Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 1903 — Page 2

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Trolley lines were badly crippled, nnd both fuburban and through trains on the railroads were delayed many -suburban trains being abandoned. Telegraph and telephone service was seriously crippled, the contraction of. the wires causing them to break and "for a time Chicago was practically cut off from communication with the outside world. Dispatches from scores of cities and towns tell of intense .coM. St. LiOuls reports that all trains. except short run accommodations, were from two to six hours late this morning, and the Vandalia. and Chicago & Alton reported many poles down along their tracks as a result of the storms. The telegraph companies have had a hard time keeping communication open. Because of the lack of fuel at the St. Louis city hospital the lives of TOO patients, some of whom are at the point of death, were endangered by the cold. Since the cold snap struck St. Louis the hospital has been without enough coal, and the authorities have been compelled to economize in the use of what they had. An insufficient supply of coal at the courthouse resulted in the closing of the courts and offices there to-day. There seems to bo plenty of coal In St. Louis, but owing to the condition of the streets it is hard to deliver. The cold to-day mado a new record in Kansas, the government thermometer at Topeka this morning registering 10 degrees below zero. The snowfall in Kansas for the past three days has averaged six inches. Near Clay Center a woman was frozen to death. Reports from western counties show a great shortage in the coal supply. The railroads have not been ablo to deliver cars on account of the-storm, and as a result the suffering has been widespread. As the outcome of the recent legislative coal famine investigation, two bills were to-dar reported In the Kansas Legislature. They make it a crime for a railroad to confiscate any coal consigned to a shipper, no matter how great, their need may be. IN THK EAST.

Mall Service Seriously HamperedNearly AH Trains Delated. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. The snow con-, tlnued to fall lere intermittently until noon. The temperature at that hour was 13 degrees. The New York Central reported that their line was open to Buffalo. The "Western' trains, however, were all from ono and a half to four hours late. Postmaster Van Cott received reports today which showed that the delay from the storm was more serious than had been supposed. Not since the storms a year ago have the incoming malls been so seriously delayed. The mall trains reached the clty from one to four hours -late. The mails from Chicago and. the Northwest were con siderably behind the schedules. The heavy Chicago mail due here at 4:43 a. m. did nt arrive until 8:5. New England malls are from thirty minutes to three hours behind time. At 10:40 the Boston and Springfield mall, due at 7 a. m., arrlvd and the Boston and Providence man, carded lo reach the postofflce at 6:45 a. m., tot in at S a. m. From Washington and point south the malls "vre from one to three and a half hours late.. Dispatches from the Interior of the State and New England tell of blizzardy conditions, heavy son wf all and difficulty in running trains. Street car service at many points was paralyzed to-day. In Pennsylvania. - PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 17.-A storm savoring of a blizzard, which reached this city last evening and raged with unremitting force throughout the night, etill pre vails to-day, but in a somewhat milder de gree. During the night snow fell to a depth of six inches and the temperature dropped to 20 degrees at 8 o'clock this morning. . Rallrcad and street-railway traffic is badly handicapped and telegraph ana teiepnone service is cnppieu. PITTSBURG. .Feb. 17. Pittsburg Is - in the grip of a cold wave, heavy snow and a flood. Luckily the high water Just miss ed the danger point and beyond flooding the. low lands and causing inconvenience. IIILDEE WEATHER PROMISED. Fair and Xot So Cold Thronshont Indian To-Day and To-Morrovf. WASHINGTON,- Feb. r 17.-Forecast, for Wednesday and Thursday: s . For Indiana Fair, not so cold . on Wednesday; Thursday fair, variable winds. For Illinois Partly cloudy and not so cold on Wednesday; fresh south winds; Thursday increasing cloudiness. . For Ohio Generally fair and continued cold on Wednesday and Thursday; variable winds becoming northwest on Thursday.. For Kentucky Fair, ; not so cold on Wednesday; Thursday fair. -..--. For Lower Michigan Fair on Wednesday, except snow in extreme west portion; Thursday probably fair; fresh winds, mostly west. - Local Observation on Tuesday. Bar. Ther. R.II. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a. m.. 30.02 6 57 West. Clear. 0.00 .7 p. m..30.0 0 87 S'west. Clear. 0.00 Maximum temperature, J; minimum tem- . perature, 9. . , Comparative statementof the' man-temperature and total precipitation, on Feb. 17: Temp.. -Pre. Normal 34 0.13 Mean I o.OO Departure from normal..: 38 -0.13 i.parture si.ce Feb. 1 18 0.54 Departure r'.e Jan. 1 35 0.27 Plus. W. T. BLYTHE; Section Director. Yesterday Temperatures. Stations" ' 7 a.m. Max. 7 p. Abilene. Tex io 3S Amarlllo, Tex 2 33 Antonio, Tex m. 34 Atlanta. Ga 12 Bismarck. N. D ...40 Buffalo. N. Y 2 Cairo, 111.... 0 Calgary. Alberta .. Chattanooga. Tenn 6 Cheyenne, Wyo ..; 0 Chicago. 111. 10 Cincinnati, 0 0 Cleveland, O 4 Columbu. O 2 Concordia. Kan ..... 10 Davenport. Ia 12 Denver. Col 15 IS 14 8 14 34 16 30 0 S s 30 40 6 41 30 4 - 42 6 21 38 2 IS 42 SO 10 8 26 30 6 42 32 2S 3D 40 12 - io 4S 16 3 14 0 26 v 2S 42 8 20 24 36 IS 30 16 22 6 11 S3 14 2S 0 4 2 0 Zti 4 40 2S 4 8 24 38 14 6 4 CS 10 IS 16 28 a -10 20 24 2S 4 40 10 21 28 20 Uodge City, Ivan $ Dubuque, la Xhiiuth. Minn 2 Kl Paso. Tex U Galveston. Tex Grand Junction Col S Grand Haven, Mich 0 Havre, Mont 2 Helena. Mont 10 Huron. S. D 2S Kansas City. Mo 8 Lander. Wyo ....20 Little Rock. Ark 8 Louisville, Ky 2 Marquette. Mich.... 11 Memphis, Tenn.... 2 Modena. Utah Montgomery, Ala., 2) Nashville, Tenn..- 2 New Orleans. La 2s N.w York. N. Y...1 2 Norfolk. Va; 32 North Platte. Neb -12 Oklahoma. O. T JO Omaha. Neb 12 Palestine, Tex Parkersburg. W. Va Philadelphia. Pa 20 Pittsburg. Pa 6 Pueblo. Col .... 0 Vju'Appelle, Assln 21 Rapid City. S. D ....6 St. Iouis. Mo 4; St. Paul. Minn .... 20 Salt Lake City. Utah... 0 Santa Fe. N. M 8 Shreveport, T,a Springfield. Ill 12 Springfield. Mo l Valentine. Neb .IS Vlcksburg. Mis..., Washington. D. C Wichita. Kan ;. 4 36 6 It 6 42 .: 6 14 21 26 6 20 8 54 14 23 4 HOVEITENTS OF STEAMERS LIVERPOOL. Feb. 17.-Arrived: Saxonia, from New York; Turkoman, from Portland. LIZARD, Feb. 17.-PassM: Amsterdam, from New, York, for Rotterdam. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Arrived: VaderItnd, from Antwerp. LONDON. Feb. 17,-Arrlved:' Minnehaha, from New York. ANTWERP, Feb. 17.-Arrived: Zeeland, from New York. GENOA. Feb. 17.-Sailed: Llguria. : for New York. THERE 1S.OXLY ONE LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE. Call for futl name and look for signature of K XV Grove on box. The remrdy that cures a eld in one day. 25c

