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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
Bridges Washed Away, All Streams
Swollen and Three Feet of Water
Beneath the Bunks Of Soldiers.
MANILA BAY STORM TOSSED
AND VOLUNTEERS UNABLE TO EN-
BARK ON TRANSPORTS FOR HOME.
Negotiations with Filipino Leaders
Mr.. schurman's Report Gratifying
to the Administration.

MANILA, July 9, s a. NIT has been
raining and storming almost constantly for
two days and the country along the Amer
lean south and bay lines is literally flooded.
The soldiers are suffering great discomfort.
The Thirteenth Infantry Regiment, at
Panay, is in the worst position, being prac-
tically surrounded by water.
The bridges that were used for getting
supplies have been washed away and some
Of the companies are now separated by
streams six feet deep. In many cases the
men are sleeping with three feet of water
beneath their hunks. which are elevated
upon cracker boxes. The company cooks
when preparing the meals stand knee deep
In water.
Some Of the roads leading to Pasay are
simply impossible and the rice fields on all
sides are one great lake. A high wind blew
over several tents of the second reserve
hospital.
Manila bay Is impossible Of navigation by
either launches or canoes. and no vessels
are leaving the harbor.
The United States transport Centennial Is
ready to sail for San Francisco with dis
charged soldiers, but the latter have to
sit around the water front all day, drenched
10 the skin. waiting for launch to take
them TO the steamer.
The River Pasig and all the other streams
are swollen and the city streets at low
points are covered with water.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10

ommends that measures be taken TO In
troduce a gold standard with the British
sovereign as legal tender. and advises that
the Indian minis be allowed to coin gold
without restriction. on the same terms as
the Australian minis. Finally, by a ma
jority OF votes, the committee recommends
fixing the rupee rate at sixteen pence. The
report says in conclusion: THE effective
establishment OF gold standard Is Of par
amount Importance to the material interests
Of India, not only to promote existing trade,
but to encourage the influx of capital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
MCCOY SIGNED FOR TWO BOUTS
VIII Fight Choynslxi and Another Pu-
giiist In September.

NEW YORK, July 9.-"Kid'' Mccoy has
been signed By the Westchester Athletic
Club TO meet any two men during the
month Of September. His first fight viii be
with Joe Choynshi. who wired his accep-
lance OF the $1,000 purse offered by the
westchester Club. The date chosen for the
Tight Is Sept 2. The other man TO fight Nc
Coy before the club has not yet been Sc
lected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10

stated by an official in a position to know
that this government intends TO establish
home rule at places where 1t is considered
advisable. including the Island of Negros,
conditions In which, according to Mr..
Schurman. are especially satisfactory. On
Mr.. Schu-man's arrival at San Francisco
he will come to Washington and discuss the
Philippine situation with the President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
For the Thirty-Fir.t infantry.

LEXINGTON. KY, July 9.-Iieutenant
Johnston, in charge of the recruiting sta
ton here, received orders to-day from the
adjutant generals Office to begin recruiting
tomorrow for the additional regiments
provided for in the recent order 70 raise
troops for the Philippines. They will be
assigned to the Thirty-first Infantry. at Ft.
Thomas, KY, as soon as recruited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
To BE Tried for High Treason.

PRETORIA, July 9.-The Transvaal gov
eminent has decided to prosecute on the
charge of high treason the three principal
defendants whose completely in the recent
attempt TO promote a rebellious rising at
johannesburg has been for several weeks
under judicial investigation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
GRADE-CROSSING HORROR
SIX MEMBERS OF A FAMILY KILLED
AND THE OTHER BADLY HURT.
Carriage Containing william Rein
hard, Wife and Five Children Struck
by q Train at Columbus, o.

