davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
FLAMES LOOKED OMNIBUS
FIRE IN WHOLESALE BUSINESS DIS
TRICT CAUSED ALARM.
stock and Equipment Of G. A. Schnull
Grocery Company Damaged
About $4,000.

Fire was discovered in the building occu-
pied by the Schnull Grocery Company on
South Meridian street at 1870 o'clock this
morning, and for a time it was thought the
entire building would be destroyed. The
arduous work of the firemen, however. pre-
vented the spread of the flames to the up
per part of the building and the loss is
supposed to amount to $4,000. This damage
is mostly on the machinery in the base
ment and included the engines and boilers.
coffee grinders and planers used for trim
ming boxes.
The fire was discovered by a young boy
on his way home. When he passed the
store he noticed the hazy hue of the smoke
which was filling the entire first floor. A
closer inspection told the boy plainly that
fire was somewhere about the building. He
ran to No. 13 engine house on Maryland
street, from which alarm turned
in. When the firemen entered the building
the place was densely filled with smoke.
and after much hard work the fremen
found that the fire was in the cellar.
WATER LIKE OIL.
Numerous streams of water were turned
into the building in the hope of drenching
the flames, yet the water seemed like oil,
so rapidly did the smoke and heat accumu-
late. After ten minutes work from the
front of the building Chief Coots ordered
several lines of hose to work in the rear
Through the CRATE covering of the cellar
windows in the rear could be seen the
flames they burned their way through
the woodwork in the cellar. The work of
the water from the rear had the desired
effect, and i'm a short time no sign of the
flames could be seen.
While the fire was eating its way upward
to the main part of the building the auto
matte sprinklers burst, but the spraying
had no effect whatever. While the, firemen
were working i'm the cellar the electric light
wires burned out and the entire building
was thrown in darkness. making the work
of the firemen doubly hazardous.
George d. Griffin, member of the gro
Gerry firm of G.. A. Schnull & Co., said he
thought the fire originated in a pile of coal
near the boilers. He thought the ignition
of the coal was due to spontaneous COM
bustion
The first floor of the building was filled
with goods packed in boxes, and much of
this was damaged by water. The salvage
corps saved much of the stuff by carrying
it to places of safety The loss Is covered
by insurance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE leading
Republican members of the Senate who op-
pose the omnibus statehood bill were in
conference for a time to-day in effort
to devise a plan for bringing the present
debate to a close by suggesting a COM
promise measure which can be passed.
They did not change their plan for a
double consolidation, providing for the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one State and of Arizona and New
Mexico another but they talked es-
pecially of the time anu method of bringing
the subject before the Senate. In the
matter OF method they have decided that
the new bill shall be submitted first to the
committee on territories and IN the matter
of time they concluded that the question
should be sprung next week, but did not
set any definite day. The one difficulty is
the doubt of securing the adherence of all
the Republican senators. There is a de-
sire TO have the Republicans united, and
there Is still some doubt as to whether all
can be brought over. the objection of the
opponents OF the omnibus bill being to
the admission of New Mexico and Arizona
even as one State. Senator Quay also finds
difficulty in accepting the proposal which
Is not entirely acceptable 10 his Democratic
followers in the fight. The Democrats
generally declare that they will not agree
TO consolidation and some OF them say that
rather than submit they will let the bill fail
altOCether.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Dismissed Her Lover I'm Hope Of See
ing Her Sick Son, but Her Re-
quest Was Refused.
TURKEY MODELLING TROOPS
PREPARING FOR A MASSACRE OF
MACEDONIAN CHRISTIANS.
Austria and Russia Arranging to
Be Approved by France.

