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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-15
THE TRANSPORT GRANT.
Captain Bakers Report of the Ships
Trip Around the World.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Col. Charles
Bird, of the Quartermaster's Bureau of the
War Department. has received from Capt.
Jesse M. Baker, the quartermaster in
charge of the army transport Grant. an in
teresting report of the voyage of that vessel
TO Manila and return TO San Francisco.
The Grant was the first of the army trans
ports to be sent to Manila from New York,
and she is now being fitted out at San
Francisco to sail on May % with the Six
teenth Infantry to the Philippines. The
Grant left New York Jan. 19 or. her trip to
Manila, and the report says she arrived at
the latter place with every one on board In
good spirits and in fine health for such a
long trip The commanding officers of the
several companies on board expressed great
satisfaction as TO the care, food and COM
fort OF the men, and the latter said they had
lived well they had at Fort Sheridan.
There were no complaints. There was one
death en- route Of man from meningitis.
who should not have been taken aboard at
New York. From New York to Gibraltar
the master of the vessel took what is known
as the southern route on account of the
severity Of the northern route during winter
and liability of passengers to contract pneu-
monia. 1t is, however, about 300 miles
longer. Port Said came near being a stum-
bling block on the voyage. as the canal OFF,
cials refused to take anything but gold in
payment of tolls. The difficulty, however,
was overcome by getting an English banker
TO cash the quartermaster's check for &C.. AGO
10 shillings. The total distance covered by
the trip was u,95lls nautical miles and the
time required to make 1t forty-three days
and eight hours.
The Grant left Manila March Is, home
ward bound, with about $50 tons of coal
aboard-more than sufficient to have car
ried it to Nagasald, at which port the ves-
sci was ordered to take full supply to
reach San Francisco. Because of defective
machinery and for other reasons the ship
was compelled to make Shanghai, and ar
of coal in the bunkers. Had she proceeded
to Nagasaki she would have been left
adrift at sea. 1t was necessary. the report
says, to get an anchorage and wait the SUBJ
siding Of the heavy sea. A stop was also
made at Nagasaki. On the way home
man died from smallpox. The report quotes
the quarantine officer at San Francisco as
saying that the Grant is the cleanest ship
he has inspected in his two years service
there. Other vessels are being fitted out
by the Quartermaster's Bureau for the
transport service to the Philippines, and
many improvements over those now in use
and suggested by the brief experiences al
ready obtained are being made in them, so
as to insure the health and comfort of the
men en- route.
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MAN HUNT In MARYLAND.
Armed Citizens Cunning for a Negro
Suspected Of Murder.

BALTIMORE. May 14.-Louis Rosenstein,
the storekeeper of Slidell, Montgomery
county, who was assaulted yesterday morn
ing and was brought to Baltimore for treat
pient at the Maryland River City Hospital.
died to-day from the effects of his injuries.
Mrs. Rosenstein, who was also beaten into
insensibility, is in dying condition at the
same institution. She has not regained
consciousness. A special from Boyds, near
the scene of the tragedy, tonight, says
that a large sum OF money was stolen by
the murderer A bloodstained shirt was
found in the woods to-day, and 1t is said
to have been recognized as one worn by the
negro, Humphrey Taylor. alias Brown, who
is suspected of having committed the crime.
Bodies of armed citizens are securing the
country in search of Taylor, and should he
be found there is little doubt that he will
be lynched..
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TWENTY-FIVE ARE DEAD.


