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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
FIGHT POSTPONED.
weather Not Suitable for Kinetoscop-
ing McGovern and Palmer.

NEW YORK. Sept 1.-THE fight sched-
uled to take place this afternoon between
Teddy McGovern and Sellar Palmer was
postponed on account OF threatening wealth
er. Both pugilists were on hand at the APP
pointed time. but went back to their re-
spective training quarters after the an
nouncement of the postponement Each will
have TO weigh I'm tomorrow morning again.
According to the stipulation of articles of
agreement they must weigh in at 1l6 pounds
or under. ten hours before their appearance
In the ring. This necessitated hard training
on the part Of both OF the boys this after
noon and evening.
AS the kaleidoscope pictures are to be a
highly important by-product of the fight
the contest will not take place until the
weather conditions are propitious for the
perfect operation Of the machine. Tonight
the storm has ended, the weather bureau
predicts a fair sky for tomorrow, and the
battle will. in all probability, take place
Tomorrow afternoon.
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PHILPOTS AND GRIFFlNS
TWO FACTIONS OF KENTUCKIANs
AGAIN on THE wARPATH.
Attempt TO Kill a Woman-ATl Her
Stock Poisoned-Rumorso Of Battle
Devil Anse" Hatfield Captured.

LONDON. KY, Sept. 1.-THE opening OK
war between the Griffin and Philpot fac
tons in Clay county began last night The
house of Mrs. Caldwell widow Of Evan
Caldwell. brother of Deputy Sheriff Dave
Caldwell, the leader of the Griffin faction.
was fired into from all sides. She escaped
by throwing herself on the floor. All the
cattle, hogs and dogs were killed. and
notice was posted on her door giving her
twenty-four hours 10 leave or be killed. IL
was done by a body OF horsemen, whom the
Grifins say were Philpots. The jail here.
which has two Griffins in IL. Is heavily
guarded by men with Winchesters.
A rumor is also current here that battle
was fought yesterday in Clay county. In
which four men were killed and several
wounded. The rumor locates the battle on
Red Bird creek. eighteen miles from Man
chester. There have been several killings
there OF late, and the battle may have been
either between the Markums and Riberts
or the Sizemores and Ashers, which four
factions are at war with each other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

The African Black Prince AbandOns
His Pretty English Wife.

His Pretty English Wife.
London Cablegram in New York Telegraph.
The alleged romance which led to the
marriage of Miss Jewell and Prince Loben-
gula, the MatabeIe chief, has ended as all
sensible people predicted ii would.
Lobengula was arrested by the West
London police yesterday. charged with ac-
costing respectable white women on the
he had just returned after his honeymoon.
The prince succeeded in spending all the
former Miss JEWELS money, and she Is be-
ing cared for by. kind Englishwome1. So
long as the couple had money Lobengula
remained with his wife. but when the ready
cash was gone, he deserted her. and getting
drunk. began insulting every woman he
met. He was on his way to the Earfs Court
show, apparently forgetting the marriage
which Miss Jewell said she was sure would
last for the rest of her life, when taken into
custody.
The negro had enjoyed a social position in
England much higher than that allowed him
here who have lived in India or South
Africa who could tell of the sure ruin which
siesed cHef They however SPOKE
plainly that the attention of the authorities
was called to the way the women were
acting with the blacks at the show. Ore
writer said:
mo right-thinking man or woman could
for moment deny that its influence is post
degrading. To style Ii indecent Is but a
faint way of expressing the revolving i'm
preston 1t creates, more especially to those
who understand what the natives them
selves think of the whole thing. The Kaffirs
are crowded into a small Enclosure filed
with nuts representing those they use in
there own country and the public Is allowed
free access to them During the day the
scene is bad enough, when women, appar-
emily of gentle birth, crowd around the
nearly naked blacks. give them money.
shake hands with them, and even go down
on their knees In order that they may in
vestigate the interior CT the overcrowded
huts. At night it is even worse, for under
the cover of partial darkness the manners
Of the Matabeles grow very offensive. and
they are encouraged by the behavior of
female visitors, whose improperly Is plain.
These continued complaints and Miss
JEWELS marriage resulted in the show he
ing closed to women by the London GU
thorities. This reused much opposition on
the part of some women, but now that
Lobengula has shown what the Hacks
really think OF white women, IL Is believed
a reaction will take place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
Anarchiat Rioters.

