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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
in NEED OF GOD
GEN. DAVIS CABLES ESTIMATE OF
DESTITUTE IN PORTO RICO.
Strike of LOngshOremen Against I'm
loading Relief steamer Was
Quickly Declared OF.

WASHINGTON, Aug. PA cable dis
patch has been received at the Wal De-
partment from General Davis, giving addi-
Rico. He places the number of killed at one
thousand and reiterates his statement of
one hundred thousand destitute. General
Davis says:
"Rations from Nuevitas may be unloaded
In quarantine. but 1t seems to me supply
can easier come from the States, the fear
of yellow fever from Cuba making extra
precautions necessary. Press reports that
Porto Ricans refused to discharge relief
supplies without double pay are untrue.
Mcpherson arrived Saturday afternoon and
unloading proceeded Sunday morning. Dock
hands refused work without customary
Sunday pay. Soldiers of the Porto Rican
battalion volunteered to take their place,
but 1ongshoremen returned TO work when
they learned the nature of supplies on
them. Some refused any pay whatever.
Their original strike was due to misappre-
hension. Stories that laborers in the in
terror refuse to work because they are to
be fed by government is principally sensa-
tional talk and Mysteries. 1 can resolve that
matter easily, as no issues will be made to
those able to work unless they do so. Cargo
of Mcpherson has been forwarded to dis
tributing centers and part was issued yes
terday evening. In a few limited areas the
coffee is half safe; remaining areas the
crop Is almost totally ruined and the trees
so badly ruined that next years crop will
not exceed so per cent. Bananas furnished
one-half the food, and sweet potatoes,
beans, rice, corn and yams, all of which
are grown here, supplied the other half to
80 per cent. of the inhabitants. All the
bananas, beans, rice and corn are destroyed
and half the potatoes. 1 now estimate over
one thousand dead and one hundred thou
sand hungry, One-half this number being
homeless. Hunger will increase rather than
diminish for several weeks"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
M'KlNLEY At DRILL.
Drove with Mrs. Mckinley to Bar
racks of T1enty-Sixth Regiment.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y, Aug. %. President
and Mrs. Mckinley. accompanied by Sec
rotary C%ortelyou, drove over to Plattsburg
Barracks this morning. They did not make
a stop there, but drove slowly to watch the
soldiers OF the Twenty-sixth Regiment, who
were drilling on the parade grounds.
Secretary Root arrived from Washington
on the noon train and soon after lunch
joined the President and Attorney General
Griggs in the Presidents private office. They
were closeted for nearly two hours, during
which time they had a general talk on all
pending matters. Secretary Root, when
seen by the Associated Press correspondent
after the conference, said: mo, there is
nothing startling TO give out as a result of
our conference. We had a general talk on a
number of subjects, but there is really moth
ing of special interest TO give out at this
time"
Attorney General Griggs declined TO talk
on the subject of the conference. General
Merritt had a short talk tonight with Sec
rotary Root after the ~latter's conference
with President Mckinley and Attorney Gen.
eral Grlggs. Secretary Root left for Wash
ingtOn Tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
MRS. L. M. TODD A LEPER
BRITISH SUBJECT NOW IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO PEsTHOUsE.
Caught the Disease by Sending Wash.
ing to a Chinese-Will BE
Sent to Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ga case of un-
usual interest in connection with the immi-
grafton matters has been settled by Com
missioner Powderly. 1t is hat of Mrs. L. NJ.
Todd, a British subject, who is now in the
San Francisco pesthouse suffering from lep-
rosy. She contracted the disease in 1892
while working as a nurse in the San Fran
cisco pesthouse. Some of her washing went
used to bring coal for her. Thirteen months
after this, while in San Francisco, suspi-
Cious spots appeared on her left leg.
After contracting the disease she went to
the Hawaiian islands and remained there
until Nov. Is, 1895, when she left to attempt
to reach the United States. She took pas
sage at Honolulu on the steamship City of
Rio de Janeiro. destined to some point in
Japan. From Japan she shipped by the
Canadian steamship line to Victoria, B. c.,
thence coming across the border of the
United States, reaching San Francisco Dec.
Y, avoiding the marine hospital examina-
ton at that point. Her condition and the
story of her case were discovered by the
immigrant inspector at San Francisco. lie
took the matter up with the result that a
specialist made a new examination of the
NOildIl, IlluluS ina SHe Is Dduly uiSSdSSo.
Commissioner Powderly has ordered that
Mrs. Todd, who is a widow, be sent back to
the Hawaiian islands and confined in the
leper colony there. He has given the case
much study with a view of finding If she
could be turned over 20 British or Canadian
authorities, but he does not desire to send
her into British territory and put innocent
people in danger. In this connection Com
missioner Powderly says that the leper coli
ony in the Hawaiian islands is not closely
guarded and that the situation is somewhat
dangerous. He has nc power to send i'm
migrant inspectors there and says the whole
matter will have to be regulated by Con-
gress. There is no place to keep her in this
country.
Immigrant inspectors sent out by Commits
sioner Powderly have recently reported II
as t..eir belief that q colony or lepers ex-
lists on the border of Canada and this coun-
try in the northern part of Washington.
They do not live together, as that would at
tract attention and cause them to be sep
arated, but they live in the same neighDor
hood and have an association for mutual
defense and protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
GEN. Otis Sends Casualties.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-General Otis
cables from Manila that the sailing of the
Valencia and Zelandia, with Montana
troops and discharged men on board, has
been arrested by prevailing typhoon, but
that they will leave to-day.
General Otis also reported by cable the
following additional casualties In his COM
mand:
Killed-Near Angeles, Twelfth Infantry,
Aug. 16. Company c, Musician Edward S..
Boatright; John p. Brooks. Company B;
Edward E. Householder; Aug. 10, Company
I. First Lieutenant Alfred w. Drew.
Wounded-At San Fernando: Hospital
Corps. Aug. 9. George w. Greenwich, head,
moderate; Thirty-sixth Infantry, Company
K, John G. Tail, foot, slight; Twenty-sec-
ond Infantry, near San Luis. Aug. IL, Com
pany d, James O'Donnell, leg, slight;
Twelfth Infantry, near Angeles, Aug. 16,
First Lieutenant William H. Williams, eye,
severe; Company d, Charles C. Knighton,
arm. slight; Company c, Corporal Frank j.
Raft, foot, slight; Henry Matcesus, elbow,
severe; Fred P. Steiger. leg, moderate;
Company d, Carl Henmings, hand, severe;
Jordan Rogers. leg, slight; Ansel F. Ware,
arm, moderate; Company H, William l..
~Messienheimer, arm, moderate; Company
NJ, Albert Irwin, abdomen. severe; Louis r.
Stroup. forearm. slight; Aug. IS, Musician
Milton r.. Roeder. leg. slight; Company E,
Stephen Bradish. forearm, slight: Aug. 10.
Company II, First Lieutenant Willis H..
Euline, neck, severe.
AT Bacalor: Aug. 1s. Company *, Quar-
termaster Sergeant Fred S. Beach, thigh,
moderate. First Washington; near San
Pedro Macati. Aug. Is. Company X. Cor
poral Otis L. Denny, chest. severe, Twen-
ty-third Infantry; near Gaudaloupe, Cebu.
Twelfth Iowa, Second Lieutenant Alfred j.
McNabb. jr., scalp, slight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
A DARING JAIL DELIVERY.


DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. PA daring and
clever Jail delivery from the Polk county
jail set at liberty four prisoners this even
ing. Waterman Viggars had led a trusty
prisoner out of his cell to clean the halls.
When he returned his man to the cell he
was assaulted by three other prisoners, who
had been locked in a steel cage, the COM
bination of which was supposed to be known
only to the sheriff and two or three depu-
ties. The men inside had picked the lock,
and throwing the door open as Viggars
passed, threw a blanket over him. bound
and gagged him and locked him in the cell
they had left. They then locked every door
in the cellroom. When all the cells were
locked they walked up from the basement,
where the cells are situated, under the
courthouse, out into the streets and escaped.
The four men who got away are John Perry,
Martin lowering, John vanscoy and George
F. Smith. The first three are charged with
a highway robbery n Smith is wanted at
Boone for horse stealing. No track of them
has been found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
NIPPED in THE BUD.
Prominent Citizens, Men and Women,
of Hayti, Thrown in Prison..
,ndence OF the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 2.-Advices
from Port Au Prince, Haiti, give details OF
the recent discretionary movement. A
conspiracy was discovered to overthrow the
Sam administration in favor of M. Fouch-
ard, ex-minister Of finance, n who is one
of The most popular men in the republic.
Arms were found concealed ready for dis
tribution on the premises occupied by
Fouchard and elsewhere in the city. Fouch-
ard and other leaders of the conspiracy
were arrested and thrown into prison. Fol-
lowing is a list Of those arrested: NM. G..
Fouchard, ". Donyon, Charles De Delva.
Alex. Bernard, $. Denis, Pierre Frederique,
Moraty Ferry, Guerin, ID. j. Baptiste, Cler-
veau, CT. Noel. Louis Witty, Edmond An
TONNE, H. Laferierre, Antius Azar, TIL.
Bonhomme. Badore. jr., o. LAHORE, Eugene
Pouichs. Leon Lamarque, r.. Lamarue,
Alfred Sells, NORM Bochereau, NJ. L. Midor,
NJ. Labissiere and Mime. Lozana Germaine.
These are all prominent and for most part
influential people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
SHIP is DOOMED
BEING KNOCKED TO PIECES ON THE
CORREGIDOR ISLANDS.
Quantity of Cable and $4,000 Worth
of Instruments on B~oard-Gen.
Otis's Death List.

