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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Nothing New.
New York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
There is nothing new In the discovery
of Hobson that Dewey's shells did not
sink Montojo's feet That feet was de-
stroyed like every other that has been
overcome I'm modern naval wars. liz was
smotherad in gun fire, so that the ships
burst into flames and the crews could not
fight. They were sunk at anchor 10 put
out the fire because they could not run
away. The Chinese Ships at the Yalu and
Cervera's cruisers az Santiago were not
sunk by the enemy. They were set on
fire by the rain OF shells and had 10 run
away. The Spanish ships could not get
away and had TO run ashore. Shell FIRE
did not sink them. though Sampson had
heavier guns than Dewey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
General Political News.

The Prohibition special train was in
North Dakota yesterday.
Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld will leave
Chicago Sunday night for Ohio. where he
will make four speeches. after which he
will tour the New England States.
The Republican campaign in Cleveland
was opened last night by Postmaster Cen
eral Smith and Representative Cannon OF
Illinois, who addressed an audience that
filled the Grays' armory 10 OVERLOOKING
Walter G. Jones. mayor OF Galveston, was
yesterday nominated for Congress by the
Republicans OF the Tenth congressional
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Coal supply Decreasing.

READING, Pa, Sept. 25.-The prospects
are that by tomorrow coal shipments over
the Philadelphia & Reading Company will
drop to 400 carloads daily, one-fourth the
usual run. The company is now preparing
to lay off some of the men at it's repair
car shops at different points along the line.
Hundreds of them will be suspended as the
tie-up becomes more successful and coal
trains are thrown out of service
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26

NEWPORT. r. l., Sept. 25.-The board OF
arbitratament met at the War College to-
day and considered the reports OF the UNI
pires on last nights manouevres off New
port. and gave out this afternoon the fol-
lowing conclusions: '"rhe torpedo boats
failed i'm their attacks on the ships. and the
war vessels ran past the forts. though In
a badly crippled condition. The former
conclusion is not yet positive. the claim
that the Stiletto torpedocd the Massa-
chusetts is yet TO be settled"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
influential Kentucky Convert.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 25.-Morton ".
Joyce. Democratic county attorney for JEFF
ferson county. and one of the most infiu-
entail members of the local Democracy. has
declared his intention TO support the Re-
publican national and state tickets He
supported Goebel last fall. and Bryan four
years ago. Mr.. Joyce is the son-in-law OF
Judge John w. Bar, recently retired as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Elizabeth Van Lew.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 25.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Van Lew, who, during the war be-
tween the States, furnished the Union forces
with valuable information against the
Confederate government, assisted prison
ers escaping from Libby prison, and who,
after the war, was rewarded by General
Grant with the postmastership at Rich
mond. died at her residence here to-day.
at an advanced age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 25.-The war
Office announces that General Sucharoff,
the chief of the Russian general staff, cap
tured Chu-Lan-Chen. near the Sungari
river. Sept. u. putting to flight 3 600 Chinese.
1t is added that the Russians sustained no
casualties.
churia, flows north and northeast. and
joins the Amur Saghalin river thirty-five
miles southwest OF the influx OF the
OOsOOree
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Farmers Are for Mckinley.

CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson arrived in Chicago to-day
en- route TO Topeka, Kan. where he will
address the good roads convention next
Thursday. II have just concluded weeks
speaking tour in Ohio" said the secretary
land L found the agricultural districts IA
vorable 10 Mckinley. The farmers want no
change in national policies. The only source
of doubt is the cities. / may tour Kansas
and Nebraska before my return TO Wash
ington"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
EARL III TALKS.


Copyright. 1900. BY the Associated Press.I
TIEN-TSIN, Sept. %. via Taku, Sept. "a
Ii Hung Chang will proceed for Picking in
q few days. lie remains under close Rus
sian guard and access TO him Is difficult.
In the course Of conversation Earl LII
said he did not believe that an early settle
ment Of the difficulty was probable because
of the number of nations TO be treated
with, and he did not think the attack upon
the Pei-Tang forts complicated the situa-
ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
kruger Invited to This Country.

