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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
PROMPT AND JEALOUS
WORK OF LIEUT. GIBBONS COM
MENDED BIZ ADMIRAL WATSON.
His Release of American and Spanish
Prisoners Reported to Navy De-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ambushed.

WASHINGTON, March 2-The Navy De-
partment to-day received from Admiral
Watson, at Manila, more detailed &C.
count than was furnished by General Otis
of Lieutenant Gibbons's successful raid into
the southern parts OF LuZon, where the ii'-
surgents are said to be making their last
stand. The two officers Of the hospital
ship Relief referred TO i'm Admiral Watt
sons cablegram are Fred Hoppe. third Of
ficer of the ship, and Charles Blandford.
assistant engineer. Boatswain Mate Jur-
aschka was one of five men attached TO
the gunboat Mariveles. who were captured
Oct 16 last off the southern coast OF Luz
zon, while landing noncombatants. Some
of the party were badly wounded. one Ia
tally, but Juraschka was captured unhurt.
Admiral Watson's commendation OF L.ieu-
tenant Gibbons's exploit will be placed on
the records of the department, and may
result in substantial reward for that young
officer. He is a native of Michigan, and
did much to organize the naval militia
forces of the country.
Admiral Watson's cablegram is dated
Manila, March j, and is as follows: ARMED
transport Alava received from military
governor on Sunday. Commissioned i'm
mediately. Gibbons placed in command.
with crew and marines from the Brooklyn
Proceeded same day, on information re-
ceived, to the gulf of Rajay. Returned to-
day with sos rescued Spanish prisoners,
eight American soldiers, two officers of the
hospital ship Relief, and three surrendered
Filipino officers. Promptness and zeal OF
Gibbons and detachment highly commend
ed. All we'll Boatswain's Mate Juraschka
surrendered by insurgents on Feb. 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
ONLY RHEUMATIC GOVT.
Ex-President CIeveIand's Illness Not
Serious as Reported.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser to-day said that ex-President
Cleveland was seriously I'll at his home
In Princeton. HE is not confined TO his
bed, but he seldom leaves his room on the
upper floor of his home" the paper said.
"He rarely sees visitors. and takes prac-
ticalIy no interest In any events OF the
world at large"
When the information was conveyed TO
Mr.. Cleveland that reports We're being cir
culated that he was dangerously Ill he
expressed Indignation and was anxious TO
have the reports denied. DIR. Wykon said
the ex-President aside from being attacked
by his old enemy. the rheumatic govt was
in his usual health. Mr.. Cleveland expects
to leave for Florida soon as he recov-
ers from his present indisposition.
A rumor to the effect that Mr.. Cleveland
will not be able to deliver his lectures be-
fore the university this spring Is entirely
without foundation. Mr.. Cleveland was
found at his home comfortably seated IN
his library, busily engaged with his work
In reply TO questions regarding his illness
the ex-President said that. although he
had been suffering with severe attacks OF
rheumatism during the fall. he was now
practically In perfect health. AS regards
his lectures before the students. he said
that the report that he would not deliver
them was absurd. and that he fully expects
TO give them.
Dr.-James Wikonf said that Mr.. CLEVELAND
had no symptoms whatever OF Bright'e
disease or any other serious complaint
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

The effect thus far of the Council inves-
tigation of the Board of Safety has been to
establish by the direct testimony Of ex-
policemen what has been freely charged
and generally believed before. The testi-
mony shows that members of the force
were systematically assessed for campaign
purposes; that they had secret orders to
watch and arrest certain saloon keepers
and to let others alone; that they were d.
rected to discriminate between saloons
handling Indianapolis beer and those hand
ling Terre Haute beer. and to do other
dirty work for the Taggart administration.
One former policeman testified that out of
ten saloons in his district he had orders to
watch but two, and that no arrests for vio-
lations of the law should be made except in
those two saloons. All of the testimony
thus far adduced is on these lines and goes
to show how the police force was prosti-
tuted in the interests of the Taggart ma
chine. In any other but an American city
such revelations as these would come near
causing popular uprising and demand for
change of government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

j. Pierpont Morgan. the banker. who Is
largely interested in leading railroad inter-
ests. has written a letter in which he de-
clares against discriminating rates for IA
vored shippers. He declares that no one
interested In railroad properties has any in
terest Ia a policy which gives one shipper
an advantage over another. Railroads and
all other shippers except the one favored
are injured by discrimination. The remedy
is absolute publicity OF all rates and the
punishment OF all who Illegally continue to
make such rates secretly. One OF the evils
of the trust is that it is alleged to receive
advantages in the matter OF railroad rates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

whose great stature made him everywhere
conspicuous. and who was from dawn TIL
dusk in the first firing line, rushed TO the
spot. The Beers advanced 10 take the pris-
oners. and. at Nicholson mex. were
scarcely thirty yards away Thornycroft
shouted 10 the Boer leader: You go 20
bell. / command on this hill. and allow no
surrender. Go on with your firing,
(which. later. they did with terrible ef-
feet. killing many OF the British The sur
vivors. with the remainder OF the firing
line. fed two hundred yards. were rallied
by their indomitable commander. and. be-
ing reinforced by two brave companies or
the Middlesex Regiment. charged back. re-
covering all lost ground. and the position
was maintained until nfghtfall"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