COLUMBUS, o., July 9.-All but one Of
the seven members Of the family Of William
Reinhard, of this city. were killed and the
remaining one was badly injured by Big
-Four passenger train this afternoon. The
dead:
WILLIAM REINHARD, aged forty-one.
RACHEL REINHARD, aged forty.
WILLIAM REINHARD, aged twelve.
ARTHUR REINHARD, aged nine.
KARL REINHARD. aged seven.
EDWARD REINHARD. aged five.
Clarence Reinhard, aged fourteen, had his
collar bone broken. The accident happened
at the Woodward-avenue crossing of the
Big Four Railroad, and opposite the south
west entrance to the State Fair grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhard and their five chill
dren. who resided at 256 Donaldson street,
were out for an afternoon drive in a surrey.
They had just visited the home of Mrs.
Huffman. whose husband had been killed in
the railroad yards last Friday,Nand were on
their way to the .home of a sister Of Mr..
Reinhard. They approached the railroad
crossing from the east, arriving at that point
just as the west-bound passenger train. ar
irving here at 3:15 p. m, was due. An eye
witness of the accident said he saw the sur
reg crossing the tracks and at the same
instant 1t was struck by the train. The
vehicle was knocked into splinters and Mr..
and Mrs. Reinhard and Arthur and Karl
were killed outright. Edward and William
were so badly injured that they died after
being removed to hospital. Clarence
suffered fracture of the collar bone and
other lesser injuries, but II is believed he
will recover. The horse which was attached
to the surrey was literally ground to pieces.
1t is not known whether any of the members
of the unfortunate family were aware of
the approach of the train, but the circum-
stances indicate they were not. The cross
ing has long been regarded as a dangerous
one. view Of incoming trains being obscured
by high fence around the fair grounds.
The train was running at a high speed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
INDIAN CURRENCY QUESTION.
Report of the Parliamentary Commit.
tee In Favor of Gold Standard.

LONDON. July s-The report or the par
Aamentsry committee on Indian currency,
Just issued In the form of blue book. ap-
proves the decision OF the government not
to revert TO silver standard. II argues
that IL would be impossible 10 maintain the
status quo permanently and. therefore, sec-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10

MANILA, July g. via Hong Kong. July 10.
Friendly Filipinos in Manila have been
the medium of communications between the
American authorities and the military lead
ers of the instruction in Cavite province,
which for some time promised to result in
bringing over a prominent general and sew
eral hundred of his followers with their
arms. If the negotiations had succeeded
the outcome would have had a great moral
effect, for other OBJECTIONS doubtless would
have followed Were the generals name
given 1t might lead in his case to a fate
similar to that which has befallen other
Filipinos suspected Of friendliness toward
Americans. He had foreseen the failure of
the instruction, and advised Aguinaldo to
make terms, but it Is understood that he
has sent word to the Americans that hav-
ing sworn to support the instruction, he
must remain loyal to the end. Similar ne
gotiations are said, on good authority, to
have been conducted with a member of the
cabinet Of the so-called Filipino govern
ment, who himself took the initiative. Some
form of money consideration figured in the
discussions with his friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
Arbiter. Entertained.

PARIS. July 9.-Sir Edmund John Mon
son. British ambassador to France. last
evening entertained at dinner the members
OF the Venezuelan arbitration tribunal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10

BELGRADE, July Skiing Alexander has
received from Queen Victoria, Emperor
Francis Joseph and other European sover-
eigns kilograms of congratulation upon the
escape from assassination of last Thursday
Of his father, ex-King Milan. Several priests
have been arrested On charges Of completely
In the attempt. Gjura Knezevics. the would
be assassin, has confessed that he was in
stigated by the Radicals. General Sava
Gruics, Servian minister to Russia has been
recalled from St. Petersburg and dismissed
from the army as the result Of the finding
of COMPROMISING documents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
Two Killed mt Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, July "a carriage
containing VIM. NJ. Diem and Miss Lizzie
Prequesel was struck by a Wabash train
tonight and both Of the occupants were
Instantly killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
Captain Landon Promises Much.

LONDON. July Sat the conclusion or
the centenary review and inspection OF met
ropolitan volunteers on the Horse Guards
parade yesterday afternoon Capt. Dewitt c.
Falls and Capt. Francis G. Landon. OF the
Seventh Regiment N. G. s., N. Y, who wit
messed the review on the invitation OF Col.
Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent, COM
mandant of the Queens Westminster Vol
unteers, were banqueted at headquarters by
this regiment, the band at intervals playing
the American national airs. In response to
a toast to the United States Capt. Landon
declared that wherever and whenever Eng
land needed Americas sons the latter would
stand side by side with Britons and march
shoulder to shoulder. He concluded his re-
marks. which were loudly cheered, by toast
ing the Queen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10

Cardiff Workman Improves the Wire
less Telegraphy Mans Idea.