MANILA, Aug. o, 10 a.. m.-The typhoon
that has been raging for the last two days
has kept United States transports Zelandia
and Valencia, with the Montana troops on
board, in the harbor. The United States
cable ship Hooker formerly the Panama).
which grounded in the north channel of the
Corregidor islands, about a fortnight ago,
will probably be knocked to pieces. A hum
dred miles of cable and $4,000 worth Of in
are on board the steamer. Fifty
miles Of cable have already been thrown
overheard. The Hooker is grinding to pieces
on the rocks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
M'GlNNIS IDENTIFIED.
A New Mexican Train n Headed
Towards Prison.

SANTA FE. N. NJ. Aug. 22-McGinnis.
the train robber. captured at Carlsbad by
Sheriff Stewart, has been positively identi-
fed as one Of the men who held up a train
near Folsom. on the Colorado & Southern
Railroad. some weeks ago. and whose gang
killed two officers In their pursuit, at
Cfmarron- United States Marshal Foraker
II or the way with the prisoner TO the
penitentiary at Santa Fe. Special Agent
Rome. Sheriff Farr. brother Of the muir
dered sheriff. and J: X. Hunt, a Cimarron
shot Deputy Thompson In the shoulder with
a revolver and slightly wounded Raach-
man Rusk. who had betrayed him and his
partner. before he was stunned by a bullet
and captured. Frank. the other robber. has
escaped. McGinnis In suffering from wounds
receiyed In the cfmarron light.
Mex
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
A BASELESS RUMOR,
South American states Not Antagonis-
tic to North America.

RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 22-The Noticia, in
an official article to-day. classes as baseless
the rumors of a projected alliance of the
South American republics against their best
customer for coffee, the United States. and
bitterly censures the speculation which. il
says. is having a depressing effect on bus
mess.
BUENOS AYRES. Aug. 22.-General Roca.
President of the Argentine Republic. and his
suite returned to-day with the Argentine
squadron from the recent visit paid to DR.
Campos Sales, President OF Brazil.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
FROM LONDON TO DAWSON.
Trip to the kI0ndike Made I'm Record
Time OF Seventeen Days.

From London. England, TO Dawson City.
In the Klondike, In seventeen days Is the
new record made by a mining engineer from
South Africa. He left London for South
ampton by train and caught an Atlantic
liner. In which he crossed the ocean In a
little over six days. The trip from New
York TO Vancouver was made In four DAYS.
From Seattle the trip TO Skaguay was made
In less than three days. Close connections
Were made with the White Pass a Yukon
Railroad and the Lake and river steamers
and he was landed In Dawson In seven
teen days from London.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
Mckinley to See the Hors Show.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22-The following tele-
gram was received to-day by Secretary
Casey, of the Horse Show Association. who
is in charge of the military tournament to
be held at Long Branch. n. j., on Friday:
president will arrive with me on Friday
morning at West End. and We will review
troops during the day.
GARRETT A. HOBART"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
Did Not Criticise Otis.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22-Gen. Hale
to-day laughed at the story of his critl-
cisms Of General Otis in the Philippines.
General Hale says he never criticised Gen.
Otis n was at a loss to explain how the
reports OF a controversy between him and
General Otis had gained circulation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23

