Indianapolis Journal, Volume 48, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1898 — Page 5

School Clothes Is the subject that will engage the attention of the Home Circle and keep mothers busy for the next two weeks. In connection with clothes for school, we call attention to our Combination Knee Pants Suits (extra pair of pants with each suit), At and This is the most economical suit you can buy, as it embodies twice the amount of wear as the ordinary suit. Boys’ Long Trouser Suits at $3.95 and $4.85 These are special prices—and are offered as an inducement to buy early and avoid the rush. The purse easiness of the prices is a strong argument to buy now at. . .

BONDS WE OFFER $15,000.00 Indianapolis per cent, bonds, Issned lor tlie improvement ol various Streets. Amount*,' to suit purchaser. Price, 10l und interest. CAMPBELL, WILD 6c CO. 205 Indiana Trust Building. Invalid Cliairs Os all kinds and accessories for the sick room. Trusses made and properly adjusted. Store open every Saturday night. WM. H. ARMSTRONG CO.. (New No. 127, Y 7 S. Illinois St.. Indianapolis, Ini. cated in trees overlooking the road. Several men carrying wourded were shot, and, indeed, in a few insL .ces the patients themseives were hit. . ‘‘Later in the afternoon a dressing station was established at the farthest point where the San Juan road crossed the Aquadores. At this place there was a vertical bank about four feet higfy beneath which was a gravel beach. Here a certain amount of shelter was obtained, but bullets frequently cut through the bushes or splashed up the water in the creek. At one time it was enfiladed by Spanish sharpshooters in trees up the creek. Several horses were killed here, but no patients, surgeons or attendants were injuried that afternoon. WHERE DR. DANFORTH FELL. “It was at this place on the following morning that Dr. Danforth was killed. Later in the afternoon several escort wagons, having carried ammunition to the front, were turned over to the writer byLieut. J. D. Miley, General Shafter’s aid-de-camp. There were taken to this station and filled with the wounded, who were transported to the First Division hospital. Empty army wagons that could be found were used for this purpose, and the wounded coming into the hospital all night. On the following morning an ambulance and two wagons were taken to the dressing station just described and the wounded were brought in, among them being Surgeon Danforth, who was shot through the head. Maj. S. Q. Robinson had assumed command of this station on, the previous afternoon, but at this time he, with Capt. W. D. McCaw, rejoined their regiments and left the station in charge of Capt. Paul Newgarden. Maj. V. Havaard arrived later and established an ambulance station at this point, which was then comparatively safe. It was customary during the battle for the writer to send litters and dressings to the front in the empty ambulances. During and after the battle the men of the hospital corps company did much of the work in the First Division hospital. They assisted in operations, helped in applying dressings, made soup and coffee, carried patients to and from the operating tables and acted as nurses to the wounded. With but few exceptions they worked all day, all night, all the following day and most of the next night. They were assisted by members of the bands of the regiments and by some of the hospital corps men of the regiments.” BLOODY RIOT ON THE DOCKS. Mayor Fly, of Galveston. Starts a Battle with Colored Strikers. GALVESTON. Tex., Aug. 31.—A riot occurred on the Mallory docks this afternoon. The Mallory line has been paying 30 and 40 cents for day and night work, respectively. Recently the colored ’longshoremen organized a colored lattor union. "When the steamer Colorado arrived yesterday the Mallory people were informed that they must employ union laborers and pay 50 and 60 cents per hour for day and night work. The present Mallory wages are the same as have been paid for years, and more than the company pays at some other places. The increase was refused. Yesterday 1,500 colored men congregated at the wharf and by moral suasion kept the regular Mallory 'longshoremen from going to work. To-day the Mallory Company set an extra crew to work unloading the ship and brought some colored laborers from Houston. The bloodshed occurred when an effort was made to put the Houston men to work. 'Mayor Fly warned the crowd to keep back, and when an advance was made on the Houston negroes Mayor Fly fired five shots into the crowd, wounding two of the negroes who were advancing. A little later the rioters made another advance. They were warned back. Then Mayor Fly gave the order to fire. There •was a terrible fusillade from each side for a minute, some of the negroes having revolvers. The fire department was called out to aid in the protection of the wharf property. An armed posse of citizens was organized. The Houston men were then put to work. One white man was killed and at least six men were injured. Names are not yet obtainable. FOR A PACIFIC CABLE. Colonics In tlie Antipodes 'Willing; to Stand Part of the Espouse. WELLINGTON, N. Z., Aug. 31.—The report of the committee of the Legislature, just issued, recommends joining the Australian colonies with Canada and the mother country by a Pacific cable on the basis that If Great Britain and Canada together would guarantee live-ninths of the cost of the work New Zealand and the other colonies would contribute the remaining four-ninths, of which amount New Zealand will contribute one-ninth. The commute also recommends that Canada be intrustfd witli the construction, administration and maintenance of the cable, on the understanding that the contributing colonies are to be entitled to representation and votes on matters of policy of the management. and that the cable is to be Jointly owned and controlled by the contributors The report concludes with advising that a conference of the colonies concerned in the new cable be held in New Zealand. Hay Fever Association. MARQI’ETTE, Mich- Aug. *l.—The twentieth annual meeting of the Western Hay Fever Association is being held here. Five hundred hay fevcrltes are in the city. E. R. Goldsmith, of Hamilton, 0., has been ra-elected president.

