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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
MODERN COAT OF MAIL.
Found on a Dead nan i'm Cali
fOrnia.

Baltimore American.
A coat of mail, formed by the interweav-
ing Of thousands of small tempered steel
rings. each of which passes through six
others, was the object Of much curiosity
yesterday at the Central police station.
The coat. which is said 10 be absolutely
bullet-proof, was exhibited TO the men Of
the district by Captain Schleigh. IL had
formerly belonged 10 a Chinese Highlander
of the Western Pacific slope. and was
brought 10 the station for exhibition by
Sheriff r. z. Bevan. of Marysville. Yuba
county. California. who is attending the
Foresters' convention I'm Baltimore.
The coat weighs about thirty-eight pounds
and is a load that a man OF ordinary mus
cular development would not care 10 carry
for any length of time. II Is made like a
sleeveless jacket. and is long enough TO
cover a portion OF the lower limbs and the
arms half way to the elbow. Its history is
most interesting. Several years ago the
authorities OF Yuba county received word
that a meeting of the ~Highbinders Chinese
cut-throats and blackmailers) was TO be
held. and they surprised the yellow-skinned
plotters in "A cabin. The lights were put out
as the sheriff and his deputies approached.
and a desperate battle ensued. The Chi
nese were captured, and from the body Of
a dead Chinaman the coat OF mail was
taken, IL being beneath an ordinary blouse.
The Chinaman had died from a bullet
wound I'm the head. In the room were
found a number OF balls which had fiat
tened against the coat OF mail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
NEW DIRIGIBLE BALLOON.
Ii Was Too Heavy and Did Not Sail
as Was Expected.

PARIS. Sept. 5.-A dirigible balloon in
vented by a Frenchman named Roze was
tried here to-day. The balloon consists of
two cigar-shaped balloons, from which is
suspended a big basket-car having two
floors. The upper floor is a sort of salon,
elegantly furnished, for the captain, who
controls the five rudders. The lower floor
is for the engineer working the propellers,
of which there are four. The balloon has
been filled and waiting since Monday for a
fine day. 1t emerged from its shed at 10
o'clock this morning and rolled along a
wooden rail track into a field. a crowd
of spectators cheered the inventor, who
entered the salon. the engineer taking his
place in the lower cabin: A whistle was
then sounded as a signal to let go. The
aScenSional screws began TO revOlve and
the balloon rose slightly, but with an evil
dent effort. The propelling screws were
then started and the balloon slowly moved
forward. The spectators, thinking 1t W
a success, again cheered. But the balloon
dropped heavily to the ground and Roze
descended from the salon and exclaimed:
1T is too heavy; it won't ascend ROZe
then gave orders to house the balloon. His
friends insisted on another trial, and Roze
only consented TO experiment with the
ascensional screws. The spectators hung
on to the ropes and the screws were start
ed. The balloon began to rise, the spec
tators released their hold slightly, and a
man who did not let go was lifted with il.
But the balloon lost all equilibrium. The
balloon was then hauled down and housed
in its shed.
Roze, in an interview, said: 1.-The balloon
was two hundred pounds too heavy. The
envelope is overweighted with varnish. L
made a mistake in having it constructed by
inexperienced workmen, instead of by a
proper balloon maker. The defect can cas-
lily be remedied. L shall try again"
NJ. Santos Dumont, the Brazilian aero
maui this afternoon made an experimental
captive ascent in his new airship, ascending
$50 metres. On descending he expressed
himself as entirely satisfied with the i'm
proved machine and announced that to-
morrow afternoon he would make a formal
attempt to win the prize of loo, 900 francs Of
fered by NJ. Deutch for a dirigible balloon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Other Fires.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 5.-The North
western Hotel, at Military road and Lam
sing street, has been destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. Pipeman
Frank Files was buried beneath falling
debris and badly injured. Only a few
guests were in the hotel when the fire
started. and they had no difficulty in get
ting out.
JEFFERSON, Wis, Sept. 5.-Fire to-day
in the plant of the Wisconsin Manufacture
ing Company, manufacturers of chairs and
other furniture. threatened to destroy the
whole town, but was subdued this evening
with a loss aggregating between $4,000 and
$50, 900, partly covered by insurance.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Sept. Sire
to-day did $50. 900 damage TO the dock of
the Lehigh Coal and Coke Company. The
blaze cannot be ~extinguished before night.
Soft coal weighing 200, 900 tons is burning
in several places. The damage TO the coal
annot as yet be stimated.
MUNISING, Mich. Sept. 5.-The Forster
Lumber Company's mill burned at 2 o'clock
this morning. Loss, $4,000. One hundred
and fifty men are thrown out of employ
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
THUNDERSTORM FRIGHT.
Its Victims Plentiful Among Men as
Well as Women.
Philadelphia Record.

