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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
STEAMER ROSSMORE LOST.
in Sinking Condition Att
er the Crew Had Been Rescued.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE tank steamer
Rotterdam, from Rotterdam, which arrived
to-day reports that, on Feb 6, in latitude
40:3S. longitude 1926. she sighted the British
steamer Rossmore in a sinking condition
The Rotterdam took off all on board the
Rossmore, forty-eight, including eight cat
tlemen. The Rotterdam stayed by the Ross
more for sixty hours. Captain Duncanson,
of the Rossmore, reported that nine men,
bers of his crew had been taken off by the
steamer Trojan before the Rotterdam came
up.
The Rossmore left Liverpool on Jan %.
for Baltimore, with small cargo of salt
and China clay. On Jan. 80 a hurricane was
met, which lasted twenty-four hours, the
wind blowing in fearful gusts of violence
On the Slst the steering gear became dis
abled and the steamer fell off in the sea,
rolling violently. One of the engineers had
his collar bone broken and one of the crew
was badly bruised about the legs The dam
age to the steering gear was repaired, but
the gear broke a second time and a third
time so badly that repairs could not be eff
fected. These breaks occurred between Feb
and 4, when the gale, after subsiding, had
again assumed hurricane proportions The
vessel was so pounded by the terrific seas
that Captain Duncanson said he would
abandon her on the first opportunity. On
Feb. the British steamer Trojan, from
Newport News, for Glasgow, hove In sight
and. in answer to signals took off the first
and third officers and seven cattlemen and
firemen nine in all. but the weather condi-
tons prevailing at the time prevented a
further rescue, The same day the Rotter-
dam bore down and, although the gale was
blowing Hereby, succeeded in taking off
several otner members OF the crew. The
Rotterdam stood by sixty hours. on Feb. s
the remainder OF the crew. nineteen in num-
Der. We're taken off the vessel and the Ross
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RIOT DAMAGE LAW VALID.
Cities Must Pay Three-FOurths of
Value of Property Destroyed.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE SUI
preme Court to-day affirmed the judgment
of the lower court in the case of the city
of Chicago VS.. Manhattan Cement Com
pany. The question involved was the con-
stitutionality Of the law which provides
that cities and counties are liable for three
fourths of the value of property destroyed
in riots. The cement company had a con-
signment of cement in a car on a siding in
Chicago during the railroad riots in July,
1894, which was destroyed by the burning
of the car. They recovered three-fourths
Of it's value from the city of Chicago, from
which judgment the city appealed This de-
cision established the constitutionaity OF
the law.
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Them Cubians.
From Mr.. Dooley, in Peace and War"

From Mr.. Dooley, in Peace and War"
Tn throuble is tn Cubians don't undher-
stand our civilization. over here freedom
means hard wurruk. What is tn ambition
iv all " us, Hinnissy? 'Tis ayether to hold
our job or to get wan. We want wurruk.
We must have it. Dye raymimber tn sign
tn mob carrid in tn procession las year?
GIVE us wurruk, or we perish" it said.
They had their heads bate in be pOlismen
because no philan-thropist come along an
made thin shovel coal Now, in Cuba, whin
tn mobs turns out, they carry banner
with the wurruds, Give us nawthin' to do,
or we perish"
Whin Cuban comes home at night with
a happy smile on his face, he don't say to
his wife an childher, Thank Gawd, I've
got wurruk at lastn' He says, Thank
Gawd, I've been fired" An tn childher go
out and they say, 'Pah-pah. has lost his
lob" And Mrs. Cuban buys herself a new
bonnet; and where wanst they was sorrow
an despair all is happiness an cottage
organ The Cubians amt civilized in
our way. 7 sometimes think I've got a
touch iv Cuban blood in me own veins.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