READING, Pa, May 14.-The total num-
Der of dead as a result of Friday nights
rear-end collision on the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway at Exeter, six miles be-
low here, reached twenty-nine to-day, Will
liam d. jenkins, of Norristown, dying to-
day at the hospital at that place. OF the
large number of injured still in the hospitals
here three are in a serious condition, and
small hope is entertained for their recov-
cry. They are William Triedenhorn
Thaddeus S. Adle and George w. Holmes
all of Norristown Holiness nine-year -old
son was instantly killed in the accident
but the hospital physicians have not in
formed the father OF the boys death All
of the dead here have been identified and
all the bodies have been claimed by rela-
tives or friends and have been sent to their
various homes.
At least 10000 persons visited the scene
of the wreck to-day. Almost everybody was
bent on carrying away some kind OF a
memento. Many of the people did not hesi-
tate to take away with them pieces of wood
thoroughly saturated with human blood
Everything in the neighborhood OF the
wreck is bespattered with blood and the
sight was a gruesome one. The body which
was yesterday thought to be that of c. H.
Howell, OF Phoenixville, Pa, was to-day
positively identified that of Capt. Charles
I. Street, of Philadelphia.
The question as to who is responsible for
the catastrophe is still being discussed here
That some one blundered is generally ad-
mitted by railroad men. Who 1T was that
blundered, however, no one seems to posi-
lively know, and opinions on this point
differ widely. The Reading Railroad officials
here to-day took the statements Of the
trainmen who were concerned in the affair,
and they were sent to the general officers
Of the company in Philadelphia. The coro-
ner will begin rigid inquiry tomorrow at
p. m. He has summoned large number
of witnesses.
The accident was the one topic of con-
versation here to-day. Many of the dead
and injured had relatives and friends in
this city, and there was sorrow on every
hand. In every sermon preached in the
churches to-day reference was made to the
accident and prayers were offered for the
dead and the injured.
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Mr.. CLEVELAND is WELL
BAsELEss RUMORs CURRENT YES.
TERDAY THAT HE WAS DEAD.
Fruitless Effort to Trace Their Source
The Ex-President safe on Mid
die Bass Island.

CLEVELAND, May 14.-Persistent rumors
to the effect that ex-President Cleveland,
who is fishing at Middle Bass island. in Lake
Erie had dropped dead to-day, reached here
from the East and West this evening" but
there was no foundation for the stories.
Middle Bass island is one of the group lying
off Sandusky. and it is only a short distance
from Putin Bay island, which Is connected
with the mainland by cable at Sandusky.
The Western Union operator at the latter
place said tonight that while the cable
office on the island had been closed all day.
the cable was in working condition. No mes
sage concerning Mr.. Cleveland or anything
else, he said, had been offered on the cable
to-day. There is no other way in which
news could have been sent, except by boat,
to this city, Sandusky, Toledo or Detroit.
TOLEDO, o., May photographic in
quiries poured into Toledo from all parts of
the country asking whether the rumor that
ex-President Cleveaid had died during the
afternoon was correct. The Associated Press
used every possible means to locate the
foundation for the story and was unable TO
find any. Mr.. Cleveland. according to the
rumors had died suddenly during the after
noon at Middle Bass island In Lake Erie.
From every point near the island the rumor
was unconfirmed, and every incoming boat
from Putin Bay was asked, but there was
10 confirmation. The cable Office at Putin
Bay closed on time and nothing could be
got from that point, but all messages from
the island must go TO Sandusky and nothing
had been sent up to closing time announcing
Mr.. Cleveland's death.
A dispatch to the Commercial from San
dusky was received tonight, saying: Geo.
Brodbeck. a well-known business man OF
Sandusky. and several other passengers who
were on the steamer Arrow. which arrived
here tonight. saw and talked with Grover
Cleveland this evening at $780, or just before
the boat left for Sandusky. There is no
doubt but that there is absolutely no truth
In the rumors that Mr.. Cleveland is dead.
CLEVELAND, May IA dispatch from
Sandusky says the steamer Arrow arrived
there at 1915 o'clock from the island. The
captain said he saw Mr.. Cleveland at
O'clock He was then alive and we'll
PRINCETON. n. J.. May IA telegram
has reached Mrs. Grover Cleveland from
sandusky, o., stating that Mr.. Cleveland
Is all right.
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and fighting the Americans and attributing

