Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1899 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28,, 1899.

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who was entitled to the title of champion bantamweight of America- The boys put up a very clever article. Flannlgan 'played principally for the body, while Leon went to the head. Flannlgan was constantly the assessor and In the Iat half dozen rounds had his opponent In bad shape. Several times Leon was on the verge of collapse, tut his ring generalship saved him. At the end of the twenty-fifth round the referee awarded the decision to Flannlgan. - FOL'GFIT TO A DRAW.

Ttrenty-FlTe-Ilonnd Ilout Between Connelly and Matthew. NEW YORK. Oct. 27. At the Broadway Athletic Club true attraction was a twenty-five-round bout, at 12S pound.", between Eddie Connelly, of 6t. John, N. B.. and Matty Matthews, of Brooklyn. They fought the full twenty-five rounds and Referee Johnny White declared the bout a draw. It was a hard fight all' the way through and each man was disfigured early In the prae. At close quarters Connelly surprised Matthews with stinging rights on the ribs and over the kidneys. In the s venth Matty's left eye was badly cut and bled freely. In the twelfth Matty caught Connelly flush on the nose and set ithat organ to bleedinir. Th fifteenth round was the most sensational one cl the fight. The men rushed to a clinch, both pounding hard on the body with both lands until ordered to let go by the referee. As Matthews stepped back Connelly caught him with a left swing on the head which sent down to the floor, where he remained about five seconds. A lew moments later Connelly landed a similar blow in a breakaway and Matthews took eight seconds of a rest. Matthews got to close quarters when he got up and some bruising work over the kidneys was performed by both. Connelly did the larger share of th fighting here and with a smashing left reopened the cut over Matthews's left eye. Matthews was weak and clinched frequently until the bell rang. From this to the twenty-first round both men took matters ea?ter. In the twentyfirst Connolly rushed Matty to the ropes twice and Matty clinched each time. Connelly sent his right hard over the kidneys and hooked It twice more to the short ribs. Thep they exchanged hard lefts on the Jaw and the round ended in a clinch. At the close of the twenty-fifth round Connelly had such a decided lead that It seemed certain h must get the decision, but tho referee decided It a draw. . O'DOXXELL BATTERED. Severely Punished by Choynski and Counted Out In Fifth Round. CHICAGO.' Oct. 27.-Joe Choynski defeat ed Steve O'Donnell to-night In th? fifth round of what was to have been a six-round boot. There was nothing in it but Choynski from the start. O'Donnell making compar atively poor showing. In the first round Choynski landed a straight right on the mouth that dropped O'Donnell cleanly. The bell rang when he had been down three seconds, but he went to his corner very groggy. At almost any time after that Choynski could have won out. but he went at It easily. In the fifth h put O'Donnell down twice and the latter was so clearly out of It that Choynski said to him: "Stay down, stay down. O Donnell, who was un able to rise anyhow, took the advice and allowed himself to be counted out without attempting to rise. One punch would have finished him If he lym regained his feet. O'Donnell wa badly beaten, both eyes being nearly closed and his lips being split. Jeffries Gives an Exhibition. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Champion Jeffries, encouraged try John L Sullivan and other friends, at his training quarters at Asbury Park to-day gave a splendid exhibition with the gloves. Jeffries first faced Tommy Xlyan. who quit after two rounds. Jack Jeffries then stepped Into line and two more rounds were added to the afternoon score. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to punching the bag and skipping the ropes. Jolin L Sullivan, being: asked for an opin ion, said: ."lie looks well and acts welL 1 think he la In splendid condition." He would venture no opinion on the outcorr.u of the fznt. savlnsr.that both were his mends. Jeffries said to-night that the stiffness had almost gone from his neck. -Fits" Thinks "Jeff Will Win. CHICAGO, Oct. 27. Bob Fitzslmmons reached Chicago to-day for his fight with Jeff Thorna at Tattersall's to-morrow night. "I am the logica' opponent for the winner of the Jeffrles-Sharkey fight," said he. 'Jeffries I think will be the winner. What Is more, I hope he will. That will give me another chance to right myself before the public. Before many months I intend to be not only the middle-wtight champion. which I am now, but the champion of the world as well. Miser Murdered and Robbed. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27. Leon Jack son, a miser and eccentric character ox Newport. Tenn.. was murdered at his home to-day. Three men cauea at tne nouse, os tensibly to get something to eat, and provoked a quarrel. Mrs. Jackson was run from the house by their conduct and in her absence the husband was murdered. He was found with four shots In his body. The strangers secured $600 which was hidden in the house and fled Into the mountains. A posse Is In pursuit. Situation In Venesuela. CARACAS, Venezuela. Oct. 27. The for eign ministers met yesterday at the Amer- ' lean legation and decided not to recognize the Castro government without instructions irom meir respective governmenis. i resident Andrade has cabled from Barbadoes, where he arrived recently, to the command er at Puerto Cabello to defend that city against Central Castro to the last extrem ity. Coro and Maracalbo have surrendered to General Castro. Order reigns here. Louses by Fire. MILWAUKEE. Oct. 27. The plant of the Wisconsin Milling Company, together with a four-story trick corn mill and a sevenstory elevator, all owned by the I 'a bet iPrew'ng Company, burned to-day. The loss will reach $1.0)0. sixty thousand bushel3 of grain and 500,000 pounds of hominy were destroyed. RAINY WEATHER TO-DAY. Cooler In Southern Indlnnn Probably Fair on Sunday. WASHINGTON'. Oct. 27. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday: For Ohio Rain and cooler on Saturday; probably rain on Sunday; fresh to brisk northeasterly winds. For Indiana and Illinois Rain on Satur day, with cooler weather In southern por tion; fair on Sunday; fresh northeast to north winds. Local ObierTntlom on Friday. Bar. Ther. R.II. Wind. Pre T a. m zn .09 Cl W Wet. QM 1 p. rn N.02 62 35 South. 