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1 7 T INDIANAPOLIS JOUBNAI H WEEKLY ETABMPHED 13. DAILY ETAIiLlSHEU 1S00. VOL. LIV. NO. 91. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 31. 1904 TWELVE PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS. ON RAILWAY TRAINS FIVE CENTS. 3,0011 PERSONS SUM By BOBS IN LAST 25 YEARS, STARS AND STRIPES ARE AGAIN GLADDENING THE BUNDLE OF NOTES, SI TO EYE AT II J Indianian Deplores Lawlessness, Which Is Not Sectional, He Declares. Consul Miller Vigorously Protests Against the Hauling Down of Old Glorv. Contractor Incriminates His Former Employer During Exciting Tcstimonv in Federal Court. SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE FLAG IS AT ONCE RAISED SIGNS CHECKS, XO MOXEY

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regard of Law. DEFEAT FOR IOWAS HULL .Wanted to Kill the Appropriation of $523,000 for the Indianapolis Army Post. , Fpeclal to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, March 30. There were two Incidents in the House to-day of especial interest to Indianians. Representative Crumpacker made a speech In which he declared that GO) persons had been mobbed and put to death in this country In the last twenty-five years. The second incident was the safeguarding of the appropriation of $523.0 for the Indianapolis army post, carried lit the sundry civil bill. An effort was made by Chairman Hull and other members of the House military committee to have the ap propriation stricken out and a general f iui nd made available for the repairs of bar racks and posts throughout the United States. It appears that the quartermaster general recommended an appropriation of about $lX0jiO for the building and repair of posts throughout the country without specifically mentioning Fort Benjamin Harrison. Chairman Hemenway thereupon called for a specific estimate for the Indianapolis post. General Humphrey promptly complied with this request. Had Vie first plan been followed It is probable that only a small fund would have been made available for Fort Benjamin Harrison. Chairman Hemenway Insisted on a specific appropriation, and the House tofiay adopted the bill as it was reported. The money will not be available until July 1. Jn the meantime preparations will be made by the department for the actual Tvork of the construction, which will bo started some time during the summer. A GEORGIAN'S SPEECH. In the course of the day Mr. Bartlett, of Georgia, briefly replied to the statements of Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts, made last Monday on the negro question. He said that the Massachusetts member had lectured the South for disregard of violations of the law, whereas in the city of Marion, Mass., persons who had tarred and feathered a man and woman had been acquitted and were paraded through the streets as heroes. He believed the people of the South are entitled to work out the negro problem "as God fhall will It." He read from statistics of Massachusetts showing the number of "disgraceful" marriages of whites with negroes tin Boston. If these facts are true. Mr. Bartlett said, "the teachings of the gentleman from Massachusetts and those who believe as he does, are coming like chickens home to roost.' " He did not believe, he declared, that the people of Massachusetts entertained nor re-echoed the sentiments of Mr. Gillett. While the people of Massachusetts may have peculiar notions as to some things and may be stern in their convictions, they at least have awakened to believe that the white people of the South are entitled to work out this problem in their own way. He added those people would work It out "with the help of brethren of the North, If we can have It. but If rot. we will work it out without thrdr help. "Jo such as Mr. Gillett." continued Mr. Bartlett, "we will say that your opinion and criticism, meet with the calm indifference cf our contempt." GIL.LETTS REPLY. Mr. Gillett, replying, said he believed the Caucasian race as a whole Is vastly superior to the colored race, but he said he did not believe it followed that every white man is superior to every colored man. He declared that he denounced such incidents as had been cited in Massachusetts as he had those occurring in the South. He asserted, however, that the frequency of uch occurrences in the South stimulate similar occurrences all over the country. The subject, was further .discussed by Mr. Crumpacker, . of Indiana, who said that in twenty-five years 3.000 citizens of the United States who were entitled to the frotection of the law had been seized by awless mobs and put to death. He believed that throughout ' the length and breadth of the United States the people lire a unit in desiring to have the law enforced everywhere. Mob law, he declared. Is not sectional. "I confess," he said, "that the record of the last twentyfive years will show that my own State has had it.) full share of these disgraceful exhibitions of lack of control on the part of the people, all of which," he said, "illustrates the weakness of human nature, which was about the same throughout the whole country." Mr. Maddox demanded the regular order, and the reading of the bill was proceeded, with. Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, criticised the appropriation for certain park commis-" sioncrs, and said that favoritism had been shown toward some commissioners over others. He considered the Rock Creek Park Commission, of this city, which, he said, was a sinecure, and he could see no necessity for it. MUST NOT PRESCRIBE WHISKY IN OWN STORES Miysicians Who Own Pharmacies Cannot Escape Prosecution in Missouri. 'ST. LOUIS. March SO. A decision was mded down in the St. Louis Court of Ap peals to-day which will prevent physicians Aho. are also druggists from filling their own prescriptions when the principal ingredient of the prescription is whisky. The rase was that of T. S. Manning, of Adrain rounty, who was found guilty of violating V drug dramshop law and was fined S1"0. appealed on the ground that he was a Nsician and also a druggist and had a t to prescribe whiskyas a physician and the prescription as a pharmacist. The t holds that the requirement of a predion Is intended as a check on the phariit and that if the same man is ihtd to write and fill a prescription eallfor whisky the check is virtually red and therefore the Judgment of the r court Is sustained. KROES REFUSE TO WORK WITH A WHITE d Drivers at Richmond, Va., scharged and White Men Arc Substituted. MOND. Va.. March 20. Yesterday n negro wagon drivers of the Richbaggage Transfer Company notified 'pany that they would not work with man who had been employed as a m-day the company discharged the gru force and substituted white