and fighting the Americans and attributing
to Gomez things he never said.
A report is in circulation this evening that
the Cuban colonel, Aguardin, who has been
employed in the preparation of the Cuban
army lists, has been detected padding the
rolls so as to defraud the distributors to
the extent Of $500. The military authori-
ties, however. deny the report.
General Gomez called upon friends In Ha-
vana to-day and attended services in mem
ory Of Captain Esvironde. who was killed
two years ago at Cienfuegos.
The mortgage-holders will hold a meeting
tomorrow TO fix upon basis for propo-
sition looking to private agreement with
their debtors. Probably they will suggest
definite term of years. regardless OF outside
influence. Any agreement must be signed
by all the creditors and debtors, or the
scheme will not be feasible. Considera BILE
comment is made in Cuban circles on the
fact that Pierra and Junco, promoters of
the cuban League and leaders in the anti
annexation movement. were chosen to rep
resent the creditors, most of whom are an
nexationists.
At p. m. the temperature in Havana
was S.
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$1OOOO,OOO OF British Capital. Invest
ed in Railways, Affected by Rus
sia's Latest Demand.
TROUBLE In SOUTH AFRICA
BOERs PREPARED TO TAKE THE
FIELD ON SHORT NOTICE.
Fertilization Of Redoubts and Hill
ing Rapidly-Italian Cabinet.

SHANGHAI, May 1.-THE Tsung ii Va
men (Chinese Foreign Office has replied to
the Russian minister at Peking, NJ. De
Giers. that the government is unable TO ac-
cede to the Russian demand made last
Wednesday for a new railway concession
connecting Peking with Russia's present
system in Manchuria.
Not since the taking of Port Arthur by
Russia have the Chinese been so agitated as
over this demand. Whether Nj. De Giers
named a specific route is not yet ascertain
able. some officials stating that only a pre-
lminary notice was given by Russia, and
others that she is asking for line direct
from Peking TO Shan-Hai-Kwaon- Ger
tainly the British legation in Peking had no
previous knowledge that such a proposal
was coming from st. Petersburg. The con-
cession asked for would ruin the existing
northern railways, in which British capital
TO the amount Of G2,0O0.000 Is invested, but
there seems to be no alternative route with
out interfering with the plans for railway
extension which the Chinese themselves
have in mind.
1t is believed that Russia's action in this
matter is intended to demonstrate to the
world that the recent convention with
Great Britain respecting spheres Of interest
in China. which was notified to the Chinese
government almost Immediately before this
latest concession was demanded, has not
fettered the action Of Russia at the court of
Picking, and also to strengthen Russias pres
tige with the Chinese, which was unfavora-
bly, affected by the withdrawal of her late
protest respecting the northern railways.
BERLIN, May 14.-It Is believed here that
Russia's latest claims in China will reopen
the entire question Of Russian and British
rights there.
LONDON. May 15.-The morning papers
all devote space to the new book of Rear
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, 1.-The
Breakup of China" which is regarded as
timely in view of the news from Shanghai
and Peking. The Morning Post, which ap
proves many Of the authors proposals, says,
however. that quadruple alliance between
Great Britain, the United States. Germany
and Japan. such as Lord Beresford sug-
gests. is impracticable. as ''the United
States would not commit themselves to a
policy involving a hypothetical pledge to
use force against Russia" The Daily Tele-
graph on the other hand thinks that Rus
sia would not be likely to foster such a
coalition against her.
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NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.
Gen. PellOux's Reconstructed Cabinet
Approved by King Humbert.


Approved by King Humbert.
ROME, May IA. - King Humbert to-day
approved the selection for the reconstructed
Cabinet made by General Pelloux. The new
Ministry will be made up in accordance
with the original nominations except that
Signor Pietro Carmine will take tne port
folio Of finance and Signor Salaudra will
take that of agriculture, industry and CON-
merce. instead Of the finance portfolio, for
which he was named at first. The Minis
try Of Posts and Telegraphs goes to Sig
nor Isinliano.
The reconstructed italian Cabinet is made
up with the following distribution OF the
portfolios: Premier and minister OF intericr.
Lieut.. Gen. Luigi Pelliux, senator; minis
ter Of foreign affairs. Marquis Emilio vis-
CONT Venosta, senator; minister OF war,
Lieut.. Gen. G. Mirri, comm ander of the
Sixth Army Corps and the Bologna military
division; minister of marine, Rear Admire al
G.. b. Bettolo. commander of the Lsvanr
squadron: minister of finance. S.gnor Pietro
Carmine. deputy; minister Of public works.
Signor Pfetro Lacava. deputy: minister OF
public instruction, DR.. Guido Baccslli, dep-
uty; minister Of the treasury. Prof. Paoio
Boselli, deputy; minister of agriculture,
commerce and industry, Signor Antonio SAL
andra, deputy; minister Of posts and tee.
graphs. Signor Isinliano.
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BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE WAR.
Instructions Given Beers to He Ready
for an InyasiOn.