CHICAGO Feb. 17-Robert A. Waller,
city controller, died to-day of pneumonia.
Mr. Waller was vice president Of the board
of directors Of the worlds fair and a MEM
Der of the insurance auxiliary and ways
and means committees. He was also
member of the first Civil-service Commission
appointed in Chicago. Mr.. Waller was born
IN the bluegrass region in Kentucky in 1850
AKRON, O., Feb. IA dispatch from
New York says that Hon. Lewis Miller OF
this city, died in the Post graduate Hos
pital, New York, to-day as the result of an
operation. Mr.. Miller was president of the
Chautauqua Assembly, and, with Bishop
Vincent founded It.
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 17.-Advices from
Dawson announce the death of Rev. Father
William H. Judge, a Weu-known Catholic
Md
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Fits" MONEY ATTACHED.
Lawyers who Defended Him Anxious
TO Collect $1,7OO.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Justice Glider
sieve to-day issued an order compelling
Duncan Curry TO retain possession of 81, 500
deposited with him by Martin Julian on be-
half of Robert Fitzsimmons, subject to the
further order of the court. The money, put
up as a forfeit, was attached by the law
firm to satisfy a Judgment of S1,70O OBJ
tanned against Fitzsimmons by Friend,
House & Grossman for defending the pugil-
list when he was charged with manslaughter
after the death of Con Reardon from in
Juries received in a boxing match. With
the forfeit money tied up by the present
order, Mr. Grossman next week will move
that the sum be applied to the satisfaction
of the judgment.
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THREE FIREMEN KILLED.
Buried in the Ruins of IA Burned
BuiIding-Othe Injured.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Feb. 17.-At about
o'clock this morning, while about dozen
firemen were at work in the ruins Of the
big store of the Emerson Shoe Company,
which was burned out last night, mass Of
iron and stone crashed down from the upper
floors, bury!ng the men beneath it. Three of
the fremen were killed. They were: Will
liam Chance, a hoseman: Hugh Duffy and
George w. Stnlem. When the men were
first buried under the debris they answered
the shouts of their comrades, but the an
swering cries soon ceased and the unfor-
tunates undoubtedly met death by suffoca-
ton. Five other fremen were injured, two
seriously, by the falling debris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
FROM PITCAIRN ISLAND.
Arrival of Descendants of the Leader
of the BOunty's Mutineers.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-THE British
ship General Roberts arrived to-day from
New Castle, New South Wales. On the voy-
age from Australia the vessel stopped at
Pitcairn island for fresh water and provi-
sions and, instead of finding the great des-
titution reported several months ago as
prevailing in the island, the Roberts found
the inhabitants well supplied with the
necessaries of life. Three of the islanders
Thomas Christian and Henry Christian and
WIFE wished to visit this country and took
passage on the Roberts. They are descend
ants of Master Mate Christian, who led the
mutineers of the Bounty. The islanders re-
port everything progressing satisfactorily
on the island.
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FfIfninon seek Refnn.n

