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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
MRS. PLACE MUST DIE.
Governor Roosevelt Declines to Stay
deterioration of a Murderess.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 15-Goy. Roose-
welt has refused to commute the sentence
of Mrs. Martha Place. the Brooklyn muir
deress, and she will be electrocuted some
day during next week al Sing Sing prison.
In his memorandum announcing the de-
cision Governor Roosevelt says: mo more
painful case can come before a Governor
than appeal to arrest the course of justice
in order to save a woman from capital pun
ishment when that woman's guilt>has been
clearly established. and where there are no
circumstances whatever TO mitigate the
crime. If there were any reasonable doubt
of the guilt; If there were any basis what
scever for interference with the course of
justice in this case, L should so interfere
But there's is no ground for interference.
The accused was condemned as guilty of
murder in the first degree after full and fair
trial, although as all men know, a jury I'm
such case is always reluctant TO give n
verdict against a woman If any justification
whatsoever exists for Withholding 1t. This
verdict was then reviewed at great lengt h
by the Court OF Appeals and was affirmed
without a dissenting voice, though this
court always scrutinzes with the most
jealous care such a case, desiring that the
benefit of every doubt shall be given to the
accused. i wrote TO the district attorney
and TO the Judge who tried the case TO learn
whether they thought there was any ground
for executive clemency. They both answered
that there was none whatever and that the
case was one of peculiar outrage. There is
no question of the womans guilt and no
question OF her sanity. All that remains Is
the question TO whether / should be JUS
titled In interfering TO save a murderess on
the ground of her sex when no justification
would exist TO interfere on behalf OF "a muir
derer. This murder was ore of peculiar de-
Liberation and atrocity. To interfere with
the course of the law I'm this case could be
justified only on the ground that never here
after. under any circumstances. should cap
ital punishment be inflicted upon any muir
deress, even though the victim was herself a
woman, and even though that victims tor
ture preceded her death There is but one
course open to me. decline TO interfere
with the course of the law"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
VITRIOL THROWN In HER FACE.
st. Louis Widow Blinded and Serious
ly Burned by n Strange Woman

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 1.-THE best men
on the force of Chief of Detectives Des-
mond are engaged in looking for an I'M
known woman who called at the residence
of Mrs f. NJ. McVean, a widow, to-day,
and threw vitriol in the latter's face, blind
ing her and causing burns that may result
fatally Several weeks ago Mrs. McVean
caused a sensation by appearing at police
headquarters with a box of candy which,
she said, she had received through the
mails. She charged prominent young wom-
an of this city with having sent il to her
because she was jealous of the attentions
paid Mrs. McVean by well-known West
end physician. Mrs. McVean is unconscious
and blind. Her family and physicians will
not permit her to be seen.
Before becoming unconscious Mrs Nc
Vean told her sister, Miss McGraw, that a
strange woman, whom she described called
her to the door by ringing the bell and
threw the contents of the bottle into her
face No person other than Mrs. McVean
saw the acid thrown. No one saw the
strange woman about the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
BLEEDING PILES

And all other forms Of this common and
often dangerous disease readily cured with
out pain or Inconvenience.
Thousands OF men and women are af-
nicted with some sort Of piles without
either knowing the exact nature of the
trouble. or. knowing IL. are careless enough
to allow IL to run without taking the simple
means offered for a radical cure.
The failure OF saves and ointments 20 per-
manently cure piles has led many TO believe
the only cure to be surgical operation.
surgical operations are dangerous 10 life
and, moreover, not often entirely successful.
and at this time are no longer used by the
best physicians or recommended by them
The safest and surest way to cure any
case OF piles. whether blind. bleeding or pro-
truding. is to use the Pyramid Pile cure.
composed OF healing vegetable oils and alb
solutey free from mineral poisons and opi-
ates. The following letter from a Pittsburg
gentleman, severe sufferer from bleeding
piles, gives some idea OF the prompt. ef-
fectual character of this pile cure. He
writes:
take pleasure writing these few lines To
let you know that 1 did not sleep for three
months except for a short time each night
because OF bad case OF bleeding piles. L
was down In bed and the doctors did me no
good. A good brother told me OF the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure and 1 bought from my drug
glst three 5O-cent boxes. They cured ma
ana 1 Will soon be able to go to nv work
again. WILLIAM II AEpSrIrff- WI
70 ST. Cotton Alley. below Butter St.
nh D, Pittsburg, Pa
Inc PYRAMID Pile Cure is not only the
s Sut anu surest remedy for piles but is the
pest known and most popular Every
physician and druggist in the counfrv
knows II and what IL will do.
,,oehd 10 PYRAMID Co, Marshall. Mich. for
uCIiS DOCK on cause and cure OF piles de-
sscrloing all forms of piles and the proper
me pyramid can be found at all drug
stores at % cents per package
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
ARCHBISHOP AIDS THIEF.
Mgr. COrrigan's Remarkable Expert
cnce with q Burglar.

