davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
Is GREAT



KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 14.-There are
heartrending scenes all over the eastern
and northern portions of the Island of ia
maica. At Port Antonio thousands of
homeless and starving people nave sought
shelter in the old prison and the few other
buildings which survived the hurricane.
Those who could not be thus accommo-
dated are covering in the lee Of ruined
walls and dismantled piazzas. The railroad
sheds and waiting ,rOoms are filed with
women and children. The merchants of the
place are feeding the hungry to the best of
their ability, but the majority are depend
ing upon green bananas knocked down by
the storm. This is their sole food supply
and it will be exhausted I'm nine or ten
days. Similar conditions prevail at Ammo
tata Bay, Buff Bay. Orange Bay. Port
Maria. MarchionaI. Morant Bay, Bowden
and other smaller seaports.
In the interior the distress is equally
acute. The homes of the peasant families
have been literally blown away and they
are continuing rude shelters from fallen
trees. palm boughs and banana leaves Ow-
ing 10 the continued unsettled weather.
with occasional torrential rains, these shell.
tiers AFFORD practically no protection.
Efforts are being made at Kingston IN
relieve the immediate wants of some local
tiles by subscriptions of food and cIofhjnr
but the local efforts at best are totally
inadequate Unless immediate Shipments
of foodstuffs come from America, deaths bv
starvation are inevitable.
The local hospitals in the wind-swept dis
tricts are crowded with the injured and
the death list is increasing. Some localities
have not yet reported. One man was be-
at Port Antonio by a flying sheet
of galvanized roofing. Many were seriously
wounded by falling houses, trees and walls.
Several houses located on the banks of the
streams were carried away by the floods.
The fate of their inmates is unknown. but
il Is feared that there have been many
deaths from this cause.
The bulk of the Blue Mountain coffee has
been ruined and the pimento groves. which
stood for centuries. have been obliterated.
IL is now stimated that the loss on the
island VIII reach SIS. oo,o 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION.
Ii Will BE Celebrated the World Over
by Catholics To-Day.

Catholics the world over will celebrate
to-day the feast of the Assumption, which
is one of the most important OF the Catholic
feast days. AS much as is possible Cath
olics will observe this day in the same man
ner in which Sunday is observed. Mass Will
be celebrated in the parish churches at .
o'clock as many lave TO work during the
day and have no other time TO take part
in the services. The feast OF the Assump-
ton is an institution TO celebrate the happy
death of the Mother of God. According TO
tradition the Virgin Mary arose to life
Immediately after her death, and, after
her body was reunited to her soul, was re-
ceived into heaven.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

A bid for the flint rock macadam improve
ment In North West street, from North to
Fourteenth street, was opened by the Board
of Public Works yesterday morning. but
the contract was not awarded. The board
is restrained by an injunction from improv-
ing the street with flint rock macadam.
The majority of the property owners want
yitrifed brick, 1t is understood. The West
ern Construction Company, the only bidder,
bid s.. 20 a foot. Henry w. Marshall, speak
er of the last House of Representatives. Is
president of the Western Construction
Company, which owns flint rock beds near
Independence. Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

stratifed curb. sl.3l: 5 feet walks. cement
curb, granite corners. N.1S: 3 feet approach
walks. SO cents; sodding. ~ cents
NJ. E. Laughiin. 5 feet walk, stratified
curb, M.34; oolitic curb. $1-22; cement curb,
s1.26: approach walks, "a cents; sodding.
1 cents.
Central Construction Company. 5 feet
walk, cement curb. Sl.35: approach walks,
SO cents: sodding. Z cents.
Allen Caylor, 5 feet walks, 6 by "a feet.
cement curb. $l.57; approach walks, 81 cents;
SodGing. s cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
PLOT TO RELEASE JETT.
Two Sticks of Dynamite Found i'm the
Cell He Occupied.

