Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1899 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS- - JOURNAL; SATURDAY, JULY. 22;! 1699.;

OLES ALE LYNCHING

riVC SICILIANS 1IAXGED n A MOD AT TALLl'LAII, LA. All Charged with Conspiracy to Kill Dr. Hodges, n Prominent Fhyslclan of (he Town. TWO STRUNG TO THE GALLOWS USED nV ntTCIIERS FOR SLAUGHTERING THEIR CATTLE, Jind Three Suspended from an Oak Tree in the Jail Yard Trouble Dae to Goats Rannlng at Large. XIEW ORLEANS. "July tl.-FIve Sicilians rere hanged to-day by a mob at Tallulah. a town of seven hundred Inhabitants. In Madlon parish, seventeen miles from the river. The dead are: JOSEFII DEFATTA. CHARLES DEFATTA. . " FRANK DKFATTA. ST DEFERROCH. JOSEPH CERENO. The five victims were strung up to trees for supposed connection with a plot to murder Dr. Hodges, a prominent physician of the place, who yesterday was shot and totally wounded by one of the Sicilians. In addition to this several acts of lawlessness that have taken place In the neighborhood recently were attributed to the gang. Several of the men are believed to have families In Europe. Quiet was restored Immediately after the lynching and the grand Jury fcegan an investigation of the affair, but because of the feeling against the men It is doubtful if action is taken against any" member of the mob. For several weeks a lot of goats belonging to Frank Defatta have been sleeping and running on the gallery of Dr. J. Ford Ilodges's office and residence. The doctor, cn numerous occasions, requested the owner to keep his goats up, but he would not do it and on the night of the 13th Dr. Hodges hot one of the goats on his gallery. Early cn the morning of the 20th Frank Defatta came to Dr. Ilodges's office and protested. The doctor promptly ordered him to leave, as he wanted no difficulty with him. Defatta left, mumbling something which the doctor did not understand. ' HODGES ATTACKED. During the day the two shops of Charles and Joe Defatta were closed, and so was the shop of Sy Deferroch. Charles and Sy spent the day in Frank's store, on Front fftreet. About sundown Charles and Joe returned to Joe's store, on Cedar street. Dr. Hodges took his meals at Mrs. Kauffman's and had to pas Joe's shop going and coming. About sundown on the evening of the 20th the doctor and Mr. Kauffman started to supper, and as they got to Joe's ctore (a narrow plank walk is in front of thn. store), Mr. Kauffman in the lead, Sy and Charles Defatta were sitting' on the steps and Joe standing in the store door. I Kauffman spoke to them, but they did not reply. As Dr. Hodges, who was Immediately behind Kauffman, passed, Charles jumped up and said: "You shot my goat," and struck the doctor. Hodges attempted to repel the attack, by striking back with Ms fist, but finding the Sicilian too much I for him, attempted to draw his pistol. Joe jDefatta, at the door, pulled a double-barreled shotgun and fired two shots at the doctor, striking him in his hands and ab'domen. Immediately at the crack of the 'jun Frank Defatta, Sy and John Cereno, who were in Defatta's store, on Front street, started on a run to Joe's store with shotguns and long knives in their hands. Court was in session and a large crowd cf country people were in town. With the rheriff and his deputies they Joined in the chase and succeeded In arresting and disarming Frank Defatta, Sy Deferroch and 'John Cereno after a hard struggle. John Cereno, made a lunge at one of the crowd Wlth one of his long knives and was promptly knocked down by a bystander. THE LYNCIIINGS. The sheriff, with his posse, at once went to . the house where Charles and Joe Defatta were barricaded, surrounded the rquare, and, after battering down the doors of the house, succeeded In taking Charles Defatta. Not finding Joe in there, the crowd began a search of the premises, going thenco to the large dwelling immediately behind the shop, which was owned by the Defattas. There they found Joe hldlen under the chimney. He was promptly taken out and the sheriff started to the Jail with Charles and Joe. When he got to the courthouse square a crowd of about ZjO citizens overpowered the sheriff and after a :2vere struggle took Joe and Charles Defatta down in the field to the slaughter 7a and hung them to the gallons used for slaughtering beeves. Joe denied the shooting and accused Dharles. Charles In turn accused his brother. 'jut said Frank Defatta and Sy Deferroch 7ere the cause of the trouble. The crowd Ihen adjourned to the Jail, overpowered the ;ailcr and.putlcs, taking the keys, went a and brought out 9y Deferroch'. Frank De'atta and Joe Cereno and hung them to an ;au tree in the Jallyard. Not a shot was '.red and the crowd was orderly and quiet. V good many citizens pleaded for the lives 'it the Sicilians, but without avail, as the people were much-wrought up. this gang being charged with a number of outrages :hat have recently aroused the neighbor Sood. About three years ago Frank Defatta shot ind killed a negro for picking up a water nelon which Frank had for sale, and about i year ago Joe Defatta shot and killed Pat Mathews, landing keeper at MMiken's Bend. !a.. as he was passing his stpre, in cold ilood, the result of a trivial quarrel they iid about some freight, and was cleared by ;orae technicality of the law. They had fre iuently boasted they would do as they pleased and their money would clear them. The people believe the five had planned ;o kill Dr. Hodges. After the shooting Joe Defatta's gun was found on the counter with i box of shells by it. j Dr. J. Ford Hodges is a prominent physl ;ian and is rarlsh coroner. He moved to .His piace rrom cainoun about two years Z0. He is badly wounded and the doctors ay he cannot recover. The fire Sicilians were burled to-day in he potters field near this place. The grand ury is In session and will investigate the alr The grand Jury to-night reported as fol ows: "It Is evident from the facts brought o our knowledge that the men who were r.ched had formed a conspiracy to assas

zitt Dr. Hodges, and the mob, learning

of the facts, took the law Into their own hands. After diligent Inquiry we have not been able to learn the names or Identity of any of the men composing the mob." Woman Assaulted by Negroes. ATLANTA. Ga.. July 21. -- Governor Candler was advised to-diy by the sheriff of Decatur county that two negroes List night entered the houe of William Ogletree, a farmer near Calnbridge, and outraged Mrs.

