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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
TRAPPED BY FILIPIN0S
SMALL FORCE OF AMERICAN TROOPS
SURPRISED BY $50 INSURGENTS.
One Soldier Killed, Three Wounded
and Ten Captured-Lieut Alstaet-
ter One of the Prisoners.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-The first serious
in the Philippines, during the past two
months is recorded in dispatch received
this morning from General Macarthur. 1t
is assumed that the little American COM
mand which suffered severely was COM
pletely trapped and was obliged to sur
render or be exterminated. The message
is as follows:
First Lieutenant Alstaetter. corps of
engineers, United States army. with es-
cort of thirteen. was attacked on Aug
on the road between San Miguel de Ma
yuma, Luzon, and San ISidro, Luzon, by
an armed band of insurgents reported $50
strong The entire party was killed, wound
ed captured
.Killed-Troop H, Fourth Cavalry, Rich
ard Dichler.
Wounded Charles NJ Newman both
arms, serious; Walter Brewer arm, seri-
Gus; Company A. Battalion of Engineers,
United States army, Edward Long, abdo-
men, serious.
Captured Alstaetter, Com
pany A, Battalion of Engineers; Henry I.
Crenshaw, Troop III, Fourth Cavalry; Ar
thur Bates, Charles j. Fuchssinger, E. j.
Cromer, George Knaub. William ]. Ger
rity, John Coughlin, Robert F. Taylor. Jo-
seph T. Mealey.
wounded sent to San Isidro, with note
from Lacuna Marianne announcing the
prisoners would be well treated"
General MacArthur's latest casualty list
is as follows:
Killed-July 26: AT Sarlaria, Luzon, Com
pany F. Thirtieth Infantry, Ellis o. Kin
dred, Charles j. Kriger. July II: At Orom-
tuieta Mindanao, Company /, Fortieth In
fantry, Sergt. Ira n. Stanley.
Wounded-Sergt Harry Emmert, wound
ed i'm chest slight. April 26: At La Paz
Leyte, Company L. Twenty-third Infantry,
Sergt Gottlieb ID. Schlewing, head, slight;
Frank ]. Knofenka. head. slight. June SO
At Pavia, Panay, Company ID, Twenty
sixth Infantry Otto Mutz, elbow. slight
July 81: At Bados, Luzon, Company G.
Twelfth Infantry, Corporal Thomas Smith,
leg above knee, slight Frederick b. Conk-
lin, hand slight; Arthur Saiter, leg above
knee slight. March %: At Calbyog, Leyte
Company G, Forty-third Infantry, Charles
Z. Mesick, hand, slight.
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LLOYD ]. SMITH INDICTED.
Charged with Fraudulent Methods I'm
Management OF Elevators.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-The grand jury to-
day voted a true bill against Lloyd j.
Smith, former manager of the Chicago Ele-
vator Company and a member of the Chi
cago Board of Trade, charging him with
fraudulent methods in the management of
the elevators. Six true bills were voted on
the specific charge that Smith, while man.
ager of the Chicago Elevator Company
allowed about 100000 bushels of grain to be
shipped from the elevators Of that COM
pany without the proper cancellation of the
warehouse receipts, which were hypothe-
Gated. Smith was charged, in May of this
year. with having speculated with the
funds of the company for more than two
years, and of having borrowed funds of
prominent broker on the uncanceled ware
house receipts. The net deficit shown on
the books of the company was $24S, 900. The
charges against Smith were investigated
by a commission appointed by Governor
Tanner, which included John j. Mitchell
and which has not yet made its report and
by committee from the Board of Trade
which found against Smith. Smith is one
of the most prominent members of the Re-
publican state organization, besides being
a member of the Lincoln Park board and
a candidate for drainage trustee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
CUBAN NEWS BUDGET.
Troops Concentrated Around Havana
More Yellow Fever Cases.

