davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
CRUSH in NEGRO CHURCH
REVIVAL SERVICES CULMINATE IN A
REMARKABLE SCENE.
Nearly Two Hundred People Receive
Baptism 'sTO Please God" by Plung-
ing i'm a Tank Of Cold Water.

NEW YORK, March n.-Negro men,
women and children-some deaf, some mute
and others blind, but most of them whole
and sound-to the number of 1S4 were
plunged into a tank of water and brought
out of it gasping and breathless in the
Mount Olivet Baptist Church to-day. ''This
is the largest number of persons ever bap-
tized in one Christian church." exclaimed
the pastor, Rev. C. T. Walker, as he led
the last of the dripping procession from the
front to a pew, where the women knelt in
prayer, and then, shivering, went to room
in the rear of the church to join others
who were changing their clothes and pre-
pairing to go out into the chill March wind.
The church was crowded with colored
persons. 1t was to please God" the pas
tor explained, that the ordeal of baptism
must be undergone. All who endured the
souls would enjoy eternal and celestial hap
piness. When the invitation was extended
the congregation groaned with emotion.
Men and women rose and shrieked in their
excitement. Several women tainted. The
church was so crowded and the street with
out was so packed with persons unable to
squeeze their way within that five police
men were hurriedly called to preserve or
der.
An ambulance was summoned from the
Roosevelt Hospital and three old colored
women, who had tainted because of the
shock of immersion, combined with the
poor ventilation of the church, were car
ried to their homes. Not only were the
pews and the aisles jammed with people,
but colored men and women sat upon the
barriers of the galleries looking upon the
scene below, waving their hands in excite
ment and singing hymns, all the time in
peril of falling from their perches upon the
throng below.
The extraordinary scene was the culmi-
nation of series of revival services In
this church, which have caused more than
700 persons to take communion, beside the
1s4 who were immersed to-day. The preach
er has gained the title of the "Colored
John the Baptist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
PROGRAMME OF CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Senate
will continue to give attention to the Porto
Rican bill and the Quay resolution this
week, with a possibility that there may be
a diversion in favor of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty and Senator Mason's Boer resolu-
ton. Mr.. Mason says it is his purpose to
call up his resolution again and to get
vote upon ii If possible. Senator Davis has
expressed an intention to ask the Senate
to take up the treaty during the latter part
of the week, but Senator Foraker, in
charge of the Porto Rican bill, expresses
confidence that Senator Davis will not
bring the treaty forward at time to en-
barrass the Porto Rican measure. Speeches
on Porto Rico will be made on Monday by
Senators Rawlins and Turner and probably
later in the week by Senator Nelson. The
debate this measure probably will be
very general and possibly quite spirited.
The members of the committee on order of
business emphatically contradict the re-
ports that the committee is exerting itself
to secure the amendment for the Porto
Rican bill, saying that the committee has
nothing to do with the formation of legis-
lation. The committee will meet at 10
o'clock Monday, two hours i'm advance of
the usual hour of convening, in order to
take up the Alaskan code bill. the reading
of which has not yet been completed.
The week I'm the House promises to be
rather dull. Tomorrow the contested cleo
tion case of Wise and Young, of the Sec
ond Virginia district, which has been de-
bated for two days, will be voted upon
DR.. Wise, the contestant who is a Repub-
lican, was seated by former Congress on
a contest, and indications are that he will
be seated. On Tuesday the conference re-
port upon the financial bill will be disposed
Of. There may be some lively debate upon
the report, but it will command the full
party strength on the Republican side and
will be adopted. The remainder of the
week will be devoted to appropriation bills.
of which two have been reported to the
House-the army and the District OF Co.
lumbia bills
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
Democrats Charged with Illegally Arresting
Men for Completely in GOebel's Murder.
Beckham and Fellow-Claimants Accused of Being En-
gagged in Observation-Disclosures with Leg
islatOrs Likely to Cause BlOOdshed.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 1.-THE
Democrats and the Republicans in Ken
tucky are to-day, for the first time since
the present political complications assumed
acute form, divided into two armed and
organized factions. Surrounding the Capt.
tol and the State executive building and
camped on the grounds around Governor
Taylor's home are nearly 200 State militia,
we'll provided with ammunition. while in
the corridors of the Capital Hotel, in which
the Democratic State executive offices are
located, and i'm the streets adjacent to that
building. are sixty special officers and the
men and boys of militia company that
was organized in Frankfort to-day as the
nucleus of Governor Beckhanis State
Guard, besides scores or more of heavily
armed citizens, partisans of the Democratic
claimant.
Rumors reached the Democratic leaders
to-day that an attempt was to be made by
the State militia to take Governor Beck
ham into custody, and inside of an hour
after the report was circulated, a petition
requisite number of men necessary to form
a militia company. The men will GUARD
the Capital Hotel all night against any
possible attempt to arrest Governor Beck
ham.
The regular session of the Legislature
ends in two days, but the developments OF
those two days are looked forward to with
apprehension by leaders of both sides The
Democratic partisans say that should the
militia attempt to interfere with the ses-
sion Of the Legislature, persistent rumors
of which have been in circulation all day,
it will be next to impossible to avert blood
shed. The Republican officials, however,
deny that such action has been even con-
templated, and that the Legislature will
not be molested in any way. That the re-
port is believed in Democratic circles, how
ever, is SHOWN Dy the fact that the ad-
visibility of holding the session in some
other place than the Statehouse has been
under advisement. and even at late hour
tonight the question had not been fully
settled. Several Republican members of the
Legislature left the city to-day, presumably
for their homes.
In connection with the pardons issued by
Governor Taylor TO state officers and 9TH
Ment is made that ii has been the custom
for years and is legal for Governors to par
don men in advance of trial In some cases
pardons have been issued to save what
were accepted as cases of useless expense
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12