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FINED $20,010 AND TWO OF HIS KN$l,000 EACH All Found Guilty of Contempt in the United States Court at Butte. MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL Charged with Entering the Michael Davitt Lode Claim and Extracting Ore. BUTTE, Mont., March SO. F. Augustus Heinze, the Montana copper magnate, A. L. Frank, superintendent of the Johnstown Mining Company, and J. IL Treerise, superintendent of the rtarus mine Heinze properties were found" guilty of contempt of court by Judge Beatty in the United States Court to-day in the action brought by the Butte and Boston Mining Company against the defendants for entering the Michael Davitt lode claim and extracting therefrom valuable ore on what is known as the Ennarglte vein. Mr. Heinze was fined $20,0u0, while Frank and Treerise were fined $1,0 each, the fines to be paid by 11 o'clock to-morrow morning or defendants to be taken to Helena in custody of the United States marshal and confined until the fines are paid. Carlos Warfield, another defendant, was found not guilty and discharged. The judgment applies only to the first count against the defendants. Judge Beatty's reservation of decision on the two of the three counts on which Mr. Heinze was charged with contempt in disobeying a former order of the court, that an Inspection of the Heinze mines be allowed in order to permit of the survey of certain ore veins, has the effect of keeping an imprisonment sentence hanging over Mr. Heinze. Judge Beatty announced, .however, that no imprisonment order will be Issued if the fine is paid and there is no further violation of the court's orders. But any Infraction of the court's order for a permanent inspection board of the mines will, he says, be severely punished. It is not thought that the decision will have the effect of closing down any miue or throwing any men out of work. The litigation which resulted in W. Augustus Heinze being fined to-day is of four years standing and is over the Michael Davitt claim, adjoining both the Rarus mine, owned by Mr. Heinze, and the Pennsylvania, owned by the Amalgamated Copper Company. In the latter part of 13 the claim was put under injunction by Judge Knowles, of the United States Court, both parties to the suit being enjoined pending decision as to title, which decision is still pending. Up to June of last year both parties observed the injunction. Later the Heinze concern, owning the Rarus, began, it is alleged, to mine the claim in open violation of the court's injunction. Federal inspectors appointed by Judge Knowles were refused admittance to the Rarus, even when guided by United States Marshal Lloyd. Then the circuit judges called in Judge Beatty to decide whether or not the orders of the Federal Court had been violated. Three weeks ago Mr. Heinze, Treerise and Frank were arrested by Marshal Lloyd on Judge Knowles's order. After the action of the court to-day representatives of the Heinze and Amalgamated Copper Company held a conference, and an attempt will be made to agree upon a board of Inspectors. The text of the decision shows that the fine is practically a deposit pending final adjudication of the ore bodies in the controversy. In an interview this afternoon Judge Beatty said: "Should later developments .in the trial of the case prove that Mr. Heinze is entitled to this ore the money should be returned to him or at least part of it, but I believe in any event he should pay a fine for the violation of the injunction order. Should the plaintiff bo entitled to the ore I believe the money should bo turned over to them to apply on the payment of the judgment." NEWFOUNDLAND DOES NOT WANT A UNION Colony Has No Desire for Confederation with Dominion of Canada. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. March C0.-In the Legislature to-night Premier Bond said that no correspondence had passed between the government of Newfoundland and that of Canada respecting confederation. As the imperial government has forwarded a copy of a resolution adopted by the Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the British empire at Montreal in August last favoring confederation, the Newfoundland government has replied that while appreciating the high Interest manifested by the said congress in the colony's affairs, It could not concur that the present time was opportune for the opening of negotiations toward a union with Canada. The reason for this reply was that there Is no desire on the part of the people of Newfoundland for the inclusion of the colony as a constituent part of the Dominion. On .the contrary, the reply said there was an evident wish that the colony should maintain its autonomy and continue to retain its honor and independent position as a part of the-British empire. GENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYES ON STRIKE SCHENECTADY. N. Y.. March 30.-Eisht hundred employes of the General Electric Company went on strike to-day because the company refused to discharge a union man who had been fined for violating a union rule. The strikers are members of the molder'. coremakers". carting, clippers' and cleaner' and craneraen'a unions.

