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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20

from Kentucky 10 the Massachusetts, coast
by way OF the District of Columbia, and has
steadily increased in energy, the barometer
reading go inches at the center tonight
General rains and SHOWS have fallen from
the gulf States northward and northeast
ward. the rains being heavy in southern
New England. the middle Atlantic and upper
portion of the south Atlantic States. The
storm has also caused severe westerly gales
along the entire Atlantic coast, a maximum
velocity of seventy-two miles an hour hav-
ing been reached at New York city. From
the Mississippi valley westward generally
fair weather has prevailed except in the
extreme Northwest, where there were light
local SHOWS. The temperatures have fallen
from 10 TO % degrees from the gulf and
south Atlantic States northeastward through
the Ohio valley and the middle Atlantic
States, and were preceded by a marked
rise in temperature during Saturday night
in the Atlantic coast States From the mid
die Mississippi valley westward and south
westward there has been a rise OF 10 to 20
degrees. while in the Northwest the advance
of a marked high pressure area has caused
ture extending through North Dakota. The
heavy rains in Virginia, eastern Tennessee.
western North Carolina and northern
rivers Of those districts. and the necessary
flood warnings have been issued during
Sunday. In the Pacific coast and plateau
on the middle and northern coast, where il
mas again commenced 10 rain under the in
huence of area of low pressure. which is
central tonight in western Washington.
In the Atlantic States fair weather is like
ly TO continue for at least two three days.
Fair weather will prevail generally during
Monday except in Maine and the Dakotas
where SHOWS are indicated. The temperature
changes will be unimportant except in the
quite so cold. NorthweSterly winds will
prevail on the Atlantic coast. remaining
high in New England and slowly diminish
ing over the remaining portions Storm sig
nails are displayed on the Atlantic coast
from Hatteras TO Eastport, and cold wave
s'grals in Nebraska Iowa, eastern and
southern Minnesota, and az Huron Ia
Crosse and Kansas City. Advisory messages
of extremely cold weather for the season
were also distributed In Michigan. Illinois.
Indiana. Missouri Iowa Wisconsin and
eastern Kansas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
CONTRACTING BUREAU.
Department Where All Such Public
Documents Are Filed.
Washington Post.


incidentally to the process of expansion.
Uncle Sam has been doing a great deal
of contracting lately He has made huge
contracts for rations. contracts for ball
cartridges by millions, and contracts for
all sorts OF equipments and supplies.
There can be no secret about any of these
tn snW as al III ws are aS
TO go TO the proper place and solicit the
privileges Of examining them. He may
is interested in, at the uniform price of
5 cents per one hundred words for type
writing labor.
anybody, even in Washington, knows of
the existence of the bureau in which the
contracts are filed for public inspection.
This bureau belongs TO the Interior De-
partment and is called the Returns Office.
It's personnel consists Of single clerk
a lady named Mrs. Peacock-who attends
its files, and the perfection of the system
adopted is such that at a moments notice
she Is able to prod%ee 81 Tor INSPECTION any
tracts in her charge.
The Returns Office was established by
Congress in ls62 and the object Of its
tracts. regarding which more than one
scandal arose early in the war of the
of the Interior Department nobody seems
to know. but the probability is that IL was
desired TO remove y from control by the
which the great majority of government
contracts Qeaving out the postal service)
are made: The law REQUIRES that in this
office shall be filed complete copies of all
contracts made by the Navy. War and
Interior Departments; the remaining ex-
ecutive departments are not included. Any
officer in any one of these three depart
ments who fails TO file at the bureau with
in thirty days a copy of any contract made
by him, together with all bids and proposals
for the same, is liable TO fine Of 500 and
Imprisonment for six months. Furthermore.
the papers in each case must be fastened
together with a ribbon which ia secured at
the ends with a wax seal TO prevent them
from being separated
One big room. way down in the subba Sc
ment of the Interior Department is occu-
pied by the Returns Office. IL is lined from
floor 10 ceiling with file boxes. all of them
filled with contracts. The papers represent
ing each contract and Its accompanying doc
uments are tied up neatly with a piece of
tape. Every contract is indexed in a great
book in such a way 10 be accessible by
number off-hand. There is no such thing
as a secret docket under Uncle Sans finan-
cial arrangements. Any person OF respecta-
BILE appearance is welcome to investigate
the agreements which this government
makes. II beef Is "embalmed." bareback
moldy shoes made OF paper or shells not
explosive as advertised. the mischief cam
not well be due TO official corruption.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
NOTED SWINDLER RELEASED.
Charles Hills Wells, Who Broke the
Bank Mt Monte Carlo.

