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PROBABLY FATAL JUMP.


NEW YORK, May 2-Albert NJ Bryant.
an Englishman, twenty-five years of age,
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge to-day,
holding an umbrella to break the fall and
bladders to keep him af1oat, and was seri-
ously injured. He is a prisoner In Hud-
son-street Hospital tonight, and his condi-
ton is precarious Bryant has been en-
ployed as street-car conductor in Brook
Ign, and wore the uniform OF his late en-
ployer when he jumped. Bryant drove to
the bridge in a cab. He got out. climbed
the rail- hoisted a large umbrella of the
kind used on trucks, and jumped. The
jumper had counted upon the umbrella to
serve as parachute. but IL did not work.
He had also provided couple of bladders
to keep him afloat after striking the water,
but these burst when he struck the water
schooner pulled him out of the water He
was taken to shore and turned over to
the police.
AT the hospital IL was found that Bryant
had placed padding about himself for pro-
lection when he should strike the water
Ihough no bones were broken, the doctor
said that he was badly bruised and suf-
fering from shock. He was unconscious
when rescued, but was revived and ne
asked: Did / Jump" He became un-
conscious again after reaching the hos
pital. and IL was thought that he would
not live through the night.
Bryants Idea was that the notoriety 10
be gained would be profitable financially
Early this (Thursday) morning Bryant
was In comatose condition and the s,Ir-
geons entertained no hope OF his recovery
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At the WHEN

fore the train left in the morning. An al
legged pickpocket tried to get the watch of
w. A. Alexander, chairman of the army
and navy entertainment committee Mr..
Alexander grabbed the man, saved his own
watch and unconsciously snatched from
the mans hand another watch that the
police say he had picked from some pocket
such short time previously that he had
not time to put 1t away before he tried to
get Mr.. Alexander's watch. A detective
Immediately arrested the suspected pick
pocket and as no owner could be found for
presented 1t with an elaborate speech to
George Dewey. jr.. who said he would take
1t until the owner could be found.
The party returned to Chicago at 4:30 p.
m. and proceeded to the Auditorium. Mayor
Harrison. for the city, and Martin B. Mad
tainment, thanked Admiral Dewey for
visiting Chicago. the admiral saying in re-
ply that he would never forget his welcome
to Chicago.
Mrs Dewey was entertained to-day with
luncheon at p. m, given by Mrs. Bryan
Lathrop, and at p. m. with drive to the
Saddle and Cycle Club, Arthur j. Cation
being the host on the latter occasion.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey and their party
were entertained at d. m. with a reception
given by the Chicago Athletic Association.
and at 10 p. m. Admiral Dewey attended an
entertainment of the Seventh Regiment,
Illinois National Guard, at Central Music
Hall.
The visit of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey to
Chicago, will end at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when they will take the special
Baltimore & Ohio train. on which they
came from Washington. under the care of
j. III. Maddy, of the Baltimore & Ohio, and
leave over the Chicago & Alton for st.
Louis, stopping at Jacksonville, and other
towns along the way.
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ONE LONE DEMOCRAT.
All the Rest Republican mt Mobiles
Embellishments Carried Brazil.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESvILLE, Ind, May 1.-The Re-
publicans elected all the city ticket yester-
day, with the exception of one member of
the City Council In the Third ward Reu-
ben Credible. landlord of the Wainwright
Hotel made a house-to-house canvass of
his ward and defeated his Republican COM
petitor, John Atkins, by sixty votes. There
was no political significance in his victory.
The balance of the ticket carried every
ward by good majorities. Four years ago,
on account of disaffections in the party, the
Democrats elected two members of the
Council The Council will now stand five
Republicans and one Democrat. The ticket
elected yesterday is as follows: Clerk, A
A. Glenn; marshal, Morie Owen; council
man First ward, Henry Quinn; Second, j.
f. Collier and ]. T. Dale: Third, d. F.
Hutchens and r. H. Credible.
MONTPELIER, Ind, May 2.-The city
election in this city yesterday was very
quiet one. This is the first time the city
tickets have been on the party lines. The
election was for four councilmen and a city
treasurer, and two Republican councilmen
hold over two years. The Republicans sue
ceeded in electing j. p. Horton treasurer
in Republican control, as they have three
councilmen and the mayor.
MARION Ind. May 2.-The labor vote
of this city cut more figure in the munich
pal election In THIS city yesterday imam III
ever had before. and a result two MEM
bers of the Social Democrat party will
hold membership In the City Council
during the next term, in addition to two
Democrats. There are six Republican
members
BRAZIL Ind. May 2.-The city election
held here yesterday resulted in a Demo-
cratic victory Out of the five councilmen
chosen three were Democrats. giving the
Democrats working majority I'm the Coun-
Gil for the first time in the history of the
city.
ALEXANDRIA. Ind, May 1.-The city
election passed off very quietly yesterday,
with very light vote cast. The Repub-
licans elected two councilmen; the Demo-
Gratis elected the city Judge, and the Social
Democracy elected one councilman.
PORTLAND. Ind, May "A clean
sweep was made by the Republicans of
this city, every Republican nominee for
councilman being elected, the majorities
ranging from fifteen to sixty-one.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 2-Revised
returns show the erection of James ID.
Clark councilman, in the Third ward, by
one vote, making a clean sweep for the
Republicans.
MARION, Ind, May AIT Gas City yes
terday three straight Republicans. one in
dependent Republican and one Democrat
were elected for councilmen.
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ONLY IS NAYS.
oNcIIrpEp FROM FIRST PAGE)

