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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
Richardson Asks for Information.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Representa-
tive Richardson, of Tennessee, to-day in
troduced in the House the following reso-
luton:
Resolved. That the secretary of war be
and is hereby directed to furnish the House
with any opinion or opinions given the de-
partment by Charles A. MagOen. law off,
Ger of the division of insular affairs as to
whether the Constitution was extended ex-
propria vigore TO the island of Porto Rico
when the peace convention between the
United States and Spain was ratified. and
in furnishing such opinion. if any was CIV
en-, will also furnish such arguments or
reasons as were assigned by said Magoen in
support thereof"
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
RUSSIAVILLE, Ind, March 30-The
wheat crop i'm the western end of Howard
county will be almost a complete failure.
The severe winter and lack of snow to pro-
tect ii are the causes attributed Thou
sands of bushels of seed oats have been
sold i'm this community and the barren
wheat fields will be plowed up and sowed
in oats. Others farmers will put their fields
in corn. 1t is estimated that there will not
be 900 bushels of wheat raised in Honey
Creek township, notwithstanding the fact
that an unusually large acreage was sowed
last fall on account of the favorable sea-
son.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, March 30-Re-
ports from all parts of Hamilton county
indicate an almost entire failure of the
wheat crop. The cereal seems to be dead
in the ground and farmers are preparing
To pillow up the ground for other crops. The
causes of this failure are the fly and the
extremely unfavorable winter weather.
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O'Beirne Sees the President.

WASHINGTON. March 3O.-Gen. James
O'Beirne, who was appointed by President
Kruger commissioner extraordinary of the
Transvaal Republic had long interviews
to-day with the President and secretary OF
state concerning affairs connected with
the Boer government. He was cordially re-
ceived While General O'Befrne discussed
1ransvaal matter with Secretary Hay the
latter is authority for the statement that
ii was in an informal and unofficial capa-
city entirely.
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Railway Collision i'm Mexico.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 30-News
has just reached here of a collision on the
Mexican National Railway. between the
City OF Mexico and Tolrica, on Tuesday
The local passenger train of four coaches
was run into by freight engine. one of a
heavy class. used to assist loaded trains up
steep grades. Ii was coming down the
mountain at a good speed when 1t struck
the passenger train Two men were killed
a telegraph lineman and third-class pas
sen3er Engineer Fipps. of the freight and
Engineer Frank Smith, of the passenger
were severely injured. Fireman Higgins
had his heel cut of. leg broken and
shoulder dislocated. Fifteen of the pa sseD-
gers were more or less cut and bruised but
none seriously hurt
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Peacock's Long. Quick Ride.

PITTSBURG. March 30.-A r. Peacock,
vice president of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, who made the record-breaking trip
across the continent. arrived here tonight
on the regular Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
Chicago train from Chicago. He gave up
the special train at Chicago. and, conse-
quently. made slower time between that
city and this. but his entire journey from
Los Angeles has occupied but seventy-two
hours and thirty minutes. Mr.. Peacock re-
fused TO tell why he made such a hurried
trip home. and the only surmise is that his
presence is essential at the meeting to-
morrow of the reorganized Carnegie Com
many.
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ANDY WELSH DEFEATED.
Decision Awarded to Joe WaIcOtt, the
BarbadOes Negro.