Sfirv pUKS y0 to owners of plants along the river fronts, no damage was done. During the night a tierce snow and windstorm developed and this morning there is a half-foot of snow on the level and ' zero weather prevails. Street car service has been seriously impeded and all trains East and West are from two to four hours late, j SHENANDOAH, Pa., Feb. U.-The heavy snowstorm of last night was followed today by zero weather and a fierce north wind,, causing snowdrifts which choked off all traffic on the electric railway and forced all the. collieries In this vicinity to close down early in .the day. The wind has abated somewha to-night. SHAMOKIN. Pa.. Feb. 17. A snowstorm and blizzard prevalleÖ last night and part of to-day, causing the stoppage of operations at all the collieries in this region. It will be several days before all of the mines will be in operation' again. Railroad and trolley traffic was greatly Interfered with. Roughest In Years. CUMBERLAND. - Md.. Feb. 17.-The roughest weather for years has been prevailing since last night, and traffic over .the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is almost com pletely suspended. The. yards here are full of freight trains, the Immense snow drifts East and .West making It next to Impossible to move them. The right of way Is being given .to passenger trains, which are arriving many hours late. Along the West Virginia' Central Railroad the snow is twelve inches deep and drifting, zero weather prevailing. TRAINS FAST IX SXOW. Worst Railway Blockade of the Win ter in. Colorado and Wyoming. DENVER, Col.,-Feb. 17. The most severe snow andwlndstorm experienced in years prevails in South Park, on the Gunnison and Leadvllle branches of the Colorado & Southern railroad. . The Leadvllle branch Is snowbound between Como and Breckin ridge, a distance of thirty miles. Passen ger trains are stalled in the drifts between these points, and engines sent to their res cue became fastened in the huge piles of snow and are helpless. Freight trains are also stuck, in the" snow. '' Unprotected live stock throughout the park is reported as suffering terribly, and the probability Is that serious losses in sheep and 'cattle will be sustained by own ers whose herds were not sheltered- All traffic on the branch from Como to Gunni son has been suspended. Two trains are stalled at St. Elmo, from which place they have been trying to move for three days. Only one train has passed through Alpine tunnel, between St. Elmo and Gunnison, in several days. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17. The worst blockade of the winter was in force today on the roads entering Cheyenne. A strong wind filled all cuts and trains have been unable to move. ... Seven passenger trains and a number of freights are snow bound on Sherman hill, the Cheyenne & Northern Is blockaded between Chey enne and Horse creek, and the Denver Pa cific is impassable between Cheyenne and Carr. From" Cheyenne east the Union Pacific and Burlington are experiencing great difficulty. 'A high wind is sweeping the ranges of snow and stock will be able to get feed. Starving? Elk to Be Saved. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Steps were taken here to-day to save 10,000 starving elk on the Jeton-Yellowstone teserves In Wyom ing. Snow seven feet deep covers their feeding ground and temperatures as low as 40 below zero have added to their suffer ings. News of the critical condition of the elk herds reached here to-day. coming from the chief of the United States rangers to A. A. Anderson, special superintendent of the Jeton-Yellowstone reserves, who spends his winters in New York. Mr. Anderson at once ordered that a temporary supply of wild hay. at his own expense, be distributed as soon as possible at convenient points by the force or thirty rangers. He then pro posed that $1.500 to $2,000 be raised here by subscription to purchase more wild hay. and it is believed that prominent persons will support tne plan. 8TOIUI AND TIDAL WAVE. Bnlldinars Destroyed and Several Perion Injured. NORFOLK. Va.. Feb. 17.-A terrible wlndfitorm and tidal wave swept across Munden's Point, Va., last night, destroying several houses and barns and the roundhouse of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad, from which several persons narrowly escaped with their lives. The residence of Thomas Morris was entirely destroyed. Mr. Morris, his wife and daughter 'were in the house at the time and narrowly escaped being crushed to death. fAU were Injured. The house of Elijah White also was entirely de molished, the occupants narrowly escaping with their lives. Mr. White was badly in jured. At high tide a tidal wave swept across th land between the ocean und Pimlico sound, which washed away everything in its course. Several people living on the water front, were' compelled to wade through water, up to their waist in order to escape from their homes, which were being wasnen away ny me tide. At Newport News two small schooners. the Roger Quarles and Decatur, laden with building material, sank in the harbor to day during a squall. The crews escaDed. Snow fell there to-day and there has been a, gradual drop in the temperature. A heavy sea has been running all day. IN INDIANA. Very Cold at Shelbyvllle and All Kinds of Traffic Impeded. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SIIELBYVILLE, Ind., Feb. 17. The sleet and snowstorms of the past few days have done considerable damage in Shelby county. Ten telephone poles, weighted down with heavily sleeted wire3, were pulled down across the Big Four tracks at Fairland, delaying traffic. Telephone wires in different parts of the county are down, disabling the service considerably. The rural routes carriers find the roads blocked in all directions and much mail cannot be delivered. During the pae t forty-eight hours the government thermometer has fallen from SI degrees above to 4 degrees below. Six Belorr at Seymour. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SEYMOUR, Ind., Feb. 17.-Thls has been the coldest day of the winter here. The mercury was 6 decrees below zero this I morning, and raised to only i above during the dav. The most - severe blizzard hero

