Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 121, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1904 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1904.

PROGRAMME ISSUED FOB METHODIST COHIICE " . " ' First Session Will Be Held on Tuesday, with Addresses and Some Routine Business.

ELECTION OK BISHOPS LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 23. The official programme of the Thirty-ftrt General Conference of the Metholi?t Episcopal Church, which will open at Hazard's Pavilion. Los Angeles, on Tuesday, May C, has Jut been made public. Stephen M. Merrill. D. D., LL. P., senior bishop, will preside at the opening session. The Rev. D. S. Monroe, D. D.. secretary of the confervr.ee, will call the roll of delegates. The remainder of the first session will be devoted to routine matters, and at 8 o'clock In the evening exercises proper will begin. Addresses of welcome by Governor Pardee and Mayor Snyder for the Slate and city, respectively, will be followed by other addresses by representatives of the church In t-outhern California, and responses by prominent visiting churchmen. The most important business of the conference will be election of bishops. The date of i lection Is not given, but it is understood that it will take place on Monday, May 16. Balloting for General Conference fllcrs will follow immediately after-the election, of bi?hops. - ' There have been a few scattered arrivals of delegates, but no formal welcome will be given until next Monday, when the reception committee will' meet the first of tho special trains. LABOR OFFICIALS ARE ACCUSED OF ASSAULT President .and Vice President of Teamsters and a Garment Vork- . ers' Organizer Under Arrest. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Avrll 23.-C. P. Shea, international president of the Teamsters' Union; K. B. Fitzpatrick. first vice president, and Walte: Shuck, organizer of the United Garment Workers, were arrested last night on the charge of assault and battery. The assault. It Is charged, was committed on a man named Foster, with whom the three had become Involved over a card game. Shea and Fitzpatrick are here conducting the local teamsters' strike. Shea, Fitzpatrick and Shuck entered pleas of not guilty In Police Court and demanded examinations, which were set for next Wednesday. They were released on . t&eir own recognizance. RAIN IS PROBABLE TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW WASHINGTON, April 23. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday: Indiana Fair In north; showers in the southern portion on Saturday. Sunday showers; light variable winds. Illinois Showers on Saturday and probably on Sunday; light variable winds. Ohio Fair and warmer on Saturday; rain Saturday night and on Sunday; light variable wind, becoming fresh southeast. -. Kentucky Fair in east; showers In west -portion on tvaturday. Sunday showers. ) Lower Michigan Saturday fair. Sunday . showers; fresh north winds, becoming south.'. Iowa Showers on Saturday. Sunday fair in west, showers lu east portion. Wisconsin Showers on Saturday and Sunday; variable winds, becoming fresh southeast. Tennessee Showers on Saturday and Sunday; warmer iu east and central portions on Saturday. fllnnesota Showers on Saturday; cooler In west and. south portions. Sunday fair, ' except showers in the northeast portion; fresh northeast winds along the lake. Nebraska and Kansas Fair in' west, showers and colder In east portion oriSaturday. Sunday fair. - North Dakota and South Dakota Fair ' and colder Saturday. Sunday fair. Loenl Observation on Friday. Bar. Tern. R.I I. Wind. Weather Pre. 7 a. m. .23.15 50 w North. Cloudy. 0.00 7 p. m..2y.S 64 28 N'west. Clear. 0.00 . Maximum temperature, 68; minimum temfperature, 4?. : . Comparative statement of mean temperaJture and total precipitation on April 29: , . I ' Tern, rre. : Normal 67 Mean 5S Departure fcr day 1 Departure for month 133 Departure since Jan.' 1 5G6 o.n o.oo -0.13 1.93 9.21 Plus. W. T. BLYTIIE. Section Director. Yeaterday'a Temperatures.

Stations. 7 a. m. Max. 7 p. m. Abilene. Tex 60 78 70 Amarillo, Tex 52 72 66 Atlanta, Ga 45 61 62 Bisrcarck. N. D 52 SO 76 Buffalo. N.- Y 44 . 53 40 Cairo. Ill 48 68 v 64 Calgary Alberta 40 54. 40 Chattanooga. Tenn 60 . -68" ' 62 Cheyenne. Wyo 40 44 -38 Chicago. Ill 40 62 50 Cincinnati. 0 45 62... . 60 Cleveland, 0 40 . ' 45 46 Columbus, 0 44 56 .. 54 Concordia,. Kan. 41 ; - 72 66 Davenport. la 42 71 70 Denver, Col. '. .48 . 52 Dodge City. Kan r 48 ,70 54 Dubuque. Ia ....'40 74 63 Duluth. Minn 40 58 54 El Paso. Tex 50 76 72 Galveston. Tex 68 70 66 Grand Junction, Col 46 61 60 Grand Rapids, Mich 42 70 62 Havre. Mont 42 66 61 Huron. S. D 44 78 72 Helena. Mont 40 56 52 Jacksonville. Fla. 54 76 70 Kansas City, . Mo 50 70 , 66 Lander. Wyo ft) 56 Little Rock. Ark 43 72 68 Louisville, Ky 50 6J 60 Marquette, Mich. 32 56 48 Memphis, Tenn 50. 72 68 Modena, Utah 24 60 5S Montgomery. Ala, 43 74 63 Nashville. Tenn 66 62 New Orleans, La 66 72 68 New York. N Y 48 60 5! Norfolk. Va." 50 66 58 North Platte. Neb 50 58 56 Oklahoma, O. T. 5-8 66 64 Omaha, Neb 43 72 - 6S Palestine. Tex 60 66 60 Parkersburg, W. Va. ... 46 50 50 Philadelphia. Pa, 48 58 53 Pittsburg. Pa. 48 52 43 Pueblo. Cot .-.. 46 60 56 Qu Appelle, Ass'n 46 70 66 Kapld City. S. D 50 66 50 St. Louis. Mo 50 . , 68 . 66 St. Paul. Minn 46 . 72 - . -70 Salt .Lake City. Utah S3 56 53 San Antonio. Tex 64 - 78 . 63 Santa Fe. N. M..... 32 53 ' 54 EhreVeport. I .a ,.... 54 72 -68 Springfield. 111. 44 . 70 - 66 Springfield. Mo ...48 63 " (A Valentine. Neb 50 72 62 Washington. D. C. ....... 46 62 56 "Wichita,. Kan.- ....50' 72 63

. Money Shipped to Slanlln. BAN FRANCISCO April 23. The army transport Thomas, which will sail from this port for Manila to-morrow, will carry nearly $l,0oo.ou in silver money for use in the Philippines. The money, wjjich is in all denominations up to $1. was transferred from the mint to the transport to-day. The money was minted here especially for use In the Philippines. i BRAIN POLISHER iroipe-Mcntfi and Cream. "THE HE'S Ji REASOf."