LONDON, March 19.-Charles Hills Wells
1.-The man who broke the bank at Monte
Carlo one of the most accomplished swim
dlers in the world, was released from Port
lard convict prison in England last week.
He was sentenced in 1898 to seven years
penal servitude for obtaining $780, 900 on false
pretenses. Eight years ago the whole world
was talking and singing songs about the
luck of 1.-The man who broke the bank at
Monte Carlo.
Wels's phenomenal winning began in 1891.
In July of that year he is said to have
won $4,000, and in the following Novem-
Der $4,000 more. On one night in No
vember he broke the bank five times and
won $4,000. Casino frequenters gave him
the name of 'Bonne Chance" Wells-'Good-
luck" Wells that means. Wells claimed to
have an infallible system To operate with
it capital of $4,000 was required. Its chief
point was to catch runs or series and
then bet the minimum stakes of 5000 francs
or the maximum stakes OF 1000 francs.
With luck against him he bet the minimum
stakes In following this system on one oc-
cason he took all the one-hundred and all
the one-thousand-franc bank notes supplied
to the trene ct quarante table, and the
croupierS had TO pay one deal In small notes
and goldpieceS until the cashier had brought
another $4,000 to the table. He insured him
self against the banks odd chance of re
fat'' by setting aside a special fund of
per cent. on hi stakes This cost him 5000
a day.
Wells lived in London, and every day lie
sent his winnings to his London bankers.
Whenever he encountered a period of lll
luck he went home to England for season.
At play he was quick and cool. Winning
or losing, he never lost his head. At the
height of his success he bought a yacht
Of 1900 tons-the Palais Royal-and fitted It
out most luxuriously. Its appointments were
superb. -Four head stewards attended to the
comforts of the gamblers guests.
All the time that Wells was winning at
play he was engaged in gigantic swndling
operations. Finally Labouchere, of the Lon
don Truth. exposed him. When he was
examined in the Bow-street Court his total
included $4,000 from Miss Mary Phillmore,
of London. and SIS 900 from the Hon. William
French, of Ireland His method was simple.
He represented that he had taken out valu-
able patents and invited investors to assist
him in developing them On his trial it was
shown that for years he had been taking
out provisional projections on all kinds of
absurd inventions. Floating anchors, sun
shades, fog horns and hot-air motors for OBJ
tanning power from the heat contained in
waste steam were some of his alleged pat
ents He was plausible in his methods
and promises that his victims were many.
When his swindiing was discovered he fled
on his yacht intending TO land at Portugal.
On his way he stopped at Havre TO sell 800
tons of surplus coal. He was arrested there.
returned to England, convicted and SEN
fenced to the term of Imprisonment which
he has Just concluded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
PATRICK WALSH DEAD.
Former United States Senator and
Mayor of Augusta, Ga.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 19.-Hon. Patrick
Walsh eX-United States senator and mayN
OF Augusta, died at his residence to-day
after three months Illness of nervous pros
tration There was little hope In the COM
munity OF his recovery, but his death was
not thought to be so near at hand.
Patrick Walsh was one OF the most prom
inent men in Georgia and had national rec
ognition as the earnest champion of South
ern development and perhaps the best au-
thority on the material resources and man.
ufacturing products of the South. Mr.
Walsh was born In Ireland Jan. l. 1910. At
twelve he was apprenticed in the Charles
ton Evening News and in due time became
a journeyman printer He went to Augusta
in 1862 and had ever since been identified
with the press Of that city, for twenty-five
years past as editor and proprietor of the
Augusta Chronicle. In 1870 he became a
member of the City Council and from 1872
to 1878 he served in the State Legislature.
In 1SS0-& and 1896 he was a delegate TO the
Democratic national conventions and served
four years as Georgia member of the ma
tional Democratic executive COMMITTEES; he
served as member at large for the world s
fair committee; in 1894 he was appointed by
Governor Northen to the United States Sem
ate on the death of Senator Colquitt; in
December, 1897, was elected mayor of Au-
guSta, which office he filled at the time of
his death. Mr.. Walsh had no children but
his nephews who have been associated with
him on the paper. will continue to run the
Augusta Chronicle.
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close giving full text of the treaty and pre-
sents the colonial or expasnion problem
fully from both sides. 1t also contains an
elaborate sketch OF the career of Pope Leo
Kill Published by the Current History
Company, Boston. Mass. $50 year. SIM
gle numbers, ~ cents.
Admiral Sampson has written for the
April Century an illustrated article fully de-
scribing the work of THE Atlantic Fleet in
the Spanish War" and drawing its lessons.
The more important features of this paper
ere a plan setting forth the character of
the blockade of Santiago harbor; maps
showing the relative positions from day to
day OF Cervera, Schley and Sampson, and a
series OF bird S-eye plans of the engage
ment OF July 8 showing the positions of the
vessels at different stages of the fight. In a
foot note the admiral tells this story: LAS
we passed the Teresa and Oquendo a Span
ish sailor was seen. STRUGGLING i'm the water
on the seaward side OF the New York. In
response TO his call for help. one of the
crew seized the chaplain's reading desk.
which was slowed on the main deck in the
passage between the two cabins. and which
had cross showing on it. AS he did so.
he cried out grimly; Cling TO the cross and
you'll be saved The SDaniard followed in
structions and was saved"
The Conservative Review is the title of a
Notwithstanding quarterly which it's pub
fishers announce is established for the sole
and simple purpose of advancing re prin-
ciples and the cause of the Democratic
party. For years" says the. prospectus,
'the great Democratic party has been with
out such an organ. For years il has not had
a representative among the great reviews of
the land. and the only hearing its leaders
ever receive is through the pages of the
organs OF the opposition" This first num-
Der contains eleven articles. only three of
which, however. have a political bearing.
These three are. "The Constitution or Abb
solutism.' by Isaac Lobe Strauss; The
Treaty with SPAIN" by Hon Leo A. Knott.
and The American Policy of Expansion, -
by Hon. Champ Clark The admission OF
Champ Clark into the first issue of what is
INTENDED 10 be a great review Is hardly ju-
diCiOus. but IL must be remembered in extenu-
alton that the first number OF any periodical
Is always issued under many disadvantages
and that later issues are apt TO show i'm
provement The other contributions to the
number are of literary and historical char
acter. Subjects treated are "Stonewall
Jackson, The Prose Writings of Heine.' .
Colonel Richard Malcolm Johnson Cap
tain John Smith,, "Childe Rowland" 1.-The
Poet of Maryland" New England States
men and "Khaver, a Turkish Novel" The
publishers are the Neale Company. Wash
ington. ID. c. The editors name is not men
toned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Editors Alone Are Making All the
Noise Over the Claims I'm Behalf Of
Miners Killed at Lattimer.
RUSSIA TO TAKE NIU-CHW ANG
IN RETURN FOR SUPPORTING CHINA
IN RESISTING ITALY.
Part of Smyrna Pillaged by Cretan
MussuIman Refugees-Precautio
at French Arsenals.
LONDON, March 2o-The Vienna corre-

