Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 270, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1901 — Page 4

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T1IK INDIANAPOLIS JOÜRXAI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. lOOl.

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Under the law In this State not less than one hundred days must elapse between the sentence and execution of a criminal condemned to death. The New York lawallows a shorter Interval, and the court lias fixed the execution of Czolgocz to occur during the week beginning Oct. 23. The exact day and hour may not be known to the public until it is over. The event ought not to be exploited In any way. The court Is to be commended for fixing so early a day for the execution. The outlook in Russia could scarcely be more forbidding than it is at the present time, confronted, as the country Is. by a famine worse than any that has scourged the empire. Out of seventy odd provinces of the European division of the empire only two are officially returned as having fairly good harvests. In all the others the crops of cereals are reported insufliclent." which, in connection with government crops, means starvation. The area In which the famine is most acute by reason of the failure of crops Is nearly three times the size of France, with a, population almost as great as that of the United states. As the railroads of Russia have been built with reference to military movements rather than the developing of the country, the work of relieving the starving will be very difficult. The fact that Mayor Taggart's license Inspector has assumed autocratic power in regard to the Issue of saloon licenses does rot surprise those who have given any attention to the general line of conduct of the present administration. It began by Ignoring the plain provisions of, the charter regarding the examination of employes la t!ie clty'3 service before their appointment. To discover that the licence? inspector Is Issuing city llcensts to men who have rot a state or county license is not cause for startling surprise. It Is a violation of law, but the pie-sent city government is a Jaw unto Itself, Ignoring some laws and enforcing others. In some caes it enforces the law against one lawbreaker to teach him that. If he would be let alone, he must !o the political bidding of the mayor and Li iuburdlrates and pay the price set in

money for the privilege of breaking the laws. Not long ago it was announced that nearly all the gamblers and violators of the

license laws who had been found guilty ty the municipal court had not paid their fines. Thcr3 is no announcement that the city clerk has done his duty by compelling payment. The truth is su-h laws are en forced as it 13 to the advantage of the pres ent city government to enforce, and others are not enforced because those who violate them are shielded by the officers whose duty It Is to enforce the laws. And Condidate Maguire declares that this is a wise and honest policy, and that he will continue it! Tili; TA A PAYING TUNA NT. "When Mr. Johnson was city controller he made a statement to the effect that a large proportion of the voters in this city escape taxation. That Is, they are assessed polltaxes which they do not pay or are taxed on household goods a small amount which is not collected. Nevertheless, it would be far from the fact to state that this large number of voters do not pay taxes, since, as a matter of fact, all who rent houses or rooms indirectly pay taxes. When those who are renting houses go to the owners to have rents reduced, what reason do the latter give for their inability to do so? Usually that the increased taxes make it impossible to reduce rents and at the same time realize anything on their property. Not long ago a landlord and tenant were talking about reduction of rent. The owner of the property demonstrated that he was paying more city taxes on the property now than he was six years ago by about STVi per cent, and that he could not reduce the rent. If taxes could be made lower, rents could be reduced, but with increasing taxation such a thing is out of the question. The fact is, and this Illustration proves it, that the tenants pay the taxes on the property they occupy as certainly as if they owned it. In this case the owner could not reduce the rental because he could not let his tenant escape paying the taxes. Yet there are scores of intelligent men living in rented houses who sayto themselves that the increase of the tax levy does not concern them because they do not own real estate. The increase in the city levy has come during the rule of Mayor Taggart. This year the levy was 71 cents, and it is not enough, so the mayor has recommended 73 cents. Mr. Maguire declares that he will continue the Taggart policy, the essential feature of which is the Increase of taxation. If anything la done to make a park of the "White river lands which Mayor Taggart bought, the levy must be increased next year to 75 cents, and a large part of this increase will fall upon rental residence property and will be paid by the tenants. Rut the point which the Journal would here emphasize Is that the increased taxation keeps up the present standard of rentals of residences and that the man who pays the rent pays the taxes. A DISCREDITED LABOR LEADER. More tragic events withdrew public attention from the strike of the steel and tin workers at a critical stage, but the recent statement of President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association, and the joint challenge it ha3 elicited from Mr. Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Mr. Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, supply a new element of interest in an event which had become almost a c'osed incident. "Without going into details regarding tho settlement of the strike, it is enough to say that It was a practical victory for the Steel Corporation and a disastrous defeat for the strikers. In cne sense It was a "fight to a finish," as Mr. Shaffer had been boasting it should be, but the finish was very different from anything promised in his pronunciamentos. I; was, in fact, little less than a rout for the Amalgamated Association. In these circumstances it was natural that Mr. Shaffer, as the organizer and leader of a disastrous campaign, should try to cover his defeat and break the force of his fall, but it is surprising that he should have added to his previous errors of judgment and tactical blunders that of attacking the leaders of two numerous and influential labor organizations, and trying to make them scapegoats for his own failure. lie charges, in effect, that they were responsible for the final failure of the strike, which, according to his own statement, was doomed long before, owing to the lack of outside support and of harmony among the strikers. He says they looked for aid from other labor bodies, and from the general public, both of which failed. A wise leader should have known whether such aid would be forthcoming or not. Again he says: "We were confident of winning until the newspapers deliberately and maliciously published statements which were replete with lies." This is silly. It was not newspaper lie3 that caused the strike to fail,' but solid facts. Finally, after assigning all these causes for the failure of the strike and the desertion and demoralization of his followers, Mr. Shaffer tries to lay the blame for tho final collapse on Messrs. Gompers and Mitchell for falling to bring about a settlement of the strike on terms proposed by him and which his own statement shows were flatly rejected by the other side. When his terms were rejected the committee, consisting of Messrs. Gompers. Mitchell and four others, got the next best terms they could, and when Mr. Gompers advised him by telephone to accept them he says: "We refused to hold further telephonic Intercourse with him, and waited for the coal miners and railroad men to be called out." They were not called out. and Mr. Shaffer was finally obliged to settle on terms less favorable than any that had been proposed. In these circumstances It was Inevitable that his attempt to throw the responsibility of failure on Messrs. Gompers and Mitchell should elicit from them an indignant protest and challenge to prove his assertions. They offer to leave the questions in controversy to a committee of three to be chosen from a list of nineteen well-known labor leaders, Messrs. Gompers and Mitchell to resign their positions if the committee finds Mr. Shaffer's statements to be true, and he to resign if hl3 statements are found to be unture. The proposition was one that Mr. Shaffer could not decline without stultifying himself and adding still further to the complications of his position. Ills acceptance! of it, therefore, is little more than acceptance of the Inevitable. Whatever the outcome of the committee's inquiry may be, Mr. Shaffer's usefulness as a labor leader Is ended, und hl legacy to organized labor will be a bitter ami protracted quarrel. A Philadelphia citizen, Frederick Fraley, who had been actively engaged in business until a few clays ago, died this week at tho ' ase of ninety-seven. Ills vitality and clear

ness of mind were such that his opinion was sought up to the last in Important public matters, and he was th guiding spirit of the Philadelphia Board of Trade. Probably if he had retired from business twen-ty-flve cr thirty years ago he would also have retired from life long before this. Mental and physical activity have much to do with keeping men alive, and though a busy life one hundred years long may not look especially desirable to many, yet it i3 well to remember the rule whose force has been demonstrated innumerable tlme3

that sudden loss of occupation and responsibility loosens the hold on life, and that if the business of money-making is abandoned something absorbing and urgent should take its place. The talk of building an addition to the White House to accommodate President Roosevelt's large family seems foolish, when the slow method of the government In the matter of public buildings is considered. If the matter should be favorably passed upon by Congress the deliberate unwinding of other official red tape would postpone the completion of the structure to a time when the Roosevelts will be nearly ready to abandon the residence, even though they should occupy it seven years. It would scarcely be begun at the close of the present presidential term. Instead of talking about an addition, to meet the present emergency the sensible thing to do would be. to find Other quarters for tho presidential offices and thus give the family moie room. The treasury building is near at hand, and ought to be able to glvo up half a dozen rooms for the purpose. The Democratic organ is making almost daily use of a recent paragraph in tho Journal complimenting the police for the manner in which they I.andled the crowds and performed their duties during Odd Fellows and State fair week. The compliment was deserved and is repeated, but the same could have been said of the New York police- at any time during many years of Tammany rule. No person has ever criticised the appearance of the Tammany polico or their performance of ordinary routine duties. Rut complimenting tho Indianapolis police on their performance of street duties is no indorsement