CHICAGO. Sept. 25-Boer sympathizers
from all parts of the United States, repre-
senting various pro-Boer movements and
organizations, met here to-day and formed
a National American Transvaal League
The delegates voted that an invitation,
behalf of the American Boer sympa-
thiZers, be extended to President Paul
Kruger to visit this country, and in the
event of being exiled from his country by
action of the British government to make
the United States his home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Pelted with stones.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 25.-A nom
union laborer employed in the Lykens col
liery was pelted with stones by small
PARTY of strikers this morning at Wiconsco,
While on his way to work. He defended
himself with a revolver, and soon drove
his assailants away without doing any
harm. This is the first disturbance that
has occurred in the Lylxens valley region
since the strike was declared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Cable Notes.

Another death from bubonic plague was
reported at Glasgow yesterday, making the
seventh since the outbreak. Only forty
persons are now under observation.
Prince Henry of Prussia is now ccm-
mander-in- chief of the first German SQUAD
ron, succeeding Vice Admiral Hoffman,
who has been relieved from the post
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26

ROME, Sept. 25.-The cardinals who COM
pose the Vatican College of the Index Ex-
purgatorious have put Marie Corellis new
novel, "The Master Christian" on the
Index Prohibitorium, so that ii is now sin
for Catholic to read the book
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Secret Order to Earl Ii.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 25.-It is reported
from Chinese sources that the dowager
Empress has issued secret edict COM
manding Ii Hung Chang to raise an army
and recapture Picking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Other Fires.

NEW YORK. Sept 25.-The lumber yards
of the Corning Lumber Company at At
lantic Highlands. n. j., were destroyed by
fire to-day. Loss $4,000
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 25.-The Iron
Mountain shops located at Barring Cross
were destroyed by fire this morning. Loss
s25O,000. The buildings covered an acre of
ground
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
LOSS OF $1,5OO,0o0.
Brush Fire Spreads Over $50 Square
Miles of Territory.

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Sept 25.-The brush
fire that has been burning for the last few
days about Occidental has covered $50
square miles and the damage is estimated
at s., 500 600. The fire was started by a man
who was burning brush at Freestone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26

the ministers and Investigating the situa-
ton.
The Russians are inauguratlng a Red
Cross Hospital under the patronage OF the
Czarina. The institution will be opened TO
soldiers OF all nationalities.
Thirty British who were wounded in the
Tun-Choo explosion are dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26

LONDON. Sept. pa news agency dis
patch from Hong-Kong says that 10000
Triads have congregated in the neighbor-
hood of Chung-Chuin and threaten to make
an attack Canton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Chinese View of Prosperity.

National prosperity Is thus defined by an
ancient Chinese author: when the sword
S rusty. the pillow bright the prisons
empty. the granaries full. the steps Of the
courts grass grown. when doctors 20 afoot.
the bakers on horseback. and the men OF
letters drive In their own carriages, then
the empire u well governed"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Heavy Bali of Snow.

DENVER. Col. Sept z.-Dispatches
from various points in the Rocky noun
tsirs show that there has been a heavy
snowfall At Red mountain. near Ouray.
snow h reported three feet deep. At Lead
vile there are about two inches OF snow on
the level
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
uIinoi. Town burned.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Sept. pa message
received here tonight says that the town
of williamsville, twelve miles north Of
here, is burning. The fire started In the
Chicago Alton depot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money II Il fails to cure.
e. w. Groves signature u on each box. sc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
Local Observations ON Tuesday.

