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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
Army

First Lieut.. John G. Livingston, Artillery
Corps, has been ordered to examination for
retirement
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Capt. S. p. Vestal, Seventh Cav
airy, one month on account of sickness:
Second Lieut.. William +. Wheatley, Fifth
Cavalry, twenty days extension.
Capt T. III. Slavens quartermaster. has
been ordered to inspect the construction
work in progress ut Forts Dupont and Del
aware, Delaware and Mott, n. j.
Capt. Guy Carleton. paymaster, has been
relieved from duty in the Philippines and
ordered TO San Francisco.
Capt. Arthur w. Chase, paymaster, at
Chicago, his been ordered to San Francisco
for assignment TO duty.
Capt. Harry b. Chamberlain, quartermas-
ter, has been assigned 10 duty at st. Paul.
sonville, Ind; Capt. f. A. Grant, quarter
master, TO Seattle. Wash. and Capt H. w.
French, qpartermaster, to Chattanooga,
Tenn, to assume charge of the construction
of the new post at Chickamauga Park. Ga.
relieving Maj. II. J. Slocum.
First Lieut.. Frederick NJ. Hartsock as
sistant surgeon, has been ordered to exami-
nation to determine his fitness for advance
ment.
First Lieut. Richard w. Walker, who was
recently promoted, has been assigned to the
Fifth Cavalry, Troop T..
Capt. Roy b. Harper. Third Cavalry hav-
ing been relieved from duty as aid-de-camp
to Maj. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee, has been or
dered TO join his troop.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Maj. Robert L. Howe Porto Rico
Provisional Regiment of Infantry one
month; First Lieut.. William III. Patterson.
Twenty-eighth Infantry, two months and
twenty days; Capt. Mark l.. Hersey Ninth
Infantry, three months, and Contract Sur
geon William +. De Niedman, twenty days
extension.
The Navy
Rear Admiral e. p. Lamberton has been
commissioned, to date from Oct. H. 1903
Capt. X. Il. Bradford has been detached
from duty as member of the general board
in this city and ordered to command the
Illinois.
Commander a. V. Wadhan,s from charge
naval recruiting station, Chicago, ILL.,, to
command the Dixie
Lieut. Commander J. NJ. Poyer. from bu-
reau of ordnance, Navy Department, Wash
ington, ID. c., TO the Baltimore as navi-
gator.
Lieut.. II. George, from bureau of equip
ment, Navy Department, Washington. d.
c., to the Takoma executive officer
Pay Director r. p. Isle. to be placed on
the retired list Of the navy, with the rank
of rear admiral.
Boatswain l.. W. SoDp, TO the Wabash
navy yard. Boston, Mass.
Boatswain A. Whipkey, TO the Puritan,
navy yard. League island, Pa.
Warrant Machinist Il. II. Richwein, from
the Baltimore To the Olympia.
Warrant Machinist W. C. Gray from the
Olympia 10 the Baltimore.
Pharmacist j. cowan. placed on the re-
tired list of the navy.
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The Wood Alcohol Habit.
PHILADELPHIA Telegraph.

A Hilbert street shop which does a large
business in cleaning and renovating hats
had to put up some profuse apologies a few
days ago to customer, owing TO a second
failure to deliver a tile on the time prom
Used.
II can't help myself" expostulated the
proprietor. with voice betoking a broken
spirit. II can't get anybody to help me
and / can't keep 'em when / get 'em. Out
In the shed there are two men l employed
yesterday. They're chuck full of wood
alcohol"
Wood alcohol"
Yes. they get away with quart or two
OF il every day. You'd think IL would kill
them. same IL has others. but they're
used to IL. I've put dye in ii. same as you
use on Easter eggs-red dye-but they
swilled 1t down just the same. What can
do about it,?
Remembering the recent carouse in which
several men lost their lives by drinking
wood alcohol no more can be called a
hard drinker whose experiences are con-
fined to nothing more ardent than dry mar
TINS. Jamaica ginger, waterfront whisky
straight Worcestershire and Scotch high
balls.
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TrninIoads of Russian soldiers.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 25.-United
States Commercial Agent Nj. NJ. Langhorne
is ar present here on his way back to Amer
lea from Port Dalny, the new port the
eastern shore of the Liao-Tung peninsula,
about twenty miles from Port Arthur. He
saws that on the railroad trip from Port
Dalny he counted seven trains bearing Rus
sian soldiers going east.
Port Dalny is not progressing. according
to the commercial agent, the trade remain
ing at New Chwang and Port Arthur. The
latter place is favored by Niceroy Alexieff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
HUNTER STILL FIGHTING.
Eleventh Kentucky District Nominee
Refore Anueals Judge.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Oct. 25.-Judge Set
tie, of the Kentucky Court OF Appeals, Will
tomorrow hear a motion 10 dissolve tenn
porary order granted by the Knox Circuit
Court, restraining the county clerks of the
Eleventh congressional district from placing
the name of DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter. for
merly minister TO Guatemala. on the ballot
as the Republican nominee to succeed the
late Congressman Vincent BOreing.
Hunters contention is that the courts
have no jurisdiction to interfere in such a
political matter
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Dispossessed Ledger Fatally Wounds
B0arding-Housc Keeper.