LONDON, March 20.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of the Standard, referring to the
recent editorial illusions by the Politische
Correspondent to the Hazelton shooting and
its announcement that the Austrian foreign
minister intends to press the lust claims
advanced in behalf of Austrian subjects"
says: Il have reason to believe that the
Austrian government has not the slightest
intention to seek quarrel with the United
States. The press, however, is constantly
accusing the government OF neglecting its
duty in the HaZelton affair, and the gov
eminent will not let the matter drop until
Count Goluchowsh (the Austro-Hungarian
foreign MINISTRY gets an opportunity to ex-
plain to the delegations that the standpoint
of the American government indicated by
the latter's note of Feb. is legally and
morally incontrovertible, though the sheriff
OF Lattimer might have waited longer before
giving the order to fire on the excited
strikers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
ELK AND DEER STARVING.
snow Is Over Twelve Feet Deep In
Yellowstone National Park.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Captain Err
win, acting superintendent CT the Yellow
stone National Park. has reported to the
Interior Department that the unprecedented
fall of snow in the park this year unques-
tionably will lead to the death OF very many
antelope. deer and elk before the winter Is
over. In places in the park snow is over
twelve feet in depth and is firmly packed
everywhere, which prevents these animals
fIo digging through and obtaining their
food underneath. This condition of affairs,
it is expected. probably will last all this
month and perhaps next. a small appro-
priation from the park revenue for buying
hay Is asked. Many deer are now in the
immediate neighborhood OF the military post
picking UP bits of hay. The scouts report
the elk very weak and believe that unless
steps are taken 10 feed them the deaths
among them will amount to thousands The
main herd OF buffalo. however, being in a
region OF hot springs that melt the snow,
are getting along fairly we'll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
RUSSIA NAMES A PRICE.
Will Take n Chinese Port i'm Return
for Resisting IfaIy,s Demands.

