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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
LYNCHING In KANSAS.
Negro Hanged by a Mob, but Cut
Down Before Life Was Extinct.

ALMA, Kan, July 9.-Dick Williams,
negro, charged with the murder Of two white
men. was lynched here this afternoon by
mob of white men. The mob left the negro
hanging to telegraph pole. and six minutes
later he was cut down by the town mar
shall and taken back to the county Jail,
where he recovered consciousness. The ne
gro Is still alive but cannot live
On June % Harry L. Tandy and an I'M
known white man were robbed and MUIR
dered at Mcfarland, this county A few
days following James Render, alias Denver
Kid. and Dick Williams, alias Trilby, both
colored, were arrested by James Ramsey,
chief of police of Topeka. Kan, and, when
questioned, Denver Kid fastened the crime
on Trilby.
To-day Sheriff True, OF Waubansee coun-
~, brought Trilby to Alma to lodge him
I'm Jail. When he arrived mob of TIVE
hundred men met him with the prisoner at
the Rock Island depot. but We're foiled
until the prisoner was being placed in JAIL
when Trilby was seized. dragged with a.
rope around his neck a block and strung
up TO a telephone pole, where he hung for
six minutes, when he was cut down by
Marshal Pippert- The crowd, believing
him dead, permitted the officers TO take
him back to jail. and dispersed. Trilby
is still alive, but cannot recover. II. T.
Tandy lived at Creighton. Mo. His father
is a doctor OF that city and also is in the
drug business. Harry was a drug clerk
The people of Alma and surrounding coun-
try are greatly excited and while great pre-
cautions are being taken to prevent further
trouble II IL feared the murderer will be
again taken from the jail.
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FAST IN LIGHT WEATHER.
The Shamrock May BE Able to Sail
with Little Wind.

LONDON, July 1o.-The Times, describing
and commenting on the spin of Shamrock
on Saturday, says: when she was running
back through the Cowes roads to Thybes
the breeze freshened considerably: there
was plenty OF power In the wind and some
idea OF the yachts speed could be OBJ
tanned. 1t is generally conceded she is the
fastest light weather craft ever seen in the
Solent She went very steadily and seemed
very easy the helm. coming quite up to
expectations. Her canvas fitted well and the
trial was extremely satisfactory in every
way
Another correspondent writes 10 the
Times: The general impression is a vessel
of great power. with considerable free
board in that respect somewhat dwarfing
the Meteor and Satanita. Saturdays breeze.
although light, was somewhat unsteady In
force and direction. but the stronger puffs
seemed to have little keeling effort on the
vessel despite her enormous canvas Her
gear Is all OF the finest wire and looks mar
velously like a SPIDERS web when viewed
In the company OF the crowd OF cruising
vessels here. 1t Is to be hoped that Fife
has not unduy reduced the scantling OF
the gear with the intent OF saving weight
but the accident last Thursday, when the
bowsprit ironwork proved inadequately
strong. gives ground for some nervousness
on this point.
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POWWOW OF INDIANS.
Omahas and Winnebegos Threaten TO
Indulge in q War Dance.

DECATUR, Neb., July e.-The greatest
Indian powwow in recent years began at
the Omaha and Winnebago reservation to-
day. 1t is held at Yellow Smokes lodge
five miles north Of Decatur. A great many
Indians have already pitched their tents
and great preparations are being made for
a two weeks celebration. The Indians or
the reservations of northern Nebraska have
been arranging for this great event for
months. The chieftians gave it out TO the
whites that the celebration this year would
eclipse anything attempted by the Omaha
and Winnebago tribes during the last quar-
ter of a century. The traditional rites and
ceremonies of these ancient tribesmen will
be performed. If not prohibited by the au-
thorities the savage war dance will be in
dulged in as a grand finale. The chieftains
say the event will draw together no fewer
than 5000 Indians.
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ALL ROYALTY HIS KIN.
An Apothecary's Son Wins Distinction
by Wedding the Kaiser's Cousin.