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
a. m..S0.H % - South. Clear 600
IN. m..3o.io So IS South. Clear. 900
Maximum temperature. 50; minimum tenn
perature. II.
Following is a comparative statement of
the mean temperature and total precipita-
ton Sept %:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
CooRlng icl Sweden.

lad. who has just returned to this country from the Land of the Midnighe Sun said to Philadelphia Press re- porter: "After we had seen our fill Of rocky headlands and enchanted lakes and fjords, we went to a seaside re- sort, where we had rooms overlooking the water, and went to a matsal, or 'meatroom, for our meals, as every one does in LysekIi We had a special table and were waited upon with the pever-failing amiability by a special waitress, and we paid for one party Of four $1060 per week for our meals What did we get to eat? Not canned peas or skinned milk or tough chick. en. For breakfast we had meat, eggs, tea, coffee, delicious fish and fancy breads. For dinner, soup, fish, meat and dessert, the whole preceded by the Swedish smorgasbord which is relishea are laid out Rarebits, eggs, sandwiches, raw or piGlled herrings, with chopped onions, sliced sausages, caviare, anchoyies, cheese, sardines, pickles and salted and savory meats arc served in endless variety, and. though tourists usually fight shy of the smorgasbord, we became perfect swedes as far as it was concerned. We had such good time in LysekiI and saved so much of our precious pelf that We were able at the end of our stay to take q trip to Paris for q few days shopping, q dinner at the Am bassedeur.s. and peep at the budding revolution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
Drawbacks of Life in Kimberley.

Only those who are willing to unp dergo great hardships in pursuit of wealth should think of going to Kim berley. where Cecil Rhodes is now shut up with the little English force. The town is surrounded by level. treeless country, nothing higher than an ant bill appearing above the horizon in my direction. For eight months out of the year there is often no rain at all, and the thermometer often stands for days at 100 degrees in the shade. To add to the diseomforts of the resi- dents, fierce. choking storms of dust frequently sweep over the town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
A Card of Thanks.

I wish to say that feel under last ing obligations for what Chamber lain's Cough Remedy has done for our family. We have used it in so many cases of coughs, lung troubles and whooping cough, and it has al- ways given the most perfect satis- faction, we feel greatly indebted to the manufacturers of this remedy and wish them to please accept our hearty thanks -Respectfuliy, Mrs. s. Doty. Des Moiaes, Iowa. For Sale by ". l.. Dexoody < Go, drug gists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
\ SUPPOSED MURDERER.
John Pattison Thought to Have lfar-
 dered m Aged Negro Woman.

Some few months ago an aged negro woman was found dead in 8 cabin ia the western part Of the city. Her body was badly deeom posed and rats were devouring it.
 The officers have been investigat ing the affair since it's happening and today Wednesday, effected tte arrest of a negro man named John Pattison, who is thought to have murdered the woman by beating her to death. He vas locked up on a charge of murder and will 6e held to await developments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
CONTRACTS LET
By County Judge Jones for Building
 of Three Bridges.

County Judge ". D. Jones today { Wednesday, awarded contracts for the building Of three good, substan- tial bridges in this county.
 The contracts were let to the low. est bidders, all bridges to be built according to plans and specifications now on fife, which read:
 "Piiiag not less than thirteen itca d iameter to be used and to ! press when if can be obtain ed, to be driven into the ground not i than ten feet, and as much farther as is necessary to make the bridge secure. Where it is possible without making the abutments too long aad the incline too steep, the bridge must be aboYe highwater.n
 The first contract is for the build. lng of bridge across Bayou Bar tholomeW on the Pine Bluff aud Star City road. This was awarded to Contractor J. J. Black well, his bid being sl 65 per foot
 The second will be across tae Bayou at the residence of B. L. Gocio in ViIIemont township. Black we'll bid sl 5 per foot and received this contract also.
 The third bridge will be across the ditch on the west side of the city of Pine Bluff on the Pine Bluff and Bell Ferry rod. Contractor Joan Lennon was awarded thIs con tract, hls bid being VI 50 per foot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
 A Fl om eop2 tn.