HAVANA, Aug 4.-Troops are being or
dered from the provinces of Pinar del Rio
and Havana to concentrate in the suburbs
of this city. Four hundred men Of the Sew
enth Cavalry are now en- route to the rem
devious.
Senior Miguel Gener will be appointed the
new secretary of justice.
At the new Council meeting last night
protests were drawn against the late de-
cree of Senior Cancio. secretary of finance
which empowered the municipality to levy
a higher local tax than now exists. The
protest will be forwarded to President Nc
Kinley. Members of the Municipal Council
are anxious that the customs house re-
ceipts. amounting to S14,00O000. shall defray
all the expenditures of the island, the abo-
lition of all other taxation following. The
military government looks with disfavor
upon the suggestion The question is now
regarded as the great economic question Of
the day.
Despite stringent sanitary precautions
yellow fever is now on the increase, forty
eight cases having been reported.
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Twenty-One People Struck by Flying
Debris or Caught in the Ruins
of the Structures.
COSTLY FIRE AT ASHLAND
NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF LUMBER BURNED.
Part of the Wisconsin Town Saved
by q Liberal Use of Dynamite
Other Fires.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 4-By an explo-
sion of gas this evening two buildings on
Lackawanna avenue, in the heart of the
business district, were demolished, and
twenty-one persons were injured by being
caught in the wreckage or struck by fly
ing debris.
The most seriously injured are:
F. W. WOELKERS, janitor of the bank,
leg fractured and otherwise severely hurt.
MISS MALONEY, of Philadelphia, struck
by flying debris and seriously injured.
blinded.
H W. sKIvINGTON. artery in arm cut
by glass.
ANTHONY PATROLAY, of Green Ridge,
back hurt and face cut
MRS. ANNIE CLARK, cut In the eye
by glass; will probably lose sight.
MISS ANNIE KLEIN, eye ball cut In
twain by flying glass.
MISS MARY SANISLAUS, back broken,
leg fractured and otherwise injured.
The wrecked buildings were the three
story Merchants and Mechanics Bank at
No. APO Lackawanna avenue. and the adj
joining four-story building at No. 422, oc-
cupied by the D. l. Phillips Furniture Com
pany and Scranton carpet factory. Miss
Annie Halffey, occupied the upper floors
OF the bank building. 1t was the former
home of the late Judge John Handley, and
Miss Annie Halffey was his housekeeper.
Many of the injured were passengers on
an open trolley car that was directly in
front of the bank building at the moment
of the explosion. The others, with the ex-
ception of the members of THE Halffey
household and the bank janitor were
pedestrians.
A leak in the gas pipe in the cellar of
the bank was responsible for the explO-
sion. The janitor detected the odor of gas
when he returned from supper and after
telephoning to plumber thought to make
an investigation and going in the cellar
struck a match. He was picked up uncon-
scious in the alley in the rear Of the bank
The loss is over $4,000. The bank vault, 1t
is believed, escaped damage.
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HOW VERY NICE.
Luxurious Arrangements for Lucky
Ladies with Bank Accounts.
New Orleans Times. nanocrat

New orleans ItmeS-Dem0crat
when 1 was last i'm New York" said a
New Orleans banker, Il was shown the
plans for an elaborate womans depart
ment which will be added this fall to one
of the best knowa banks in the city. The
idea is by no means new, but In this case
IT Will be carried considerably beyond any
thing hitherto attempted in that line. The
woman's branch Will be entirely separate
and distinct from the main room, and its
customers VIII not come IN contact with
the rush and scramble of everyday BUSH
ness. They will make their deposits and
cash their checks in a luxurious apart
ment, in which all conventional bank fit-
tings will be banished as far as possible
Adjoining will be two beautiful reception
rooms, with writing tables. big easy chairs,
fine lavatories attached and a maid In at
tendance In the lavatories there will be a
full supply of toilet articles. including
was mentioned / couldn't help smiling.
pictured to myself the CONSERVATION Of
staid old board of directors or half a CEN
fury ago If they had been asked 10 approve
an expenditure OF so for electric curling
irons. 1 believe they would have fallen
dead, but, all the same, L will hazard the
guess that those same irons will attract
many a valuable depositor. In addition 10
the maid, the bank proposes to have sew
eral uniformed messengers, who will be az
the disposal. gratuitously. OF its lady pa
irons. The writing tables will be supplied
with the handsomest stationery that can be
bought, and current magazines and period
icals will be kept on file. OF course, there
will be local and long-distance phones and
cab and telegraph calls. The checkboOks
for the w0manS department Will be m0roc-
co-bound and small enough TO slip into
portmonnaie, and the paying teller viii be
Kept supplied with clean. new currency
lresh from the mint. You know many fas-
t1dious women have a great aversion 70
handling old and soiled money OF any kind.
There were a good many other details IN
the plans. but those / have mentioned con-
stitute the principal features. The number
of wealthy Northern women who carry
private deposits has increased enormously
OF late years, and 1 dare say the expert
ment will prove a bowling success"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