NEW YORK, March 15-At the Helping
Hand Club meeting yesterday. after the
report of Mrs. Foster, the Tombs angel,
was received, Archbishop Corrigan supple
mented a bit of his own experience, so
nearly a literal transcription of Victor
Hugos famous Bishop and Jean Val Jean
that it might we'll gain him the sobriquet
of ''Monsignor Welcome" 1t was after
serving a term in prison that a thief called
upon the archbishop. He confessed his past
record, avowed his desire TO reform and
calmly demanded 500 with which 10 go 10
San Francisco and begin life anew.
BY what right do you ask this money
from me?' queried the archbishop.
by a right which you will not deny"
responded the thief. Il broke into your
house last night and entered your room to
rob you. / had your watcl IN my hand IL
fore / realized who you were and what was
your office. That decided me to reform. Now
lend me the money TO do IL with" The thief
gave the number of the watch in proof of
his assertion. Il gave him the money" con-
Guided the archbishop. land every year
since he has sent me 500"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
Movements of Steamers.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Arrived: Teu-
tonic, from Liverpool; Bohemia, from Ham
burg. Sailed: St. Paul, for southampton;
Edam for Rotterdam; Westernland, for
Antwerp.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 15.-Arrived
TraVe, from New York, for Bremen Sailed:
Cephalonia, for Boston.
ANTWERP, March 15.-Arrived: Fries
land, from New York; Switzerland, from
Philadelphia.
QUEENSTOWN, March 15.-Arrived:
Majestic, from New York, for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 15.-Sailed:
Kaiser Frederick, for New York
GENOA March 15.-Arrived: Saale, from
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
An AII-Day Fight.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March ia cable
gram to the Times from Gen Harrison Gray
Otis, dated Manila, March 10, says: THE
Twentieth Infantry had all-day fight at
Pasig. Three thousand rebels were encoun-
tered and defeated. They were routed with
heavy loss. Our loss was small. Three
hundred and fifty rebel soldiers were made
prisoners. Wheaton's brigade now holds
the towns of Pasig and Pateros. This news
is based on official information. Our river
gunboats fought their way into the lake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
international Trust company.

BALTIMORE. Md, March 15.-Plans for
the reorganization of the International
Trust Company were completed to-day and
the new company will be ready for business
in q short time. The promoters of the new
John l.. Williams * Co., OF Richmond: Mid
dendorf, Oliver & Co, Douglass Gordon.
Charles T. Westcott. OF Baltimore. and 9TH
ers The company will have capital stock
of several million dollars and viii be inter-
national in its scope, having already ar
ranged for connections in several European
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
OVERDUE STEAMSHIPS.
Ten Frcighters Supposed to Have
Foundered i'm the Atlantic.