DRESDEN, Feb. THE separation of
former Crown Princess Louise and Prof.
Giron does not change the legal situation
and will not have the slightest effect on
the divorce proceedings, which will be re-
sumed Feb. II. The princess can never re-
turn to the Saxon court, but she may
possibly effect a reconciliation with her
own family and take up permanent resi-
dence in Austria.
King George called council Of the min
listers to-day and submitted to them tele-
graphic request from the former crown
princess, sent through her lawyers, beg
ging to see her son Christian. who is dan
gerously i'll. The decision. however. was
that much as the ministers might sympa-
thize with the mother it was impossible to
allow her to return here as it would &C.
casion popular excitement.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. THE law
yers of the former crown princess of Sax
ony to-day received a telegram from Dres-
den definitely refusing the princess's re-
quest to be allowed to see her sick child un-
der any circumstances
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
LADY ON Editorial a.s
STAFF OF LEADING
RELIGIOUS WEEKLY
Sends the Following Grand Testimonial to
the Merits of Cuticura Remedies in the
Treatment of Humours of the
Blood, Skin and Scalp

81 wish to give my testimony to
the efficiency of the Cuticura Rene
dies in what seems to me two some
what remarkable cases. l had a
number of skin tumours - small
ones -on my arms which had never
given me serious trouble but about
two years ago one came on my
throat. At first it was only about as
large as a pinhead, but, as it was in
a position where my collar, if not
just right, would irritate it. it soon
became very sensitive and began to
grow rapidly. Last spring it was
as large, if not larger, than a bean.
A little unusual irritation of my
collar started it to swelling, and in
a day or two it was as large as
half an orange. 1 was very much
alarmed, and was at a loss to de-
termine whether IL was q carbuncle
or a malignant tumor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
PREPARING TO RAvAGE MACEDONIA


Sultan of Turkey Has Ordered the
Mobilization of 100000 Troops.
PARIS, Feb. 7-Official advices have
been received here confirming the report
that the Sultan of Turkey has ordered the
immediate mobilization of 10000 troops for
a military demonstration in Macedonia. The
step taken is regarded with apprehension
by the French officials as being likely to
involve complications between Turkey and
Russia and Austria. 1t Is said the Rus
sian and Austrian governments have agreed
on firm note to the Sultan, which will
be presented within the next few days,
insisting on administrative and official re-
forms in Macedonia. Although France
VIII not be a party TO the note, she will APP
prove 1t. 1t Is considered that the Sultans
mobilization of such an army is clearly an
effort to forestall the presentation of this
note. The mobilization of so many troops
Is regarded here unwise and dangerous,
especially it is said the soldiers who
are to be brought into Macedonia from
Asiatic Turkey are mi-barbarous levies
and are hostile to Christians, which will
tend to inaugurate another series of mas
sacres. 1t is understood the powers are
exchanging views to the course to be pur-
sued towards the mobilization of Turkish
troops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
HORSES ARE VERY SCARCE.
Americas Supply, Though Large, Ii
Not Equal to the Demand.
Harper's Weekly.

We are horse poor-not as some people
are land poor, because they have too much
but horse poor because we haven't enough
horses. After the civil war we found our
selves short of horses of the bigger types
and began importing them for breeding
purposes. We imported them to good pur-
pose and In very large numbers f and g When
electricity began to haul street cars the
market for the commoner kinds OF horses
fell off and farmers didn't breed so many
When the automobiles began to appear ana
were heralded as machines that must SUI
persede the use of carriage horses the
breeders of the better class of horses took
fright.
For years after 1893, too, thousands Of
people who wanted horses could not afford
them. But with the return of prosperity
the demand for good horses began to grow
again and breeders bred more of them. But
1t takes about five years to raise horse
that is fit for the market and the breeders
got behind. The demand has outrun the sup
ply. The price of good horses has Increased
very greatly and imported stations are
said to be worth nearly ten times what
they were ten years ago. The South African
war took great number of horses out OF
the country, including many worthless
ones, but the business of horse breeding
has revived so much that we shall soon
have again reasonably full supply.
Enterprising farmers nowadays breed
good horses. 1t pays, and breeding poor
horses doesn't pay. We import horses from
Europe for breeding purposes and from
Canaua 1or use, out Oh idte we nave eA
ported far more than we have imported
and are likely to keep on doing so. The an
nual horse show in New York, which seems
on it's surface to be a frivolous spectacle,
really holds a highly important relation to
one of the great industries of the country.
1t is the parent of all the American horse
shows and with them, constantly meas
ures, stimulates and directs the countrys
progress in the breeding of fine horses.
There are about Ii 500, 600 horses in our land,
of an estimated value of 100000. The
Improvement of that much stock is pretty
important matter, especially in these days,
when Europe is horse poor, too and ready
to take from us any surplus of good horses
that we may come to have.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

