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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
FIGURES ON NEW YORK.
'Teddy' Roosevelt May Have Over
$4,000 Plurality.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The Herald says:
Politicians were all figuring yesterday on
the result of the coming election in this
State. Frederick S. Gibbs, Republican ma
tional committeeman, gave the following
estimate: Roosevelt's plurality north of
Bronx, 10000; Van Wyck's plurality south
of Bronx, $1,000. Roosevelts plurality in
the State, $1,000
Colonel Baxter, clerk of the Assembly
made this estimate: Roosevelts plurality
north of Bronx. $780, Van Wyck's plural
'ity south of Bronx, 1900. Roosevelt's plu-
rality in the State, $4,000. Colonel Baxter
predicted that there would be eighty-five
Republicans and sixty-five Democrats in the
Assembly and thirty Republicans and twen-
ty Democrats in the Senate.
While neither Chairman O'Dell, of the
Republican state committee, nor Chairman
Barnes, of the executive committee, would
give figures, Colonel Roosevelts managers
predict that his pluranty above the Bronx
will be more than $4,000, and that Van
Wyck's lead below the river will be less
than 60,O0O This would give Roosevelt
plurality of more than 10000.
John F. Carroll has not yet received the
figures of the Tammany district leaders,
but his own estimate is that Van Wyck
will have 10000 plurality in Greater New
York
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A HEARTLESS FATHER.
Tells How He Tied His Sons Body On
the Railroad Tracks.

NEW YORK, Oct 3O.-Nicholas Jackson,
of Hackensack, who was sent to Trenton
Prison to serve ten years for causing the
death of his six-year-old son Louis con-
fessed to Sheriff Herring and Deputy Sheriff
Jackson while they were on their way to
Trenton from Hackensack with the pris-
oner. On this information Mrs. Jackson is
held as an accessory to the murder of her
stepson. Here are Jackson's words to the
sheriff:
My wife, whom 1 had only recently mar
ried, did not like Louis, my little boy, and
we had many quarrels about him. She
helped me to plan the murder and was to
put the boy on the tracks. / went to Tea
neck and stood near the West Shore Rail-
road track. 1 was afraid to put the
youngster on the tracks alive, for fear he
would get off. so l struck him on the stom-
ach with an iron bolt that made him uncon-
scious. Then l put him on the track just
below the crossing and waited for a train
to come along. When l was convinced that
he was dead 1 went home. l fixed up the
story about my leaving the boy asleep in
the hill near the tracks to save my life. The
jury believed me and found me guilty of
manslaughter, thinking that Louis walked
on the track and was struck by a train.
got off dead easy
Prosecutor Stagg will go 10 Trenton this
week and make arrangements to lave
Jackson appear before the next grand Jury
to testify as to Mrs. Jackson's connection
with the plan of murder
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To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
The Seymour correspondent of the Jour-
nal says that two years ago Hamlin Smith
was chairman of the Republican county
committee and was also candidate for rep
resentative, and that he voted for the DEM
ocratic candidates for commissioners. He
did not state in the article of the same date
that he, with about one hundred other Re-
publicans of Seymour, voted for Allen
Swope, Democratic candidate for the Leg
islature, over Smith, Republican, thereby
throwing their Influence directly against the
interest of the administration and the cleo
ton of Hon. c. w. Fairbanks, who was a
candidate for United States senator These
same Republicans are now supporting
Democrat for the Legislature who, if elect
ed. Will vote against all the interests of the
administration. This is one of the wise
methods the Seymour Republicans have
concocted to disrupt the Democratic party
in Jackson county by supporting a Demo-
cratic candidate for the Legislature. John
Fox is the Republican candidate for the
Legislature and is pledged to vote for a Re-
publican for the United States Senate if
elected. He is true-blue Republican, and
IL he is not elected the Republicans of Sey-
mour will be responsible The Republicans
of the west end of the county will all vote
for John Fox and the entire Republican
ticket. HAMLIN SMITH.
BrOwnstown, Ind, Oct. so.
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SHOULD SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT.
Reasons Why lit Should BE Done Re-
EardIess of Party.