STOIKERS Oil SMITH FE 111 RESTRAINT BY COURT

Sweeping Order 7 Issued at Albti- ; querque to Prevent Interference with the Railroad. SPREAD OF THE STRIKE ALBUQUERQUE, ' N. M., April 23. Judge P. S. Banker, of the District Court, has issued an Injunction, on the request of the Santa Fe Railroad, against machinists, boiler makers, their helpers and apprentices, and metal workers, now on strike, restraining tnem from in any manner interfering with the agents and employes of the company in the management, movement or operation of the company's engines, cars and all other machinery and appliances. They also are enjoined from interfering with the men who are taking the places of the strikers, and are restrained from entering on the company's right of way and other grounds and property. The injunction U the most far-reaching ever issued by a court in the. Territory. The strike situation nas assumed larger proportions by the action of the metal workers, coppersmiths, pipemen. with their apprentices and helpers, the boiler makers and their apprentices and helpers, In walking out. An effort is being made to have the blacksmiths Join the strikers. PLENTY OF MEN TO . PERFORM THE WORK LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 23.-A.- G. Wells, general manager of the Santa Fe Railway lines In California, went to San Bernardino to-day to become acquainted with the strike conditions at close range. It is denied by tho railway officials that the men imported to take the place of strikers were inve.'gled to Southern California and New Mexico on false pretenses. Thy hold agreements signed by the new men before they were brought into Iocs. I territory, and in every instance it is agreed that the signer shall take a position vacated by a striker. Altogether,- more than 200 men were recruited for the work before the present test reached its acute stage, and it Is insisted by the company that the force provided is of such size as to keep the Santa Fc shops in operation, no matter how formidable the strike may become. It said the total number of operatives now on strike on the Santa Fe lines in local jurisdiction is less than two hundred. Sttnatlon nt Topekn. TOPEKA, Kan., April 23. The expected strike order was received here to-day by the local Machinists' Union from the headquarters of the International Machinists' Union. A special meeting was held tonight by the machinists In the Santa Fe general shops. The result of the meeting was not announced, but it is anticipated the men will-go out to-morrow. STRIKE OF 8,000 . TEAMSTERS AVERTED CHICAGO, April 29. The controversy between the Truck Teamsters Union and the Team Owners' Association, which for a time threatened a strike on May 1 of the S.0G0 men belonging to the union, will -be settled by arbitration. This plan was decided on to-night at a conference between committees representing the union and tho owners, and the men will continue at work while, the matter is being adjusted. The men asked for a wage increase amounting to about J2 a week, but the owners positively refused to accede to the demand. Then the officers of the union threatened a strike unless the owners offered concisions. In a final effort. to pre-, vent such a st-p both sides to the controversy got together to-night, and after several hours' discussion it was decided to leave the matter to a board of arbitration consisting of three members of each side, those six to choose the seventh member. SHAFFER URGES FAIR TREATMENT OF ALL Amalgamated Association Presi"ciciit AVants Industrial Condi- . ' - tions Carefully Considered. CLEVELAND, April 20. The wage committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers met here today to arrange preliminary work for the annual convention of the organization,which will begin in this city next Tuesday. President Shaffer, of Pittsburg, delivered an address to the committee on Industrial conditions prevailing during the past year, lie said that while the Amalgamated Association had accepted reductions in wages, the same was true of other labor organizations. 'President Shaffer attributed the slight industrial depression and the recent lowering of wages to the fact that this is a presidential election year. He urged the committee to examine conditions In all quarters with the utmost care in order that the new wage scale should be prepared with fairness to all interests. It is probable that the convention which will be called to order next Tuesday will be In session for at least two weeks. DEDICATION OF GARY LIBRARY AT CHICAGO Important Addition to Northwestern University's Law Facilities Made Available to Students. CHICAGO, April 23.-Scrvlces dedicating the Gary collection of continental law, a part of the library of the Northwestern University, were held to-day at the Uni verslty Law School. There were speeches by John W. Foster, of Washington. Jacob M. Dickinson and others. All of tho foreign consuls in Chicago were present as guests. The collection Is due to money contributed for the purpose by Elbert H. Gary, of New York, a graduate of the Northwestern University. It consists of about 6.000 volumes, including the codes, statutes, judicial decisions, leading law Journals and a selection' of legal treatises for the entire continent of Europe. Its purpose U mainly to provide materials, to an extent rot hitherto found in this country, for ascertaining the existing law of any European country as affecting the rights and duties of persons living in tho United States and having- interests in Europe. . HIGH TIDE OVERFLOWS PART OF THE BRONX NEW YORK, April 20.-Twenty-five families have been driven from th?ir homes In St. Raymond's Turk. Bronx borough, by the overflowing of the waters by Cebric creek. Property was damaged to the extent of several thousands of dollars. The flooded district is about one mile square in area on both sides of the creek. Fifty persons were rescued from the flooded houses by Westchester police, who hastily improvised rafts for the purpose. The flood was caused by an unusually high tide, which brought a rush of water from long Island sound Into the creek and over the lowlands at St. Raymond s Park. CHILE MAY TRY TO ANNEX PART OF PERU LIMA, Peru. April 23. Alarming cablegrams have been received here from Santiago de Chile saying that the Chilean government has instructed its. minister at Washington. Scnor Walker-Martinez, to inquire If the United States will defend Peru incase Chile hall proceed forcibly on the question -of annexing the provinces of Tacna and Aricu, which that country is disposed to da.

