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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
THE GREAT ADMIRAL.
The Last Yankee Ship to Leave Manila
Before Dewey Came.
BOSTON Herald

Boston Herald
Yes, sir. he's the same man who was
the last sea captain to get out of Manila
harbOr before Dewey went in," said the
shipkeeper on board the Great Admiral the
other day. And by chowder, he fooled
those burned Spaniards so that they could
not catch him after he did get out. Come
over and see him after he gets back from
down East, and he will tell you how the
critters followed him out of the harbor in
gunboat but lost him in the dark"
The Great Admiral was living at Mystic
wharf, taking on a cargo of lumber for
Buenos Ayres. The boat is one of the best
known which ever sailed out of Boston har-
Dor. She has caused much favorable COM
ment by reason of her large size, hand
some model and general appointments, and
whatever port she puts in at she is sure to
be visited by a large number of ship men
who are interested in such work.
Yesterday, when a reporter called on Capt
Sterling, on board the Great Admiral. he
found that officer in his cabin, just as his
shipkeeper had said would be the case.
When asked if his was really the last boat
to leave Manila harbor previous to the en-
trance of Admiral Dewey the captain mod
estly allowed that it was. Then the re-
porter wanted to hear the story, so Captain
Sterling told it about as follows:
1T would take too long TO go way back
started when l got loaded up and tried TO
get my clearance papers. The authorities
told me that war had been declared between
the two countries, and that, instead of al
lowing me TO go out of the port, they would
seize my cargo. That made me hot and [
saw Admiral Montojo. and he said the same
thing, and / thought that my ship would be
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
FATHER CHINI0UY DEAD
FAMOUS PRIEST WHO WAS DEFEND
ED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Founded the Town of st. Anne, H.,
came an Apostle OF Temperance.

MONTREAL Jan. 16.-Father Chiniquy
died to-day. To the end he adhered to the
Protestant faith.
Charles Chiniquy, the apostle of temper
ance," was born in Kamouraska, Quebec,
July 80, 1899. He was ordained to the priest
hood in 1889. In 1851 he visited Illinois, and
in the following year the village of St.
Anne, in Kankakee county was founded
Father Chiniquy and his superior, Bishop
O'Regan, became involved in long-drawn
disputes, leading to legal action, in which
the former was defended by Abraham Lin
coin. The quarrel was also carried to Rome
and laid before the Pope. In 1853 the entire
village of st. Anne with the exception of
fifteen families, withdrew from the Roman
Catholic Church, and the dissenters later de-
cided to unite with the Presbyterian
Church. On April Is, 1860, the Presbytery
OF Chicago adjourned their meeting from
Chicago to st. Anne, where Father Chiniquy
presented the names of nearly two thousand
converts, who were received into full COM
munich.
Father Chiniquy then embarked on q ca
reer which made him known around the
world. In 1878 he visited the Western States
and afterwards spent two years lecturing
in Australia and the antipOdes. In his lee
turing tours he experienced many exciting
incidents and narrow escapes. For eighteen
years he was kept under bail as criminal.
In 1884 he was mObbed while holding re-
ligiOuS services in Montreal, in connection
with the Salvation Army. The army leaders
were brought before the courts and the Old
French laws (granted in 1714) were called
into requisitiOn to forbid the army doing
army was not at enmity with Catholicism
and discharged the leaders.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
EIGHTEEN DAYS At SEA.
Fears Felt for the Safety of the
Steamship Marquette.