NEW YORK. July "a London dispatch
to the World says: Marconis latest rival
in the field of wireless teiegraphy Is c. II.
Smith, q young workman IN tin-plate
factory at Cardiff. He was interviewed by
Post-Dispatch representative upon the
subject of his invention. Smith, who seems
to be aeenly intelligent and practical
youag man with nothing of the dreamer
about him, said: II claim / have invented
an Improvement upon Marconi's arrange
ment, and also have obtained provisional
protection for a system of combined wire
less telegraphy and telephone communica-
ton. / have laid my plans before the post
master general and asked him for facilities
to experiment with the postoffice appli-
ances, and his experts have been so much
struck with my proposals that they have
asked for further details in confidence.
have offered to put the Channel islands In
telegraphio communication with the main
land as demonstration of the value of my
system.
II claim to have made better transmit
ter than Marconi, more sensitive receiver
and method OF focusing the electric rays
so they can only be picked up by one re-
ceiver and cannot be intercepted. dis
pense entirely with the high vertical wire
and guide and focus the electrical waves
SO that they have a width Of only one inch
In passing. thus making 1t impossible co
intercept them unless indeed a ship could
poise a receiver in that particular inch Of
space through which the rays pass. am
convinced / can telegraph or telephone up
to $50 miles. My apparatus can be put on a
table or anywhere else and it can send a
message through a window or a wall. 1t
can be worked through a Wheatstone ma
chine up to 500 words a minute" Being
asked to give some details so that electro
clans might judge Of the value Of his in
ventions, Smith replied: mo. cannot do
that. In fact, my friends tell me / was
indiscreet In sending the particulars Of
my invention to the postofiice authorities
and the Board of Trade In confidence"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
New Tork4 Little shops,

New York, with all it's greatness. is in some respects the most condensed place on earth. Down in Mulberry street there is shop just wide enough for a eobbler's bench and hardly long enough to permit three customers to stand in line. Here the industrious doctor of soles sits all day long and plies his trade, interrupted occasional ly by q customer, who obscures his day light.
 There are cigar stores so dimtnutive that man can scarcely turn around in them. In Broadway, not far from Herald Square, is place for the sale of the fragrant weed in which a GUS toner can hardly lift his arm without knocking down a box of cigarettes or pile of stogies. It's the proper thing for the purchaser to back out of the place after cautiously applying the match to his recently acquired cigar.
 Smallest of all is a restaurant near the South ferry, where there are a shelf and three chairs, and the pies are placed on edge. On busy days those who desire the particular brand of erullers, stew and coffee offered there for sale are obliged to wait outside the doo~ for place at the shelf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
Minerals in the Philippines.

Luzon-Coal, gold, copper. lead, iron. sulphur, marble, kaolin.
 Cataanduanes, sibuyan, Bobol and Panaoan-Gold only.
 Marimudquo-Lead and silver. Mindoro-Coal, gold and copper. Carraray, Batan, Rapu Rapu, Sema- rara and Negos-Coal only.
 Masbete-Coal and copper.
 Romblon-Marble, coal and gold. Panay-Coal, oil, gas, gold, copper, iron and perhaps mercury.
 Bilirom-Sulphur only.
 Leyto-Coal, oil and perhaps mer- cury.
 Cebu-Coal, oil. gas. gold. lead, sil- yer and iron. Mindanao-Coal. gold, copper and platinum.
 Sulu Archipelago-Pearls.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
Winning Qnestions.