(CONCLUDED rhOM rlnol IaOE.I
amendment. which was defeated. providing
that wherever possible only American labor
should be employed in the construction OF
the canal.
Mr.. Marsh, of Illinois. predicted that the
Nicaragua canal would be the entering
wedge for great canal connecting the
great lakes with the gulf.
EXCHANGE OF BROADSIDES.
The excitement increased as the time for
a vote approached. Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr..
Cannon exchanged broadsides and Mr.. Bur-
ton made his final protest against the bill.
He declared that the House was proceed
ing illegally and hastily. The other COM
mittee amendments were adopted and Mr..
Burton offered his final amendment provid-
ing that no money should be expended un-
der the terms of the bill until the canal
commission made its report The amend
ment was defeated without division
Mr.. Dolliyer, of Iowa, supported the bill
as an expression of the practically unani-
nous sentiment of the people of the United
States.
Mr. Cannon made a final protest against
the bill, pointing out that its author. Mr..
Hepburn, conceded that the bill was de-
fective. There were calls of ''Vote!"
Vote" as Mr.. Cannon concluded.
A substitute by Mr.. Shackleford that the
bill should not go into effect IL the Hay
Pauncefote treaty was ratified, was de-
feated.
Mr.. Adamson, of Georgia, demanded a
separate vote upon the committee amend
ment substituting the words provision for
defense in place of Notifications for de-
Tense" The committee amendment was
adopted-15f to 104.
Mr.. Burton then moved to recommit the
bill to the interstate commerce commits
sion with instructions to report back forth
with substitute authorizing the President
to secure control of a strip of territory
connecting the two oceans for the construc-
ton of a canal and authorizing the con-
struction of such a canal. at cost not TO
exceed 100000. The motion was defeated.
Mr.. Burton demanded the yeas and nays
but could not get a second for his demand.
The bill was then passed-225 to IS.
The announcement was received with a
whirlwind of applause from the floor and
galleries. The nays were follows:
Messrs. Acheson. Adams. Burton, Cannon,
Capron. Clark OF Missouri, Cooney. Cow
herd. Cox, Dalzell. DE Almond. Denny,
Dougherty, Fleming. Fletcher. CASTOR.
Gillett of Massachusetts,. Graham. Hit
King Lawrence, Lester. Levy. Littauer.
Littlef1eld. Mccall Neville. Rhea OF Ken
lucky, Rucker. Shafroth. Sprague. Stew
art OF Wisconsin. Talbert, Thayer vandi-
ver-6.
The House then, 1t so p. m. adjourned.
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NO TRUTH in REPORTS
DEMOCRATIC CANARDS ABOUT RE-
PUBLLCANs OF ANDERSON.
Loyal to Durbin-Belated Election Re-
pOrts-GrifHth Nominated by
Fourth District Democrats.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, May Henderson citi-
zens generally are denouncing to-day the
report in Democratic newspapers TO the
effect that the result Of the election in this
city yesterday was direct slap at Colonel
w. T. Durbin. The defeat of the council
manic ticket in the First and Third wards
is due to Republican influence, and es-
pecially Is it true in the Third ward. There
was a local fight on city appointees and on
Councilman Kirkham. The vote was very
light. and at no election in many years has
as little general interest been manifest.
Anderson is Loyalty devoted to the can
didacy of the nominee for Governor. and
not day has passed since his return home
but that Democrats have volunteered their
support and pledged assistance. The Re-
publicans of Anderson expect a campaign
of utilization to be directed against Colonel
Durbin from this city, and ii is but due to
his friends over the State to know that its
instigators are inspired by malice and their
stories contain scarcely semblance of
truth.
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GOOD PLACE TO BE.
A BlackfOrd County Soldiers Opinion
of the Philippines.

