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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
ITS WORK COMPLETED.
Financial Bill Prepared by HOuse Re-
publican Caucus Committee.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 1.-The
national House of Representatives Repub-
lican caucus committee concluded its con-
ference to-day. To an Associated Press re-
porter the chairman of the committee, Mr..
Henderson. of Iowa, said: THE committee
appointed by the Republican caucus of the
House TO recommend financial legislation
met at Hadden Hall. Atlantic City. on April
II and have worked steadily and earnestly
for two weeks. To-day the committee
reached unanimous agreement and is ready
to meet the Republican members of the
finance committee OF the Senate TO submit
their views to the consideration of the joint
conference. Until such meeting the work Of
tie House committee will be withheld from
publication
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Representative
Babcock, of Wisconsin, has returned from
Atlantic City, where the House caucus COM
mittee on currency, of which he is men,
ber, has been in session He said that the
committee had reached a tentative agree
ment upon a financial bill. but had agreed
not to disclose the nature of the proposed
plan until 1t was submitted to the members
of the Senate who are to confer with them.
The meetings of the House committee were
harmonious and the conclusion reached was
unanimous. Mr. Babcock thought the plan
for currency reform. which the conferees
adopted would receive the Endorsement of
the Republican House and would be satis-
factory TO the business interests of the
country. The meetings of the committee
were secret and no suggestions were re-
ceiyed from any source.
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GAS RATES SLASHED.
War Results In a Cut from $1.1O to 65
Cents a Thousand Feet.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The New York
Mutual Gas Light Company to-day gave no.
tice that the price of gas TO all its custom
ers had been reduced from sl.l0 TO 65 cents
per 1000 feet. The Consolidated Gas Com
pany also announced a similar reduction.
The secretary of the Consolidated Com
pany said: The reduction was made SIM
ply because it was believed TO be for the
best interests of the company. Other off,
GERS of the Consolidated Company refused
to say anything on the subject.
VIM. l.. Purdy, assistant secretary of the
New York Mutual Gas Company. admitted
that the reduction was the result Of a war
between the Standard Gas Company and
the Consolidated Gas Company and its ally,
the Mutual Gaslght Company. 1T is an
outcome" said he, 'of the war that has
been waged against the Mutual Company
and the Consolidated Company since the 1st
OF December by the other companies. The
Mutual Is going 10 do as we'll by its CUSTOM
ers others do for their patrons The pro-
posed municipal ownership of gas plants
has nothing TO do with the cut. 1t was
simply question of fight"
Gas stock declined thirteen points on the
Stock Exchange. where almost 200 shares
were dealt in The other local gas stocks
are not listed on the Stock Exchange. There
were runors that the Standard Gas COM
office OF the president, Russell Sage, this
was denied
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TEN ARE PRISONERS.
Five of the Yorktown's Boat Crew
Probably Killed by Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The following
cablegram was to-day received from Ad-
miral Dewey, under date of Manila:
Apparently reliable information has been
received that ten of the Yorktown's boat
crew, including Lieutenant Gilmore. are
prisoners at insurgent headquarters. Am
continuing investigation"
Inasmuch as there were fifteen members
Of the Yorktown party captured by the
Filipinos. at Baler. and Admiral Dewey ac-
counts for only ten of them, II is feared
that the other five have been killed. They
probably were killed in the original assault
on the landing party. The identity of the
members OF the party still unaccounted for
Is not known. A telegram was sent to Ad-
miral Dewey to-day asking him 10 inform
the department, IL possible, of the names Of
the men known to be in the hands of the
Filipinos. 1t is accepted at the department
that the reason that he has not furnished
these names. with the exception of that of
Gilmore. was because he did not have the
information. The insurgent headquarters,
where Admiral Dewey says the men are
held prisoners is supposed to be San Fer
nando, but there is no assurance on that
point.
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Cable Notes.