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BY JUDGE 10 SIT Court Forced to Intervene in a Wordy War Betweeen Counsel and the Nebraskan. WILL CONTEST INCIDENT Lawyer Stoddard's Statement Regarding the Bennett Sealed Letter Resented. NEW HAVEN, Conn., March CO. Further sensational incidents marked the second day's hearing on the appeal "of William J. Bryan from probate, in the Superior Court to-day before Judge Gager. Former Judge Stoddard, counsel for Mrs. Bennett, and Mr. Bryan engaged in a very wordy war during the morning session, and the court had to intervene. It followed Immediately after reference to the correspondence between Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Bennett had been made by Judge Stoddard in which it 'was alleged that Mr. Bennett was brought to the point of writing the "sealed letter" by M.. Bryan. Judge Stoddard Implied that Mr. Bryan was withholding their contents and said: "If this maa insists upon getting $50,000 from the widow by supressing facts and showing that "these letters were written at his behest, the court should know the facts." Mr.' Bryan jumped to his feet and insisted that Judge Stoddard had misstated tho faots, but the court ordered him to sit down. The day was taken up entirely by arguments on the question of admitting the "scaled letter," Judge Stoddard concluding the argument that he began yesterday. He was followed by Attorney Hewitt, after which Attorney Newton addressed the court for over two hours, showing the relation between Mr. Bryan and Mr. Bennett, the reasons for appeal and facts to show that the admission of the "sealed letter" as evidence Is proper law. After Mr. Newton had concluded Judge Stoddard replied briefly. He said that for some unaccountable reason Mr. Newton wished to eulogize Mr. Bryan, and tried to Impress the court with the fact that Mr. Bryan did not want the money for his own financial aid. "In the letter," said Judge Stoddard, "we find that the gift is to Mr. Bryan or 'to his heirs if they survive him.' Just what kind of charity Mr. Bryan is in favor of, whether it is that which begins at home, I am not sure." Judge Gager will rule on the admission of the "sealed letter" to-morrow morning. LIVE STOCK SHIPPERS' WILL NOT GET PASSES CHICAGO, March SO.-Trafflc officials of the Western roads have decided to refuse the request of the Live Stock Association for the resumption of passes to live-stock shirpers. It. was held that no State has the right to pass a law requiring a railroad to give something for nothing. The committee appointed to arrange for the settlement of the sugar rate war called a meeting for April 8 in Now York city, when it is expected that the committee will meet the representatives of the leading sugar companies and if possible adjust the rates from the various manufacturing centers. PRETTY ELISE PAPESCO HOT Sl OWN HMDS Editor of Art Paper Convicted of Killing the Singer in His Room. STORY OF PARIS TRAGEDY TARIS, March SO. Frederick Greullng, tho editor of an art paper, charged with the murder of Elise Papesco, a Roumanian singer, in his room at the Hotel Regina, Oct. 11 last, was declared guilty to-day.. The jury found that there were extenuating circumstances in the case and Greuling .vas senteuced to teu years' hard labor and to ten years' police supervision. It was announced from Paris Oct. 11 last that Greuling reported to the clerk of the Hotel Regina that a young woman, Elise Papesco. a Roumanian singer, had killed herself in his room, and the police expressed the belief that she had been murdered. When the body was examined by a physician a bullet was found In the bäse of the skull and another in the temple, the latter causing death. , The physician declared It was impossible for the woman to have intlieted the wound at the base of her skull and Greuling was held on the charge of murder. According to Cina Papesco, sister of tho dead woman, Greuling proposed marriage to Elise, claiming he was rich and saying he was opposed to her going to Rucharest to fill an engagement at the Royal Theater. It Is said that while at Aix Ees Rains. Greuling became acquainted with Eugenie Fougere, who was murdered in her villa there Sept. IS under mysterious circumstances. The murder of Elise Papesco recalled another violent deatli in Paris, that of an American finger. Mrs. Ellen S. Gore, in November, V.r2. She was found dead in the room of Jean De Rydzewsky, a singer of the Imperial Theater at St. Petersburg. Although the United State?. French and Russian government took a deep interest iu the elaborate investigations which followed, the, mystery was never satisfactorily cleared UP.