NEW YORK, July 9.-The Worlds Lon
don correspondent says: The quiet marriage
OF NJ. lie Comte De Jametel TO the Duchess
Marie MecklenburgStrel is one of the
most romantic royal unions Of the century.
Jametel is the handsome, distinguished
looking son of an apothecary at F'ontain-
bleau, who made a considerable fortune.
Young Jametel went into the army, got in
with the smartest OF the French noblesse
and became acknowledged as the Due De
Sagan's only serious rival for the position
Of the best dressed man in Paris. He was
made count of the Holy Roman Empire
by the Pope for his religious benefactions,
and at the age OF thirty-one he has mar
ried the good looking daughter of one of the
most exclusive of the German princely fam
cousin of the Kaiser, a grand nephew of
Queen Victoria and knsman to every royal
family in Europe, but he has got into Sc
rious trouble with his patron, the Pope, over
the marriage.
The Duchess Is Protestant and the Pope
gave dispensation on the usual conditions
that there should be no ceremony except
that I'm Catholic church. After the Cath
Ollie ceremony, however, the bridal party
drove to Protestant church, where the
marriage was solemnized according 10 the
Protestant rite, though Jametel protests
that he thought that nothing more was be-
ing done than the recital OF a prayer. The
marriage took place after a months en-
gagement, the young duchess having fallen
violently in love with Jametel last May n
Paris
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.ABsURDLY INSUFFICIENT,
what Uitlanders Say About President
Kruger's Reforms.

LONDON, July 9.-According to the Jo-
hannesburg correspondent of the Daily Mail
the uitlaneers regard the Transvaal govern
ment's proposal as "absurdly insufficient"
A dispatch from cape Towr says. wv. P.
Schriener, prime minister Of the colony Of
the Cape OF Good Hope. says the Cape gov
eminent regards the Transvaars reform
proposals as adequate and calculated to in
sure q peaceful settlement The colonial
premier, however. represents the Afrikander
element. Sir John Gordon Sprigg, former
prime minister and colonial secretary, who
- an ardent imperialist. considers them to-
tally inadequate to meet the just claims Of
the uitlanders and altogether less than Sir
Alfred Miner. Governor OF the colony ard
British high commissioner for South Africa,
demanded OF President Kruger at the
Bioemfontein conference"
The Rome correspondent or the Daily
Mail says: The Pope has been In CORE
spondence with President Kruger. appealing
to him to avoid a rupture with Great Brit
ain. and yesterday he received a dispatch
from the Transvaals chief magistrate de-
ciaring that settlement was still distant,
but that the crisis was past"
All the special dispatches to the morning
papers from Cape Town and johannesburg
concur as to the complexity and obscurity
q the Boer proposals and declare that the
ISLANDERS are profoundly disappointed In
johannesburg 1t Is believed President Kru-
ger II only dallying to gain time until the
wet season makes campaigning difficult for
the British. ". p. Schreiner, the Cape
Premier. has addressed letter to an Afri-
kander paper published In Cape Ttown, de-
ciaring there Is no ground whatever for the
active interference OF the imperial govern
ment In the Transvaal. as the Boer pro-
posaIs are satisfactory. This has aroused
great indignation In the Cape colony. where
Il Is regarded mischievous iI-timed and
calculated to encourage President Kruger
and TO embarrass Sir Alfred Miner.
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MIR. sCHURMAN's REPORT.
Conditions in the Southern Islands
Safd to He Satisfactory.


CHICAGO. July "A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
Concerning dispatches received at the
State Department from President schur-
man regarding his trip throughout the Phil
ippine archipelago Secretary Hay author
ICES this formal statement: Dispatches
have been received at the State Department
from President Schurman. of the Philippine
commission, giving a brief account Of his
journey to the southern islands Of the archi-
pelago. He finds the conditions in those
islands extremely gratifying. There is
disposition almost everywhere south of
Luzon to accept American sovereignty and
to take advantage OF the condition OF things
which the American occupation holds out.
Mr.. Schurman expects to arrive at San
Francisco about Aug. 10.
LAS the result of a review OF Mr.. Schur
mans dispatches Secretary Hay has au-
thorized Brigadier General Bates at Manila
to go TO the Sulu groups TO consult with
the Sultan Of the Sulus regarding the future
of these islands. The authorities will not
divulge the nature of the instructions TO
General Bates. but II is understood there is
no disposition here to infringe upon the Sui
tan's authority provided he acknowledges
the sovereignty OF the United States Gen.
eraI Bates Will explain the friendly purpose
of this government and IL necessary will
agree that this government shall pay him
a small annuity, as was done by the Span
ish government. President Schurman re-
ported the Sultan as willing TO transfer his
allegiance on the condition the treaties ex-
listing between himself and Spain were re-
spected by the United States. It iE further
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WILL BEAT THE YANKEE
MEMBER OF THE SHAMROCIx's CREW
THINKS SHE Is A WINNER.
Lipton's CUP Challenger Said to be
the Fastest Light Weather Yacht
Ever Seen I'm the SOlent.