The latest returns from the Spanish sena-
torial election show a governmental ma
jority of forty over ie combined opposition
parties.
A monument to the late Dr. Won Stephan,
the German imperial postmaster general
who died in 1897, was unveiled yesterday In
the hall of the Postal Museum at Berlin.
There was heavy snowstorm yesterday
morning in Perthshire, Scotland. The un-
seasonable weather has killed great numbers
of sheep and lambs
In the race yesterday for the professional
sculling championship Of England and a
purse of a4OO, over the course from Putney
to Mortlake, George Towns, OF Australia.
beat w. A. Barry. OF PItney, by four
lengths.
In the British House of Commons yester-
day the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach.
chancellor of the exchequer, announced that
the government had failed to come to an
agreement with Mr.. Cecil Rhodes respecting
the proposed guarantee to the Cape-to-C Cairo
Railway. The announcement was greeted
with cheers by the Radical members Of the
House.
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MEMPHIS FILLED WITH JOY.
10000 People Greet tho GunbOat
Nashville on Its Arrival.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 1.-The United
States gunboat Nashville entered Memphis
harbor at 6 o'clock this afternoon amid the
deafening shouts of more than twenty thou
sand people and dropped anchor near the
Arkansas shore. The coming Of Uncle Sans
war ship had been widely heralded and the
city is thronged with visitors. The principal
business houses and residences are profusely
decorated in honor Of the event. At o clock
this afternoon the steamer James Lee. with
the mayor. members of the City Council and
the reception committee on board weighed
anchor and. followed by innumerable
smaller craft, slowly descended the river to
meet the visiting gunboat, Promptly on
schedule time the fiotilla made its appear
ance and, amid the booming OF cannon and
shrill blasts of hundreds of steam whistles.
the Nashville dropped anchor Immediately
afterward the national salute of twenty-one
guns was fired from the Chickasaw bluffs
and the Nashville thundered similar sa-
lutte In response.
Tonight Captain Maynard and the off,
GERS of the gunboat were entertained by the
reception committee at the Gayoso Hotel.
Tomorrow will be gala day. A parade Of
all the civic societies will be had in the aft
ernoon and at night a banquet will be ten
dered the officers OF the ship at the Peabody
Hotel. Covers will be laid for several hum
dred guests. On Wednesday the officers will
be entertained at the Tennessee Club and.
after nights rest, the visitors will proceed
northward at an early hour on Thursday
morning. All the railroads entering Men,
phis will run excursion trains to the city to-
morrow and thousands of visitors are ex-
pected so as to get glimpse at Uncle Sans
fighting shin.
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Capt. Charles A. Rockefeller, Of the
Ninth Infantry, Missing.

WASHINGTON, May Tho War De-
partment has received no advices from Gen.
Otis since Saturday concerning the coDdi-
tions in the Philippines. In the two dis
patches received to-day no mention Is made
OF the negotiations with the insurgents, nor
OF any fighting General Otis reports that
Captain Rockefeller. of the Ninth Infantry,
has been missing since the 18th of April. The
dispatch reads: Captain Rockefeller, Ninth
Infantry, has been missing since 2sth ulti-
mo-, on the line commanding battalion
near Caloocan. He visited outposts at $50
D. m and has not been seen since. Dilgent
search was made that night two miles to
the front. but nothing discovered. There
was no enemy in front. The search has
been prosecuted ever since without success.
Private papers in his possession found on
the 9th ultimo. two and one-half miles TO
the front. II is believed he lost his course
and was captured
Capt. Charles A. Rockefeller entered the
army as private ia the Seventh New York
In 1861. He served through the civil war.
reaching the rank of first lieutenant of VOL
unteers. He became a second lieutenant in
the Ninth Infantry in 1867 and has been
with that regiment ever since. He has
always been known as good soldier and
was a graduate of the infantry and cavalry
school. He was well up In the list of cap
tains and would have received a major IS
commission In short time He had not
been long in the Philippines, having arrived
there on April 26. two days before his dis
appearance. He was on mastering duty at
Columbus barracks until July 80, 1898. He
then went 10 Porto Rico and served on the
stan of Gen. Fred Grant until November,
1895. He went to Manila with his regiment,
the Ninth Infantry. sailing from San Fran
cisco March Is.
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Statement Of the Conference with Fill
fpfnos-American Terms.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The State De-
partment has received a long report by
cable from President Schurman. or the
Philippine commission. OF the conference
that was held at Manila on Saturday be-
tween the members OF the commission and
the representatives Of Aguinaldo. The text
OF the dispatch was not made public. but
IL was stated that Mr.. Schurman's report
agreed precisely with the Associated Press
statement OF the proceedings in the con-
ference as csbled from Manila. II is said
at the State Department that the proclama-
tion issued by the Philippine commission
just before the beginning OF the last cam
paign represents the maximum concessions
TO be made 10 the insurgents by the United
States government II is realized now more
strongly that at any other period that the
capacity OF the Fiiipinos for self-govern-
ment Is an undetermined question. The
United States government Is willing 10 ac-
cord the natives an opportunity TO test their
abilities. for the Philippine commission pro-
poses TO allow them almost complete control
Of their local affairs. exercising only such
supervision through the United States mill
tary as may be necessary to guard against
the consequence OF mistakes on the part OF
the native municipal and provincial officials
in their first experiment at self-government
The experiment II already In progress at
some points in the Philippines. outside the
authorities have boisted the flag and as
sumed sovereignty, yet have continued the
iocas governments under native direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Germany and America.