LONDON. May 1.-THE Cape Town corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says: AT a
meeting Of the commandants on the western
border OF the Transvaal yesterday (Satur-
day. instructions were issued to the
burghers to prepare to take the field at a
moments notice from Pretoria. The nego-
tiations are still pending for the proposed
meeting between President Kruger and Sir
Alfred Miner. governor of Cape Colony
and British high commissioner for South
Africa. Mr.. Chamberlain. British colonial
secretary. IT is said. will not assent TO the
conference unless the Transvaal executive
pledges himself TO initiate bona fide re-
FORMS
JOHANNESBURG. Transvaal. May IA
The work of fortifying the redoubts and the
hill tops at points of stragetic Importance
is progressing rapidly.
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"AUNTIES" DENOUNCED.
Atkinson and His Followers Scored
by Mr.. Northrop, of Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. May H-One Of
the largest gatherings ever seen in this city
to-day adopted resolutions in sympathy with
the administration of affairs in connection
with the Philippines. The name of Pres.-
dent Mckinley and of Dewey were cheered
to the echo several times during the after
noon. President Northrop, OF the Uni
versty OF Minnesota. was one Of the prin-
cipal speakers He handled without gloves
the college professors and presidents who
have recently made themselves prominent
by reason of their criticisms OF President
McKinley's course In the Philippines, and
declared that the President was doing only
what could be done in justice To all man.
kind
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APPROPRIATIONS CUT.
Governor stone Applies His Knife TO
the Extent Of S1,5oO,OOO.

HARRISBURG. Pa. May H-Governor
Stone mas made e. cut of s1.0ooooo in the
school appropriation and reduced several
other items whereby he saves In the aggre-
gate 81. 10000. which will be applied 10 re-
ducing the floating debt of the common
wealth. The Governor has also cut down
the appropriation to the thirteen State nor
NAL schools and the items for the payment
of the salaries OF the officers and employees
OF the Senate and House and disapproved
the items for tho payment OF the salaries
Of extra employees.
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DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.


NEW YORK. May 14-Actlng under or
ders from the national Democratic commits
tee. 1t is said, hundred Chicago-p platform
Democrats met tonight in this city and
took steps TO at once thoroughly organize
the city and later the State OF New York
TO defy Tammany Hall. A committee OF
twenty was appointed TO at once arrange
the i've boroughs TO systematically work
them. James X. Brown presided at the
meeting. and after the meeting said that a
contesting delegation OF Bryan and ChtcaEo~
platform men Will be sent from this State
TO the next national convention.
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Cable Notes.

Sixteen South American archbishops and
bishops have arrived at Geneva, Switzer-
land. on their way to Rome to attend the
forthcoming consstory
1t turns out that the real purchaser of
the cutter Britannia, recently disposed Of at
private sale to w. Jameson. formerly helms
man to the Prince OF Wales, is the prince
himself, the former owner of the cutter.
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ITALIAN RAPlST KILLED.
Shot by the Brother of the Girl He
Had Criminally Assaulted.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. May 1i.-Luigi
Minott. an Italian. aged forty-two, out
RACED the five-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fondereke Cabassa at his house this
afternoon and tonight he was shot dead by
Clementi Cabassa. an elghteen-year-olo
brother OF the girl. Young Cabassa was
later arrested and admitted to the officers
that he did the shooting.
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stead Critici.e. Russians.

