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t: MOOT) PAIXAIDIIJM AND SUN-TETjEGRAM. section TWO RICHMOND, IN1., SUNDAY MOKNINO, OCTOBER 3, 1909. PAGES 1 TO 8 INDIANA MAN WAS All ARCTIC VICTIM WAR III LOUISIANA Oil MISCEGENATION SOCIALISTS OBJECT MOORS' BRUTALITY WAS UNBEARABLE English Commander of Sultan's Forces Tells a Strange Story. Is His Tour a Success, Is the Question Asked Man Knighted by King No Longer Regarded as a Loyal Member.

Flesh of William Whistler Probably Eaten by His Companions. GREWSOME STORY RETOLD

New Law in the State Is Being Rigorously EnForced Now. RESIGNATION DEMANDED

FATE OF A DELPHI MAN WITH THE GREELY EXPEDITION 13 RECALLED BY COOK-PEARY POLE SUCCESSES.

Delphi, Ind., Oct. 2. The recent discovery of the north pole by Dr. Cook has caused some of the old-time residents of the city to remember that a young man, Who lived on a farm between Rockfield and Delphi, gave up bis life in the Arctic regions, while a member of the Gcely expedition in 1881-1884. , He was William Whistler, who was one of the last to die before the relief expedition rescued the Greely party, and it was upon his flesh that the others survived. Examination of the remains, which were sent to his home, showed that the survivDrs, to sustain their own lives, were forced to resort to cannibalism. Following is a story which appeared In a Delphi newspaper at the time: "Will Whistler was born on the 16th Say of September, 1856, in a little house upon the farm, where his remains now lie in rest. The quiet little churchyard and burial lot adjoining were taken from land entered by bis grandfather, and were endowed Kith the family name. A few years f his life were sr.ent in West Virginia, and in 187 7. with his brother Clarence and his father, removed to Iowa. On Aug. 13, 1879, he enlisted si the United States army at Omaha, ind in 1881 was assigned to the Greely expedition on account of his handlome physique. "As stated in the preceding paragraph, they were last heard from on Kug. 12, 1881, when one vessel of the txpedition returned and the balance f the explorers continued on their vay. The returning boat brought letters from all the crew and the one rritten by the subject of this sketch hows, that he realized the dangers hat beset the enterprise. In this leter he asked the prayerful consideration of his friends. It was the last aessage ever received from him, for le died (?) on May 24, just a month irevious to the rescue on June 22. He Vas the last of seventeen to meet a limilar fate from cold and starvation. "The remains were sent to Delphi to a hermetically sealed iron coffin, Hid the army officers had strict orders firohibiting any attempt toward openngit. Examination Ordered. "Following the funeral service, the Reports given out by the soldiers that the body was badly decomposed, and contagious disease might result if the Coffin was opened, caused much comKent and finally disclosures made in ew York and Washington caused the Relatives to make an examination. "So persistent were the reports that hearly everyone felt beyond the semblance of a doubt that cannibalism fcvas resorted to by the starving men Df the Greely expedition, and that the Examination would show that the lives Of those saved were preserved only py eating the dead bodies of their fcompanions. "The party that met at the home of William Whistler, grandfather of the Unfortunate young man, was compospd of Drs. Angell, Heck, Smith and . .' Sharrer; Captain Lew Gros, A. Crampton, Charles Gros, G. W. Julien, C. H. . Kilgore. D. A. Fawcett. L. G. Beck, JCharles E. Claypool, William Whistler hnd wife. Christian Whistler, father of the deceased; Jacob Bowman and fc'ife, Jeff Deel and wife, Mrs. FunkhouBer, Mrs. George ,Deel, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Tritler. Samuel McDowell, Alfred McDowell, Noah Rosenberger, David Biddle, Ira Cross, Geo. Bobbins and Joe Robbins. "The earth that had been placed in the grave had not yet settled, and It Required but a few minutes to remove It. The huge iron box was removed rand placed on a table. Improvised for the "occasion. Fiftv-two iron bolts secured the lid, and these being unscrewed the lid was noiselessly raised. A strong odor of alcohol, but no suggestion of decay emanated from the ccsfcet. Each of the physicians pried Into the cotton surrounding the body Bnd soon the limbs were released. The body had been wrapped into a heavy woolen blanket and muslin, and this the doctors cut down tnrough the center and folded back to each side, leav- " Ing the remains in full view. A Shocking Sight. "The purple, flesh less face bore no resemblance to the.- man as he .was . known here. The tkin was dried to the skull, the sigJtless sockets and the half open mouth gave the corpse a look of mute, appealing agony. The , arms from the wrists to the shoulder were stripped clean not a particle of flesh or muscle remained. The bones and legs were scraped clean and presented a ghastly and sickening spectacle. Not a vestige of flesh was visible. In his back the skin' had been cut, laid back and not a suspicion of flesh remained. The back bones were bare, and froin tvll Indications the flesh had been xeuoved with a very tharp knife. It was the opinion of the physicians that the work had been Bone by a person thoroughly convex-