NEW YORK, Aug. ARRIVED: New
York, from Southampton and Cherbourg'
Campania, from Liverpool; La Touraine,
from Havre- Sailed: Maasdam. for Rotter-
dam, via Boulogne; State OF Nebraska, for
Glasgow: Patricia, for Hamburg. via
Plymouth and Cherbourg: Cmbria. for
Liverpool: Minneapolis. for London. Werra.
for Naples, etc.
CHERBOURG. Aug. 3.-Sailed: Auguste
Victoria, from Hamburg and Southampton.
for New York: St Paul, from Southamp-
ton. for New York.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. f.-Arrived: Cevic and
Lucania. from New York Sailed: Etruria.
for New York
GENOA. Aug. ARRIVED: Ems. from
New York. via Naples. Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm II, for New York.
HAMBURG. Aug. ARRIVED: Pretoria
and Fuerst Bismarck. from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 4-Sailed: Cymric.
from Liverpool, for New York.
ANTWERP, Aug. 4.-Sailed Noordland.
Cor New York
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testimony OF Foster that he did not intimi-
date Golden. The defense excepted 10 the
ruling.
Ben Rowe. porter in the executive Office,
was the next witness He was brought
back from Richmond. Ind, by the defense
He helped break open the door OF Powerss
private Office after the shooting. and cor
roborated Miller. Witness cleaned the
private Office OF Powers on the morning OF
JAN 30, and saw two rifles there. He de-
MED That, stated by Witness Sinclair, of
the prosecution, he carried any telegraph
messages on that day, for either Collier or
Taylor. Many minor details TO which the
attention of the witness was called by the
prosecution he could not remember When
he stood aside court adjourned for the day.
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ing his brother Noble. in Macoupin cou,,,.
In December. ISIS. was arrested here 80
night. Noble Kent was handcuffed ana =
charge Of officers when his brother ene :.
him down. The affair caused great S.
sation at the time. After the shootins
William Kent disappeared and no trace -
him was found until he was seen on ~
street here tonight and arrested He bss
lived in Chicago nearly all the time sincs
the shooting. Se
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
Conference ON TIn-PIate Scale.