WINCHESTER, KY, Aug. 1.-THE dis
covery of two sticks of dynamite in the
cell i'm the Clark county Jail, formerly &C.
cupied by Curtis Jet, the convicted as
sassin of ]. b. Marcum, Of Breathitt, has
given rise TO the story of a plot to release
Jett during the time he was corfned here
awaiting trial. The dynamite was found
i'm a water pipe by the negro who is the
only prisoner who has occupied the cell
since Jett was removed. The quantity of
The explosive was sufficient to have blown
the iail TO atoms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

Robert Hall, a colored man living at
North and Blake streets. while employed
at the new building under construction for
the New York Store. on Washington street,
was severely injured yesterday afternoon
by a falling iron beam which struck him
on the left leg. Nc bones were broken. but
the leg was so badly lacerated that IL
was necessary 10 remove him TO the City
Hospital. Drs. Cunningham and Seaton at
tended to the mans injuries and took him
TO the hospital in the Dispensary ambu-
lanre
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
Electrician Badly Burned.

Clarence Michael, Is West New York
street. ar employee OF the cheyne Electric
Company. while working with some live
wires i'm the plant where he was empIoved
suffered a severe shock yesterday after
noon. His right hand was burned bv the
contact with the wire. He was taken Ia
the City D~ispensary, where his hand was
dressed by DIR. Seaton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

Tire Berne Gas and Oil Company, of
which Messrs. Robert Keller. August M.
Kuhn and Charles Krauss, of this city. are
the -incorporators. shot an oil well on
Thursday which made a tank of oil i'm
twelve hours. The Well is located near
Berne. in Adams county. and Is expected TO
yield at least seventy-fve barrels a day.
The company has extensive leases and will
sink more wells.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
PROBABLY NOT TRUE.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-Neither at the
Chinese nor Japanese legations is anything
known of the report from Yokohama that
China will ask President Roosevelt TO
settle the M~anchurian imbroglio. Al the
Japanese legation it is pointed out that the
United States is a direct party in interest
in Manchuria and has taken an active part
in the diplomatic game in the far East.
LONDON, Aug. H.-Neither at the Amer
lean nor at the other interested embassies
is anything known regarding the statement
made in last nights dispatch from Yoke
hama that Prince Ching had secured Rus
sia's consent to the use of President Roose-
velt's good offices In connection with the
M~anchurian difficulties. Well-informed
Russians here do not understand that there
is any question pending with China in
which the good offices of President Roose-
Welt are needed or have been offered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

The Board of Works yesterday approved
the plans of the Indianapolis Traction &
mi Company for an extension of the
line on West Michigan street north on Bis
marck avenue TO the Charlottesville road.
Vice President Jones announces that the
material for the extension Is on the ground
and that the work will be begun in a few
days. The extension Will supply a new line
To Riverside Park.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

Rufus Near, sos West Tenth street, an
employe of the Birdsall Paint Company.
while grinding a tool on a grindstone yes
terday afternoon, caught his thumb between
the tool and the stone and injured il Sc
badly that IL was necessary 10 take the
injured man to the City Dispensary. Drs.
Cunningham and Seaton amputated the in
jured member and cautioned Near gains
the misuse of grindstones in the future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
New Incornorafions.

The City Drug Company. of Anderson, in
corporated with 5000 capital stock. The
company will carry on a retail drug bust
ness. The directors are John A. Rust, An
derson; Emma b. Rust. Richmond. and Ada
VI. Needs, Tuscaloosa. Ala.
The Big Mount Vernon Fair Company in
corporated To operate "A fair association for
the Improvement and breeding of stock and
the promotion OF agriculture. The capital
stock Is 800. and is managed by Harrison
". Horton, Rorah b. Horton and Karl STATE
as directors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
]. r. WILD & CO., Bankers
scs Stevenson Building.
PARALYTIC INJURED.


John Egan, 55 Beecher avenue, was
thrown ont of a saloon at the corner of
Missouri and Pearl streets by the bartender
OF the resort last night. and was injured
severely. Egan is a paralytic. 1t is said
that he was knocked down and kickedf i'm
the head and ribs by the irate beer sling
err" The City Dispensary ambulance, in
charge of DR. Cunningham. removed Egan
TO the City Hospital. His condition is SER
iOuS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
Quoted PIunging Horse.

