Daily Tribune, Volume 17, Number 22, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 December 1902 — Page 1

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WALTER GOSSMAN DIED FROM BLOW

AFFRAY IN "SLIM" KIETH'S GAMBLING JOINT ENDS FATALLY.

NEWLIN HAS DISAPPEARED

VANISHED AFTER HE STRUCK THE VICTIM AND HAS NOT SINCE BEEN SEEN.

PUBLIC SENTIMENT IS AROUSED

Gamblers Fear the Board of Safety Will Be Forced to Abandon the Wide-Open Policy for the Town.

Walter Gossinan, 25 years of age, who was struck with a heavy iron cuspidor,

thrown by "Tim" Newlin in the gambling room over Keith's saloon. No. 222 Main street Saturday night, died at (i o'clock yesterday morning. He never regained consciousness from the time he received the murderous blow. The man was in a manner dead when he was lifted from the (•rap-table and carried down the stairway to the ambulance. His hands were locked in a death grip above his head, and when the hospital was reached, it required the combined strength of two strong policemen to pull them apaTt.

During the excitement which followed the afc&Lult with the cuspidoT. Newlin made his escape. He remained in hiding in the vicinity of the gambling room until he was given the tip, that his victim was likely to die and then he left iwie city. Newlin makes his home at an Eagle street resort, kept by Addie Raidy, and some time after the trouble appeared at the resort and told his mistress that lie was going to leave, as the police were after him, or would be before morning. He told the woman of the fight with jossman. and that the fellow might die.

He hastily got together a few clothes, jacked them in a suit case and left. Vo person has been found who can, or vill give the least bit of information as 0 which direction the murderer took ft'cr leaving the resort and the police re left without a clew to guide them in lie chase. The man has an uncle and time other relatives living in Cumbermd county, Illinois, and it may be posiblc that he has gone there to remain 1 hiding until he can get a chance to rnke his way to a location more remote rm the officers. Description cards ofring a liberal reward for the arrest of ie murderer were sent out in every diction yesterday and Chief Lyons hopes capture the man before many days.

Walter Gossman, the murdered man, is son of Mrs. Gossman, who conducts board'ug house near the tile works at est Terrc Haute. He was a hard work's young man, his only fault being his i'C for drink and was imbued with the a that he could play poker. He was tempered when under the influence of ink, and the assault on him by Newwhile not justifiable, was not wholly provoked.

Gossman entered the room, and an.mced his arrival by an outburst of the -•st language, Newlin was employed a "lookout'' and when Gossman prowl to enter the games, he protected, ing him that he was drunk and his would cause trouble. ti.spite of the game keeper's protests «man began playing and it was but liort time until Newlin caught him lie act of taking cards which did not ng to him. Without saving a word, vlin seized the chips in front of Gossl, gave him cash for them and told that he could not play any more, as had been caught cheating. This iglit on a war of words between the men, during which it is claimed ?man used the vilest language to-

Newlin. The abuse, it is said, was severe that Newlin lost his temper, seizing the heavy iron spittoon, hurlat Gossman's head. The young fell from his chair, as though shot, never regained consciousness before ied. The loungers and players pickim up and placed him on the crap at the south end of the Toom, he was lying when the police amice arrived. All efforts possible put forth to save the man's life, but avail. The skull had been frac*1, and the incident concussion of irain had congested all the arteries ljrgans of the head. Coroner Willis at once notified of the death, and kipg the statements of the room sjs and those who were present the tragedy occurred. mother and other relatives of the man knew nothing of the trouble yesterday, when they were notified the young man was dead. The is almost broken-hearted over id affair. They are poor people, no money to invest in the chase murderer, and will have to trust

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state's authorities, to see that j'ling is avenged. is much uneasiness among the rs as to whrit effect the tragedy are regarding the liberal policy been geriSitted dtvring the past

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TERRIBLE TALE OF DEATH AT SEA

SCHOONERS COLLIDE OFF THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST AND GO DOWN.

SURVIVORS ALMOST FROZEN

THREE, CRAZED BY SUFFERING, LEAP FROM THE BOATS AND DROWN.

10 FINALLY BROUGHT TO SHORE

Drifted Five Days in the Open Sea and When Found All Lay as Dead in the Bottom of the Boat.

BOSTON, Dec. 12.—The fishing schooner Manhadset arrived at the T. wharf early this morning with ten survivors of the missing schooners, Louise B. Crenry and Frank A. Palmer.

