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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-11
Important Conference.

The Interstate-commerce Commission held
a conference at Washington yesterday with
a number Of railroad men ON the question OF
rates. Many complaints have reached the
commission to the effect that some of the
| roads are failing to observe their published
rates and the conference was for the pur-
/ pose of securing compliance with the law In
this respect. The meeting was largely at
tended by railroad managers, most of those
present representing Western lires. The
proceedings were in executive session
| Among the speakers at the first session were
representatives of the Union Pacific, the
| Northern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe lines, all of whom represented
that harmony prevails generally among the
trunk lines Of the West. All asserted that
not only they, but their ~neighbors as well,
were observing the requirements as TO pub
ished rates.
The afternoon session was devoted largely
10 the discussion of the question of export
and import rates. This is a disauieting fea-
ture in railroad rates and the cause of much
complaint. Railroad men and the commits
sion recognize the difficulty arising from the
outside out sna the y limits hts Of on the United States (
fixed largely by foreign carriers and prin-
cipally by the steamship companies, but not
withstanding this fact IL is charged that
some of the railroad lines take this character
of freight at almost any price and entirely
regardless of their own published schedules
The awkward character of the situation Il
realized, however. and all the railroad mer
present expressed a desire to remedy IT,
They went so far as TO hold a meeting OF
their own after the adjournment Of the con
ference with the commissioners with the
hope Of being able to perfect an agreement
This they failed to accomplish because OF
the varied and conflicting interests, and the
entire matter was referred to the Western
Traffic Committee, of which Mr.. James f
Fletcher, OF the Fort Scott & Memphis road
is chairman The committee was instructed
to devise a plan and submit ii TO the trunk
line managers. Aside from this the meeting
was harmonious and satisfactory. About
sixty roads were represented at the meeting
and all expressed themselves as content &c
observe their own rates and as convinced
that their competitors were observing their;
except in the matter of the export and i'm
port business They reported that this con.
dition had continued since the first OF jan
uary. when the present agreement went into
| effect, and said that altogether the situation
was more satisfactory In this respect thar
it had been for years. A similar conferences
will be held on Friday with the managers oi
| the Southern roads.
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PITTSBURG, May M.-Seven errors and
poor batting is not the way to win games.
Pittsburg got three hits and one run in the
first inning and did no good after that until
the ninth, when the substitutes were put in
and four runs were batted In. Attendance,
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Standing of the National League.

Games Scheduled for To-Day.
Baltimore at Boston.
Washington at Brooklyn
New York at Philadelphia
Cincinnati 1T Pittsburg.
ST Louis at Cleveland.
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Baltimore ......O 2 1 0 0 0 0-5 u 2
Boston ..........O o 0 0 o 0 0 90 s 2

Batteries-Nops and Robinson; Klobedanz
and Bergen. Earned runs-Baltimore, 2
Two-base s. Long, Holmes, La
chance. Home un-Brodie. Stolen bases
Lowe. Stafford, Magoon. Double plays
Long, Lowe and Tenney: Collins, Lowe and
Tenney; McGraw and Lachance. Bases on
balls-Off Nops, i; of Klobedanz, 2. Hit
by pitched ball-Sheckard, Duffy. Struck
out-By Nops, 5; by Klobedanz. 4. Time
2:lI. Tmpires-Gaffney and Andrews.
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western Learuc standinr.
To-Day's Games.

Indianapolis at Columbus.
Detroit at Buffalo.
Kansas City at Milwaukee.
St. Paul at Minneapolis.
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STORAGE


S~TORAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage Com
pany. corner East Ohio street and Decline
tracks; only hrst-ciass storage solicited. GRAFT
A ~CIALT
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BOSTON, May 10.-The former champions
shut out the champions for the second time
this season. Nops proving too much for
the hard hitters of the Boston team. The
three leaders of the Baltimores did most OF
the batting, while McGraw's work at third
was especially brilliant. The home team
played listlessly throughout the game. At
tendance. $500. Score:
RHE
Baltimore ......O 1 2 1 0 0 0 0|5 II ;
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TIN that ballots cast Tor members OF the
advisory committee must be forwarded by
train service or mail before May "a, which
is the date set for the election. The tellers
appointed are: David Rock and III. D.. Case,
Of the Panhandle, and Truman Smith, of
the Pennsylvania lines. Ballots are to be
forwarded to the present members of the
advisory board. and each voter must cast
his ballot for some candidate on the division
where he is employed. The present members
OF the advisory board are Horace Whit
comb, machinist. Dennison, o.: Charles ID.
Luce, engineman, and Hiram White, train
dispatcher, Logansport, Ind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
WITHIN THE GERMAN SPHERE.
CHINESE ATTACK FOREIGNERS
NEAR THEIR CONSULATE.