0.14 Maximum temperature. fi4; minimum tempera ture. 60. Following is a comparative statement of the mean temperature and total precipitation Oct Temp. rre. Normal Sv Mean 62 0.10 0.1s lparture from normal.. Departure since Oct. 1... Departure since Jan. 1... .. 12 ..163 ..15 0.9i 5.W riu. C. F. R. WAPrEXIIANS. Local Forecast OiTlclal Yesterday's Temperatures. St&Mor.s. MIn. Atlanta. Ga - &S i;i?marck. N. D 52 Buffalo, N. Y 4S CaUary. N. W. T . 24 Cairo. Ill 4 Chejenne. W70 Cincinnati, O 52 Concordia. Kan 3S Davenport. I.. 44 IV S Moines, la 44 Helena. Mont 4J Jacksonville. Fla x Binrac City, Mo 4S Little Hock. Ark 62 Varquette, Mich is V.emihi. Tenn M Nhv:e. Tenn C4 New Orleans. La 06 New York. N. Y U Kortn Platte. .Neb 23 Max. 7 p. m. 70 48 &4 W 72 12 74 & 4 t: 74 4t 7S 7 2 74 M M $ 76 4 M M 60 0 0 64 8' a 4 44 6 42 6X 4t IS 6S 4: 74 64 $0 41 &4 Oklahoma. O. T 1 1 60 Omaha. Neb.... Plttfhurr. Pa.. 70 43 Qu'AM-il. K. W. T Jtapil City. S. P Fait Lake city. Utah Ft. Lfcuts. Mo Ft. Paul. Minn fiprlngflI4, Itl 44 12 13 44 60 0 Emr.rfel, Mo 60 Vlckiburr. Mi 2 74

HIS EFFORTS IN VAIN

COItXKLIl'S VAXDEIMILT'S ATTE3IPTS TO PLEASE HIS FATIIEIU Worked Like a Common Italltray Employe, bat All for Naught Will Contest Narrowly Averted. NEW YORK, Oct 27.-The will of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt was filed for probate in the surrogate's office this afternoon. The provisions of the will are substantially the same as mentioned in the synopsis given out Thursday by Chauncey M. Depew. The clause relating to Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., contains no direct reference to the alleged troubles said to have occurred between the young man and his father. The facts as given out previously by Senator Depew relating to this clause of the will are substantiated In the will. Nothing is mentioned concerning his name further than that necessary to make the bequest of the J1.500.OJ0." In the thirteenth clause of the will a bequest is made to the mother of the deceased, which reads: "To my mother, as a mark of affection, I bequeath $100,000; also $100,000 to my brother. William K. Vanderbilt." In the twelfth clause, wherein the trustees of the several trust funds are directed to invest tho proceeds arising from certain securities, the will designates what securities are to be so managed. They constat cf United States and State of New York bond, mortgage bonds of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, the New York and Harlem Railroad Company and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company. The will gives the added Information that the executors are directed to pay annually to the Society of St. Johnland the sum of 12,000 so long as the officials of that society keep an agreement made In 1S92 with the deceased and Mrs. Vanderbilt. When the agreement shall be broken the annuity ceases. There were no further differences to be seen between the will and the synopsis given out on Thursday evening. The Tribune to-morrow will say: "The provisions of the will of Cornelius Vanderbilt, which was made public yesterday, excited intense interest. From certain remarks it appears that this settlement alone. effected after long discussion, prevented a contest that might have resulted In one of tha Greatest and costliest will litigations ever known. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., when he learned the provisions of his father's will. Diaced his interest in the nnnas or nis coun sel. Carter & Ledyard. They conducted negotiations with Henry B. Anderson, the attorney of Alfred Gwynne vanderbilt. While none of those Interested will say just what was done, enough has been admitted to Indicate that had Alfred not made the concessions mentioned litigation would have followed. Cornelius vanderbilt waa at the Grand Central Station yesterday. Alfred was at Newport. When Cornelius was seen he dismissed the subject briefly by saying: Whatever arrangements may have been made were effected through my attorneys' Corter & Ledyard. I have no comment to make upon the settlement. It was a family arrangement and not a gift. "It was learned from a trustworthy source yesterday that Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr., is much disappointed by his father's will and the attitude m which he has been placed by his brother's handsome concession and that he will withdraw from any further par ticipation In the affairs of the Vanderbilt' properties. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Is de scribed by thoso who know hlra as a reticent young man. He took his disagreement with his father much to heart, and after his mar riage tried in every way to overcome the difllculty. - He entered the office of the superintendent of motive power of the New York Central and went to work to prove his merit, lie worked early and late. He never asked more than any other employe. He did everything he could to prove to his father his eerlous intentions. He never complained and never allowed an oppor tunity to pass without trying to secure a re-establishment of the former cordial rela tions between himself and father. It is said further that he hoped and believed he had succeeded in gaining his father's favor. The two men did not discuss the subject, but for hours father and son talked cordially at the Breakers in Newport and also in this city. "The younff son of Cornelius, ir.. was oiten taken to the Breakers: and Mr. Vanderbilt manifested a keen enjoyment In seeing his irrandson. It Is said that in the light of these talks and the fondness displayed by his father for the baby, Cor nelius, jr., neneved tnat he had regained his tamers ravor and would share at least equally with Alfred, should he not be the cnier heir, w hen he learned the provisions of the will, he was much disconcerted and troubled. It was said yesterday that he would soon retire from the nlace in the New York uentrai omce and that he would nev er attempt to have a voice either in the ramlly councils or In the management of the enormous Vanderbilt nrooerties. Ilia plan. It was added, was to go into the banking business as a partner of his father-in-iaw. k. t. Wilson. Neither Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., nor Mr. Wilson would discuss mis statement, but such action unon the part of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., is expected by his relatives and the Immediate friends or tne ramuy. Statement from Cornelias. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. The World to-mor row will publish the following: "Cornelius Vanderbilt, at his home. No. eOS Fifth ave nue, at 10:45 o'clock last (Friday) night. made this important statement to a World tepresentatlve: " The agreement by which I receive $5.000.000 from my brother's portion of the es tate has been made to appear as a mere gut. it is no gift, but the result of a com pact entered into before my father's de mise. By this compact I was to receive no less than $w.XM,uuo. The truth of the mat ter Is that an agreement or an adjustment was made from the beginning. Yes, I may say rrom ine neginning to tne end. There was an understanding between us that my snare snouia De no less man iw,wo,JQ. "'When was the agreement made?' ho was asked. " 'I can only say that It was some time prior to ray father a death was the reDlv. 'The matter, since then, has been in the hands of my lawyers. Carter & Ledvard. -j.ney nave aDsoiute charge of my Inter ests. "Mr. Vanderbilt was asked If there would be an amicable settlement of the estate on the basis Indicated bv the transfer nf tti . Ou0.0u to him from Alfred's portion. To this ne replied: -ou must excuse me. I will not discuss the matter further. I just wish to De set rignt uerore tne puniic. All my ln leresis are in my lawyers nanus. ' ITS WORK DONE. (Concluded from First rase.)' lishmen. Australians and Americans de cided to go. They organized a party and believe they can secure two hundred more men. The volunteers include ex-soldiers. frontiersmen. Knglishmen familiar with the Transvaal and commercial clerks. Hint to Keep Hands Off. LONDON, Oct. 2S. Commenting upon the petition to President McKlnley, promoted by the New York World, urging that the good offices of the United States be offered in settling the differences between Great Britain and the Transvaal, the Standard says: "We very x much doubt whether the Washington government will at all appreciate the suggestion, but in any case it is as well for those whom it concerns, and particularly for those whom It does not concern, to understand that the Transvaal question Is one which exclusively affects ourselves ana wnicn we propose to settle without assistance or intervention of any klr.U. Hollanders Denounce l!nfrlnnt. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Oct. 27. About one-third of the inhabitants of this city arc Hollanders, and they held a mass meet ing to-night to express their sentiments on the situation in South Africa. Resolutions were read denouncing Kngland for making war on the 'Transvaalers.' etc., but the audience Insisted on the addition of a clause requesting Iresident McKlnley to offer the good offices of the United States "to save the independence of our sister republics in South Africa. The proposed amendment was adopted and a committee was appointed to revise the resolutions accordingly and present them to the President. Lord Mlnto to Chamberlain. OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 27. Lord Mlnto, Governor General of Canada, has sent this reply to ha cablegram: from Mr, Josepb

Chamberlain conveying her Majesty s

thanks to Canada for Its manifestation or loyalty and patriotism in sending troops to alst Great Britain in the Transvaal: "The people of Canada have received witn sincere cratlflcatlon the mespnjre from her Majesty, conveying her thanks for Canada's contribution to the British rorces now en route to South Africa. The good wishes expressed by the sovereign for heY Canadian troops will inspire them with deep sentiments of loyalty and patriotism and with a determination to sustain the reputation that Canadian volunteers have earned in the past history of this part of the empire. Mediation Urged. THE HAGUE. Oct. 27. At to-day's meet ing of the committee of second chamber on ' the foreign budget a resolution was adopted urging the government to offer to mediate between the Transvaal and ureat Britain. SALE OF FANCY CATTLE Cow Owned Iy nn Indiana Mnn Dis posed of for ?1,200. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Oct. 27.-Fifty-eight head of blooded cattle were sold at the National Hereford Association's auction sale to-day, bringing an average of $322. This afternoon the last of the three hundred fine cattle had been disposed of. During the sale, at which some of the fanciest prlce3 ever paid for cattle in this country have been realized, an aggregate of close to 1100.000 has changed hands. The highest price to-day waa 11,200, which Marshall Field, of Chicago, gave for Viola, a cow owned by Clem Graves, of Bunker Hill, Ind. Frank Rockefeller, of Cleveland, O., K. B. Armour, of Kansas City, and Mr. Field were the active LfiTders. The cow will go to the Stanton breeding farm, at Madison, Neb. DRIVEN FROM TRENCHES FILiriXO FORCE ROUTED BY GEN. YOl'XG'S COLVMN. American I.osa Wan Silent Leading Vlsayan Arrested and Other Are "Watched MeMagea from OtU. MANILA, Oct. 28, 10 a, m. General Young's column, which left San Isidro yes terday morning at daybreak, moving north ward in the direction of Santa Rosa, en countered the enemy, strongly intrenched. Just beyond the Tuboatin river. A brisk light ensued, and the rebels were driven from the trenches. Two Americans were killed and one wounded. Pursuit was impossible on account of the width and depth of the stream. A Traitor Arrested. MANILA, Oct. 27. M. Ruperto Santiago, one of the wealthiest Vlsayans who had) taken the oath of allegiance to the United Slates and who posed as a friend of Amer icans, has been arrested at Hollo, while other Visaj'ans are being watched. The prisoner is charged with organizing a revolutionary junto. Santiago owns sugar estates throughout the Island of Negros. It is asserted that a council of ten and tho manager of the Junto met daily at Santiago's office for the purpose of engineering an extensive scheme of collections for an Insurrection. One of Santiago's steamers was captured carrying supplies to the rebels. His arrest caused rumors of an outbreak of the natives of Hollo and pre cautions have been taken to prevent trouble. A battalion of the Eighteenth Regiment and the marines of the guntjoat ConcorcJ formed an expedition et Conception, north ern Panay, which 13 searching for the Con cord's coxswain, who was lured ashore by a white flag and who Is supposed to be a prisoner. They found the place deserted and burned every house as a punishment. 1 MESSAGES FROM OTIS. AO Aesrotlatloun with. Insurgents General La w ton's Advance. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. The War De partment has received the following from General Otis at Manila: "Insurgent government submitted anollcatlon to send live commissioners to Manila to arrange dimculties attending release of Spanish sick prisoners and discuss neaoe conamons. uecunea. xmo negotiations neces sary. as we would cladly receive all Snan isn prisoners at our lines, welcome them from their cruel captivity and labor for tneir weirare. correspondence bv mall. "LAwton a advance guard, under Young, norm 01 Dan lsiaro, is near uaDanatuan. Has established permanent station, threa months supplies belnsr forwarded bv San Juan river route. Lawton meets littlo re sistance. Twenty-sixth Volunteer and bat talion jxineteentn inrantry sent to Hollo. "Tne transport Tacoma. with seven com panies of the Twenty-seventh Volunteers, uus urnveu. casualties vorDOrai Hender. son, company u, washed overboard, two men deserted and several left sick at Honolulu, of whom Corporal Hunter, Company G, is dead. No other casualties. Command in gooa neaitn. "The Sheridan, with the Thlrtv-thirrt Volunteers and recruits, has also arrived. Good condition. One casualty. Private Hulgan, company k., died en route." Llent. Carmody Jnmpi Overboard. WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-News was re ceived at the War Department to-day (of the arrival or the hospital ship Relief at Manila. She reported the disappearance at sea between Guam and Manila of Lieut. Robert D. Carmody, who went to Guam with the marine battalion on the Yosemlte when Captain Leary was sent out as governor to take possession of the Island mere are no details of the occurrence. It appears that -Lieutenant Carmody was taken aboard at Guam, presumably sick and on orders home or else on a furlough. It Is thought possible that he mav hav jumpea overDoara wnne aeunous. Lost Only Three Males. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The army trans port Port Albert arrived at Manila with io muies, losing oniy tnree on the trip. DELLfl FOX CRITICALLY ILL. The Operatic Soahrette May Die With in Forty-Elscht Hours. NEW YORK, Oct. 27. The World to morrow will publish the following: "Delia Fox, the opeiati6 soubrette, is dangerously 111 at her apartment In this city, and last night her physicians said that she could not survive the next forty-elght hours. The actress Is suffering from a general breaking down of her constitution. The immediate cause of her precarious condition is in flammation of the bowels. Lawyer Hummel said to-night that the death of the actress might occur at any moment." OBITUARY. Sir Cliurles Gibson. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Oct. 27. Sir Charles Gibson, the St. Louis millionaire and owner of Hotel St. Louis, died at tho Hotel Nicolett to-night, aged seventy-three. Sir Charles was knighted by Prince Bismarck for a special ervice rendered the German government and for which he was awarded a medal in addition to the rank of honor. Capt. Cbnrles II. Lester. NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Capt. Charles II. Lester, U. S. A., retired, died to-night as the result of an operation for cancer of the mouth. He foucht in the civil war and had spent much of hia time since then with the army in Dakota and Texas. At the time of his retirement he was in the Eighth Artillery. Jobn Cod man Hopes. BOSTON. Oct. 27. John Codman Ropes, a lawyer of this city and widely known as a writer on historical subjects, died from paralysLs to-night. Just Try for Your Complexion Champlln's Liquid Pearl. 50c, pink or white. Jlaxveious bcautiner. Great reaown.NNoiual.

THREE-CORNERED FIGHT

DEVELOrS I. IDE1,:", DOW-GLASS FACTORIES. May Result In a. Strike, Closing All Mill Outside the Trust evr Combination Is In AVorklnir Order. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TfAPTPnnn pttv Tnl . Oct. 27. FollowIre the wa-re acrrment between the win dow-glass trust and the blowers and gatherers, by which these two classes of workmen receive an advance of about 7 per cent.. the president of the flatteners' union called dent operator. Uf'VU o M IlUlilCf tiki liiV - 1 r. oHi-iinM Ma rrordinffly. Hume . . . . . . e nor nau aireauy granted an ui - ycent, to the flatteners. who were nut in cluded in the trust agreement, and had given his blowers and gatherers the additional i per cent, made nece&sary by that agreement. Hurrle refused the additional 2 per cent, to the flatteners and their president ordered them to strike, which they refused to do. This has precipitated a three-cornered tight which may result In closing every independ ent factory In the country before a settle ment Is effected. Xew Trust In Working Order. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 27. Notwithstand ing reports to "the contrary, the American Window-glass Company has succeeded the American Glara Company and is now doing business. A circular was issued to-day notifying the jobbers that a rebate will be allowed to all who purchase exclusively from the, combination. It was also announced that the new combination controls S3 per cent, of the capacity of the windowglass factories in the country. A number of plants are not in the new company, but the output of these factories will be controlled by the company. The indications are tnat the suits in Indiana will soon be settled and the factories put In operation. The stocks of glass are being rapidly reduced and will soon be brought tiown to 300.000 boxes, when there will be a general resumption. Tito Union Miners Shot. DECATUR, 111., Oct. 27. The first serious encounter between union and nonunion miners since the declaration of the coal miners' strike seven , weeks ago took place to-day, resulting in Charles Mauritz and Fred Dongowsky being shot, the latter probably fatally. Both are union miners. The trouble arose over the attempt on the part of some union miners to persuade four nonunion men not to center the shaft. Marion Mays, a nonunion man, who is said to have- done the shooting, has been arrested. There is much excitement over the affair and foars of further trouble ara expressed. Strike Over Five Mlhutes Time. MERIDEN, Conn., Oct. 27. The strike which started among the polishers and buf fers employed by E. Miller & Co., lamp manufacturers, yesterday, when about sixty employes went out, has increased until about 500 of the 700 hands in the factory have left their work. The polishers and buffers struck because they were denied the privilege of taking five minutes to wash up before 12 o'clock. The employes of the other departments have struck in sympatny and the business of the company is practically suspended. Victory for Knights of Labor. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 27. In the fight of the Knights of Labor and the United Mine Workers to secure recognition In, the Alabama mining district the former scored a signal victory to-day by practically obtaining control of the Walker county coal mines. Demands for recognition were made by both organizations to tne Galloway Coal Company, which, by reason of its capacity, ilxes the scales, and President Galloway to-day issued a notice that ho would "recognize no order but ' the Knights of Labor." Short-Lived Strike. PRINO VALLEY, 111., Oct. 27. The big strike inaugurated' by the , itwo thousand miners on the Spring Valley Coal Company on Oct. 17 was brought to an end to-day. All the demands of tho organization were granted, except that of weighing coal at the bottom of the shafts, and this was not pressed by the union. SllnersPIead Not Guilty. MOSCOW, Ida., Oct. 27. Yesterday the thirteen Cceur d'Aleno miners charged with delaying the United States malls and conspiracy were brought into court and pleaded "not guilty." The grand Jury has Indicted W. W . Berg, a prominent saloon man, for attempting to intimidate one of the State's witnesses. . Strike at Steel Works. SHARON, Pa., Oct. 27. The millwrights, blacksmiths, gas fitters and other mechanics at the National steel works struck this evening. They asked double pay for work done on Sundays and time and a half for extra work. They were, paid off and discharged. WILL SAIL TO-DAY. General and Mrs. Harrison Coming Duck on the St. Paul. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 27. The American line steamer St Paul, which is to sail from this port to-morrow for New York, will have among her passengers former President Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Frances Hodgson liurnett, the novelist, Madame Lillian Nord'.ca, the singer, and Mr. and Mrs. James Story. Decision Asralnnt Colombia. LAUSANA, Switzerland, Oct. 27. After two and a half years of consideration the Anglo-Colombian interirbltration court today gave Its award In the dispute between the government of Colombia and Punchard. McTaggart, Lowther & Co., engineers and contractors, for public works, respecting the Medelln-Magdalena River Railway. Colombia's claim cf S00.OM francs was dismissed and the firm, a London concern, was awarded upwards of a million francs. ' The Perfect American Blend. LONDON. Oct. 27. United States Ambassador Choate, at a banquet given this evening by the mayor of Longton, responding to the toast, "The Anglo-Saxon Race." dwelt upon the blend of various races in America. The American, he said, was neither English. Scotah. Irish nor an Imitation of the people of any other nation in Kurope, but combined them all,-and the composition was a new and perfect blend. AM lb elm's Visit to Fnglnnd. LONDON. Oct. 2$. The Berlin correspondent of the Dally Mall says: "All the arrangements have been completed for Em peror William's visit to the Queen. His Majesty will arrive in England on Nov. 20 and remain at Windsor Castle nve days, after which he will go to Sandringham for a two days visit to the Prince cl wales. Cable Notes. Queen Victoria has approved the appointment of Sir Henry Stafford Northcole as1 governor general of Bombay, in succession of Lord Sanhurst. in February next. A colossal bronze statue of Christ blessing mankind which was being hoisted yesterday into a niche in the new cathedral at Berlin fell a hundred feet. No one was injured. LULL IN NATAL (Concluded from First Tagc.) the authorities are inclined to believe they are cophs of olhcial bulletins from Pretoria. The first evidently refers to the Glencoe battle, and iys: "General Erasmus, as reported, was compelled to retire, his men and horses being exhausted. General Erasmus appears to have been decoyed in the wrong direction by the enemy and tho British succeeded in capturing the Utrecht and Vryhtid forces. The number of killed is unknown, but the burghers suffered heavily." The second telegram bears evidence of being a report of the Fame engagement, by Commandant Trichaardt. It says: "The Ermelo burghers. In charge of the artillery, apparently fled from Dundee. They were reinforced by sixty (?) Pretoria burghers under General Erasmus. The English opened a sharp light, and De Jaagc-r, with a Krupp. yielded. Our wounded were numerous, including Commandant Grebler. We also lost 2t3 prisoners." Advices from Durban. Natal, say: "An interesting Incident in connection with tho fcXandsla&f U ht la reported here. .When

f British guns became too hot, 'JCht Boers ran forward out of cover, and, standing their ground coolly, opened tire on the Imperial Light Horse with the evident purpose of drawing the latter's rire while their comrades retired. Seven out of the brave right were killed. After searching the Transvaal National iiank yesterday the bluejackets and marines withdrew and the bank was reopened. It Is alleged that a number of sporting rifles and bullets were found in the Boer camp at Elandslaagte, which has aroused indignation. "General Yule Is recovering from the fatigue of the march from Glencoe. The morale of the troops U splendid. "The rifle association of Pietermaritzburg has been ordered out for the defense of the city." A special dispatch from Cape Town says General JoubtTt. commander, has sent a message of sympathy to Lady Symons, widow of General Symons. Th following dispatch has been received at Lorenzo Marquez from Pretoria, tiled yesterday: "The government has issued a proclamation declaring that no rents or interest on bonds can be claimed during the

continuance oi martial law, nor within a certain fixed period after the repeal of the vV iiu IIAVU Ci tVU C i l t lllJ Ckl J k. IUC name, ine Uoers at vryburg have secured a quantity cf ammunition. Commandant schooman has seized Krokodllepoort and de fitroyed the railway bridge there. President .K.ruger la in excellent health." Fleets Sail for Delagoa Day. PARIS, Oct. 23. A dispatch to the Petit Journal from Toulon says: "Two or three of the fastest cruisers have been ordered to go to Delagoa bay and Russian war ships will follow ithem." The Figaro, while pointing out the contradictory rumors from Toulon on the subject of the dispatch of a naval, division from the southeast jcoast, says: "It Is certain that -the cruiser Cassard sailed from Toulon, for Port Said, on the receipt of an important telegram, inclosing sealed orders." Counter Proclamation. CAPE TOWN, Oct. 2f. Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of Caps Colony, and W. P. Schreiner, the premier, have issued a proclamation declaring null and void the proclamation of the Orange Free State asserting that a portion of Cape Colony is new Free State territory. Sir Alfred Milner's proclamation warns all British subjects In the colony of their duty and obligations to the Queen. VESSEL BURNED AT SEA WOMAN'S GRAPHIC STORY OF THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND'S SHIP. Two Days in an Open Boat with Her Baby Before Landing: on a Little Japanese Island SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. Mrs. P. W. Patton, the wife of Captain Patton, whose vessel, the American ship George B. Stet son, was burned at sea off tho coast of Formosa about two months ago, has just arrived here. She tells a graphic story of the destruction of the vessel. She was the only woman aboard. "I did not understand at first when the alarm was given." flaid Mrs. Patton, "but a moment later my husband came into the cabin and told me to hurry and clothe the baby and myself for a trip in an open boat. By the time I was clothed and reached the deck with the baby the flames had got aft as far as the mainmast and the rigging almost above my head was all ablaze. The long boat was In the water alongside with eight of the crew in It and tho baby was carried down a flimsy "Jacob's ladder" into It by one of the sailors and I followed. Just as I got Into the boat there was a 'loud roar and the skylight and roof of the cabin was lifted off by an explosion of the gases that had formed in the rooms aft. My hus band and his two mates were at the rail of the ship aft when the explosion came and they lost no time in getting into the boat and casting off the painter. A moment later the whole hip was a mass of flames from stem to stern and as we pulled away the great towering mainmast fell. A few minutes later there was a sudden roll and all that remained of the once beautiful ship went down into the waves, leaving us In darkness. "Two days and two nights we were in that boat. About noon of the second day we saw land and that evening we landed on the little Island of Ti-Pin-Tsln, which was taken from tho Chinese by the Japanese during the recent war between those two nationt We landed at a email village of the natives and the baby and I were the greatest curiosities thelpeople of the village had ever seen." The George B. Stetson was bound from Portland. Ore., for Tien-Tsin with a cargo 01 rauroaa lumner, m command of Capt. ir. W. Patton. She had a. crew of twpntv men. Everything went well on the voyage until when off the east coast of Formosa. On the evening of Sept. 10, shortly after supper naa oeen served, smoke was discovered COmine UD OUt Of the foreneak Onntatn Patton tried to rally his crew to fight the flames, but they were panic-stricken and paid no heed to discipline. The boats were launched to save them from burning, and so eager were the men to get away from the ship that it was with difllculty the sailors could be prevailed on to remain long enough by the side of the vessel to provision their boats. From the Island the survivors of the Stetson went to Nagasaki in a ouiatt i tJiiuiiese sieamer. AVatLins's Suspension Curtailed. NEW YORK, Oct. 27,-Captain Geonre H. Starhuck, United States supervising inspector of steam vessels, has modified the order of the local board of inspectors in puspending the license of Captain Frederick H. Watkins, of the American line steamship jeais, ueeauso or nls run ning that vessel on the roccs near the MaCrleKn th coist o' Cornwall, on May 21 last. The ruling of the supsrvisinir inuapiiu3 me iicense or Capt. Walklns tor six months. .tHrr lhis action was taken in th. riaa ,.t r-,.-.. Watkins that the grounding of the Paris was due to an error on his part and not to Xew Steamer Loses Her Propeller. SAVA Will . ua., wi. zt. rne new steamer Ponce, of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company, bound from Xew York to San Juan on her first voyage was towid in here this afternoon in riict the Dutch steamer Prince Frederick. havma iusi ufjr propeiier fix nundred miles out from Isew York. No other damage. Captain Skrimshlre Suspended. QUEBEC, Oct. 27.-The court of inquiry into the Scotsman disaster holds rnntain Kkrimshire responsible and has suspended mm lur nine inumns. Movements of Steamers. wuaja.siuw. Oct. 27. Arrived: L.ucania, irom ."sew lork, and Rhjnland, from Philadelphia, both for Liverpool. iiAaittuuc. oct. 27. Arrived: Fuerst uisrnarcK, irom ew York. OJV.OA, Oct. 27. Arrived: Ems, from THE LOCOMOTIVE JOHN HULL. It Vtua Slightly Antedated by Peter Cooper Tom Thumb. Hartford Courant. The dispatch sent out by the Associated Press Tuesday night about the death in Red Bank, N. J., of Joseph Wood, the old est locomotive engineer in the. united States, spoke of him as fireman on the 'John Bull, "the first locomotive ever op erated in this country." Mr. Wood deserves recognition, of course, as a pioneer among American railroad men, but the statement concerning the John Bull will have to be modified. Without detracting from the debt owed to Stephenson, Americans can still take pride In the achievements cn the Bal timore fc Ohio, before the John Bull, on which Mr. Wood began his long career. arrived from England. It was in 1S3) that Peter Cooper's locomotive, the Tom Thumb, drew, on the B. & O., the first load of passengers ever drawn by steam in the western hemisphere. The John Bull, the locomotive "fired" by Mr. Wood, arrived at Eordentown, N. J:, for use on the Cam den A: Amboy. in August. 1S31. There were two locomotives named John Bull, both of Stephenson's make. One was imported tor ue on the Mohawk & Hudson, and the other for the Camden & Am boy. The latter weighed ten tons the largest locomotive imported up to that time from England, and the heaviest tip to that time la uo la thU country. U was QQ