VIENNA. May 1.-The semi Frem-
denblatt. in the course of an article to-day.
designates the cahlegrams which passed be-
tween Emperor William and President Nc
Kinley last week over the German cable
matter. as important demonstrations Of
friendship. because they mark the close of
a period of disturbance of the relations be-
tween Germany and America. The Frem-
denblatt says the political aims of the two
countries lie so far apart that it is impossi-
BILE for one 10 cross the others path. The
Fremdenblatt concludes: America must ad-
NIT that she meets here, not prejudice or
dislike but perfect readiness to return con-
ciliation for conciliation, and friendliness
for friendliness"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
INDIANS SHOT DOWN.
One Killed and Two Seriously
Wounded by Canadian Police.

: MONTREAL. Quebec, May las a re-
suit OF an expedition of the Dominion police
against the obstreperous Indians at ST.
Regis to-day one Indian was killed, two
seriously wounded and four arrested. The
dead man was Jake Ice. who had been ac-
cused of killing his wife. The wounded are
Jake Sunday and Pete Somebody. Jake
Fire. Peter Fire, Peter Thompson and Angus
Baboneau were arrested. IL appears that
the police arrived by tug from Cornwall and
went Immediately TO the house OF the men
who were charged with preventing the hold
ing Of elections on the reserve When they
had arrested their men they took them to
the house Of the Indian agent A mob OF
200. including a number of American In
dians surrounded the police and shouted
for the release of their friends. The police
fired on the crowd and in the ensuing con.
fusion got away with their prisoners.
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How II Is Viewed mt Washington.

WASHINGTON, May Lord Salisbury's
speech this evening In reference to the
agreement reached by Great Britain and
Russia as to China was read with the great
est interest here. The prevailing sentiment
is one OF relief that by this agreement has
been removed IN element that threatened
TO involve in hostilities two great nations
with which the United States was desirous
to live on the most friendly terms. There
is some curiosity to know just how the COM
mercial interests of the United States are
likely to be affected by this important ar
rangement. 1t may be stated that the high
est official authority here does not accept
the view set out in some of the British
newspapers that the United States has lost
its chance in China, that the door is TO be
shut against the United States and that we
have deserved this exclusion by falling to
substantially assist England in securing the
open-door policy as to all China. 1t is said
that, so far as the English sphere in China
Is concerned, the United States will have
free entry commercially, while assurances
have been secured from Russia that the
United States commerce will be treated in
terms an equality with Russian COM
merce in any portion Of China that may
come under her influence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Recruits tn BE Sent to Otis.