GEN. GARCIA RELIEVED BECAUSE HE WROTE AN INFRIENDLY LETTER TO GE\. SHAFTER. 0 Caban Officer* All Under Instructions to Obey Orders of I'nited States Generals. e SANTIAGO, Aug. 31.—General Garcia has been relieved of his command by General Gomez acting under instructions from the provisional government. This is owing to disapproval of his action during the Shafter incident and in view that Garcia is persona non grata to the American government. At the commencement of the war the Cuban officers were ordered to put themselves under the orders of the American commanders, and the letter from Garcia to Shafter is looked upon as a breach of discipline. His resignation is not accepted, but he is relieved of his command. General Rodriguez, commanding in the east under Gomez, will succeed him. A courier to General Lawton this morning confirms the news that General Lacrete will arrive this evening from Santa Cruz with dispatches from Gomez to General Lawton. Their substance Is yet unknown. A conference will be held at Santa Ana. The Cuban leaders are Lacrete, Cevreco, Perez, Rabi, Castillo and others. Preliminaries will be arranged for the delegates to the Camaguez to attend the election of the new Cuban government. Colonel Ray, of the Third Regiment of immunes, reports from Guantanamo that the Cubans there, consisting of two battalions, have intimated their intention of entering the town and displaying the Cuban flag. Colonel Ray said that as Guantanamo is United States territory he would look upon this action as hostile and call out his men. Then the Cubans said the reason of their proposed entry was a report that the Spanish prisoners in the town would rise and sacrifice the American garrison, and they finally concluded by asking for four thousand rations. General Castillo has been advanced to brigadier general to the general division of war and will go by steamer to San Juan to-day to meet Garcia at Jibara. but it is learned that the latter left there for Jiguani. LAWTON’S DAILY REPORT. Only Nine New Cases of Fever, and Death List Smaller. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Following is General Lawton’s daily health report, posted at the War Department to-night: Santiago, Aug. 31. Adjutant General, Washington: Total sick 348 Total fever 289 New Cases 9 Returned to duty 54 Deaths—Clarence Lewis, private, Company F, Second Infantry, pernicious malarial fever; George Sandose, private. Company G, Twenty-first Infantry, chronic dysentery; Luther Rusher, private, Company F. Fifth United States Volunteers, acute dysentery; Henry Chutte. private. Company H, Twen-ty-fourth Infantry, pneumonia after yellow fever; George Fleckenstein, private. Company C, Twentieth Infantry, typhoid fever. LAWTON, Commanding. Not Confirmed at Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Senor Albertini. in charge of the Cuban legation here during the absence of Senor Quesada in New York, said to-night that the legation either here or in New York lead no information tending to confirm the reports that General Calixto Garcia had been removed from the command of the Cuban troops in eastern Cuba and that General Lacret had been appointed his successor. Garvin Story Not Believed. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 31.—Eight hundred and fifty men of the Twenty-third Kansas Volunteers arrived to-day on the steamer Vigilancia. They are all well. Promii%;nt Cubans here decline to believe tnfe report that Gen. Calixto Garcia has been relieved of his command by Gen. Maximo Gomez, under instructions trom the Cuban insurgent government. GEN. BUELL’S CONDITION. The Dying Octogenarian General Was Stricken Last Saturday. OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 31.—A telephone message from Livermore says the down boat to-day brought no news of the condition of Gen. Don Carlos Buell, who was reported dying yesterday at Airdrie, his country home. General Buell was stricken Saturday night. He is eighty years of age, but until very recently has been in good health and able to attend to his private business affaiis and his duties as a member of the Shilch National Park Commission. An Objection to the Philippines. Chicago Post. Mr. McCutcheon, the artist, supports the aigument that we should not absorb the Philippines by his drawing of the “rainy day costume" in the inatben section of the world. We have been greatly scandalized by the discovery that a rainy day costume in the Philippines consists merely of a hat, and not a very good-looking hat at that. Os course the advance of civilization, which will follow' our acquisition of the islands, will soon add to the bat a pair of stockings amt perhaps an odd glove or bracelet, but even these useful articles of apparel and adornment are hardly sufficient to meet our stern sense of the proprieties of life. The rainy season in tne Philippines extends frem May until December, and from June until November the rains are very heavy, hence for more than five months the costume of the People of the islands is confined to a hat, arm we presume that the ladies and gentlemen select their summer styles with the same care and devotion lavished on Easter bonnets by the ladies of our land, though we must admit, hardly with the same agreeable results. (Mr. McCutcheon has really done us an inestimable service with his picture of the gentleman in the hat. and we are now satisfied that all we should demand from the Philippines is a coaling station, to which our delicate and refined women will not In* expected to repair. A country that regards a hat adequate and respectable clothing for six months in tho year should have no part la the great American empire. \ Diplomatic Compromise. Washington Star. “Whut is you gwinter name dat chile?” inquired the visitor in the kitchen. “Well.” replied tne old colored woman reflectively, "es we calls im ’Dewey,’ Mistuh Sampson an’ Mistuh Schley might git iealous; an’ es we calls ’im 'Miles' Mistuh Shatter mightn’ like it. so 1 guess we ll jus’ name im ‘Jim.’ ” Mostly. Washington Post. The proceedings of the Ohio Democrats consisted principally of yowling and Dowling.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1898.