come 1t is proposed to give the returning
soldiers on the transport Sherman. To that
end orders have been issued to the COM
mander of the battleship Iowa to fire a
salute at the arrival of the transport and
all the sailors Of the ships at San Fran
cisco will take part in the parade and DEM
onStratiOn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
WIN Join I'm the Recept,on.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-ActiHg secre-
tary Allen to-day telegraphed the mayor OF
San Francisco. saying that the Navy De-
pertment would be glad to cooperate with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23

In all classes OF society Glenn's Sulphur Soap
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-23
Volunteers Number 1s.152.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-There were 24O
enlistments in the volunteer army yester-
day, swelling the total to ISIS men.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-30
IN ryo.,i,,r ,yun ill., r,nc,.

y mos; ENJOYABLE evening was spent
by the members Of the Silver Cross Cir
Gle OF the Kings Daughters on Tuesday
night AZ The residence Of Mrs. Howels.
on Camp avenue. AS has been an
nouncod, it WAS an evening with the
Poets" but the poets were very mod
ern ones. in fact. quite unknown to
fame. but nevertheless their poetry had
rhyme and reason and elected rounds
of applause. These poets. like many
other poets. had to write for sorbid gain
as all the members had been requested
to earn a dollar, ana tell how they
earned 1t in rhyme. The verses were
unique and versatile. the cooks alb
sence being a favor;c theme. 4 hand
painted plate was then disposed of by
votes. which was quite exciting. and
the fortunate recipient went home re-
Joicng. The evening was iuterspersed
with musical selections. ana after par
taking Of ice-cream and cake all de-
parted. having thoroughly enjoyed
themselves. This circle has now large
membership three new members were
received at this meeting. They are do
ing a grand work ana are power for
good in the ward; are untiring In their
energy and most enthusiastic in their
work.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-30
JUSTIN M'CARTHY'S DEBTS.
ATTACHMENT Oh L. S. MARSHAL
TREAT SERVED.

An attachment, which was issued out
on the Circuit Court Of New Kent
county, in the case of John j. IIarrigan
VS.. Justin Mccarthy was served Tues
day upon United States Marshal Nor
San Treat by the Sheriff of the city of
Richmond.
some time ago the scow ana pile
driver which was owned ana being
operated by Justin Mccarthy in clear
ing out and improving York river was
l!bcied for supplies ana wages, and the
property placed IN the hands of Mar
shal Treat for nrnl.ciinn md safe keen
NE until the admiralty claims could H.
settled by the United States Distric.
court in this city. The attachment
from the court OF New Kent was i'm an
action for debt and it was only intended
ana hoped thereby to hold any surplus
IN value of sales OF property, over and
above the admiralty claims
MARSHAL Treat acknowledged service
on thls attachment, but made the fol-
lowing return and answer to the New
Neht court; In acknowledging The
service OF attachment upon me this day
by the ShevlL of the city OF Richmond
upon process issued out of your court.
brought by John j. Harrisan VS.. Justin
NJ army, IN which attachment I am
oilciaily designated as having effects of
me defendant in my hands, do rcsnoct-
luiiY report. that n libel was filed on
January %. 1899 by Mayer & co. in The
District Court of the United States for
me Eastern District of Virginia against
me Hoitting scow with pilc-driver ana
engine attached. belonging TO Justin
McCarthy, and was taken possession Of
Dy me the same day: that on March
L. 1872 c. H. Bull, trading as c. "a
Buil d Co., filed his claim to the said
ioaiihE scoW with pile-drivcr and en-
slhc attached, and requested the Hon
orable Judge of the District Court Cor
the Eastern District of VIRGINIA IN
allow him 10 have said pronnrtv re
leased. ana upon the said c. III. BulI civ
ing II bond in the penalty of S25 000
approved by The court, the said cootinr
scow with pile-driver and engine at,
tached. was turned over to the sold r.
II. Bun. and l further state thai bo,,a
no effects in my possession belonging IN
the SAID Justin Mccarthy"
WHERE IS MrCARTHYq
The whereabouts of McCarthv 40
sun involved in mystery to some az
TENT Some time ago the Washinqto,,
resi- expressed the opinion that he vac
in Ireland. If he has written IN o,p,,
OF ms friends in this city they ba,,s
not made the fact known.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-30
MRS. WHARToM's INJURIES.
PHYSICIAN THINKS HER HANDS
WILL NOT BE DISABLED.