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WAS FOTILE EFFORT Prisoner Led to Execution Jumps Down a Steep Embankment. SHOT DEAD BY A SOLDIER Madrid, Oct. 2. One of the most notorious criminals in Spain, Jose Cano, made a dramatic attempt at escape just before his execution on Thursday at Ceuta, Morocco, by the Spanish authorities there. Cano's father met his death at the executioner's hands, his brother Is at present lying in the condemned cells at Ceuta and the young man himself he was only 28 was convicted of a long list of murders, robberies and other crimes. . An hour before the execution he asked for permission to bid farewell to his brother. He showed no signs of failing courage, eating and smoking with complete fortitude. Then, with heavy fetters on his feet, but with his hands free, he was led out by soldiers and priests to be shot. As, however, the procession passed the wall of the prison terrace overlooking the sea Cano made an extraordinary leap on the wall and jumped twenty-four feet down the other side on to the shore. But. hampered by his fetters, he could not run, and was almost immediately shot through the head and killed by the soldiers. During his career Cano had made four successful escapes from prisons. sant with anatomy, and probably a physician. Every portion of flesh had been removed from the body. "The remains were easily recognized. The third finger of the right hand had been mashed a few years before, and the nail grew down over the end. This finger presented its usual appearance. An upper tooth on the right side of the mouth had a peculiar appearance, and was also a means of recognition. The back of the head was said to be perfectly natural, and the red hair and whiskers were considered satisfactory evideuce of his identity. "The physicians each gave opinions about the examination. Flesh was found in the stomach, but none would vouch for it bein human flesh, although it was considered very possible. The sum and substance of the opinions are that the flesh had been removed by some one skilled in surgery. Dr. Beck said that he believed Whistler had partaken of a small amount of food before death. The matter was decomposed and ready for expulsions, but the organs were too weak to perform nature's design. Whether there was a trace of human flesh in the stomach or not is a question, of course, but the probability is that. there was. "The doctor manifested a belief in a startling theory. 1 am fully convinced. he declared, that these unfortunate men drew cuts and suffered death voluntarily, that their companion might live. '

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A DESPERATE DUEL French Army Officers Have a Fierce Fight Lasting An Hour. SWORDS THEIR WEAPONS Paris, Oct. 2. Two French officersCaptain Gerard and Captain Ange of the Fifty-first Line Regiment fought a desperate duel with swords yesterday morning in the grounds of the Paris Big Wheel. In addition they gave a magnificent fencing display. Captain Gerard holds certain socialistic views, and at Beauvais, where the regiment was stationed, Captain Ange on more than one occasion told his brother officer what he thought of him. One day in April last he struck Captain Gerard in the face. Hence the encounter, a military inquiry having in the meantime been held. The duel began at 7:rT) a. m., and lasted nearly an hour, the combatants fighting with grim determination and using their utmost skill in the effort to inflict fatal wounds. Both officers fought in white shirts, and Captain Ange, on account of his short sight, had t wear glasses. Eight rounds of three minutes each were fought, and in the second Captain Gerard was wounded in the forearm. The wound was dressed and the fight continued, Captain Ange being wounded in the fifth round. His injury was attended to, and in the seventh round both men were wounded again. In the eighth round Captain Gerarl managed to drive his rapier well into his opponent's right hand. The hand began to swell, and as Captain Ange was unable to grasp his sword again the seconds intervened and declared that honor was vindicated. The two adversaries contrary to the usual custom refrained from shaking hands after the combat. They saluted distantly and left the ground without exchanging a word. IS VERY CONFIDENT Fred Clarke Cannot See How The Tigers Will Defeat Pirates. HE SETS FORTH REASONS American News Service) Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 2. "There is no good reason why we should not beat Detroit In the coming series for the world's championship," said Manager Fred Clarke of the Pittsburg Pirates. "Why? Well, I think we have the better team. While I expect a hard battle all the way, I am satisfied that we will be able to beat them from the start. I agree with. Manager JeoainssJ