~
The unusual number and exceptional Sc
verify (for this time of the year, of thun-
derstorms recently have probably caused u
great man people more acute suffering
than they would experience from the rag
ing OF a rabid dog in the street or the ap-
pearance of the bubonic plague. There is
nothing, except the violent shock of an
earthquake, which can compare with a
thunderstorm as "A cause OF terror 10 per
sons who are so unfortunate as TO have
what appears to be a constitutional and
often ineradicable timidity I'm a storm. In
some cases II is certain that no amount of
enOrt and no sense of shame can prevent
a pitiful exhibition of cowardice. Men of
proved valor in other trying circumstances
sometimes become panic-stricken, and, with
blanched faces ana the wild eyes of fright.
cover and tremble at every crash as
though something more terrible than death
impended. In the surgical records of the
civil war is reported the death. from pure
fright i'm "A storm before Richmond, OF a SOL
der who had been twice wounded In battle,
Women. however, are most often the vic
Tins of thunderstorm fright.
Doubtless the helplessness OF the situa-
ton has something to do with the extrem-
ity of fear. Soldiers who have shown a ten
dency TO panic when under fire which they
could not return have, behaved with gallan-
try when commanded to advance on the
foe. In the feeling that he is impotent
there Is hardly an absurdity which the
wretched subject OF thunderstorm fright
will not commit, from sitting on a chair
which had been insulated by glass tumblers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
EIGHTY WERE KILLED.
How Germans Punished the ~Cannibals
of the thia Islands.

VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 5.-Information
regarding the operations Of the German
warship Cormorant, which was recently
dispatched to the Matthias islands to punish
the natives for the massacre of Herr
Mencker and three or four others forming
a party of German scientists, is received
from Brisbane through the arrival Of the
steamer Miowera this morning. The mas
sacre of the little party occurred some
six or seven months, or even longer ago,
particulars of the cruel manner in which
they were killed being published soon after.
The COrmorant. when sent 10 investigate
the affair, met with strong opposition. Her
crew. was compelled to fight "a pitched bat
tie, and the result was most disastrous,
the natives suffering a loss of eighty killed
and seventeen captured. After they had
been thoroughly subdued the captured were
taken to Herbertsho, German New Guinea.
The Miowera brings news of a serious
accident occurring at Quirinda last month.
The Imperial Hotel balcony of that city
collapsed with $50 people on 1t. 1t is esti-
mated that eighteen persons received
broker legs, forty-nine were seriously in
jured, while a large number suffered from
minor injuries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06

make concessions in the case of Russian
petroleum.
Russian newspapers are forbidden 10 re-
Ter to famine conditions in Russia says
the St Petersburg correspondent OF the
London Daily Mail. because hunger typhus
and scurvy have broken out in many dis
tricts and hundreds are dying daily
Charles +. Yerkes has secured control
of the projected BrOmpton-Piccadilly Eng
land. Oube) railroad. with a capital of
\ 100000 Work will begin Immediately.
The road will be worked in conjunction
with Yerkes's Charing Cross and Hamp-
sted line and the District Railways.
The British Trades Union Congress yes
tercay voted to a fund with
which to fight the House of Lords picketng
decision, land other legal wrongs The
congress also agreed TO convene a national
conference of the representatives OF all
trade and beneficial societies to formulate
a practical old-age pension scheme.
James Barton yesterday explained to the
Engineering Congress-, now in session at
Glasgow, the proposed tunnel between Scot
land and Ireland. The committee which
considered the routes thought that the
best one was from a projecting portion OF
Nigtonshire. where the Scotch coast IS
within twenty-One TO twenty-five miles Oh
the coast of County Antrim and County
Down, Ireland. The cost is estimated at
410,000,0 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06