NEW YORK, March 3o.-Joe Walcott, the
Barbados negro. welterweight pugilist de-
feated Andy Welsh. of Brooklyn, who is I'm
the mddleweight class, in twenty-round
bout at the Broadway Athletic Club to-
night. Walsh. who had only been i'm train
ing six days, was substituted in place of
Mysterious Billy Smith, who was too i'll to
go on with Walcott. Walcott weighed l42
pounds and Walsh 154. Walcott IA
vorite at to l.
Young Walcott, Joes brother, met Billy
Needham, of st. Paul, Mimi, in the pre-
liminary bout of twelve rounds at 150
pounds. Both men fought hard and fast.
Referee Charley White decided on the ne
gro as the winner.
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from the Soldiers Home.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind, March 30-Charles Web
ster, formerly employed as chief clerk i'm
the Office of Treasurer Heichert at the
Soldiers Home, filed suit i'm the Circuit
Court this morning against Mr.. Heichert.
in which he demands 5000 for SANDER
Last October. upon an inspection of the
local branch of the National Military Home
by Inspector General Smith, it was ascer-
tanned that sl.7OO was missing from the
treasurer's Office. In his complaint Mr.
Webster alleges that Treasurer Heichert
has accused him, both publicly and pri-
vately. of stealing the S1.7OO which was
missed from the home funds. As Mr.
Heichert is responsible for all money
placed i'm his care he was obliged to make
good the deficiency. Mr.. Webster was en-
ployed in the treasurer's Office about five
years, but soon after the money was missed
at the home he resigned his position be-
cause of the unpleasant relations which
existed between himself and Heichert
Webster received salary of $l25 per month
at the home
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. March 30.-Word came
from Albany tonight of the narrow aver
sion of a clash this afternoon between a
half hundred citizens. with glass workers
on one side and citizens assisting officers
on the other. George Russell is charged
with having committed assault with Grim
inal intent on Mrs William Moore, who
had one Of her ribs broken while escaping
from Russell. He jumped from a second
story window to escape from the house
and alighted astride a fence. seriously in
juring himself. A plea of temporary in
sanity was made i'm his behalf. and war
rants were not served until to-day. when
he was to have been taken to sanitarium
at Indianapolis. Two constables swore in a
dozen deputies, who went to the depot
armed and prevented his departure until
81 900 bond was given. The case has caused
a big sensation in the town.
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 3O.-With
mining operations in the Indiana bitumi-
nous field suspended for ten days to await
the converting of the miners and oper-
ators' conference committee, it looks now
as though the block coal district would be
compelled to follow suit. According TO a
dispatch from Brazil the situation is
strained to the breaking point, and either
an adjournment of the convention now in
session out-and-out strike may re-
suit. The split i'm the block coal field is the
same as that in the bituminous district,
both being at odds over the settlement of
the powder and weekly wage questions.
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Indiana Notes.

The Jay county Sunday school convention
is in annual session at Portland with the
largest attendance in the history OF the as
ISOLATION. z. c. Thornton is president.
Peter Furey. who went from ST. Louis TO
Fort wayne, two years ago, and Miss Kate
Steller eloped Wednesday. owing to objec-
tons to Furye on the part of the girls
parents. They have not been located, but
Mr. Furey's st. Louis wife has applied TO
the police for information about her hus-
band.
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KOPJES TAKEN.
ecoNCLupEp FROM FIRST PAGE }

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
but slightly in the war. The British are
allowing their wounded to remain i'm the
field. Evidently their Red Cross and med
ical service has broken down completely.
and the Boer Red Cross has been caring
for hundreds of them. The work i'm con-
nection with the purchase of supplies will
be great. but after the sights and scenes
on the Spion kop battlefield. where hum
dreds of English wounded were allowed to
die unattended. am willing to do anything
to assist in alIaying human suffering. The
Beers lost about forty killed and one hun
dred injured at that battle, and the British
losses must undoubtedly have been heavy
Ten DAYS after the battle more than seven
hundred bodies were counted lying on the
battlefield unburied The Beers buried
them"
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Exports from San Juan.
WASHINGTON. March sO.-The Wa

WASHINGTON, March 3O-The War De-
partment furnished the press to-day "A
comparative statement of the total value
of merchandise exported from the port
OF San Juan, Porto Rico, during the months
OF February, 1899 and 1900: During Feb
ruary. 1899. the total exports were 500 0U0
while the total amount of merchandise
exported In February, 1900. was only $751;
212 Ia 1899 per cent. of the total exported
went to the United STATES. while in 1900
there was shipped TO the United States cnly
1 per cent. of the total exported
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SPOKANE, Wash. March 30.-This has
been day of hard campaigning for Bryan.
He made six speeches I'm Whitman and
Spokane counties and addressed $500 peo-
pie. At ColfaX he addressed an audience
of 1000: at Garfield. 1900; at Tekoa he spoke
for thirty minutes to 1000: at Pennington
$500 people heard him for ten minutes. and
at Spokane he addressed two audiences OF
10000 each, speaking afternoon and even-
ing in the monster tent of the exposition
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Cape Colony LoxnIirt..