Democrats who d.d not vote for Mr.. Bryan
would support German or olney. not more
than 1900 of the $1,000 Democrats who did
not vote for the 16-to-1 candidate four years
stances. In spite of the objections to the
Presidents expansion policy and other is
sues this prominent gold Democrat, Conrad
n. Jordan. predicts that 5000 Democrats
in New York will vote for him in the event
OF the denomination of Mr.. Bryan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger has seen a statement
prepared by New York banker, based up
the largest mercantile houses in the coun-
try in fifteen trades in fourteen States,
taken at random, in order to secure a fair
exhibit, which presents a remarkable show
ing. Sixty houses. representing the whole
sale and retail trade in every line. with a
capital of s122. AZ. 600. show net profits dur
ing 1899 of ss5.22s.CoO. or at the rate of 2ss
per cent. This is proof of the unprecedented
prosperity of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
WEATHER RETARDS TRADE.


ab1e-ReccssiOns in Raw Materials
NEW YORK, March 2-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Stormy weather has re-
tarded the development of spring trade at
many markets interrupting telegraph and
railway communication. and naturally
checking the movement of merchandise
In prices aggressive strength is still the
feature of the cotton and cotton goods
market, while metals remain steady. Food
products however, have weakened, and
some raw materials, like wool and hides.
are quotably lower. Railway returns con-
tinue to reflect large gains over year
ago, though. as pointed out last week.
comparisons from now on will be with bet
ter conditions in transportation matters a
year ago. and phenomenal gains are less
likely OF attainment. That underlying
business conditions in high degree
healthful Will be gathered from the fact
that business failures for February are at
minimum as regards the number for that
month and liabilities only slightly exceed
those of the same month a year ago.
Wheat, including flour, shipments for the
week aggregate 3.S63,3S bushels against g.
GEO. $50 last week, 5,S15,5s5 in the correspond
ing week of 1899. 3252, 0OS in 1898. 2,O75, 4S5 in
1897 and 2,407679 in 1896. Since July | the ex-
ports of wheat aggregate 134.570,6 2S bushels,
against 16S,7l2,S7i last year and l64, 1885, 1853 in
1898.
corn exports Tor the week aggregate A.
533, $50 bushels, against 2,S96,175 last week,
5.794 $50 bushels this week year ago. 5.054.
69i in 1898, 5,255. 7s5 in 1897 and 2 us. O4g in
1896 Since July l corn exports aggregate
143.5270l4 bushels, against 113,506.0H during
the same period a year ago, and 1I9, 302 IS9
in 1878.
Failures in the United States for the
month of February number 745, with aggre-
gate liabilities of Sc. 995. 46i, decrease of 35
per cent. in number from February year
ago. Liabilities are per cent. heavier but
assets are considerably smaller than in the
same period year ago. Failures were
more numerous in the Middle States and
in the Northwest, but were fewer in New
England, the central West, the South and
the far West. Business failures for the
week number 173. against les last week, 10
in this week year ago, 232 in 1885, 262 in
1897 and go in 1896.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
AN UNFAIR STATEMENT.