such conspiracies as this almost inevitably
produce revolution, because a free people
will not willingly be deprived Of their rights
of suffrage or consent that the minority. m
stead Of the majority, shall rule.
Pending this unfortunate struggle the
Hon. William Goebel, the contestant for
the Office of Governor. was assassinated by
some person whose identity is unknown
Thereupon a conspiracy was formed to
fasten this heinous crime on all or some or
the state officers elected by the people, the
purpose being to obscure and cover the po-
liticaI robbery and to terrorize and destroy
all opposition. In order to carry out this
foul conspiracy they procured an act ap-
propriating 100000 ostensibly for the pur-
pose OF detecting the criminals. and have
employed a lawyer whose course in the
criminal practice in Cincinnati was so
odious as to cause a riot, resulting In the
destruction of the courthouse and the loss
of over forty lives.
Following this an empioye OF the Gin
cinnati Enquirer has made afficayits charg-
ing that Hon. Caleb Powers. secretary Of
state; his brother, John Powers. a captain
of company of state militia; W. III. Cul-
Charles Finley, ex-secretary of state. and
Capt. John w. Davis. policeman OF the
Statehouse grounds. conspired. aided and
assisted in said assassination. Warrants
were issued and said w. III. Culton was.
during the night of March 3. taken from
his home. where his wife and child were
sick, and incarcerated in the county jail
without bail or being given an opportunity
to secure bail. On the day of said assas-
sination Harland Whitaker, whose resi-
dence is in Butler county. Kentucky. was
arrested and charged with said crime and
assassination, and was placed in jail and
kept confined without trial for over one
month, in defiance of the provisions OF law
requiring a speedy examining trial and
that a person charged with crime shall be
brought out every two days. Upon the
trial he was held over without bail. not
withstanding there was absolutely no evil
dence introduced showing his guilt. For
some cause, or without cause. our courts.
composed almost entirely OF Democratic
judges, have become so partisan that IL is
practically. IL not absolutely. impossible
for any man not of their persuasion to OBJ
tain a fair trial. AS organized the courts
are courts of conviction instead OF courts
of trial.
Under this state Of affairs, believing that
each one of said prisoners are innocent of
any completely in said crime. and further
believing that the enormous reward VIII
secure the conviction of these men, how
ever innocent, deemed IL my solemn duty
to issue pardons TO them i'm order that these
political conspirators might not be enabled
to deprive them Of their liberty or life. The
guilty men should be punished: but de-
signing men controlling the courts should
not be enabled to shed the blood OF inno-
cent men, and IL IL is In my power 10 pre-
vent IL, pledge myself I'm the name OF Cod
and humanity that IL shall not be done"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
TAYLOR's STATEMENT.


LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 11.--According
to a statement made by Governor w. s.
Taylor tonight to a representative of the
Commercial he has granted pardon to
each OF the persons for whom warrants
have been issued charging them with being
accessories to the assassination of Cover
nor Goebel. including Secretary OF State
Caleb Powers and ex-Secretary of State
Charles Finley. In his statement Governor
Taylor recites the conditions under which
he claims to have been elected and charges
the Democratic contestants for state offices
with conspiracy TO secure control OF the
government He continues:
Notwithstanding these conspirators
were defeated at the polls as TO the state
offices. they succeeded in securing a major
ity in each OF the two houses OF the GEN
eral Assembly and in retaining I'm power
the state canvassing and counting ma
chine.
while many Democratic members were
honestly elected. yet others were elected by
the manipulation OF dishonest precinct
officers and county canvassing boards be-
fore and during the election, and then.
after the election, by a system or counting
in and counting out until the majority
aforesaid was obtained. AS thus consti-
tuted. the General Assembly and canvass
ing board have declared that the will of
the people as expressed at the polls shall
be set aside. 1t u needless 10 say that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
BECKHAM RAISING AN ARMY.
One Company Of Militia sworn In
Reinforcements for Taylor.

FRANKFORT. KY. March 1.-THE first
move on the part OF Governor Beckham's
followers toward the formation OF a State
Guard under his administration was taken
here to-day. City Clerk Benjamin Marshall
circulated a paper and enlisted the requisite
number of men who are 10 compose a new
company. The guns for this company have
been provided by citizens here, most OF
them being either needle guns or Winches-
ters.
This afternoon report gained currency
that Governor Taylor had given orders 10
his soldiers TO arrest Governor Beckham
and other officers of the Democratic state
government. On account OF this report the
men enlisted by Captain Marshall were
assembled at the city hail. armed and
sworn in as special police for the purpose
OF protecting the Democratic officers. who
are still quartered at the Capital Hotel A
large number OF citizens also volunteered
and were assigned TO various posts in the
vicinity OF the hotel TO offer resistance in
case the talked-of arrests were attempted
Governor Taylors soldiers who are on
guard at the Statehouse were reinforced
to-day by the arrival OF the Harbourville
company of sevsnty-one men. all OF whom
are fully armed and equipped. The Pine
Vile and London companies are expected
some time during the night or tomorrow.
Governor Beckham this afternoon ap-
pointed Colonel David r. Murray. OF
cloyerport. assistant adjutant general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
WARNING TO ANGL0PH0BES.
Other Powers Not I'm Sympathy with
French Anti-British rawlings.

PARIS, March II, 4:20 a. m.--Le Figaro
reproduces to-day a note of warning ut
tered by a statesman, whose name is not
given. but who is said to know the present
state Of opinion among the great powers
with respect to the attitude of France to-
wards Great Britain and that the powers
condemn the recent offensive French Carl
catures of Queen Victoria and such anti
British demonstrations as took place the
other day at Bordeaux. The statesman in
question says: Queen Victoria who last
year facilitated settlement of many
Anglo-French controversies in Africa, has
profoundly modified her ideas during the
last few weeks. This fact is known all over
Europe and is undeniable." He calls upon
Frenchmen to be prudent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
BoERs WE'RE In STRONG POSITION.
British, However, Forced Their Gen.
ter After Severe Fighting.

British. However, Forced Their Gen.
ter After Severe Fighting.
DRIEFONTEIN. Orange Free State.
March II. s:S5 a. m.-Broadwood's cavalry
brigade. advancing on Bloemfontein, unex-
pectedly found the Beers in a strong posi-
ton in the Driefontein kopjes yesterday.
General Kelly-Kenny's division arriving.
severe fighting ensued. The Beers resisted
stubbornly, but were driven from their Gen.
ter position. leaving a number of dead and
forty prisoners. The British force is NOV
mg forward to-day.
During the fighting. in which five regi-
nents took part. with artillery. the Beers.
though forced from their center position.
clung tenaciousIy TO the other kopjes,
shelling the British freely with three guns
and two vickers-Maxims.
The British cavalry began to turn the
Boer position, but night fell before the
movement was completed. The Boers re-
tired during the night.
A large number OF Australians were en-
gagged yesterday. The First Australian
Horse Brigade. with the Scots Greys, ad-
vanced within 500 yards of the Beers under
heavy Are. The New South Wales mounted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
ONE VAST OPEN DOOR.
All Chinese Ports to he Free to the
Commerce of the World.