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-John E. Dor
wegan, proprietor OF boarding house in
Harlem. was fatally stabbed tonight by
John Eaton, barkeeper who formerly
boarded with him. and whom Dorwegan
dispossessed few days ago.
Eaton called at the boarding house to-
night and abused the wife of Dorwegan.
The woman called her husband for pro-
lection. and Dorwegan ordered Eaton from
the house. Instead of leaving, however.
he plunged a knife into the landlord 5
side. and also badly slashed John Miller.
a boarder. who tried to wrest the knife
from Eaton. Eaton escaped.
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Fishing steamer burned.

BUFFALO, N. Y. Oct 25.-The steamer
Silver Spray. which escaped an attack of
the Canadian revenue cutter Petrol some
weeks ago, was burned Tonight at 1.4e
floating dry dock of the Empire Shipbuild-
ing Company. The boat was owned by
Christ. Shaw. of Erie. She was used as a
fishing steamer and was valued at $4,000
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New Hampshire Resort scorched.

HAMPTON BEACH, n. H., Oct 25.-Fire
that originated In the Washington House
to-day destroyed the hotel, a summer
boarding house, combination studio and
cafe and two small stores. The buildings
were all of wood, built inexpeEsively for
summer occupancy only, and the total loss
will not much exceed $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

ST. GATHERINGS. Ont, Oct 25.-The
upper school of Ridley College burned early
this morning. The cause of the blaze, which
started in an attic trunk room, is unknown.
All the boys got out in good order and a
roll call showed that none was missing The
loss will be about $4,000
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BOSTON BANK MERGER.


BOSTON, Oct. 25-Formal announcement
was made to-day of the consolidation of the
National Hamilton Bank and the Fourth
National Bank under the name of the latter.
The consolidation plan has been under dis
cussion several weeks. The Fourth National
was founded in 1875 and has a capital of
s1,O0OC00. The Incorporation of the National
Hamilton Sank took place in 1855, with a
capital of 100000
In 1898 Boston proper contained fifty-two
national banks, representing a capital of
$iS. 10000. Since that time, mainly through
consolidation, the number has been reduced
to twenty-eight, with capital of $50, 200 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

MANSFIELD, o., Oct. 25.-Lieut Com
mander Martin Bevington, of the United
States navy, formerly chief engineer on the
battleship Kentucky, of the Asatic squad
ron died of Bright's disease at the home of
his brother here to-day, aged forty-sx.
During the Spanish-American war he was
inspector in the Bureau of Navigation at
WASHINGTON.
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The Indiana Crippled Again.

New York Times.
Ii is reported that the Dattleship Indf-
ana, now az Brooklyn Navy Yard. will be
put out OF commission IL Is explained that
the expenditure Of 100000 on the ship at
this time would he an economy, AZ she
IS badly I'm need OF overheuling. The re-
pairs needed could be made more thor
oughly and with much more dispatch II
the shin were out Of commission
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

SOLOMONVILLE. A. T, Oct 25.-Taus-
teennan. the leader of the Morenci strike.
has been sentenced to two years imprison-
ment and To pay fine of $1,000. His lieu
tenants, Satoido. Flores and Figueroa,
were given two years and a fine of 81 900
each and four others were given two years
each and two others one year each.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
Ninety Freight Car. Burned.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 25.-Ninety
freight cars we're burned in the Missouri
Pacific yards in the east bottoms to-day.
The loss will exceed $4,000 Some of the
cars were loaded with grain. 1t is probable
that the fire was started by tramps
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John w. Murray.