PARIS. Sept. IA serious fire broke out
this evening In the Rue Barley. which was
recently invaded by Anarchist rioters. A
large warehouse filled with upholsterers'
materials has already been destroyed. When
the police attempted to clear the streets
they were hooted by roughs and several
firemen were severely injured
Later in the evening an attempt was made
by band of men shouting "vive ranar-
chiei" TO break into St. Joseph's Church.
The sacristan, armed with a gun, appeared
in the doorway of the church and threat
ened TO blow out the brains of the first man
who entered. The crowd then retired Short
ly afterward a force of police appeared and
cleared the streets. During the struggle a
revolver was fired at the officer in COM
mand, but no one was injured.
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Went Ont of His Class and Won.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 11.-Kid Parker of
Denver. Col, champion lightweight of the
West, went out of his class and knocked
out Frank BARLEY. of Binghamton, n. Y,
In the third round of a bout scheduled for
twenty rounds before the Colorado Athletic
Association tonight. The men fought at
40 pounds. but Parker conceded about
seven pounds. BARLEY had much the adj
vantage In height and reach. The men
mixed Ii up from the start. and after the
first round paid little attention to science.
Parker came up the strongest in the third
and forced BARLEY all over the ring finally
catching him with stiff right swing on
the jaw and knocking him out
In the preliminary between Jim Scanlon,
OF Pittsburg. and Jack LaFonteise. of Mon
tana. middleweight, Scanlons jaw was
broken by a right swing in the first round
but he fought gamely until compelled to
throw up the sponge in the fifth round. A
crowd of 5000 persons witnessed the fight
Jack StelZner was referee
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LONDON. Sept. 11.-Major Esterhazy
comments to-day on the verdict in the Drey-
fus case in the Evening News. saying Drey-
fus was justly condemned as the inevitable
result of the evidence collected by General
Mercier. This. according to Esterhazy, bore
conviction TO the minds of the judges
'and." he added. the court-martial. follow
ing the previous finding. declared Dreyfus
guilty and me innocent" Continuing. Es-
terhaxy said: II believe the sentence was
I'm accordance with an understanding with
the government. Dreyfus II In a position
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
DEWEY CELEBRATION.
10000 Men Will March I'm the Land
Parade at New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. u.-General Roe. who
has charge of the land parade of the Dewey
celebration ceremonies. said that at least
81, 1000 uniformed men will take part in the
parade. General Roe has received word
from Col. James E. Barnett that the Tenth
Pennsylvania Regiment, which has just re,
turned from the Philippines, will take part
in the parade. The division of the G. A. r.
will include twenty representatives from
each of the six G.. A. r. posts in the city:
Gen. o. o. Howard is expected to command
the veterans, and Gen. Roger A. Prior will
be in command of the division of Confed-
crate veterans of Greater New York. Mai
r. p. Davidson, of the Northwestern Mill
tary Academy, Chicago, has written to say
that he will join the parade with his motor
gun battery, and the Association of Con-
gressional Medal-of-honor Veterans, of New
York, have also asked for place in the
line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
The Pension Roll.

The national pension roll is less by q few
thousand names than IL was year ago, and
more than a million and a half dollars were
left over, at the end Of the fiscal year, out
of the appropriation of hundred and forty
millions. Pensioners Of the Spanish war
will cause some increase In the number OF
names, but Ii is worth recording that. leav-
ing out of mind this comparatively small
addition, the list is becoming smaller.
although IL now contains nearly million
names. In spite Of abuses, some of them
fragrant, and in spite OF the amazing at
effectiveness Of old soldiers TO young women.
whose widowhood may have the consolation
of pensions-in spite OF all the waste and
unworthy bestowal of help. the expenditure
of the colossal sum of nearly two billions
and a half of dollars since 1866 in pensions 10
a monumental piece OF national gratitude
that the generation that has paid IL has
hardly yet comprehended. A historical
parallel would be impossible 10 find. The
long agitation against abuses has borne
fruit in the recommendation OF the commits
sioner that a commission be appointed to
report desirable revision of the laws-a plan
that ought not now to meet with serious
opposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
Germans May Boycott the Fair.