Cgletree. The farmer was robbed by the neiots, who then held revolvers at his head and forced him to bear witness to the as sault on his wife. The negroes escaped. The rherlff requests the Governor to offer the largest reward In his power. A large posse is searching the vicinity for some trace of the negroes. DIack Couple May lie Lynched. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. July 21. John Tur ner and his wife, negroes, brutally beat Mrs. Measles, a white widow, whe lived on an adjoining farm near Idaho, in Clay county. Mrs. Measles was driving Turner's hogs from her own field when the Turners pet upon her with clubs and beat her to death. Mrs. Turner has been caught and her husband is hotly pursued. There Is ope talk of lynching the Turners. "FACTOR" PLAN IN DANGER. Sugar Trust's Method of Distribution Not Satisfactory to Jobbers. CHICAGO. July 21.-The "factor" plan of the distribution of refined sugar that Is. on terms dictated by the sugar trust lsi in Jeopardy, and may be dissolved at any time. A meeting of the wholesale grocers and Jobbers heretofore Interested In furthering the plans of the American Sugar Refinery Company, was held at the Commercial Exchange, and the trade situation, as affecting sugar, was discussed. Among, the more prominent houses represented at this meeting were: Reld. Murdock & Co., Chicago; Franklin McVeagh & Co., Chicago; Sprague. Warner. & Co., Chicago; Steele, Wedeles & Co., Chicago; William Kothe, Indianapolis; Ira Smith. Milwaukee: Jas. if. txigar. Detroit: Charles J. Off. Peoria; F. C. Jones. Peoria. The thine sought to be accomplished was either ways and means of putting a stop to the present demoralization in the trade, or the abandonment of the factor and the substitution of what Is known as the equality plan, under the operations of which a Jobber regulates his own prices. The present trouble began several months ago when Jobbers showed a disposition to break away from the thraldom of the trust. The bars were let down later by the Havemeyer testimony that the factor plan had been abandoned. Western grocers then decided to get .together and agree to work uniformly on some plan satisfactory to all the Jobbing interests. Iron rumps to Cost More. CHICAGO. July 21. The National Asso ciation of Iron Pump Manufacturers, representing twenty-two pump factories throughout the United States, at a meeting here agreed to make a small advance in the price of pumps. This -advance, on ac count of the wide-reaching intljence of the association, will be general in its effects. STOLE HER SISTER'S FIANCE. Wedding In an Illinois Town Stopped by an Elopement. BELLE VI LEE, 111.. July 21. Miss Lena Spitz, of Baldwin, 111., was to have been married here yesterday at the residence of her uncle. County Recorder Stuntz, to Fred Deichmann, cf this place. Her sister Anna and her fiance, Eugene Isselhardt, were to be the attendants. When Anna arrived to assist with the preparations for the wedding she met Deichmann for the first time. He fell In - love with her and told her, so an elopement was arranged. This morning they arose early and slipped away to St. Louis. They are reported to have been married at Union, Mo. Anna left two notes, one to her sister and one to the Jilted Isselhardt. To her sister she wrote: "I Just couldn't help but love him." To Isselhardt she wrote: "If you love me, I appeal to your love to condone my offense. I thought I loved you. but when I saw him I felt tnat lire would net be worth living without him. Don't try to follow us. Good-bye and may God bless you Is my earnest wish." Lena does not blame her recreant lover, but condemns her sister. She says she don t care for her self, but she is sorry Isselhardt allowed him self to be duped by her pretty sister. REPORTERS NOT WANTED. One Knocked Down and Another Fired On and Ordered Out of Town. LONDON, Ky., July 21.-Carl Daily, a newspaper correspondent. Is back from Manchester, where Sheriff White knocked him down and ordered him out of town. Another correspondent was fired on and ordered out of town. .An outbreak is expected at any time In the feud. The county officials charge that the newspapers have ex aggerated the situation, and both sides are suspicious of strangers, so the correspondents are promptly spotted and ordered away. Green Griffin Is still unable to .appear for trial as participant in the fighting cn Monday, when three were killed, two fatally and five seriously wounded. The general engagement last Monday was preceded by an exchange of over fifty shots at church last Sunday, and it is feared there will be trouble at the Philpot church on Sunday if the fighting factions do not get together before that time. SENATORIAL FEl'D. The Trouble Detween Chandler and Galllnger of Long Standing. Washington Special. The friends of Senators Chandler and Galllnger In Washington were not especially surprised to read of the srene between the two in the courthouse at Concord on Wednesday. The bitter enmity between the two Republican sehators has long been a subject of comment In Washington. Many peace makers have endeavored to'patch up the trouble between Messrs. Chandler and Galllnger, but all such efforts' have failed. The senators have scarcely spoken to each other in years, and although they sit on the front row In the Republican side of the Senate, within' one seat of eaeh other, there is no intercourse between the two. Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, occupies the Intervening seat and acts as a buffer. Oftentimes he is used as a human telephone to convey messages between the two. one of them speaking to Senator Piatt, who "conveys the message to the other New Hampshire congressman. It has become quite a Joke in the Senate to watch the maneuvers of the two senators. Neither will sneak in favor of a bill advocated by the other, although party loyalty, prevents opposition, and often the State's advantage compels one of them to vote with the other. It has ever been noticed that when one calls up a private bill the other will walk out of the Senate and carry off one or two Republican friends of the bill to luncheon. Senator Dubois, the young pllverlte of Idaho, made the first attempt to reconcile the two. When Mr. Hanna took his seat In the Senate he determined to make the New Hampshire senators speak to each other, and they at last consented to meet in the Republican cloakroom and say good morning. Both kept their promise, but the greeting was perfunctory and cold, and the senator from Ohio soon saw that he had not accomplished much, for the two New Hampshire men returned to their seats on the lloor of the Senate and continued to glare at each other over Senator Piatt's desk. The trouble between the two senators has been of long standing. Mr. Chandler has fought Dr. Galllnger ever since he ran for Congress the first time. He defeated him for re-election, and then Dr. Galllnger got even by beating Senator Chandler. This was at the time when Senator Blair was retired, and Dr. Galllnger was elected In his place. The latter has been growing stronger in the. State ever since. Senator Chandler's term expires In 101. and Dr. Galllnger is trying to defeat him for reelection. It is claimed by Dr. Gallingcr's friends that Mr. Chandler Is Instigating the present investigation for political effect. The fight Is purely a personal one and docs not affect the party. Mollnfni'a Arraignment Delayed. NEW YORK. Julv 21. Roland B. Molineaux. who was indicted yesterday for the second time for the murder of Mrs. Kate J. Adams, was taken to the Court of General Sessions to-day to be arraint;-d for a pleading before Jude Blanrhard. Before the pleading could bo made Mr. Weeks, counsel for the defendant. a?ked permission to inspect the minutes of the grand jury. District Attorney Gardiner said he thought that a formal notice of the application should be made. Judge Blanchard assented, and Mr. Weeks was given until next Tuesday to