The Baltimore sun Of Yesterday has
the following. which possesses interest
for many OF our readers:
!; WAS reported yesterday that AIrs
Wharton. wife OF Rev. Dr. II. NJ. Whar-
TON who so narrowly escaped with her
NE from the Windsor Hotel fire in New
York, had been so badly injured that
at least one OF her hands would he per-
manently disabled. Mrs. Wharton slid
down rope to escape from the burning
building and the palms of her hands
were hauly torn. DR.. J.. Mcl.anc TIFF
iahy, who IS attending Mrs. Wharton
mas assured Dr. Wharton that lie thinks
Mrs. Whavtons hands viii not he dis
ahled. Both hands arc bandnged M
present, and the bnndages will havo ia
remain for some time. but ii is hopcd
that none Of the muscles have been in
lured, and that when her hands heal
she will have full use OF them. Mrs
Wharton is still SUFFERING: from shocl;
ana much of the time is confined TO har
bed
DR.. Wharton published letter in tho
New York Herald yesterday aslxinf, for
particulars as TO Mrs. Wharton's rcs-
cue from the Windsor Hotel FIVE. \
special dispatch To the sun from, Nov,
York last night said the letter brought
quick response. Frederick w. Deiss-
rom. fireman attached 10 Hook and
Ladder Company 10. /. at 7SS Eighth
avenue called at the sun bureau and
to'd The story Of the rescue. Mvs. Whqr-
ton. Fireman Dcssroth says. came
down from the sixth floor on rome. but
NJ the fourth floor her clothing became
en'ancled and she hung HELPLESS paies-
roth climbed firo-cscape released bcr
and brought her down unconscious. In
the street he handed her over to the
care of several policemen and other
persons and returned to the sixth floor
10 look Tor other persons to rescue. I'm.
wes driven back ny the flames To
peissroth ard OTTO Fink. another fire
man Of the same company. gold
watches We're presented two weeks oqr
for the rescue Of COL Charles II. Raw
innnd on n"oemhcr goth last from a fire
Seventy third street
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-30
Steamer For ,snmutonxonu..

ihf bHf.TrT.7TC- sun Of yrgrprdny.
says:
The Norfolk ana Ocean View railroad
has purchased the steamer Vigilant,
now at Newburg. N. y. for ferrying
passengers between Fortress Monroe
ana Masons Creek. on the opposite
shore Of Hampton Roads. with the viz
liant. which has Il speed Of eighteen
knots, the time from Fortress Monroe
to Norfolk viii be made in forty min
utes. passengers being taken from tho
wharf in Mason's Creek to Norfolk by
electric cars. The Niclnnt is to make
the run il twelve minutes. she Is IA
feet long. 96 feet beam. : feet deep and
viii accommodate zoo passengers. She ia
f. he In Norfolk about April I. During
the landing Of returning troops from
Crhn at Montaut the Vlgilnnt was
Used between the transports and the
shore
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-30
WATT, RETTEw & CLAY.
Handsome
Easter Ribbons.

A bit of pretty ribbon puts
the finishing touch to the
Easter gown.
Happily the ribbons (even
tho they are gorgeous) don't
cost much-here.
Neck ribbons and belt rib
bonS are here plenty-all the
newest effects.
Hints of the prices are -
Corded Roman Plaid Ribbons. inches
wide. for belts and collars, 75c. a
yard Other handsome corded
pn.ds. : inches wide. at 40c. Corded
Stripes "A S1isc.
Fancy ShhtlnE Ribbons for trimmings
-rl!ds. stripes and solid colors
with fancy edges-lA inches wide,
Toe. yard
Fancy STRIPE Baby Ribbons--for trim
II ngS-l newest coorirgs-Sc. a
yard. DC for piece of 10 yards.
Extra Super-Gradc Double faced Satin
Ribbons. in every new colcr, and
inches wide.