NEW YORK, jan 16.-The Atlantic trans
port liner Marquette, which left London for
New York Dec. % last, has not yet been
reported. None of the incoming trans
atlantic vessels of the first class which left
the other side a week later than the Mar
quette saw any trace of the belated steamer.
The Marquette should have sailed on the
return trip to London last Saturday. Anx-
iety is felt for her safety, as she has now
been eighteen days at sea. The Marquette
is in charge of Captain T. F. Gates. The
chief engineer is G. Simpson, and the ships
surgeon is H. Clock. The crew numbers 130.
Following is the Marquette's cabin-passen-
ger list: Mrs. Ursula Ancher, Mr.. Bennett,
7. F. Cashart and wife, Mrs. l. Creswell,
Mrs Dick, Mrs. c. M. Dicott We're Finch,
Mrs. Lyall, Miss Phyllis Lyall, A. d. L.
Lyman. wife and daughter, Z. S. Mccarthy,
T. L. Morton, A. H. Whitetield and wife.
There are no second-class or steerage pas
sengers.
The German steamer Catania, from Ham
burg, for New York, Dec. Is, for whose
safety anxiety was felt, put into st. Michael,
Azores to-day, short of coal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
FAIR AND MUCH COLDER.
Indianians Promised Another Taste Of
Winter Weather.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. 8 p m.-Fore-
cast for twenty-four hours:
For Ohio-Rain, probably turning into
snow on the lakes: fair on Tuesday night;
much colder; light variable winds. becom-
ing northwesterly and increasing.
For Indiana and Illinois-Threatening
weather followed by fair: much colder;
brisk to high northwesterly winds.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
The storm central last night over Lake
Superior has moved to Lake Ontario and
a second storm has developed off the Mid
die Atlantic coast. An area Of high pres
sure Of great magnitude has moved to Man
itoba and has caused decided fall in tenn
perature in the middle Missouri valley, Bis
marck reporting a fall of a degrees in twen-
ty-four hours, and to 2 degrees below zero.
Rain has fallen in the Atlantic and gulf
States and the lower lake region and mid
die and North Pacific coast; light snow in
the Missouri valley and light rain or snow
in the middle Rocky mountain regions. The
temperature has remained stationary in all
districts. including the Pacific coast, except
a fall in the Missouri valley and upper
lake region. Rain may be expected in the
Atlantic States, clearing Tuesday night;
fair and much colder Wednesday; clearing
and much colder in the lake regions, the
Ohio valley and middle and west gulf
States; threatening weather and much cold
er in the middle Atlantic and upper Mis-
sissippi and lower Missouri valleys. Fresh
southeasterly winds might be expected on
the North Atlantic coast and fresh variable
winds on the middle and South Atlantic
coast.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

taken from me at once Then ] went to see
the firm that owned the cargo / had on
board. They in turn went to the authori-
ties, and after a long consultation 1t was
decided that / would be given twenty-four
hours to quit the harbor and get out te
sea.
II lost no time, but at 8 o'clock in the
morning / was being towed out OF the mar
Dor by a toWboat and at 4 o'clock that
afternoon I was cut loose and was told to
shift for myself. All this time Spanish
gunboat had followed us, and kept c1rcllnS
around the boat but ] did not have much
fear that they would molest us, for l had
been assured that / would be given twenty
four hours. After were cut off from the
tOwboat / turned about in an opposite di-
rection from that which i wished to take,
with the gunboat in close pursuit. They
probably intended to capture us as soon as
the twenty-four hours were up. But 1t got
dark soon and when the war ship was shut
out from sight we Immediately turned about
and doubled on our track. We ran with all
possible speed to Hong-Kong, where we re-
manned thirty-eight days. At that time We
heard that Dewey had made mincemeat or
the Spanish fleet in the Pacific, while an
other fleet of the enemy was bottled up in
Santiago harbor.
while at Hong-Kong we spent a part Of
the time getting stores on board. We in
tended to get them at Manila, but the sud
den order to get out left us no time, and 1t
was very fortunate that we were able to
get to HongKong as we were so short or
food and coal that We could not have got
along for many days longer"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
SHELVED FOR A MONTH.
French Deputies Refused to Discuss
the Picquart Case.

PARIS, Jan. 16.-At the opening of to-
days session of the Chamber of Deputies
the premier, M. Dupuy, demanded, amid ap-
plause, the immediate discussion of the
budget. M. Firmin Faure, revisionist and
anti-Semite, representing the First division
of Oran, Algeria, desired to discuss with
out delay Colonel Picquart's appearance be-
fore court-martial The premier, however,
suggested shelving the matter for a month,
but as NJ. Firnin Faure insisted, vote was
taken, and the Chamber supported the pre-
mier by 422 TO "a. The budget was then COM
menced
M. Loew, president of the criminal branch
of the Court of Cessation, in an interview
published in the Journal to-day, estimates
that three weeks will elapse before the
Court of Cessation will hold public hear
ing of the Dreyfus case. The judge also de-
clares that the statement that the court is
IN possession Of documents furnished by
Major Count Esterhazy is ineXact.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-The Paris correspond
ent Of the Daily Chronicle says that Count
Ferdinand Esterhazy is expected to arrive
in Paris to-day CFuesday)
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
The Real Trouble with the Army.
Washingtnn Posi-.