Mr.. Watterson has no right to say, as he
is reported. that the Republicans would
like 10 make the Goebel law a pretext for
throwing out the electoral vote of Ken
lucky. Republicans the country over would
like to have Kentuckys Goebel law re-
pealed and the laws and bogus constitu-
tional amendments in other States the pur-
pose of which is. to suppress the right of
suffrage set aside. If States North or
South desire to make an educational quail
fication that will bear alike upon all IL
literates, Republicans generally will not
object; but they are hostile to all schemes
devised to deprive citizens of the right to
vote because they belong to the colored
race. or to enable a returning board to
count in the candidates of one party by
throwing out votes.
OF these schemes to deprive citizens Of
the right to the Goebel law is the
most Infamous. 1t puts every election
officer under the control of a commission of
three, two Of whom will represent the
Democratic party. For the most part. I'M
is composed Of two Democrats and an al
legged Republican. They can make what
ever returns they please. In Kentucky.
last fall, these precinct and county boards
threw out $1,000 Republican votes. To the
surprise of the Goebelites. the number ex-
cluded was not sufficient. Two members of
the state board refused to throw out more.
and Mr.. Taylor, Republican, was declared
elected Governor. Not satisfied. the Goebel-
ties appealed to the Legislature, which de-
throwing out more Republican votes. The
old state election board went to pieces, but
the one man who remained made a new
board. To that board was referred the
counting of the votes for the minor state
officers. They have performed that task
by rejecting the entire vote in four Re-
publican counties, which gave 1851 votes
for Taylor. Republican, and 1852 for Goe-
bel, Democrat. Thus Republican plural
ity Of 5000 votes is wiped out, which is
ocratic ticket, and, including 2,n1 votes for
Brown, independent Democrat, Al ,539 voters
are disfranchised, which is more than 10
per cent. of the entire vote polled at the
election.
1t is evident to every fair-minded man
that an election board which has absolute
authority to throw out the votes of whole
counties upon any pretext can control the
result in that State. There is nothing to
prevent the casting out of enough votes
next fall by that board in Kentucky to
give the electoral ticket to the Democrats
if the precinct and county boards do not
throw out enough in the first count. If
the Goebel law stands, Mr.. Watterson is
not wrong in assuming that the Republic
ans, having both branches of Congress,
would reject the electoral vote of Ken
lucky, whether the result of the election
should turn upon ii or not. Taking Mr..
Watterson's declaration as to the purpose
of the law, so often made, the Republican
Congress would be bound in duty to do So
He should be the last person in the world
to object, because he has declared hun
dred times that the purpose of the law is
| to count in Democratic candidates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

1t Is now generally accepted in the East
that Mr.. Bryan will be the Democratic
ISSUE or at least one Of them. II is a mat
ter Of discussion whether the Democrats
who did not vote for Mr.. Bryan four years
ago VIII come back. but II is fact that all
the Democratic papers in the East that
refused 10 support Mr.. Bryan in 1896 are
still true to their faith very promi-
nent Democrat In New York who did not
support Mr.. Bryan says that while all the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
FILIPINOs AMBUsHED.


MANILA. March 2.-Colonel Anderson.
with the Thirty eighth Infantry. employing
the insurgents own tactics has ambushed
the enemy near Batangas- Through spies
Colonel Anderson learned that a detach-
ment of insurgents would pass certain
road He posted his soldiers concealed
among the trees lining the road. and when
the enemy arrived the Americans vollied
unexpectedly. killing twenty-four insur-
gents, wounding thirty and capturing sew
eral Some arms and ammunition also
were captured. The effect of this blow
has been salutary. The enemy In that
locality are dismayed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

The Pittsburg Dispatch was complaining
a few days since because the House COM
mittee refused to indorse a bill to place
the consular service upon the merit basis.
OF course IT laid the whole blame to the
Republican members Of the committee, In
spite OF the fact that all OF them. with a
single exception. voted TO report the bill,
while every Democrat voted against it.
One Republican absentee and one Re-
publican voting with the Democrats tied
the vote and defeated the motion TO re-
port the bill to the House. Since that time
the committee has reconsidered its action
ard the Republicans have voted to report
the bill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
Did Not Kiss the Bible.

NEW YORK. March 2-Archbishop Cor
rigan was a witness for the defense In the
contest OF Mrs. Mary Johnsons will before
Justice Slower. in the Supreme Court. To
the surprise OF all the prelate declined the
proffered Bible I'm the outstretched hand OF
he affirmed instead OF taking the cath by
kissing the book IL Is presumed that. like
many others. for reasons OF cleanliness and
health. he preferred 20 affirm. rather than
10 kiss the Bible which so many other Iipa
have touched. some affected by disease
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

The st. Louis Globe-Demccrat predicts
that any State which has a Goebel law or
a Nesbit law like that designed for the
Acknowledgement OF the Republicans of
st. Louis will have an account to settle
with Congress when the certificates of their
electoral votes are considered. The pre-
diction should be verified
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
spanish Government sounded

MADRID, March Alt is said here that
the representatives of the United States.
Great Britain and Germany have sounded
the Spanish government to ascertain fits
intention regarding the Philippine islands
not included i'm the cession TO America
Senior Silvela, the premier, declares that
the statements relative TO conversation
between representatives of Great Britain
and the United States upon the subject
of Cagayan Sulu and Sibutu islands, said
to have taken place at a recent diplomatic
reception, are inaccurate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

To defeat the regular Democracy In
Louisiana the opposition has made up a
ticket composed of two Democrats. three
Republicans and two Populists. Perhaps it
Is fortunate that such an unnatural COM
bination has never succeeded in any State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

vices from Sydney. won for herself the
title of Heroine of the Caroline Group
1t is due not only TO her fearlessness in
facing famine and tropical diseases. but
to her personal interference in a fight be-
tween two native chiefs in which she re-
ceived an accidental but severe injury.
She has since become an invalid as re-
suit Of the injury and will return home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