ception under the dome Of the main build
ing. Nearly 1900 invitations had been sent
out and the President was busy shaking
hands for twenty minutes
An incident that brought forth a ripple OF
applause occurred when the President was
making the rounds through the main gov
eminent building. He had passed one OF the
navy exhibits when suddenly he noticed
Captain HObsOn standing at attention.
Hating. he turned and walking briskly
over TO the hero Of the Merrimac. grasped
him cordially by the hand and chatted with
him for a few minutes.
At the conclusion OF the reception the
President and the members OF his party
again entered their carriages and were
taken 10 the home Of Mr.. Milburn in Deia-
ware avenue.
The President visited the grounds again
this evening TO witness the fireworks, re-
turning 10 the house at Q O'Clock. To-mor-
row the President and about one hundred
inYited quests will visit Niagara Pals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
COLD COMFORT FOR TURKEY.
Emperor william Declined to Inter-
vene-TroubIe with Britain.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 5.-The Ger
man ambassador on Monday
Gated to the Porte the Kaiser's declination
TO intervene, advising the palace to come
to an understanding with France. 1t APP
pears that Nj. Delcasse's letter requiring
Munir Bey TO leave the country expressed
establishment that Munir should illuminate
the embassy and give a banquet on the
anniversary of the Sultan's accession, in
France and Turkey.
The Turkish ambassador in London has
been instructed to inform Great Britain
British warship in the Persian gulf, in pre-
venting the Turkish corvette Sehob from
entering Howeyt, is Incompatible with
friendly relations. The British side of the
controversy is that the Sehob was trying
TO land Turkish troops on the territory of
a Sheik who is Independent of Turkey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
ASPHALT IN KENTUCKY.
Beds in Four Counties to BE Worked
by a stock Company.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 5.-The Federal
Asphalt Company, which controls the
%asphaltum beds in four counties Of Ken
lucky, has just been organized with a
capital stock of S5,OOO,OO, SS,5OO,OO of which
has been paid in. The company is to be
incorporated under the laws of West Vir-
GINA Immediately, and it has already put
men at work in the property in Grayson
county. The company is differed by NJ. ID.
Coffeen, president; Joseph Huffaker. vice
president; A. H.. Loeb, treasurer; f. l..
Warner, secretary, and Azel +. Hatch,
general counsel.
All of the officers and directors are resi-
dents of Chicago, with the exception of
Mr.. Huffaker, the vice president, who re-
sides here. The company owns $4,000 acres
chased about six weeks ago..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
LOSS OF THE GOLD DUST.
Detail of the Burning of a Steamer
Near Alton, Ind.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. Forty MEM
bers of the crew and fifteen passengers
from the steamer Gold Dust, that burned
at Gartey's Landing, four miles below
Alton, Ind, Wednesday afternoon, arrived
in Louisville to-day, bringing the first au-
thentic story Of the disaster. Joe Parrish,
the pilot, said: There was absolutely no
chance of saving the boat. L was in the
pilot house about 400 o'clock, when the cry
of Fire coming from the deck below
startled everybody. The stove in the laun-
dry room had broken and this caused the
blaze. The boat was driven to the Indiana
shore as quickly as possible. So fast did
the flames spread that in a few minutes it
was absolutely impossible to go into the
cabin. Not a man had TO swim, however,
and all got off in safety"
The Gold Dust was launched from How
ards shipyard, Jacksonville, Ind, on June
20. She was insured for $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
MOVEMEN OF STEAMERS.

LIVERPOOL. Sept. ARRIVED: Georgian,
from New York: TeutOnic. from New York:
Noordland. from Philadelphia; Common
wealth. from Boston. Sailed: Steamer
Cambreman. for Portland. Me.
NEW YORK. Sept. SAILED: Deutsch-
land. for Hamburg. via Plymouth and Cher
bOurg. La Champagne, for Havre.
CHERBOTRG. Sept. ARRIVED: Fuerst
Bismarck. from New York, for Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN. Sept. 5.-Sailed: Waes-
land, from Liverpool. for Philadelphia.
LONDON. Sept. SAILED: Steamer Me
nominee. for New York.
HAVRE. Sept. ARRIVED: L'Aquitaine.
from New York.
GREENOCK. Sept. Arrived: Pretoria.
from Montreal.
ROTTERDAM. Sept. 5-Sailed: Potsdam.
for New York.
GLASGOW. Sept 5-sailed: Norwegian.
for Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
OBJECT TO A GIFT.
New Castle Does Not Want n Church
Pipe Organ from Carnegie.