FORMER PRESIDENT KRUGER. EX III CRITICAL COIIDITIOII He Has Symptoms of a Cerebral Affection and Is .Under Constant Care. SAID TO BE VERY WEAK MENTONE, France, April 29. While it Is difficult to ascertain the exact state of the health of Mr. Krugcr, former President of the Transvaal, it is stated on good authority that symptoms of cerebral affection are apparent and that a consultation of physicians has been held. Mr. Kruger is now extremely weak and constant care is necessary. TOWN OF FERN1E ALMOST WIPED OUT BY FLAMES NineTenths of the Place in Ruins Loss . Estimated $500,000. at VANCOUVER, B. C, April 2D.-Nine-tenths of Fernie, 13. C, a town of 3.000, the largest settlement In Crow's Nest Pass district, was destroyed by fire to-day. Estimated loss. $500,000.. Tho water supply almost failed and the fire burned itself out. Nearly the whole of six blocks were destroyed, including six hotels, two wholesale houses, Christ Church and virtually all the retail stores in town. There were no casualties. GLASS MEN CALLED TO ' MEET IN CLEVELAND New Organization to Be. Perfected as the Selling Agent of the Independent Companies: COLUMBUS, April 29. President J. R. Johnston has called a meeting of the recently organized National Window Glass Manufacturers Association to be held at Cleveland on May 11, at which, time, it is expected to perfect the association. It Is hoped to secure .SO per cent, of the pots now in operation, exclusive of the American Window Glass Company. In case the permanent organization is effected the association will become the selling agency for all the companies represented. It is said that the manufacturers have decided to increase their output 50 per cent. The jobbers are to meet at the same time and perfect an organization to work harmoniously with the new association. MARTIAL LAIF MAY BE DECLARED IN POLAND , BERLIN, April 29. A Polish newspaper of Posen to-day. prints a special dispatch from Warsaw saying that the -authorities there are about to declare martial law at Warsaw, Lodz and other large cities because the Socialists are preparing for bloody May day celebrations. Many Socialists, it is added, have already been arrested ut Warsaw and throughout Russian Poland, Including a Socialist emissary from Germany. Deeds of Assignment. GALTON," O., April 29. Deeds of assignment were filed to-day by O. L. Hays, late president of the Galion National Rank, and E. Flickinger, president of the Flickinger Wheel Company and the Galion Wagon and Gear Company. The assignments are believed to be the result of the failure some time ago of the institutions named, which are now in vthe hands of receivers. No statement of liabilities or assets Is given out. CONVICTED FOR KILLING WIFE'S FIRST HUSBAND Charles Rocker Found Guilty at Rock Rapids, la., of Murder of August Schroeder. ROCK RAPIDS, la.. April 29. A jury today found Charles Rocker guilty of the murder of August Schroeder at Doon, la., on June 0, Iii, and fixed tho penalty at death. Rocker worked for Schroeder on a farm. Becoming infatuated with Mrs. Schroeder, he gave Schroeder drugged whisky and then boat him to death and hanged the body in the barn to suggest suicide. Later Rocker married Mrs. Schroeder, who had In the meantime secured Sl.Oco insurance on her husband's life. When a child was born Rocker proposed to kill it. and when the woman protested against the horrible suggestion Rocker told her he had killed Schroeder. Mrs. Schroeder was able to appear as the principal witness, it being shown that the second marriage was void, as Rocker had a wife living, from whom he had not been divorced. JUDGE INDICTED FOR MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE KDWARDSVILLE, 111., April 29.-The Madifon county grand jury, in session here, has Indicted Judge Alexander W. Hope, presiding in the City Court at Alton, for misconduct in office. Three Indictments were also returned against Sheriff C. Frank Crowe, of Madison county. Tho charges In the indictments against Sheriff Crowe ro out of the citizens' raid on the Madison poolrooms last winter. It Is alleged the sheriff reflected to serve warrants vn attaches of the poolrooms.

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fflliT TO DRIVE UNION MIMERS OUTOF TIE Mil Radical Citizens of TJclluride MayCreate More Trouble Few Militiamen.