May Be the Beginning of Serious OPP
The Tsung Lii Yamen Is Trying to
Let the Empire Down EnsiIy-HOw
the Landing of the Germans Was
Brought About-The Fear of the
Chinese.
Pekin, March 31.-The disturbance in the
province of Shan Tung, during the whole
winter, have been causing serious anxiety
and have eliminated in the Imprisonment
of German priest at the town of Thine
actually within 100 Ii "a Ii approximately
is three cables length of The German
sphere about Kiau-Chou
The correct facts regarding the attack
on German officer and several compan-
ions show that German naval patrol
consisting of an officer and six men, land
ed at I-Chou and advanced a short dis
lance inland. This patrol was met by a
detachment of Chinese soldiers, who fired
upon the Germans. The officer in charge
of the German detachment caused the fire
to be returned, killing several Chinese, but
his party was obliged to retire. and the
German admiral Is idHuiHS d stronger
force, to restore order.
The presence of nearly the whole of the
German fleet at Kiau-Chou, it is believed,
indicates the possibility of extensive oper-
atoms, and The Chinese, In consequence
are seriously alarmed.
The Tsung Lii Yamen, in order to show
its desire to remove all possible causes of
friction, has dismissed three magiste tes
voluntarily, although the German minis
ter, Baron Won Heyking, has been con,
stantly pressing for their disgrace.
The fearful ravages' of the Yellow river
flood have caused terrible misery ana
great discomfort in the province of Shan
Tung. and the native officials have been
unable TO maintain order.
The landing of the Germans is intended
to show the Chinese that if they are I'M
able to control the populace it is neces-
sary for the foreigners TO protect them
selves.
The Imprisonment of the German mis-
sionary near the German sphere of influ-
ence about Kiau-Chou is difficult to ex-
pain, as the place mentioned is within
easy march of a German outpost
The Chinese fear that the present oper-
atoms will expand the German admins
tration to the hundred lis sphere.
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NEW DRY DOCK FOR ALGIERs.
VIII BE the largest Floating Dry
Dock in the World


Washington, March 1.-Representative
Meyer of Louisiana was at the navy de-
partment to-day to confer with Rear Ad-
miral Endicott, Of the. bshesua of yards
and docks, relative to1t he. commencement
of the work upon The steel dry dock at
Algiers, La, for the construction of which
the contract has been awarded TO the
Maryland Steel Company. ,sy
He was informed that the. contract, al
though awarded. mad not, been signed as
the department is awaiting some supple
mentary plans which are being procured
from England. The contract requires that
work upon the dock shall commence TWEEN
ty days after 1t is signed,
Much of the work win be done at Algiers
as the Maryland Steel Company has al
ready requested the use of the entire gov
eminent reservation there, but 1t has not
yet been decided whether the hull OF the
dock will be put together in the Chesa-
peake and hoated TO Algiers. or whether
the plates win be shipped to Algiers and
put together there.
This new steel floating dock will be the
largest dock of its kind in the world, capa-
bic Of receiving a 15,ooo ton battleship.
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Cats Carry Disease.

FROM the London GLOBE.
Cats will become unpopular, If the cor
respondence In several Of our contempo-
rares regarding their dissemination of
disease among human beings continues
much longer. The cat, so the alarmists
are persistently assuring us, catches diph-
iberia, influenza and pneumonia. and inn
parts them to its household. This Is a
work of supererogation on the part of the
cat. A man can always catch as much
diph iberia as he is likely to want for
himself; and a very small modlcum of in
tiuena Will, with ordinary care, last any
reasonably economical household for a
very long time. But veterinary surgeons
and others are writing to the papers TO
narrate authentic cases of these diseases
being introduced IN a lavish and extrava-
CANT manner into domestic circles by the
common or household cat. And the cat,
regarded as a center of infection, is pecu-
harly dangerous; for when pussy is i'll all
the juvenile members of a family begin
to pet her and make much OF her, with,
as II now appears dangerous, IL not fatal,
results to themselves 1t Is an old saying
that when the cat has a cold 1t will go
through the house; and influenza may be
regarded as a cold withall its bad points
magnif1ed a hundred times. Also II Is
noteworthy that in many counties of Eng
land the tradition exists that persons who
play much with cats never have good
health; and the cruel practice of our an
cestors who drowned sick cats because
1t was "unlucky" If a cat died In the
house, may have had sound hygienic orr
gin At present the weight of testimony
rs certainly against the cats; and IL un-
popularity should result In diminution of
the legions in London no one would
grleve.
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THREE HANGED FOR MURDER.
Two White Men and Negro Sc
cured $4,000 by Their ACT