prepare his motion.

ELIHU ROOT THE HAN

NEW YORK LAWYER MAY STCCEED SECRETARY OF AVAR ALGER. lie Ir Snld to. Re . the Choice or the President, and His Appointment Sfay.ne Announced Soon. NOT THE MAN PLATT WAITED GE. F. V. GREENE DOOMED BY THE NEW YORK SENATOR. Alger at the Cabinet Meeting, and to netaln Office Until Aug. 1 McKIney Denounced by IMngVee. WASHINGTON. July .21.-The name of the successor to General Alger as secretary of war may be announced to-morrow. The President has made his selection, and It is understood that Ellhu Root, of New York. Is his choice. The question of th? appointment of a successor to Secretary Alger was the subject of a conference to-night at the White House between the President and Senator Thomas C. Piatt, of New York, who came over on a late train. The conferenqe lasted about an hour, and afterWard Mr. Piatt said the President has about decided upon the person to whom he will tender the position, and that an announcement ot his name will be made very soon, probably to-morrow. The senator was noncommunlcative as to who the appointee probably will be, saying that he did not feel at liberty to talk of what passed, at the conference. The senator ppoke to the President of the fitness of Gen. Francis V. Greene for the war portfolio, who, he said, was his choice for the position, but it is understood that General Greene is not the President's choice. A good understanding, however, exists between the President and the senator regarding tthe secretaryship, notwithstanding General Greene was the senator's first choice, as Senator Piatt said, in speaking of the prospective appointment, that "we did not disagree as to the man for the position." Senator Piatt expects to return to New York late to-night or tomorrow morning. There was nothing to indicate at the Cabinet meeting to-day that any change was impending in the President's official family. Secretary Alger was present and brought with him a considerable amount of business from the War Department, which was thoroughly discussed. It related to matters of administration in Cuba and to some arrangements that are being made for the organization of troops Intended for the Philippines. The question of General Alger's successor was not mentioned until after ha had left the conference chamber. Then for half an hour those who rtmalned behind v4th the President discussed informally the i&mes of those who had been under consideration. These included Ellhu Root, the New York lawyer; Ambassador Porter, Governor Roosevelt, General James H. Wilson, General Leonard Wood, General Harrison Gray Otis and General Francis V. Greene., After canvassing the names. with singular unanimity all the members of the Cabinet agreed with the President that the man pre-eminently fitted for this responsible post was Mr. Root and there is no doubt the President has made up his mind to tender the war portfolio to him. The members of the Cabinet were unusually reticent after the meeting touching all points relating to the question of General Alger's successor. It is understood that Governor Roosevelt, as well as Senator Piatt, indorsed General Greene, but it is stated from high sources that there is little chance of his being offered the vacancy, even if some thing should intervene to prevent Mr. Root's acceptance, and It Is believed to be equally positive that neither Ambassador Porter nor Governor Roosevelt would care to assume the responsibilities of the war office. Most of the Cabinet officers in the city called to-day at- the residence of Secretary Alger as a mark of personal regard for him. The exchanges were of an entirely social and friendly nature. - It was remarked by members of the Cabinet that both at these meetings and also during the Cabinet meeting Secretary Alger, displayed the same easy manner that has characterized him. with some added evidence of satisfaction over being relieved from the burdens he has borne of late. Secretary Alger has abandoned the Intention he entertained of quitting as soon as Mr. Meiklejohn arrived and has concluded to discharge all of the duties of secretary of war until the date set for his resignation, Aug. 1. Acting on this determination he went over to the Cabinet meeting at 11 o'clock to-day taking -with him a number of routine matters. Ellhu Root la one of New York's most skillful lawyers. He has not a long political experience, but has rather distinguished himself in his own profession of the law. He was counsel for Tweed and Ingersoll on the exposure of the notorious Tweed ring. Judge Hilton employed him in the law cases arising out of the Stewart will and he was also counsel In the Hoyt and Havemeyer wl'.I cases. Ho appeared for the contestants in the Hammersley will case, for Fire Chief McCabe and Public Commissioners French and Wheeler in the proceedings to remove these men from office. He represented Commissioner Post In the proceedings brought by Mayor Grant, and he has been employed by th? sugar trust in most of its important litigations. He represented Shlpman. Larocque and Choate when these gentlemen sued the Bank of New York in the Bedell forgery case. He has likewise found work to do for many wealthy corporations in the city. Mr. Root is a selfmadftman. He was born in Oneida county in 1S43. His father was professor of math ematics in Hamilton Cellege. and young Root worked his way through that school. Afterward he studied law in the University I.aw School in New York. He ran for Judge for the Court of Common Pleas as a Republican, but was defeated. President Arthur made him United States attorney for the Southern district of New York, but these aro the only contacts he has had with polltics. Mr. Root is brainy, strong minded, cultured and euave. PRESIDENT ASSAILED. Charged with Cowardice by Pingree A Miserable Conspiracy. DETROIT, July 21. Governor Pingree to day handed to the Associated Press a pre pared signed Interview giving what the Governor asserts to be "facts which are absolutely reliable," bearing upon the rela tions between Geceral Alger and President McKinley with which the public Is not fa miliar. At the outset the Governor says: "I have no hesitation in saying that the course pursued by the President in this matter is little Jess than cowardly. It is. to say the least, very unmanly." Governor Pingree says his information did not come from General Alger, but from one "whose knowledge, whose facts cannot be disputed." Proceeding, he says that since the Eastern newspapers began their attack upon Secretary Alger the secretary in formed the President, that if these press comments embarrassed- the administration in the slightest degree he would resign at ence. but the President as often protested emphatically that he had the utmost confidence in Secretary Alger and his conduct of the War Department, and that the country could not afford to lose his services. The Governor says that at the time his "alleged alliance" with General Alger was announced, and before his disavowal ot in