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large, in fact, to be handled satisfactorily on the Camden & Amboy, ays Mr. J. G. Pacgborn, in his book, "The Worlds Kailway." Much trouDle was experienced with the rigidity or the frames 01 mose lare Knelish locomotives, and their passing around curves was always attended with difficulty. American mechanics were quick to see the good points in t-Ttgusii locomotives and as quick to set themselves to work to remedv the faults. Tho Old Iron sides, the iirst Baldwin locomotive, built in 1S32. shows that her designer naa maue a close study of the John Bull, and had copied the best features in his mouei. Mr. Pantborn cives an extended descrip tion of the Camden & Amboy John Bull In his interesting and valuable book. The locomotive had Inside cylinders "connected direct to driving wheels," and a multitubular boiler. The driving wheels had cast-iron hubs and locust-wood spoKes ana ieuies, with tires fives Inches wide, flanged and shrunk on like the tires of an ordinary wagon wheel. The steam pipes were insiJe the boiler and the dome over tne nreoox. In the dome was a lock on the safety valve which the engineer could not reach. On the day of the trial trip of the John Bull, in November, 1S31, there having been nothing sent with the locomotive in the snape oi a tender, a whisky barrel (previously emptied o'l whisky) was placed on a flat car behind the locomotive. By the medium of leather hose, made by a shoemaker, connection was established between the barrel and the boiler of John Bull, and la that way water was supplied to the locomotive. Less than seventy years and, from Tom Thumb and John Bull to what wonders in locomotive construction we have ad vanced. Joseph Wood, fireman and engi neer, saw progress In his day. AMERICAN expansion. History and Significance Outlined by Francis T. Hoots. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TER RE HAUTE, Ind.. Oct. 27. In an ad dress before the State Normal School here to-day Francis T. Roots discussed expansion from the standpoint Cf benefits to be derived, socially and commercially, and said: "Imperialism Is too absurd to be given even a passing notice." He spoke of the President as an American citizen and not as the leader of a faction. He said it wag less than four hundred years since this con tinent was discovered, and reviewed the early discoveries and explorations. He showed the growth of the country from 1C83, when the census showed a population of 11,249; in 1750, 1,400,000; in 1800, 5,308.000; In ISfiO, 31,000,000, and. In 1S99, 72,000,000. In 1800 the United States had an area of 350,000 square miles, and to-day It has an area of 3.O0O.C00 square miles and an estimated wealth of $72,000,000,000. He reviewed the expansion of the country according to Its history and showed tha growth o"f the United States by the Increases In the differ ent products. Both expansionists and antiexpansionists of to-day agree that interven tion in Cuban affairs was the only humane policy for the United States to pursue. The war, with Its official correspondence, was reviewed, and he paid a high tribute to President McKlnley, ard said that to him Is due the credit for many of the movements mado at critical periods of the war, and it was because of his foresight that many of the most important steps were taken. The President's policy, he said. Is that outlined by the Constitution of the United States, and It is not a personal policy. The consent of the governed was not secured when Florida was purchased, when Alaska was purchased, nor In other acquisitions of territory made by the United States. The President cannot do other than he is doing In the Philippines, and Admiral Iewey and General Funston show that the rinpinos are to-lay incapable of solf-government. The nrotestatlons of those who are oppos ing the President's policy are in accord with that policy. Kccent speecnes oy people opposing the President are In accord with the policy or tne I'resiaem as ouiuneu in his recent speeches during his western tour. ...... From a commercial standpoint expansion Is a. necessity, he declared. The great mar ket of the world is now the Asiatic market, and the question Is, what countries are to share this trade? If this country is to share It we must have a navy second to none, and with the vessels now building the navy of this country will be recond oniy to that of Great Britain. There must be an Eastern harbor and port, and Manila is ideal a a it ia located but a two days' journey from that portion of the world where over half the population 01 tne eartn is iouna and which will be the seat of great com merce for years to come. Commercial supremacy Is the question, and the statement of Senator McLaurin that there is much rot in the talk of imperialism has much sense In It. Indiana has been an example of expansion. It was but 179 years ago when the first settlement was maae. i ne nistory of the State from the time George Rogers Clark wrested it from the English to the nresent day. its growth In products, popuia tlon -and manutactures nas Deen xne result of expansion. The growth of education and educational Institutions and the necessity for keening abreast of the time in these institutions and intelligently teacn lng the children was covered. GREKX MOTORMEX AT SCHOOL. Learning- the Way of a Car The Ideal of Drake Work. New York Evening Post. A school for trolley-car operators Is now in daily operation In the suburbs of Brooklyn. It began after the trouble the Brooklyn Rapid-transit Company had In the strike last summer. The company has since undertaken to create a new supply of motormen by the unusual process of training them on school cars, three of which are frequently run on the open tracks about Fort'Hamllton, Ulmer Park, and Coney island. Em bryo motormen in New York have to take their, schooling on the line or in the car stables, but those In Brooklyn nave more room in which to practice. They are taken in hand and piloted each by a subordinate of the railway, and applicants for the high posftion cf motorman, after having passed the superintendent and the doctor, are as signed to these cars, where they are put throuch their paces and then pass a nnai examination. The gangs of the applicants for honors In handling trolley cars number dally from a half dozen to a score, and these are put on the lowest form under the control of a burly Irishman, who teaches the use of the "controller. From it they graduate in a day or two. but In mid course a vacation is occasionally taken to rob an orchard or a tomato patch. The Instruction In this course is crude and the language employed Ls more profane than usual In other grades or labor. In the second school car, and under an other and less profane Instructor, the appli cant learns the mystery of the brake, the criterion being, forsooth, that the stopping and starting must be so gentle that they would not disturb a woman standing In the car with a baby In her arms. The gentlemanly instructor, it must be said, ls not so efficient as the other. The third course ls in handling the car as a whole, and In observ ing all the numerous municipal and campany regulations at crossings, on curves. before schoolhouses, at the circuit-break ers. splits, switches, and so on. Here the pupils have been reduced to about one-half. and here they are expected to stay until they are competent motormen. In the last term they receive a very strong allowance of profane language. The