HAYWOOD OUT OF JAIL TELLURIDE, Col., April 29. Though San Miguel county Is still under martial law, there are only about twenty soldiers on cctlve duty In the district, there remains between fifty and sixty union miners in town, and some of the more radical of the members of the Citizens Alliance want to drive them out. Captain Welles, military commander of the district. ha3 informed M. J. Sullivan, president of the local federated labor union, that the miners should either go to work immediately orgt out of Telluride, saying that with his limited military force he could not guarantee them protection. DENVER. Col.. April 29. Secretary William D. Haywood, of the Western Federations of Miners, who is under arrest on a warrant charging him with desecrating the flag, was allowed to leave the jail today in custody of a deputy sheriff and take charge of affairs at the federation headquarters in this city. He bears few marks of hfa recent encounter with the militia. PANAMA'S PLANS FOR THE GOLD STANDARD United States Gold Dollar to Be the Basis, Though Only Silver Will Be Coined. PANAMA, April 29. It seems possible that the gold standard will be adopted by Panama. The committee to which the question was referred has reported favorably, after considering, among other matters, that the United States will use American currency in the canal zone. As regards the amount, it is recommended that enough money be coined to prevent the United States from having a pretext to coin a special currency for the zone. The idea is to coin silver money, using American gold as the standard and prohibiting the introduction of foreign silver money. NO EXTENSION OF ERIE VOTING TRUST NEW YORK, April 29. It is asserted in trustworthy, though not official Quarters, that the plan to extend the Erie Railroad voting trust ha? been' abandoned. Foreign shareholders are reported to have received notice to this effect and a circular letter conveying this same information probably will be sent to domestic stockholders' tomorrow or Monday, when the voting trust expires by limitation. In financial circles the report is generally credited, Inasmuch as it has for a long time been believed that the so-called Morgan interests were themselves opposed to any further extension. In fact. It Is declared that the Erie stock held by the London house of J. S. Morgan & Co. was not in favor of the plan. Authentic figures are not obtainable, but it is said that less than 25 per cent, of the first preferred stock was voted in favor of the extension, while only M per cent, of the second preferred stock and probably less than 15 per cent, of the common assented to its continuance. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS QUEENSTOWN, April 29. Arrived: Cymric, from .Boston, for Liverpool; Campania, from New York, for Liverpool, and both proceeded; Mericn, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool. NAPLES. April 29. Arrived: Prinzessin Victoria Luise, from New York, for Genoa; Prinz Oskar, from New York, for Genoa, and proceeded. MOVILLE, April 29. Sailed: Bavarian, from Liverpool, for Montreal; Anchoria, from Glasgow, for New York. CHERBOURG. April 29. Sailed: Deutschland from Hamburg and Southampton, for New York. LIVERPOOL. April 29. Arrived: Pretorias from Halifax; Turcoman, from Portland. HAVRE, April 29. Arrived: La Bretagne, from New York; Missouri, from New York. NEW YORK. April 29. Off Nantucket: Lucania, from Liverpool. SYDNEY, N. S. W., April 29. Arrived: Moana, from Vancouver. ROTTERDAM, April 29. Arrived: Ryndam, from New York. HAMBURG, April 29. Arrived: Belgravla, from New York. LIVERPOOL. April 29. Arrived: Bovic, from New York. COPENHAGEN, April 29. Sailed: Norge, for New York. LONDON, April 29. Arrived: Anglian, from Boston. GENOA, April 29. Arrived: Slcllla, from New York. The Deutschland Xot Sold. NEW YORK, April 29. The HamburgAmerican Steamship Company has issued the following: "The report in various newspapers that our great ocean flyer Deutschland has been sold to the Russian government compels us to announce officially that these statements are absolutely without foundation. The Deutschland will maintain her regular sailings between New York. Plymouth, Cherbourg andHamburg, as scheduled." Italian Editor MIssinff. PUEBLO, Col., April 29. An appeal was made to-day to the Italian vice consul at Denver by the bondsmen and friends of Charles De Molli, the Italian editor, who disappeared a few days ago from Trinidad, to enlist his assistance in locating De Molli. Thus far no trace has been found, although every effort has blen put forth, and the belief is growing that De Molli is being detained or has met with foul play. LEGAL MOVE AGAINST MANY TICKET BROKERS Railway Charges Twenty-Eight Scalpers with Conspiring to Defraud. CHICAGO, April 29.-ChargIng that "they are practically in a combination or conspiracy to defraud railroad companies" counsel for the Michigan Central Railroad Company filed a bill here to-day in the United States Circuit Court for an injunction restraining twenty-eight ticket brokers, or "scalpers" from . continuing In their present business. The list of defendants includes nearly all of the prominent ticket brokers In Chicago, the majority of whom are members of cither the National Ticket Brokers' Association, the Guarantee Ticket Brokers Association or the American Ticket Brokers' Association. FREE FIRECRACKERS FOR THE CHILDREN They Must Be Exploded, However, Under Supervision of a Fireman and Physician. CHICAGO, April 2?.-In order to protect children from injury and property from damage the Chicago Amusement Association is planning to furnish free firecrackers and torpedoes in unlimited quantities to every child in Chicago on Independence day. The ammunition for patriotic celebration, however, must be exploded in the parks and public playgrounds under the suiervlsion of a fireman, a physician and a member of the newly created association. The association is capitalized at $1,000,000.

AMID THUDDED OF GUUS , LOUBET LEAVES ITALY Great Naval Review in the Gulf of Naples the Last Scene of thePresidential Visit.