THE DEAD TO EARTH SIMPLE, IMPRESSIVE SERVICES OVER CLAUDE MATTHEW S’S BODY. Throng" of People Crowded Past the Bier in the Picturesque Presbyterian Church at Clinton. ■ ♦ AN UNUSUAL FLORAL DISPLAY ♦. GOVERNOR MOUNT SPOKE THE LAST WORDS AT THE GRAVE. * Rev. Mr. Souders** Sermon at the House—Experience's of the Indianapolis Special.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CLINTON. Ind., Aug. 31.—The last exGovernor of Indiana has been laid in his grave, and only loving remembrances and a mound in the old-fashioned cemetery at Clinton remain to tell of Claude Matthews. Loved by all with whom he was acquainted, and respected and admired by many who have watched his public career, he was honoredfin death not only by people high in state, who attended his funeral, but by the plain, honest folk with whom the ex-Gov-ernor has spent the most active part of his life. The funeral to-day was marked by extreme simplicity, and about the bier were many of the commoners of Indiana. All was typical of the man in whose honor these people had gathered. At his request elaborate show was eliminated. When the visitors arrived in the little town near which Hazel Bluffs farm lies, the sadness which had fallen upon that small cpfbmunity was apparent on every side. C&i the road leading to the beautiful farm of the ex-Governor vehicles of every .description and bearing people of every type could bo reen. Three miles are coveied in the trip from the nearest railroad station to Hazel Bluffs, but the road is shortened by the beauty of the surround* ings. Small sprays of golden rod. prema* turely making their appearance, catch the eye, and the knowledge of the country imparted by the driver adds interest. With fine farms on every side, or.e is told that far down below men are working in the coal mines. In the foreground cows are grazing in the pastures, and far away the smoke from the great mining engine looms up and again remind one of the huge caves over which he is moving. THE GOVERNOR - S MANOR. The Matthews farm is distinguished by the air of well-kept superiority which it asserts over much of the surrounding country. High fences in the best of condition border the outer parts if the two thousand acres whicn belong to this immense place, and at the entrance to the grove through which the road leading to the house passes, a large gate of modern arrangement stands in the way. After entering, a large fish pond first attracts attention to the right of the road, and then the pale yellow of the body and the white trimmings of an old-fashioned house can be dimly seen through the trees. An expansive lawn, well kept, lies in front of the house, and the tall pine trees in the yard offer pleasant relief from the hot sun. The old house itseif presents a quaint and homelike picture. Two stories in height, with broad window's fitted with large shutters of green, the old mansion sits proudly on a large hill, overlooking much surrounding territory. In the rear, an old windmill shaft adds novelty. Away to the south, hundreds of acres of land, part cultivated and part in the pasture state, charm the eye. All this was the domain of the farmloving ex-Governor. In the large grove hundreds of vehicles were packed, while the occupants attended the services at the residence at half past 11 o'clock in the morning. Near the house and grouped about the imposing pillars of the large porch the people who had gathered earlier in the day arranged themselves and waited for the time for the ceremonies. A number of them were tenants of the dead man, and keen regret w f as depicted upon e’. r ery face. On seats on the porch the nearest friends of the family were seated, and within the relatives sought to comfort the bereaved widow and children. The remains lay in the front room to the right of the large hall which divides the house. Here the grief-stricken wife and children spent much of the time just before the services. • Their sobs and lamentations could be heard by those of the friends who were nearest the house and tears of sympathy were seen in many eyes. When the carriages which/ bore the state officials and others who had come by special trains from Indianapolis and Terre Haute had arrived, the occupants were directed to chairs, which had been reserved for them. Governor Mount led the way and was followed by Senator Turpie and the state officers, with several of the Indianapolis city officials. The services were directed by Rev. E. W. Souders, of the Presbyterian Church of Clinton, where the ex-Governor was an attendant and trustee, and where the members of his family are active members. Mr. Souders has been in Clinton over three years and conducted the funeral services of Seymour Matthews, the ex-Governor’s only son, who died about three years ago. From the open doorway of the old house the minister was able to address those within and at the same time face the immense crowd which was congregated on the lawn. His voice was good and every one of the five hundred people who attended could hear all that was said. After the hymn, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” by a mixed quartet of the best voices In the little town. Rev. J. E. Clearwater, of the Clinton M. C. Church, delivered the invocation. Ho asked that strength be given the afflicted family to pass through the ordeal that was before Bum. REV. MR. SOUDERS’S SERMON. Then after another hymn by the quartet. Mr. Souders stepped forward. The text was, “How are the mighty fallen?” II oamuel, i, 19, and the sermon m ruil was as follows: “Through the providence of God we are called together at this hour to spend a few moments in funeral solemnities. The dispensation that here convenes us is of the most effective character. It has cast a deep and settled gloom, not only upon the immediate family and this community, but also upon this entire State of Indiana. It fills many hearts with intense sorrow. The Hon. Ex-Governor Matthews was not as ordinary men. Having so faithfully and so efficiently served our State in the highest offices she is able to confer, he belonged to us in a peculiar manner. He was not simple a private citizen. He belonged to no town or community, to no party or familv /.lone; he belonged to the great State of Indiana—he belonged to us. And although r.o longer serving us or our State in an official capacity, yet his activity in the State and national affairs still bound him to us and gave us a claim upon him that attaches not to men in the more ordinary affairs of life. Hence it is right on his demise to honor him as ours. "All of us deem it right and proper, and a debt due to the bereaved, to remember the death of a friend or relative or one of our own housestead with suitable, solemn religious rites, as a tribute of respect, as a mark of esteem and as the last token of love to the precious dead. Hard indeed is the heart that has no teat? of sympathy no words of comfort, no tribute to offer at such a time as this. Hence we come to-day. the church and congregation of which he and his family were members come, this entire community comes, and the State, in