of the Philippines.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, May 2-Mason
Lincoln, a Blackboard county boy who is
serving as a private in Company HI.
liza, writes entertainingly of the Philippine
situation. after spending nearly two years
in the islands. He says:
1.-THE conditions are improving every day,
and soldiers and natives are becoming
more friendly. The natives are settling
down to their vocations as civilians and
are realizing the honesty and grandness
of old glory Feb. %, Washingtons birth
day. was observed in the schools and else
where here. All the best Filipinos are
loyal to the United States and are afraid
that the United States will relinquish con-
troll and leave them in deplorable state.
Senator Beveridge stated the facts as they
are in his speech in the United States Sem
ate. There is no question that Aguinaldo
and his voluntary followers are actuated
by mercenary motives similar to those
who wreck trains in which the loss of life
does not make any difference provided
they get the plumber and get away. The
'Aguinaldoist' in the United States l cam
not fathom. OF all the monstrosities /
have ever seen or heard of, he is. by all
odds, the largest.
1.-The longer i remain in Manila the bet
ter l like 1t, and l was favorably i'm
pressed at first / regard this country as
remarkably healthy, and such campaigns
in the United States as have been under
gone here would result in a much larger
death rate from dis ase. My company con-
tains 102 men and IL Is very rare that more
than two are on sick report
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FAyORS THE BRITISH SIDE.