SOUTHAMPTON, July 9.-Yachting cir
cles in the Solent were never more excited
than now over the prospects in the forth
coming race for the Americas cup between
the Shamrock and Columbia. Yesterday
yachtsmen could be seen in all directions
and in Southampton. Hythe. Calshot and
Cowes the keenest lookout was kept for the
challenger. which it was known would
stretch her sails. Every movement was
yelled with the profoundest secrecy and ow-
ing to the rumors in circulation that her
sails were unsatisfactory the interest was
intensified. Newspaper men and photogra-
piers gathered in large numbers and would
have given anything to know the pro-
gramme. but nothing was given out. Sir
Thomas Upton, delighted with his new
treasure, and the brothers Jameson were
on board the Iverna. John Jameson's cutter,
and Mr.. Will Fife, the designer of the
Shamrock, was much in evidence. In South
ampton water the Shamrock presented a
magnificent sight. The slight breeze was
just enough to fill her sails, but she glided
speedily and as gracefully as a swan.
1t should be understood yesterdays trip
was in no sense test of speed. although
the Iverna and Satanita accompanied her.
1t was solely for the purpose of sail stretch
ing. Very soon it became apparent there
was not a shadow Of foundation for the un-
favorable reports. No doubt few minor
alterations will be found necessary but the
sails were pronounced generally excellent
The helm trials were even more satisfac-
tory. if possible. as she answered all de-
mands beautifully and without the least
trouble.
After passing Calshot Castle she was d.
rected towards Cowes, where she was eager
ly scanned by crowds of experts already
arrived for the season. A distinguished ex-
pert and yachting authority said that the
Shamrock was "the finest yacht ever seen
in the Solent"
Starting again, she went along like
shot out Of a gun, heading for the west
channel and Yarmouth. Then she returned
toward Southampton. Then she beat up
Southampton water with gaff topsail and
mainsail. She developed wonderful speed.
Finally she anchored OFF Hythe, where she
remains until tomorrow, when she will take
another spin. accompanied by the Iverna.
A member of the crew said: THE Sham.
rock will do what she is built for and will
beat the Yankee. She sailed admirably,
without a hitch and answered her helm to
perfection, which is one of the greatest
considerations. We are going to win, but II
is impossible yet to judge OF the yachts
full capabilities
Sir Thomas Upton expressed himself as
satisfied with the SPIN" Interest is now
conferred in the spins with the Britannia,
which will be ready Wednesday for at
least four encounters. In yachting circles
the opinion is general the Shamrock must
beat the Britannia at least half an hour,
considering the speed the Columbia de-
veloped in the races with the Defender.
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MUTINY In REFORM SCHOOL.
Bad Nebraska Boys Resent Appoints
ment of a P0pulist.

PLANKINGTON, Neb., July 9.-The re-
cent change in management in the state re-
form school here, whereby w. III. Temp
kns, Populist, was put in charge instead
of a Republican, was made an occasion for
a mutinous outbreak on the part of the in
mates. The trouble took place on Satur-
day and has caused the management good
deal of uneasiness. The boys were out on
the campus playing ball when the order
was given them to fall in line TO march
back to the building. The youngsters re-
fused point blank and took to their heels.
The guards were at once called out, the
sheriff was notified and all Joined in the
pursuit. Twenty-seven boys got away from
the grounds and after a long chase extend
ing into the night, all were caught and
brought back except two-a Norwegian and
an Indan--who are still at large. On their
way back the boys made slurring remarks
about the new "Populist" superintendent
and averred they had planned to make the
break for liberty with the change of man.
agement.
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COOPERATIVE COLONY.
New City tn He Founded on the shore
Of Lake Erie Near Toledo.