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SMALL STEAMER SUNK Japanese Vessel Destroyed, and Crew and Passengers Made Prisoners bv Russians. MEU-CIIWAXG, March 30. The American fln, which ivnn hauled dawn 1y the Ituslmi yesterday, wna restored to-dur after Consal 31111er had made a vigorous protest. LOA'DOX, .March 31. A correspondent f the Time at Ieii-Chwnng, cabllns eterdny, nayns "The Iltiftsinn police have npologized nntl have reholateil the l'nltel Statt fing; over the correnonlentti hicks.' LO.NDOX, March CO. The Russians nnnk n. small Japanese steamer near the Mlnaiu Islands on Tnesdny and took most of the crew and passengers prisoners. PAUIS, March .11. According to the St. 1'etersliarK correspondent of the Kch de I'nrls It is not denied in Russian official quarters that Captain Ilcltzenstcin's Vladivostok squadron has returned to port, hut the officials iKnore the statement that the squadron has captured any Japanese warships or tradlni? vessels. SEOUL., March SO. The Japanese ndvnnce occupied llniju, a seaport south of Anju, March 27. OLD, GLORY HOISTED AT NIEU-CHWANG AGAIN XIEU-CHWANG, Tuesday, March 23. Under a strong representation made by United States Consul Henry B. Miller that the civil administrator had invaded neutral rights when he ordered the lowering of the American flag from buildings belonging to American citizens, even though it was done through the apprehension that the flag was illegally used by Chinese for the purpose of resisting police inspection, the civil administration has promised to duly and in rroper form through the military to raise the flag over the building from which it was removed. The British flag, which was ordered taken down, also 'will be allowed to remain. The United States gunboat Helena has received orders to proceed to Shanghai. She will take away all Americans who desire to leave Nieu-Chwang. Sir Ernest Satow, the British minister at Peking, has Informed the residents of that nationality in Nieu-Chwang that Great Britain will not interfere to keep a warship here, and he advises them to accept the situation as it is. The British residents regard Minister Satow's letter as inadequate to the situation, and severely criticise him. Viceroy Alexieff has approved a plan permitting cargoes to leave Niu-Chwang. 11. Protasieff, Viceroy Alexieff's financial agent, says that it is not Russia's intention to strangle the shipping trade at NieuChwang, and he consents to negotiate terms which will facilitate it. Five merchant ships which arrived on Sunday last, but were not admitted into the harbor until to-day, report that they saw a Russian fleet of nine warships cruising off Port Arthur at a distance of twelve miles out at sea. The protected cruiser Askold was farther out, acting as scout, while the forts ashore were making experimental shots under directions of the ships. A flet of torpedo boats was also seen close In shore. The police were in force throughout the shipping district here when those ships arrived, and were active in enforcing their authority established by the recent order promulgated by Viceroy Alexieff. Russians Mystified. ST. PETERSBURG, March SO. The diplomatists here cannot understand why there should be any protest against such military (CONTINUED ON PAGECOLT37) STRIKES DOWN MAN WHO THREATENED TO' SLAY Frank Shockney Kills Father-in-Law in the Road in Hendricks County. NO ARREST IS MADE Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DANVILLE, Ind.. March 30. During a quarrel with his son-in-law George Dodson was killed by Frank Shockney in the road, nine miles north of this city, last night. Khockney Has not been placed under arrest. The two men met near the home of Shockney, and Shockney says Dodson, threatening to kll his son-in-law, drew a revolver. Shockney, who had an Iron bar In his hand, struck the elder man over the head. Dodson fell to ths ground, and Shockney, tolling his wife what he had done, ran for medical assistance. Dodson's dead body was found In the road, with the revolver lying beside it, when a physician arrived.' Sympathy is with Shockney, as it is believed he struck Dodson in self-defense. TRAIN STRIKES COW; COW KILLS MORGANS Queen and Crescent Express Dashes Animal Against Father and Son. RURNSIDE. Ky., March SO. As the fast north-bound express No. 2 on the Queen & Crescent Railway was rounding a curve near Tateville to-day it struck a cow, knocking the arimal against Norton Morgan and his fourteen-year-old son, Oscar Horgau, both of whom were killed.