terviews criticising the. President had reached Washington, GeneTa! Alger told the President that upon the President's slightest intimation he would resign, but the

president mused to entertain the idea a moment. As to the "alleged alliance" being any reason for asking for General Alger's resignation. Governor llngree says: "Long befcrc my announcement that I. would support General Alger for the Senate the secretary of state, on June 2 last, requested Vice President Hobart to Intimate to General Alger that his resignation would be acceptable to the President and would relieve him from the embarrassing attacks of the press upon the conduct ot the war. Mr. Hobart very properly declined to be "a party to such an. unmanly, not to Eav cowardly, -proceeding, and expressed hla opinion In terms decidedly vigorous. "After that. General Alger, entirely ignorant of this miserable conspiracy, several times offered to end the attacks by submit ting his resignation, but still .the President did not have the courage to express himself to his secretary. General Alger finally did hand his resignation to the President to take effect Jan. 2. The. President dared not face the general in a manly way to. ask him to retire, and then give his reasons for making the request. He finally, accomplished by indirection what he dared not .do. in an open and frank manner himself." Governor Pingree states that. Mr. Jiobart was finally prevailed upon by: Attorney General Griggs to convey to the secretary the information that hlo resignation was de sired, "ana give my alleged alliance wun the secretary as a pretext."' Commenting upon the whole matter, the Governor says that General Alger's sacrifice was compelled bv the demands of New York politicians, backed bv the "unscrupu lous and heartlesspress' He predicts that it -win be learned that the President himself has been responsible for whatever mistakes have been made in conducting the war. He adds: "I am' told on the very best authority that General Alger made very few appointments of officers during the war and tnat tne commission were " issued almost entirely upon the ordeVs of the President." The Governor alleges that the more reCent attacks upon Alger In the East were caused by his frank declaration of opposition to trusts, and he adds: "There is a decided odor of trusts around the present administration, with Mark Hanna as acknowledged king-maker." In conclusion, the Governor calls upon Michigan people and newspapers to protest against the injustice done the state's foremost representative In 'ublic life. It s con jectured here that Brighter-Gfmral Henry M. Duffleld gave some of i he foregoing Information, but the general fir-.'Mvej to be Interviewed." Charles S. Osborne, state railra i commis sioner, who is reputed o ? Oenernl Ager s representative in preparing for the senatoial campaign, spent eve.'-il hours . ast night at the Governor's re?dencc, sui;os edly assisting in prepu.-ur;ons of. the Governor's statement. McMillan Regrets Alger'fl Step. MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA. . Mass.. July 21. Senator James McMillan, of Michi gan, who Is occupying hls-summer resi dence here, has given the lollowing .state ment regarding the "resignation of Secretary Alger: . . , "I regret that Secretary Alger felt com pelled to leave the Cabinet Just at thl time, as I hoped he would remain until the end of the term. I would gladly have done anything to aid him In keeping his place in the Cabinet. 1 have always xeit Kinaiy toward General Alger and was averse to undue criticism, for which he has long suf fered. I have always repudiated any statement to the contrary that General Alger and I were good friends. If he is a candidate for the Senate from my State, to which he has a perfect right .to aspire, then that is another matter, but I do not car to discuss that In regard to' the statement made by Governor Pingree charging me with controlling the press of the country in the criticism of Alger. 'for the past eight years I have Ignored Mr. Pingree and will continue to do so. His last statement is too absurd to be considered or answered." Mel Ule John Starts for Washington. . NEW LONDON .JUNCTION Wis.. July 21. George D. Melkeljohn,' assistant secre tary of war, is reticent in the matter of the resignation of Secretary Alger. It is understood that Mr. Melkeljohn aspires to succeed the retiring secretary, " Message after message was sent from Washington to this city on Tuesday entreating the assistant secretary to return at once, mat ne migni not be overlooked 1n the search for a-successor to Alger. Mr. Melkeljohn seems to be unaware of the fact that Senator Thurston had gone East to present his name for consideration, and as to the' probable de velopments in case he should be selected. the oTTlclal would say notmng. tie amrmea that the manner in which the Philippine war is now being conducted "i9 perfectly satisfactory to the administration.' Mr. Melkeljohn would say nothing - regarding any changes that mignt result in tne conauci ot affairs in those islands. He was reticent on the relations of Mr. Alger to the President. Mr. Meikeliohn left this morning, expect ing to reach Washington on Saturday. NEWS FROM THE CAROLINES. Spaniards Deserted by:t Their Government During the Recent War. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2I.-The steamer Australia arrived to-day from Honolulu and brings news from the Caroline islands, fur nished by Captain Garland., of the mission ary craft Morning Star., which arrived at Honolulu on July 14 from the Island of Ruk, one of the larger of the . Caroline group. Captain Garland states that he was well received by the residents of tne islands, ana says there was no uprising against the Spanish during the late war. The Spanish In the islands were particularly deserted by their government during the. war. and the Spanish garrisons) would have perished from starvation but for the assistance rendered by natives. Several cases of persecution of Spanish Protestants Dy tne aumonues are reported. The missionary schools conducted by the American Missionary Society and by the Hawaiian Mission Board are doing well, nd thA hnards are meetinor with ereat suc cess in civilizing and Christianizing the na tives. SMOKE IN TI NNELS. , Compressed Air Vsed for Itn.Preven- ' tlon in Italy. . Worcester (Mass.) Spy. Professor Mosso talked interestingly on his latest work In Italy, that of clearing the railway tunnels of smoke and , bad air. "Genoa, in Italy." he said. "Is the finest harbor of the country, and a great. deal of shipping Is done to and from southern Germany, Autarls and points in Italy by rail. There Is a long tunnel not far from Genoa, through which about 200 trains a day pass. These necessarily leave an Immense amount cf smoke in the tunnel, and as the- air is bid. the coal does not burn well, filling the tunnel with poisonous gases. I was asked what could be don to prevent this. "We tried two methods. First, we experi mented with compressed air. having large cylinders or steel niied witn air ai me pressure of fifty atmospheres. The cylinders were about five feet long and two feet broad, made to resist the enormous pres sure. These we placed in the tender of the locomotives, and in passing through the tunnels allowed the air to escape, .'inis pure air blew back the smoke and cooled and purified the atmosphere. "The second method was with compressed pure oxygen. This was allowed to esoape from the cylinders into the fires of the en gines, causing a complete combustion ot the coal and preventing the-formation of dangerous gases, as well as making the air purer by the addition of oxygen. "They will use the compressed air method, as it is cheaper and almost as good as the oxygen. You have in this country some tunnels, but not- so many trains pass through them In a day. Genoa Is becoming the greatest seaport on the Mediterranean, surpassing Marseilles in France. All the exports from South Germany, Austria and North Italy go to Genoa. The day I fin ished that work I left for America. It was my last labor in Italy before leaving, and was a great experiment. White Men In the Tropics. Washington Post. "White men can live in the tropics, but no tropical countries will ever have a large white DODUlatlon" said Mr. Charles G. Laughlln. of Boston. "The fact that tropical countries which have long been under the nolitlcul control of white .men. and thtrefore subject to colonization by them, have not been colonized to any extent. Is proof that they have no disposition to make homes for themselves under the equator, There is. for example, the Island .of Jamaica, in the West Indies. Out of a total roDulatlon of nearly Too 000. barely H.000 are whites. Although the negroes and halfbreeds have nearly doubled since lvl the white population of the Island has remained stationary. Much the same can be said of the Cher British West Indies. Only about one-fourth of the inhabitants of Brazil are white. the white residents being mainly in the cities and in that part of the country farthest from the equator. India, with its enormous mass of humanity, has an inflnltipimal proportion of people of white blood, and most of these only stay in. the country temporarily. These facts cannot be controverted, and they go to show that our acquisition of ineular dependencies will cause no considerable exodus of Americans from their native soil."