Garland Brown was driving n delivery
wagon for L. 5. Ayres & Co. yesterday at
Washington n Illinois streets. A street
car crashed into his wagon. splintering the
front part and completely detaching IL from
the horse. The horse was rearing and
plunging when Brown jumped upon its
back and quoted IL. He was applauded by
the crowd for his daring feat. He escaped
AninrN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
Lot. sold for $4,000.

Volney T. Malott and George b. Yandes
yesterday sold 10 Lawson Nj. Harvey and
ROBERT w Furnis four lots in the WASH
ington Park addition for $le.O0. The lots
are on Pennsylvania street. just north of
Forty-second street and extend through
10 Washington boulevard. The tract Is
4ao feet wide and $50 feet long. Residences
will be built on the lots I'm "A short time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

CINCINNATI. Aug. 14-Overton. T. VIII
son. a prize fighter. to-day attempted TO
Kill his wife and then himself. Mrs. VIII
son was injured by jumping from a window
90 save her life. Wilson shot himself twice
but will recover. lie hF considered dement,
Cd lie was married only a week ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

William Jennings Bryan will deliver a
lecture at Bethany Park next Monday
morning at IL o'clock. The indianapolis
and MartinsviIle electric line will run sne-
cial ears every half hour, and the INDIAN
apolis * Vincennes will give a rate of 80
cents for the round trip. The train will
leave at $50 a. m. and return I'm the after
noon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

Board of Health. consumption caused more
deaths in Indiana last month than any 9TH
er disease. There were 2,765 deaths from all
diseases. Consumption caused 36e deaths.
while cancer was next in severity, los
deaths resulting. There were 100 deaths
from violence, including the number of
people who met their death during the mob
riot at Evansville.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
Kerosene Can Exploded.

a kerosene can left standing near a
kitchen stove which became overheated ex-
ploded in the residence of Volney Hay, No.
S13 Holloway avenue, yesterday afternoon
and set fire TO the building. The fire de-
partment was called and ~extinglqshed the
flames before any serious damage was
done
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

Another large addition to the city OF In
dIanapolis has been laid out south OF Gar
field Park IL is TO be known as Holidays
Garfield Park addition. The plat was filed
I'm the recorders office yesterday. The
whole OF the old Fletcher. and Churchman
farm will be cut into 600 lots.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

OTTUMWA. Ia. Aug. 1i.-AIrs. CLYDE
Park. aged twenty. a bride OF a few months.
died to-day after two days of terrible suf-
ferins. the result os an explosion OF gas
oline while cleaning a hat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

According TO a recent issue OF the Health
Bulletin by the secretary OF the State
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
KipIing and the Bus owner.

After leaving Vermont Rudyard Kip
ling bought a place in the little Eng
lish village of Nottingham, and in his
garden were some beautiful trees. One
of these trees, branching over the
road, threatened daily injury to the
driver of the local bus. Therefore he
and his conductor waged destructive
war on all the vulnerable twigs within
reach from the bus roof Result: A
vigorous letter of complaint from Mr..
Kipling to the bus owner, who is also
landlord of one of the local inns.
That evening the landlord laid the
letter before the select c mpany of the
bar parlor. They advise d an attitude
of calm Indifference. Also a Cr9sus
among them offered $3.50 in cash for
the autograph letter. Both advice and
cash were accepted.
The nuisance continuing, in due
course a second and stronger letter
followed the first. The landlord con-
vened another bar parliament, and the
second letter also found a buyer, this
time at So, as befitted it's increased
violence. And Boniface again "sat
tight" To him next day entered Mr..
Kipling, briskly wrathful. "Why
didn't answer your letters, sir? Why,
l was hoping you'd send me a fresh
one every day. They pay a deal better
than bus drivingr'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22