PITTSBURG, Aug. A secret confer
ence on the tin-plate scale was held here
to-day. 1t is said by members of the work
ers' organization that the settlement was
previously agreed upon at the conference
last week in New York. and it is con-
tinuation or last years scale The meet
ing to-day was, ii is said, more dis
cussion between the district managers of
the tin-plate company and the wage COM
mittee on certain provisions of the hot
mill scale, which are affected by the de-
mands of the Tin Workers International
Protective Association, the organization
controlling the employees of the tinhouse
department of the American Tin-plate
Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-General Mac
Arthur has convened board consisting
of Maj Louis NJ. Maus. surgeon, Capt.
George p. Ahren, Ninth Infantry, and
Capt. w. E. Horton, assistant quartermas-
ter, to select an island in the Philippine
archipelago for the segregation Of lepers,
to prepare plans and estimates for suit
able buildings thereon and estimates of
salaries for the necessary officials and en-
ployes. The board is also charged with fix
ing the ration and other allowances for the
support of such leper colony. This action
was taken in view of the large number of
people in the Philippines afflicted with
leprosy who are reported as a menace to
public health. Efforts are being made TO
prevent the further spread of the disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
Over 1000 Aliens Arriving mt the Port
of New York Alone Each Day.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Figures concern
ing the increase of immigration at this
port, just tabulated, show that in the MS
cal year ended June 30 there arrived here
341. I'll immigrants. which IS the greatest
number since 1898. The great increase has
been during the last three months The
immigration authorities believe from the
rate at which the numbers are growing
now, over 1000 immigrants a day, next
year will far exceed the record made in
lS99-1900. The immigration at this port
alone for the year 1S99-l9O0 is greater than
at the other twenty-one cities at which
aliens are received
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-General Mac
Arthur, at Manila, has issued general
order in which he says: I'm all eases tried
by military commissions convened by COM
manders of military departments wherein
the death penalty or confinement at hard
labor for greater period than five years
is adjudged the department commander
will. If he approves the sentence, forward
the record of the proceedings to the head
quarters for review, and no such sentence
shall be carried into execution until ii shall
be approved by the division commander.
Provided, that where the sentence imposed
by such commission is committed or mti-
gated by the department commander to
confine men at hard labor for period of
five years or less the record need not be
forwarded"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Aug. 4-Colonel L.
ID. Richardson. died to-day of complica-
ton of diseases, aged seventy-four He
was one of the most prominent citizens in
this State. He was superintendent OF the
Hot Springs Railroad up TO the time Of his
death In his earlier life he was associated
with Joe Reynolds, of Chicago, better
known as Diamond Joe" I'm the operation
of line OF steamers between 81. Louis
and st. Paul. He was thirty-third degree
Mason
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Aug 4.-District
Manager Campbell, of the Republic Iron
and Steel Company, to-day notified all the
clerks and employees on salary at the mills
here that after tonight their services
would not be required. No assurance was
given as 10 when they could again secure
employment, and they were advised to Sc
three hundred men,
The order of dismissal Is regarded as
notice that the Republic Iron and Steel
Company has no intention OF signing the
new scale, and il any suggestions of set
Element are made they must come from the
amalgamated association. Nearly all the
employees of the mills are now away spend
ing vacations.
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inst Plain Lie.

GEORGETOWN, KY. Aug. 4.-The story
that Henry Youtsey had made confess
sion is untrue. Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin says the prosecution has had no
statement from Youtsey- Mr.. L. j. Craw-
ford and Col. r. W. Nelson, attorneys for
Youtsey, made signed statement tonight
In which they say: I'VE have made no Of
fers TO the commonwealth"
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to proceed to this city. to-morrow. to hold
services McClurkin and Fisher were
robbed here last Monday night ana
painted blue. The authorities have sworn
in fifty deputies and special policemen 10
avoid another mobbing. Overseer Piper
says: 1--WE are coming at 6:S5 a. m
They Will be arrested for melting TOT
At a meeting of the citizens to-day they
adopted resolutions advising the civil au-
thoritics TO intercept the elders In the con-
fines OF the city. Trouble is anticipated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
REASONS FOR A STRIKE.
Canadian Pacific Employees Think the
Company Is Opposed to Unionism.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Aug. 4-Canadiaa
Pacific Railway shop workers have issued
an official statement giving reasons for
their action in striking. The company
broke its agreement. they say. with the
men In refusing to grant Western repre-
sentatives on the general committee leave
OF absence to come to Winnipeg to arrange
schedule. This precipitatsd the strike.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. 4.-Union coal
miners in Missouri, outside the mines con-
trolled by the big Four" companies, so
called. will, beginning Sept. /, receive an
advance in wages of 10 per cent. Several
men will be affected. Wages of
day laborers will be increased
from $175 to S1.94 a day. and special track
repairers and timber men will be raised
from 81 80 to $2.12 a day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 4.-William
Warner. leader of the present coal miners
strike in the Georges creek region was
sentenced to-day to six months in the
house of correction. The charge against
him was unlawful assembly, and he
also fined $50 and costs in a libel case. He
Will appeal in both cases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. 1.-The announce
ment was authoritatively made to-day that
Mr.. Bryan would be accompanied on his
trip to Indianapolis by Mrs. Bryan and
their young son. son. william IMAM - r. They will
Thomas. of Colorado. and his yytfe. who
will also accompany them to Indianapolis
The party will leave Lincoln ct 6 p. m.
Mondr--
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

FORT DODGE, Ia. Aug. This city is
worked up TO fever heat owing to the
numerous incendiary barn fires that have
occurred here during the past twenty-four
hours. Fourteen have been burned, three
this morning, but the excellent work of
the FIRE department has prevented heavy
losses All efforts to capture the fire
bugs" so far have failed. but IL caught
there may be lynching.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

Detroit Journal.