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Prince Nashimoto is on of the wealthy been to London on a special mission, but Is command. USED MONEY TO AID THE POOR OF CHICAGO Remarkable Confession by "Dr." Dewing, Who Says He Is a Minister of the Gospel; BOUGHT MILEAGE BOOKS At Half Rates, Claiming to Be a Preacher, and Sold the Tickets to Brokers. CHICAGO, March 00. "Dr." Dewing, who says he is a minister of the gospel, had a peculiar method of aiding the poor, which has led to his arrest on a charge of embezzling from railroads. Lines having headiuarters in Chicago charge". him with beating them out of thousands of dollars' worth of transportation. Dewing has made a confession, in which he says that all the money thus obtained was used for charity. He Is said to have made a practice of buying mileage tickets at half rates, claiming that he was a minister and then selling the tickets to Chicago brokers. He was arrested to-day in the offices of the Michigan Central Railway while he was waiting for a ticket to be countersigned by officers of the company. In his confession Dewing said: "Yes, I admit that I purchased mileage at 'preachers' ' rates and sold it to ticket brokers. I used every cent of the money to better the condition of the poor of Chicago though, and if I have greatly sinned I'm sure God will overlook the fault. I was educated in an Eastern theological seminary and began slum work in Chicago a few months agx. I was appalled by the shocking conditions here. All of my money was spent, and as I saw so many persons starving I felt that 1 was justified in procuring funds In' the manner I did." Having made a thorough investigation of the case, it is said that the railway companies, which are complainants against Dewing, will be satisfied with a small fine, as his story is believed. IV ON ELECTION BET, SANG SONGS AND DIED DULUTII, Minn., March 30. Jhon Lauriey, a pioneer citizen of Hibben, dropped dead to-nipht of heart disease. He had won considerable money on the recent election, and had invited a number of friends to help him celebrate his good fortune. While sinking a song he reeled and fell, expiring almost instantly. E L BE Four Alleged to . Have Been Bribed to Favor the Accused Woman. POLICE CHIEF'S STORY SAN FRANCISCO. March S0.-Late this afternoon Superior Judge Cook announced from the bench that an attempt had been made to tamper with the jurors in the Botkin cae. He declared that he would discharge the jury to-morrow momiog and begin the trial of the case anew. Acting upon information that four jurors had been bribed tb favor the prisoner, Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, Judge Cook ordered the jury into custody of the sheriff until tomorrow morning, when he will begin to Impanel a new one. When the denouement came in court to-day Mrs. Botkin's attorny made a passionate speech, disclaiming that Mrs. Botkin or any one connected with her case was implicated. A brief Investigation was held by Judge Cook after the jury left the room. Chief of Police Wittman testiiied that one of the jurors bad followed him to his office after the noon adjournment yesterday and said that on the previous evening a stranger had called on him and said: "We have secured four jurors for the defense and want a fifth. We will give you $50." The juror told the chief that he turned down the offer, asserting that "I am no such dirty man. I would not take fca or .("." Continuing, the chief of police said that when the juror lett the courtroom yesterday afternoon he was shadowed by a detective, who saw him secretly meet a woman, with whom he talked for several minutes. Xewnpnpern File Petition. BOSTON, March OO.-Several New York and Boston newspapers have filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court against Pcttingill & Co.. an advertising agency of this city. The liabilities are placed at HaO.wxj, while the assets are estimated at about $250,000.