In Smyrna, Turkey and Egypt the
bargaining language is about the same.
What you give, lady|
II won't give anything! l don't
want it, What Do you think
would carry that back to American
But you take hold of him. You feel
him silk. 1 think you want to buy.
Yer cheap. Only four poundw
-Four poundsy' / say in French.
ooh, you don't want to sell. You want
to keep it! And at that price you
will keep it!'
keep it" in a shrill scream. mot
want to sell? Me? l here to sell!
sell you everything you see! l sell you
the shopv More wheedlingly, "You
give me 40 francs?"
mo-" In English again. I'll give
you 81"
"Americal Liberty he cries, hav-
ing cunningly established my rationale
ty and fattering my country with
oriental guile. "+Iow much you give
for him? Last price. now. Six dol
IarsY'
We haggle over last prices" for a
quarter of an hour more, and after
two cups OF coffee amiably taken to-
gether and some general conversation
l buy the thing for $3.-Lillan Bell In
Woman's Home Companion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
BeguiIing childhood.

When my little son could scarcely
walk, says Rev. G. 7. Brady, a west
err missionary. l took him to the
cathedral one day, when returned
for something | had forgotten after
morning service.
left the child In tie nave, and
when / vent back to him he had adj
vanced half way up the middle aisle
and was standing where the sun threw
a golden light about his curly head.
A tiny object he was In that great
church.
1t was very still. He was looking
about in every direction In the most
curious and eager way. To my fancy
he seemed like a little angel when he
said in his sweet, childish treble, which
echoed and re-echoed beneath the
vaulted roof:
"Papa. where's Jesus? Where's
Jesusys
He had been told that the church
was the house Of the Saviour, and on
this. his first visit be expected to see
his Lord
That baby is quKe grown up now.
Not in the faintest particular does he
resemble an angel The other day.
when rode off to the wars, he aston
ished even me with this request:
Papa, If you get wounded, don't for
get to bring me the bullet that knocks
you out / WANT IL for souvenir for
my collection
Fortunately for me. IL unfortunately
for him. / brought,hin no bullet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
wbataPafent costs.

In the course of its progress through
the Office up to the issue and mailing
OF a patent. says E. V. Smalley in The
Century, an application passes through
the hands of 30 persons. An applicant
pays SIS to have his claim examined,
and in case he is granted q patent an
additional fee of $40 is required. At
torneys charge from S25 up, according
to the work demanded by the cases,
and as the applications number about
10000 yearly it viii be seen that there
is a good dead Of money to be divided
among the patent lawyers whose signs
cover the faces of the buildings In the
vicinity Of the patent office.
An inventor is not required to en-
ploy an attorney. but probably 90 out
of 100 do. In simple. cases where there
Is no interference with prior claims an
inventor can almost as wei deal direct
with the government. but In most cases
the knowledge OF the lawyer is yalua-
bic. He can study other inventions in
the same line and knows how TO make
the claim OF his client broad enough TO
cover all that Is new and valuable and
not so broad a. to be- rejected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Anna Weinkauf, 90, and Miss
Rhodes, '02, are attending the normal
at Stevens Point
Miss Nellie Sicklor, 90, Arthur and
Herbert Fromm, '02, are enrolled in the
Oshkosh normal school.
Erwin Marcbetti, OF, is studying in
Madison preparatory to taking law
course at some future time
Axil Clarine, 90, will enter the State
University in October He has done
years work at Oshkosh since gradual
ing here.
Miss Carpenter, a teacher from Sank
county, and Miss Bren, former stu
dent, came up to hear the literary pro
gram on Friday
The Misses Buss and Louise Vein
kauf visited us on Monday afternoon
before going away to teach.
Mr.. Wells visited the school in the
Kteutzer district on Friday He noted
with pleasure the improved condition
of the buildings and the order and in
dustry of the school.
The activity manifested in the liter
airy society of last Friday was possibly
the greatest ever put forth by begin
ming class. Many have had former
graduates of the school for teachers for
one or more years, and show in their
preparation and training the commend
able efforts of those people.
Only six boys in an enrolment of
tifty-four does not promise well for the
profession. School boards are making
vigorous demand for more male
teachers. 1t is of no use to urge the
boys TO prepare for teaching until the
inducements are greater. So long as
they can make more money in the
woods, the creameries and cheese fac
tories or as clerks and bockkeepers, not
many of them will incur the expense of
an education to prepare for teaching
Many of the districts are rich and have
an overlooking treasury They can
soon change the conditions if they will
Some are already offering better wages
1t is a good time for young men to
enter the training school and prepare
for the work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
TWO GRAFTERS.