To Mr.. Bryan, who makes free with the
name Of Abraham Lincoln, the Hartford
Courant says that the organs of Lincoln's
time denounced him as a buffoon and a
blood-soaked tyrant. When now the Bry-
ans applaud him. the Courant is reminded
of the text: 'Ye build the sepulchres of
the prophets. and your fathers killed
them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

Awards have been made in Havana for
and other supplies to the amount of $4,000.
One hundred thousand desks were ordered.
This is much better news than we used to
get from Cuba before the United States in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

The Intelligent contrabaDd'' who figured
In our civil war as purveyor of alleged
news has turned up in Africa as "a WELL
Informed refugee" with this difference,
In Africa he is white.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can De found a, fne following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House and Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
CHICAGo-PaImer House, p. o. News Co.. 2i7
Dearborn street
CINCINNATI. r. Hawiey Co, 154 Vine
street.
LorISvILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co. 25s Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. d. C.-RIggs House. Ebbitt
House and Willard's Hotel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

The Senate Porto Rican bill as substi-
tuted for the House bill distinctly provides
for free trade between the United States
and the island after March 1, 1902. Then
why not grant 1t at once? He gives twice
who gives quickly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
An Emergency Man.

He-wife. can't you make a mustard
plaster for my lame shoulder?
She-william. there isn't an atom Of
mustard in the house.
He--well. mix up something with tabasco
sauce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

It is the purpose of the authorities to
hold municipal elections in Cuba in May.
An educational test is made a qualifca-
ton for voters, but all those who were SOL
diers In the Cuban army will be permitted
to vote. If the outcome of such municipal
governments is satisfactory the transfer of
the government Of the island to the Cubans
will follow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

Philadelphia seems to be paying for the
Republican national convention on the in
stallment plan She has paid $4,000. and a
dispatch says the remaining $4,000 is ''in
sight" This sort of huckstering ought to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

NEW YORK, March 2.-The following
table. compiled by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended March ?, with the per-
centage of increase and decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
uaor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

1t certainly can do no harm for Repub-
licans and others who are disfranchised by
Goebel and like laws in other States to
hold convention to call the attention of
the country to such outrages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03

VANCOUVER, b. c., March miss Lo-
gan. twenty-one years of age. daughter of
the late Rev. Robert Logan. the first mis-
sionary TO the South Sea islands sent out
from Boston by the Congregational Board
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
The Human Boy.

How old are you, Charlie?"
"Purt' near eight"
Eight? When were you severn
Yesterday"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
The BiIIy-Goat Boy.

Some urchins have not much TO say,
And others talk the livelong day;
When our Charles wants things naught is
said,
He comes and butts us with his head.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
No Anchor Whatever.

A skeptic-according TO my plan-(and
don't claim to be pillar of wisdom)-is
just a lawless man who won't believe in
the fool-killer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-03
BUBBLES IN THE AIR
How Things Work.

whats a souvenir, Aunt Ann?"
"Oh. 1t is anything you keep so long that
you can't remember where you got it,"
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Dec. -Cattle-Receipts p
100 Generally weak to 10c lower Good
to prime steers $5.25@6.10: poor to med :
ium, $3.75@515; stockers and feeders,
$2.50@4.3O; cows, $2.5O@4.O0; heifers 81. 500
ASS; Gamers. $1.75@2.35: bulls $2.5O@425;
calves $3.5O@5.50; Texas fed steers $4,000
4.75: grassers $S.25@4,OO; bulls $250@3.20.
Hogs-Recepts today, 1000. tomorrow
81. 900. Left over 1000. Shade lower, clos
ing weak. Top $4.971a; mixed and butch
ers, $4.65@497h; good to choice heavy,
$4.70@4.95; rough heavy, $4.6O@4.7O; light
s4.65@s4.971s; bulk of sales $475@$490.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000 Market 5000
lower. Good to choice wethers $4,000
4.50; fair to choice mixed $3.65@3 80; west
ern sheep $3.906l450: Texas sheep 1925 q
$50; native lambs $4.O0@5.75; western
lambs $4.75@5.65
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-17
AFTER A CHINAMAN.
Manufacture Father to Swear Him
In.

Ogdensburg, N. Y. Dec. 1.-THE first
Chinese trial to come before U. S. Com
missioner Grey since the federal authori-
ties decided that too many Cinnamon
were finding it comparatively easy to
get into this country from Canada. via
Malone, will soon be heard here, the case
having recently come up. The prisoner
is Lon Fun, arrested last summer at
Malone for violating the Chinese exclu-
sion act.
The Chinaman claims to have been
born in San Francisco and went back to
China and was arrested when about to
return to his native home by way of
Canada. His alleged father swore to his
birth. Inspector Ralph lizard of New
York, was present with two Cinnamon
from Mott street, who testified that they
are acquainted with the alleged father of
the prisoner, but they were not aware
that the prisoner was his son. Their evil
dence went to show that the prisoner