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OF CITIES ALARMED THE FLOOD Rain Adds to Damage from Rising Waters in Southern Indiana. WHEAT CROP IS RUINED Farmers in Wabash and White River Bottom Lands Will Suffer Heavy Losses. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE. Ind., March S0.-With rain to-day and prospects of more r rain to-night and Thursday, and writh all the rivers rising, the people of southern Indiana are alarmed over indications of floods that may eclipse the great disaster of 1SS4, when millions of dollars worth of property were, swept away along the Ohio river. The Ohio river continues to rise at the rate of a foot In twenty-four hours, and at 6 o'clock to-night stood 39.3 feet This Is the highest stage reached this year, and is. eight feet under the mark reached by the 1SS4 flood. Rains have fallen far up the river, however, and if the rainfall continues there is no telling how high the river will rise here. Many of th landings between this city and Louisville are under water, and the boats cannot land. ScufTIetown and Enterprise are both under water and people are moving about In skiffs. Many of the towns between here and Cairo are also under water. All the boats on the 'Ohio river have been delayed for the last two days because of the high water and business has suffered greatly. Green river, which empties Into the Ohio river nine miles above here, is pouring out many logs and the Iqss to lumbermen will be great. A telephone message from Captain Frank O. Fitton, of New Harmony, Ind., at 3 o'clock to-night, stated that the levee above that town had broken and thousands of acres are now .under water. The Wabash river has risen over seven inches at New Harmony to-day and a rise of eighteen inches more is expected. The river was on a stand at Vincennes at 3 o'clock this afternoon, but rains along the river will probably bring another rise. Captain Fitton estimates the entire wheat crop along the Wabash river will be ruined. The towboat Bernice has been engaged all day rescuing people and stock along the river. The water works plant at Grayvllle, 111., is surrounded by water and the plant is in grave danger. A trestle on the Illinois Central Railroad several miles north of "here became disabled to-night and no trains can pass over it. White river is still rising at Hazelton and the town is submerged andthe damage will be fearful. PIKE COUNTY FARMERS ABANDON THEIR HOMES Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PETERSBURG. Ind.. March SO. The backwaters of the Wabash are holding the vast volume of water In the White river back, and the river is rising half an inch an hour. The farmers In the bottoms realize that the worst is to come, and are abandoning their homes to the flood. Horses and cattle are being put in haylofts, and the work of rescuing the Inhabitants will begin to-morrow. The flood has passed the high-water mark of 1S37, and is rapIdly nearlng the 1ST3 stage. Trains are run Irregularly over the E. & I., and mails are three and four days lite. The B. & O. is running trains over the Southern. No word has been received from Hazleton today. The tewn is now an island, onefourth of which Is submerged. WORST OF THE FLOOD PASSED AT WASHINGTON

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Ind.. March 30. White river began falling at Maysville at midnight and unlets to-day's rain affects it the worst Is passed. The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway has resumed operations, but there is much fear that the embankment between this city and White river may give way. It is water soaked and very spongy. Bags of sand are being placed to strengthen it. School teachers of this city and Odon will not attend the meeting cf the Southern Indiana Teacht-rs' Association at Indianapo(CONT1NÜEU ON l'AGK 3, COL. 6.)

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ORDEAL AWAITING HIM Cross-Examination Will Begin by Defendants Attorney To-Day Bank Examiner Testifies.. For the fecor.d tirre during the Kgil investigation of the Elkhart Bank wreck, Melville Alford, contractor and farmer, evoked a sensation in the Federal Court when he was placed on the stand yesterday by the prosecution to testify against his former employer. J. Waltr Brown. By reason of some 2"0 checks, signed by Alford, who had no account in the bank, and c.rricd in the bank as asstts. Alford has tUurtd prominently throughout the trial, and has been perhaps the main witness of the prosecution. His testimony was a dramatic feature of the Brodrick hearing, and promises to be equally dramatic in the trial of Walter Brown. Alford was called to the witness ptand a few minutes before S o'clock last evening, the prosecution proceeding on counts charging Brown with executing cheeks and notes made out to the witness and converting the 'bank's money to the National Manutacturing Company and the C-ns!i-dated Paper and Bag Company. Alford Was employ d for a year at the latter plant, which was controlled by Brown, and it is alleged that Brown induced him to sign checks and notes on which a large sum was taken from the bank. Mr. Kealing held the package of checks In bis hand and had Alford look them over, lie identified the signatures as his own. CONTRACTOR TELLS STORY. "How did you come to sign all tho.se