MANILA, Feb. IL. - Ex-ConsuI of the
United States o. F. Williams is In receipt
of an application from a member of the
insurgent Congress at Malalos for a pass
through the American lines for a family of
twelve persons who are DESTROYS of taking
refuge in Manila. This is regarded as sig
nifcant, as showing that the most intelligent
rebels realize that their families are safe
only within American territory.
With the exception of a few shots fired
into small body Of rebels who were at
tempting to destroy a railway bridge near
Last night the heat affected the men in the
open country~to some extent, but otherwise
the health Of the troops shows a marked
Improvement since the beginning of hostili-
ties.
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Otis,s Report Of CasuaIt,c.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE War De-
partment to-day received the following list
Of casualties from General Otis at Manila:
First California, wounded in skirmisb on
the I4th inst: Private Harry Fawke, Com
pany g cheek, slight; Corporal Oscar Nil
Z; Cornish, Company II. thigh, Slight.
wounded from desultory firing on the 18th
ana 10th: Private Howard NJ Holland
company b, First Washington, shoulder
slight; Private Ralph D. Winter Troop X
Fourth Cavalry, armpit, slight; Joseph j.
Engberg, Battery H, Third Artillery, leg,
slight, accidental. 40
Wounded in engagement at Jaro. near
lolio, Island of Panay, Feb. u: Second
Lieut. Frank G. Bolles, Eighteenth Infantry.
leg, severe; Corporal Sparks, Company A
Eighteenth Infantry, shoulder and ling
serious Private Fred Smith, Company A
Eighteenth Infantry, leg, slight.
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Ncrs from rrnnsnnrt..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Adiutant Cen
eral Corbin received a cable message this
afternoon from General Lawton, command
ing the military expedition on the transport
Grant 1t is dated Perrin, Feb 16, and says:
Arrived this evening. Stop for coal only.
Leave before morning. Ideal voyage Sick
improving. Eight measles, three mumps,
two meningitis, latter very light. No serf-
Gus illness. VIII reach Colombo about 23d.
Consul Sprague, at Gibraltar, cabled the
War Department to-day that the United
states troop transport Sherman with 1880
reinforcements for General Otis at Manila
aboard has sailed from that port for Port
Said. All well aboard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
TO SAVE THE TEMPLE.
How the Y. p. c. II. U. of Chicago Pro-
poses to Raise $SOO,OCO.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-THE formal launch
ing of the Temple saving plan of the Chi
cage Young Peoples Christian Temperance
Union took place to-day, the anniversary
of Frances Z. Wizards death. 1.-THE Temple
saving chart was hung up in the hall of
the associations headquarters. in the Tenn
Pile building, and several hundred people
wrote their names in the squares provided
for that purpose. The chart contains S0000
squares, and the young people propose $1,000
subscriptions of $40 each to raise the $800O00
necessary to save the Temple. The first
heavenly anniversary in memory of Miss
Willard was commemorated by the Central
Womans Christian Temperance Association
at a meeting held in Willard Hall, at the
Temple.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Queens Bench di-
vision of the High Court of Justice to-day
granted a rule to prohibit the order of the
consistory of the court of St. Pauls allow
ing the opening of the bruce vault in High
gate Cemetery being carried into effect
state for home affairs The attitude of the
home secretary is not yet known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE engagement is an
nounced of the Earl of Crewe to Lady Mar
garet Etrenne Hannah, youngest daughter of
the Earl of Rosebery. The Earl of Crewe
was born in 1858 and was lord lieutenant CT
Ireland from 1892 to 1885. Lady Margaret
was born in 1881 Her mother, who died in
1880, was the daughter and heiress of the
late Baron Meyer Rothschild.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Feb 17-Ffarry
A. Nuttall, the witness Jocfore the Senates
''Lexow" who made such sensational dis
closures to that body a. to allege crooked
ness in the boiler inspectors office at St,
Louis was brought here in custody of
Sergeant-at-arms Reid to-day and taken
before the Senate In view OF his full tes-
timony and confession before the Lexow
committee as to the issuance OF engineers
license the Senate purged him of contempt.
1t was decided to turn over all evidence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 17.-Arrived: Ne.
derland, from Antwerp; Minnesota, from
London; Belgenland, from Liverpool.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1T.-Arrived: Teutonic
and Lain, from Liverpool; Rotterdam, from
Rotterdam.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. I7.-Arrfved: Lu-
cania, from New York, for Liverpool.
GLASGOW. Feb. 1z.-Arrived Hestia,
from Baltimore.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17.-sailed: Bowie. for
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 17-Authoritative
news was received here to-day that the Cast
formed under the title the United States
Iron Foundry Company" The A6dyston
Pipe and Steel Company of this city, which
signed the compact. 1t receives $4,000 cash
and $4,000 preferred stock. The combine"
Is an accomplished fact.
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Muscular


Thus it will be seen that the corned
solid nutritVe matter than is contained in
the roast beef so far the two cans I'M
der examination are concerned.
The examination of the ash from this ma
terial shows that the canning has been care
fully done and that no corroson of the lin
ing of the cans has taken place, with the
exception of the small spot mentioned
above"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
Anntrian to BE ExpelIed.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The Paris correspond
emit of the Morning Post says: 81 learn that
the government is tired of the ceaseless
campaign of falsehoods and calumny in
connection with the Dreyfus case kept up
by certain foreign correspondents here, and
that an example is about to be made of an
Austrian who has rendered himself obnox
Ious. He will be expelled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18