her representatives here assembled, comes to pay this tribute of respect to one whom we all love so well. Personally I am O'hero worshiper. Nor, as the most of you are aware, am I noted for lavishing encomiums upon any one. But, in the language of the apostle, ‘honor to whom honor is due.’ We may talk of heroic deeds done. We may speak of names immortal made. We may cherish fond memories past. And we may. yea we must, perpetuate incalcuable blessings secured. Nor do we detract in the least from the labors, the services or benefactions of others when we thus eulogize him who now lies in the cold embrace of death. From the numerous expressions I have heard during the past few days, from our. staunchest and most respected citizens, from those who have known him, counseled with him and shared in his efforts to elevate the town and community in which he lived to that plane that would be a credit to Its people, i suppose no one has done more than the late exGovernor Matthews. Well may we say with the text. ‘How are the mighty fallen?’ A mighty tower in our community has fallen. A trusted official in Clinton Presbyterian Church has been removed. A good man has dropped from the marks of our most honored citizens. A faithful devotee to all the best interests of the State has been called hence. Our friend and brother has gene—gone, as we humbly trust, to join ‘the general assembly and church of the first born' on high. Is it not fitting, therefore. that we memorize him thus? Is he not our own in a higher sense than ordinary men? Should we not gratefully remember him for invaluable services done? and do you wonder that our great State of Indiana, which he served so faithfully and so well, joins the family and friends, the neighbors and acquaintances in mourning his demise? HIS IDEAL HOME LIFE. “It has been my privilege and pleasure to meet many public men—men of talent, of scholarship and of high position. But you will me and count it no flattery when I say that when it comes to geniality in society, hospitality in his house and cordiality with his friends I have found none superior to the Hon. Claude Matthews. Os his home life I forbear to speak. It would seem like treading on hallowed ground too sacred for an outsider to intermeddle with. He understood and appreciated what home meant, and I suppose that his has been as near the ideal as humanity ever attains here upon earth. It was a home in the truest and highest sense. He was a man of the strictest integrity, conscientious in the discharge ot public trust, affable and kind, even when crossing swords with his opponent, yet firm and inflexible to his convictions of right. Very few men in publiclife have had so few critics; very few know no personal, and, we may also say, no political enemies. He was eminently a man of the people, who to-day with one accord are ready to bear testimony to the good he has done, pass by any errors in judgment, forgive ana torget little differences in opinion, and with bowed heads say farewell friend and brother beloved dead. “Many men differed with him in their political views, yet they admired him as a man and his conscientious performance of duty. As said by one: ‘With all his affability, Hon. Claude Matthews had as little of the demagogue about him as any public officer that ever held office in Indiana.’ He never let party stand in the way of principle or persqjml aggrandizement in the way of answering duty. His firm and decided action when the laws of the State and great commercial and social interest were imperiled won him laurels that will never fade. He was a never failing friend to the laboring people. He was popular with the masses, and as a consequence polled more votes at his gubernatorial election than any other man of his party ever polled in the State of Indiana. As was said a few days ago by our present chief executive of state: ‘His administration will pass into history as one of the most faithful in the history of the State, and he will be regarded as one of the most popular executives the State has ever had.' I do not mean by this to say that the deceased was a perfect man, ‘there is none perfect; no, not one.’ But where so many excellent qualities are displayed, and where such a universal sentiment of approval prevails it is meet and proper to note them with more than ordinary praise, that the living may profit by them and aspire after those things which make for peace and righteousness, ami w’hich leave a fragrance and a halo around the memory of the departed dead that shall never fade away. “Governor Matthews’s earthly life determinated somewhat abruptly. God seemed to think his work was done, and He took him without any long, tedious, suffering process, just as was In accord with his own expressed wishes. He died in the 'harness’ trying to inspire and encourage his fellowman to grand and noble living. His last word spoken upon earth was a hearty ‘Yes.’ or amen, to the thought uttered in a prayer by his bedside, 'We acknowledge Thee, O Lord Jesus, as our Savior and Redeemer.’ A pow-er surely given him of God, for, as his attending physician declared, otherwise utterance by him was a physical Impossibility. “But I must desist dwelling longer. There are so many things I would like to say, but time forbids. We conclude, therefore, by urging upon all, whatever your occupation or station in life, to emulate the virtues of the deceased. So live that when the hour comes for your departure, whether suddenly or expectedly, it may be said of you: 'He was a good man; full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and his works do follow him.’ To the bereaved family we extend our sincerest. tenderest sympathy and prayerfully commend them to the God of all grace, who will bind up the broken heart, heal the wounded spirit and keep them in the love of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” IN STATE XT THE CHURCH.

A short biographical sketch of the exGovernor was then road by the minister. The quartet rendered “Asleep in Jesus,” and the door was closed while the family of the dead took their last look at the beloved face. The pallbearers were summoned and everything was made ready to convey the remains to the church, where they were to lay in state for two hours. The door was again opened, and Charles Kahlo stood at the head of the coffin, with L. B. Martin and Judge Joshua Jump, both of Terre Haute; Isaac Meharry, of Wingate, in whose house the Governor died; Dr. J. H. Bogert. of Clinton, and Albert Gall at the sides and T. C. Groomes, of Greencastle, *at the foot. The honorary pallbearers who followed were Governor James A. Mount and Senator Turpie, Judge Howard and State 'Treasurer Scholz. Mayor Thomas Taggart, of Indianapolis; State Auditor A. C. Daly. Mortimer Nye, who was Lieutenant Governor when Mr. Matthews was Governor, and S. E. Morse. The remains were carried in a plain Spanish state coffin, lined with copper. The cedar was covered with rich black cloth, and was trimmed with ebony. The ebony plate on the top was inlaid with silver reading: 1815. CLAUDE MATTHEWS. 