SAN FRANCISCO. May Lone thousand
Of the small armv of Manila recruits as
sembled at the Preside will leave this
month on the transports Grant Sherman
and Sheridan. -Four hundred have been as
signed to the Grant. The mastering out
officers expect TO wind up the affairs Of
the battalion of Second Volunteer Engineers
now encamped at the Preside in two weeks.
William Roper. an unassigned recruit from
Arkansas. who died from typhoid fever yes
terday. was buried at the national ceme-
terry at the Preside this afternoon.
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BERLIN, May lit Is the belief in pollti-
cal circles here that England. having relin-
quished the "open door" in China and given
her adhesion to the sphere of influence
policy there. Germany must follow suit.
The Tageblatt to-day says the first conse-
quence OF the Anglo-Russian agreement
must be that Germany. too. must declare
the Hoang-Ho valley to be her sphere. 1t
would be far-reaehing error were Germany
10 confne herself to the province of Shan
Tupg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
WANT PA1 FOR DAMAUES'
Germans at IlOilo Will Probably File
Claims at Washington.


BERLIN May 1.-The newspapers of
Germany. commenting on the latest news
from the Philippine islands. express the
hope that the United States will now end
hostilities In the far East The Frank
furter Zeitung says: I'VE trust that Pres
ident Mckinley and his advisers will not
be misled by jingo' shoutings. but that they
will listen to the voice of the Fflipinos, as
expressed through their leaders. and 10 the
voice of the american Nation, as expressed
by the serious press and the declarations of
sober-minded politicians. We have never
doubted the ability of the Americans to en-
force their will in the Philippines, but now
it seems that the moment has come to make
good the wrong done and bring their ma
terial interests in accord with the dictates
Of Justice
The Vossische Zeitung, basng its COM
ment on private advices from the Philippine
islands, says that the continuance Of the
war is infiicting grave injury upon German
commercial interests and details number
of cases in support of this assertion. The
journal last quoted says that the German
consul at Iloilo made list of everything
belonging to German citizens there that was
destroyed or injured in the bombardfhent
and submitted II to Maj Gen. z. 8. Otis. In
reply the consul has received from General
Otis the statement that the United States
will not pay the damages claimed, as Iloilo
at the time of the bombardment was still
in possession of the Spaniards. Other Ger
man merchants OF Iloilo made representa-
tions Of a like character General Otis and
received similar replies. The Vossische
Zeitung adds that these and many more
claims will probably lead TO protracted Dip
lomatic negotiations at Washington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
Cable steamer saiIs.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The United States
cable steamer Hooker saiiet TINS afternoon
for Manila TO connect by cable all the prin-
cipal points in the Philippines The Hooker
was formerly the Panama, one OF the first
prizes captured in the Spanish war, and has
been extensively altered to fit her for cable
service. She has three great tanks sunk into
her decks which contain 800 miles of cable.
This length of cable, which Is an inch In
diameter, with its covering, is only part of
that to be laid and more will be obtained at
Hong-Kong when it is exhausted. Lieut..
John l.. Maxfoeld is in command, and with
him go full detachment from the Signal
Corps who, with the crew. number 125 men.
William T. Fee, of Ohio, the new United
States consul at Bombay, and his family,
are passengers on the Hooker and will be
landed at Colombo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
TOWN OF MACABEBE TAKEN
GEN. LAwTON ADVANCING, WITH
TRAINED SCOUTS IN ADVANCE.
Battle OF Manila Bay Anniversary Gel
ebrated--Capt. Rockefeller Missing
Since the 2Sth Ult.

MANILA. May 2, SIS a. m.-General Mac
Arthur has sent officers to General Antonio
Luna. the Filipino commander. under flag
Of truce, carrying money and provisions for
American prisoners in his hands and asking
an exchange OF prisoners and the names Of
such as he may have. 1t is reported that the
insurgents have two officers and sixteen
others, and 1t is supposed that among these
are Lieutenant j. G. Gilmore and eleven
men or the crew OF the United States gun
boat Yorktown, who fell into the hands
of the F1lipinos last month when the gun
boat visited Raler, ON the east coast OF
Luzon.
Major Bel, with squad of scouts, has
captured the town of Macabebe. about four
miles southwest of Caiumpit, the people
ringing bells and shouting ''vivas." The
American army is now employing Maca-
bebes instead of Chinese and they are de-
lighted to get so cents day. declaring their
loyalty to the Americans.
Major General Lawton is advancing. He
has organized a band of forty scouts TO go
ahead OF the column. The band, which is
under w. NJ. Young. an old Indian fighter,
who killed Ave Fflipinos last week. includes
Diamond. Harrington. somerfields and
Murphy. of the Second Oregon Regiment.
Yesterday the anniversary Of the battle of
Manila bay was observed by the United
States fleet. the usual drills being omitted.
Admiral Dewey had many visitors and the
shin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
TO CHECKMATE RUSSIA.
Great Britain May Seize the Mouths
of Two Rivers.