INDEPENDENCE. Mo-, Oct. 25.-John
w. Murray. aged seventy-one, a prominent
pioneer citizen of this county, died at his
home here tonight. He was county treas
urer from 1874 TO 1878 and was the first
jury commissioner of the county. He served
with distinction in the Confederate army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
NEEDS ARMS AND MUNITIONS.
The Mad Mullah Seeks to Hold "a Point
the Coast.

ROME. Oct. 25.-The government has re-
ceived the following Information concerning
the engagement between the Italian cruiser
Lombardia and forces of the Mad Mullah
near Illig. in Italian Somaliland:
lowing TO the close watch kept on the
Somaliland coast by British and Italian
ships the Mad Mullah was unable TO get
arms and ammunition by sea as previously
He decided to make desperate attempt to
take possession of a point on the coast with
COO men, who on the 18th instant, attacked
the Italian boats and killed several men
The following day the Lombardia bonn
followers TO retire.
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Has b. IN used FOR over nifty years b. nlllion. -
,,othefs for their children while tecthlnr 49,
,,srfect IL soothes the child. softe-- 80
ss<utns, allays pain Wind ccllc. re..f.<--<
me bowels. and l. the best remedy Tor ,lla~rb~<
whether arising from tcelhins OF other c.',-e'
For sale by druggists in every part 81 n. <c<<<
Re sure and ask fer Hrs NlaSl0n.s Soorts-..--
syrup q cents q bottle.
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Lananese Risks Refused.

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 25.-Believing that war
between Russia and Japan cannot long be
delayed, the marine underwriters decline to
accept war risks ON Japanese steamers even
at the tempting price of twenty-five guineas
cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
The Old Camper

has for forty-fve years had one article In
his supply-Bordens Eagle Brand Con-
densed Milk IL gives to soldiers, sailors.
hunters. campers. and miners a daily COM
fort. like the old home" Delicious in
coffee, tea and chocolate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

HONOLULU. Oct 25.--t'nited States Dis
trict Judge NJ. NJ. Estecs, who was success
fully operated on yesterday for compii-
cations arising from kidney trouble Is still
very weak, hut his condition to-day is on
the whole considered very favorable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
MACHINE Gun ExpIodes

WASHINGTON. Oct. ga six-pounder
Maxim machine gun exploded at Indian
Head proving grounds to-day. killing in
stantly Frank Pennie. negro helper. and
seriously injuring Nelson Jackson, first
class laborer. also colored. Several officers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
VIZ. EIkin somewhnt meter.

PHILADELPHIA. CT 5-Nnuarn 4.
Elkins. who has been lying seriously slci<
al his country home for the last sev< raI
weeks passed a bad day. Toward even
ing. however. he rallied some and tonight
was reported much improved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

LONDON, Oct. 25.-King Edward has ap-
proved the appointment of Sir Henry Morti-
mer Durand. the British ambassador at
Madrid. as British ambassador to the
United States TO succeed the late Sir Michael
Herbert
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26
SLABS THE PROPRIETOR.

were close by but escaped injury. An in
vestigaticn will follow.
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Hungarian Sculptor.

BUDA-PESTH. Oct 25.-Johan Faruss, the
| sculptor, is dead.
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USEFUL ARTICLES FOR INvALIDs.

Reclining. Rolling and Self-propelling Chairs
and Tricycles. Carrying Chairs. Bedside Tables.
BACK Rests Baby Walkers and Clutches
VIM. III. ARMSTRONG & CO.,
90 and rs s. Meridian St. indianapolis. Ind
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szave you seen Mrs. Auztin's New Dress?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-26