DENIED. BY, GES. OTIS

CHARGES. IN TUB CORRESPONDENTS' ROUND RODIX VXTRtE. Instead of Sllsrepresentlns: Fnct, He Maya Ills Reports at Times Have Ileen Too Conservative PART OF LUZON FLOODED MILITARY OPERATIONS NEAR MAXILA WILL BE DELAYED. Xo 'Communication nrtb Some of the Garrisons Gen. Anderson's Interview Incorrectly Reported. WASHINGTON. July 2L-The War De partment has. issued a statement quoting certain dispatches from General Otis In answer to the press correspondents "round robin." The general says. In substance, hat the correspondents wish to send state ments that imperil operations; that they had no specification to support their charges against him. and that these charges were untrue.. He denies that he minimizes the work of. the navy and quotes from naval dispatches to justify his statement. The text of the statement fellows: "General Otis, in a dispatch under date of JuV 20, says that the press correspondents demanded permission to cable that official reports . sent misrepresented conditions. This was denied. They then demanded the privilege to send without, reservation facts found by them and their opinion. This was granted if public Interests were not Im periled. The answer was not satisfactory and they, therefore, sent by mall to HongECong. General Otis says he is not conscious of sending misrepresentations, but thinks his dispatches at times have been too con servative. The press affair appears to be a threat. When correspondents were asked to be informed wherein General Otls's dis patches were misleading they offered nothng tangible except that his conclusions were unwarranted. When told they were disregarding military authority it was apparent they courted martyrdom, which it was unwise to give them. . , "In a later dispatch General Otis says that the charges made by, the correspond ents are untrue. He adds that the most harmonious relations exist between the army and navy. He gives the following ex tract from a letter Just received from a eadir.g Filipino at Tarlac, which is the cen ter of the main Insurgent army: 'For some days have been trying to leave this band of thieves. Watched so closely, impossible to leave. A great many of the people here long for American troops Wo dvance for everyone Is desperate with so much sav agery committed by Agulnaldo's army. "Captain Barker, of the navy, who suc ceeded Admiral Dewey in command of the fleet, in sending the report of the command er of the Yorktown-to the Navy Department, makes this indorsement: I am pleased to note the cordial co-operation of army and navy.' . "As bearing upon the statement that the operations of the navy had been minimized, it may be stated that General Otis has re peatedly recognized the work of the navy as, for example. In his dispatch of June 15, last.--in which , he says: 'The;. navy aided greatly on shore of bay, landing forces occasionally." And again under date of July 9; . 'The army and navy are In hearty accord and the best of feeling prevails.," MUSES FOR OTIS'S ARMY. Nine Trnlned Women Leave New York for the Philippines. NEW YORK, July 21.-The 6 o'clock through train on the. New York Central, last night for San Francisco carried nine more trained nurses for the Philippines, sent out under the auspices of auxiliary No. 3 for the maintenance of . trained nurses. Following is the list: Miss Duensing. Miss Barbara Zelgler, Miss Mary M. Summey, Miss Helen Fraxer, Miss KatherIne Yeakei, Miss Amy Pope, Miss Charlotta Marshall. Miss Lydla E. Coakley, Miss Mary Murray. These nurses are sent in response to an appeal for more nurses cabled last Saturday from Manila to. Mrs. Whitelaw Reld. chairman of the committee on the maintenance of trained nurses, .to which auxiliary No. 3 turned over the . care of closing up its works. Adjutant . General Corbln, as soon as advised of the appeal. Informed Mrs. Reid that the secretary of war would send instructions to San Francisco to forward the nurses at once on army transports on the same conditions as formerly, that they begin work immediately for any sick soldiers on the transports during the voyage. He also suggested that, with a view to making. this service as. useful as possible, it would be desirable to divide them into two detachments, and. send on separate transports. Miss Duensing was accordingly placed in charge of one party of five and Miss Frazer in charge of the remaining four, and in accordance with the adjutant general's directions . they are instructed to report immediately, to Major General Shafter. in San Francisco, on their arrival next Tuesday morning. GEN. ANDERSON MISQUOTED. He Made No Reflection on Gen. Otls's Conduct of the YVar." CINCINNATI. O.. July 21.-Gen. T. M. Anderson, .commanding the Department of the Lakes, was widely represented as saying In an interview while in this city: "I believe if we had not been held back I could have finished the war with my own division. and General Lawton, who relieved me. Is of the same pinion. The trouble Is that we fellows went over there to fight, while there, were others who attended to politics arid diplomacy. The only time that General Otis'and myself disagreed was on this point. I held that the war should be pushed to completion, while his policy was still that of conciliation." The substance of this was iHven tn fiuneral Anderson to-day at Chllllcothe.jwhere he Is visiung nis relatives, airs. Dr. Bcott, granddaughter of General MatArthur, the first Governor of Ohio, and he was atlfPfl if h,a was correctly quoted. General Anderson replied by wire as follows: "I said that my uiMKion, or lawton s, couia nave aereated the organized forces hut nr nn rmiiri aM how long predatory1 warfare would last. I pim mai a uivisiun. commanaer, wnose dusiness was to fight, did not take the same view as a governor general, restrained by Political and diplomatic consideration. ThA term political was not used in a party ARRIVAL OF THE INDIANA. Transport from Manila vrlth Sick and Discharged Soldiers. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. July 21. The United States transport Indiana-arrived today from Manila, the Journey occupying thirty-two days. The vessel was sent to quarantine. ' The Indiana has .8 sick soldiers on board and a number of Red Cross nun?ts The sick soldiers were taken from the various regiments, and a great many of them are suffering from wounds received in battle. After the work of examining the vessel has been finished by the quarantine officers, the sick sojdlers will be removed to the newly finished hospital at the Presidio.Private Edward Crawford. Company A. Twenty-third Infantry, Jumped overboard while insane and was drowned. Great efforts were made, to save the poor fellow, but they were unavailing. Among the bodies brought from the Philippines was that of Major DIgglns. of Minnesota. There were only 125 men and the following officers on board, besides a number of nurses: Col. A. T. Smith, Thirteenth United States Infantry, retired; Maj. O. I Parker,