THE KENTUCKY IN PORT NAPLES, April 2S. The Inhabitants of this city remember no event in late years which compared with the scene to-day (the occasion being the visit of President Loubet, of France) or gathered such enormous crowds of Italian's and foreigners. It is estimated that 20,000 persons crowded the cafes or wandered about the streets all night, unable to find beds. From early morning every position available for witnessing the paval review was completely occupied by spectators, and the magnificent guif of Naples was absolutely covered with craft of all kinds from large yachts to humble fishing and rowing boats and of all nationalities, each hoisting its colors, the French predominating. ' The spectacle of the French and Italian squadrons anchored side by side was magnificent and imposing. The battleship Regina Margherita. having on board President Loubet, King Victor Emmanuel and the royal princes with their respective suites, appeared from the military harbor and was saluted by thundering hurrahs, the booming of cannon and the waving of handkerchiefs by the immense multitude. The Regina Margheiita was followed by the torpedo gunboat Eu-ri-Jice with members of the diplomatic corps, headed by United States Ambassador Meyer, on board, and by other ships carrying dignitaries of state, members of Parliament, representatives of the press, etc. President Loubet and King Victor Emmanuel, pn the bridge of the Regina Marfvherita, were saluted with the strains of the Marseillaise and the royal Italian march. The weather, which yesterday was so unpromising, was . glorious, the bright sunshine gilding everything. The Regina Marghenta passed twice between the squadrons and President Loubet and the King exchanged compliments on the perfect condition of the ships and the appearance of the men. From the Regina Margherita President Loubet went on board the French cruiser Marseillaise, which is to carry him to France. He was saluted by twenty-one guns from each ship and by cheers from all the crews. Shortly after embarking on the Marseillaise he was visited by the King, when the last adieus were taken. Amidst a scene of indescribable enthusiasm . the French squadron left the bay, headed by the Marseillaise. The French ships were accompanied by six Italian battleships and two squadrons of torpedo boat destroyers. The United States battleshjp Kentucky, flying the flag of Rear Admiral R. D. Evans, arrived here to-day on her way to the United States from the far East, and assisted in the review. She was saluted by the French and Italian fleets, thereby adding to' the picturesque scene, above" which Mount Vesuvius towered Impost nglj'. The Kentucky was most conFpicuous, her white paint causing her to stand out sharply among the black-painted French ships and the gray-colored Italian vessels. U. S. STEEL BUYS THE CLARITON COMPANY Formal Announcement of the Purchase Is Made by the Great Corporation. NEW YORK, April 29. Chairman Gary, of the United States Steel Corporation, makes formal announcement of the purchase from the Crucible Steel Company of the Clairton Steel Company properties. The properties will be paid for by guarantee of the United States Steel Corporation of securities heretofore issued by the Clairton Company aggregating less than $13.000,000, and the delivery to the vendors of the United States -Steel Corporation ten sixty-year five per cent, sinking fund gold bonds of the par value of ll.OUO.OuO. The properties are acquired free and clear of all floating liability or indebtedness. A statement given out by officials of the Crucible Steel Company recite the fact of the signing of the contract and adds: The effect of the contract is to relieve the Cruel ble Steel Company from meeting the rapidly maturing obligations of the Clairton Steel Company, which have for the past eighteen months been absorbing the earnIngn of the company to the detriment of its financial credit and the injury of its stock holders, and while in making the contract the Crucible Steel Company has made a considerable sacrifice, the contract for the supply of its raw material places It in as good a position In that regard as it was with the Clairton plant and at the same time It is relieved from the heavy obligations of that company. ' HARRIMAN PLEASED WITH NEW CUT-OFF OMAHA, Neb., April 29.-E. H. Harriman, president of the Union and Southern Pacific lircs, and his party arrived in Omaha tonight after an extensive tour of the Pacific lines. Mr. Harriman was especially pleased with the Lucin cut-off. He anticipates no serious trouble from the soft spot in the marsh adjoining the lake. Mr. Harriman and party left over the Burlington road for St. Louis, where he will deliver an address at the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition on Saturday. Killed Wife and Himself. AUGUSTA, Me.. April 29. H. E. Osgood, of Hiram, Me., shot and mortally wounded his wife on the Maine Central Railroad train last night, and then shot himself, dying soon after being removeo from the train here. Mrs. Osgood died to-day at the Augusta City Hospital. The tragedy was due to domestic difficulties. FRAUD CHARGE IS HOT SUSTAINED BY THE COURT First Lieut. F. B. Neilson Is Punished for Unintentional Duplication of His Pay Accounts. SAN FRANCISCO, Aprl 29.-First Lieut. Frederick B. Neilson, Twelfth Cavalry', who recently was tried at the Presidio for the duplication of his pay accounts in the Philippines, was to-day sentenced to confinements to the limits jf the post where he may be serving for four monthsand to forfeit $50 of his pay for the same period. He will be reprimanded in general orders, but he has been acquitted of any fraudulent intent. Lieutenant Neilson will be sent to the discharge camp at Angel island for duty, and will serve out his four months sentence there. The court-martial which tried Lieutenant NIelson will meet again on Monday for the trial of Lieut. G. II. Richards. Twenty-third Infantry, for the same offense, and also will try Lieut.' W. J. Aiken, Twenty-eighth Infantry, fpr breach of arrest. ATTEMPT TO MURDER A RUSSIAN GOVERNOR EIUVAN. Russia, April 29. An attempt has been made to assassinate the district governor of Lchmledzin. He was struck by two bullets. One of them penetrated his chest. The motive was political. Erivan is the capital of a government of the same name and situated 113 miles south-southwest of Tiflis, Russian Transcaucasia. Kchmiedzin Is the ecclesiastic capital of Armenia In the Russian dominions