The Madrid correspondent of the London
Daily Chronicle says that the Cabinet has
selling the Caroline and Marianne islands,"
In the British House of Commons yester-
day the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, announced that the
house would be asked to vote &30,000 for
General Lord Kitchener of Khartum, which
sum will probably be invested for his bene-
80
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
AIDED BY AMERICANS
REYES'S REVOLUTION AGAINST THE
NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT.
Origin of the BIueheIds Trouble and
How the Rebel Leaders, Army Was
ganiZed-FoFeign News.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE steamer
Condor arrived to-day from Bluefelds, Mic
aragua, and brought mail advices from the
Reyes revolution. In the beginning of the
year Reyes sent his resignation to Zelaya,
accusing the latter of nismanagement and
dishonesty. On Jan. 20 the authorities COM
menced gathering troops, ostensibly as
protection against Honduras insurgents and
the defenses Of the city were manned. Reyes
announced that General Aureio Estrada had
been named as his successor and would ar
rive Jan. 81. On Jan. 30 the people held
mass meeting and protested against any
body taking the place of Reyes On Feb. 2
General Estrada arrived with seventy men
to fill various governmental positions. After
being talked to by Reyes and citizens,
Estrada refused to accept the office of gov
ernor, but said he would go to the interior
and return with troops to settle the trouble
with fire and blood. Reyes insisted on turn
ing affairs over, but Estrada left, leaving
the department without a governor. Troops
and citizens called on Reyes to take charge
and insisted on his taking charge. He con-
scented and issued call to arms to precipi-
tate the impertinent oppressor that has the
republic in horrible agony and offering to
die at the front in the cause of liberty.
On Saturday, Feb. T. Reyes appointed
Ignacio Suarez governor and lowered duties
and organized his army. On Sunday num-
Der of Americans and other foreigners
joined him and company was organized.
commanded by ]. c. Kennedy, of the Louis
lana Field Artillery, New Orleans, with
Captain Forsgard of the Seeley Rifles, Cal
weston, Tex, and Burt Umstatt, an old In
dian scout, as lieutenants. Reyes has two
thousand Remington rifles and plenty of
ammunition. Saturday night Reyes and $50
men left for GreytoWn, but their boat struck
shoals. so they marched overland to Roma,
which will require three days. The rebels
seized the lake steamer and Hotehkiss
gun. News from the interior says that the
insurgent army is growing steadily. Inc
MarieIta bad not arrived to Feb. 10
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Flood and Fire.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 17.-The Manches-
ter span of Mayo's bridge, connecting this
city with Manchester was carried away to-
night by high water. and the Southern
Railroad bridge is in danger. The elevator
of S. Ii. Halves g. Co., the largest coal
dealers in the city Is afire One of the cleo
trio light plants is under water and it is
expected the gas works viii be foodeu be-
fore midnight.
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PITTSBURG, Feb. 17.-The cold wave has
left II its wake the greatest car famine the
railroads have experienced for years On
all of the roads loaded freight cars are tied
up and II will be many days before a sufil-
Gent number can be obtained to supply the
demand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
A HOOsier Killed at Manila.
acial to the IndianaDolis Journal

SpeciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Feb. IT,
Larkin Sardlin, of New Ross, Montgomery
county, was killed at the battle of Manila
He was twenty-seven years old and en-
listed in the regular army from Chicago.
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about the boiler inspectors Office to the
grand pury In st. Louis and let that body
take up the prosecution of the alleged guilty
officials. INITIAL returned to st. Louis when
he remained his liberty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
The Princetnn nt sne.