THE ADLER man is the more dextrous
the shrewder, the bolder-why the more
dangerous he is If he has not the root of
right living and right thinking in him
and that In private life, and even more
in public life. Exactly in time of war,
although you needed in each lighting man
far more than courage, yet all else counts
for nothing IL there Is not that courage on
which 10 base IL. So In our civil life
although we need that the average man. in
private life. that the average public servant
shall have far more than honesty yet all
other qualities 60 for nothing or for worse
than nothing unless honesty underIies them
mot only the honesty that keeps its skirts
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-29

duchess, however. that their private
fire department wasn't Of much use un-
III they had trained help 10 manage 1t.
and an energetic chief. 80 she appointed
herself 10 the latter post, and worked
IN the small army OF Blenhoim servants
as her assistants, She took lessons In
fire drill learned the architecture Of the
building, so as to know how 10 Isolate
a fire and conhne II TO a certain area;
mastered the subject Of the water sup
ply and was taught how TO unroll ana
connect hose with the main and direct
the pumps on the blaze. Then she start
Ell IN 10 drill the servants. The instruc-
lions were that when the alarm was
given the footmee were 70 run out the
hose, and bring the manual out " its
shed The maids were trained to form
into line and pass buckets from one TO
another with rapldity and precision un-
der her orders. and other servants were
drilled IN the use Of tarpaulin sheets
TO save the treasures Of art and an
tlquity with which Blenheim's halls
and salons are crowded Test alarms
were sounded again and again until the
duchess had her brigade so well drilled
that I'm case Of fire at Benhelm to-
day It is doubtful II there would be
much confusion, or II the IRE depart
ment from oxford, some six or eight
miles away, would find anything lett
for them 10 do by the time they arrived
on the scene. II was because Of her
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EDWARD HARTMAN,
who was Slain by His Friend Huesssner
for The Sake OF "Mintary Honor