checks? asked Mr. Keallng. vehemently. "Tell the jury all about it." "One day." began Alford. readily. "Mr. Drown came to me as I was at work anJ said: 'Mel, I want to ask a favor of you. We want to keep the building account separate from the other expense accounts and for the purpose of identification I want you to sign some checks for me. I thought about It for a while and then told him I didn't see any harm In doing so, and ho went back to his office. I got to thinking about it. and left my work and went down to the bank and asked Mr. Brodrick if it was all right. He aid thnt it was. and when Mr. Brcwn ' brought me borne checks that evening 1 signed them." "Did you read the checks before you signed them?" questioned Attorney Keuling. "I did not," was the answer. "Did you know what was done with tho money drawn on the checks?" "No. sir." 'Did you set any of the money?" 'Not a penny." "On the days you signed the checks were the men around the plant paid off?" "I believe they were." "Did you know that your checks were in the bank?" "Not until after the bank failed." "Mr. Alford, I will ask you if you signed any notes for Mr. Brown," Faid Keallng. SIGNATURES WERE UNAUTHORIZED. "Not that I know of." Here Kealing exhibited a number of note with Alford's signature attached, beneath which were in very s-mall letters the initials "W. B." Alford testified that it was not his own signature. "Did you give anybody authority to uso your signature?" questioned the government attorney. The witness replied that he never had. Kealing then asked Alford to relate what conversation he had with Brown after the bank closed. "The second day after th- bank failed." said Alford. "I came into town purposely to see Mr. Brown. I had told my wife about signing nil those checks and we were worried. I found Mr. Brown at the National Manufacturing Company and I told him tho bank failure was a bad thing and that I waa worried about those checks. Mel, he Faid, 'Pm surprised at you.' You will get dollar for dollar on those checks if it comej to that. I lost a lot of money in that bank, too, but I've got money left. Then he threw open his coat und Fhowed me th ends of some checks sticking out of his pocket. Mel." he said, I got those check out of the bank, but I had a hard time doing It. Don't you say anything about it. He said he would have turnd the check over to me but he might need them in his defense." . a Alford testified that he talked with, Brown later about the notes. He met tho latter coming from the ofllce of Judge Van Fleet, which Is above the offices occupied by the national bank. Alford had Jut learned that the bank carried some note against him and asked Brown alout them. "Mr. Frown told rm," paid Alford. "that he didn't think I would te held responsibly for those notes. Just then Attorney Vernon Van Fleet came up and they asked m to go up into the attorney's office, but X wouldn't go." MAY RECALL ALFORD. "What did you say?" asked Keallng. "I sail I hadn't signed a single note." "Is that what you said?" queried th prosecution. "No. Fir, I said I hadn't signed a damn note," shouted Alford in a passion of excitement. With this climax the day's sewdon. which had been unusually monotonous, came to an end. Alford will be placed on the stand first thing this morning and it is expected will give further important testimony. No less than twelve witnesses were introduced yesterday by the prosecution, but their examinations were to assemble indirect evidence against J. Walter Brown. The testimony purported to ?how in the main that the bank books are full of falsa entries and deposits had been Kenerally mismanaged by Hrodriek and Collins. The government stated that It would gej on to chow that Brown was a party to the tangle and aided in the transactions. It is expected, after yesterday's marshaling of preparatory evidence, that the climax of the government's prosecution of Brown will come to-day. Brown's trial is attracting even larger crowds than did the Brodrick hearing. EXAMINER FRAZER TESTIFIES. Aside from United States Bank Examiner Alford W. D. Fräser, of Warsaw, was the only other witness whose testimony tended to enliven the court. Mr. Frazer said that when he examined the bank Oct. 20, he remonstrated with Bredrick about the unproportlonate loans which were made by the bank to Brown's concerns. He said he had Brown called to the bank and told him that his institutions owed the bank over JW.M. which was entirely too much money and at that pace they would break the bank. "Brown replied." said Mr. Frazer, "that the Consolidated would bo sold by Jan. 1 and the money repaid." Among other witnesses on the stand yesterday were W. II. Anderson, postmaster of Elkhart, John Krau. Elliott Krull. G. W. Frederick. Edward Kerstetter. Howard Smith. Bessie Walley. John O. Martin. W. K. Uurris. Dan C Thomas and Jacob Oberholtzer. Their testimony was relative to deposits made in the tiefunct bank an.l was largely repetition of evidence brought out in the Brodrick trial. Kerstetter testified that when Brown first came to Elkhart in lv2 he borrowed from the Elkhart National Bank, with which the former was then connected. The loan was transferred later to the Indian National Bank, when It incorporated a year UU

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