From Judge; Mrs. Jones-Did Mrs. Smiths son graduate as an aIlopath or a homeopath? Mrs. Brown-Homeo- path, I think. He's been Twin at home ever since he took his degree.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-06
nlg Lihraries In China.

The great libraries of Pekin contain volumes of books numbered by the hundreds of thousands. In the archives of the government are still to be found the ancient predictions of eclipses made with great accuracy, together with works on astronomy which show fair knowledge of that science.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-25
LETTER FROM SIR CLAUDE.
WOULD KILL GOEBEL.
Caleb Powers said to Have So
Stated.

Georgetown, KY, July 24.-This was
the most eventful day of the trial of
Caleb Powers, charged with completely
in the Goebel shooting, since the hearing
of testimony began nearly two weeks
ago. The testimony was nearly all cor
roborative
The prosecution was granted writ
against managers OF both telegraph
offices at Frankfort requiring them to
bring into court all cipher kilograms sent
through the offices between December %. .
1899, and February %. 1900. Writs were
also granted against both the secretary
of state and the adJutanb general, re-
questing them to bring the executive
journal and other records,
Editor Macdonald of Frankfort, testi-
fed that on January so, a few minutes
prior to the shooting, he saw W. H.
Culton and another whom he thought
was State Inspector Lester, standing
at the point where Goebel fell shortly
Afterwards. On Saturday prior to the
ASA ssination witness saw man run
own the steps from the executive hall
md call TO crowd Of mountaineers:
$50 and get your gun S, its time for the
shooting to begin. Representative
Berry, Republican, had just been un-
seated. Witness did not know the man.
b. p. Thompson, Jr., was standing on
he street nearly opposite the executive
building when the shot was tired and saw
Goebel fall. The shots sounded as il they
W ere fired from the executive building or
between the legislative and executive
buildings.
Frank Henny, a Frankfort merchant,
whose store Is on Broadway opposite the
statehouse yard, heard the shots and ran
to his front door and saw Goebeps body
on the pavement No one was near. he
did not see either Jack Chinn or Eph
Lilliard.
X. II. Bergman of frankfort was the
last witness at the morning session. His
direct testimony did not elicit anything
At the afternoon session, Mis- Ella
Smith of BarboursvfIle told Of a cOnver-
satiOn between John Powers and herself
on January Is They We're regretting the
Colson Scott tragedy which happened at
Frankfort that day and Powers said
there would be more bloodshed at Frank
fort If GOebel was seated Witness was
su rprised at this statement and said:
''Oh Mr.. Powers, you would not be
willing to kill him would your
Then Powers replied that he would.
James Fletcher of Knox county testi-
fled that he heard John Powers say in
Dece mber: "Taylor has been elected
governor and If any effort is made to
count him out, Goebel viii never be
seated. -
John F. Dazier of Knox county testified
he heard Charles Finley, then secretary
of State, tell Caleb Powers early in De-
cember, that he would leave a shot gun
loaded with buckshot in the office of the
secretary of state and advised Powers to
use it If any attempt was made to unseat
him. The court excluded this testimony
on the ground that it was not competent.
George Lookhart of Knox county told
of Caleb Powers arranging with him to
go armed to Frankfort for a month
Powers told him he would be paid If
Taylor won the contest.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-25
THE NEELY HEARING.
General Laxity About Handling Funds
in Post Omce shown.