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for years pre veiled all day Monday and Monday night. "?he snow is eight inches on the level. Low Mark for the Winter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARION, Ind., Feb. 17. This morning marked the coldest weather of the winter in this city, when at 6:45 a. m." the government thermometer registered 11 degrees telow zero. This was the low mark for the winter. MORE MONEY TOR POST. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) carrier out of Union City; substitute, George Roads. xxx Marshall 'Hull has been appointed postmaster at Oakridge, Martin county, In diana, to succeed James A. Moore, resigned. xxx Representative Griffith to-day introduced Rev. J. Murry Exllor, of Madison, Ind., at the White House. Among other visitors at the White House to-day were Charles Zeigler and Harry v andeventer, of Attica, Ind., who were Introduced to the President by Representative Landls. Fortunately for the visitors, this was Cabinet day. and a number of the members had assembled and greeted the Indlanians cordially. C. A. C. SENATORS CAUCUS. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) States Supreme Court. Coincidentally with the qualification of Mr. Cortelyou as a Cab inet officer William Loeb, Jr., now assistant secretary to the President, will take the oath as secretary -to the President. The probability Is that Mr. Cortelyou will sit in his first Cabinet meeting on Friday. It will not be announced for several days what plans Secretary Cortelyou has ma tured as to the new department. Tempo rary quarters for the secretary, commis sioner of corporations and otter officials who from time to time may be designated. will be obtained, but their location has not been made public. It is quite probable that the bureaus already in existence in other departments will not be removed from their present quarters ror a. considerable time. , ALASKAN BOUNDARY QUESTION. Gen. J. W. Foster to Take Charge of the Case for the United States. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Ex-Secretary of State John WNf oster has been selected to take charge of the case of the United States in presentation of the Alaska 'boundary question to the special commission to be appointed in conformity with the terms of the recently confirmed Alaskan boundary treaty. General Foster will . be assisted in this work oy Mr. Lansing, his son in-law, who also was connected with the investigation of the Alaskan seal Issues.. Secretary Root has concluded to accept his appointment as one of the commissioners to represent the United States on tne boundary commission. The other two members are Senators Lodge and Turner. It has been urged that Secretary Root can do this work during the coming summer without interfering- materially with his duties as secretary of war, the only timeconsuming phase of the work beins a trip to London, where the commission is to effect a preliminary organization. Who Owns the Isle of Finest WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Representative Richardson, of Tennessee, to-day intro duced a resolution asking the President why that portion of the Piatt amendment regarding tho Isle of Pines had not been enforced. He also introduced a concurrent resolution declaring that it is the sense of Congress that the Isle of Pines Is territory belonging to the United States and that no sovereignty can be legally exercised there except by the United states. Warships to Sail for Honduras. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Upon further reports from United "States consul, William E. Alger, at Puerto Cortez, that condi tions in Honduras are threatening and that American Interests are likely to be endangered, owing to the international turmoil. Secretary Moody to-day decided to send Admiral Coghlan's fleet ot cruisers and gunboats, now cruising in the Carib bean, to the gulf coast of Honduras. Tne orders will be Issued to-morrow. Mrs. Roosevelt in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife of the President, ar rived in this city this afternoon and Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John William Brock. She will remain here until to-morrow arternoon. She attended the opera to-night at the Academy, of Music with a party of friends. National Capital Notes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. An order was Issued at tho War Department to-day, by direction of the President, placing on the retired list Col. Richard II. Pratt, superin tendent of the ndlan school at Carlisle, Pa. He has been in charge of the school thirty years, and to-day tendered his res lgnatlon. Lieutenant General Miles, with Mrs. Miles and Colonel Maus, of his staff, and Mrs. Maus, have returned to Washington after their tour of the world. The trip was nlanned as a military inspection or tne United States army in the insular possessions and also with the design to ascertain the latest development In European military practice. The results will be embodied bv General -lies in a special report. Although ordered before a court-martial for stranding the United States steamship Frolic in Philippine waters some months ago. Lieutenant Commander W. R. A. Rooney. on account or nis pnysicai conai tlon. has been ordered before an examining and retiring board, and it is understood that he will be retired, thus suspending the court-martial proceedings. It Is the preßent intention of the Navy Department to order capt. rmrneii war rington, now at the New York navy yard, to Bremerton. Wash., to take charge of the navy yard there. Captain Harrington will become rear admiral next August. ro de clsion has been reached as to his successor at New York. The House committee on military affairs to-day favorably reported the Senate bill providing for the promotion or Ataj. wii 11am Crawford Gorga. who served as sanl tary officer at Havana, to the grade of assistant surgeon general, with the rank of colonel. It is understood tho Berlin Foreign Office shortly will announce the appointment of a new first secretary of emDassy at asn incton to succeed Count Von Quadt. who has been granted leave of absence and sails for home with his family Feb. 24. Count Von Quadt was in entire charge of affairs at the embassy la tne interim octwecu me