BERLIN. May 1.-The Frankfurter Zeit-
ung publishes dispatch from Bagdad.
Asiatic Turkey. asserting that Great Brit
ain has already taken steps TO counteract
the efforts of the Russian expedition, con-
ssting of seven officers and fourteen engi-
neers. which recently completed a survey
for the extension of the Tihis and Kars
Railroad from point On the Little Zab riv-
er, northeast of Bagdad, to the Persian
gulf. According TO the advices in question, a
British gunboat has been sent to the Per-
sian gulf, presumably with the object of
taking possession OF the mouths of the riv-
ers Euphrates and Tigris,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

ST. PETERSBURG. May 1.-The Anglo
Russian agreement with reference TO
spheres of influence in China Is not in the
form of a convention. but is set forth in
note, duplicates of which have been ex-
changed between the Russian minister for
foreign affairs, Count Muravieff. and the
British ambassador TO Russia, Right Hon.
Sir Charles S. Scott. The preamble states
that both countries agree TO uphold the in
tegrity and independence of the Chinese
empire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
LATEST FROM SAMOA.
Rebels Have Retired from Their For
tihcations nt ynflima.

APiA. Samoan Islands. April %. via Auck-
land. May 1.-The rebels. since advices un-
der date Of April IS. have retired from their
fort'neations at yaillma. which they de-
molished. together with other forts along
the coast. There hrs been no further seri-
Gus hghting. although some skirmishing be-
tween the rebels and friendly natives has
occurred In the vicinity OF A Apla.
Ine British armed sloop Torch has arrived
with ammunition from Sydney. N. s. w.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
tie sdvisability of Withdrawing a tariff SO

tie sdvisability of Withdrawing a tariff so
unfavorable to Great Britain. In reply the
Rt. Hon. William st. John Brodrick. par
liamentary secretary for the Foreign Office,
said that it was not usual TO make represen-
tations to a foreign power on its tariff
policy, except in connection with some spe-
cific negotiations. The government, he said,
did not consider that at the present moment
instructions such as the member suggested
would be likely to result to the benefit of
British commerce.
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So far as the reports indicate. these ex-
periments are working well and promise to
have a good influence in shaping the at
titude toward the United States of a con-
siderable element among the Filipinos which
has been suspicious Of our intentions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02
May Day I'm London.

LONDON, May 1.-May day is proceeding
quietly here and on the continent. The
customary labor demonstration in London
consisted OF a procession from the Thames
Embankment to Hyde Park. There was also
a cart horse parade, the animals being gaiy
decorated with ribbons and rosettes. This
procession paraoed the streets in the south
OF London. On the continent work proceeded
as usual. except in Italy. where the day was
celebrated as a day of rest. There was per-
feet order everywhere.
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No Protest Against Our Tarin.

LONDON. May LIN the House OF Com
mons to-day Mr.. Douglas Harry coghill.
Conservative. asked the Ministry IL the
Foreign Office had instructed the representa-
tive OF Great Britain at Washington TO
make representations to the government OF
the United States as 10 the great injury
caused to various branches OF British trade
BY the existing American tariff and to urge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

LAWRENCE, Kan. May 1.-Congressman
j. ID. Bowersock received letter from
Adjutant General Corbn to-day saying the
Twentieth Kansas would probably start
home from Manila about the middle of June
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

Gadski sings In Honor of AdmiroS
Dewey's Victory.
!, CHICAGO. May l-Flags were unfurled
throughout the city to-day ana portraits e
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-02

Banker Morgan Gives $4,000 Francs.
LYONS, May IL. Pierpont Morgan, the
American banker, who is undergoing the
cure at AK Les Baines has given the hos
pital there $1,000 francs.