CAPE TOWN. March Cat a mass
meeting of 1900 loyalists held to-day at
Paarl, eighteen miles northeast of Cape
Town, resolution was unanimously adopt
ed i'm favor of supporting the principle OF
the annexation OF property as an exem-
plary punishment i'm the case of rebels.
Ihls action has caused qualification here
as exhibiting the LOYALTY of the district.
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PITTSBURG, March 3o.-The Post to-
morrow will say: Following the reorgani-
cation of the Carnegie Steel Company. Linn
tied. is a project to consolidate the interest
of the American iron and steel works
owned by Jones AZ Laughlins. Limited. and
L.aughlins & Co., Limited. Just what the
nroposed new corporation will be capital
ized AT could not be learned. but the deal
will probably be completed when some of
the leading interested parties. who are not
In the city. return.
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Paper Mill Sale Confirmed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION Ind, March S0.-Judge Paulus
this afternoon in the Grant Circuit Court
approved the sale of the Crosby paper mill
by Receiver o. III. Keller for s16.5O0 Oscar
II. Veiths, of st. Louis, is the new owner
of the property. Mr.. Veiths was on hand
to-day and paid for the plant. He stated
that stock company would be organized
for its operation. 1t is hoped to have the
president of the ST. Louis raper Box Com
pany. and the product of the local plant
will be used largely by the Louis con-
Germ.
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Your druggist whom you know to be re-
liable will tell you that he Is authorized
by the manufacturers OF PAZo PILE
OINTMENT to refund the money I'm every
case where II fails 20 cure ITCHING
BLEEDING. BLIND or PROTRuDINC
PILES no matter of how long standing
This is a new discovery which has proven
by actual tests that II will cure Is
per cent. OF the cases. Cures ordinary
cases In six days: worst cases In four
teen days. one application gives ease ana
rest
Relieves itching instantly.
Can be sent by msfi. We have placed n
on sale with every druggist in the city az
Indianapolis. Ind. Price 81.
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QUEEN VICTORIA GRACIOUS.


LONDON. March 30-Queen Victoria has
cabled to Lord Roberts asking him to con-
vey TO Mrs. Joubert. widow of General
Joubert, her sympathy at the loss of her
husband and to tell her that the British
people always regarded the dead general as
a gallant soldier and honorable foeman.
PRETORIA. Thursday. March 30-The
funeral OF General Joubert took place this
afternoon and was attended by all classes
The foreign military attaches. I'm uniform
were among those present. and the British
officers who are prisoners here sent "A
wreath. There were universal signs of
mourning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
372 Pearl ST.. New Work.