NEW YORK, March 15.-The Tribune
says: 1T is now practically certain that
ten freight steamships have been lost on the
Atlantic in recent storms. This involves the
sacrifice of more than three hundred lives
and S2,5O0oo0 of capital. OF course. there
yet remains a Slight chance that some of the
crews may have been picked up by slow
sailing vessels bound for far distant ports.
or that one or two of the missing ships
may still be drifting disabled, far from the
usual lanes of ocean travel, but the proba-
bilities are heavily against that hope. 1t
is said that about $4,000 has already
changed hands on the Maritime Exchange
through bets made on the fate of these
Iuckless steamers and the rate of reinsur-
ance on them for the last three weeks has
stood at 80 guineas. All perhaps went down
in the fearful hurricane of Feb. 2. Their
names are:
Allegheny-American, Captain McGil-
livary: loaded with oil in bulk, from Hail.
fax, Jan. %, for Dover; Lluchebach, owner.
Arona-British, Captain j. Baxter; tim
Der laden; sailed from Portland, Me-, Jan.
"a for London; Thompson line.
City of Observation-Disclosures. Captain Town
send grain and general merchandise, from
Norfolk, Jan. "A, for Rotterdam.
Croft-British, Captain Land; grain and
general merchandise, from New York, Jan.
% for Leith; Arrow line.
Dora Foster-British, Capt. j. B. Wooley;
cotton, from Savannah, Jan. o. for Liver
pool
Laughton-B British, Captain Hidgenson;
grain and cotton, from Norfolk, Jan. %, for
Copenhagen.
Minister Maybach-Germany, Captain
Prelle; oil in bulk from New York. Jan p,
for Hamburg.
Oberen-British, Captain LESLEY; grain,
from Baltimore. Jan. q. for Antwerp.
Picton-british, Captain G. G.. Payne;
grain and cotton, from Norfolk, Jan. 20,
for Sligo.
Port Milburn-British. Captain Smith;
grain and general merchandise, from New
York, for London: Atlantic transport line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
Rhodes's work mt Berlin Done.

BERLIN, March 15.-Cecil Rhodes, who
has been here several days in the interest of
his Cape TO Cairo railway project, had an
other conference at the Foreign Office to-
day with Baron Won Bulow, the foreign
minister, and it is rumored that EmDer0r
William also received him in audience
Everything is now practically settled and
Mr.. Rhodes will go 10 The Hauge to-mor-
row.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16

LONDON. March 16.-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says 1.-THE
Belgian project Of railway between Pao-
TinG-Fu and Hankon has collapsed owing
to lack of funds. The American syndicate
Is entitled to the reversion of the conces-
sion, and General Parsons started for Pc
King to-day in connection with the matter
IL is doubtful, however. whether the syndi-
cate will accept the concession on the pres
emf conditions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
FataI ExpIosion ON the TerribIc.

DEVONPORT England. March 15.-The
British first-class cruiser Terrible has ar
rived here from Malta and reports that
boiler explosion on board OF her Monday
killed a stoker. fatally injured another man
and badly scaded several others. The Ter
rible is a sister ship of the Powerful. The
latter. which is now in Manila bay. has
been most unfortunate, having experienced
a continuous series of accidents and break
downs since she was launched. The Terrible
and Powerful are steel sheathed vessels OF
IL 300 tons displacement. 500 feet long, IL
feet beam and 5000 indicated horse power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
The Bohemia's Experience.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Sloman line
steamer Bohemia arrived to-day from Ham
burg via ST. Michaers after an eventful pas
sage Of forty-three days. The Bohemia left
Hamburg on Jan. 81 with a general cargo
ard 127 steerage passengers and encountered
a succession Of terrific southwest and north
ern gales with tremendous seas, which,
breaking over the vessel, washed everything
movable from the decks flooded the fore
hold, smashed boats and did other minor
damage. The steamer ran short OF coal and
was obliged TO bear up for ST. MichaePs.
where she arrived on Feb. q. On Feb s
when five days out from Hamburg a steer
age passenger named Eva Driebaersloka.
aged twenty-four years, taken sick
with smallpox and isolated in the ships
hospital. AT quarantine to-day she was
found to be convalescent. All the remaining
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
bulgaria.. Passengers Landed.

HAMBURG, March 1.-THE American
line steamer Ascania, Captain Schmidt, ar
rived here to-day from St. Thomas, via ST.
Michaels, on March 3 and landed the pas
sengers of The steamer Bulgaria, of the
same line. which arrived at ST. Michael's on
Feb. "a. bound from New York for Ham,
burg after being disabled at sea Feb. 10.
The Bulgaria sailed from New York with
forty-two passengers on board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
Return Of uIfnoi. Troon.