From the military point of view, General
Eagan's extraordinary attack upon General
Miles would prove blessing in disguise
if it could arouse the President and Con-
gress TO a realization of what the real trou-
BILE with the army is. Every military text
book of any value lays down as the funda-
mental theory of army organization sys-
tenn of accountability by which every SOL
dier and officer is subordinate and respon-
sible to some one else, UP TO the command
ing officer upon whom rests the final re-
sponsibility for the armys efficiency and
value as fighting machine, This vital
principle never fully carried out in this
country because of the peculiar position of
the civilian secretary of war, has practically
heen abandoned ever since President Grant
reduced the position Of the commanding
general to a mere Sinecure, gave the secre-
tary of war powers never intended for him,
and made the adjutant generally really the
most influential officer of the army, instead
of merely the military secretary of the
commanding general, as he should be. AS
result of this we have the present situation,
in which staff generals like Eagan not only
nav no attention to the commanding gem
eral but actually declare themselves totally
independent of his authority One need only
think of what would happen to any large
dry goods house which let every chief of
department run his part of the business in
dependently of the others and of the firm,
to see how utterly preposterous IT IS TO try
to run a great national department, let
alone military one, upon such principles.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
VaIparaiso's Anti-saIoon League.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
In a late number of your paper, under
the caption of ''Anti-Saloon Methods -
some statements were made which call for
an answer 1t is true that our city has
been considerably wrought up over our anti
saloon agitation. Lines have been sharply
drawn between those who favor the strict
enforcement of the laws and those who do
not. 1t is a mistake to say that the work
eliminated in the filing OF twenty-nine af-
fidavits against druggists and saloon keep
ers for the illegal selling of liquor, for
while that many, or about that many affi-
davits have been filed. there are as many
more still to file. The elimination is yet
to come
1t is true that the league secured the serv-
ices of a Chicago detective, and that he
visited the drug stores. 1t is not true that
he claimed to be sick, as the druggist who
was tried testified in court. He testified
that he only supposed the detective to be
sick, since he called for blackberry wine
No question was asked whether he was sick
CT not. Nor was he in any case asked
whether he had a doctors prescription or
not. The druggists did not need to be in
duced" to sell the liquors While we did
not obtain a conviction in this case. it was
because the jury disregarded the law and
the evidence. 1 am credibly informed how
ever, that the jury, when it went out, stood
nine to three for conviction. and only after
the jury was out fourteen hours was a YER
dict of acquittal returned.
1t Is not true that the league hired min
ors to disguise themselves and buy liquor
in the saloons. No detectives were hired.
except the Chicago detective. and none Of
The minors who volunteered their services
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Rnntists Indorse MiIes.

BOSTON, Jan. 16.-General Miles to-day
received an Endorsement of his course in
the controversy with Commissary General
Eagan from the Baptist ministers of Bos-
ton. AT their meeting Rev. j. D. Fulton
offered the following resolution, which was
passed:
Resolved, That the Baptist ministers of
Boston and vicinity recognize with devout
pleasure the magnificent bearing of Nelson
A. Miles in the crucial ordeal through
which he is passing the friend of the
soldier, as the cultured officer and as an
illustration of American manhood
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
GILLET WILL RETURN.
Creditors Of the Fugitive Cattle King
VIII Not Prosecute.


KANSAS CITY. No. jan 16.-Grant G.
Gilett, the Kansas cattle piunger, will re-
turn to the United States and face his
creditors in Kansas City on or before Feb. l.
according to a statement made to-day by
Charles f. Hunt, who came here from
Chihuahua, Mexico. several days ago, and
who has had nuemrous conferences with
Gilletts principal creditors. Hunt departed
for Mexico this evening, and just before MS
departure he admitted for the first time
that he came North as the representative
of the Kansan, whose failure for over
million dollars so startled the financial world
a few weeks ago Mr.. Hunt stated that he
had arrived at a thorough understanding
with Gilletts creditors that Mr.. and Mrs.
Gillett would come north at once, and that
there would be no prosecution on account
of alleged questionable mortgage transac-
tions. In fact. he declared that Gillett had
never had any fear of the outcome of the
matter should he be brought before the
court and that his object in seeking refuge
in Mexico was to avoid the expense and an
noyance which he would have been sub
jected to in the event Of arrest. Mr. Hunt
stated also that Gillett had no large sum
of money as had been reported. and that
he will make no big payment TO his credit
ors. On the contrary, according to Mr.
Hunt Gillett will be serviceable to his
creditors principally in assisting them to
straighten out his tangled affairs, and to
convert into cash his cattle and other prop
erty- scattered over southern Kansas and
the Territories. Gillett, he says desires to
wind up the whole affair and begin life
anew.
Mr. Hunt declined to state the basis Of
the settlement with the creditors. In re-
ferring to the settlement he stated to
Times reporter that one Kansas City bank
held over $S00,000 of Gillett paper. Officials
of the bank, when seen later, denied his
statement in the most positive terms. Other
known and supposed creditors of Gillett
have persistently denied that there will be
any understanding by which Gillett will be
permitted to return and be free from prose-
cutiOn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
M'KINLEY'S AIM.
(CnncInded from Firnt Pnre