Scrofula It is commonly inherited. Few are entirely free from IU Pale, "weak, puny children are afflicted with it in nine case3 out of ten, and many adults suffer from it. Common indications are bunches in the neck, abscesses, cutaneous eruptions, inflamed eyelids, sore ears, ricket3, catarrh, wasting, and general debility. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Eradicate it, positively and absolutely. This statement is ba?cd on tho thousands of permanent cure3 these medicines have wrought. My daughter had scrofula, with elerea sores on her neck and about her ears. Hood's Sarsaparilla was highly recommended and she took it and was cured. She is now is good health." Mes. J. n. Joses, Parker City, Ind. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises tc cure and keeps the promise

STATESMEN SEE A LITTLE OF H00SIERD0M EN ROUTE Congressional Committee to Attend Exposition's Opening Stop Few Minutes in This City. IN -TWO PRIVATE CARS The special committee of Congress appointed to attend the opening ceremonies of the St. Louis exposition passed through the city yesterday noon. Senator Fairbanks and United States District Attorney Joseph B. Kealing met the party at the train and conversed with Its members during the ten minutes' stop made here. Some of the congressmen were having their first view of Indianapolis, and arm-inarm they walked up and down the platform of the train sheds, obtaining fleeting glimpses of a part of our business section. The wives of several senators in the party were grouped in the rear of the car as it rolled through the city. The number included Mrs. Ilurnbam. Mrs. Bard, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Fulton. The congressional committee consisted of Senators Burnham, Daniels, Fulton, Bard and Clark and Representatives Tawney, Van Vorls, Boutell, Markham, Curtis, Hughes, Bartlett and Laudenslager. The private cars of the committee were attached to the regular train of the Pennsylvania line and were in charge of Nathan Weel, general passenger agent of the road. The train left the city at 12:15 and arrived in St. Louis last night at 7 o'clock. RAILWAY OFFICIALS MUST GIVE INFORMATION Interstate-Commerce Commission Will Investigate Alleged Discrimination at Chicago. CHICAGO, April 29. As a preliminary to the investigation which the Interstate-commerce Commission will begin on May 6 of the relations existing between Western railroads and the so-called industrial and switching lines of Chicago, the United States marshal to-day served subpoenas on representatives of eight companies derating terminal railroads in Chicago. The subpoena is to the effect that the witnesses must be prepared to give the earnings of the companies in question and to show how they are made up. The purpose of the commission is to ascertain whether the railroads are in effect paying rebates by allowing an excessive division of the rate with industrial and switching roads. The charge has been made that the divisions given to certain industrial roads, representing the big manufacturers, amount,, in many cases, to 25 and SO per cent, of the through rate. MARION COUNTY WILL HAVE NEW PRECINCTS County Commissioners Preparing to Make Changes to -Conform to Election Laws. A contract between the County Commissioners and Thomas W. Palmer, draftsman, has been drawn, by which Palmer has been employed to divide Marion county into new . precincts. Under the law, the commissioners must be in readiness to report on the matter at the June term. The ward boundary lines will be followed, but the precinct lines will not be followed generally. Chairman Smith said that last fall some of the precincts contained 600 voters, when fhe law says there shall be as near 200 as possible. The changes will throw 'some of the committeemen out of the precincts In which they were elected, and this will require appointments to fill vacancies. CITY NEWS NOTES. Abraham Flneberg, a snloon keeper of Oolitic. Ind., filed a petition In bankruptcy with the clerk of the United States Court yesterday. Ills liabilities are given as I1.0S1.32; assets. $200.50. v A second reception and ball will be given by the members of the Marlon County Democratic Club at Washington Hall on Wednesday evening, May 11. Elaborate preparations are being made for the occasion. The Sunday services of Plymouth Church will be held at 10:43 o'clock Sunday morning. The pastor, the Rev. Harry Blunt, will preach. In the evening the pastor will give an address on "The Yoke." Sunday school will be held at 9:30. W. A. Cuykendall, 341 Tacoma avenue, fell from his bicycle yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Liberty street and the L. K. & W. tracks and sustained a fractured kneecap. He wis one of the old volunteer firemen and is well known. He was taken to the Deaconess Hospital. The examination papers of the Indiana Ftudents who took the Cecil Rhodes examination have bten forwarded to the examiners In England and will be graded as soon as possible, so that the candidates, if successful, may enter Oxford University this fall. Irvin Smith, a negro. 193? Alvord street, accused of stealing sod from vacant lots, will explain his actions to Judge Whallon In Police Court this morning. He was arrested by Tatrolman Okey, who also brought in Akx. Thomas, 1923 Alvord street, charged with petit larceny. Because of a slack In work about 130 men employed at the Panhandle hhops of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Kingston avenue and East Washington street have been laid off temporarily. They will return to work Monday. At this time work at the shops is not heavy, and there was not enough on hand to keep the employes busy, hence the lay off of several days. Two negroes, George Davidson and Henry Smith, who are believed by the police to have committed a series of burglaries In the Gas Belt, have been arrested and will be sent to LoulsvtlU. where they are wanted for burglary and grand larceny. Several months ago they stole twelve pairs of trousers from a Massachusetts avenue establishment and pawned them for $3. Sparks from a Big Four engine set fire to a stable, the property of the Standard Oil Company, near Pine and Lord streets, yesterday afternoon, and occasioned a loss of $3. There was no oil stored In the immediate vicinity, and at no time was there any danger from this source. Fire in the cupola of the Home Stove Company, 117 South Meridian street, immediately after the Standard Oil fire, caused a los of 130, but was extinguished without difficulty.