that it is better to have three or four good pitchers than one star and the rest medium. I have no stars But I have at least a auartet of as good pitchers as there are in the National league, and that is good enough for me in the coming fight with Detroit. I have looked my team over carefully. I cannot see one spot where it could be improved. I do not know a player in the National league who would make any position on the Pittsburg team stronger than it is now. This is a strong assertion but I mean it. I think the Pittsburg team is the best ever turned out by any league and I am confident that the coming series with Detroit will show our superiority. For a few days I was worried over Camnitz, who was ill, but he is right now and will be in the lineup and that means trouble for Detroit. We almost beat Boston six years ago when we had only one pitcher. We are much better now and have half a dozen pitchers. I do not think Detroit of today is stronger than were the Boston's under Collins. We will beat the Detroit's because we are the strongest."

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LIVING TOGETHER OF WHITES AND NEGROES IN MARITAL OR ILLICIT RELATIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. New Orleans, October 2. District Attorney Adams has announced his determination to enforce, without fear or favor, the law passed at the recent session of the Louisiana legislature that makes the living together of whites t and negroes in marital or illicit rela tions a crime punishable with imprisonment at hard labor. He has asked and has received theassistance of the police in running down cases of the kind, and has even promised that anonymous accusations shall be investigated. There is already a large crop of charges, and the belief. is expressed that the prosecution will be kept up with such vigor as to break up a practice almost as old as New Orleans. The law is not popular with the officials or the politicians who are afraid that enforcing it they will run into some old friend or distinguished citizen. As a matter of fact, the law would not be upon he statute books of Louisiana today but for the women, and especially the women's clubs of New Orleans. Miscegenation was quite general in New Orleans before th civil war, when the ambition of many free negro women was to become the placees of white men. The practice had no connection with slavery. Octoroons Disappearing. Intermarriages of whites and negroes was prohibited but no attempt was ever made t suppress this practice. Public sentiment did not even frowa on it, and the result was a large mulatto, quadroon and octoroon population in New Orleans. This is rapidly disappearing and being swallowed up in the mass of the negro population. When the process of amalgamation is completed the negroes of the southwest will be a nearly homogeneous race, negro with a lO per cent, streak of white blood. During the short period of republican and negro domination intermarriage between the races was pernjifted, but there were comparatively few marriages. Less that a dozen white women and most of those foreigners, married negroes. As soon as the whites secured power again this Intermarriage was prohibited. As the movement for the segregation of the races grew stronger, efforts were made to break up the old placee system. It seemed impossible at first to to secure any legislation on this subject, and all bills on the subject died in committee or were pigeonholed, giving rise to the suspicion that some people higher up did not want the law. Secret Organization. In a number of parishes, particularly in north Louisiant, the whites got tired of waiting for the desired legislation and set to work to put an end to unions between whites and negroes : by the methods of Judge Lynch. White men and negro women living together were visited by mobs of a secret organization calling themselves "Cau to Taft During His

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are strained between Sir William Crossman and labor, which pays him as Its representative on the Cardiff City council. When lord mayor two years ago he was knighted by the king, an act which pleased all but the extreme socialists. Since then, however, his salary of $650 per annum has fallen into arrears and he has been subject to a good deal of criticism. On Thursday evening the Cardiff Trades Council decided to end the deadlock by calling on Sir William to terminate his agreement as a labor councilor at the end of the cur rent year, and also decided to ascertain the Indebtedness of the respective branches to him and to call on them to pay him the arrears of his salary. The "whole Income" from the branches for his salary in 190S was only $200. Sir William is a sturdy stonemason and lives with Lady Crossman in the artisan quarter of the city. Besides being a councilor, he is a poor law guardian, a strong adherent of Methodism and a Sunday school teacher. Though labor demonstrations on Sundays are becoming more and more frequent, he has consistently refused to allow them to interfere with his religious work. There was a storm when, some time ago, he refused to support a nominee of the Labor party for one of the wards of the city against a Liberal candidate. On that occasion Sir William appeared on the platform of the Liberal. He holds the view that to sct labor against Liberalism is a suicldal policy, and that to expect any public representative to sacrifice the general interests of the city to the special claims of the trade union and socialist leaders is impossible. Hence the cleavage, which means that sir William can no longer look to his party for financial support, notwithstanding that he has sacrificed some of the best of his years in the interests of trade unionism. casians," taken to the woods and whip ped or tarred and feathered. They were warned that the next visit would be more serious, but there were no sec ojid visits. A few of the offenders left the country. Those who remained recognized the force of popular opinion and bowed to it. But the reform was limited to a few parishes. For the final passage of the law the women's clubs are mainly responsible. The Era and Arena clubs demanded the law. The subject was carried into the newspapers by the women. The governor in his message to the legislature. Insisted upon the passage of a strong anti-miscegenation law. i ne law as passed requires every judge at every meeting of the grand jury to call the attention of the latter to the new law, to read and explain it to them and to instruct them to Investigate all cases of miscegenation re ported and to find indictments. Th' statute has been followed very un equally throughout Louisiana. While in some cases the judges delivered the charges required of them, in others they neglected to do so and in still oth ers the grand jury ducked the investi gation. Utah Visit