SHARON, Pa, Sept. 5.-An offer Of
Andrew Carnegie to place a pipe organ
in the Central Presbyterian Church at New
Castle is meeting with bitter opposition,
and serious trouble in the congregation is
threatened. Mr.. C%arnegie's agent came TO
New Castle a few days ago to take the
measurements for the instrument. When
it became generally known that the gift
was to be accepted Ominous mutterings
were heard. Now a storm of protest has
blown up. The outcome cannot be
prophesied, but it looks as if the gift viii
be refused. Mr.. Carnegie offered New Cas-
tie a free library some time ago, but the
proposition met with so much opposition
that the matter was dropped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Prince Chun at Berlin.

BERLIN, Sept. 5.-Prince Chun and his
suite arrived here to-day from Potsdam
and were conducted by General Won Hoop
fer to apartments in the Thiergarten. The
ENJOYS were accorded no reception except
by members of the Chinese legation. Be
fore leaving Potsdam Prince Chun wit
messed the field exercises and the parade
march of the First Regiment of the Royal
Guard. The Empress received Prince Chun
at noon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
CONFESSED ARSON.
Tailor Admits Starting a Fire i'm the
Theater Building.

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-The fire which threat
ened Tuesday night to destroy the building
in which the Orpheon Theater is located
was started by Anton ]. Kalkus, proprietor
of a tailor shop in the building. Kalkus
has made a confession that he set the
building on fire to defraud the Agricultural
Insurance Company Of Waterfowl, n. Y,
out of insurance which he carried.
According to the officers to whom the
confession was made KalkuS hoped 10 take
advantage of a legal fight over possession
of the theater to ward off suspicion from
himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Boer Supplies Seized by Portuguese

LISBON, Sept. 5.-An official dispatch re-
ceived here from Mozambique announces
the seizure by Portuguese government Of
ficials near Bessanio Gracia, on the Trans
ton and dynamite, intended for the Beers.
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 5.-An armored train
was derailed at Taung's Station Monday
last, three British being killed and five
wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Ex-Fireman Confesses In~cendiarism

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o., Sept. g.
Robert w. Ditto, a former member of the
New Philadelphia fire department, was
arrested here to-day and confessed to hav-
ing been the author of a large number Of
incendiary fires that have occurred here
during the last six months. He gave no
reason for his incendiary work, except that
he liked to see the people get excited and
run TO the fires. Ditto was held under $l0,-
coo bond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
READY FOR SIGNATURES
EDICTs REGARDING THE PROTOCOL
RECEIVED AT PEKING.
Held Back to Force the Kaiser to
Waive the kOwtow ndignity-
Prince Chun ut Berlin.

PEKING, Sept. 5-L Hung Chang to-
night notified the foreign ministers that
the imperial edicts providing for the sign
ing of the peace protocol had arrived. This
announcement. made Immediately after the
settlement Of the difficulties which Prince
sChun experienced before going to Berlin,
confirms the impression here that the Chi
nese used the protocol to induce Emperor
William to waive the kowtow ceremony.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
KeIIy-Kenny Succeeds Wood.

LONDON, Sept. 6.-Lieut. Gen. Thomas
Kelly-Kenny has been appointed adjutant
general to the forces in succession to Sir
Evelyn Wood.
81 am authorized to state" says the Pre-
toria correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.
that Lord Kitchener is not going home.
but will finish the task assigned him here.
General Lyttleton will replace General
Hildyard, who is going to leave
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
No Courtesies shown i'm Japan.