NEWPORT NEWS Va. March l5.-The
United States transport Sedgwick. formerly
the Chester, arrived here to-day from San
tlago. having on board the Eighth Illinois
Regiment OF colored infantry Col. J. r.
Marshall. together with half n dozen officers
belonging TO other commands The Illinois
men will remain on board the TRANSPORT
until tomorrow afternoon, when they will
De loaded on Chesapeake & Ohio trains and
lave for home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
New Possessions to BE Surveyed.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The Navy
Department now has on hand the hydro
graphic survey OF the Philippine islands 1t
is probable that when the Vixen reaches
Manila she will be put on survey work as
soon as she can be spared. None Of the de-
tails OF the work has Yet been decided on,
but the Yosemite, which is now Quitting
for her voyage to Guam, viii doubtless
chart the surroundings Of that island and
will probably proceed from there TO assist
in the survey of LuZon and the larger
PhilippineS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
British Steamer Ashore.

BALTIMORE. Nd, March 1.-THE
British steamship Brator, OF London, bound
from Daiquiri, Cuba, for Sparrow's Point,
Nd, with full cargo of 5000 tons of iron
ore, went ashore off Cape Henry this morn
ing during q dense fog, and her position
is regarded as dangerous owing 10 the high
winds and sea. The Merritt Chapman
Wrecking Company has sent a steamer to
her assistance from Norfolk. Her cargo
will be jettisoned. She was built at Porto,
GLASGOW, Scotland, in 1896. and registers
S2Q TONS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16

Merchants Insurance Company OF New
Jersey. has notified all Kentucky holders
that after to-day IL would transact no
further business In this State. The reason Is
that IL could not conform to the wishes OF
prosecuting attorneys. Several big COM
panies hayo withdrawn from the State on
account Of prosecutions in various counties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
Pigeon Post on Steamers.

PARIS, March 15.-The proposal to at
tempt TO establish system of pigeon post
on board the steamers OF the Compagnie
Generate Transatlantique between Havre
and New York, which has been for some
time under consideration has finally been
approved and ii has been decided TO begin
the eNneriment month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16

passengers are well. The steamer VIII be
detained for disinfection and cleansing. but
will probably be released this afternoon or
Tomorrow morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16

CLEVELAND, o.. March I5-Tne Jury to-
night returned a verdict OF not guilty in the
case OF Mrs. Edna Raymond who was
charged with shooting Mrs John A. Hanna.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-16
ITCHING LIMBS
For Three Years. Nights itching
and Burning Terrible.
Wife Suggs sCUTICURA. UsesI u.
Prestoi What Change.
Feels Like Kicking Doctors for
Three Years SUFFERING.

The itching and burning suffered In my feet
and limbs for three years we're terrible. At night
they were worse, and would keep me awake .
greater part Of the night. consulted doctor after
doctor. as was travelling on the road most OF
my time, also one Of our city doctors. None OF
the doctors knew what the trouble was. goa
lot OF the different samples Of the medicines
j had been using. l found them Of 60 many
different kinds. that l concluded would have
90 90 to Cincinnati hospital before would get
relief. i had frequently been urged 20 try Co.
TICURA REMEDIES. but had no faith In them.
Ny wife finally prevailed upon me 10 try them.
Prestol What change. 1 am now cured, and
A. IL q permanent cure. feel like kicking come
doctor or myself for suffering three years when
i could have used CUTIcURk remedies.
Sept. IL, lse6. III. JENKINS, Middleboro, Ky.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22

THIS is the season during which the
l. the people of this section generally
make selection of the newspaper they ex-
pect to read during the following. year.
There are large number of people who
now include THE ENQUIRER on their
lists, and who expect to continue 1t there.
There are many others who are not now
subscribing for the THE ENQUIRER; ;
but who would like to have it.
We want THE ENQUIRER to 60 as
TWICE-A-WEEKv visitor to every home
in York county. With the assistance oi
intelligent and trustworthy friends in the
different localities, we know it can be
gotten into many homes to which 1t is not
now going. This assistance is Of much
value to us, and it is our purpose to pay
for it most literally, in proportion to the
service rendered.
The propositions we make herein are
to all responsible individuals, in each and
every locality. There is no monopoly III
the matter. Because an individual re-
turned the name of certain subscriber
last year is no reason why why he should
have any claim upon that subscriber this
year. Because one individual may al.
ready be at work in given neighbor:
hood, is no reason why another should
not also canvass in that neighborhood
Every clubmaker is entitled to get SUD-
scribers whenever and wherever he OF
she may be able to get them, and upo.I
compliance with the conditions herein
stated, have them counted.
Our plan of compensation to clubmak'
ers this year is on the same line as here
tofore-a competition for TWO LEAD
ING PREMIUMS to be awarded for the
TWO LARGEST clubs, and third lead
ing premium for the largest club o.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS. After that the
value of the premium is in proportion tt
the number of names returned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
Autuaruns department.
A SAD MISTAKE.