T9nx-i ID

congress, III unanimously supporting the
President at the outbreak of the war, ex-
pressed the overwhelming views of the peo-
pie OF the entire country. The elections
the world that the Americans are not tickle
minded, and that they are still supporting
the administration. The diiatory tactics
of the Spaniards in the peace conference at
Paris and in the evacuation conference at
Havana are to be viewed with good deal
of seriousness. 1t might prove very unfor-
tunate if at this critical juncture the cleo
tons should seem to turn against the Pres
ident and his policy "Algerism" as pub
lie issue is not understood in foreign parts,
lican party this fall the result would be in
terpreted abroad as condemnation of the
war and its larger results This would
make the final settlement with Spain con-
siderably more difficult, for it would
courage the Spanish diplomats to protract
the negotiations still more tedously; while
seeking in every direction to draw other
European countries into the controversy.
The term "Algerism is not here used to
convey reproach or condemnation, for 1t is
not our function to pass judgment in adj
vance of an opportunity to weigh all the
facts. But, justly, or unjustly, 'AlgeriSm
has been made an issue in politics. The war
will not be completely ended until peace
in hand by our representatives at Paris is
of critical Importance. While actual fight
ing was the order of the day, the country
stood by the President regardless of party.
show of unanimity should be maintained
while negotiations are pending. Our COM
misSioners at Paris seem to have been man.
aging case admirably thus far, and
high grounds of patriotism justify the loyal
upholding Of Mr. McKinley's hands. His adj
dress at Omaha last month broad,
statesmanlike and eloquent, and he seems
to have grown with his great tasks
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| NUMEROUS AFFAIR
TWO WASHINGTON STRIKE LEADERS
SHOT BY N0NUNION MINER.
They Are Said TO Have First Assault
ed the Man, who Is Now i'm Jail
and Under Police Protection.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
( WASHINGTON, Ind, Oct. s3O.-This morn
ing at II o'clock Austin Kocher. "A nonunion
coal miner. shot Richard Reibmeister and
Lon Ragsdale. Reibmeister is not seriously
injureN.. but Ragsdale is badly hurt. Reib-
fneister received a wound in the side Rags
Gale is shot twice in the neck. Both the
men shot are strike leaders.
The trouble occurred on Meridian street,
near Kocher's home. Kocher was walking
along the street when Ragsdale yelled
''scab at him. Kocher cid not reply. The
word was repeated several times, and Rags
dale attempted to hit Kocher with a brick
when Kocher drew his revolver and fired
two shots. both taking effect in Ragsdale's
neck. Reibmeister ran to Ragsdale and
tried 10 strike Kocher, when Kocher shot
Reibmeister in the side. He fired another
shot, but it did not take effect.
Kocher was arrested ana is now in JAIL
AS Kocher was being taken to jail Charles
Neidig, another striker. threw brick at
Kochers brother, Alb Kocher, who caught
and beat him in the face. Both were ar
rested, but afterward released. There may
be serious trouble over the affair. The
miners declare they will have revenge for
shooting their leaders Kocher's friends are
equally as determined that they shall get
justice, and a battle between the two sides
may occur at any time Kocher is guarded
al the Jail. and the police are prepared for
more trouble
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-A cablegram
was received at the War Department to-
day from General Otis, at Manila, giving
the following deaths since his last report:
Oct. H.-Sergt. Maj. Roy w. Hover,
First South Dakota, malarial fever.
Oct. 22.--Privates Henry H. Weaver,
Tenth Pennsylvania, chronic dysentery;
Alfred j. Erisman, First Nebraska, typhoid
fever; Thomas w. P Harvey, Fourteenth
Infantry, malarial fever.
Oct. 23.-Privates Arthur c. Simms, First
Nebraska, acute diarrhea; Frank II. Heely,
hospital corps, typhoid fever.
Oct. 25.-Private b. Blee, Twenty-third
Infantry, smallpox.
Oct. 26.-Privates Charles ]. Jorgensen,
Eighteenth Infantry, typhoid fever; John
Morgan, First North Dakota; acute dysen-
terry; Corporal Royal H. Smith, First South
Dakota, smallpox
Oct. N.-Private Earl w. Osterhout, First
Nebraska, typhoid fever
Oct. 2S.-Private Walter ]. Mclean, First
Montana, typhoid fever.