1808. From the home the body was conveyed to the church, where the lid was again removed, and fully two thousand people marched through in single tile to take a last look. Only the uallbearers accompanied the hearse, the family remaining at the homestead until the time for the burial. During the trying day Mrs. Matthews held up remarkably well, and until the time for the last look upon the dead father the two daughters stood bravely by their mother's side. But the. ordeal proved too much for Miss Helen Matthews. She shook with sobs and fainted as she was about to leave the room. Friends and relatives bore her tenderly away and she was soon restored again. Since the death Mr. and Mrs. Cortez Ewing. son-in-law and daughter of Mr. Matthews. have been with Mrs. Matthews and her daughter and niece, Miss Callie McMeecham, who has made her home with the Matthews family since childhood. Since Monday Mrs. Matthews, the stepmother of the dead man. Lewis Matthews, a brother, and Miss Lydia Matthews, a sister, ai! of Covington, Ky.. have been at Hazel Bluffs. The other relatives present at the funeral were Dr. and Mrs. Hughey of Frankfort, Mrs. J. W. Matthews, an aunt of Mrs. Matthews. Harle Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. W; T. Chaffin, Mr. and Mrs. Ansil Matthews and Robert Van Nuvs, all of Lebanon; Miss Amelia Matthews, of Greensburg; Mrs. A. L Stockman, of Natchez, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Matthews. Frank Holby and Frank Matthews, courins, from Lebanon; A. S. Scott. Seymour, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hill, of Montezuma. At the church the crowd was so large It was necessary that the hour fixed for burial be delayed. L'ntil after 3 o'clock in the afternoon people crowded toward the church door and there waited their turn to walk down the little aisle to where the coffin was resting. It Is a quaint little church, weli

lighted from the sides through large colored glass windows. The one to the north is a memorial to the memory of Seymour Matthews, placed there soon after his death by his parents. The church is uncarpetcd, except in the aisles. The friends of the dead man slowly made their way toward the casket, where an attendant was prompting people to move ahead, and up on the small stand prepared for the minister a profuse display of flowers was arranged. Florist George Wiegand, of Indianapolis, had spent Tuesday night in Clinton. BEAUTIFUL, FLORAL DESIGNS. Only the larger pieces were taken to the church on account of the lack of room, hut the harmonious grouping of these floweis gave relief to the somber scene. In the center of the platform was a large pillar of white ehryanthemums entwined with a string of white roses and lilies, presented hy the state officers. At the extreme right side a large chair entirely of flowers bore a card of the Indiana State Board of Agriculture The arms and legs were of white roses and chrysanthemums and the body was of smilax. The seat and back were formed of lilies and r< ses, and in the back the letters, I. S. B. A , were set in purple immortelles. At the other end a plow of roses, the suggestion of Senate r Turpie, was set in a basket of purple ehryanthemums. The share was of lavender astors. A script floral card, bearing the names of Thomas Taggart, Wiliam E. English, S. E. Morss and David Turpie, was suspended by a white ribbon, on w hich "With Sincere Sympathy” was engraved in lavender. The Jackson Club, of Terre Haute, sent a large bunch of heliotrope chrysanthemums set on a sheaf of wheat. A "Gates Ajar was sent by the ex-state officials, who upon the occasion of the death of Seymour Matthews sent a similar design as state officials. James Summerville, of Indianapolis, sent a lyre of white roses, and Lewis B. Martin, of Terre Haute, an immense bouquet of American Beauty roses. The young ladies who were employed at the Stutehoure during Mr. Mathews’s term as Governor sent a large bouquet of white roses and purple chrysanthemums. James Whitcomb Riley, who was an attendant at the funeral, contributed a dozen American Beauty roses, accompanied by two beautiful memorial verses. The little card bore the following words in his own handwriting: Steadfastly from his childhood’s earliest hour— From simplest country life to state and power— His worth has known advancement—each new r height A newer glory in his fellow's sight. So yet his happy fate.—though mute th*> breath Os thronging multitudes and thunderous clietrs — , Faith sees him raised still higher, through our tears. • By this divine promotion of his death. And there were many other remembrances, one of them from New York, bearing a card inscribed with the name of Miss Almors, said to be a Cuban girl whom the ex-Governor had befriended. The flowers were so numerous that no attempt was mado to remove them to the grave, and as many of them had been taken directly to the church they were allowed to remain that Mrs. Matthews might see them all and look at all the cards. The remains were removed to the small cemetery about 4 o'clock. The crowd which had gathered about the door of the little church save way of its own accord when the coffin was seen approaching, and it seemed that the entire village made way to the burial ground, but a short distance from the church. This is a typical country graveyard. An attempt has been made to keep it in order, but shrubs and trees have been planted promiscuously, so that there is apparently no plan or system to the shrubbery. Tombstones in all conditions may be seen, those directly about the Matthews lot being the most pretentious in the place. The grave for Mr. Matthews was to the right of the mound which marks the spot where his son Seymour lies. The grave was lined with canvas, and upon the earth which had been taken from the gave a profusion of evergreen was laid. About the edges of the grave white flowers were evenly distributed. After the casket had-been laid on the biers over the grave, Mrs. Mafhews, assisted by J. W. Robb, a cousin, led the mourners. Miss Callie McMeecham and Miss Helen Matthews came next, Mr. and Mrs. Cortez Ewing following. After them came the relatives, who lined up about the open grave.

GOVERNOR MOUNT AT THE GRAVE. Another hymn was sung by the quartet, and Governor Mount was called upon to make the last remarks over the body of his d?ad predecessor. He was brief, but earnest in all his remarks. In part, he said: “To dwell upon the qualities of this dead statesman is not necessary. This great audience and these floral tributes tell of your love and appreciation of this disinguished benefactor of Indiana. And while words cannot tell of your love for him and your sorrow at his sudden demise, your affliction is reflected in the hearts of every one in this vast commonwealth. He was a man of family, a polished, educated gentleman, broadminded and kind. His logic, his eloquence and his ability adds to the dignity of our great Plate. His affable manner and generous nature has endeared him to the hearts of all, and as a lawmaker he has been equally successful. Whether in the Legislature or secretary of state or Governor, his fidelity and his ability have carried him and this State through crises that have been critical. When the gamblers of Chicago came down into our peaceful communities in the northern part of this State he showed that he had the courage of his convictions, and it was not long until they had been driven out. Governor Matthews rnet them as a man of ability aione could have met those conditions. Gentle and beloved in his own home was this man. And is not the man devoted to his own