to have, so he rented a loft over a
stable and set up some rough forms
and a kind of altar. Then he made a
room-to-room canvass of his parish,
begging the people TO come to church
at least one-to give him a trial. Some
of the better women did come, but the
men would have none of it nor of his
prayer meetings. They said they had
all the %'parsoning" they wanted in
Jail.
A CRITICAL TINE.
So the clergyman organized his club,
and after awhile the men began 20
come. Perhaps it was through simple
mischief. for there were coffee cups 20
break. dominos to steal, and perhaps,
a chance 10 swat their host with his
own boxing gloves. They came and
utilized him, but they didn't want his
friendship. Why should | shake
hands with you?' a nan said to him.
II EE. Z4-LZ AA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13

arc Out VI WIN 0Au NV - AA5
When one of them asks for a benefit.
we pay all the expenses. except for the
printing of tickets. He does that, and
then sells them to his friends for tup-
pence each. Then he usually knows a
lot of public house keepers and they
pay a shilling for their tickets, and
when they come are given seats on the
platform and constitute the 'genteeP
part of the audience. The contests be-
gin at 8 and are over at IL. and n
of the men from Sporting Life, the
newspaper comes down to referee the
bout. The programme is all arranged
by the beneficiary and usually begins
with exhibition sparring for points,
followed by somebody's punching the
bag. Then they have some acrobatic
feats.'
by club members?" l asked.
ooh, yes" he said. Three of the
best acrobats on the London variety
stage learned all their tricks here, and
they come down and act for nothing,
and then we've several young ones
who are splendid on the trapeze. At
ter the a%crobatics We'll have an inter-
mission, and men go round through
the crowd crying: Gentlemen, let
your thought dwell on drinking 1
don't allow ale or alcoholic drinks to
be sold-not because | think a drink
of them necessarily does harm, but be-
cause / couldn't limit the quantity that
one man should drink-but lemonade,
coffee and ginger beer are for sale,
and if any one wants ale he can go out
to the public house and get it and then
come back.
HONEST KNOCKOUTS.
after the intermission the big
match of the evening comes off. The
men strip to the waist and have their
seconds in their corners, everybody is
smoking and cheering them on and
some toss pennies into the ring and a
wag will cry out: Bless yer, they'll
stand that kind of a storm all night
They usually fight eight rounds, but
we've had fights go as long as twenty.
The prize is a half crown or a solid
silver mug'-worth about three and six
pence, | suppose. Sometimes neither
of them gets knocked out, and then the
referee decides on 'points-the left
hand blows count best, you know-but
often they slug hard and a man goes
down and stays the ten seconds The
crowd like that, and sometimes they
make up a losers purse for him. The
it's a custom that the man who has has
the benefit will go into the ring and
challenge some one in the audience,
and they fight, ann after the closing
time has come the men shake hands
with me ann go home. Father Jay
they all call me-"
was looking %curiously at the shelves
full of books and the long row of little
tables, and he followed my glance.
I'VE use those" he said, lat the regu-
lar club meetings every night. Then
the men who can read do SO, and 9TH
ers play cards at the tables and smoke.
In the centre we have the 'bagatelle'
table, where six can play, and on the
platform either boxing or punching the
bag is going on. l have only three
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-13

mules for the army in the Philippines.
She made a very successful trip, losing
only two of the animals during the voy
age. On the return trip she was caught
in the storm that delayed the City oil
Peking, Tartar, Pennsylvania and other
vessels of the fleet. For hVe days after
sleet, with a long heavy swell, had to re
contended with The ship, being light,
was very lively, and in consequence the
Roberts brought his ship through in
safety, however, and says she behaved
splendidly The soldiers have all good
word for Captain Roberts and Purser
Tucker, and say they We're ADJ admirably rat,:y
treated and we'll berthed on the horse
transport. The Conemaugh will be fitted
out. and sent back again with ahother
The transport Victoria will carry load
Of forage to Manila, and the Ben Mohr IS
being got ready to carry troops; ester
day Captains Barneson and Batchelder
and Supervising Engineer Matthews went
to Mare Island to inspect the steamers
Scindia and Justin. They belong TO me
good state of repair. If they can be hxed
iIp the Government will send them to
Honolulu with coal cargoes.
The transport Manuense Is now the
property of Bennett. Goodall & Co, and
Captain Barneson Sr., father Of Captain
Barneson of the transport service, Will go
out in command OF her. She Will De redoy
to depart next week.
Captain Saunders of the transport New
port is still a very sick man. To-day le
goes to a private hospital for treatment
Either Captain Friele, who is now on
vacation, or Captain Robinson of the Bar
racouta will take out the Newport on ner
next voyage TO Manila.
San Francisco and the coast ports do
quite a lot Of business with South Africa,
and one American ship is now at anchor
in Delagoa Bay, while several San Fran
cisco vessels are on their way there. The
Star of Russia is now out twenty-one
days from Port Gamble for Algoa Bay
the NJ. p. Grace arrived at Delagoa Bay
from Port Blakeley on the 9Th inst, the
John Ena is now out twenty-nine days
from Port Blakeley for Delagoa Bay. The
British ship Ancaios sailed from here on
August % with g. 100 centals of wheat for
Port Natal, and the Powys Castle is
chartered to load for the same place,
while the Lady Isabella is chartered to
load for Cape Town. The Beers own no
cruisers, however, so the British mer-
chantmen are safe.
The channel used by the Fulton Iron
Works at the Preside has silted up, and
the tug Sea Witch was engaged all of yes
terday in dredging it. The steamer worked
astern in the soft mud and the action of
the screw cleared the passage
The carcass of tuberculous cow W g
seized on the Sausalito ferry steamer by
Health Inspector Harry Barron yester-
day. It was shipped by De Vecchi Bros.
OF San Rafael and was consigned to l..
Siami 732 Montgomery avenue, this city.
Vecchi brothers arrested for sending the
meat to this city.
The remains Of VIII A. Snow. the ma
rine reporter who was drowned last Tues
day night, have not been recovered, nor
has any trace Of them been found. This
tached, offers 800 for the recovery of the
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