Sept S--Private Edward Manches First
South Dakota, typhoid fever; not reported
at the time. OTIS.
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be TO carry out a series of absurdities suf-
1icient to provoke the derisive laughter of
the world.
ue ~ not believe that the Americans are
going to spend many millions of dollars,
and perhaps waste hundreds of valuable
lives, for the purpose of reconquering
the Philippines for Spain, when 1t is
almost certain that if the islanders are
assured that the Americans propose to
hold the islands or establish protecto-
rate over them they can be brought into
shape with comparatively little trouble and
made. to respect the rights and property
of all foreigners. The Spaniards and all
foreigners should be-nay, must be-pro-
tected against the natives that have been
stirred up by the American intrigues and
the natives must be protected from the ten
der. merc;es of the Spaniards. The Phil
ippines question is big one even for I'm
Gle Sam. We believe that it can be much
simplified by his keeping right ahead on the
line on which he apparently started when
he made up his mind to send big army
and a governor general to the Islands
Should. however, he attempt to turn to one
side or back out, then the trouble is sure
to commence. If it was not intended to
hold the islands not a soldier should have
left the States; and. above ALL there should
have been no intrigue with Aguinaldo.
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British Export Gazette Oondon.)


1t is clearly evident that Uncle Sam has
put on his thinking cap and the subject
(which he is now considering IS how to ex-
plot our South African possessions. AT the
present time he is rather at disadvantage,
for our manufacturers and merchants nave
control of the market. and their business
of trial and experience and common ass1ml-
lation. There is also solidarity between
the colonies and the mother country which
it is difficult to break through. All the
same, our Yankee cousin is hopeful and
thoughtful. He sees that the freight rates
of the shipping combine" favor his trade,
a necessity of his business. is inferior as
trade stimulus to the credit system estao-
lished between the British manufacturer
and the South African trader He might be
disposed to accord this advantage were he
assured against risk. and he pins his faith
to the establishment some day, OF some
tIistinctively American institution which will
provide him with information OF the nnan-
cial standing of buyers which VIII give MIN
In the meantime he seeks to make up for
these disadvantages to his business by all
the push and resourcefuinesS-and II is no
mean quantity-which American ingenuity
knows of. His study OF customers is un-
bounded and his accommodation to their
desires knows no limit he ie1s n no occasion
edge the merits of his wares, even If no sale
results confident that the future will justify
his exertionS. BY such tactics these he
is pressing close his British competitor at
all trade outlets and his eXertions in many
cases are justified by the orders he is book
ing right under the noses or MS more con-
servative relations.
On several hands information is daily
reaching of the success which Is attend
ing his efforts, which is full of admonition
and warning to home firms. When foes are
equally matched war is more disastrous
and our kinsmen across the Atlantic may
be reckoned 10 be our equals, If not some
times going one better For these reasons
the need for introspection and circumspec-
ton by. British traders in all departments
comes daily more urgent if we are TO main
tain and increase our hold of South African
trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31
A SOLDIER MURDER.
One of the San Juan Heroes Kills a
COmrade at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 30-John f. Coyle,
member of the Nineteenth United States In
fantry stationed in Porto Rico, here on a
sick furlough was tonight shot to death
by John Derr, a member of Company A,
Twenty-first United States Infantry, sta
toned at Plattsburg N. Y, also here on
sick furlough. The tragedy occurred in
saloon on Greer avenue. Witnesses say
that Coyle attempted to stab Derr with a
knife and Derr shot in self defense. Coyie
was removed to the City Hospital alive,
but died soon after. He refused to make
an ante-mortem statement EXCEPT to call
Derr a coward for shooting MIN. DER sur
rendered to the police. Derr participated
in the fight at San Juan and his brother
Arthur shot down at his side by the
Standards
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"uNcLE HARRY. ROSS DEAD.
wealthy and Aged Resident of Terre
Haute Since 1924.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 3O--Mr. Harry
Ross, the aged pioneer-here, died this after
noon from injuries received in fall a week
ago. For generation he has been known
as Uncle Harry Ross. He was nearly
ninety-eight years old, and was the head
of one OF the most prominent families in
western Indiana. Mr.. Ross was born in
Saratoga county, New York, March 2, 1901.