grace's proved proficiency as a fire cap
tain chat she was selected to present
medals recently TO flremen VINO haa ais
tingulshed themselves by saving lives
BARONESS CHUTEs THE CHUTE,
The Baroness Won Eckhardsteln, who
Is the daughter OF Sir Thomas Blum
dell Maple NJ. T., e. another famous
flrewoman. Her establishment Is fitted
with canvas chutes, which can be let
down from the windows al the alarm
OF fire. II takes considerable pluck to
descend from a top story by this means
but the baroness practised the trek
herself until she became an adept and
then set forth to drill her servants IN
the art OF "chuting the chute am
Informed by an eyewitness that the
baroness sometimes has had 10 slide
down the canvas tube half a dozen
times in person before she could induce
a nervous hOusemaid 10 follow her eX-
ample
Thanks TO the energy and foresight,
OF the Countess OF Warwick, DunmoW
Castle,is protected from fire by per
hans the completest private fire bril-
gade In England,
Since the recent destruction Of part
Of Welbeck Abbey, the Duke OF Port
lands historic country seat fire drill
has caught on at house parties and It
is a common experience for the alarm
Of fire to be given purposely IN the
midst OF festivities. when guests and
servants alike rush 10 their respective
posts In readiness TO battle with the
enemy.
Lord St Leven's daughters, their
friends and servants are among those
who have thus become adopts al Gre
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Of the way; you should not stand talk
ing In the middle Of busy street.
Lieutenant Won Ruedingen regarded
this reply as an insult to his military
honor" and drawing his sword he
made q dash at the driver and dealt
him q blow on his right hand which
cut three fingers right OF, The driver
was removed to the hospital. where the
doctors found that he was disabled for
life. Under the influence Of the storm
of public Indignation caused by this as
sault, a court martial expelled Lieuten-
ant Won Ruedingen from the army and
ordered him to pay his victim a pension
for life.
a few weeks later however. when the
general public bad forgotten The affair
the guilty officer was pardoned and re-
,nstated In his former rank. Thoreupon,
although a wealthy man, he announced
his intention Of ceaslng to pay the pen
sion TO the disabled driver, who was
thus reduced TO destitution and beg
gary He sued Lieutenant Won Rued-
ingen IN the civil courts for compensa-
ton. but the tribunal ruled that the Of
ncer had merely obeyed the regulations
regarding The protection OF his military
honor, and could not be held responsi.
bic for the consequences OF his blow.
Not long ago, as the express train
from Vienna 10 Trieste was standing In
Marburg station, Young cavalry OH
Ger entered a second-class cOmpart-
ment to find a seat He was about to
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slight is inflicted on an officer he Is al
most bound 10 assume that the civilian
is incapable CT giving knightly satsfac-
ton for II he waits to find out, and II
turns out that duel cannot be fought
with the offender he himself Is expelled
from the army A civilian who Is Jew,
or who Is engaged In trade or who Is
the son Of plebeian parents Is held 10
be Incapable Of giving satisfaction, and
the classes are so numerous that a
sighted officer may easily take It for
granted that the particular civilian who
has trod on his toes belongs to one OF
them,
A QUIXOTIC SUICIDE,
A striking instance Of this view Of mil
itary honor occurred recently at Ham,
burg. where young German officer
named Won Abel was assaulted in the
dark by a drunken man who came up
from behind and took him by surprise,
His assailant dealt Won Abel several
heavy blows on the back Of the head
which were observed by a number OF
bystanders, and which nearly stunned
him Pulling himself together, he
turned to chastlse the aggressor with
his sword but the drunken man. who
had taken enough wine TO be danger
Gus, but not enough TO be helpless, had
disappeared, and was not to be found
anywhere.
Won Abel went home to his lodgings
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life, and then return to complete his
term Of detention
This form of punishment Is In fact
no punishment NJ all, but rather
pleasant holiday for the culprlts sem
fenced thereto And II is the intention
OF the government that this should be
the case. This treatment OF officers
who have shed blood In UNFOLDING their
military honor" Is part OF the system
Of maintaining favored military caste
exempt from the ordinary laws Of JUS
ticc and morality
II Is hardly surprising that the atti-
tude OF the military authorities IN Ger
many, Austria, and Russia leads TO
many outrageous abuses Of the officers
right TO cut down anyone who sights
his dignity. These outrages are less
frequent In Germany than In Austria,
where they occur on an average once
in every two or three weeks OF so. Here
are a number Of cases which have come
under the writer's personal notice.
CUT OFF THREE FINGERS
Lieutenant Ruehling Won Ruedlngen
was standing In the middle Of the Ma
riahilfer Strasse, one Of the busiest
thoroughfares IN Vienna, talking TO
two ladies, when passing omnibus
nearly ran over them. Lieutenant Won
Ruedingen swore vigorously at the
driver, who replied:
81 called out to you loudly TO get out
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She is an American, Formerly
COnsuelO Vanderbilt, and Now
Duchess of Marlborough,
HER BLENHEIM PALACE DRILLS.
Baroness Who Had to Chute Repeated.
" as an Example to Her limid
HOusemaidS.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
London. Aug. 18.-You never could
guess who is the best iireWoman-or
lady fireman, or flre-lady or whatever
It is that she should be called in all
England
She Is w. K. Vanderblts daughter
Consuelo. whose husband Is the Duke
Of Marlborough
And although she stands az the top
OF the list there are al least q dozen
other naughty British poeresses who
really could give points on the manage
ment of fires TO some Of the fancy Of
ncers with whom the bosses Of London
adorn their fire department Plenty OF
the great ladies OF London society know
by experience just how to handle a
hose. WELD a flreox manage a hand
pump. and work lie lines
There Is a good reason for such a
queer diversion for duchasses and
countesses Most Of the British peers
and peeresses own map~ihcent country
seats. far away from the cities, and
from any FIRE department except such
as they can provided for themselves,
The English countryside Is dotted
over with hundreds OF great mansions
where history mas UH'N UlhA NH'' Y
kings have been entertained where
connoisseurs for generation after gen.
Grafton have collected priceless art
treasures. Fine old mansions they are
and choice food for the flames that now
and then lay hold of them and lick
them up while the occupants look on
helplessly. Some Of them were built 30
many centuries ago. and with such JOY
Gus disregard Of dang I rom fire That
they are nothing less tnsn death traps
But with the advent Of modern IRE.
fighting apparatus-much Of II OF
American inyentlon-life In rich coun-
try houses has became more secure,
thanks to the study Of the subject made
by their aristocratlc owners and the
training they have given to their SER
wants.
OWN BRIGADE
The Duke Of Marlborough was one
Of the first TO take up with this idea.
When the access OF some Of the Van
derbilt millions ena bled him TO renoyate
the splendid palace at Blenheim given
10 his famous ancestor by nation
grateful for HIS victories in war one
OF his first thoughts was :" "rotect 1t