Captain Rawling of the Palmer anff Captain Porter of the Creary are among those saved. The others include two of the crew of the Crea.ry and six of the Palmer. Of the 25 men on both schooners, ten were drowned and five died later from exposure.

The Louise B. Creary was a 5-masted schooner and the Palmer was 4-masted. Jioth were coal laden, bound for Boston.

The schooners collided off the Massachusetts coast during a gale Wednesday. They came together, bow on and both were so badly damaged that they sank in a few minutes. Only one boat could be cut away from the Palmer, and in this the captain and five men managed to get clear of the wreck.

They picked up eight men who were in the water. The others, ten in number, went down with the schooners.

The weather was at zero.and the suffering of the survivors was intense. The men were kept at the oars to keep them from freezing to death.

All of Wednesday the boat was kept moving toward Thatchers Isla.nd. Signols of distress were kept flying, but not a sail hove in sight.

Next day most of the sailors had succumbed to the cold and lay helpless in the bottom of the boat. There was but little food or drink in the craft and this added to the suffering. In the afternoon throe of the men, crazed by their suffering, jumped overboard and were drowned.

Nothing hove in sight on Thursday or Friday, Two of the men died Friday and their bodies were thrown overboard. Saturday was another day of suffering, but Sunday morning the Manhassett sighted the shipwrecked mariners and took them aboard. All were l^ng helpless in the small boat and were in a deplorable state men landed this morning. They were taken to a hospital. Several wiil die. The men were picked up sixty miles off Highland light.

TURKEY SEEMS DOOMED.

Both the Bird and the Eastern Monarchy Seem to Have Black Prospects Just Now.

VIENNA, Dec. 22—Die Woche today asserts that Count Lansdorff. Russian minister of foreign affairs on his propserl visit to "Vienna to arrange for the settlement of affairs in Turkey and its dependencies, will bring a definite proposal from the Russian government regarding the partition of Turkey. According to this proposal, the paper says. Austria is to occupy the territory from the Bosnian boundary to Ipek and Mildonitza while Russia will receive another slice of European Turkey. Austro-Russian action along these lines, the paper adds, Is bound to provoke a European conflict.

PIERCES'THE HEART.

Marvelous Claim of a Chicago Physician—Experiments on Animals Which All Survived.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22—After a series of experiments covering a period of over five years Dr. W. Brown Coakley has just discovered that to administer local treatment to the heart is not the Impossibility the world's scientists have held it to be.

By means of a fine hollow golden needle seven or eight inches lorur which he terms "organotone" Dr. Codaiey not only has been able to pierce the wart without causing death but to inject ii^o it various fluidSj

NPRINCE'SBACftjREAK.

Denounced Socialists and Brings Down Storm About His Young Ears.

BERLIN. Dec. 23—Crown Prince Frederick William has become the center of attacks by the Liberal and Socialist press. The crown prince, speaking to laborers at Oels recently, referred to the Socialists as a miserable element. The newspapers are advising his highness to remain a student and keep out of politics until he has reached years of maturity.

Students Alarm Hotel Occupants/ MADISON, Wis., Dec. 22—A party of fraternity boys of the university threw the clerks and guests of the Avenue hotel Into a panic Sunday night by. realistically hanging one of their number in a back room in the basement of the hotel. The victim was being Initiated into a Greek letter society.

ROOSEVELT WILL SERVE AS ARBITER

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IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ALLIES.

LATEST FROM VENEZUELA

BLOCKADE IS EFFECTIVE AND WILL PROVE SERIOUS MENACE TO CASTRO.

WOULD IN TIME FORCE PEACE

Kipling Rallies to the Fray and Chastizes the English for Any Alliance With Their Old Enemy, the Kaiser.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—President Roosevelt stands ready to accept the responsibility between Venezuela and the European allies, provided the latter cannot be induced to refer their differences to The Hague in the tribunal.

It may be definitely said, however, that rather than see the efforts to settle the Venezuelan difficulties by arbitration come to naught, President Roosevelt will consent to the proposition of the powers.

There is a strong suspicion among officials of the. administration that the proposal of the allies is no more than a clever scheme to throw a shade of responsibility upon this country, otherwise impossible. Indirectly, they say, it will establish the precedent by which the United States will become a kind of bad debt collector for European nations, it is this suspicion which leads the president to profess that case be sent to The Hague tribunal.