BERLIN. Sept lit is rumored that a
committee composed of leading manufac-
turers here is being formed for the purpose
of preventing German participation in the
Paris exposition Of 1900
The private agitation against the EXPOSE
ton is beginning to find vigorous express
sions. The Vossische Zeitung says this
evening that number of the largest Ger
man firms have pledged themselves to with
draw. The Berliner Tageblatt says the Ber-
lin council at its next session will con-
slider a special motion TO withdraw the
Berlin municipal exhibit. On the other hand,
the correspondent Of the Associated Press
learns on the highest authority that the
German government considers the Dreyfus
case now, under all the conditions. done
with and does not intend to relinquish Off
cial representation at the exposition. The
official responsible for this assurance adds
that ii should be borne in mind that, de-
spite the Dreyfus case, the official rela-
tions between the two governments had
steadily improved during recent years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
YELLOW FEVER VICTIMS
NEARLY TWO HU. DRIED CASES OF
THE DISEASE AT KEY WEST.
j. III. Burnley, of New Albany, Ind,
at Port Tampa and Elsewhere.

KEY WEST. Fla. Sept. 1.-THE total
number of yellow fever cases up TO date is
1S9: reported in the past twenty-four hours.
twelve. The physicians have failed to make
report tonight. No deaths have occurred in
the past twenty-four hours. Nine cases are
being treated at the yellow fever hospital
and the remainder are in private families.
State Health Officer Porter received tee-
gram from the president of the Board of
Health. w. b. Henderson, stating that he
and DR.. Weldon had Investigated the report
of cases at Port Tampa and failed to find
even one suspicious case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
ALTGELD GETTING OLD.
The Ex-Governor May Not Make
Speeches in Kentucky.

CHICAGO, Sept 1.-THE Chronicle says:
Ex-Governor Altgeld may not go to Ken
lucky to make speeches against Senator
William Goebel, the regular Democratic can
didate for Governor. He said this afternoon
that while he had received invitations to
visit the Bluegrass State in the interest of
the anti-Goebel ticket. he had not made up
his mind to accept the invitations. L am
getting DID, said the Ex-Governor. and / do
not like to make long trips into strange
States that involve hard work and great
strain on the nervous system. 1 have re-
ceived invitations to visit Iowa and Ohio and
have arranged partly to go to the former
State 1t is time enough to think about
going to Kentucky and / would not make
up my mind on the subject for some time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
POETIC LICENSE.
Sweet Singer of Parke County An
swers Critics-Lines to Gov. Mount.