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departure of Ambassador Von Holleben and the arrival of Freiherr Von Sternburg, who it Is intended shall succeed him. and dis played activity and ability during the early part or the Venezuelan negotiations. CIRCUIT NOT CHANGED. Lennon Announces that He Has Se cured Down-Town Park, ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 17. George Lennon, president of the St. Paul team In the American Baseball Association, to-day issued a formal statement that he would retain the club in this city, having secured an option for a down-town park and be lieving the people would support a firstclass team. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Charles IX. Lflmnlpr r . f rrm pr f1 1 1 rr and part owner of the Illinois State Regis ter, is crnicaiiy 111 at nis nome m springfield. The Methodist Book Concern has decided that the next meeting place of the Quadrennial Conference of that body shall be held at Los Angeles, in May, 1904. Joseph C. Davis, instructor, in botany in the University of California, has been appointed chief agriculturist and botanist of the Transvaal government at a salary of 15,000 a year and expenses. Miss Katharine White, daughter of the Governor of West Virginia, has been se lected, by a Joint resolution of the Legisla ture, to christen the new armored cruiser West Virginia, to be launched in April next. The trial of C. W. Vanderwelt. the retir ing county auditor of Marion county, Iowa, charged with altering the returns so as to accomplish his re-election, resulted in ac quittal on one count. The trial on the sec ond count will be deferred. . npnrcA TT. Ifutehlns. nronrietor of the T In tel Schlitz, at Carlsbad. N. M.. and a newsrner eorresnondent in the Southwest, was shot and lulled by ciabe Merchant, of Black River, in a street fight. Merchant was severely wounded, but may recover. Robert Hebelwaite shot and instantly killed Mrs. Ruby Reibon on the street at PaMnA WIsLi'nn Tuesdav. He hn hlw the top of his head off. He "was a boarder HI II1C HUinuii o iiuur, anu a quauci Willi the woman's husband Is supposed to have led to the tragedy. - Edward J. Bernard, suspected of the mur der of Miss Regina Cirry, aged twenty-six vears, who was found Thursday night fatal Iv wounded on a country road near Phlladel Dhla. on Tuesday committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad a few miles outside Philadelphia. A telegram was received! at Gloucester. Mass.. on Tuesday from Capt. Norman A. R059 and' Capt. Charles loung, who are with the Gloucester schooners imprisoned in the ice at the Bay of Islands, Newfound land. The message announced that the vessels probably would be liberated from their position soon. Yesterday's session of the fifteenth annu al meeting of the Odontographlc Society of Chicago was devoted to clinics, which were attended by large crowds. Later in the day. Dr. R. Ottolengln. or New lork, read a paper on "The Rational Use of Porcelain in the Filling or Teeth." -university Train ing1 and Dental Education" was discussed by Dr. W. H. Morgan, or Nashville, Tenn. Judge I loser in the Wayne Circuit Court at Detroit has directed a verdict for the plaintiff for $444.731 in the case of the De troit Board of Education against Henry R. Andrews, its former treasurer, and his bondsmen. Andrews was cashier of the wrecked City Savings Bank of Detroit, and the funds for which the board brought suit were on deposit in the bank. The bonds men will appeal the case. Commander-in-chief Thomas J. Stewart of the Grand Army of the Republic arrived In Chicago on Tuesday and was tendered a public reception in Memorial Hall. Another reception was neia in tne evening m his honor. From Chicago Commander Stewart will go to San Francisco to confer with the council of administration, which will determine, arrangements for the annual encamp ment to De neid in mat cuy next summer. The Michigan State Supreme Court has handed down a decision upholding Judge Brooke, of the Wayne Circuit Court, in granting a mandamus to compel the Michi gan Bell Telephone Company to give to John Mahan. a subscriber of the Detroit Telephone Company, which the former com pany absorbed, telephone service at the old Detroit company's rate and connection with the Michigan switchboard. This, it Is held by attorneys, in effect fixes telephone rates in Detroit at $40 per year ror business telephones and xJo per year for residences, tne 01a Detroit rate. Robert E. Peary has announced his Inten tion to, if possible, make another try for ine nurm jiui-. oiietvins vi iu ii ssevf York Herald reporter, he said: "If I could obtain backing to the extent of t'JXLOuu or $150,000 I should start again for the Arctic regions and 1 am absolutely confident that with such bacKing 1 could reach the pole." Suunlementing Mr. . Peary's statement Dr. Frederick M. Cook said that the Pearv Arctic Club is making every effort to raise the amount of money named, and has the hone that it will be able to fit out another expedition eany in me spring. Chairman Everett, of the Montana House committee on irrigation and water right, to which was referred resolutions calling for investigation of the state arid lands commission, on Monday announced in the House that the inquiry had developed evi dence of a shortage, and that 130,000 received by certain members of the commission had not been applied as the law directs. The charge was made that the money had been misappropriated. On motion of Mr. Everett the committee was allowed $300 to employ counsel and a stenographer with which to further prosecute an investigation. After being out three days the Jury at Columbia, Mo., in the case of Allan Oreas. who, with five other boys, is charged with the murder of Edward C. Chapman, the station agent at Brown Station, returned a verdict of murder In the second degree and assessed the punishment at ten years in the penitentiary. Oreas was the first of the defendants to be tried, the trials of -the other five having been continued uniil March 24. Chapman was shot and killed the night of Sept. 28. 1902. and it is alleged that the tragedy was the culmination of a series of persecutions inflicted against him by Oreas and his companions who called their band the "Bloody Nine," and who were influenced in their action by reading trashy novels. . Three Men Fatally Scalded. LEADVILLE. Col., Feb. 17.-Conductor John Summers, Engineer Benjamin Spencer and Switchman W. C Rogers were caught under an engine that jumped the track and turned over In the Denver & Rio Grande yards to-day and were fatally scaldrd by escaping steam. The accident was caused by ice on the rails. THERE 19 OXLY OSE LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE. Call for full name. and look for signature of Ii. V. Grove on box. The remedy, that cures a coll In one day. Sc.