King of Sweden and Norway Tells
Why He Opposes the Beers.
LONDON, May 2.-'T am entirely on the
British side In this war in South Africa,
said the King of Sweden and Norway. now
on visit to this country, in an interview
with representative of the Associated
Press to-day. You may make it quite
clear that I have no sympathy whatever
with the Beers. and I will tell you why. I
find 1T difficult to understand either the
principles of religion which is apparently
a monopoly of the burghers of the two
states, or of the present manifestations of
a government which seems to have refused
most of the reforms suggested by the Brit
ish and which closed it's negotiations by
invading British territory. In my opinion
the English-speaking races are the exact
opposite of the Beers, because they are
among the best colonizers of the world
have to be reclaimed. No greater proof of
this could have been given than the splen-
did outburst of loyalty at home and the
heroism in the field which every British
colony has so unanimously displayed. That
is the good which has come to Great Brit
ain out of the evil which any war brings in
its train, and that will be her compensa-
ton for the many disappointments she has
suffered hitherto. You may make IL quite
with the Beers, and that / will give no
support to the attempts they are making
to secure the countenance or cooperation
of our countries"
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Political Mandamus Suit.
10 the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 1.-The Republic
ans of Crothersville tonight sent Alpha
Cox to Paoli, where he will file papers be-
fore Judge Alspaugh for a mandamus
against the election commissioners of
that town to place upon the ticket the
names of the Republicans who were Sc
lected at a mass convention held for that
purpose. The trouble originated over the
Democratic primary election held In this
county March 30. The Democrats at that
time nominated their town ticket, but 1t is
alleged that the entire election board was
made up of relatives of the candidates.
A large number of Democrats became dis
satisfied over the result, and filed a petit
ton with the town clerk of another set of
candidates. If a mandate is ordered there
will be an appeal taken to another county.
and the case will not come up for a hear
ing until after the time has expired for
holding the town election.
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Company K. Thirty-ninth Infantry. Fred
erick l. Gleason.
Drowning-March %. Company X, For
ty-eighth Infantry. Wesley Merritt.
Dysentery-March 10. Company K, Six
teenth Infantry, Albert T. Baker. April
p, Company L, Thirty-fifth Infantry, Cor
poral Henry +. Gull.
Syphilis-April IA, Company K. Nine
teenth Infantry, John ID. Mccain.
Variola-April g. Company B. Twenty
second Infantry, Alvin G. Baker. April 6.
Company K, Sixteenth Infantry Michael
I. Lahri.
Typhoid-April Is, Company b, Eight
zenith Infantry Samuel Hansen.
Alcoholism-April q. Company F. Thirty
fourth Infantry, Sergt. John O'Malley.
Died from wounds received in action
April Il, Company /, Fortieth Infantry,
Sergt. Charles Marshall.
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LONDON. May 3.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes this morning interview with
Rudyard Kipling. When asked to what he
attributed the British military unprepared-
ness, he replied: Mainly to the great Brit
ish public, who have never taken the army
seriously, and who have thus unconsciously
encouraged the system of playing at SOL
diers; to people who have objected to rife
ranges because they made a noise or were
dangerous to individuals who got in the
way; to people who have made as much
fuss about dozen soldiers going through
a farm yard as If field day were bean
feast and, consequently, helped to make
proper maneuvers for many years an i'm
possibility; and to people who think an
officer a cad If he wears the Queens uni
form when not on actual duty For years
we have been preparing the way for Storm
berg Magersfontein and the rest. The re-
suit has been the loss of thousands of
lives
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, May 2.-Selby
Barnes, of Seymour, presided over the
Fourth district Democratic convention held
here to-day, and j. M. March. of Column
bus was secretary. Both were Griffith men,
and Francis M. Griffith was renominated
by majority of 46 in a total vote of 49,
Judge John overmyer was named by Jen-
nings county, and Griffith was presented
by Switzerland. Griffith's name was well
coined by applause and cheering which
drowned out the Overmyer demonstration.
The ballot resulted: Griffith. S21a: Over
myer, 36l2. Griffith made speech in which
he attacked Republican imperialism" and
advocated the free coinage of gold and
silver. Overmyer spoke later and put in a
bid for the nomination two years hence.
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VACATION OF ORDER.
John w. Gates Demands 1t of the New
York Supreme Court.

NEW YORK, May 2-The formation of
the American Steel and Wire Company. of
whose board of directors John w. Gates is
president, was under discussion in the Su-
preme Court to-day. where Mr.. Gates,
through his attorneys, applied to Justice
Fitzgerald for the vacation Of an order
issued by Judge Truax on April II direct
ing the examination before trial of their
client yesterday in a suit brought by John
HI. Parks against him for an accounting
of profits made by reason of the estimate
of the concern.
Gates alleges that the examination will
not supply the information required by the
plaintiff, and that 1t is asked for the pur-
pose of cross-examining him. which is not
permitted before the trial of an action.
Judge Fitzgerald reserved his decision.
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Louis Mayer.

CHICAGO, May 2.-Louis Mayer. one of
the oldest and best known Jewish resi-
dents of Chicago. died yesterday of old
age. Mr.. Mayer was eighty-five years old
and was born in Germany. He was one
of the founders of Sinai Temple. He was
highly educated and translated the Old
Testament from the original Hebrew into
English. He also made other translations,
both religious and secular. from Hebrew
into German and English. He was re-
garded as an authority on ancient Hebrew,
and his work as a translator is highly
valued.
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BLOEMFONTEIN. May 1.-Early this
morning General Pole-Carew's division,
composed of the Guards and General Stew
enson's brigades. with several batteries of
artillery. all in winter clothing. left Bloem-
fontein.
Lord Roberts. with Lady Roberts and
their daughter. reviewed the division i'm
the market place. While marching out the
men appeared to be I'm capital condition
Later Lord Roberts, while reviewing Rob-
ertss Horse. congratulated the men upon
their bravery. spoke of the galiantry of the
colonial troops. and expressed the hope
toria.
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WASHINGTON. May 2.-General Otis has
cabled under date of May / the follow
ing list of deaths among the troops in the
Philippines:
Malarial fever-April %. Company d,
Ninth Infantry, George x Webster. March
IA. Company /, Sixteenth Infantry. Thomas
fantry. Joseph Kreanert; Sergeant Henry
HANSEN. March Is. Company l., Sixteenth
Infantry. l.. G. Gay. March IL. BENJAMIN
r. West. March rs. Elmer r. Carruthers.
April IL, Company NJ. Sixteenth Infantry.
w. j. Cleveland.
Pneumonia-Feb e, Company X. Thir-
ty-drst Infantry. Porter Beck April 20,
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Losses by Fire.