Transvaal war fund. to be applied to the
beneficent work the American hospital ship
Maine Is doing for our sick and wounded
troops. This check represents some of the
contributions Americans have made TO the
fund. and IL therefore does not infringe on
the graceful determination of your commit
tee to accept only American money for the
humanitarian purposes of the Maine"
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind. March 30-An oil well
was completed yesterday on the r. B..
Gregory farm, seven miles southeast of
this city. which promises TO be the best of
any In that field. This is the sixth well of
more than seventy barrels drilled in the
Blue creek field within the last thirty DAYS.
When the drillers quit work yesterday the
well was filed up eight hundred feet with
oil and still rising, which is more than any
other we'll In that territory has done.
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Indicted for Embexzlement.
ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 3o.-The
grand jury. yesterday, returned five indict-
ments against Henry Kemp, the defaulting
agent of the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany, charging him with embeZzlement and
forgery. Bench warrants were issued for
Kemp, who was out on $500 bond. and he
was arrested and taken into court by the
sheriff. Kemp is in Jail, in default of 800
bond
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CHICAGO, March 30.-Billy Stiff. the
Chicago middle weight, knocked out AL
Weinig. the Buffalo bicyclist-pugilist, in
about a minute and a half tonight. Not
more than half a dozen blows were
struck. Stiff flooring his man in the sec
ond exchange of blows with a left swing to
the jaw. again with a right and out with
a right 10 the chin. In the preiminares
Dick OConnell. of Buffalo. won from the
veteran Billy Mahan, of San Francisco, in
the fourth round on foul.
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Delegates to the State Convention
from Madison County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, March 30.-The Re-
publicans of Anderson and Anderson town.
ship met In convention at the courthouse
this afternoon TO select delegates to the
district and State conventions. The con-
vention was presided over by ID. w. Wood.
ex-chairman of the county committee.
Mayor Dunlap moved that Hon. W. L.
Durham be authorized TO select the dele
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
Cap Machine Successfully Tested.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind. March 30--A running test
was given the Gray fruit jar cap machine
at the Canton glass works last night and
caps were turned out at the rate of 400 per
hour. There are but few defects i'm the
machine to be altered now. and this will be
accomplished with but little trouble. Two
men are necessary for its operation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-31
MARCH GOES OUT FAIR.
April VIII Probably Come i'm with
Higher Temperature.

WASHINGTON. March sO-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Ohio-Fair on Saturday and Sunday;
fresh north TO west winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair on Satur-
day and Sunday; probably warmer on Sun
day, fresh northerly winds Saturday.
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COLUMBUS WOMAN ELECTROCUTED.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 30.-Mrs. Sarah
May, aged sixty-one years, widow of the
late Benjamin May. was instantly killed at
her home last night by coming in contact
with live electric wire. A dead tele-
phone wire had been detached from the
roof of the May residence by some children
during the day, and fell across a city cleo
trio light wire. In the evening when the
lights were turned on, the telephone wire
became highly charged and Mrs. May,
while performing some household duty,
came in contact with il and was instantly
killed. One hand was almost burned off
o. Nj. May, her son, is local manager, and
two daughters are employed by the tele-
phone company whose wire cause the death
of their mother.
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unusual proceeding i'm Madison county Re-
publican conventions. but the feeling In
Anderson was such for Colonel Durbin
that the motion prevailed without dis
senting vote.
The delegates to the district convention
are n. T. Burke. j. L. Ellis, j. IL. Terhune.
Stephen Metcaif, w. b. Campbell. A r.
Mckee, Jerome Brown John Burner.
Clarence Hughel /. ID. Bosworth. and w.
w. Huffman.
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PORTLAND. Ind, March 30.-Alfred
Pinney. of the pioneers of jay county,
died at his home in Madison township to-
day. at the age of eighry-two years. He
had been a resident of this county all OF
his life.
RICHMOND, Ind. March 30.-ThomaS
Kramer. aged eighty-four years. is dead at
ST. Louis. He was formerly a resident of
this city and was heavy stakeholder in
a local bank.
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LONDON. March so.-The executive COM
mittee of the American hospital ship Maine
has received the following letter from the
lord mayor Of London. A. J. Newton: II
inclose you check for $4,000 from the
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m cure 4 CoLD IN Owe DAY

Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets. All drug
rists refund the money II IL fails to cure. Z.
". Groves signature - on each box &c.
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RACINE. Wis. March 3o.-The Muncie
Qnd.) polo team defeated Racine in the
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drst introduced. and the presentation OF the
measure is evidently intended TO accentuate
this fact
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Local observations On Friday.

Bar. Tn. II. III. Wind. Pre- Weather
a. m 3s@ g q Nwest T. Cloudy
Maximum temperature. 81 minimum tempera-
ture. 81
Following is comparative statement OF the
mean temperature and total precipitation for
March 30.
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Indiana Obituary.

second of a series of three games tonight
by q score of to l.
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c. r. r.. WAPPENHANS.
Local Forecast Official
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-07
TRANSFORMING HORSES.