The situation say these officials, has changed from a combined effort to break ine Monroe doctrine force to one wherein it is likely to be severely amended by tli earts of diplomacy. If the United States can be forced into the position of a commercial guardians of all the La tin-American republics, European powers would be thoroughly satisfied.

This country would then be guaranteeing, in effect, all t~he contracts of their trade competitors, a position unendurable to American interests. Since the allies purpose to continue the blockades even while negotiation for arbitration are pending questions of the nature of that blockade is likely to arise and from the basis of future diplomatic exchanges between Washington and London and Berlin. There can be no doubt of the fact that it is a war blockade, and it is so recognized at the state department, but the proclamation shows that while Germany is guarding two ports and Great Britain six, including a port at the mouth of the Orinoco river, the coast in general is unprotected and merchandise may be landed without hindrance at any non-blocked point.

KIPLING HEARD FROM.

Writes a Poem Denouncing the English for Their Alliance With Germany.

LONDON, Dec. 22.—Rudyard Kipling has written a new poem called "The Rowers' 'in which he gives expression to the feeling against the British alliance with Germany against Venezuela. The poem is printed this morning in the Times, which, from the first has been strongly opposed to the alliance. The poem in part follows:

Last night ye swore our voyage was done, But seaward still we go

And ye tell us now of a secret vow Te have made with an open foe..

That we must lie off a lightless coast And haul and back and veer At the will of the breed that have wronged us most For a year and a year and a year.

There was never a shame in Christendom They laid not to our door

And ye saw we must take the winter sea And sail with them once more.

The dead they mocked are scarcely cold Our wounded are bleeding yet And ye tell us now that our strength

Is sold

To help them press for a debt.

'Xeath all the flags of all man kind That use upon the seas "J^as tlier«r no other fleet tfjT find,"' That ye strike hands with these?

Of evil time's that men could choose, On evil fare 10 fall. What brooding judgment let ye loose To pick the worst of all?

In sight of peace from the narrbw seas O'er half the world to run What a cheated crew to league anew With the Goth and the shameless Hun!

|H Earl Fleeced in Card Game, i*? NEW YORK, Dec. 22—James H. ClaireErskin, the earl of Rosslyn, is telling his friends on Broadway today how he was fleeced out of $1,500 by three clever cardsharps during the passage of the Etruria, whlctj arrived here yesterday*.

ENGINE PLOWED THROUGH THE COACHES AND TERRIBLE SCENES ENSUED.

CREW SAW THE WARNING SIGNAL

Too Late, However, to Avert Wreck and Locomotive and Rear Coaches Were Telescoped With Human

Freight Between.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—The list of dead in the Southern Pacific wreck at Byron station Saturday night has been increased to 23, including a number of Chinese. The identified white dead arc:

D. K. Vernon, Carl Mayor, Misses Alice Sullivan, Robert Renwick, Leonard Erwin, William Temple, Richard Post, Clarence Cluff, Mabel Veasey, F. S. Eastman, Charles Owens, Birdie Elliot, Chas, Sessions, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith and Minnie Mayer.

Four of the twenty injured are *n a critical condition and may not recover. An official investigation into the cause of the accident has been begun: "H

It is said that the Stockton tr^in, in charge of Engineer Maguire and Fireman Joyce, got the warning signal in due time and gave the usual response with whistle blasts. Why the incoming train was not chccked, however, has not been thus far explained, the men who could give the facts being numbered among the badly injured. On came the train with apparently scarcely any diminution of speed, and the Fresno coach was completely telescoped. So forcibly did the local meet the rear of the "owl" that the end of the second ear, the dining car, was smashed in and the three cooks were seriously hurt. It seems wonderful that the horror of fire was not added to the direful disaster, but the penned-up victims were with seemingly providential intervention spared from flame, for the oil burners were extinguished when the crash came. "V

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Edward Joyce," lirenian of the Stockton flyer, in a statement explaining the collision said: "We saw the flagman's light ahead of us and put on the brakes at once. They seemed to work well enough, but W& could not stop in time to avoid smashing into the rear of the owl train. The engine went light through the cars." j*

jPtegf- Electric Chair for Tobin. NEW YORK, D^c. 22—Thomas Tobin, who butchered James B. Craft of Glencove, L. I., in the Empire, a. West 29th street resort, Vras today sentenced to die In the electric chair during the week beginning' Monday, Feb. 9, 1908. -.'mii&mm

TEliRE HAUTE, IN~D., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1902. LAST EDITION—NUMBER 22

WILL HE STOP IT?