LONDON, Feb. THE Anglo-American
parcel post is coming in for severe criti-
cism. The Times is printing letters from
prominent business men giving details of
serious and provoking delays in the de-
livery of parcels sent from here to New
York. from which the moral is drawn that
American business methods are mot so
superior to the British as commonly
stated one firm says that parcel mailed
here on Dec. 3. and which arrived i'm New
York Dec. Il, was only delivered Jan. II.
Another instance is sited of a package of
cards which was sent from London Dec.
Is and arrived in New York Dec. 30 and
which was not delivered until JAN 49, The
customs officials are censured for these
and other delays and the correspondents
strongly advocate that the governments
of both countries take up the parcel post
so that Ii will, as one correspondent saws.
become 'as efficient in the United States,
as ii is I'm even the smallest and least pro-
gressive countries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate: Lieutenant Commander Robert
c. Denig to be commander in the navy.
Revenue cutter service promotions: First
Lieut.. William f. Reynolds to be captain,
Second Lieut.. c. Z. Johnston to be first
lieutenant, Third Lieut. Joseph II. Grozier
to be second lieutenant.
Hilbert Roth, of New York, has resigned
as chief of the forestry division, General
Land Office, to return to the Forestry
Bureau of the Department of Agriculture.
II. III. Jones, of Indiana, the present assist
ant chief, has been selected as chief of the
division.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne en-
tertained the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
at dinner tonight. Covers were laid for
thrty-five. The guests included the secre-
tary of state, the secretary of the treasury
and Mrs. Shaw, the attorney general and
Mrs. Knox, the secretary of the navy, the
secretary of agriculture and Miss Wilson
and Senator and Mrs. Hanna
The President to-day signed the bill pro-
viding for free hOmesteads on public LANDS
for actual and bona fide settlers in the
north half of the Colville Indian reserva-
ton in Washington, and reserving the pub
lie lands for that purpose.
The National Museum to-day received a
O-pound meteorite, which was found on a
farm in Christian county, Kentucky. The
meteorite measures barely foot and
half in either length breadth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
An EEg-Shaped GridirOn.



Since the close of the football season a
sentiment for betterment of play has been
brewing and many suggestions for the i'm
provement of the game have been made
With this end in view an Iowa physical
director offers one of the most novel plans
yet suggested. 1t is the most radical of all
and. if adopted, would have a tendency to
destroy what little open play there now is in
the game. The plan is TO change the form
of the present gridiron so as to have it in
the form of a football This would make
1t about its present width at the center of
the field and taper 1t down gradually TO
the distance between the goal posts at the
two ends of the field. The field would prob
ably be somewhat heightened. The advan-
tages of the plan would be that it would
render the game much more easily observ-
able by all the spectators. AT the center
all can see the game very well, as the
field at present is constructed, but when
the game gets down on one side ii is not
seen so well by all the spectators. The
proposed gridiron takes the play when
the scrimmages are near either goal TO near
the center of the field where all can see
il well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

WASHINGTON. Feb. IN. Jusserand,
the recently-appointed French ambassador.
was presented formally to President Roose-
Welt to-day. In accordance with custom the
President sent his military aid. Colonel Bing-
ham, in open carriages to escort the am
bassador to the White House. The am
bassador's party. In the full uniform of
their diplomatic rank. were ushered into
the blue room, where they were received by
the President. Secretary Hay and Secretary
Cortelyou. Formal introductions followed
and Nj. Jesserand presented to President
Roosevelt his credentials from the French
government. In so doing he took occasion
to express to the President the cordial
GOODWILL OF France and his own regard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