teenth Minnesota Regiment also. The con-
valescents were taken to the division field
Immediately will be retained there. The
others will go on to to their respective
homes as soon as they can be provided with
suitable clothing. The following passengers
were in the Ohio's cabin: Lieut.: j. o. Bar
ber, William w. w. Hill, Col. J. H. Fred
ericks, Captain Vickers, Mr.. V. Lady, L. A.
Crothers of the Red Cross Society, r. Kib-
Bile of the Red Cross, Lieut.. B. Holcomb of
the United States navy, Lieutenant Stan
Jones of the United States army, Surgeon
C. l.. Mullins, Lieut.. j. Nj. Wiley, r. burst
of the Red Cross and j. H. Hess.
The Astor Battery left for New York on
the overland train last night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

COLUMBUS, o., JAM 16.-It was officially
announced tonight that the Hooking valley
operators will not attend the joint conven-
tion in Pittsburg. Mr.. ]. S. Morton, one of
the leading operators of the valley, stated
tonight that he would not attend and he
did not know of any others who would be
there. The Hooking valley operators claim
that when they entered into the joint agree
ment a year ago it with the under
standing that the miners would organize
the State of West Virginia and advance the
price of mining there. This promise of the
miners, it is claimed, has not been kept,
and, as a result, the Ohio operators have
suffered severely by competition with West
Virginia coal though they have maintained
the price of mining under the agreement.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
NlCARAGUAN SPITE.
The Little Republic Will Hereafter
Purchase Supplies in Europe.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 20.-The
government of Nicaragua, probably, it is
alleged, 'in resentment of some recent acts
of the United States" has arranged, so it is
declared, to hereafter purchase the supplies
it needs for its machine repairing shops,
railroads, steamboats, and electric light
telephone, and telegraph establishments in
Europe. A large percentage of these ma
terials has for years past been purchased
through Nicaraguas commercial agent in
New York city. The government of Mica
ragua has organized a special bureau of en-
gineering under the name of the office OF
chief Senor Don Jose Carmen Munos a
graduate of Princeton University. The
office is to have charge of land surveying,
topographic surveys, public construction
works. etc.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

One of the most eminent and skiilful
specialists IL the United States is the au-
thor of a great home medical work that
every woman, whether young or old, should
read. That physician is DR.. R V. Pierce,
for thirty years chief consulting physician
to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute. at Buffalo, N Y. This is one of the
greatest medical institutions in the world.
In his capacity as head of this institution,
DR.. Pierce is surrounded by staff of nearly
a score of able physicians. With the as
sistance of this staff of physicians, during
the past thirty years, Dr. Pierce has pre-
scribed for many thousands of ailing wom-
en-. His Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser" contains 1908 pages and over goo
illustrations. 1t contains several chapters
devoted to the treatment of diseases pecu-
liar to women. A paper-covered copy is
sent free Gil receipt of 2I one-cent stamps,
to cover mailing, by the Worlds Dispen-
slry Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
French cloth binding 81 stamps.
Every woman should read il. It tells
about medicine that cures all disorders
and Irregularities from which women suf-
fer. This medicine is Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t acts directly on the deli
cate organs concerned in wifehood and
motherhood 1t makes them strong.
healthy and vigorous. 1t allays inflamma-
ton, heals liberation, stops debilitatiug
drains and soothes pain. It is the great
est of all nerve tonics. In the Medical
Adviser hundreds of women tell thei- ex-
perieIces with this medicine The Favor
lite Prescription F" is for sale by all good
medicine dealers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

What a British Official Says About the
Exchange of the PhiIipDines.