Cardiff. Oct, 2. Relations

TORTURE THE PRISONERS NINETY-THREE HUMAN HEADS ON SPEARS WERE HELD UP TO THE RULER AS HE REVIEWED SAVAGE TROOPS.

London, Oct. 2. K&id Belton. the English officer who was appointed commander of the Moorish troops br Mulal Hafid sixteen months ago. and who recently resigned his post owlnj to the atrocities practiced by the sultan on his prisoners, lias Just arrived in London. Mulal Hafid was most unwilling to lose the service of an officer who has been brilliantly successful throuxhout the fighting that has taken plam In Morocco during the last twelve months, and offered him In writinc an extended contract and Increases emoluments. Kaid Belton spoke yesterday of his adventures In Morocco. Is Young Man. The kaid is a sun-tanned, soldierly looking man, young he Is barely turned 27 spare, square-shouldered, with the keen, steady eye and resolute mouth nd chin of the experienced fighting roan. Young as he Is, he has seen as much active service as generally falls to the lot of the middle-aged soldier; and his recent campaign against Bu Hamara, the roghl. or pretender, has left him in Iron-hard condition. "I was sorry for many reasons, be said, "to leave the sultan's service. But I think no self-respecting Englishman could pretend to Ignore the very kind of barbarity that England herself has always been foremost in putt ins; down all the world over; and as my representations In the matter were Ignored, I judged It best to resign as soon as I decently could. Strong Expedition. "I would not leave the sultan's ser vice until the rebellion was put dowx and he was firmly established on the throne again; but, bavins; seen th campaign through from first to last, I cannot, I think, be charged with having neglected my duty or with golnj back on the terms of my contract. And I must say that the sultan was always been exceedingly good to me, both to personal matters and in respect of my comraandership. He Insisted that I should be given a free hand In all field operations, and was most cordial In bit appreciation of my successes. "On my way through Fex I received the sultan's thanks In public' Hit majesty placed his hand on my head and said: 'May God be ever with you. "I should like to say at this point, said Kaid Belton, "that In all these expeditions my troops had .behaved beautifully. There was no head-taking, no looting! no complaints of ant kind from the villagers. I dont claim the credit for that, though. Kaid Sir Harry Maclean spent thirty yean of hard work on the Moorish army, and that is the fruit of it. Then a strong expedition was organized against the roghl, and utterly routed his troops. Bu Hamara himself was taken, and, as you know. U now in a cage in Fez. "It was at this point, and In the skirmishes of this last expedition, that the tortures, head-takings, and mutilation! began. I sent protests in vain, and when I tried to see the sultan personally, he, knowing my object, declined' to erant an audience. He sent Instead J when I threatened to resign, bis offer of an extended contract and larger pay. "But this was not what I wanted. I simply could not stand the treatment of the prisoners. On the last official parade which I attended In Fez. ninety-three human heads were held up before the sultan on the ends of rifles. Later In the same day twenty of the doghi's officers had their right hands cut off at the wri6t"The bands were taken to Mulal Hafid on a tray, as a proof that his ordersThad been carried out. Superb Courage. "By the way. as an Instance of the superb courage of the Moor, let me tell you of one incident I saw at these mutilations. After the band of a prisoner had been severed, the stump was thrust Into a caldron of boiling oilnot, you understand, by way of further torture, but simply to stop the bleeding. Well, I never heard so much as a whimper from a single one of those twenty men. That In itself was bardihood enough: but that Is not all. "One prisoner, having stretched out his right arm and suffered the mutilation .walked over to the caldron of oil which was placed on a fire. The man had a cigarette between bis Hps and while the stump of bis arm was plunged In the boiling liquid he calmly stooped and lighted his cigarette at the flames. "Later on 300 more beads were brought In. I tried to see the sultan again, but in vain. It was no good protesting to the wazirs (the ministers.) They said, probably with perfect truth, that If they dared to say word against the sultan's orders they would lose their own heads. -Next day. therefore. X left Fes with tw nf In - tr -ultsn '

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