sweet singer Oh f0rke OOunty An
swers Critics-Lines to Gov. Mount.
Charlottesville Journal.
Jim Gilmore, the inspired child OF Ripley
township, was in the city yesterday ana
called at the Journal office with batch
of brand new poetry right off the ice. He
exhibited a number of the pictures that
will adorn the living pages of his forth,
coming book, and incidentally defended
himself against the onslaught of a few
oheap aRa pnssrs the
stanza:
The annals of time will tell our fate.
And of our people growing great
In our city with such vehemy;
Our fame is laureled in every CLINE
And history impressed on the wings OF
time,
Of our people Of great Athene.
few ignorant people who wouldn't
and a license to retail beer have seen MT
to except to the use Of the word "vehemy,
asserting with a good deal of bumptious
dictionary. When Mr.. Gilmore was &C
quainted with the criticism of his foes his
face lighted up with smile at once in
dicative of rare humOr and the divine al
f1atus. He said:
"Oh pshaw! I reckon they never heard
of poetic license. Everybody that makes
awhile to make the meter and poetic
rhyme What If 1 had used 'vehemence'
there there instead OF ,yehemyy II wouidnt f nave ave
whole beautiful verse would have been
knocked silly. But when 1 used the word
rst f9 do ,st irsnse s 70 eet mar
ried give the gleeful soul of youth right
to do 1t. why keep the poetic lamp a burn
ing bright all through that sweet little epic
know I don't use as many choice words in
my poetry as some writer's, but those that
have so many choice words don't have any
| the real old poetic stuff and they write
fancy words. Look at old Browning or Kip
a5 S9 Wen ea nf s me
| to slop the pigs you won't know what
| you've been reading about. and after think
Whit White Mans Burden den is reading the poem.
| But with my poetry it's different. Every
| body knows what the words mean and ii is
all described so natural that you can just
right before your eyes. can lead the peo-
pie up on to the mountain tops of imaglna.
ton where you can see Dewey swpe ,s the
| them right out into my barnyard in fancy
| free and let them see that sheep sucking
may serS poem eew by jnsf1 snd %hen
| come down to ground facts / don't use
| poetic license any more than the fancy
| friend Governor Mount, and / rather guess
| no one will find fault with that unless it's
some narrow-headed Democrat who thinks
Jim because he's Republican and I'm a
| Democrat. But I'm not so hen-headed all
| that. The poem goes this way:
| Labor Day.
1.-THE Governor spoke with force and well
To the multitudes on Labor day.
And Of his worth no one can tell:
By precept he led the way.
| He was himself a son of toll
And bore a sunburnt brow,
| While tilling of the virgin soil
Both hands upon the plow
| But now he holds the reigns of state
And serves the people well:
| Day by day he's growing great,
| or which the people tell.
He Is q friend to those in need
| And to all stalwart sons of toll,
And seeks to stay the mighty greed
OF those who devastate the SOIL"
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WASHINGTON Sept. ia cablegram
was received at the Navy Department this
morning from Admiral Dewey announcing
his departure on the Olympia from Gibral-
tar yesterday. The dispatch Is confined to
a few words merely, New York 2Sth," in
dicating that Admiral Dewey expects to ar
rive In this country on the date named. The
Navy Department officers say that running
at her economical speed. the Olympia can
in making the passage from Gibraltar to
New York and they are specializing where
the admiral intends to spend the other three
days 1t Is believed to be possible that he
will touch at the Azores, or perhaps at
Bermuda coming across.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
STUDENTS In PRISON.
Glass of Twenty-Three View the
Workings of Joliet Penitentiary.

JOLIET PRISON, H., Sept. 11.-Crim-
inals and penology were studied to-day at
the penitentiary by DR.. c. b. Henderson
and a class of twenty-three students from
the University of Chicago. Each student
was given a special subject TO study and in
vestieate. One looked into matters Of dis
cipline, another into education. another into
prison punishment. others took as SUBJ
jects the workshops. the library, the parole
system, religious instruction. the Bertillon
system of Identification, prison statistics,
habitual criminals. the prison hospital and
the general social treatment Of criminals
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 11.-Judge
James p. Tarvin. Kentucky's probable en-
try for the Democratic nomination for Vice
President. made his first speech in the Ken
tuciy campaign this afternoon. 1t had been
noised over the State that he would not sup
port the regular Democratic ticket, headed
by Goebel, and not until his speech was half
finished. did he apprise his audience on this
point, devoting his remarks up to that time
to national issues. He declared that ne sup
ported Goebel for the nomination because
he considered him the best man for the
place and supported him now for not only
that reason, but because he has the regular
nomination on sound Democratic plat
form.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 1.-THE City
Council held special meeting this morning
and passed resolutions advising the peo-
pie to keep quiet and not create panic
over the outbreak of fever like was done
one year ago. The quarantine of the entire
State against New Orleans went into effect
to-day at noon. All trains from that city
carried inspectors. Illinois Central trains
continue to stop at the Union depot to take
on and put off passengers. Alabama &
Vicksburg and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
trains step outside the city, where they are
met by subtrains for the transfer of bag
gage and passengers. DR.. Murray, of the
Marine Hospital Service, expresses no doubt
that the yellow fever here is directly trace
able to New Orleans City Clerk Porter
the only patient, rallied somewhat during
the night and was considerably better to-
day.
The State Board of Health bulletin to-
night announces that there are no new cases
of fever in the city or in the State. The city
has quieted down. Major Porter is still
dangerously i'll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

necessity for the greatest care In preventing
accidents and any possible interference with
the yachts during the race Captain Shoe
maker assured Mr.. Morgan that the super
visors OF anchorages at New York bad
been instructed 20 confer with the race COM
mittee as to their wishes, and that every
thing possible would be done by the COM
handing officers OF the cutters which would
be detailed to look after the excursion and
other craft following the race TO prevent
airy crowdng or other interference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