of the morale of the force, and still less of the illegal acts and orders of Mayor Taggart's Board of Public Safety, which have lent themselves willingly to the demoralization of both the police and fire forces a far as they dare. The New York Times celebrates its fiftieth anniversary by publishing a jubilee number, wrhich. in addition to remarkable typographical beauty and carefully-prepared matter of historic and personal interest, contains a large number of advertisements of business houses that have been in existence fifty years or more. The remi-centennial idea is further carried out by issuing in connection with the jubilee number a facsimile reproduction of the first issue of the Times on Sept. IS, 1S31. Tho Times has been a good newspaper from tho day of Its birth, but the contrast -between its first issue and that of to-day is interesting and instructive. The jubileo number is a valuable contribution to the history of New York journalism. THE JESTERS. An Ambition Lndy. Life. Husband The doctor says if I keep up th-s race for money I'll break down when I am forty. Wife Never mind, dear. By that tlm we shall be able to afford It. Persiflage In the Ilrook. Judse. "Hello, Speckle," cried ono trout to another, "what are you doing with that pencil? "I am writing an article on 'Some Liars I Have Met, " repli-d the fish. Happy Man. Harper's I'.azar. Mrs. Honk Tears to me that cur new neishbor. Mr. Sawney, is pretty Indolent. Farmer Honk Yes: ho Is so blamed lazy that he actually doesn't worry about anything. Perfectly Safe. Catholic Standard. Jeweler See here, you want to b more cautious. "What was it you said about that cheap watch you told to that customer? New Salesman I told him it would work Ilka a charm. Jeweler But don't you know we can't guarantee those watches to keep time? New Salesman Well, charms don't keep time. Too Literal. New York Times. Teacher Who can tell me what is an "average?" Charlie I can, teacher. An average Is a thing on which chickens lay epgs. Teacher On which chickens lay eggs? How do you make that cut? Charlie Well, I lemernber you told us once that a chicken Jay3 on an average 120 eggs a year. A Patriotic Roy. New York Mall and Express. J. Pierpont Morgan, the great railroad magnate, is said to prefer having his teeth pulled to traveling on a railroad train. His greatest attraction is the sea. lie is said to love a small boy with a small boat next to his love for the Corsair. The morning after President McKinley died the Corsair was anchored in the sound. It was shortly after 8 o'clock and blowing quite hard. A cat-rigged boat, with a sole occupant, a boy of about fifteen years, was reaching down the sound with a tattered ensign at full mast. She came close aboard the Corsair, and, noticing the burgee and ensign half-masted, the lad sung out: "Who's dead?" "Where have you been? Why, McKinley, of course." somebody shouted from the recesses of the Corsair. The boy jammed the boat Into the wind and let go her peak and short halyards. Down came the sail, and at great peril the lad reached for the emaciated ensign, which the Corsair people noticed for the first time was sewed to the leech of tho mainsail. The lad ripped the stitches in a twinkling, and with thread and necdlo renewed it at half-mast on the leach. Then, single-handed, he tailed on the halyards and soon had the sail in position again. Commander Morgan saw It all from the quarterdeck. "Get that boy's name." he said to one of his officers. "I want to use it. He's a good American, that lad. Goodbye, boy." ho added, as the catboat, closehauled, darted away. Not n Christian Scientist. Minneapolis Tribune. Mrs. Frances Thurber, the head of the Christian Science movement in Germany, furnishes an interesting bit of news when she authentically denies that the Emperor William is interested In the Mrs. Eddy cult. A statement to that effect his been going around so long uncontradicted that the public were beginning to accept it as true. The Emperor recently declined to receive as a present a handsomely bound volume of ' Science and Health." The Heathen In Raltlmore. Koston Globe. A girl ot twenty, reared in the city of Rait I mo re, said in court Friday that she 'did not understand the nature of an oath, had never been to a church or Sunday Hchool, had never heard of God or heaven and did not know of the? promise of immortality. How much did llaltimore glvo last year for the support of foreign missions?

EMULATES PAT CROWE

I N KNOWN MINCIE MAX MAKES THREATS TO EXTORT RANSOM. Ja men Harbison, Accused of Murdering Frank Oshorn, Acquitted by u Princeton Jury. LARGE CROWDS AT REUNIONS OLD SOLDIERS AT YORKTOWN, OLD SETTLERS AT RLIFFTON. RnvngCH of Death in the State RanU"et for Sullivan Odd Fellows Deirree Staff. Special to tha Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 2C.-A Pat CroweCudahy case was developed to the Muncie police to-daj', when John Barnhart, a farmer, showed anonymous letters he has recently received. The writer demanded first that he leave $3," under a rock at a crossroads in the country, threatening to blow up Mr. Rarnhart's home and "sending his family to heaven." This letter, mailed a month ago, only resulted in the man placing a guard around his fine farm residence at night. Another letter has just been received by Mr. Barnhart, the writer threatening to catch the farmer's six-year-old son and blinding him with acid if the wish is net fulfilled. The farmer is alarmed for the safety of Iiis child and implored the police to investigate. The letters were .)oth mailed in Muncie, and the local police and postal authorities are called upon. ' ACQUITTED OF M L it DER. Verdict MeeU General Approval of Princeton Citizen. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PRINCETON, Ind., Sept. 26. James Harbison, charged with murdering Frank Osborn last August, was acquitted by the jury here late this evening. Harbison put up a plea of self-defense. The jury was out but twenty minutes. The verdict meets general approval. County Commissioners on Trial. - Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 2G. The case of the State of Indiana against William Amos, one of the County Commissioners of Shelby county, Indiana, who is under indictment by the Shelby county grand Jury, together with Adam Girton and James Cherry, the other members of the Board of Commissioners, for entering a false claim, was called for trial in the Bartholomew Circuit Court, with Judge Francis T. Hord presiding, this morning, the case coming her for trial from Shelby country upon a change of venue. The jury that will try the case is composed of three Republicans and nine Democrats, all of whom are farmers. After the jury was selected and the opening statements made court adjourned until tomorrow morning. INDIANA OBITUARY. Samuel Stephenson, One of the First Settlers In Mndlsou County. Special to the Indianipolls Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Sept. 2C.-Samuel Stephenson, who died last night in this city, was the oldest man in Madison county. He was born in Lebanon, O., in 1S09 and came to this county in 1S32, when he entered more than 1,000 acres of government land. He had the distinction of having hauled the first load of wheat raised in the county to market at Lawrenceburg. O. He was a member of the First Christian Church, which ho joined thirty years ago. He was tha father of nine children, three of whom are living. Jude William Xcal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CICERO, Ind., Sept. 25. Judge William Neal, an aged pioneer of Hamilton coun ty, died at his residence in this city Wednesday morning, after a brief illness, at the age of eighty-three years. He set tled in this place in 1S33. He served the county in the capacity of associate judge, recorder and treasurer. He raised Com pany B of the Thirty-ninth Indiana Volunteers in the war of the rebellion, and went out as captain of his company, serv lng in that capacity until ill health com pelled his retirement from the service. He was one of the first Whigs in the county and the first known member of that party in this township, and afterward an earnest advocate of the principles of the Republican party, participating in all the campaigns until lWZ as a stump-speaker He was a constant subscriber of tho Indianapolis Daily Journal since 1S57. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and G. A It., which orders will conduct funeral serv ices from his late residence Saturday morning. William L. Foxrrorthy. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. K N I G HTSTO VN, Ind., Sept. 2G.-Willlam L. Foxworthy, a prominent resident of this city, died this morning, of consumption, after an illness of two years. He had been recently, with his wife and son, at Los egas, N. M., and Colorado Springs, Col., for the benefit of his health, but he failed r ipldly. Mr. Foxworthy was forty-eight years old. and was born in this city. He left a widow and two sons. Other Deaths in the State. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 26. James Wright, a leading citizen of Indian Creek township, was found dead in his home today, where he lived alone. As he had not been seen for some time, friends went to his home and found him dead on the floor. The cause is not known. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 2C Captain Frank A. Kirk, a prominent government contractor and well known all along the river, died here this morning, aged forty two. He left a brother, William Kirk, a prominent river man, at Madison, lnd Captain Kirk was sick but a short time. KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 26. Loren Castor, formerly of Cassville, later of this city, died at his home to-day, aged seventy-three years. He was a pioneer resident of this countj'. Two brothers and five children survive. Funeral will be held Friday after noon, interment at Cassville. WORT II I N GTON. Ind.. Sept. 26. - Miss Julia Griffith, eighteen, youngest daughter cf Mr. John II. Griffith, of this city, died at her home last evening. She was a mem ber of the High School senior class. LAPORTE, Ind.. Sept. 26. Warren A Hosmer, a prominent Democratic politician and former county superintendent of schools, died to-day, aged fifty years. DELAWARE COUNTY REUNION. Resolution Adopted on Death of President McKinley. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE. Ind.. Sept. 20. The fifth annual reunion of the Delaware County Veterans Association was held in Yorktown this afternoon, and was attended by several hundred old soldiers. The address of wel come was made by Comrade J. W. Reynolds and the response by the Hon. Oliver Carmichael. A resolution of the association on the death of President McKinley was adopted. The following officers were elect ed: President. Joshua. Jester, of Heed Sta tlon; vice president. R. I. Patterson, Mun cle; treasurer, Dr. G. W. H. Kemper, Mun cle: secretary. E. W. Bishop. Muncie; cor responding secretary, II. II. Long. Muncie; chaplain. Rev. Oliver Charmlchael; chor lter. Prof. T. H. Johnson. The associa tion voted to make the last two oiTlces per manent. Ohio-Indiana Reunion. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RLUFFTON, Ind., Sept. 20. Tho twen tleth annual reunion of old settlers of Indl

ana and Ohio, held here to-day, was attended by a crowd of about 6.0, of whom