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GOVKRX3IEXT SOW AFTER THE TURF IXVESTMEXT CO.MPAMES. Thousands of Dollars Supposed to Be In Lettern Addressed to St. Lonla Concerns to Be Returned. GRAND JUEY INVESTIGATION MORE OFFICES RAIDED BY THE ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT ATTORXEY. Victims of Chicago Concerns Anxious to Get Rack Their Money Attitude of Postal Officials. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17. Orders were received at the postofflce to-day from R. J. Wynne, acting postmaster general, to hold all mall addressed to E. J. Arnold & Co. or L. A. Gill, manager, or E. P. Faute and G. P. Faute, assistant managers in St. Louis, the Christy Syndicate and Investment Com pany or W. J. Hogue, president and general manager, or Ellas Silverthorn, assist ant manager National Securities Company. Thousands of dollars supposed to be in let ters which have come for Arnold & Co. since last Thursday will be returned to the persons who sent them, although they will probably go through the dead letter office first. Circuit Attorney Falk announced to-day that he would tie up $90,000 which It has been learned that L. A. Gill, manager of the E. J. Arnold Turf Investment Company has on deposit in a bank at Hartford, Conn., where Gills family resides. The information that the money was there was received In a telegram from the chief of police of Vicksburg to Chief of Police KUly. Mr. Falk to-day raided the office of the National Securities Company, a brqkerage concern, taking the firm s books and rec ords to the grand Jury rooms and leaving a detective in charge of the premises. Charles H. Brooks, president of the company, was put under arrest and all the officers and employes were summoned be fore the grand Jury. The grand Jury re sumed Its investigation of turf investment and brokerage companies this afternoon. The following companies were investigated: Cella Commission Company, Rialto Grain Company, Leftwich Commission Company and National Securities Company. Repre sentatives of the circuit attorney a office also raided the offices of the International Securities Company in the Nelson building this afternoon and took possession of the books of the concern and such papers as could be found. It is said that Manager Hogue has left town. Meeting of Creditors. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Nearly a hundred persons, claiming to havo been made vic tims of the "get-rlch-quick" turf concerns, whose offlcestwere raided last week, gath ered at the Harrison-street police station to-day to attend a meeting called "by the police. At the time the meeting, was .called it was announced that plans for prosecut ing the arrested men would be discussed and means of getting back investments de cided upon. As fast as the persons ar rived to-day they were told to gt) to in spector James Stuart at the postofflce or to the office of the State s attorney, where plans of prosecution would be discussed. Anticipating federal action against them. the concerns whose places were recently raided, have given orders that their mall be delivered to other addresses. After sorting over the material taken In the second raid of Harry Brolaskl'a place yesterday afternoon, the police asserted that evidence was found that investors lost at least $17,500 in addition to the $20,000 known to have been lost when the first raid was completed. Benedict & Co. received another consign ment of cash, according to the police, from W. S. Curtis, at New Orleans, and said they would pay off every subscriber if they demanded it and would still continue to do business despite their arrest. Scores of persons stood in line for . hours at the otncos of the above concern waiting to get their certificates cashed. Over 100 persons had been refunded their deposits during the day. Crusade Degnn at Nev York. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Central office de tectives to-day raided the offices of C. E. Rand & Co., turf speculators, at 169 Broad way, and arrested the members of the firm C. E. Rand, who described himself as an owner of race horses, and Joseph Reagan. The prisoners were arraigned In the Tombs Police court on me cnarge or attempted larceny and neid ior examination to-mor row. The concern was one of the many advertising infallible schemes for operating books on the race tracKs and holding out nromises of pronts or i per cent, a week as a bait for investers. Its sphere of operations was principally in the West. After the arrests Captain Langan. of the detective bureau, announced that this was the beginning of a campaign which he Intended to continue until he had driven all similar concerns out or the city. . JiUXV LAW REQUIRED. Rettins Schemes Not Within Scope of Anti-Lottery Act. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-George A. Christlancy, the acting assistant attorney general for the Postofflce Department, speaking to-day regarding the cao of Arnold & Co., the St. Louis turf investment concern, which was before the department some time ago,. said a fraud order was not Issued after receipt of the report of Postoffice Inspector Dice because the evidence presented did not disclose any actual existing fraud, In the opinion of Assistant Attorney General Tyner. Ryan & Co., of St. Louis, alo were called upon In No vember last to show cause why a fraud order should not be Issued against them. The case was referred te rmpector Dice at St. Louis, who submitted a report rec ommending that it be closed, but the de partment was unable, on the face of things then, to prove fraud existed and under a decision of the Supreme Court this was necessary. Mr. Christlancy, however, expressed the opinion that a law declaring such schemes fraudulent should