New York, July "a. The hearing in
the extradition case of Charles w. Neely
was continued today with George Mar
shall of the finance department in Cuba
on the witness stand. He yesterday de-
scribed in detail the management of the
post Office in Havana, and the finance
department in particular.
Today United States District Attorney
Burnett of the prosecution, paid particu-
lar attention to the fact that the safe,
which contained whatever funds were in
the post office, had its outer door always
opened and that there was general laxi-
ty about handling the funds.
Counsel Lindsay for the defense, brought
out on ross-examination that the EN-
pIoyes of the office all had access to the
safe as we'll as the employees Of the money
order bureau, who kept their money or
der blanks in the safe. Several employees
had access to the safe; the door was never
looked and the moneys were placed in
three draws in plan view and OF easy
access.
Major Eugene T. Ladd, treasurer of the
island Of Cuba, verified various depOsi Us
made with him. Until April 10, moneys
were deposited with the North American
Trust company to his credit, but since
then have been deposited with the Major
personally.
At the afternoon hearing, pending a
discussion between counsel on the act OF
Congress which says: No fugitive shall
be returned until the court lin the United
States) shall be of the opinion that he
will receive a fair and impartial trial, -
Lawyer Lindsay asked for an adjourn
ment for two weeks so that he could go
over the mass Of evidence and prepare a
brief. MIR. Burnetb objected to any de-
lay. Judge Lacombe, however, allowed
until Thursday, August for the filing
Of briefs and said that after they were
fled he would set time for the next
hearing. He said that he hoped to finish
lowing Monday which is August 6.
Both the government and defense then
rested their case.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-25
CHINESE REGULARS.
Have Been Doing Most of Fighting
Against Allies.

Berlin, July 24-The Berliner Post
prints this evening an important article
on the Chinese situation understood to
emanate from the German foreign office.
The article discusses the close relation
between Chinese politics and Chinese
military plans and points out the signih
can't fact that the peaceful assurances of
Chinese statesmen did not begin until
after the success of the allies at lien
Isin, suggesting that this is something
more than a mere coincidence.
The writer strongly argues that hither
to the course of events in China utterly
contradicts the tacitaI position of Chi
nese ofhcialdom which is that the govern
ment is blameless for the warlike steps of
the Chinese against the allies.
cat Taku and Tien Isin, says the
article, ''it was almost exclusively a
fought the allies. The leadership of these
troops was in the hands OF imperial
generals; and it is also fact that the
troops which compelled Admiral Sey-
mour' S retreat We're imperial soldiers
commanded by an imperial general.
have from Pekin, the regular soldiers
nave made common cause with the So
called rebels. Otherwise the present
anarchy there would have been impossi-
Die. considering Uhe usual ChlneSe Sys-
tenn toward foreigners, it is highly prob
able that this anarchy is gladly tolerated
by the actual authorities in order to prove
to the powers the impotence of the gov
erament.
"The stubbornness of the battles
around Tien Isin, continues the writer,
"shows that the Chinese political and
military calculations We're able to
achieve favorable results at first If the
allies had not succeeded at lien Tsin
where the situation was for two weeks
doubtful, Chinese politics would have
scored a success whose consequence es
would have been incaIculable. .
The articles concludes as follows:
whether Chinese craftsmanship is to
succeed in hindering an energetic and
intelligent plan OF operations by the al
lies, the future viii show; but the plans
Of the allies VIII be at q disadvantage
against the Chinese just so soon as q lack
of harmony in military aims appears"
This evenings papers devote consider
able attention to President NcHinley's
consent to mediate, and the coulment is
all unfavorable. Surprise is generally
expressed that Washington takes Chinese
official news seriously.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-25

Daily Mall records the gallant action of
japanese soldier during the attack on
the gates of the city of Tien Tsin. A
dynamite train failed to explode. See
ing this, the soldier ran forward with
a torch, causing an Immediate explo-
sion, by which the brave fellow was
blown to atoms
The Standard S correspondent at Tien
Tsin sends a curious statement to the
effect that the Russians claim that their
forces occupied Pekin two days ago and
that all the foreigners were safe.
The Daily Telegraph has advices from
Toxic dated July 23, that the railway
battalion, organized in 1896, has started
for China, together with q force of coolies
and artillery.
The Hong Kong c0rrespo a1au1 of the
Daily Express reports an attempt to
blow up the Baptist chapel at Canton,
with the apparent Intention to XIII the
Christians.