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UXIOH STATICS! MO MAI 9 .H mltWI 1 JEEimDSrARK TO l' 4..J" 'S' ' HPV mzxisu&XL EST BOUND For Lav IniL-np:x Terre baute, 11 ttoen and ft. 1 1145 ro: i3pra; Loait 7 6S p m A lS-OS aflk. Ft Loci and WarMatton 7.20 ia. Terre Haute. Mattoon and Way. IMpm. Lafayette, Kantate aod Chi- 4 11 M a m; UO pm Cairo A 12.10 an. JCnnkake mn s ay Station.... 7.00 am. Lafarette and Way Station .... 115 pm. Colfax. Loeansport and S. Deni. 7.00 imlSlI Bloomtniton and lorla 11 Mam lL&Spm Peoria and Wit Stations 7.M a to. Champaign and Way Station... 13 p m. EAST-BOUND For Cleveland. Uuftal I 4 0 a m; f 0 a rai New York and Hoton... ) 2.53 pml 1i p m. Cleveland and Way stations ....11.00 in. Union City and Way Station. .. - p m. M ancle and Fort W ayne 7 00ra 6.23 p 1'ort Wajne. bondajs t)im. Penton Harbor and Way Ma... 7 00 a m 1 IL a txu XUhart and Way Station 4 4 p m. Greensburg and Cincinnati.. g J p"SL LoulgTir.e and North Vernon... 145 a tn A IM p nt. Cincinnati and war ".& m A 4 00 p m. Washington, D. O.'. 7 45 a in Jk .50 p m. f prinfTfleld and Colombo. O-.t 0o am X-OO p aa. Lynn and Wit Stations. ......... 6.15 p a. indicates Daily. CITY TICKET OFFICE. 8 North Illinois SU Clay pool Hotel. Leave IndIansTvUa. -r-i 4 00 a ra 10 40 a tt 5.00 p ra 4 roam too p ra 7.0C p ra 4 00 a ra 7 02 pm S.05 a Clnetaaatl Kxp I00p na 7 02 pns 19 40 a m &.03 p m ....... 10.49 a ni43pa Dayton..M.M....M, Toledo and DatroU .......... Decatur and Ppnnvfl 11.. 6 00am Taacola Accomm odatlon....... LSOoo Dally. City Ticket Office. 8 N. r.l!o4a St, CUypool Hotel. Lear Indianapolis 7.00 m 2 1 v) m 4.43 pm niÄSaa Cnlcaffo Expreaa Train, vt f Direct Lin Eoachdale. CrawfordsTllle, Lafarett and Chicago XI M a ra Wlehlpan City S3-pm alonon (Ind.) Accommodation. 4 00 p m Dallj. t Monday only. 4M I.E.&Ü.R.R. E Cltr Ttcfcat Offla 0. Illinois bu uiTi aaarra Toledo, Chicago A Mich. E T:15a.m. 10:2 .ra. Toledo, Detroit A Chirajro Ltd. 1?:2 p.m. 2: a.m. Micb.LUj, lluacia LaLirpL 7:30 p.m. lt:n.. Dally. P. M. time U In ItLACK fltnres. Indianapolis Union Station, ennsylvanialjnBS. Trains Run by Central Timet Tic lit Orricxa at Station and at corner lUlaola ao4 abbin; ton M recta. Dally, 1 Tny, except 6p4r I Snn&aya oniyt. FlOX iKDIAXArOLIS TO LSATS Alant ll.Ätf 1 1.23 ti.33 1 1 Atf U.1.1 ii . 1 .y 15. 4U Philadelphia and New York..... .3 Baltimore and Waahinaton.............-) Columbus, lnd. aud Louisville. ........ Columbus, lnd. and JxuUviUe ...7AM Kiehmond, l'lquaand Coluuiuu. 0.....7.J Yincennes LipreM Columbus, lnd. i Madison.. ............ 7 -W Louisville Accommodation .ts-Oi horth Vernon and Madison.. ........... ft. Oi Dayton and Xenla s.w lOJ IVU JL.U AIAA4 v V 1'ituburgr and Laau I'hil.. Sew York. 12.1 Lorantrtort and CMcaro. 11.W 3.4U a li Hlchmond. Piqua and Columbus, O..U.40 12.4J rniladelpiila and New York 3.Ü5 l.lu HsUlmoreand Washington 3.05 DaTton and Cprlnsüeld. 3.o5 Vincennes AcooramodaUoa...........3.(! "10.23 LouiSTllleand Madison. 3.53 U. fpencer and Bedford aoo 4.45 i rittsbary and East S.OO 4 Columbus. IMttsburarand East .VOO 3.20 Loularllle Accommodation 0.4.1 10 U hiL and iew York. Tha Limited"..50 M Dayton and Xenta Ü SO Log&xuport and Caicajo , 9UM 3M VAN DALI A LINE. "The nt. Loul L '.ml ted" 7.00 6.S3 lerre Haute, SU Louia acd West 1.U 4. 4 J 'ierre Haute. St. Louis and V eat.... 12. 13 Z.ÖU Western Express M3.30 nrl Terre üaute and Effingham Aco 4 .00 W xl (Jreeacaaila and Terre Haut .8.33 T.M a u Louia aud ail sotnu W est ......11. ta4 CliM'llAL INDIANA RAILWAY. West-bound a.m. a.m. p.m. .00 7.45 10.1 I 45 . 55 11 01 4.S4 10. SO 11.1S 4.43 1.40 12.03 S.4i) 3.00 .... 4.21 3. 5 .... 6.35 4, r5 i . -3 8.00 East-bound a.m. D.m. Dm Muncie Anderson .. NobUevill Wetneld .. Lebanon ... New Ross . Ladoga .... Waveland . Carbon ..... brazil s.ot . 2.5$ IN t.tt 3.04 4.34 S.12 1.47 45 7.Z l.W 2.00 1.43 1147 1.34 .... 11.11 ... .... P.3J .... .... '5 .... 