be enacted and said In a letter to a member of the Senate he had suggested an amendment to the existing law which would include within its prohibitions the class of "betting" schemes such as those under consid eration, which are becoming very numerous and which he adds are operated almost wholly by mall. When the case against Arnold & Co. was closed General Tyner wrote a letter addreH?d to the firm mating the depart ment's action, but added that the closing of the case does not necessarily prevent the reopening of the same and the taking or such action thereafter as may be necessary, . if any violation of the law should be brought to its notice. The communica tion was a formal one in response to a letter from the firm asking what disposi tion had been made of this case. Mr. Christlancy says there seems to be a very general public misunderstanding regarding the application of the law to these schemes, on the ground that they are lotteries. The question whether the mak ing of bets or pools on races or like events constitutes a lottery within the meaning of the anti-lottery act, he says, does not seem to have been passed on by any fed eral court, but the State courts have held in numerous decisions that the laying of such bets or wagers, or the formation of such pools, is not an offense uainst statutes dated Jan. 2, 1834. John L. Thomas.' then assistant attorney general for tha Postofflce Department, said tfcb use of the malls to carry on correspondence for the reception of money which parties desire to bet upon certain horses, whlM undoubt edly a gambling scheme, d -es not come within the terms or the anti-iottry act, PROMISED TOO MUCH. Nlcaraa-aat Company Oflceri Chara-eä with Illegal le of the SfaU. CHICAGO. Feb. 17. The office of the Nicaragua Company, In the Stock Exchange buildlnx. was raided f 0-day by government

officers and Frank D. Blttlnger. Henry-A. Burnham and Orlin M. Vincent were arrested. The prisoners were taken before United States Commissioner Faulkner korcro.r TL-tth thp literal use of the mails.

O. N. Vincent, who is treasurerof the Nicaragua Company, was formerly a practicing dentist in Davton. O... and Indianapolis. The hearing of the case was continued ten days. Blttingers bona was piacea ai ,wv, with that of his associates at $000. The Nicaragua, comnanv was incorpo rated under the laws of New Jersey in 1Ö00. and its home office until last July was at Dayton. O. Many persons are said to have been swindled before tne concern moved to Chicago. The object of the company, as announced in circulars, was to plant bananas, cocoa, pineapples and rubber near Pearl lagoon, in Nicaragua. Prodrets of the Dlantations were to be sold In the United States. Great profits were prom ised. In June, 1900. jouo.ooo worth or siock was offered for public subscription, and of this amount $37,uu0 was said to have been sold within two weeks. nritn N. Vincent formerly lived at 2302 North Meridian street, but did not practice dentistry in this city. HIPSON'S CLbVER DRIVE BACK-HAND STROKE "WON THE GAME IX OVERTIME PLAY. Contest Was Most Excltlnff Throughoat Cog g-shall and Way Played Great Defensive Game. Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. Tct. Elwood 53 Indianapolis 52 31 2 27 26 21 22 23 24 27 21) D3 .5S5 .5TS .523 .491 .431 .389 Richmond 51 Muncle 53 Racine 51 Anderson 53 In a fast and brilliant game that required nearly thirteen minutes' overtime, Indianap olis defeated Muncle at polo last night by the score of 4 to 3. It was a contest that was replete with brilliant plays, and one in which the superb team work of Indianapolis finally brought victory. Aside from the last period the Hipson aggregation' demon strated Its superiority in every way, the Muncie team, even to the rushes, being forced to take the defensive. Though every member of the local teanl contributed to the well-earned victory, the playing of Coggshall at center. Way at half back and Hipson on the rush line was of the sensational sort. I Upson's terrific back-handed drive won the game, and the crowd gave him an ovation. For the visitors tfie play ing of Illggins. rush, Tobin at half back and Cusick at goal was exceptionally good, and for a time things looked altogether uncertain for the locals. In the first period Hipson gained the rush. and with a quick pass to Gavitt, who Just as quickly made a return, the Indianapo lis captain drove the ball into the Muncle cage. It required but eight seconds, to turn the trick, and unquestionably it was one of the prettiest as well as speediest goals made in the local rink.. Muncie's goal was bombarded continually during the first period, but after this first score Cusick did well. The Indianapolis goal was never In danger. In the second period Hipson drove the ball into the net after more than fourteen minutes' play, followed quickly by a Muncle goal, made by Hlgglns upon a pass by Tarrant. In the third period Hlgglns by a lucky drive landed another and the score was tied. This condition of affairs seemed to arouse new life in the Muncie line-up", and the players shifted from the defensive to the offensive very quickly. On a pass by Tobin.' a hard drive by Tarrant drove the sphere between Berry's chin guards, and the vis itors had a lead of one. Three minutes be fore the end of the third period Gavitt tied the score, and the audience was beside itself with delight. The overtime period was fast and furious, but considering the circumstances the playing was fairly clean on both sides. Higgins gave an exhibition of lightning speed, and several times came uncomfortably near landing one of his well-aimed drives. Hip son, however, saved the day with his back handed drive, and one or the very best contests of the season was at an end: The summary: Indianapolis. Position. Muncle. Ijlipson First rush. Tarrant Gavitt Second rush.... Hlgglns Coggshall ... .Center .Wiley Way Half back Tobin Berry Goal Cusick First Period. Rushes. Goals. Caged by. Time. Tarrant. Indianapolis. Hipson. :0S Hipson .... Second Period. Hipson. Indianapolis. Muncle. Hipson. Higgins. 