!.') were from Ohio and Pennsylvania. It was pronounced the most successful reUnion In the history of the association. Reunion next year will be held at Warren, O. - RIG HOTEL CONTRACT. Columhus Firm Will Construct the Xeiv West Raden Hotel. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 26. The conracting firm of Caldwell & Drake, of this city, has been awarded the contract for rebuilding the St. Clair Hotel, which burned some months ago at West Baden. Ind.. for the sura of $514,uoo. The new hotel will be one of the most modern in the United States. It will be five stones, containing six hundred rooms. Wnhasli Library Contract Awarded. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Sept. 26. John Hipskind & Son, of this city, were the successful bidders for the new Carnegie library to be built here, their bid on the building ready for occupancy being $13,433. The building !s to be finished not later than July 1. VM2. Mr. Carnegie's appropriation for Wabash yLf.M) but the library board nxea the contract limit at J1S.4Ö0, so that there might be no shortage if extras were required in completing the structure. RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE. State Federation Takes Action on Death of Governor Mount. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BRAZIL, Ind., Sept. 26. The State Fed eration closed its three days session to-day. A resolution of condolence was passed on tho death of Governor Mount, who was a great friend to the laboring man. Several factories were placed on the unfair list. The following officers were elected: Presi dent, Edgar Perkins, Indianapolis; first vice president, George Derrick, Muncie; second vice president. William Lackey, Linton; third vice president. Mrs. 11. Kennedy, inthanapolis; secretary and treasurer, J. W. Peters, South Rend. Franklin College Schedule. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., Sept. 26,-Franklln's football team is working hard for the game with Purdue University next Saturday. Eight men from last year's team are back. and there Is a large amount of good material to draw from. The schedule for the football team is as follows: Sept. 2S, Purdue at Lafayette: Oct. 5, Indianapolis Manual Training High School at Franklin; Oct. 11, Hanover at Hanover; Oct. 19, Indiana University at Bloomlngton; Oct. 26, University of Indianapolis at Indianapolis; Nov. 2, Earlham at Franklin; Nov. 8, University of Indianapolis at Franklin; Nov. 16, Earlham at Richmond; Nov. 22, Hanover at Franklin. Changes in Franklin's Faculty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., SepL 26. College opened this morning with an increased attendance. The changes in the faculty are as follows: Prof. A. E. Bester, Chicago University, successor to Prof. Hatton, his tory department; Mrs. Alico Fleming Evans, vocal instructor; Miss LIMo Weyl succeeds Prof. Zeppenfeld in the depart ment or languages; Prof. W. A. Everson, gymnasium director; assistants, John Owens in chemical department; B. D. Uemy, Eatln department, and Mabel white, history department. The college library has received a number of valuable books, the gift of Mr. Simon Yandes, of Indianapolis. (irent Scarcity of Laborers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Sept. 26. Common laborers are scarce in Wabash at this time. The asphalt contractors who are laying the pavement on Wabash street are much embarrassed by thsir inability to obtain workmen, and they have advanced the rate of wages to $1.75 per day without attracting men from outside places, although they offer to give the laborers a bonus equal to their transportation to Wabash. If they are not soon successful in hiring more men the paving will have to go through the winter uncompleted. Kokomo Weddings. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 2G. Mr. Wilson Tiplady, of Joliet, 111., and Miss Elsie Smith, of this city, were married to-day by the Rev. It. L. Wilcock. The groom is state fiorist of the Illinois prison at Joliet. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, of this city, and is a highly cultured young woman. Mr. Jay Foster and Miss May Wiltsie, both of this city, were married this morning by the Rev. Mrs. Edward Wygant. The groom Is foreman at the automobile factory. The bride is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Puckett. Rig: Demand for Hunters' Licenses. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 26. State Fish and Gamo Commissioner Z. T. Sweeney is compelled to employ additional office force to issue hunters' licenses to applicants under the provisions of tha law which goes into effect Oct. 1. Prominent hunters from different localities send with their own applications those of from ten to fifteen friends. Licensees will be permitted to shoot game not otherwise protected from Oct. 1 to Nov. 10. Peculiar Operation on Wabash Man. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Sept. 26. Jesse Lynn, of this city, is In a critical condition as a consequence of the twisting of one of the smaller intestines. The complication arose suddenly last Saturday when he was in perfect health and his condition grew worse rapidly. An operation was performed and he is somewhat better, but the chances are against his recovery. Danqnet for Degree Staff. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SULLIVAN, Ind.. Sept. 26. Navillus Encampment, I. O. O. F., of this city, gave a banquet to-night to the degree staff of the encampment that won first honors and a prize of $150 at the meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge in Indianapolis last week. Plates were laid for 150 guests. Struck ly n Freight Train. Spclal to the Indianapolis Journal. KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind., Sept. 26. Robert Olden, of Shirley, wa3 struck by" the s. outhbound freight train yesterday and seriously, although not necessarily fatally, injured. He was found by the track, badly cut and bruised, by the section men. Hidden Money Is Missing. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PORTLAND, Ind., Sept. 26. Harvey Wehrley, of Salamonla, collected $3C0, which he thought he had hidden safely, but when he went to get it the money was missing. It i.i believed that the thief wa3 some one familiar with the premises. Indiana Notes. KOKOMO. The Rev. E. A. Allen has resigned the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church, this city, and is at the head of a movement to organize a private bank in this city. The Rev. Allen, who came here from Indianapolis four years ago, will be one of the largest shareholders In the banking institution. Rev. W. M. Karstedt, who was stranded here because the local United Brethren Church failed to pay him his back salary, is now extricated from the financial straits and will move his family to Indianapolis at once to begin his pastorate at the First U. R. Church there. When the church board declined to pay his salary, the ladies of the church, raised by subscription the due him. LA PORTE. Major Davidson and three cadets, after being delayed at Hudson lake, Laporte county, by an accident to their automobile gun carriages, on Wednesday resumed their journey from Chicago to Buffalo and Washington with one of the batteries. They left Chicago three weeks ago. WINCHESTER. A County Merchants Protective Association has been organized here to fight the bill introduced In the last Congress permitting the sending tjf merchandise up to sixty pounds through the mails. It is claimed such a law would ruin retail merchants. RICHMOND. George Hower, of this county, has arrived home from his second trip to the gold regions of Alaska. He reports fair success prospecting in the Klon

dike region. He does not think the output of gold will soon again, If ever, reach that of last year. SHOALS. C. B. Rogers, I'nlted States consul to Zanzibar, returned home to-day, having left the consulate in charge of the vice consul. Mr. Rogers will probably remain in the United States owing to business matters claiming his attention. FORT VI LLE. Charles C. Torrence. aged thirteen, was accidentally killed while hunting near Lawrence, on Wednesday. He attempted to pull a shotgun through a fence, and it was discharged, the shot entering the head. PETERSBURG. By order of II. ClayEvans, the Pike county board of medical examiners for pensioners has been reorganized. Dr. W. H. Link was removed and Dr. J. R. Rurger was appointed to fill the vacancy. MARION. The board of managers of the National Soldiers' Home on Thursday announced the appointment of Captain J. Q. Adams, instructor of the Culver Military Academy, as treasurer of the Marlon Home. COVINGTON. The corner-stone of the new First Christian Church on Fifth street was laid Thursday afternoon by the Masonic fraternitv of this city. H. C. Yount and E. W. Heath performed the ceremony. ' JEFFERSON VILLE. Considerable excitement has been occasioned here by the striking of gas on the farm of Bailey Burtt. two miles north of the city. Th flow of gas was found while boring for water. DENOUNCES LYNCH LAW

FRIENDS PEACE ASSOCIATION'S REPORT REFERS TO LAWLESSNESS. Certain Classes of Newspapers Charged with Creating Outbreaks Election of Officers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Sept. 26. After the morning routine business of the Indiana Yearly Meeting wai concluded the thlrty-s-econd annual report of the Friends Peace Association was presented. Special attention was called to the Importance of good literature on subjects of peace. The report contains a vigorous denunciation of lynch law and war, and referred to the assassination of President McKinley. The report says that certain classes of newspapers have contained utterances of the most inflammable sort, and in a way they are responsible for such outbreaks. Prof. Cyrus Hodgin, of Earlham College, a member of the committee on peace, said it had been the aim of the Friends to stick to the command, "Thou shalt not kill." Francis Thomas spoke on the assassination of President McKinley. It was decided to continue the Rev. Elwood O. Ellis for clerk, Charles A. Francisco and Ira Johnson, assistant clerks, Clarkson A. Parker, messenger, and Ancil E. Ratliff, announcement clerk. The report of the committee on Indian affairs showed that the work among the Indians is prospering. The women elected the following officers: Hannah L. Smith, clerk: Anna B. Woodard and Ethel Kirk Calvert, assistant clerks; Jennie Ridgeway, messenger. Angelina Pearson Is chairman of the committee appointed to nominate officers for the woman's foreign missionary board. The Rev. E. C. Dinwiddle, of Washington City, spoke on the canteen question. Epistles from New York, Baltimore and New England Yearly Meetings were read. This evening a business session was also held and a report heard from the Bible Institute held the past summer at Earlham College. Indiana, Wilmington and Western Yearly Meetings now participate in the institute anl It is growing in benefits and influence each year. A good report also came in from" Southland College, which is located near Helena, Ark., and is devoted to the education of negro youth." It was established soon after the war and is supported by this Yearly Meeting. PEARY'S SHIP WINDWARD Arrives from Xortliern Greenland with 3Ir. nnd Mrs. Peary. BRIGUS, N. F., Sept. 26. The . Teary Arctic Club steamer Windward arrived here this morning after a stormy passage of twenty-eight days from Cape Parry, North Greenland, where she parted company with the chartered steamer Erik, which arrived at Sydney, C. B., on the 13th inst. The Windward left Sydney July 20, ll, and wintered at Tayer harbor, Grinnell land, with Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary on board. The Windward brings as passengers Robert Stein, of Washington, and Samuel Warmbath, of Boston, who were taken north by the Peary steamer Diana and landed near Cape Sabine In August, of im The Windward will remain at Brigus during the winter and return In the cummer of 19u2 with Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary to Cape Sabine, whence she is expected to bring home Mr. Peary, returning from the pole. NERVES UNSTRUNG. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) manded the dispatch boat Dupont during the Spanish war. was the next witness. He related the particulars of his mission as a dispatch carrier from Admiral Sampson, lying at Key West, to Admiral Schley, who was off Cienfuegos. He had left Key West on May 20, carrying dispatches of which the Iowa carried duplicates, and had reached Cienfuegos several hours in advance of the Iowa. SCHLEY WAS NERVOUS. "On my arrival," the witness said, "I went aboard and personally delivered the dispatches which I carried from Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley In his cabin at 9 o'clock. lie asked Admiral Sampson's idea about where the Spanish squadron was. I told him I did not know. He asked of Admiral Sampson's intentions. I told him I did not know them. He told me he thought the Spanish squadron was there. He had heard firing and was almost convinced the ships were there. The conversation was on the line to endeavor to find out from me what Admiral Sampson's plans were. I could give htm no information." "Have you anything further to state with respect to this Interview which will bear upon the subject of this Inquiry?" "The commodore hesitated some about giving me coal. He did not think he could spare coal at first. I said It was absolutely necessary; that we were almost out of coal, having made the run from Key West. He said: 'Very well; go below and I will think it over.' 1 went below to the ward room and was afterward called up and informed that they would give me coal. I had never before met the admiral. He impressed me as being very nervous. He would get up and walk around, come back and sit down, and a number of questions he asked me about Admiral Sampson's intentions I was unable to answer." "If I understand you correctly, you had no knowledge of the contents of the dispatches which you delivered." "Admiral Sampson did not tell me what was in them. He simply told me they were duplicates of dispatches he was sending by he Iowa. These duplicates, he said, be gave to me because he thought the Dupont could make better speed. I left after the Iowa, passed her off Cape San Antonio and arrived In Santiago scme three or four hours before she did." "During this interview In which you made some statements with respect to the admiral's manner, had he read the dispatches? Did he read them in your presence?" v "Oh, yes." "Did he advise you of their contents then?" "He did not tell me positively what they were. 1 gathered while I was aboard the flagship what they contained, but whether it was while I was In the cabin cr later In the ward room I do not know. I never saw their contents and Admiral Sampson never told me what they wre." "I wish to ascertain positively the particulars of this interview." "All of the dispatches seemed to be of an Important character, judging from the admiral's manner upon receling them. As 1 stated, he was very nervous." Asked by Mr. Raynor If Admiral Sampson or anyone else bad informed him before he left Key. West for Cienfuegos that a code of signals had been agreed upon before the American forces and the Cuban insurgents, Lieutenant Wood replied in the nfgative. He had not, he said, received such information officially, but he added that it was current talk at Key West that the Marblehead on a previous trip had established communications with the Cubans. Before Lieutenant Wood had concluded his testimony the court, at 12:43. adjourned for the day to permit attendance at Jude Wilson's funeral.

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PANAMA THINKS THE MDr.ll AI.S ARE AT THE GATES. Small Force I Said to Have ArrUed from Nicaragua and Probably Has Joined vrlth Putlno. REAVY PURCHASES OF ARUS GOVERNMENT TRYING HARD TO RETAIN ITS SOVEREIGNTY. More Troops Hurried to the Front Good Advice to President Castro, of Venezuela. COLON, Sept. 2C. Panarna for a week or more has been terribly unsettled, owing to apparently well-founded reports brought by incoming steamers and received from other sources which assert that an expedition, numbering between IjO and 200 men, under Gen. Domingo Diaz, which sailed from Corlnto, Nicaragua, two weeks ago. effected a safe landing at a place called Chame, about fifty miles south of Panama. Chame offers splendid natural facilities for resisting attack, and the expedition is said to be well armed and equipped and to be in possession of modern guns. General Diaz, whose son played a prominent part in last year's battle at Panama, is a Colombian and a large cattle owner. A noteworthy feature of the situation is the fact that the Colombian rebels under General Patino, who a month ago daily and nightly pillaged most of the defenseless railroad stations, have not been heard of recently. It is supposed that the troops under Victoriano Ijrenzo, who were recently In the vicinity of Panama, already have effected a junction with Fatino't troops and are now near Chwrrera, only one day's Journey from Panama. Probably