On the 10th of the present month two
well dressed, fine appearing young men
arrived in the city and sought and
obtained quarters at the Riverside
hotel. For several days they hung
about the saloons and appeared to be
possessed of plenty of money, and
'sblowed" themselves like Ceal Oil
Johnnies. They did not make tlIeir
business known but on Wednesday last
started to work, and their game which
has since been exposed was as follows:
That day they visited number of
the school boards in the eastern part of
the county and representing themselves
as agents of the Educational Distribut-
ing association stated that they were
selling school material relative to
courses of study, and their goods were
recommended by the county superin-
tendent. They would furnish such
material for period of ten yeaIs at the
rate of $4.75 per year. Thursday and
Friday they operated in the western
part of the county and altogether sue
ceeaed in getting two orders which
were drawn for the ten years, or for
S47 80. The orders were issued by the
school boards of the towns of Wausau
and Stettin. Saturday inquiries began
coming in to the county superintendent
il reference to them and it was then
that that official first was made aware
of their operations and he took imme-
date steps to forestall any more sales
by them.
Inasmuch as the school boards of the
different towns have been warned
every year for the past nine years to
buy nothing in the line of school mater
ial from strangers, the superintendent
has served notice on the boards of Stet-
tin and Wausau that these orders shall
not be paid from any public money and
must be settled between the banks and
the members of the board as individ-
uals. 1t is quite likely that these
grafters worked in other counties in
the state before coming here, for they
had evidently Jared well somewhere.
They registered at the Riverside hotel
as E. l.. Merchant and +. j. Giles, of
Chicago, and the orders were drawn by
the former So far as can be learned
there is no such concern as the Educa-
tional Distributing association.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

The seventh grade have subscribed
for the Weeks Current for the coming
year.
The bath rooms were opened Thurs
day and Friday for the boys that played
foot ball.
The kindergarten at the Lincoln
school received forty-eight new chairs
this morning.
The carpenter shop was reopened
last week for the boys and also the
sewing department for the girls.
The following children were detained
from school on account of sickness
Wylie Sampson End Walter Chellis.
The pupils OF the Lincoln school have
fine lawn and take great deal of
pride in it. They have agreed not to
use it as q play ground till the grass is
well rooted.
The BOYS of Lincoln school have
purchased two foot balls and have or
ganized two foot ball teams. They
challenge the other grammar grades of
the city to play them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
THE Merrill Advocate takes a peculia

The Merrill Advocate takes a peculiar
sand on the political situation in the
stale ii Wisconsin That paper has
fought Gov LaFollette bitterly up to
the time of his several campaigns, then
it has bowedit back aud cringingly sub
mitted to the lashes from the party whip.
1t has done this instead of standing out
and bravely fighting for what it thought
was right. 1t even wentso far as to say
at one time that if LaFollette was NOM
mated that it would not support him.
Still when the game commenced it was
one of the strongest shouters for LaFol-
lette. Now that paper has the audacity
to take democratic papers to task for
not pitching in to Gov. LaFollette and
showing him up as a low down, political
trickster. Well, that is just the opinion
every stalwart has of the Governor,
still they viii vote for him and every
republican paper in the state, stalwart
or half-breed, will work for his cleo
ton. When the stalwarts, Mr.. Advo-
cate, have the manliness to fight as they
talk; when they have the courage to
unite upon good, clean man for gov
ernor and put him up, even if LaFollette
is nominated, then they will be entitled
fp
In fact, Mr. Advocate, the republican
party will have to laundry its own I'M
clean linen, and that, too, without the
help of the democrats.