constantly changing shape and that masses
A dispatch to a news agency from Rome
says reports have been received from Ad-
dis Abeda, Abyssinia, that King Menelik
has broken OF relations with NJ. Legarde,
the French resident and expelled him from
the capital. VI. Legarde is now quartered
twenty miles from Adds Abeda.
Deputy Lasies. Anti-Semite, has sent his
seconds to Deputy Selle. Socialist, as the
result of fight yesterday In the corridors
OF the French Chamber of Deputies. The
affair began when NJ. Selle applied cpl
tibet to NJ. Lasies because of the latter s
political speeches. NJ. Lasies responded that
they would settle the matter elsewhere
and NJ. Selles struck NJ. Lasies a blow in
the face. Other deputies then separated the
combatants.
matte circles at Peking by the action OF the
Chinese New Years audience Friday. After
set speeches had been delivered by Minister
Conger, the doyen of the diplomatic corps,
and the dowager herself she called the
Russian, French and Corean ministers sepa-
rately to the throne and addressed each
OF them with exceeding cordiality. This
is a new departure.
Prince II nry of Prussia's three years
service ends in October, when he will give
up the command of the battleship squadron
and become commander of the naval STA
ton at Kiel in place of Admiral koerster
The prihce is now visiting Emperor VIII
liam but he will return to Kiel Feb. IA to be
present at the celebration of the silver we'd
ding of his sister, the Princess Charlotte
Meiningen. The Emperor will also probably
attend the festivities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Cable Notes.

Edna Lyall. the author. is gravely Ill at
Eastbourne. Sussex, England.
Lieutenant General Miles sailed from Liv-
erpool for New York on the steamer Lu-
cania yesterday.
Ambassador Choate and Mrs. Choate have
arrived at Naples. They will leave Feb 10
for Rome. where they will make a short
stay and then return TO London.
The United States vice consul at Genoa
says Hubbard T. Smith, the vice and dep
uty consul general at Cairo, who is lying
in hospital at Genoa suffering from can
Ger of the kidneys. Is gradually sinking.
Measures for the relief OF the distress
I'm Finland are we'll organized. The distri-
button OF funds is carefully supervised
The Finnish national relief committee has
received up TO the present $1,000 from
American relief organizations.
The Governor OF the Island OF Martinique,
I'm a dispatch to the French Colonial Of
fee, announces that the Mont Pelee volca-
no continues active. that its summit Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

woman's Home Companion.


Owls are really much commoner in winter
than one is led to believe by the occasional
specimens which are seen abroad in the
daytime. If we searched the hollow trees
Systematically this morning we should
probably discover several screech owls, and
perhaps some of the larger species. We
might be surprised to find some of the
screech owls red and others gray and, like
the early ornithologiStS, we might conclude
that the difference in color was due to diff
ference in age or sex. 1t is now known that
there are two distinct color phases of this
species not dependent on either age or SEX
though just what they are dependent on is
not yet known.
When taken from their retreats i'm winter
these birds frequently feign death-shutting
their eyes and lying perfectly still in the
hand BY and by, when they find that their
little ruse does not succeed, they will snap
their bills and bite and scratch in a solemn
but very effective manner. How they man.
age to get enough to eat on these dark
cold nights is a mystery to those unac-
quainted with the woods, but a matter of
fact there is more prey abroad on winter
nights than is generally supposed. Wild
mice are very nunerous-a fact which is at
tested by their footprints on the newly
fallen snow-and owls most expert
mouse catchers. Their hearing is so acute
that not a squeak escapes them, and they
themselves so soft on the wing that
they do not alarm the game.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08


While cherishing all sympathy for aged
and infirm horses We can't quite relish the
idea of eating them up to get them out of
their misery. In the first place We don't
seem to banker" for horse flesh as an
article of diet for reasons based principally
on instinct. And in the second place We
have always felt like ridicullng the spirit
which led the thrifty housekeeper TO eat all
the remnants, even though they made her
i'll. for the purpose of saving them. OF
course. If Germany wishes to go in for this
addition to its list of edibles we shall not
object very strenuously; though we would
rather think she agreed with US on the sub
ject. For We are wont to travel more or
less in that country. and would much prefer
to think of sauerkraut, Frankfurters and
beer her staples in diet, and let France
have for its own the sole dinstinction of
serving horse flesh either openly or zen
surprise" Still, this appears TO be an age
which deals destruction to cherished con-
victions and this prejudice against horse
flesh as an article of diet may have to be
overcome IL the prophecy of not only high
e., but prohibitively high prices for meats
Il fulfilled within a year or SO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
CHRISTIAN DE VETS THREAT.