Nothing perforates bombastic ora tory like sharp question. When Burke, in the height of a labored pero- ration in Parliament against France, drew a dagger and threw it on the floor, somebody made the act absurd by saying, "Yes, that's the knife. Where's the fork?"
 Equally sharp was the reply of Pope Plus TX, when the cardinals met and eloquently condoled with him on the sufferings in certain villages from earthquake and famine.
 How much are you sorry, my breth- ren?" he said. How many lire does your sympathy weigh?"
 The only answer possible to this question was the relief of the villages.
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An Odd Collection,

A French woman has collected for fifty years specimens Of corsets worn at different periods and in her chateau is billiard room with glass cases in which are her treasures. Those who shudder at the idea of an eighteen inch waist would be shocked at cor. set of the Catherine de AIedici reign with a waist of thirteen and one-half inches, and outside cover of steel bars to prevent stretching. There are to be seen some leather stays worn by Char lotte Corday, and q pair of brocaded satin ones, which once belonged to the Empress of Austria, with only q htteen and one-half inch waist
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
The aueen Bee

According to paper read before the Scientific society at Preston, England, queen bee sometimes lays at the rate of two eggs minute, and the total weight of the eggs is one and a-half times that of her own body on a sum- mer day. AS she lives four or five years, she must lay about 100000 in the course of her life. Her eyes are smaller than those of the other bees, owing to her long residence in the hive. Her sting is three hundred times small Ter in diameter than pin, and as she can seldom draw it out after stinging a person. she leaves it in and dies af- terwaEd.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
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DfA<h3NobN " A-A@sAN< A asa @~Asgs Like some schoolmaster, kind in being
 stern, Who hears the children crying o'er
 their states And calling, Help me, master" yet
 helps not, Since in his silence and refusal lies Their self-development, so God abides, Unheeding many prayers. He is not
 deaf To any cry sent up from earnest
 hearts; He hears and strengthens when He
 must deny. He sees us weeping over Ife's hard
 sums; But should He dry our tears, and give
 the key, What would it profit us when school
 were done And not one lesson mastered?
 What world Were this if all our prayers were
 granted Not In famed Pandora's box were such vast
 ills As lie in human hearts. Should our
 desires, Voiced one by one, in prayer, ascend to
 God, And come back as events, shaped to
 our wish. What chaos would result!
 In my fierce youth I sighed out breath enough to move a
 fleet, Yoicing wild prayers to heaven for fan
 cied boons Which were denied; and that denial
 bends My knees to prayers of gratitude each
 day Of my maturer life. Yet from those
 prayers I rose aIway regirded for the strife And conscious of new strength. Pray
 on, sad heart! That which thou pleadest for may
 not be given. But in the lofty altitude where souls Who supplieate Gods grace are lifted,
 there Thou shalt find help to bear thy future
 lot, Which is not elsewhere found.
 Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
THE GOOD MANS STEPS.

Everyone Who Lives to Please God Has
 Right to Claim His Protection.
 There is nothing more plainly re- vealed than that our heavenly Father orders athe steps of a good man." If this fact were communicated to us in the original way-that is, by miracu- lous voices, as in the olden time-the information could net come with more directness and power than we now have it from day 10 day. Surely every one who lives wholly to please God has a right to claim his protection, his direction, and his help, not every hour only, but every moment of his life. He may not-indeed, cannot-be always thinking Of this great favor. Life has it's imperative and absorbing duties. His energies are often taxed to their utmost in the struggle. It is more than mere sentiment to live. It is a serious reality, in which the hand, the head, and the heart are en- listed. The only way, therefore, for the Christian is to commit" himself habitually, sincerely, unhesitatingly, and with godly trust into the hands of him who has warranted us in beliey- ing that all things have worked do now work. and will work in the com- ing days, for our good.-The Chris tian.
 "He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he (Christ) is right eous." Here is the doing, and the char acter back of the doing. The one is righteous, therefore the other is, also. Not only so, but it is the same kind of righteousness, or rightness. We don't see what is gained by contradict ing God in this matter, and saying it is not so; it is very doubtful kind of humility that is maintained at the ex- pense of not only contradicting God, but thereby refusing his free gift to us, purchased by the precious blood.- Sel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
A Giant Moose Head.

The largest moose head on record is in the possession of MT. ". F. Sheard of Tacoma, Wash. It is the head of an Alaskan moose and the antlers meas ure from tip to tip feet inches. The widest moose antlers in England wee in the possession of his royal highness the duke of Edinburgh. They measured 59A inches across or %-inch under 3 feet. The Alaskan specimen, inches higher than a 6foot man, is also immensely wide and massive in the palm of the horns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
Cost nf a Petty snit.