TOLEDO, o., July 9.-Plans have been
formulated for large cooperative colony.
TO be situated on Lake Erie, near here, and
5000 acres OF land are to be secured to be
devoted TO both farming and manufacture
ing interests. The promoter OF the scheme
is Joseph A. Johnston. of the State Of
Washington. and he has with him a number
Of local people who have ample means. Mr..
Johnston to-day announced that it is the
Intention 10 build a city which will engage
In commercial trade, the profits of which
OF the colony The land 10 be occupied Is
owned by Hon. II. T. Niles and options
will be secured for what the colony needs
Mr.. Johnston states that 5000 has been
pledged to the enterprise and that the re-
mainder OF $4,000 Will be raised to make
the colony perfectly independent from the
starr
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FALL OF A PLATFORM.
Cornerstone Laying Ceremonies
MARRIED by Serious Accident.

CLEVELAND, o., July 9.-During the
laying of a cornerstone of Jewish syna-
gogue, at the corner OF Woodland avenue
and Jackson street this afternoon, the plat
form, on which about thirty people were
standing, fell, precipitating most Of the
people into pit below. a distance Of several
feet. Fortunately nobody was killed. Rab-
bis Dreschsler. Aaron Hahn and Judge j.
c. Block and son were quite seriously hurt
and a boy named Samuel Cohn had leg
broken. The accident caused intense excite
ment. for at first it was believed several
persons had been killed
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Documents Involving Various People
I'm the Dreyfus Case Alleged tn
Have Been Destroyed.
KRUGER's SCHEME INADEQUATE
REFORM PROPOSALS REGARDED BY
UITLANDERs As INSUFFICIENT.
Pope Leo Reported to Have Persuaded
the TrnnsvaaI President to Avoid
q Clash with Britain.

PARIS, July an. De Mel. Governor Of
the Isles du Salut, and administrator Of the
penal settlement Of the Isle du Diable, where
Dreyfus was imprisoned, has been relieved
and will be succeeded by NJ. La Soucan. NJ
DE Mel was responsible for much OF the
punishment melted out to the prisoner in the
hope of compelling him to declare himself
guilty.
Scandalous reports are in circulation In
connection with the death here yesterday
of Signor c. Ressman, formerly Italian am
bassador to France. 1t is alleged that while
he was lying at the point of death three
persons, including an official Of the Italian
embassy. rifed his rooms and took away
a quantity of papers. The anti-semite jour-
mails connect the story with the Dreyfus af-
fair. 1t appears that about a fortnight ago
Signor Ressman had an immense quantity
OF documents destroyed, declaring that II
they were left they might harm various
people" 1t is also suggested that the search
may have been instigated by Signor Crispi.
the former Italian prime minister. who prac-
tically dismissed Signor Ressman from the
italian embassy in Paris in 1895 because the
diplomatist had failed to make the French
press favorable to the Crispi government.
Prince Henry dOrleans writes as fol-
lows to the Matin: "I will bow before the
decision of the Rennes court-martial as I
did before that Of the court-martial Of 1894
France. relieved OF this abscess, will be able
TO resume her glorious role"
The removal Of NJ. Bertillon from the head
Of the orithropometrical department by the
Municipal Council, as stated by Figaro last
week. was not made without a protest. NJ.
mi n Sf haC
he might be censured and left In his post.
but the majority thought otherwise and he
lost his position. NJ. Bertillon was the chief
OF the Identification service at the prefecture
Of police In Paris, and is the inventor of
the system bearing his name for Identifying
criminals. which has been In use In almost
every country in the world for several years.
Briefly. the system depends upon a series
Of accurate and minute measurements of
various portions of the human frame. In
1884. after the discovery Of treason in the
French War ONCE. and before the arrest
Of Captain Dreyfus. the minister Of war
ordered q comparison of the bordereau
with specimens of Dreyfuss handwrit-
Ing. n Colbert, chief Of the Bank of
France. who was appointed to examine the
matter. reported that the bordereau might
well have been written by another person
than the one suspected. The minister then
called In the celebrated NJ. Bertillon, who,
on the same cay that he received the
specimens. reported as follows: IF one
sets aside the hypothesis Of a document
very carefully forged it clearly appears
that one and the same person wrote the
letter-that Is, beordereau-and the piece
communicated for comparison" Dreyfus
was arrested the following day.
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WAR ON GAS RATES.
ogden Company mt Chicago May Re.
duce to IS Cents a Thousand