SAN FRANCISCO. March u.-President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of
California, I'm an address last night to the
Monticello Club. gave the details of the
negotiations which Secretary of State Hay
has had under way for some time relative
to the China ''open door" President
Wheeler learned the nature OF the negotia-
tions while in conversation with Secretary
Hay during his recent visit to Washington.
President Wheeler said
I'm the course OF the week Secretary of
State Hay will announce to the people a
victory. not OF war-call 1t diplomacy. If
you please-in that the ports of China will
be opened to the commerce Of the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12

He has reached an understanding with
Great Britain, France, Russia and Ger
many which does away with territorial
spheres of influence. According to the
terms of the agreement there will be no
longer any spheres of influence in the
F'lowery Kingdom. Customs tariffs will be
abolished, as well as other imports upon
shipping. The idea is to make the ports free
to the worlds commerce and give all ma
tions a free hand in exporting their mar
kets 1t is the consummation of the Brit
ish idea of the open door, which found
so strong an advocate il Lord Beresford." F"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
And the British Resume Their March to the
Capital of the Orange Free State.
Now Within Is Miles of Observation-Disclosures 100 Dead
Burghers the Ground-Treacherous Use of
the White Flag-Peace Overtures.
LONDON. March 11-A dispatch to the

LONDON. March ia dispatch to the
War onice from Lord Roberts. dated Drie-
fontein. March II, 7:15 a. m. says:
THE enemy opposed us throughout yes
terday's march. and from their intimate
knowledge of the country gave us consid-
cradle trouble. Owing, however, to the
admirable conduct of the troops. the enemy
were unable to prevent us reaching our
destination. The brunt of the fighting fell
battalions of which, the Welsh and Essex.
turned the Beers out of two strong posi-
tions at the point of the bayonet."
Another dispatch to the War Office from
Lord Roberts. dated Driefontein. March IL.
955 a. m, says:
II cannot get the precise number of casu-
aities before march. but will communicate
1t as soon as possible. The Beers suffered
heavily, 1e2 of their dead being left on the
ground. We captured about twenty pris-
oners." Lord Roberts says that among the
killed are:
CAPTAIN EUSTACE, of the Bluffs.
CAPTAIN LOMAx, of the Welsh regi-
ment.
MR. MKARTIE. a retired Indian civil
ian attached to Kitchener's horse.
Among the wounded are the following
officers:
Buffs-COLONEL HICKSON, leg, severe;
LIEUTENANT RONALD.
Welsh Regiment-LIEUTENAN VIM
BERLEY. TORKINGTON and POPE.
Essex ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BROAD
WOOD.
Field Artiliery-LIEUTENAN DEvEN-
ISH.
Medical Corps-MAJOR WAITE and
LIEUTENANT BERNE.
Australian Artillery-COLONEL UMPH-
ELY, abdomen, dangerous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12

LONDON, March IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Asvogel. dated Sunday,
March IL. says: 1.-The white flag treachery
was personally witnessed at Dreifontein by
Lord Roberts. who was looking through a
and saw the Beers hold up their hands,
show the flag and drop their guns. He
their surrender whereupon Boer volley
was fired and the officer fell"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
OPPOSITION NOT EXPECTED.
Beers, Ii Was Thought, Would Make
stand at Petrusberg.

LONDON. March IL, 4:45 a. m.-The War
Office maps show group OF kopjes and
large water pan at DreifonteIn, position
which has apparently considerable defens-
I've advantages. The Beers who retreated
TO Abraham's Kraal from Poplar Grove
must have moved southward. or else q
fresh force have come from Bloemfontein
or the Orange river.
The opposition met at Dreifontein was
somewhat unexpected. the idea being that
II there were any resistance Il would be at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12

HAVRE. March 1.-THE police have
seized at the offices of the American and
F'ropean Express Company number of
,,ackages, including a large trunk addressed
to an American residing in New York. but
which are said to belong to the alleged
spy, Philip, formerly an official in the
French Ministry of Marine. who recently
disappeared, after being accused of Offering
to supply to Great Britain for money
French naval secrets and also information
he pretended to have as to the movements
of Boer agents in Europe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
PANIC in THE TRANSVAAL.
British and German Outlanders Leav-
ing the Country.