TWENTY-THREE DEAD JEFFRIES GIVEN BRIDE FOUND DEAD IN WESTERN WRECK SHARP SURPRISE IN TOLEDO DEPOT

FIFTEEN WHITE VICTIMS IDEN- MONTANA MINER BELABORS HUSBAND MISSING AND THERE TJFIED—SEVERAL CHINA- THE CHAMPION RING IS SUSPICION OF MCN AMONG VICTIMS. GENERAL MURDER.

FLYER CRUSHED "OWL" TRAIN CROWD YELLED WITH JOY WOMAN POSSESSED MONEY

THE UNKNOWN STAYED FOUR ROUNDS AND TOOK THE FORFEIT MONEY.

MEANWHILE NEARLY WON FIGHT

Found Jeffries' Jaw Repeatedly and Gave the Champion the Most Severe Shock He Has Ex perienced in Some Time.

BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 22.—Champion James J. Jeffries struck a hard game Saturday night, when he' attempted to put out Jack Munroe, a miner in the Anaconda mines, in a four round bout at a local theater.

Munroe, who caiTied a medal of tlfe Olympic club of San Francisco, proving him to be the amateur heavyweight champion of the Pacific coast, landed on the champion's jaw repeatedly, but went to the floor a number of times himself during the bout. Jeffries was to put Munroe out in. four rounds or forfeit .$200, and the miner took the money.

When the bout opened Munroe began hy handing Jeffries a stinging righthander on the nose, and when Jeff winced he caught a left on the head. The champion and the miner then mixed things during the remainder of the round, Jeffries getting the worst of it.

In the second round Munroe found Jeffries' jaw three times in rapid succession and the crowd yelled itself hoarse. In this round Jeffries sent the miner to the floor, but there was not steam enough behind the blow to put the miner out.

In the third round Jeffries ducked a vicious swing, from the force of which both fell to the floor and from that started the report that champion had been knocked down. The miner Went down again from a right on the jaw, but was on his feet in a moment and went down twice more. The round ended by Munroe going to the floor again, and this time the gong saved him. In the fourth round Jeffries started in td knock the miner out, but Munroe was there to stay four rounds and he stayed.

Clark Ball, manager of the JeffriesFitzsimmons combination, announced that he would "match.Fitsimmons against Munroe and forfeit .$500 if Fitzsimmons did not dispose of the miner in four rounds. Munroe will probably accept.

General Wayne Buried.

WASHINGTON, De. 22^-Military honors were accorded the remains of General Walzers Wayne of New York, whose funeral Was conducted from St. John's Protestant-Episcopal church this morning and was interred in Arlington cemetery.

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THIS WITH EXCEPTION OF VERY SMALL SUM HAS ALSO DISAPPEARED.

REVOLVER LAY AT HER SIDE

Circumstances However Contradict the Suicide Theory and Cleveland Citizen Has Offered Reward for the Husband.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 22.—The body of Mrs. C. D. Smith, a bride of four days was found at 7:30 last night in the toilet room of the Union Depot. A note and a revolver by her side seemed to indicate suicide. The strange absence, however, of her husband *iuls aroused suspicion that instead of suicide the case is one of murder. There was nothing in the note to indicate any cause for suicide and the fact that she is known to have had $1,000 of which only checks for about $328 were found, lends color to the belief (that robbery might have been the motive of the murder.

She had known Smith but a short time. Since the death of her first husband she has kept a grocery store, which has been profitable in a small way.

Yesterday afternoon a telegram was received by the woman from her husband at Tontogany, telling her that he would return to Toledo that night. Mrs. Smith went to the depot to meet him and never left it alive. Inasmuch as Smith has not shown up since the! police are looking for him. 'r

General C. M. Spitzer became interested in the mysterious features of the case, and this morning offered to contribute $500 to the person who would secure the return of SmitnT

Big Frauds Perpetrated.

VIENNA, Dec. 22—Chevalier Oczoalki, a high official in the office of the secretary of stat^has fled to America after perpetrating immense frauds on noblemen ana others. High officials were his principal victims. j-J

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AKRON, Ov Dec. 22—John H. Barbour, a carpenter, 60 years old,-while drunk shot and killed his wife, Clementine, at thefr home in Bast Akron last night. He was arrested a quarter of an hour later.