6.00 am. pro. evro. p.m. p.m. p.m. W. 6 PARKIIURST. G i Y. tr. Anderson. Ind. ID1AA tWOS TUACTiOX C031PAXV. Anderson-lluncle Dir. TlDtcn-Kokomo Plv. polla. Leaving Indianapolis. Leaving Indiana 4:13 . ru. 1:1 a. m. 4:15 a. ra. 7:15 a. to. 1 :15 p. m. 4:45 a. m. 1:30 2:45 p. in. p. ra. p. tn. p. m. p. tn, p. ra. p. ra. p. rev. p. m. p. pa. 2 :u0 p. m. 2:15 p. ra. 1:15 p. m. 4:15 p. m. 5:00 p. m. (:15 p. ra. 6 :15 p. ra. 7:15 p. m. t:15 p. ra. 1:1 p. tn. 11:30 p- m. 6:30 a. m. 4:45 a. ra. 1 :5ft a. ra. 8:45 a. m. 0:J a. ra. 10:45 a. tn. 11:80 a. m. U.45 p. m. 3:3') :4 4:30 6:45 7:30 3:45 :30 11:00 a :mj a. m. 8:15 a. iu. 9:15 a. za. 10:15 a. m. 11:00 a. m. 11:15 a. m. 13:15 p. in. Limited trains. lDIAXAIOL!S & NOIlTUWIISTEnX TRACTION COSirASY. General Offlcea, Lebanon, lnd. InaianapolU -watttn roma ticket office and express office. 113 Weet Maryland street. Lnlon mS'h car for If fayette Indlnoils at 4 a. m- and arrivea at Lebanon at .1 I m. Frankfort S:30 a. ra. and La fayette 4:35 t m. Second through er ves Indiananoll at a m arrives at Lebanon at 7:31 a. ra . Frankfort aY 8:14 a ra. Tnd Lafayette at V:17 a m. and every hour thereafter until 3 p. m. Lait car for Lebanon leaves Indianapolis st 11:55 p. m. Fim through car from Lafayette leavea Lafsvette at 4:13 a. in., arrives at Frankfort at 7:33 ,8m . Leblnn at S:15 a. ra. and Indianapolis at S-4L a m.. and every hour thereafter until 3::S p. ra Lat car from Lafayette to Lebanon leaves AV.Vrreps 'Department Cons'.arnments received until 10 o'clock a. m. for delivery the tame day to all points between Indianapolle and Frankfort and until p. m. for delivery to all points before 9 o'clock the next morning. THE IHDIAVATOLIS AVO ciifcnroiTi TRACTI0 CO. SHEI.BYVILLE DIVISION lUXt IHI151P0U3 I LI1T1 SZOTT1LL1 6.30 IX 6.30 44 7.30 . 8.30 9.30 . 10.30 " 11.30" 12.30 FK 1.30 " 2.30 FX 3.30 4 4.30 44 5.30 44 Ü.501 7.30 44 8.30 44 9.30 44 11.00 44 6.0011 6.00 44 7.00 44 8.Ü0 44 0.00 " 10.00 44 11.00 44 2.00 FI . 3.0C 4.00 44 5.00 " e.00 7.00 " 8.00 44 e 00 44 10.30 la.ooi't 1.00 FX J cYajtb for Close or Theat IMIT'LIS & KASTKnX RAILWAY CO. GREENFIELD LINE. General Omcea. Franklin Hr.lldfr.ir. ALL CARS DKl'AKT FftOM ME KID J AN AND GEORGIA HTREETM. For Richmond. New Castle and Intermediate etat;ons cars leave at :55 a. m. and every t0 houia thereafter until 4:5i p. ra. Above cars make direct oonnectlona for Dayton. Columbus, Newark, Lima, Marlon and ClnclnnFirGrecnfleld. Kntgntrtown and lntertndlat stations cars leave at 6:5S a. m. and each hour thereafter until 7:55 p., m. and - P- m. Cars leavln? at 8:M and il:i5 P- m. run pnly as far as "combination passer "reM C. leave aJd -35 V. V tor Richmond, g. a. m. and yoHT CAR3. r-, vnirhtsto'wn. Richmond and Intermediate .Ifiona caVa Vrivi at 7:15 a. ra. and 4r,trt at r,1 a n "or Greenfield and intermediate ataI. ".lil arrive at 7:15 a. in. and lave at 3:03 i l? Mo rLSrttit S:W P. m. and leave at 3-30 p. ra. , . indIäIäToiis. com Jim S &. fOlTlIi;ilX TUACTIOX COSIPAM. Throuch panper cars leave Pennsylvania M xvhlnrton atreeta for Southport. Grnwood. whiteiand. Franklin. Amity, IMlnbur. Taylorevine and Columbus. First car at 4 a. m. and very hour thereafter until 8 t ra. The last car leaves at 11 :Y- p. At 3 and 10 p. in. cars leava for Franklin and intermediate points only. Combination pnper and express cr leaves Georrta and Meridian streeta for Grrenwood on!y at 9:30 a. m. and ?:30 p.ra. IMJIANATOLIS & MAUTIXSVILLK UAl'JU TRANSIT CO. Waiting room and station. 47 Kentucky avenue. Firbt car leavea from in front of No. 47 Kentucky aenuc for Martinsville and Intermediate stations at 5:3U a. in. and every hour thereafter on the half-hour mark until 6:30 p. m. The 7:-1 p m. car runs only to Mooresvllle, the 5:W car runs to Martinsville and the next and la&t car leaves at 11:30 p. m.. running to Martinsville. Leaving Martinsville for lndiaiiapotls and intermediate stations flrt car at 5:3) a. m. an every hour thereafter, on the thlrt inlnute mark, until 4:30 p. m. The 7: p. in. car runs only ts Mooresvllle, and te 8:30 car to Indianapolis and the next aad last car leavea at lJ:3o. running to Indianapolis. Cars leave Mooresttlle for Indianapolis and Martinsville at &:3 a. m. Express car arrives at Indlar.apo'is at 10:4 a. m. and departs at 12:93 tn.; also arrives at 4.4 S. tn.