Detroit journal.
The shades of night were descending at
clip when there passed through an Al
pine village a youth, bearing banner
with this curious device:
THE Truth is Mighty
maiden saw him and gavs him the
laugh.
''Of course you don't expect to cut much
ice with that old saw" she sang out, in a
loud, raucous voice
The youth was chagrined. doubtless hav-
ing expected to be asked TO rest his weary
head upon some old thing or other.
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Lumber Mil Destroyed.

: CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 4-Fire tonight
destroyed one of the mills of the Cuyahoga
Lumber Company. causing a loss estimated
at 100000 John Zahm. an employee, was
unable to leave the building in time to
escape, and was SO badly burned that he
will probably die. The origin of the fire
is supposed to have been incendiary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. 4.-Dredge boat No.
O. owned by Rittenhouse Moore, was con-
sumed by fire in the middle OF Tampa bay
to-day Twenty persons were aboard when
the fire began, but were rescued by two
tugs which went to their aid The craft
was quickly consumed It was valued at
SO 900. and had insurance to the amount of
$4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

All Canadian Pacific shops from Fort VIII
liam TO the coast are practically closed.
company's action Is a direct blow at union
ISM a report that an ultimatum was sent
by the engineers, firemen and train hands
confirmed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4.-Prince Eni
Wha, second son OF the Emperor of Korea.
arrived to-day on the steamer City OF Pc
king. en- route 10 Roanoke. Va, 10 enter
college He was accompanied by SIN Feb
Moo, a member OF the Korean legation at
Washington. Other passengers on the City
OF Picking were T. r. FuIkerson. United
States vice consul az Nagasaki. and DIT.
@. r Smith, missionary. who was among
those who left T1en-Tein July &
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05

: NEW ORLEANS. Aug 4-Jobn xy,u,s
one OF the negroes arrested in connec-
ton with the killing Of Sergeant Porteous
and Corporal Lally and citizens by Rob
in the parish prison this evening. willis
was arrested after the killing OF Porteous
as he was escaping from the scene of the
tragedy -
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Too busy.
Life.

The Author-I wish had time enough
to write a good book.
His Friend-Why not take It'll
The Author-Can't afford to. am too
busy writing successful ones.
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Perry s. Heath in New York To-Day.
Georgia wants White Supremacy.

ATLANTA. Ga. Aug. 4.-Owing to the
result of the recent election in North Caro-
lima. I'm which white supremacy was en-
grated on the State. Representative Hard
wick will introduce I'm the next session of
the Georgia Legislature a bill providing
for a constitutional amendment similar in
form. and provisions TO that adopted in
the Old North State. This enforces prop
erty and educational qualification on suf-
frage which practically disfranchises the
negroes.
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LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
Dowfeite Elders Returning tn Mans-
field to Foment Disorder.

MANSFIELD. O.. Aug. 4-John Alex.
Dowie. of the Christian Catholic Church
In Zion. has directed 0verseer Piper ana
Elders McClurkin. Mcfarland and Hlcher
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-16
Kaiir Football Team.

A football team composed of Kaf-
frs from the Orange Free State is
now in England, showing a good
style of play 1t has been invited to
visit Germany and Austria when its
Hritish tour is completed. 1t is
mostly composed of natives of the
Basuto tribe, although two are Hot
tentots, and show a grade Of civili-
zation comparing favorably with
that Of the negroes of the Southern
states of this country. The men,
hers all have a trade, some of them
being clerks, others grocers' assist
ants, tailors and carpenters. They
speak English fluently and profess
unbounded loyalty to the queen and
to British authority in South Afri-
co. They look on the Boer as an
enehy VINO kept their kind in slavery
until England interfered.