The folly of going to law is shown by a recent transaction in the Justice Eourt at Greenville, Tex. The con stable levied upon SOC pounds of seed cotton, which when sold the next day under the attachment brought the sum Of Sl134. When all costs were paid there was left S3.70, which. by the terms of the original instrument. went to the attorney leaving the attaching party without a cent for the collection
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
An Old House.

The oldest house in America is in St. Augustine, Fla. In 1864, is was built by the monks of the Order of St. Francis and the whole of the solid structure is composed of coquina, a combination of sea shells and mortar, which is almost indestructable. When Francis Drake sacked and burned the town this was the only house left in the trail of destruction. 1t has been purchased by the well known antiqu- arian, J. w. Henderson, who will make 1t his winter residence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
A Wonderful Carpet.

The Queen of England is possessed of one of the most remarkable articles ever made in prison. The superintend- ent of Agra jail two years ago received an order to weave a carpet sf special design for her majesty. On it 2S of the deftest convicts of the establishment have been engaged. The carpet meas ures 77 feet by 40 feet, and is estimat- ed to contain no fewer than 20,0o0,000 stitches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
 The HemI0cIS InnI.

Hemloek destroys the soil by taking nourishment for a long series of years and returning nothing. There is no rich foliage to fall after Summer and to restore more to the soil than the tree took, but only 8 steady and greedy absorption.
 So there are hemlocks in many homes. They never contribute to com- forts or joys of home, all are serving them, and how they despoil home of it's light and rest and joy!
 Have we hemlocks planted in our churches? Let us see to it that you and are not such.-Rev. Chas. Roads.
 Elijah was out-and-out for God. mere were a hundred others-just as good prophets of Cod as he was-but they were h a hole, living on bread aHd water from ASab's table,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
Air in Cares.

Certain caves have been reported as maintaining a uniform temperature, summer and winter, of 54 degrees Fah- renheit. They may be said to breathe twice a year inhaling during the win- ter and exhaling during the summer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
UncOnseinlls satire

What is yo' keepin' dat lame duck roun so long foh?" inquired Mir Er- astus Pinkley.
 "Yoh see" answered Miss Miama Brown. "de white folks at my service place has eake=walk pahties. Is tryin 10 learn some CT de steps dey uses ar Is Eeepin' dis bird foh a model.2- Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
4 Curious Railwav.

An Indian line, the Darjeeling- Him. alayan railway, is one of the most re. markable in the world, and is also the highest, its Darjeeling terminus beine situated on a giddy eminence 5000 feet above the level of the plains.
 At many points it IS possible to see the curves above and below the train. no fewer than seven tracks being
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
ter of the expenditures in his govern.

ter of the expenditures in his govern ment.
 Any person dissatisfied with the action of the Auditor in the settle ment of any account may appeal within one year to the Governor General. If the Governor General shall confirm the action of the Audi- tor it shall be final and conclusive Should the Gov ernor General fail to sustain the action of the Auditor, the whole case shall be referred to the Secretary of War, whose instruc tions shall be final.
 The object of the order and the instructions is to keep the accounts of the islands wholly separate from each other and from the other ac- counts of the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
OdS3s.ors=

T don't see how you can let Bridget nave all those strange men in the kitchen said Ar Blobbs angrily.
 They're not strange men, answered Mrs. Blobbs, innoceutly. they're only the butcher the grocer, the baker. the iceman and the policeman. They've been here lots of times before. liar. per's Bazar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
Travel by Measure.

Swiss steamboat companies. to avoid disputes as to the age of children, have established measurement rules. Under 2 feet in length ride free; children un- der 4 feet f and dogs pay half fare. Travelling mothers do not like the rule.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-28
 A Hack Recnrd.

There is no part of the world which has such black record for wrecks as the narrow Baltic sea. The number in some years has averaged more than one a day, the greatest number of wrecks recorded in one year being 154. About 50 per cent. of these vessels became total wrecks, all the crews be. ing lost.