hearth, after all, the ideal of manhood ? “In all walks of life he was a genial, warm-hearted, courageous man. He dared do what his conscience dictated, and thereby endeared himself to the public and to his friends. He has built his own monument. one that will last longer than stone. He may now rest from this work well done, and may we emulate his virtues and his great name.” Rev. Mr. Souders then read the burial rite from the ritual of the church and the benediction followed. The bereaved family returned home, and the crowd dispersed. The evergreens were removed, and the clods of earth were thrown over the remains of Indiana’s popular statesman. THE INDIANAPOLIS SPECIAL*. The special train from Indianapolis over the 1., D. & W., which ieft the Union Station a little after 9 o’clock, arrived in Clinton shortly before noon after overcoming several difficulties. A hot box on the second of the four coaches which composed the train caused the first delay and several delays after the first. A freight train which pulled into Clinton just ahead of the special dropped a heavy iron bar on the track and it was not seen by the engineer of the passenger train. All four coaches and the engine passed over the bar, shaking the passengers and frightening every one. Luckily no serious damage was done, but it was sheer luck, as the obstruction was large enough and strong enough to have derailed any one of the cars. Over a hundred people made the trip from Indianapolis and were much impressed by the preparations that had been made by the people of Clinton to receive them. Conveyances were furnished to those wishing to go to the Matthews home, and a committee appointed in open meeting of the City Council and citizens of the place bad made arrangements to give each visitor dinner. Tickets were issued by several men standing at the siation and on them was printed the name of the family with whom the visitor was expected to lunch. The facilities of Clinton are not extensive, but they were offered to their utmost, and every one was hospitably entertained. During the entire afternoon every store in the town was closed and it was impossible to i>atronize the 1 estaturants. even had any one been so inclined. The tlvee saloons of the little city were closed wdth the rest of the business houses. Those who went on the special were Gov. James A. Mount. A. C. Daily, W. D. Owen, F. J. Scholz, Alexander Hess and wife. Cant. W. H. Hart. Sydney R. Moon and wire. Dr. R. F. Stone and wife. Charles Maguire, A G. Smith, Senator Turpie, Jamei

Whitcomb Riley. D. M. Geeting. Col. I. N. Walker. Capt. D. F Allen. Thomas L. Sullivan. Montgomery Marsh. D. B. Cooper. George H. Cooper. Charles Downing. Ephraim Marsh. J. B. Conner. Irvin Robbins, Miss Peacock. Miss Fitzgerald, Judge W. J. Buckingham. J. C. Adams. Leon Bailey, Larz A. Whitcomb. Gen. George F. McGinnis. W. B. Burford. M. D Yountz. Thomas Taggart, Capt. John Hennessy, John Carlon. Alvin Matthews and wife. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Caffev. J. L. Carson. Harry Whitcomb and son David. Mrs. Robert Matthews, Miss Alma Matthews, L>r. W. H. Wishard. Mrs. E. C. Ellison, Judge A. L Roach, Miss Downing, Miss Roach, L. J. Hackney. Janies F. McClellen. Ed Clark, Geoege F. Tannsel. Ed Boyle, Herbert McClellen. (\ C. Palmer. Benjamin Thornton, Jerry Kinney, James Healey, It. C. Bell. John Merriman, W. W. Robbins, A. A. Young. John C. McNutt, C. T. Whitsett. William Foor. A. E. Manning. John E. McCullough. Parks Martin. Judge J. M. Winter, Dr. G. D. Kahlo, William Hollingsworth. F. C. White, F. R. Gall, David Wallace. J. S. Lazarus, N. J. Hyde. J. J. Hainesworth. J. C. Mathews. M. H. Field, jr.. Dr. James R. Anthonv. C. L. Turner, W. F. Haven, H. W. Miller. J. M. Dalrymple, C. H. Hunt. Judge Bartholomew, S. E. Morss and A. M. Sweerey. Terre Haute sent a special train to Clinton. which arrived there shortly before the Indianapolis crowd. A committee of the Jackson Club of that city had the affair in charge and succeeded in bringing as large a crowd from Terre Haute as came from Indianapolis. Among those who came on the Terre Haute train were Jno. E. Lamb, Samuel R. Hammel, Charles R. Duffin, V. N. Griffith, Charles Fox, John Hagerty. Louis Gerhart. Judge Joshua Jump and wife, Richard Miller. A. D. Week, John B. Walsh. Representative George Faris. Maj. G. V. Menzies. James Crawley and the following who were members of Governor Matthews’s staff when he was in the executive office: Daniel Fasiz, Adolph Gagg, A. B. Mewhinney. L. B. Martin. One of the features of the day at Clinton yesterday was the entertainment afforded hy the mother of Larz A. Whitcomb, of this city, who lives in Clinton. On the train Mr. Whitcomli invited several of his friends to dinner with him. The Whitcomb home sits far hack in a pretty yard and is of the oldfashioned style. A large hall runs the entire length of the house and on each side large rooms open out. Here in this delightful cld homestead James Whitcomb Riley, John S. Lazarus. W. B. Burford. A. A. Young. David Wallace, Darz A. Whitcomb, his mother and two brothers. Charles and Howard, dined. Larz A. Whitcomb is a candidate for the Legislature from this county, and singularly his brother Charles is a candidate for the same place from Vigo county. AFTER THE RATTLE. An Incident Related by an Officer of the Indiana. New York Independent. One interesting oceurienee of the memorable third of July, which is not altogether without the ludicrous element, has not, thus far, found its way into print. It took place after the battle with Cervera's squadron had been feught and won. The Indiana participated in the engagement with great vigor until the entire Spanish squadron, save the Colon, had been destroyed, we having up to this time tired nearly 1.900 shots. Just as we were about opposite the Vizcaya, which had been driven ashore, we were overtaken by Admiral Sampson in his flagship New York, who, seeing that the Colon was being pursued by the swifter vessels of our fleet, and that we were not needed to insure her capture or destruction, signaled us to return to our old berth off Morro and guard the entrance to the harbor. In compliance with these instructions we steamed back and resumed our station. And now comes the less somber incident of the day. although it was some time later before we were prepared to see the humor of what occurred. Just as we began to recover somewhat from the tense strain of two hours’ terrific fighting we saw' the Resolute approaching from the eastward (the opposite direction from where the battle had taken place) under a full head of steam and behaving ir. a most excited and unusual manner for a staid auxiliary man-of-war. She w’as firing an occasional gun. tooting her whistle, fluttering any number of signals, and calling us up with a wig-wag flag. Out of this multiplicity of signals we gathered the information that she had seen a Spanish battle ship heading to the westward. and was now spreading the alarm among our men-of-war. After imparting this startling information the Resolute, true to her name, stood on resolutely to the westward to carry the dire news further afield. Our commanding officer. Captain Taylor, decided instantly to go and meet the supposed Spaniard. Officers and men were