ENchange OF the FhIIlpDiMes
LONDON, Jan. 16-Diplomats refuse to
take seriously the revival of the report ca
bled from Washington that the United
States is willing to exchange the Philippine
islands for the British West Indian islands.
A high official of the Foreign Office charac-
terized the statement as absurd. He said
that while the continental powers appeared
hold the Philippines as spOils of war, they
would not be likely to remain passive spec
tators of a change in the balance of power
in the far East which would result from
Great Britain's requirement of those islands,
particularly so at this critical time in the
struggle for domination in China. The Off
cial quoted further remarked that he did
not believe Great Britain or the United
States courted the inevitable protests and
complications which would result from the
proposed exchange. If such negotiations are
on foot the officials of the United States
embassy here have no knowledge of them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16-Arrived: La Bre-
tagne from Havre; Augusta Victoria, from
Naples; Servia, from Liverpool; Weimar,
from Bremen.
NAPLES, Jan. 16.-Arrived: Fuerst Bis
marck, from New York. Sailed: Alesa, for
New York.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 16.-Arrived: Aurania,
from New York; Pavonia, from Boston.
GLASGOW, Jan. 16.-Arrived: Siberian,
from Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Col. s. w. EIdridre.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. 16.-Col. S. w.
Eldridge, one of the foremost men in early
Kansas history, died at his home here to-
day. aged eightytwo, of a complication of
diseases. In 1855 he was proprietor in Kan
sas City of a noted free state hostelry. In
1856 he purchased a free state hotel in Law
renee For a time he acted as conductor
for parties of New England emigrants COM
ing to Kansas
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

DIGBY, n. S., Jan. 16.-St Anne's Col
lege was burned early this morning, and in
their labors to secure safety for all the in
mates of the dormitory Fathers La Dore
Chaisson and Canon were seriously injured
The 1l0 pupils and thirteen professors es-
capped without the slightest confusion. The
college cost about SIS eco, and the furniture
and personal property was worth probably
$4,000 more. The COLLEGE win be rebuilt.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Double Murder in Missouri.

LYNN CREEK, Mo-, Jan. 16.-The au-
thorities are unable to find a cleW sufficient
to justify an arrest in the case of George
w. Anderson and Lizzie Wisebach who
were found murdered with an in their
home, three miles east of here, Friday
woman Money and other valuables found
on the body of Anderson indicates that the
motive for the crime was not robbery. An
derson was member of the notorious
Quantrell band during the war, and had the
reputation Of being a bad man.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Henry B. Plant,
the steamship and railroad owner who has
been i'll for some time, left with his physi-
clan tonight for Tampa, Fla. 1t was said
that if MIR. Plant soon RECEIVERS his strength
he will go from there TO the West Indies to
further a plan for steamship lines between
Cuba, Porto Rico and Jamaica, which has
been under consideration for several
months. His physician said to-day that Mr..
could be expected for man in his eightieth
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 1.-THE three
emissaries of Aguinaldo, who arrived here
on Saturday. have departed for Washington
ID. c., where they will confer with Presi-
dent Mckinley regarding the government OF
the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
Johu AyiI,inm pIuukett.

LONDON Jan 16.-John William PUNK
EFT. Baron Dunsany. representative peer for
Ireland since 1898, died to-day in his forty
sixth year The deceaged peer at one time
sat in the House Of Commons for the Thorn
bury division Of Gloucestershire in the Con-
servative interests. He is succeeded by his
son, Hon. Edward John Moreton Drax
Plunkett now in his twenty-iirst year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16.-The steamer
Vera Cruz, Mexican liner belonging to
Romanos, left the port of Vera Cruz on
Dec. % for Tampico. The trip takes only
two days and the vessel is now twenty
one days overdue. 1t is feared in shipping
circles that she is lost. The Vera Cruz was
a freight and passenger boat and carried
several passengers on this trip, but the
agents refuse to give information regarding
the passenger list.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17

DETROIT, Jan. 16.-After more than three
years postponement the trial was begun
to-day of the man who was indicted under
charges of responsibility for the explosion
which wrecked the Journal building and re-
suited in the loss of thirty-seven lives. The
respondent Thomas NJ Thompson, who was
engineer of the Building. is charged with
permitting a great steam pressure and with
absentirg himself from his post of duty.