LONDON. March 12.-The Durham corre-
spondent of the Daily News says: ION
March an order was issued from Pretoria
to field cornets TO make an immediate re-
turn of all the women and children in the
johannesburg district, with particulars as
to whether each family would possess
means of transport in case of sudden re-
meval. The order created a sensation.
The correspondent of the Times at Lou
renzo Marques says: British and German
outlanders are fiocking here from the
Transvaal In consequence of the feeling of
insecurity aroused by recent events. Sew
eral important johannesburg mines have
been flooded, the government having for
hidden pumping"
A special dispatch from Durham says:
''The Portuguese authorities at Lourenzo
Marques. at the request of Great Britain,
have arrested four Germans bound for Pre-
toria with arms and letters of introduction
from DR.. Leyds."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
Stormed by the welsh.

LONDON. March ia dispatch to the
Times from Dreifontein, dated Sunday,
says: 1.-The storming of Alexander kopje
by the Welsh was a particularly fine piece
of work. The mobility of the Beers in NOV
ing their guns was very remarkable. The
New South Wales mounted infantry made
a gallant but unsuccessful attempt TO cap
ture gun. According TO the latest reports
another engagement to-day is not improb-
able"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
SMELLING MAFEkING.


LONDON, March ia correspondent of
the Daily Mail at Lorenzo Marques, tele-
graphing Saturday. says: According to
Boer reports the fall of Mafeking is GER
tain. There has been heavy fighting this
week. and the Beers have been shelling
the town from all the outlying forts, which
they have captured. Colonel Baden-Powell
cleared all the natives out of town, but the
Beers drove them back. The Beers are pre-
pairing for a final assault, with the idea
that the capture of Mefeking will raise the
dropping spirits of the burghers.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
PROTESTED IN VAIN.
British Minister Unable to Secure
Mitigation of a Sentence.

PEKING. March 11.-An imperial edict
just issued directs the Imprisonment for
life OF WI Shih Chiu for assisting the Pc
king syndicate TO get the Ho-Nan rail-
way concession. The British minister. Sir
Claude Mcdonald. has sought in vain to
mitigate the sentence. The case is re-
garded as calling for energetic action. be-
cause 1t is bound 10 produce a bad effect
upon all business between Chinese and
foreigners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
Leyds Not Consulted.

BRUSSELS, March 12.-Dr. Leyds asserts
that Presidents Kruger and Steyn have not
telegraphed any peace propositions through
him. He admits, however. the possibility
of such a step. upon condition that the in
dependence OF the republics is guaranteed,
in order TO avoid further bloodshed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
PEACE PROPOSALS.
Terms Asked from Salisbury by Pres.
idents Kruger and Steyn.

LONDON, March 12.-The Daily Mail has
received the following dispatch from Pre-
toria. dated March 10 and censored by the
Boer government:
President Kruger and President Steyn
have wired to Lord Salisbury peace pro-
posals, on condition that the independence
of the two republics be respected and the
rebel colonists amnestied.
Yesterday the foreign consuls were
called into conference and were requested
to invite Intervention OF the powers they
represented in order to prevent further
bloodshed.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-12
LAYING DOWN THEIR ARMS.
Cape Colony Rebels Surrenderfng-
Lady Grey Captured by British.

CAPE TOWN, March n.-News from
Lady Grey, Herschel and Aliwal North
show that the rebels are laying down their
arms in large numbers and that the Beers
all along the border are in serious straits.
The rebels assert that the Beers are SUBJ
sisting on bread and water and so-called
coffee, made from rye. Other rebels are
leaving to fight in the Free State. British
rule has been restored at Lady Grey, where
a big fight is reported to have occurred.
many rebels being killed. 1t is reported
that thousands of rebels contemplate sur
rendering to General Brabant.