Twenty-second Infantry: Maj. C. O. Webster. Fourth Infsntryp MaJ- T. M. Foote, First Colorado; Capt.; Stephen O'Connor, Twenty-third Infantry; Capt. AV.Van Pattent, assistant surgeon First Washington: Captain Herpotheiner. First Nebraska: Cant. M. E. Holse5 quartermaster Twelfth Infantry: First Lieut. Maracong. First Nebraska; Second Lieut. Richards. First Montana; Assistant Surgeon Daywolt. The steamer has on board a party of Filipino men and women for the Omaha ttvi other Eastern exposition?, but It is possible tl.ey may not be allowed to land. The crew of the Indiana is mostly composed t)f Filipinos, among them being two graduates of the Manila University. Among those who returned on the Indiana ere Dr. Daywalt, of San Franlcsco. According to him a Filipino wounded in battle is insenfcltlve to pain. One nvn had his eye torn cHJt by a bullet and his Jaw shattered. When the wound was dressed he tore the bandage off and two. or three days later was breaking a horse as though there was np gaping wound-tn his head.. The doctor cites other similar cases. A bandit named Rlas Is giving the soldiers a great deal of trouble. He scours the country, and murders all Who will not assist him. Six native policemen were sent to confer with him. Five of them were brutally murdered and one returned more dead than alive to tell th tale. . . The California boys made a forced march of twenty-five miles, hoping to capture the bandit, but he escaped and was still carrying on his depredations when the Indiana sailed., . -:. -! Sergeant Jones, of the Tennessee regiment, is credited with one of the. most daring exploits of the war. He captured a KillElno flag by maklnga solitary charge' on a aud of. Insurgents, who thought he had a larger force behind lilm. . . , , j