He was the fifth of twelve children. While
very young the family moved to Albany,
and by the time he was a youth of fifteen
TO Onondaga county, on the site of the pres
ept city Of Syracuse. Three elder brothers.
RUSSELL John and James, the latter Of
whom died in this city a few years ago, and
who was the last remaining member of the
family except Uncle Harry" came to In
diana about 1875 and went into the brick
making business near Vincennes. Later
they prevailed on the remainder of the fam
lily to come to this State. The start was
made in the fall of 1919, and it was hoped
to reach this locality by travelling over
land and by water before the middle of
winter, but the emigrants were caught at
Wheeling by a frozen river and remained
there until the following March. They
Travelled from Evansville to Vincennes in
wagons, carrying their household effects
Soon afterward the brothers established
a brickyard at Hutsonvile, ILL.,, forty miles
north of Vincennes on the Wabash river,
whence Mr.. Harry Ross and James Ross
came here in 1924 After being in the brick
making business here until 1888 they opened
q general store and prOspered. They were
in the river trade with the fatboatmen,
who took pork and whisky to New Orleans
Mr.. Harry Ross was a member of the first
board of directors of the Terre Haute
& indianapolis Railroad Company and re-
manned on the board until the reorganiZa-
tiOn following the Ives deal.
Until a few years ago he was frequently
seen on the streets. and his tall figure, with
white hair, made him known to every one
the oldest continuous resident of the
city. In the early days of the town he was
prominent in public and business affairs and
in the church. He was one of the original
founders of the First Congregational
Church. the one to which Beecher came here
from Indianapolis to conduct revival, and
where Lyman Abbott preached during his
first regular passionate. Uncle Harry left
three children: Mrs l.. F. Perdue, Mrs. f..
r. Bryant and Mr.. Ed Ross, all of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-31


Among the many curious stories afloat
about the New York campaign and New
York politics is one to the effect that the
Catholics have discovered that Boss
croker is Protestant which fact is offered
IN explanation of his attack upon Judge
DAILY, who is an honored member of one of
the most powerful Catholic clubs in the
United States companion piece to this
story is another that Roosevelt is a Catholic
and that the Catholic Church influence Is
being thrown in his favor for that reason.
If Croker is not a Catholic he has kept the
fact concealed up to this time. His af-
hiations are with members of the Catholic
faith The truth about Roosevelt's religious
connection is that he is carried on the rolls
of Dutch Reformed church in the city of
New York, and that his wife and her fam
lily are kpiscopalians. Roosevelt is not
what might be called religious man, how
ever. He admitted to friend not long ago
that he had been neglectful of his obliga-
tions to the church. and that he had not
gone to service a dozen times in as many
years. The Dutch Reformed Church in New
York is the one to which a majority of the
old Knickerbockers still acknowledge allie
glance.
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Croker's Two Blunders.
Washington Special.


New York Democrats who mix up in nrac-
tlcai politics say that if the State is lost
10 them this fall 1t will be because of two
gross plumbers made by Boss Croker
one in advertising that the brewers had
raised corruption fund of $3.50. co., and the
other in attempting to discipline the Judi
cary by denying denomination to a Judge
VINO holds position in New York very
much similar to that so long held by Judge
Gary in Chicago. The purpose of the brew
ers is confessedly the repeal of the Raines
law, which yields Il revenue of nearly SIP
100000 to the State and municipalities. The
repeal of the law would increase the burden
OF taxation upon the masses of property
owners, hence everybody who owns a dol
Iar worth of real estate or personal prop
erty that the assessor can find feels re-
lglousy bound TO antagonize anything the
brewers may want 1t is question which
appeals directly to the pocketbook, and in
TINS case it is multitude against small
c0mplnatlon. Since Croker has emerged from
the spell or silence and gone TO talking he
mas fallen immeasureably in the esteem of
Els followers. lie made his reputation by
keeping his mouth shut. He is in danger
OF talking himself into obscurity.