LONDON, March 2O.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail says: 1T is
asserted here that negotiations are almost
concluded by which the treaty port Niu-
Chwang, province of Leao-Tong, on the
River Liaou, near the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li,
will become a Russian possession, Russia
undertaking in return to support China in
resisting the demands of Italy"
The Picking correspondent of the Times
says: "Sir Claude Macdonald (the British
MINISTRY has been urging the Tsung Ii
Yamen to grant the Belgian demand for a
concession at Hankow, but China declines,
and the British advocacy of Belgium's pro-
posal is regarded as unreasonable and incon-
sistent.'
ROME, March 19.-The Chinese ambassa-
dor. Sir Chin Chen. had prolonged inter-
view to-day with Admiral Canevaro, minis
ter of foreign affairs presumably regarding
the Italian demand for a concession at San
Nun bay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
NO FORMAL CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AND II. ID.
REED MAY MEET TO-DAY,
hut the Visit to Jekyl Island Will
Have No Political Significance, 1t
Is Said-McKinIey at Church.

BROWNSVILLE, Ca, March 19.-Presi-
dent Mckinley attended church to-day at
the Methodist Church of Thomasville The
Presidents carriage drove up in front of
the church just before services began, and
Mr. Mckinley, Vice President Hobart and
Mrs. Hobart, who were the only ones to
attend, were shown to a pew well to the
front of the body Of the church. Mrs. Nc
Kinley did not attend the weather to-day
having turned raw and cold, making 1t pru-
dent to remain indoors. Presiding Elder
j. o. Branch conducted the services. In his
prayer he implored God TO bless the Presi-
dent of the United States. give him wisdom
for the conduct of his Office and that in
creasng prosperity may be our heritage un-
der his administration. His sermon was en-
tirely doctrinal and free from even the re-
hottest allusion to the President or poll
tics The President listened attentivey
throughout the rather long sermon and at
tempted to join in the congregational sing
ing. He looked fairly well, but was decid-
eddy pale. The Vice President showed that
he had not yet fully recovered from the
trip.
The house party enjoyed drive in the
afternoon and then, owing to the cool north
west wind, spent the time indoors chatting.
Preparations have been made to leave here
in a special car over the Plant system at
10 tomorrow morning for Jekyl island.
Brunswick will be reached about o'clock.
Politics. 1t is repeated most positively, have
nothing to do with the trip, and no political
conference, II is explicitly asserted, will be
held there. The probability that Speaker
Reed and the President will meet is, of
course, admitted and the possibility is that
a result of it may be better relations be-
tween them, though neither will be a party
to any attempt to bring them together. The
exact personnel of the party is still unde-
cded Those certain TO go are the President
and Mrs. Mckinley, Senator Hanna, As
sistant Secretary Cortelyou and DR.. Rixey,
If 10 fap nbUSician
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
"HELLOS" MADE EASIER.
One May Soon Sit Anywhere and Talk
Through His Phone.

LONDON, March 19.-An engineer named
German, in the French Ministry Of Posts
and Telegraphs, has just brought out an
invention which he claims will revolution
ize the telephone By an ingenious adap-
tation of the telephone wire the microphone
is made to develop and intensity the vibra-
ton received so that 1t Is unnecessary to
place the receiver TO the ear, or stand with
the mouth close to the tranSmitter, and
conversation is easily carried on between
two persons both of whom may be several
yards distant from the instrument. The in
yention has been several times officially
tested and pronounced complete success
IL is Familiarity known High Speaker"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Cable Notes.