HAMILTON, Ont. May "A telephone
message from New London, ten miles
southwest of this city. at o clock tonight
stated the village was being destroyed by
fire. Aid was asked, and a fire engine
drawn by four horses was dispatched at
once. Twelve dwellings have been de-
stroyed. the loss being estimated at $4,000
1t is feared the whole village is doomed.
CINCINNATI. o.. May 2-The Stone
Lake Ice Company's building. in this city,
burned tonight Loss, $50. 600; insurance.
$4,000. The heaviest losses are In machin-
cry. One or two ammonia tanks exploded
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind. May 2-Representa-
tive James E. Watson left for Washington
this afternoon to remain until Congress
adjourns. Mr.. Watson expressed himself
as opposed to the ship subsidy bill in it's
present form, and says 1T will never be
passed by Congress unless very materially
modified, and it's passage even then is
doubtful The representative believes a
radical antitrust measure will be adopted
by the present Congress.
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st. Louis to Have a Holiday.

ST. LOUIS, May 2.-Mayor Ziegenhein
has proclaimed next Saturday public hol-
iday in honor of Admiral Dewey. The ar
rangements for the reception of Admiral
Dewey and party are almost completed. A
reception committee will leave here Thurs
day morning to meet Dewey at Jackson
vile. ILL.,, returning at 6:45 p. m.
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LIBERTY. Mo-. May 2.-Henry barley. a
negro, was lynched in the courthouse ward
mere Just before midnight tonight by a
mob OF masked men. The negro was ar
rested In Excelsior Springs on Tuesday.
charged with having brutally assaulted
Miss Vera Armstrong. a hotel waitress
barley was employed I'm the same hotel az
porter. The mob came from Excelsior
Springs on horseback.
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E.caue of Boer Prisoners.

LOURENZO MARQUES. May 1.-THE
French steamer Coratellas picked up at
sea off Table bay twelve Boer prisoners
escaped from Simonstown. They were in
an open boat with but few provisions. The
Coratellas landed them here and they have
gone on to Pretoria.
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OBITUARY.
Hugh II. Wilson, n Chicago Importer,
Who Was Well known Here.

ATLANTIC CITY. May 2.-Hugh r. Will
son. a prominent Chicago importer. aged
fifty-three years. died of the grip last night
i'm the Brighton Hotel He was an uncle to
Assistant General Passenger Agent Boyd.
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who raced
across the State in a special train to see
the dying man before he expired. but ar
rived too late by nearly an hour. Mr.. Will
son was accompanied by his wife. son and
daughter when he arrived here. They left
Chicago two weeks ago for Mr.. Wilson,
annual trip to Europe. He intended es-
pecially to visit the Paris exposition.
Hugh r. Wilson was member of the
firm of Wilson Bros, wholesale mems fur
nishing goods, at Jackson boulevard and
Fifth avenue. Chicago. He went to Chi
cago about 1877 and with his three broth
ers engaged in business. Two years ago
j. Z. Wilson, one of the brothers, sold out
his interest and the business was continued
by the other three. j. E. Wilson subse-
quently died. III. r. Wilson married pre-
vious to his arrival in Chicago, his wife
having been Miss Tousey. of Indianapolis.
He lived at Forest avenue and Davis
street, Evanston.
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MORGANTOwN, w. Va, May 2--Ex-
United States Senator Waitman Thomas
Wiley. of West Virginia, died at his home
here to-day of old age. Deceased was born
in 1872 and was the author of the Consti-
tuition of West Virginia.