BLOEMFONTEIN. Orange River Colony,
Feb. THE conference here yesterday be-
tween Secretary Chamberlain and about
forty Beers of the extreme party. including
Christian De Wet, at which Mr.. Chamber
lain rebuked the delegation for presenting
him wit an address which he regarded as
insulting. inasmuch as it impugned the
good faith of himself and the government
has further widened the breach between
the Boer factions. Christian De Wet who
spoke after Mr.. Chamberlain, prefaced his
statements with saying that his remarks
would come like mustard after meat" and
concluded by asserting that no cooperation
De Wet and Christian Botha represented
the people. The country would not be
ruled by them, but would rule them He
tine speaker) would not rest until he had
caused a rebeiion-not an armed rebellion
but rebellion of agitation and discomfort
against the government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

constantly advisin g
others to use them. Re
Gently | recommended
them to an Office boy for
his father, who was dis
abled with salt rheum.
The mans feet Were
swollen TO an enormous
size, and he had not
worked for six weeks.
Two bottles of Cuticura
Resolvent and two boxes
of Cuticura Ointment
worked a perfect cure
You never saw q more
grateful maninyourhfe.
81 am very mach in
terested in another case
where | have recon-
mended Cuticura just
now. My housemaid's
mother has p goitre
which had reached q
very dangerous point
The doctors told her
that nothing could be
done that she could 1.-Two
only two or three weeks,
and that she would die
of strangulation. She
-,o ~cr A.>1 90 hor h>d
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

tended down into my chest was all
gone, and my neck now seems to be
perfectly well.
About five or six years ago my
sister had a similar experience She
had two large Jumps come under
her right arm, the result of a sprain-
They grew rapidly, and our physi-
clan wanted 10 cut them out. ]
would not listen to it, and she tried
the Cuticura Remedies las / did
few months ago) with magical effect.
In six weeks time the Jumps had
entirely disappeared, and have never
returned.
81 have great faith in the Cuticura
Remedies, and l believe they might
be as efficacious in similar cases
with other people, and thus save
much suffering, and perhaps life. /
have derived so much benefit from
the use of them myself that l am
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
The Pope Has a Slight Cold.

ROME, Feb. THE requiem mass cele-
brated to-day on the occasion of the twen-
ty-fifth anniversary of the death of Pope
Plus TX, was an unusually striking cere-
mony. Cardinal Satolli officiated. The
Pope, who was surrounded by the members
of the Sacred College. the pontifical court
and the Roman aristocracy, gave the alb
solution and the apostolic benediction al
though he was suffering from a slight cold.
There We're many Americans present, in
GLIDING among other prelates DIR. Kennedy.
rector OF the American College, and Bishop
Burke, of st. Joseph, Mo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

ASHEVILLE. ~. c., Feb. 7-While Con-
gresham Moody's funeral was being held
al Waynesville to-day, the taking OF testi-
Inony in the contested Moody-Gudger cleo
ton case, for a seat which Mr.. Moody can
never occupy. went on at Tryon in Polk
county. The attorneys having the matter
In charge say this regrettable procedure
was rendered necessary for the reason that
the taking OF testimony must be concluded
by the 18th inst.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Col. william Penn Clark.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Col William
Penn Clark, president of the constitutional
convention of Iowa. held prior to its admis-
sion as State, and chairman of the Iowa
convention that sent a Lincoln delegation
to the national convention in 1860. died yes
terday. He was born in Baltimore, Md,
eighty-six years ago. He practiced law in
Bellefontaine, o., where he established the
Logan County Gazette. He was paymaster
in the army during the civil war, and prac-
ticed law until sixteen years ago. The
body will be cremated and buried at Ar
lingtOn on Monday