14:05 :25 Hipson. Hipson. Third Period. Hipson. Muncie. Higgins. :37 Hipson. Muncle. Tarrant. S:56 Hipson. ' Indianapolis. Gavitt. 3:21 Hipson .... Overtime. Hipson. Indianapolis. Hipson. 12:33 Score Indianapolis, 4: Muncie, 3. FoulsWay, Cusick and Wiley. Stops Berry, 40; Cusick, 27. Referee Demontreville. Muncle Juniors Won.. The preliminary game was between the Kahn Tailoring Company team, of Indianapolis, and the Muncle Juniors, and was one ot the most exciting amateur games ever played in this city. The Muncie Juniors scored two goals, one in the sec ond and one In the third period, but one goal did not count in the final qcore, as four goals were called against Muncie. The final score was 1 to 0 in favor of Muncie. The line-up and score follow: Kahn. Position. Muncle Junior. Coffin First rush Harker Groff Second rush Haymond Dow Center Mansfield Bryan Half Seery Darby Goal Bruch First Period. Rushes. Goals. . Caged by. Time. Harker Second Period. Harker. Muncie. Haymond. 4:48 Harker. Third Period. Harker. Muncle. Harker. 3:33 comn. Stops Darby. 4; Muncle. 6. Fouls Mana. field, Harker, Seery, Haymond. EI wood's Easy Victory. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. , ELWOOD, Ind.. Feb. 17.-Elwood de feated Anderson to-night by a score of 3 to 1 in the slowest earn nf tVia . - --- ' . otasuii. Anderson was crippled by the absence of jaurpny, eecona rusn, and Klwood plaved with uhatltutM. Klmrilv tnvlni, !. " i - j . - j 11 n n a 1 1 1 tiff? visitors. Stops White. Elwood, sixteenMullen. Anderson, fnrfv.ffinr At.n ' . - .w... .iiiruuduLC 500, the smallest of the season. Umpire Aioran. .. Richmond Sleets Defeat. RACINE, Wis., Feb. 17.-Raclne de feated Richmond at polo to-night by a score of 3 to L SLOSSON DEFEATED. nilllardUt Sntton Won at the International Tournament. PARIS. Feb. 17. The interest in the in ternational billiard tournament is increas ing daily. The Salle des Fetes . of the Grand Hotel was crowded to its utmost capacity when Slosson and Sutton, the Americans, commenced play to-night. Be sides many noted professionals and amateurs, the spectators Included Count Greffulhe. Marquis de Mun I. S. Thorndyke, the Prince and Princess of Darrentaaky and many Americans. , Many ladles were also present. . Sutton won with comparative ease with a score or 500 to sog in twenty-seven inn ings. Sutton's average on the game was IS 14-27 and Slosson'a 11 9-27. Ilich runs wre: Sutton, 86. 71. 68, and Slosson 71. 67 aiid 27. The came lasted three hours.

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Brought On Sciatic Rheumatism. Nervous Prostration Followed. Dr. Miles Nervine Gavo Back Health. "I was laid np during the winter of with ciitic rheumatism and nervoui prostration brourht on by a severe attack of LaGrippe. The rheumatic pains were so severe at tines that it was impossible for me to turn in bed. 1 was unable t? sleep. 1 had two of our best physicians in attendance, took all the advertised remedies for trouble! of this kind but pot no help whatever until I took Dr. k.ics Restorative Nerrine. Six bottles restored me to health; 1 am better than for years; in fact am entirely relieved. I can say with a clear conscience that it was Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine that restored me to health. When the pains of sciatica and rheumatism were most severe I secured almost immediate relief by the use of Dr. Miles Anti-rain Pill. I have recommended Dr. M:,.es' Remedies to many people." Fred Myers, RedSeld, S. D. "I was taken with pain in my heart and under the left shoulder; with such heavy op-' Eressed feeling in my chest that I could ardly breathe. I had palpitation so bad and my heart would throb so that it would shake ror whole bed. I also had a weak, allgone feeling in the region of my heart Mr doctor treated roe for liver and stomach' trouble out I failed to receive any benefit until a friend recommended Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine. I used both and one Wet of the Anti-Pain Pill. I believe I am completely and permanently cured-. Mrs. J. V. Golding, Noblesville, Ind. All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle Dr Miles Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, lnd. Count Dree acted as umpire. Slosson attributes his bad form to rheumatic pains from which he is suffering and to the excessive heat of the hall, which greatly incommoded both players. Both players were applauded repeatedly by the spectator, especially Slosson's run of 71 in the twenty-second inning and his closing run of 57.- Slosson was evldttitly picking .up toward the end of the game, but it was then too late to change the fortune of the game; When Sutton made his final score, Slosson Fmillngly stepped forward and warmly shook the hand of his victorious opponent. Slosson to-mortow will play Iuis Cure, of France, who defeated Sutton on Sunday in the opening game of the tournament. FEATEENAL LEAGUE GAUES. Slueller, of the Hagle, Carried Off Individual Honors. In the Fraternal League games. last night several high individual scores were recorded. Mueller, of the Eagles, carried off the honors by rolling 228, 105 and 228. The Buffaloes made the highest total. The scores: F. O. E. VS. MACCABEES. P. O. E. 1. 2. 3. 1 Maccabees. 1. 2. 2. Mathews ....175 h5 173 Mueller 228 103 22$ Duncan 172 160 172 Gill ,....1S9 130 1S3 Deck 172 173 172 (No team ar-peared.) Totals ....936 $13 813 ROYAL LEAGUES VS. BUFFALOES. Ttoya Li. 1.