The British cruiser Talbot. with the body
of Baron Herschell on board, which sailed
from New York on March s, arrived at
Portsmouth. England, yesterday.
The School of Mines OF Paris has been au-
thorized to accept the gift OF 5000 offered
in February Of last year by Dr. Thomas
Eggleston, emeritus professor of minerology
and metal Of the School Of Mines, New
York
The Rev. DR.. Knapp, former principal of
Queen College, n. F., who mysteriously dis
appeared from his residence in Brighouse.
West Yorkshire. on Jan. Is last, writes to
his friends in England that he has reached
New York in a sailing vessel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
zanrviIr. View of Americans.

LONDON, March 19.-Zangwill, the au-
thor, has been patronizing America and the
Americans since his return from the United
States II discovered most of the bad points
of the Americans" he said. before / left
England, and during my stay in America
became convinced that the race is steadily
improving. They will be all right soon
American audiences are intelligent and ap-
preciative, sometimes ELUSIVE. l remember
at the close of one of my lectures a lady
rushed excitedly TO me and SAID: On, Mr.
Zangwill. / really cannot go until i have
shaken hands, l grasped her hand cordial
~. saying: Do not let me prevent you from
going F"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Late.t preyfu. STORY Denounced.

PARIS. March 1.-THE Temps to-day pub
fishes an interview with Baron Won Moh-
renheim, former Russian ambassador TO
France. who now resides at Pau. in which
he denounces a clumsy invention the
story that he is the real culprit who sold
both Russian and French military secrets
to the German government and that il has
been only 10 avoid public scandal greater
than the Dreyfus affair that he has been un-
punished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20

public. being an inland state, in the event
OF trouble with any of the powers. its sup
plies Of explosives might otherwise be sud-
denly cut of. Where should We be Them
he exclaimed. He announced his intention
to modify the mining laws and reduce the
period emitting an applicant to full burgh-
ership from fourteen to nine years resi-
denCe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Railway Tracks Submerged.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 19.-Heavy
rainfalls for several days past are now be-
ginning TO manifest their results. The South
ern Railway has suffered considerable dam
age to its tracks between this city and
Ashevile n. c.. Bristol, Tenn, and Chat
tanooga, Tenn. The tracks have been SUBJ
merged and partially washed out for a dis
lance OF five miles near Asheville. All traf-
fic on the Asheville branch has been sus-
pended The damage TO the Chattanooga
branch has been temporarily repaired The
Tennessee river at this city is twenty-seven
feet above low water and is rising rapidly.
A spring freshet is feared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
DIR. Oliver Marcy.

CHICAGO. March 19.-Dr. Oliver Marcy.
dean of the Northwestern University and
professor of natural history in that institu-
ton. died to-day at his home, in Evanston,
after long illness, aged seventy-nine. He
had been connected with the Northwestern
University since 1862 DR.. Marcy was
member of a number of scientific societies
and was considered an authority on all the
natural sciences.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Four People Killed.

WAYNESBORO, Ga, March ia lorna
do passed over Burke county at o'clock
this morning In the vicinity of Waynes-
boro four people were killed. Several houses
were demolished and much damage done.
There were eleven houses blown down on
Walker McCathern's farm, six miles from
Waynesboro. One house near town was
completely demolished while il was occupied
by eight negroes, but they all escaped un-
if,ir
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
The East Indian budget.

CALCUTTA, March 19.-The Indian
budget in almost every department of
revenue shows Improvement. 1t is estimated
that there will be a surplus of 100000
(s15, 0O0.OOo) for the fiscal year 1859 and
of s2.65o,o00 (S13 go ,0OO) for 1SS9-190O. No re-
duction in taxation is proposed. The gov
eminent considers it advisable to maintain
the strongest position possible in view OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
FAIR WEATHER TODAY.
North Winds. However. May EnIfven
the Atmosphere.

WASHINGTON. March 10. s p. m.-Fore-
cast for twenty-four hours:
For Ohio-Generally fair; slowly dimin-
ishing north winds.
For Indiana and Illinos-Fair; north
winds
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
Since Saturday night the storm has moved