SYDNEY. New South Wales. Sept. H.
Rt. Rev. George Houston Reid. the premier.
treasurer and minister of railways and the
other members of the Cabinet resigned to-
day in consequence of the passing by Par
lament Of resolution declaring lack of
confidence in the Ministry. The designations
OF the ministers were accepted. and Mr..
Lyme. the leader of the opposition, was
summoned to form a new Cabinet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE Great
Council Of the Improved Order of Red Men
opened here tonight with reception to the
delegates and visitors. Of whom there are
about one thousand In the city. There are
l55 delegates to the council, representing
nearly every State and Territory in the
Union. The meeting will continue through
Sept. l5 The business will be transacted In
executive session and will not include the
election OF national officers. The principal
subject under consideration will be the ad-
mission OF saloon keepers TO membership in
rha ord
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Block of Ice Labeled "AIaska."

LONDON, Sept. 11.-At dinner given at
the Hotel Metropole this evening. where
David S. Stanley. U. S. A. retired. and
Crosby Noyes and A. E. Randle. both Of
Washington, were present. there was a
block of ice at the end of the table labeled
Alaska" with red boundary line and the
British and American flags. Other emblems
represented the Philippines, Porto Rico and
Hawaii. General Stanley spoke the
Philippine question and eulogized General
Otis
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Death at Port Tampa.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1l-Dr. Altree. of
the Marine Hospital Service. reports a
death from yellow fever at Port Tampa,
Fla. this morning. and says the autopsy
renders it certain that the original dag
nosis Of fever was correct. The source Of
infection was a tugboat and it has been
quarantined. Five other persons from tugs
are under observation. A small quarantine
a house to house inspection has been or
dered, but that no quarantine has been or
dered against the town: He also says that
there is no necessity for alarm. but that
seventy-five people left there on the train
last night. DR.. Trotter who is also at Port
Tampa. says there is panicky feeling
there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
Protest from Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 1.-THE Brazil
ian government has protested against the
sale of the lands of the Duke of SAKE to
the German government. The government
of Brazil has been informed that Bolivia
has sent a division of troops to occupy
Acre. The Supreme tribunal has granted a
petition of habeas corpus in favor of the
prisoners at Matto-Grosso.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12

LONDON, Sept. 12.-The Times publishes
this morning a three-column description Of
the dimensions and construction of the
Shamrock. The article euogizes Mr.. Heres
hoff a combination of yachtsman. naval
architect. engineer and practical and scien-
tifc man. which is needed nowadays. the
writer says. for the highest exponent of the
art of yacht designing. The following di-
mansions of the Americas cup challenger
are given as absolutely trustworthy"
Length. 127 feet Q inches: breadth. "a feet 6i1
inches: load water line. 50 feet inches;
length Of overhang forward, II feet inches
length Of overhang aft, q feet inches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-12
NO TRACE OF ANDREE
FRUITLEss SEARCH ON THE NORTH
EAST COAST OF GREENLAND.
Return of the steamer Antarctic
French African Expedition
Slaughtered by Tauregs.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden. Sept. 1.-THE
steamer Antarctic, which left Helsingborg.
Sweden, on May 25 last with an expedition
under Prof. A. G. Nathorst, was spoken off
The Skaw, the northern extremity of Jut-
land, Denmark, to-day on her return from
her search along the northeast coast of
Greenland for Professor Andree. She re-
ported that she had found no trace of the
missing aeronaut
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Springfield Republjcan

The fact that Mr. Labori when he was
shot was carrying his papers in his ser
viette, or case, reminds the London Daily
rous blunder in translating ''serviette'' in
his French Revolution" when he says
that when the Tuileries were invaded by
up in table napkins. The writer retaiates
upon the French however. by recalling the
Frenchman's rendering of Colley Cibber' s
chemise d ramour'