TOXIC, Sept. 5.-No japanese officials
met the Chinese mission of expiration for
the murder Of Sugiyama Akra chancellor
of the japanese legation in Picking, prior
Toxic to-day. The members of the mission
hunted up a hotel, where they established
themselves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
FORECAST.
Fair To-day and Tomorrow, with
Light SoutherIy Winds.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
For OhiO-Fair on Friday and Saturday;
light variable winds.
For ~Indiana-Fair on Friday and Satur-
day; light southerly winds.
For Illinois-Fair on Friday; light to
fresh southerly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Holland Wants satisfaction.

LONDON, Sept. 6. Holland demands
satisfaction" says the C~onstantinople cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, ''for the
violation of the Dutch legation here by
Turkish police, who forced an entrance
Sunday while in. pursuit of a man they
wished to arrest"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Tried to Burn Himself in Jail.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Frederick Ring.
awaiting trial for highway robbery. at
tempted TO roast himself to death by setting
fire to his bed in the Essex county Jail in
Newark. He is now in the Jail hospital.
left "A letter in which he confessed
to having committed a murder in South
Jersey about two years ago. Since then.
he declared. the fear Of arrest and hang
ing had made his life a torment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Brigands Steal American Woman.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 5.-Brigands
have carried off an American woman en-
gagged in missionary work and a lady COM
panion i'm the district Of Djumabala, villa
yet of Salonika.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Local Observations on Thursday.

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. w'ther. Pre-.
z a. m..30.l6 6S 90 East. Clear. geo
Z p. m..3l@ 50 80 South. Clear. 600
Maximum temperature. 81; minimum tenn
p~erature, %.
Comparative statement of the mean tenn
perature and total precipitation on Sept. D:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06
Yesterdays Temperatures.

W. L. BLYTHE,
Secretary Of Division.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06

Have you seen Mrs. Austin's new dressg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06

Wait till you-see Mrs. Austin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-06

If you want them at that price buy them
now Price will advance soon. Call or
write for stock now; the time is short.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-30
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.

The time in the United States senate
on the 10th was given up to eulogies
on the late Senator Gear, of Iowa, his
successor, Senator Dolliver, being the
principal speaker. A bill was intro
duced increasing the salaries of otti'
Gals of Hawaii. The session of the
house was devoted chiefly to the postal
codification bill, which was about halt
completed. A bill was passed granting
Is days annual leave to employees OF
navy yards, arsenals, etc.
The United States senate on the 21st
confirmed the appointment of James
S. Harlan, of Chicago, as attorney gen
eral of Porto Rico by a vote of 43 to p
and devoted the rest of the day to the
Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. In the house a bill
was passed establishing in Washington
a home for aged and infrm colored
people with the fund of $23O,00O now
in the treasury due to the estates OF
deceased colored soldiers.
In the United States senate on the
22d appropriate resolutions on the
death OF Queen Victoria were ORDERED
engrossed and forwarded to the prime
minister of Great Britain. The legisla'
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was completed. The treaty
with Spain for the purchase Of two
Philippine islands, unintentionally
omitted from the Paris treaty, was rati-
fed. Adjourned as an additional mark
of respect to the memory of Queen Vic
toria. In the house a resolution was
adopted providing for an assembling
of the two houses of congress on
Wednesday, February 10, for the count
ing of the electoral votes. After pass
ing a resolution of profound regret
over the death of Queen Victoria. an ad-
journment was taken as an additiona al
mark of respect.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-30
ITS FIRST ISSUE.
Mr. Bryan's Paper, The Commoner
Makes It's Appearance at
Lincoln, Neb.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24.-W. J. Bryan's
paper, the Commoner.,. was issued
Wednesday, and was served to the To-
cal patrons in the evening. 1t was a
busy day for Mr.. Bryan, his business
manager and clerks. As fast as the
four presses run them off the papers
were hauled in dray to the mailing
room, two blocks distant, where they
were turned over to small army of
clerks for addressing and mailing.
The original intention was to print but
10000 copies, but the subscriptions
came in at such rate Tuesday that it
was increased to $4,000. The paper is
OF eight pages. three columns to a
page, slightly larger than the ordinary
magazine, and of good typographical
appearances. The longer editorials
start on the first page and continue to
the fourth, which is devoted to short
paragraphs on public questions.
There are few contributions and lit
tie reprint, but the greater part of the
matter is Mr.. Bryan's own writings.