COUNTRY IS FLOODED. Military Operations Will De Suspend ed for a' Long Time. MANILA, July. 21. The unprecedented rains of the last week, have convinced ob servers here that military operations on a large scale or advances covering many miles will be impossible for a long time. Many miles of the country are flooded to a depth of three or four feet. The Paranaque bridge, which was considered impregnable. has been swept away, cutting off temporarily the.' garrisons of Imus and Bacoor from communication with Manila. In the circumstances It would be Impossible to move wagon trains, as the trails have become doubtful. Pack mules will be utilized if it should become possible for soldiers to make marches. The officials will have their hands full for some time In arranging for the departure of volunteers and in settling the regulars who are replacing them. Only 4.23 Per Cent. Sick. WASHINGTON, July 21.The chief signal officer has received the official sick report for the month of April, covering all the signal companies on duty in the Philippines. It is a total of only 4.23 per cent.- sick, a remarkably favorable state of affairs for any climate. The sick report for the first company for the month of June shows no eickness at all. This company had the same record for the previous month. So far the corps has lost only one man from sickness in the Philippines. This was from typhoid. Capt. Byrne's Fight. W A SH I NGTO N, July 21. The War Department has received the following cablegram from General Otis, at Manila: "Capt. I A. Byrne, Sixth Infantry, with seventy men. surprised united robber bands of Negros. numbering 450; killed 115; wounded many, capturing a few rifles and revolvers, many hand weapons and a large quantity of stock. The fighting was at close distance. Byrne's loss was one killed and one wounded, names not given. This action very beneficial for quiet of Negros." HOW A "BAD 3IAV DIED. "Jim Crovr" Chiles Met Death . When He Tried to 4Rnn" a Town. . Kansas City Star. The appearance of the name of Charles Peacock, of Independence, on the motion for a special Judge in the Jesse James ase calls to the minds of old residents of Kansas City one of the stirring events there during the guerrilla days. For Charles Peacock's father, assisted by Charles Peacock Vitmcalf lfllloH "-Minn tftw" hllp- nd his son on 'the public square at Independence twenty-nve years ago ana tnereoy Droxe up the gang of "bad" men who made a practice tor several years after the close of the civil war of frightening Independence at all hours of the day or night by riding around the - square and shooting out window.' These desperadoes were not always sure of their aim at windows, and It was not uncommon that innocent bystanders were badly hurt and occasionally killed. There was no organized gang for this purpose, but certain men seemed to delight in it. "Jim Crow" Chiles was a brother of the present marshal of this county. He is described as a short, thickset man. and wealthy. He was big hearted and good natured when sober, but whisky Invariably made a fiend of him. With whisky in him he was altogether too handy with his pistols, of which he always carried two; it was a fashion men had in those days. It is told of Chiles that he occasionally killed a "nigger" in the main street without the slightest provocation, Just to keep his hand in. , In 1873 Charles Peacock's father was a deputy marshal at Independence. He is now police Judge there. One rainy Sunday "Jim Crow" Chiles began drinking. He succeeded so well in getting drunk that he grew noisy along in the afternoon, and some one carried word to him that Marshal Peacock would arrest him. This heretofore unheard of interference with his rights as a town bad man angered Chiles and he started out to find Peacock on the east side of the square, but he didn't slap him. Peacock told him he could get as drunk as he pleased so long as he was quiet about it. but that if he made a noise he would have to lock him up. Chiles slapped at Peacock and Peacock grappled with him and they went down in the gutter. Peacock on top. The fist fight over. Peacock arose. So did Chiles. Chiles reached for his revolvers, but he was too slow, and Peacock shot him Just beneath one of his eyes. Friends carried Chiles to the hotel, and lie died there a few minues later. . . In the crowd that was attracted by the shooting were the sons of both men. The boys were about eighteen years old. Young Chiles picked up one of the revolvers dropped by hisj father, and shot Marshal Peacock in the small of the back. An instant later Charles Peacock had shot young Chiles through the heat t. This put a short check to the bad-man habit at Independence, but It wasn't long till certain of the old crowd decided that they had been deprived of their rights long enough, and started out one night to terrorize the town as usual. Half a dozen of them came to Kansas City one evening and "tanked up." They bragged about what they were going to do, and the news got to Independence ahead of them. The marshal appointed a committee to receive them. a 1a rr ahnnt Kd 41mA Ihp pxrtpcted euests arrived and began the exercises. They , . . i i j i made one circle 01 tne iuare. nuing at run 1'ollinc nnd shnntlnsr rieht and left. As they rode up to the last corner they were met by a volley of pistol shots from the marshal's posse. The foremost bad man pitched from his. saddle riddled with bullets and dead. The posse was- ready for the rest or tne nau men, nut tney turned toll a nrl flpd There were one or two attempts after that to reinstate the good old customs, but they ti t r iroak and Ineffectual and hndmanlsm as a cult, has been largely a dead letter In independence ever since. . A One-Minute Romance. Chicago Journal. Ole walked down the wharf with the roll ing gait of a man of the sea, and as he spoke to his mates conviction was on his fuzzy pink countenance. "Ay tank da kassln'-bug's a purty gude tane " he observed, slowly. "Ay bane up town, an for Ay don't drank Ay don't have fun lalk de res. Ay yust valk roun an' tank Jbout tangs, an' coom down hare an ask Captan Yonnson ven ve sail, an' go back an tank tangs some more. His voice ran on as drowsily as a clock ticks and the sailor9 laughed and Intimated that time did not hang as heavily on their hands. "You ought to have a sweetheart. Ole." said one. and the Swede replied laconically: "Yo bate your botes. Ay got one!" "What's that? Tell us about her. Is this where the kl.slng bug comes in? Go ahead with the story, old man. we re waiting." The jolly crew of the lake boat gathered around, ana Jie oegan. proudly: "Haer vas stand en front of da bell-board loaken at da stameboats to Melwaukee fur a dollar an come back, an Ay saw da bug came lalk hae vas vatchen haer. Bay lingo! hae vas smart! Hae rnak up purty close an' hae- see me an' go vay lalk hae vas on bazress downvtown. But yo bate your botes Ay kap mm lamps on haem. Bamebay hae Iated on haer arm an Ay smashed haem." The men roared with laughter. "What did she say? Didn't you hurt her?" one asked. "Haer yelled," he replied, imperturbably. "an haer called me a fool. But Ay yust showed haer da kapsin bug an' it was all raght. Ay-guess haer laiks rsa purty gude Ay have tanken haer an' me vould gat mar riod." "Will she have you. Ole." asked a young sailor, unbelievingly. "Ay tank so. Bamc-bay Ay'll ask haer. Ay vill, bay jingo:"