keyed to the highest pitch of readiness for battle and eager for a single-handed combat with a foeman worthy of our steel. Without delay we headed eastward, full speed ahead, and soo - sighted the stranger. But ahead of the battle ship came the great fleet of army transports which had gone to the eastward several miles to be out of the range of stray shots during the engagement earlier in the day. They, too, had sighted the "Spanish battle ship” and were in wild flight. Sheep never fled before the face of hungry hound more precipitately than did these transports at the approach of a strange war ship. Great clouds of smoke poured from tt ir funnels, and high white bow T waves marked the advance of each. The fear of speedy and awful destruction was upon them, and they fled as Arabs flee before the sandstorm of the desert. As they passed us J was reminded of the sensation experienced when sitting at the window’ of a swiftly moving car watching the telegraph poles as they seem to speed to the rear. Along with the transports came the large auxiliary cruiser Harvard, giving the same information we had received from the Resolute as to the nationality of the battle ship which could now he plainly seen. Her officers vehemently asserted that the ship bearing down upon us was surely Spanish—that they had seen her colors with their own eyes and there could he no mistake; and then, as is in confirmation of their report, they said: at the transports!” They then asked: “What do you wish us to do?” thus very pluckiiy putting their ship at our disposal. But it was not thought expedient hy Captain Taylor to accept this generous offer, for the Harvard, like the Resolute, is but lightly armed to encounter a battle ship; and though both of them are commanded hy officers of well-known bravery their presence in the fight w’ould invite possible disaster and needless sacrifice. We stood on to the eastward, fully prepared and rather anxious for the contest, which seemed imminent, but very soon tound that the battle ship so steadily and boldly advancing was not flying Spanish colors. She proved to be the Kaiserin Maria Theresa, of the Austrian navy. Just how she came to be at this particular place at this particular time is. as Kipling wiould say, “another story.” To the Resolute, the Harvard and the transports the red, white and red horizontal bars in her flag had seemed the red. yellow and red of Spain: hence the alarm, hence the flight. Had the Indiana made the same mistake and opened fire there would doubtless have resulted international complications. We hove the vessel to. and her captain sent an officer on hoard the Indiana on a visit of courtesy. He was conducted to our captain on the bridge, and was surprised to learn that we had just been in action, astounded when informed of the destruction of the Spanish ships, and well nigh paralyzed on finding that w r e had sustained no casualties. While the ships were lying side by side the Austrian band was mustered forward and played our national air. This was answered by a hearty cheer from the Indiana, and so an incident was pleasantly closed which at one time bore the sinister aspect of war.

Roosevelt and Alger. Washington Special. Those who witnessed the meeting between Secretary Alger and Coionel Roosevelt at Montauk Point Thursday agree that Roosevelt was exceedingly frigid in his demeanor. Secretary Alger, on the contrary, was smiling and apparently very willing to extend the glad hand of reconciliation to the famous Rough Rider, but the latter was formal in the extreme. Colonel Roosevelt is “feeling his oats.” as well he may, for he is having a tremendous boom for the governorship of New York. The Republicans of the State are aflame for him. and Senator Platt, the head of the machine, having found opposition impotent, is giving the movement his help. This is for the purpose of naming a tail for the Roosevelt ticket. Platt's candidate for lieutenant governor is Mr. Shedd. a politician of some note from the interior of the State. Roosevelt is not entirely satisfied with the arrangement, and may smash it in the head. If he becomes a candidate lie will be untrammeled. He will not be the nominee of the convention or Governor of the Stato as a result of any bargain or deal. From reports which come in from all parts of New' York it is evident that the Republicans are overwhelmingly for Col. Roosevelt, and that they believe he will have a majority as great as that given President McKinley two years ago. or close to 300,000. 1 Primer Lesson. Baltimore American. See the gent S-man who has acquired a sev-ere case of delirium tremens. Is it not dread-ful? Hushf The man is not in the same locality w ith delirium tremens. The man is very angry, that is all. Why does the man bite huge port-ions from the at-mos-phere? Be-cause he is a pol-l-tician. Do pol-i-tlclans always go about giving im-t-tations of a rail-road accident? Oh. no. But It so hap-pens that this pol-i-tician will run for office a-gainst a hero home from the wars, and the pol-i-tician feels that his finish will be spec-tac-ular and ewift. Oh. 1 see! Come, let us go a-way be-fore he hits us with the side-walk.

PEACE CAME TOO SOON ♦ DRAMATIC SITUATION l> THE BRIEF PORTO RICO CAMPAIGN. Gen. Brooke'* Brigade Wan .last Beginning an Attack At lien an Oillcer lame Flying Ip with the New*, Guayama Letter in New York Sun. It was certainly magnificent, even if by two minutes’ time it was prevented from being war. Peace rumors had flown thick and fast yesterday, all the way from Arroya, seven miles away, to the outposts two miles beyond this town. The y seemed more than rumors—almost facts—for a dead calm had settled down on General Brooke’s headquarters, and all military preparations had come to a standstill. Officers and men, chagrined at the prospect of no immediate forward action, were just bracing themselves to face a long period of more or less monotonous routine, when suddenly, about 3 o’clock, the report ran through the cainjt that an immediate movement was to be made. Half an hour later came the orders from headquarters. Regiments were to provide themselves with ten days' rations and be ready to start at daylight. The artillery and baggage trains were to get under way at once. From one end of Brooke’s brigade to the other a jubilant cry went up, "It meane on to San Juan!" At headquarters explanations of this sudden move were not forthcoming. Unofficially, it was stated that a report that the Spaniards had planned a night attack on Guayama had caused General Brooke to take immediate action. There was very little sleep indulged in in Guayama or its environs last night. Tty? dove of peace had been unexpectedly run to cover and the tune that the men were singing now was an up-to-date edition of “Arma Virumque Cano.” And yet all of them realized the seriousness of the movement. The scouts that had been scouring the country for several days had verified the suspicion that the Spaniards were strongly intrenched about five miles out on a hill which ‘commanded a magnificent range of that desperate pass in the hills where the Fourth Ohio’s skirmish had taken place on Tuesday. If there was a battle at ail, it would be a desperate fight which would inevitably entail great losses on both sides.