LONDON, May 14-The Times publishes
the following dispatch from St. Petersburg:
William t. Stead. editor of the Review OF
Reviews. after an audience with the Gar
to-day (Sunday), at which he received the-
thanks of the Emperor for his efforts on be-
half of the peace conference. addressed an
assemblage at the British and American
Church, the novelty of which proceeding
was enhanced by his criticism of the work.
ings OF the Russian censorship"
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ABILENE, Kas.. May H.-Hugh Green
wood, Jew. arrested last Wednesday on
the charse OF attempting an assault on a
little girl. Is starving himself 10 death In
the county jail He has neither eaten nor
drunk since he was put In jail. He Is grow
Ing very weak. and the officers are puzzled
as to what to do with him. He refuses to
talk further than to say he Is innocent and
that he win die He gives his tonie as Fort
Worth. Texas.
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WASHINGTON. May 1-The following
Il General Otis's weekly death report: Their
mic fever and Bright's disease, May 9. Ar
thur s. Hunt. private. Company X. Third
Infantry; typhoid fever. May 10. Albert NJ.
wooters. private. Company B. Twenty-third
Infantry; dysentery, May II. James Kelly.
Company G.. Second Oregon; alcoholism,
Richard p. McReynolds, wagner. Company
q. Fourth Cavalry: gunshot wound, acci-
dental. Peter L. Laporte. private. Hospital
Corps.
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sPANIARDs BEsIEGED.
Garrison at ZamboanEa I'm Danger OF
AnnlhilatiOn by Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE War De-
partment to-day received the following dis
patch from General Otis at Manila:
1T Is reported that at Zamboanga the in
surgents attacked the Spanish troops on the
11th inst. using quick firing guns and arms
captured from Spanish gunboats. The Span
ish general and two officers were wounded.
Few casualties among the troops. Spanish
garrison now besieged. Water supply cut
on and troops calling for relief"
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WASHINGTON, May 14.-General Brooke.
commanding at Havana, has informed the
War Department that First Lieut.. Harry
Whitney. Second Infantry, died of typhoid
yesterday afternoon at Cienfuegos.
General Davis. commanding at San Juan,
telegraphs that recruit Walter Gretchen.
Nineteenth Infantry. died there yesterday
of pnuernonia
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spaniard. scheming for Gold.

MADRID. May H.-Minister Of Finance
Marquis villaverde has issued a decree clos
ing Immediately the registers OF foreign
bondholders in order to decide who is en-
titled to gold payments on the external
debt coupons under the recent law. This
course is taken to stop the frauds by which
Spaniards transfer their cls'- rs In order to
secure gold to which foreigners only are
entitled.
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PRICE CENTS Elsg sEa5 AND 5s sgsR sss1s ss


cording TO the programme prepared for the
forthcoming conference at The Hague,
which is the work of II. Basili director OF
the Asiatic department, who accompanies
Nj. De Staal. the head ofethe Russian dele
cation, one vote will be permitted 10 each
delegation on every proposal submitted 10
ballot. and this will be cast by the chief
representative OF each country"
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ARRIVAL. from Cub.n port.

NEW YORK, May H.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived to-day on the steamer
Cruitva from Cuban ports were Mrs. Gen.
Wilson and Miss Wilson, Captain Joseph
Thompson. u. s. A. and twelve women
nurses.
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situation Reviewed by Otis.

WASHINGTON. May H.-The following
dispatch from Major General Otis, giving
the status Of the military situation as II now
exists in the operations against the insur-
gents was received at the War Department
to-day:
situation Is as follows: Lawton. from
Baliug has taken Ildefonso and San Miguel
TO the north, with slight loss, and driving
considerable force of the enemy. Gunboats
and canoes will accompany 1500 men, under
Kobbe, up the Rio Grande from Calumpit
on the 18th. Macarthur remains at San
Fernando, covering the country. Yesterday
q messenger came from Aguinaldo express
ing wish to send commission to Manila for
conference with the United States commits
eion to arrange terms of peace. Directions
given TO pass the body OF representative in
surgents to Manila should 1t present ITSELF"
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and that the hospitals are ''iIled with Amer
leans" hundreds OF whom are insubordi-
nate