BASOUET TO DEWEY

-jr-S - TUG AD.Min AL. ENTERTAINED - DY ' 3IIMSTER A. C. HARRIS. . Given Ample Opportunity to Talk, but f Had Little to Say About His ; ; Great Victory. . t LIEUT. BRUMBY ALSO MODEST DEWEY TAI GHT HIM NOT TO TALK . DVT DEWEY DID IT. f ' 1 f" Toast to the Austrian Emperor fro posed by Mr. HarrlsReceptloa rian ait Wnhljloii. v . : . - - y TRIESTE. July 21. Admiral Dewey, ac companied by Capt. Benjamin P, Lamberton and Flag Lieutenant Brumby, of ths United States cruiser Olympia. landed here to-day to return yesterday's visits to the admiral and to call officially on' the governor of Kustenland, Count Gcfs. who yes terday returned from a tour of isenectlon of the province. The American officers also called on the mayor of Trieste. The United' States minister', to 'AustriaHungary, Mr. Addison C. Harris, gave banquet to-night at the Hotel de la Villa in honor of Admiral Dewey. The guests were limited to thirty-five, and Included officers of the cruiser Olympia, members of the United States legation and American consuls to Austria-Hungary. Admiral., Dewey will give a return banquet to morrow on board his flagship, the Olympia. Minister Harris will return to Vienna to morrow. ... A correspondent, describing the admiral' arrival yesterday, said: "Admiral Dewey was dressed in a white duck uniform, with an admiral's shoulder straps and the peak ol his cap "heavily embroidered , with gold. He said: I really came here in order to give the men a chance to recuperate and to go on shore... We shall touch, after leaving here, at Naples, Leghorn, Gibraltar and Madeira. My health is very goody he said. - and, pointing to the hills, added: 'I think I shall get among them.' " 'Then you are not going into the Interior to the Bohemian springs?' was asked, and he shook his head. The admiral had, .la' fact, the bronzed look of perfect health. - "Dr. H. T. Tercy, of the Olympia, smiled at the rumor about the admiral's ill health, " and said: 'He is quite well, and will not go to Carlsbad. Admiral Dewey continued:T am very careful about my diet, and have' declined all invitations to banquets cn that account. There were eighty-five cases of fever on board the Olympia since leaving Manila, .but all are now well." At the banouet this evening, after a toast to President McKinley had been drunk. Mr. Harris proposed the health of Admiral Dewey, who. In reply, sld. simply: "I thank you sincerely and drink to your good health. ' . i - . ' Congressman George Edmund Foss. of Il linois, responded to the toast, "The American Navy." ... , and Crew of the Olympia," and. requested Admiral Dewey to relate something of the battle of Manila. The admiral replied: "I only know that, having asked the steward' for something to drink, he gave me lukewarm, weak coffee, which made me feel quite sick, but my flag lieutenant kept, the , lecord and I invite him to speak." Flag Lieutenant Brumby aid: I was a. midshipman under .Admiral Dewey, and hA j mvgiiA iiit? nui iu tain, ru x win uuij oajr Dewey did it." Ac.mlral I?cwey rose again and said: "i on ask roe about the guns and the superiority of our firing. We fired ten shots- a minute with cur flve-'.nch guns against three shots a minute. I found at Manila to more neu tral flag than the Austrian." - At this point. Mr. Harris interposed, say ing: "Austria is sincerely friepdly to the unneu states." . Admiral Dewey then., addressing himself to the Olympia's chief engineer, said that he had contributed to the success of the ship in entering the bay of Manila by admirable steaming, bringing the speed up to eighteen knets immediately when ordered to put on full steam. ' In concluding the banquet. Mr. Harris pro posed a toast to Emperor Francis Joseph. A large crowd gathered outside the hotel to watch the arrival of the guests. It is rumored Mr. Harris, the American minister to Austria-Hungary, intends to in vite Admiral Lewey to be his guest in Vienna and to proceed to Tyrol, passing through lschl to visit the Emperor. FOR RECEIVI.G DEWEY. Plans Agreeable to the Admiral Tcr fected at the National Capital. WASHINGTON, July 21. Admiral Dewey having cabled approval of the plans for hit reception at the national capital, the committees in charge of that event are free to proceed at once with the necessary preparations. Some time ago the District commissioners appointed a committee of ona hundred citizens to take representative cognizance of the admiral's return to the national capital, which committee organized and 'subdivided. The executive committee sketched a programme, which was approved by President McKinley, Secretary Long and the committee of one hundred. The programme provides for a suitable committee escort from New York to Washington. Probably on the afternoon of his arrival the admiral will be conducted, to the east front of the Capitol, where Secretary Lon? will present the sword of honor which was voted by Congress. A capacious platform suitably decorated will be erected for the accommodation of the President, his Cabinet, the members of the diplomatic corpj and other distinguished personages. In the evening there will be a military, naval and civic parade. In which every organized body In the District of Columbia Is expected to participate. This feature is to be of the torchlight variety and is to be accompanied by a general illumination, the roost elaborate effects Being, along the line of march. The parade will be reviewed by the President, Admiral Dewey and many of the more prominent national officials and International representatives. Following the parade will be band concerts in various sections of the city. Admiral Dewty has been communicated with as to the reception and presentation both by letter and by cable. A synopsis of the letter was cabled and In reply thereto the following message to-day was received through the secretary of the r.:vy: "Proposed arrangements reception anJ presen;ation Washington approved by President and secretary are entirely apreiatle to me." The Pennsylvania Railroad Company having tendered special transportation faiillties between Washington and New York, the citizens' executive committee has accepted th proffered courtesies and Is now prucvedlng to arrange all details possible at this time. Designs for an appropriate medal to be struck in commemoration of the admiral's return to the seat of national government are now being considered. The medals will be of great artistic merit and are to be made of metal secured from war metal captured by the navy at Manila. All Fond of Dewey. LONDON, July 21. The newspapers here are printing extraordinary stories regatding Admiral Dewey and his crew. One of the papers fays that, although the crew of the Olympia is a motley collection of En?Iih, American. Russian. Austrian. French, and even Chinese, pallors, all are as fond of Admiral Dewey as though they had served a lifetime under him. Another newspaper article declares that the report that the Austrian government has forbidden any official greeting of Admiral Dewey, out of consideration for the feelings ot Spain, is untrue. EpTrorth Leagne Reports. The Journal will contain full and complete reports of the proceedings of the Epworth league convention. Copies of the paper, from July 2 to 21. inclusive, will be mailed to any address for 15 cents. The complete iet will be mailed tn one bundle at the close of the convention. 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