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FEARLESS NEGRO SOLDIERS.
Neither Yellow Fever Nor the Span
iards Could Stampede Them.

Cleveland Moffett ia Leslies Weekly.
1T was of the utmost moment that order
be kept among this throng: tnat Iood pe
distributed aud that attention be paid 10
the sick, including our own SICK soluiSfs,
who lay about everywhere in greatest neeu.
A hospital was set up apart from me .i rest 81,
for yellow fever cases, and saw by the IN,
oreasins number of these that we Woulu
need many nurses and cooks specially de-
THE two important things, then, from a
medical point of view, were soldiers to DO
police duty in the town and soldlers LOT
service in tha yellow fever hosp'tta a. CO.. %
eral Shafter asking that company OF men
be detailed me for this service; General
Shafter sent back word that the need OF
men on the fighting line W as so great that
he did not see how any could be spared.
l made respectful reply that the hghting
important than the fighting of Spanlards
Then | appealed to General Miles. without
delay he sent me not company, put reg
inent Of mcn--this very Twenty-fourth IN
fantry that you saw coming on the trans
port.
Perhaps you do not know the he's super per
rle sometimes in the face of plague; they
will go to pieces like children and become
absolutely useless Wnen cte. % their arrivsi
7 feared that this was about to happen, Tor
negroes were stretched out on the ground
in detected groups. many OF them on the
pc Yet | made the demand, asking the
colonel of the regiment to appeal 10 MS
men so that, say, a dozen of them would
come as volunteers for work in the hospl-
tai.
in they will have to stay In, ana tnat l
want no man TO come out who is not Wiling
to face the danger. Do you think can get
twelve men,? -
1--we shall see answered the colonel,
with a queer little smile and little later
he made the call. explaining to those half
sick, half-discouraged negroes what was
pH nf them. there neeQ
men to come ND and look the fever scouree
in the face and stay there: We're there any
twelve who would volunteer? Now, wh@t
do YOU think the answer was-how many OF
those negroes do you suppose came for-
ward? Not twelve men, not hundred men,
but every single man in the regiment
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street-car Magnate a bankrupt.

PORTLAND. Ore. Oct. 3O-George A.
Steel and George A. Steel & Co have pc
titioned the United States Court to be de-
clared bankrupts and to be discharged from
all indebtedness. The assets, as given in
the petition, are $4,000 and the liabilities
SAIL 600 Mr.. Steel's failure is due to his
efforts to support with his own fortune the
East-sde Electric Railway between Port
land and Oregon City Arrangements had
been completed to float the bonds of the
company when the panic of 1898 set in and
the sale was not contaminated. The COM
foreclosure
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Berlin Letter in Philadelphia Times.

Berlin Letter in Philadelphia Times.
In spite of semi-official denial that the
Emperor is asking anything from the Sui
tan, adviceS received her, from CONSTANT
nople report that MuSSulInanS are convinced
the Sultan will make Emperor William some
great gift, the Island of Rhodes or the port
of Haifa the Bay of Acre, at the foot
of Mount Carmel This would seem an APP
proprate gift, for one mile west of Haifa.
at the immediate foot of the mount is a
German-American mission colony. having a
good school, sixty stone dwellings and mans
ufactories of soap and olive wood wares.
The colony has a population of over three
hundred souls. while Haifa itself has pop
ulation of over four thousand.
The Turks seem to have displayed genuine
enthusiasm the visit of the German
Emperor and Empress to Constantinople.
The mullahs of the mosques at STEAMBOAT
assembled on the eve of their Majesties'
departure to express in public prayer their
sympathy for the Emperor of Germany.
Dispatches received here from st. Peters,
burg show that the Emperor'S journey to
the East is viewed there with the greatest
suspicion, and it is fully believed that En-
peror William is DESTROYS of acquiring
portion of Ottoman territory. The Novoe
Vremya, writing in this sense, warns Tur-
key that even slight cessionsssf Turk
ish territory will be the beginning of the
partition of the Turkish empire, if not of
it's ruin.