SUEz, Feb. 1.-THE United States gun
boat Princeton, from New York Jan. II
for Manila, has arrived here.
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says the Rossmore started a leak which
could not be stopped, and that when aban-
doned considerable water was in the holds.
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MILLER NOW LEADING.
over 100 Miles Ahead of His Bicycle
Record at New York.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.--At 1854 p. m.
the end of the ninety-fourth hour in the six
day bicycle race was reached. The previous
record was l, 462 miles and Y yards, made
by Miller in 1887 at Madison-square Garden,
New York. Score:
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Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. Weather Pre-.
z a. m. .29.9S IS 81 South. TT. cldy. 900
Z D. m. 1913 10 SO South. Cloudy. 600
Maximum temperature, 46; minimum tenn
perature, So.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperalnre and precipltation on Feb. u:
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An Inference.
Detroit Tribune

Detroit Tribune.
1t is to be inferred from the Dodge report
that If General Miles had not criticised the
beef the conduct of the war would have
been faultlesa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
TIE chr CIIlaE THAT nnEs cuRE-

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets remove
the cause that produces La Grippe. The
genuine has l.. B. q on each Tablet. CSC.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-03
The House.
From Fridays Daily.

At an early hour yesterday morning it
looked as if not enough members had
come in on the early train to make a
quorum, but as the forenoon wore away
it was evident that nearly all had re-
turned.
The house was called to order prompt.
ly at 2 o'clock.
The chaplain offered prayer and the
clerk called the roll.
The following absentees were noted:
Messrs. Boyd, Ferris, Gilbertson, Glas.
gov, Gulack, Hare, Herbrandson, Reste.
mayer, McHarg, Mclean, Michels, Pet
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-03
The Senate.
From SATURDAYS Daily.1

From Saturdays Daily.l
The senate convened yesterday after
moo at the usual hour and was called
to order by Lieutenant Governor De-
vine.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The journals of the previous days, the
last day before the recess and Thursday,
were read. A committee was appointed
for the revision and correction of the
journal for Thursday.
MORE BILLS.
MI. Little moved as there were not
enough bills to supply the senate com
mittee rooms, in addition to those re-
quired for members, that fifty more cop.
les of bills be ordered printed. The mo-
ton was carried.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Senate Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Laidlaw.
Regulating justice court practice.
Senate Bill No. g., by Mr.. Noble.
Makes the terms of county boards OF
health one year. Amends the present
law with relation to the powers of coun.
ty superintendent of health and with
regard to the filling of vacancies.
Senate Bills Nos. 60 and GA, by Mr..
Laidlaw. Regulating justice court prac-
tice.
Senate Bill No. IS, presented by SEN
ate judiciary committee. Substitute for
Senate Bills 7 and 80. Relating to the
appointment of guardian ad Item.
Senate Bill No. 66, by Mr.. Little. Pro-
vides for publication of notice of sale of
personal property under execution of a
justice of the peace.
RESOLUTION SIGNED.
The secretary announced that the pres
ident was about to sign Senate Bill No.
IA, being MI. Cashel's resolution for a
memorial to congress regarding the i'm
provement of navigation of the Red
river.
The senate then adjourned.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-03

tion." The dispatch failed to state where
the said convention Of buttermilk wor-
shippers was going to be held and no one
can be blamed for presuming that the
whole push has gone to the milky-way-
or thereabouts.
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The

The Senate.
From Sundays Daily.]
The senate convened yesterday after
Don at the usual hour.
Prayer by the chaplain.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message from the honse announced
the passage of House Bill No. q, and re-
quested the consideration of the meas
ure by the senate
VOUCHERS TO BE PUBLISHED.
Senator LaMoure moved that the
vouchers for expense in the prosecution
of the railroad rate case be printed. He
stated that thefe vas a bill pending for
the appropriation of money to pay these
vouchers and in order that the senate
might be in position to know for what
expenditures the requested appropria-
ton was asked, he thought the vouchers
in the case should be printed, in order
that they might be brought to the at.
tention Of the members of the senate
that they be able to vote intelligently on
the bill when it came up for passage.
The motion was carried.
GAME wARDEN's FEES.
MI. LaMoure also asked for the au.
thority of the senate to request a state.
ment from the state game warden as To
the number Of persons paying the game
license in the state during the past term.
He stated that he had been a resident
Of the state for many years, had paid