Vanderbilt Improved.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22—Cornelius Vanderbilt, it was stated at his home this morning, is much Improved today. His physicians are more hopeful of his chances for recovery.

Roosevelt's Family Back Home. RAPIDAN, W. Va., Dec. 22—President Roosevelt and his family left here for Washington at 9 o'clock this morning.

THE WEATHER.. .V

Partly cloudy and possibly threatening tonight and Tuesday, slightly colder, fresh northwest winds becoming variable.

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MARCONI CONFIRMS REPORTED TRIUMPH

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GIVES TO' THE WORLD HIS SUCCESS FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

TALKS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

SENDS MESSAGES TO THE RULERS OF THE OLD WORLD TO BREAK THE NEWS,

INTENDED TEST ON CHRISTMAS

Called the G.reatest Feat. LONDON, Dec. 22.—The Times today received the' following message by Marconi wireless telegraphy from Sir R. J. Cartwright, Canadian minister of conw merce: "The government of Canada, through the Times, desires to congratulate tho British people on the accomplishment by Marconi of the greatest feat modern science has vet achieved."

AMERICAN LEAGUE MEETS I

Peace Conference Plans Will Be the Big Issue at the Chicago Meeting.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22—Rumors of miscellaneous nature were numerous preliminary to the meeting at the Grand Pacific hotel this morning of the American league and not even the magnates themselves professed to know what would develop before the day's session closed. Tho principal bulness on the docket includes the appointment of a peace commission to confer with a similar committee from the National league.

WAR IS MURDER."

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Found a Favorable Opportunity, However, and Could Not Resist the ,, J* Experiment—Accept Business

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HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 22.—S|gnorMarconi eonfiims tue report that he_ has at last estab.ished wih'h.&s communication across the Atl.nt.c. In reply to an inquiry, the iol.owing telegram,, fiom the inventor hag been recened: •Glace Hay, D.c. 21.—1 beg to intormv you that I have establishe.i wiiele»t tel-.. egraphic communication between Capo, lireton, Canada, and Co.n.vnl England, with complete success. Inaiiguiatoiy messages including one from the govei-., nor general of Canada to Kinu huwaul VII, have already been t- aii-niitted and forwarded to the kings ot England and Italy also a message to the London Times, transmitted in the presence of its special cori e^pondent, Dr. Parkin of Toronto. G. MARCONI."

It is reported from Glace Hay 1 hat the Table head station at Cape Breton will be opened for commercial business' in about four months. In the meantime Signor Marconi will perfect the Cape Cod station, which will for a time be, the nearest station for commercial business of New York section.

Marconi's original intention was to make the test, on Christmas day in or-g der, should ft be successful, to present?' its benefits as a Christmas offering to* the people of the world.

Sunday all conditions were perfect and Marconi could not resist the desire to nib the magic lamp. He called up Cornwall, and in a few minutes got a response. The inventor and the other watchers gazed in delight as they saw and heard the armature move deliber--ately by the impulse from the Englishshore and set down upon the tape, in dots and dashes, a greeting of the day.

Called the Greatest Feat. LONDON, Dec. 22.—The Times today received the following message by Marconi wireless telegraphy from Sir R. J. Cartwright, Canadian minister of commerce "The government of Conoda, through the Times, desires to congratulate the British people on the accomplishment bv Marconi of the greatest feat modern science has yet achieved."

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Says Golden Rule Jones Who Spoke Before Chicago Society Last Night.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22—War is murder, and soldiers are murderers in the opinion of Golden Rule Jones, mayor of Toledo, O. In an address before the Chicago Peace society Sunday afternoon the Ohioan took issu3 with Major General S. M. B. Young's statement at Cleveland that a great military and naval force is needed to back up a nation's prosperity.

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Powers Name Their Terms. BERLIN, Dec. 22.—Germany and England will today send a note to their respective ambassadors in America, stating the conditions on which arbitration of the Venezuelan claims will be accepted. If President Roosevelt will accept these conditions Germany will fall in line with England and will not urge any sharper conditions.

A Silent Mr. Bryan.

^ALSTIN, Texas, Dec, 22—W. J. Bryan arrived here Sunday and left today for Mexico. He had nothing to say for publication.