All through the night the ox carts and artillery wagons came rumbling along the road which leads up from the sea. At the hrst streak of daylight they had to clear a path to allow General Brooke and his staff the right of way. They galloped past tho cathedral just as the clock was striking ,"i. Huy hurried through the town and made straight for the hills. Colonel Glassford, Captain Ryan and the signal corps and engineers followed close behind them, and lost not a moment in getting at work. By 7 o'c lock the telegraph lines had already been stretched a mile and a half up the hillside. Meanwhile the regiments which had camped outside the town were mustering in the side streets. Presently the Philadelphia City Troop and Troop A. Sixth Cavalry, tore through the town. They never stopped for a moment until they had crossed the bridge a mile and a half outside and were ordered to let their horses browse for an hour in the meadows. While the horses grazed the men stretched themselves in the long grass and w’atched the infantry regiments as they marched to the positions assigned them further up the hill. PICTURESQUE SPOT. Search the world through and you could find no more superbly picturesque spot for such a war pageant. The valley here#is seven miles long, and it goes down in slight dips and undulations to the sea. On the north side this great red road winds for miles to and fro among the mountain passes, and as, from the bridge outside the town, we watched the troops slowly ascending, it looked as though a wide blue ribbon were unwinding itself along the foot of the hills. Across the valley, where the Spaniards were posted, the hills were high, but they sloped upw’ard at a far easier angle. The only relief from their greenness was given by the little spots of white which stood out a mile or so apart, showing where the Spanish blockhouses were placed. Looking down the valley you could see the transports lying at anchor off Arroya. In a few minutes a cheer started somewhere inside the town, and as the cause of it approached the cheer was taken up by other regiments and carried up the hill. Captain Potter, of Company F, Fourth Ohio, and his dynamite guns caused the enthusiasm. It was only the day before that it became generally known that the last shot which he threw over the hill iu Tuesday's fight had killed twenty-six Spaniards. There was another reason for the cheering, too. It was the soldiers’ way of showing the Ohio hoys that whatever odium might attach to last Tuesday’s fiasco, when so many men of Company C turned tail at the first fire, belonged entirely to Captain Biddle and his company, and had nothing to do with the rest of the regiment. It was after 11 wh-n the brigade was finally in line for the march through the pass. Colonol Haines and his battalions of the Fourth Ohio were the only absentees. They had been away since daybreak engaged in a flank movement behind the hills which was to prevent the Spaniards from forming an ambuscade on the north side while our men were marching through the pass. The line of formation was as follows: General Brooke and staff, engineers and signal corps. Captain Haines with Battery B, Pennsylvania Volunteers, two battalions Third Illinois Volunteers, Captain Potter, Lieutenants McCoy and Gardiner. in charge of dynamite guns; battery of Missouri Artillery Volunteers. Captain Gronin, with Philadelphia City Troop, Lieutenant Ryan witli Troop H. Sixth Cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel O'Neill and Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. It wanted but a few minutes of noon when the word ran down the line, "Brooke’s in th® p;.ss. He has ordered Battery B's guns uniimbered. They're going to fire.” Even the native ox-cart drivers stopped chattering. Every man in the brigade was at concert pitch. The correspondent reached the pass just in time to hear General Brooke order Captain Hunt to get his gun ready. The order was passed to the Missouri hoys to unlimber. The gun was loaded and Gunner Frank Hay. with h|s hand on tho lanyard, was elevating his sight, when Lieutenant McLaughlin galloped madly up the hill. He was crying “Stop!” at the top of his voice. For a moment some of us almost believed that we had strayed by mistake Into the pages of a Ouida novel, the whole situation smacked so strongly of “Under Two Flags.” But before General Brooke had time to see what all the noise and interruption were MeLaughlin had reached him and was exclaiming: “I have the honor to Inform you. sir. that President MeKir.ley has ordered all military operations suspended.” General Brooke's face was a study. Those who were standing very close to him say he swore. But this statement is not official. What he did say, however, as he turmd sternly to McLaughlin, who was gasping for breath and trying heroically to keep hty horse from sinking under him, was: “You have arrived five minutes too soon, lieutenant. You should have shown more consideration for your horse.” As for the balance of the brigade, as the news reached him, every man of it voiced his feelings in one exclamation—an exclamation which is entirely unfit to print. Word to retire was passed down the line, and reluctantly. almost sullenly, the only Amerloan general who has literally been at tlie front in this war withdrew from the heud of his army. As one of the regiments marched back to town Lieutenant Ryan, of the signal corps, who was stiil standing in tlie pass just where the bullets were falling thickest the other day, turned to the Sun man and said: "Let’s wait a few minutes and see how the Spaniards take it. I’ll bet they’re singing an ’Ave' or two.” We kept our eyes glued to our glasses, and presently, sure enough, figures began to move about in the lntrenchment a thousand yards away. Little men were gesticulating, hugging one another and rushing wildly to and fro. Twi nty yards in front of the intrenchment was a wooden fence, in a few minutes more half a dozen Spaniards crawled out of the trenches and squatted on tlie top rung of tho fence. That was the last straw. "Let’s go back.” said Ryan disgustedly. “Those damned dagoes art ’sitting on tht fence just to sec us go by.' " Holmes's Religion, Boston Transcript. "What was the religious belief of the !at* Dr. O.W. Holmes?” inquires a correspondent of the Outlook. Dr. Lyman Abbott's organ. It Is easy to believe that that distinguished Christian Unionist himself dictated the answer, which is: “Dr. Holmes was a C*hrts* i tian of the Unitarian denomination.” A

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