One Of the most difficult matters con.
nected with the transport OF mounted
troops IS the embarkation Of horses.
Equine soldiers do not love the sea, and
to get them on board and TO keep them
quiet and healthy during a long voyage
Is by no means an easy task. Horses
are always kept in a cool state before
embarking and are put on board ship
rather low In flesh than In too high con-
ditlon. Horses which are in the latter
state are disposed to be fractions and
kick, and are also liable 20 inhamma-
ton. Long, slow, steady work Is given
to horses previous to their embarka-
ton. They are kept fasting and with
out water for some hours before being
put on board.
This minlmizes the bad effects OF
singing an oyerfed animal They also
become much sooner reconclled 10 their
change Of quarters and take to their
feed on board when these measures
have been adopted. As a rule, horses
shoes are not removed, as the animals
are generally used directly they land.
Horses TO be embarked are drawn up
by troops as near the points OF en-
barkation az possible. Their saddles
and harness are taken of and packed IN
large sacks, while they ere provided
with ships collars.
No fewer than Ave men are required
20 Sling a horse quickly and well
One man holds the head guy" when
is made fast TO the ships head collar
Two men stand on each side OF the AMI
NAL and hold up the sling until the
horses legs leave the ground, and the
two remaining soldiers stand at ths
head and tail TO fasten the breast strap
and breeding respectively.
A horse on board ship eats ten POUNDS
OF hay, five pounds Of oats, FIVE pouhu'
Of bran and one-half an ounce OF inter.
His drinking allowance Is half a gill OF
vinegar and eight gallons Of water
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-07

Editions or religion s. ancestor worship
and on certain days OF the year all the
members OF the family perform their
sacred duty Of carrying to the graves
of their progonitors gifts Of Incense
sandalwoOd candles. fooi and drink
The ancestor has a special plche In the
household, as well as the family god or
gods, for when a man dies II Is believed
that his ghost acquires greet powers
and must be placated with glfts.
As FOR the family idol. he has a good
time or the reverse, according 70 the
family fortune. SO long as things 90
along smoothly he has q plate OF rice
placed for him az every meal and joss
sticks and incense are burned before
him daily But IL m luck comes TO his
owner he Is first cursed for ne'er do
well. then, n II continues, he Is kicked
out OF the house or. II made Of metal
battered TO pieces and sold for old junk.
While the visible emb0dlments OF
their gods are OF mechanical manufac-
ture, the Chinese also have a mechan-
ical arrangement by which they do
their praying. which consists IN turn
Ing big cylinder filled with innumera-
BILE invocations on paper or parchment
After Jerking a bell rope as he enters
the temple to inform the god Of his
presence. the Chinese worshlper then
gives the cylinder a whirl and reels on
more prayers in a minute than an ordi-
nary petitioner can utter In years.
Superstition is rampant IN China, and
the soothsayers are consulted on every
important step or occasion, no class be-
ing exempt from it's perniclous infu-
ence. one OF the superstitlons of the
Chinaman Is his belief in the 'fung
shway," or the eternal balance OF
things. as, for example, If a window Is
opened on one side Of room another
must be opened on the other etc. This
superstition takes more forms than one
can conceive and a case Is cited OF a
high mandarin. who had represented
his country at a foreign court, pros
trating himself before and Worshlping
green lizard found IN his courtyard
because he had been assured that It
was the incarnation OF the great dragon
king who was then devastating the
country by a terrible drought We are
considering, OF course, the native as
untouched by foreign civilization,
which rolls of him like water or
ducks back. and as uninnuenced by the
missionaries who have devoted So many
years trying to overcome his superst-
lions.
Strange TO say, Il Il this ancestor
worship which while It has kept China
so long unprogresslye and laggard in
the race between the nations, has given
rise u the most tender family ties in