CHICAGO. July 9.-The Record tomorrow
will say: AT to-day's meeting the stock
holders Of the Ogden Gas Company of Chi
cago will vote on a proposition to authorize
an issue OF 100000 of bonds. Incidental
ly they will vote on what seems TO be pre-
paratory to one OF the fiercest gas wars ever
known. AT the present 100000 OF the new
issue will be sold and about the beginning
OF next May 1.000.000 more will be market-
ed. while s3,ooO.ooo viii remain In the treas
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SELECTING THE OFFICERS.
Alger Preparing to Announce Who
VIII Command Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, July s.-The War De-
partment officials are busily engaged in pre-
pairing the list of appointments Of officers
not already announced for the ten new regi-
ments of infantry to be sent to the Philip
pines. Approximately there are nearly go
Of these in all, including those of the line
and staff. The colonies for nine of the
regiments have been made public, but the
selection for the tenth, 1t is said, has not
been definitely determined. All the officers
for the regiments to be from the regular
army establishment and from the regular
who saw actual service in the Spanish war
and whose records AMI capacity are l.aown
at the War Department. y large proper
ton Of them are expected 10 be announced
during the early days of The week
Governor Roosevelt. OF New York. who
came to Washington yesterday for a con-
ference with the President at the latter's
invitation, returned to New York this mcrr-
ing.
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VIII Begin Recruiting To-Day.

ST. LOUIS Mo-, July 9.-Capt. II. X.
Bailey. U. s. A. in charge Of the recruiting
station in st. Louis. received telegram to-
day from the War Department at Washing
ton instructing him TO begin recruiting to-
morrow under the recent order of the Pres
ident that additional troops be raised for
duty in the Philippines. The men enlisted in
ST. Louis will be assigned to the Thirty-sec-
ond United States regiment of volunteer in
fantry. The recruits will be forwarded as
soon as they are enlisted to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
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SEALS DIMINISHING.
Special Agent Clarke's observations
I'm Bering Sea.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 9.-E w. Clarke,
who is a special agent of the government
in charge of the seal islands in Bering sea,
arrived here to-day. He left the islands
June H. He said: THE provisions of the
Paris tribunal are totally inadequate. / am
confident that seal life is not one-tenth as
great as in former years. The destruction
OF the herd is still progressing under
pelagic sealing. About three out Of every
five killed are recovered. the other two
sinking. Fully three female seals are killed
to two males" Mr.. Clarke reports that
there were no pelagic sealers around the
islands when he left, but he was told the
fleet had gathered and was following the
seal herd on its return from southern
waters. He also reported a big salmon
catch along the Aleutian islands
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ury for future contingencies. The Ogden
Gas Company has detailed plans calling
Cor the expenditure of s7.0c0.ooo. The extern
sion of business and the enlargement OF
the present capacity now under way VIII
require s2.0oo0Oo With that enlarged plant
as a center the company will be ready TO
spend the other s5.ooooOo. The campaign
contemplated by the Ogden Company viii
put gas into the best Of the Peoples Gas
territory. and it will be war between gas
at 81 and gas at 80 cents. Furthermore,
it is said the Ogden plan contemplates a
cut in price to 20 cents thousand feet
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SHE REFUSED TO ELOpE.
Married Woman Shot by a Youth,
Who Then Ended His own Life.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 9.-Charles
Knauss. aged IS. shot and seriously wounded
Mrs. Edwin Dieffenderfer, aged 26, last night
and then shot and killed himself. Mrs DEF
fenderfer was trying to break up Knauss's
infatuation for her. and refused to elope
with him. which made him desperate. Mrs
Dieffenderfer has a husband and two chill
drap