Mrs. Foster was from New England,
and regarded life very seriously, never
shirking or turning back from the path
of duty which lay before her, but she
never realized that French was at all
necessary until she visited Paris. Then
she had to rely on phrasebook, which
relieved her mind of all care, but
greatly exercised the mental powers of
the natives with whom she came in
contact. Her nephew, who was study
ing art in the French capital, secured
for her an invitation to a reception
given by famous French artist. Mrs.
Foster went, accompanied by her
nephew (and the phrasebook.) She
thought she knew just where TO open
it and read her lines. She was intro
duced in French to the artist. He
spoke in French, her nephew replied
in French, until the dear old lady got
bewildered. But she felt that she must
say something, so she opened the inev-
liable book and read off the first SEN
tence which met her eye, giving it the
true New Hampshire twang. The ar
tist smiled sweetly, her nephew also
smiled sweetly, as Mrs. Foster saw the
translation in italics after the SEN
tence, she nearly tainted. AS her
nephew led her away, however, he
congratulated her upon her introduc-
ton and her knowledge of the lam
guage.
"But, Henry" cried his Mortified
aunt, "did you hear what said? l
asked him how soon could we get
something to eat-that's what l asked
him-in French"
Her nephew smiled; he would have
liked to laugh. "Oh !' he replied.
"Did you? Well, auntie, it doesn't
matter, for he asked me what in thun-
der you said, and told him 1 didn't
know"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-22
COST OF A POUND Of COTTON.
Interesting Investigations by the U. 8. D
partment of Agriculture.

Interesting Investigations by the U. 8. De-
partment of Agriculture.
Under the supervision of Statistician
Hyde, of the department of agricul-
ture, the cost of growing cotton has
been investigated, and the results of
the investigation are to be published
within few days, in a pamphlet.
This report will show that the aver
age cost of producing an acre of up
land cotton in 1898 was S15.45, sub
divided in the following items: Rent,
S2.SS ;plowing, S2.S1 seeds, 81 cents ;
planting seed, % cents; fertilizers,
81. 80 distributing fertilizers, 16 cents ;
chopping and hoeing, $1.S1; picking,
1887; ginning and pressing, $l.02
bagging and ties, II cents; marketing,
GA; repairing implements, 40 cents
and other expenses, Al cents. 1t was
ascertained that the pounds of lint
produced per acre were 1855, sold for
6.O7 per pound bushels of seed pro-
duced 16; price per bushel 1.19 cents
The total return to the planter was
$19.O3, which gave him a net profit ol
1851 per acre. The cost of picking
cotton per 100 pounds was A cents.
Several thousand planters contributed
to these statistics, and of the entire
number 20 per cent. reported loss
due to deficient production, owing tt
drought or other causes. To produce
Sea Island cotton costs $21.95 pei
acre, or an average of 11.29 cents pei
pound, and the total return for lin'
and seed for Sea Island cotton was
s2S.65, which gave the planter mel
profit of $3.50 per acre. The planters
that represent profit in the raising o.
upland cotton produced 275.9 pounds
per acre, while those that reported
loss produced only 176 pounds.
The effect of the use of fertilizers In
the raising of cotton is very distinctly
disclosed and the general result is thai
in proportion as the quantity of fertll
izers used increased the profit of pro
ducing, the lint per pound also in
creased.
1t has been discovered in this inves
tigation that cotton is produced to 4
limited extent, but at high rate O
profit, by means of irrigation in west
ern Texas and the southwestern par
of Utah. In Texas irrigation had ths
effect of producing 5l2.4 pounds o
lint per acre, which is 20O.3 pounds
greater than the average for the whole
state. For 1896 many special inquiries
were made by former statisticlan o
the department and the estimated cos
of producing lint cotton per pound, II
gold, was S.32 cents. One of the re
markable revelations of the investiga
ton is the comparative'cost of market
| ing cotton in 1S4O and in 1897. Tht
comparison is itemized, and shows tha
in 184O it cost $13.15 to market a bali
of cotton in Alabama to Liverpool
while in 1897 this cost was $l.S9.