entire course takes from a day to a week, and then the new motorman Is privileged to become a "tripper" when he can find some one whose place he can take tem porarily. His wages then are 'M cents an hour, and he may get an occasional hour or two of work if he spends his whole day watching, (-specially if he begins very early in the morning. He has also the privilege of paying 113 for his uniform and badges. There is an art. experts say. of handling a heavy, clumsy trolley car as gently ha one handles a road horse, and yet making fast time, preventing accidents, and putting the inordinately heavy tnmg just wnere it ought to go. This capacity, acquired by some In a few days, gives one a sense .of power which amply compensates him Tor the trouble it costs; but some never attain it, even after years of practice. Canada Proportion. Philadelphia Times. What the latest proposition really amounts to is that the United States, in r At urn far rertain concessions, which mav or ja&y sot bo xeai conceiuioaa, houlds

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Whether or not this ls a reasonable proposition need not be discussed here. It ls sufficient to say that it is entirely outside the question of the existing boundary, and introduces new maUer that is not within the jurisdiction of the treaty-making power alone. LIXCOLX "STO.XED STCPHIIX." Reminiscence of Ilia Famous Debate with Douglas. United Presbyterian. Professor Smith, for many years superintendent of the city schools of Burlington, la., related to the writer a story about Lincoln which he claimed has never bt foie beea printed, and all who knew that good man will testify to his moral incapacity for coining sueh a story. His statement to the writer was that he and Prof. Newton Bateman, of Galesburs. 111., were with tho speakers on the platform as members of the lfpubllcan Central committee or as & subcommittee to accompany Mr. Lincoln on this occasion. The Incident occurred at cne of.the Joint meetings between Stephen A. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln, during the memorable senatorial campaign of ISCy. The two gentlemen referred to, Mrs. Douglas and many other persons of distinction were with the sneakers on the platform. Douglas opened the debate with a speech of an hour and a half, lie seemed to be inspired by the occasion, the immediate presence of his wife and the large and appreciative audience to surpass himself. His argument and oratory were convincing and overpowering. Ills title to the cognomen. "Little Giant." given him by his friends, was fully demonstrated by his eloquent performance. As point after point was made amid the applause of his friends and admirers, they grew more and mere confident and elated, while Lincoln's friends were correspondingly discouraged and depressed. So eloquent and convincing was his address that Prof. Smith leaned over and whimpered to his friend and colleague. Professor liateman: "Bateman, we are licked this time; Lincoln can never answer this address; the crowd Ls so carried away with Douglas that It will be Impossible for Lincoln to get a hearing." "Wait and see," was the reply of Bateman. During the delivery of his opponent's address Mr. Lincoln set with legs crossed, head bowed, eyes partially closed and countenance as expressionless as parchment. When Douglas had concluded his addrera and taken his seat Mr. Lincoln remained seated, allowing the friends of Douglas to cheer and shout to their heart's content, lie then arose and walked slowly and deliberately to the front of the platform, raised himself to his full height and looked over his audience for a little without uttering a syllable. He then began to unbutton and slowly remove a long linen duster which covered a conventional suit of black. After folding it with great care and deliberation, he handed It to some one Just back of him and said In his clear, penetrating voice, that reached every ear In his now quiet and expectant audience: "Young man. hold that while I stone Stephen." The effect was electrical and all that Mr. Lincoln's friends could have desired. Douglas's eloquence was forgotten. The audience was quick to catch tne force and point of this play on words. They laughed and cheered and were at once placed in that receptive attitude that was necessary" for Mr. Lincoln's successful rejoinder. Mr. Lincoln had, by nis master stroke of wit, secured the good will and kindly nttention of his hearers while he proceeded to "stone Stephen" with arguments which have permanently enriched political literature and made the speaker the first Republican President of the United States. A Satisfaction. Washington Star. "What are you going to do for amusement to-ojay?" "I think." answered tho hero, "that I'll go to a dime museum and see the armless phenomenon." "I didn't know that you were Interested in curiosities of that kind." "I wasn't formerly. But it will be a great satisfaction to meet somebody who I'm dead sure isn't going to shake hand with me." IllcMeous Soul. Chicago Tribune. , v "You are bitter enough on trusts now, spoke up a man in the audience, "but I happen to know that you belonged to one for several years." "I did, my fellow-citizens!" thundered the orator. "Uut when I became fully awake to the enormity of the thin 1 did my best to crush that trat. I sold my factories to that trust, my fi-llow-citizens. for twice what they were worth, in cash'." o Fun nt All. Chicago Post. "It's a shame, that's what It If!" exclaimed the boy wrathfully. "I can't have any fun at all." "What's the matter?" asked the sympathetic neighbor. "Dad ?ays heil lick me if he ever hears of me flKhttng a boy smaller than I am, an I dassen't fight with a bigger cne." An Exceptional Cnae. Life. The Invalid I heard the other day of a doctor who operated on a lady for e.ppendlcltls, found there was absolutely nothing the matter and pent her a bill for "Well, that wasn't an exceptional case, was it?" "Oh yes, it was. The patient recovered. ' Poison In n Coon's Illte. TOI.KPO, O.. Oct. 27. Mrs. Jame Seanor. of Bucyrus. died to-day from the effects of a bite of a pet coon, and her daughter eleven years old. is dylns: frm the p.ime cause. The conn became enraged, Mting mother and daughter, and both suffered from blood poison. SI err Ills Drothrr. HOPKINSVILLK. K. Oct. 27.-John Robinson killed his brother. Prof. George ltnblnson. a prominent colored educator, with a photKun to-day. The tragedy was the result of a quarrel over the ownership of a corn crop, ltobinon surrendered. 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