they are awaiting union with the Nicaraguan contingent under General Diaz in order to make a combined assault on Panama. The government is on the alert and has dispatched a force of 200 troops to Matachin Station, the nearest point on the railroad leading to Chorrera. Fully alive to the fact that Venezuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua are openly aiding the Liberal or insurgent cause, the Colombian authorities are making strenuous efforts to maintain sovereignty by large importations of rifles, guns and ammunition. They also have purchased In Europe two additional war vessels. The State of Antioquln, always patriotically conservative and loyal, has öftere' to supply 17.O00 men in case of an emerg ncy. Other States doubtless will follow this example. The recent decree of the mayor of Panama enforcing military conscription has met with but little success. It is rumored that Sou persons of the prescribed age. but having insurgent sympathies, are missing, and the assumption is that they have joined the Liberals. General Alban, since his return from Bocas del Toro, has been engrossed by affairs at Panama. His energy is untiring. He directs and supervises all iiniortant matters and many that are not important, often coming in collision with the heads of departments and always contriving to have his own way. General Garcia's case is one in point. Although this officer had a splendid record, his services on the isthmus have been dispensed with. The foreign warships now at Panama are the Iowa, representing the United States, the sloop Icarus, representing Great Britain, and the econd-ciass cruiser Piolet. representing France. At Colon are the United States gunboat Machlas and tha French cruiser Suchet. This dispatch was delayed by the censor. Venezuela Expected to Declare War. PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad, Sept. 2..-Ad-viccs received here from Caracas say Venezuela probably will declare war on Colombia on Sept. 2S. A financial cri-is r.1 ts in Venezuela, owing to the refusal .f !he Bank of Venezuela and the Bank of Commerce to comply with President Castro's demand that they subscribe to a forced loan. ADVICE TO CASTRO. Prominent Venezuelans Wish Hint to Re Less Aucrennlvc. WILLEMSTADT. Curacao, Sept. 26. The Venezuelan gunboat Rcstaurader, formerly the American yacht Atalanta. arrived here last night, coaled and returned to Maracaibo to-day. An emissary to President Castro from an influential Venezuelan official at Maracaibo passed through here yesterday, and is due at Caracas to-night. The emissary is charged to persuade President Castro to refrain from taking aggressive action on the frontier, but to hold the troops on the Venezuelan side, ready to repel a Colombian advance should any be made. ThU plan is strongly indorsed by certain conservative Venezuelan officials at Maracaibo and Guajira. Further details received from a Colombian official n garding the Guajira engagements are to the effect that tb battalion if Venezuelan troops forced to light against their will deserted from tho Venezuelans to the Colombians during the fight at Corozua on Sept. 14 and began lighting n the side of the Colombians. The official also says that Colombia had 1.2 men in the Guajira engagements. Reports rcee'ved here nay thut :5k) Venezuelans and four cannon were J captured, and that were killed or wounded or are missing. LIBERTY CUT SHORT. Genernl Terlinden Arrested at Chicago on Netv Complaint. CHICAGO, Sept. 20. With the dismissal of the old complaint charging forgery of stock certificates in Prussia. General Terlinden, who Is being held for extradition proceedings, was freo for a few moments to-day. Before he could leave the court, however, the defendant was again taken in custody by United States Marshal St. Clair and served with a new warrant. This resulted in a delay of the hearing, which. j at the request of the defendant's lawyers, ' was continued until Oct. 13. I The new complaint, which is based on evidence received recently from Berlin, is more explicit in Its charges than the tori mer one. It Is sworn to bv Dr. Walter i Wever, German consul in Chicago. These I proofs place the amount of Terlinden' j alleged fraudulent gains at about O marks, or nearly JlOo,"1. Beside this, however, false entries are said to have been found In the books of his concern. whi h may later prove to be big lossts for business houses In Prussia. Passes Signed liy Earl I.I. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2. Two Chines studentJ, who arrived from th-ir native land on the Doric, and have been held at the detention sheds owing to alleged irregularity In their passports, have lt-en released on telegraphic Instructions from Washington, pending the final disposition of their casts. It is said the Chinese attempted to land en passports signed by U Hung Chang, the first, it is said, that have ever been offered at this port, and which are not considered sufficient by the local authorities. Hazing Will Re Countenanced. FARIBAULT. Minn.. Sept. 2. Ths trouble at Shattuck Military School has been adjusted and the students return-! t work. Yesterday an order prohibiting hazing was read. The toys at once oljvcted and left tho school, but were lat r induced to return. It Is given out that ths objectionable order will 1h rescinded, and with this understanding class work Is moving a usual. Gift to Oberlln College. OBERLIN. O.. Sept. 2:. At the dedication bf th'-- n w Severance Chemical laboratory at Otu-rlin CedhRe to-day an alditional gilt of Jo.A by Louis H. Severance, of New Verk, as endowment for the chair of eh-m-itry. was announced. The chemical laboratory building is the gift of Mr. Severance