2. S. f Buffaloes. 1. 2. 3. Ih9 lfi Oroft ITS 1K 17t 1W 143 Ju-lay 170 215 133 : Ounder ITS W 1C3 131 IT! KaMman ...214 173 IS? 13 177 Talbert ISO 145 1 193 18 . - - ToUls ....911 SSI SIS S53 10

Ii. Sefruln...l03 R. Tuttle....l49 Darling .....13S Total RED MEN VS. I. O. O. F. (Pastime Alleys.) Red Men. 1. 2. 3. Fleming ....11 11 T. Htrobel...l52 129 1 A. Robinon.l4 131 177 Dr. Teaue..l36 139 122 G. Strobel...l48 117 129 I. O. O. P. 1. 2. 3. Dr. Conklln.169 12S 17 Kills 129 362 103 J. Pazatt...l$( Vfi m Odgers 12 13 H3 Covsl, sr....l7l 121 1 Totals ....6M 87 TStl Totals ....742 70$ 751 GENERAL SPORTING NEWS. Manager Cantillon. of the Milwaukee American Association team, has signed Pitcher William McGill, who played with Peoria last season. t ' Orleans: Accolade. 8 to 1: Dr. Guernsey, 9 to 1: Sheriff Bell, 4 to 5; St. Tammany, 8 to 6; iritagen. 4 io t; Imp. Albula. 5 to 2. At lngleslde: Diamente, 2H to 1; Lapidus, 2 to 1; Light Ball, lö to 1: Hipponax, 3 to 1; Bronze Wing, Zi to 1: Galanthus, 10 to 1. Mike Daly, of Bangor, Me., ex-llght-.uk hnmnlnn rmiriliflt of New Kncland. and George LaBlanche, known as the "Jlarine," ex-champion miaaieweigm ot mt world, have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment each for larceny In the Supreme Court, at Bangor. They were convicted of robbing a drunken man tu a hoteL. Woodard & Shanklin's annual mid-winter combination horse sales opened at Lexington Ky , on Tuesday, with good attendance and bidding brisk. Gregory the Great, b. h eight ? year, by Wilkes Boy, dam Wllk"le O . was sold to A. A. Kltimlller. of Knoxville, la-, for 12,450. Angiola. b. f., 4. by Gregory the Great, dam Arkline, went to W. W. llarmoney, of Chicago, for 11,03. W. R.f Miller, of Montreal, and Hugh Scott, of Philadelphia, played the best game on Tuesday at the international racouct championship meet at New York. Miller won after a good all-round match. In which long rallies were frequent. Miller displayed the better generalship. In the fourth game, with the score at 14 to 13, Miller placed the hall tust out of Scott' reach and took the game and match. The attempts to break up the ice Jam on the Vistula near Scuerln by dynamite have failed. The town of Scueiln is threatened with destruction. The people re suffering greatly. The floods have compelled them to kill their animals and devour the flesh raw, all their food, cooking utenflls and belongings having been swept away by the floods, which extend for meny rnlles. More troops have been summoned to aid In succoring the villagers. The articles of agreement for Terry McGovern's match with Ben Jordan, at the National Sporting Club, at London, on Derby night, arrived at Boston from England Tuesday for McGovern s rlgnature. The papers, however, were not flRned. in the articles It is stipulated that the gloves are to weigh six ounces. McGovern s manager says the old regulation eize, five ounces, will do. and that if the match is to be made it will have to be with that understanding. In the wrestling match at Kittanlng, Fa., for the middle-weight championship of the world, Fred Barth succeeded in securing two falls on Atherton, the former champion and is now entitled to wear the championship belt. The match was for a puro of KK), the gate receipts and the championship belt of the world. The first fall was secured by Atherton in twenty-seven minutes Barth .ecured the next in fourteen minutes, fifteen seconds. Barth then won by throwing Atherton in twenty-two n!nutes, twelve seconds. A The racing at lngleslde on Tuesday was marred by an accident which resulted In the death of two horses and injury of a Jockey. The unfortunate affair occurred In the fifth race. Candros was crowded into the rail after a quarter of a mile was covered and fell, throwing Jockey Waterbury heavily. Elkarn fell over Candros and was instantly killed. Candros sustained a broken leg and it was found necessary to destroy him. Waterbury was bruised and shaken up, but there is no evidence of a fracture. Boieman. who roda Elkarn. escaped injury. The first official strength t-st In ths Hemmingway gymnasium at Harvard, to establish a record under Dr. Barreant s new system, has Just been mad by L. . r oster, a 'varsity crew man, who ran a relay against the Ptnnsylvanla team Saturday. Foster was one of the ten strongest men in the intercollegiate strength tests under the old system last year. The new system does away with apparatus and a test has to be completed in thirty minutes. Fosters figures in foot pounds on the six eyries or exercises follow: Abdomen. 26.61; pull up, 6.3H; push up. 1,00; back. W.M3; legs. 22. 722; thigh. 10d,720. THERE II OXLY OXE LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE. Call for full name and look for signature of K. W. nrnv. rtn box. Ths remedy that cures a

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