ceu FS,OUO by Their Act.
Troy, Ala, March 3l-Thomas Johnston
and Richard Hale, white men. and San,
Rivers, colored, were. hanged. here TODAY
for the murder of Mrs. ira Myers and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. Myers, last De-
cember
The negro, Sam Rivers, was hung FIRST
He said he was ready and told about the
same tale as at The trial last month-that
he was made 10 take part in the murder
by the two white men.
The white men were then hung Tbev
denied their guilt to the last.
Early In December last, near Josie pike
county, Mrs. Ira Myers, ya-widow. ana her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. Myers were
murdered and their home set on fire The
object was robbery. and The nlurderers Sc
cured nearly $1,000 ce5t
A man named Cook who was hired Ia
look after the place and who slept in tho
house, was badly injured by the robbers
but managed TO recover consciousness In
time to drag out the bodies of the two
women. He was the principal witness al
the trial Rivers turned states evidence
on the promise of clemency go
A search of the white mems cells last
night brought 10 light a. saw and other
implements for epBir@Iobars, and a ban
of oiled yarn. The men had intended to
fire the prison, and inthe excitement make
their way to liberty.
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evidence taken as TO the truth of falsIty
of the charge. II in the opinion of the
board 1t has been sustained, a day Is APP
pointed when the victim shall he purified.
and spot is selected This Is usually In
running stream, as II is held that the
devil cannot stand running water.
A crowd of worshlppers form a ring
around the unfortunate subject, ana
march TO the stream. chanting a weird
wall. Arriving two of the strongest men
force the victim into the water, and though
he struggles violently, they hold him un-
der until the devil goes out"-that is, I'M
I'll he becomes quiet; and frequently when
taken out prompt remedies have to be re-
sorted 10 to prevent death from drowning
In one or two instances the victims per-
ished. After that the authorities inter-
fered and ceremoples of this kind are now
rare and conducted much more carefully.
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Black for Mayor of Augusta.

a augusta Ga, March 31.-In the munici-
pal contest to-day the only development
was the withdrawal OF Mr.. Dunbar ana
Ie publication Of the numerously signed
tbe'i'lon OF Maj. ]. c. C. Black TO run. He
,.as NOT yet given his answer, but his ac-
- ptahce Is counted on. Mr. Charles A
H. 100 mas not yet consented 10 withdraw
r ne "a hdidacy in favor Of Blaek ana har-
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THE CHIRos OF poRTo R1co.
A Curious Religious Sect of the Is
land.
From the Baltimore Herald.

land.
From the Baltimore Herald.
Strange tales of curious religious sect
In Porto Rico are told, says a Bingham
ton letter to the Herald by Rev. William
Maxfeld, a returned missionary. The
sect, which carefully excludes foreigners,
is know as Chiros. one of its peculiar
ceremonies is that Of "nogging the devil"
This rite Is celebrated every Friday. at
daybreak. In the seaport towns 1t takes
place on board fishing smacks or other
craft owned by members Of the sect, and
often IS attended by the entire population
of the village.
The life-size figure Of a man supposed to
represent his satanic majesty is dragged
on deck and amid jeers and curses, fast
ened to the yard-arm. For some time the
figure is allowed to hang, then ii Is car
ried three times around the deck of the
craft, and finally fastened to the capstan
or some convenient post, where the crowd
proceed 10 belabor 1t with clubs, shrieking
that they have killed the devil.
When the clothes are cut into shreds and
the figure entirely denuded, exposing the
block Of wood that serves as a head, 1t Is
repeatedly dipped overheard and finally
chopped into splinters and burned.
1T was in an inland town that / first
saw the ceremony" says Mr.. Maxheld. Il
was reused from sleep by the passing OF
bowling mob, dragging the form OF a
man. which they occasionally jumped upon
and kicked. My first impression was that
some unfortunate wretch had incurred
their wrath, and they were wreaking ven
geance on him.
"Hurrying on my clothes, rushed forth,
hoping to save the body from further mu>
tilation at least. Following the crowd TO
the public square I saw them halt and
haul the body on TO the limb of tree.
Then / saw that the figure was stuffed
with straw.
Quickly the bundle OF rags was fast
ened to the trunk, sticks were piled around
Il, and soon the fire was blazing merrily.
Around this pyre danced the disorderly
crowd, until suddenly there was an explo-
sion, and the figure was blown to pieces
A bag Of gunpowder has been fastened
around the neck Then the fire went
down, and the hooting crowd dispersed"
Another ceremony Of this strange peo-
pie is called drowning the devil," and
this Is sometimes accompanied with sers-
Gus consequences. The victim Is man or
woman OF incorrigible temper whom a
noighbor has charged with having a
devil. H
A council Of the "chlros' Is called ami
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A "sparrOvv Tree"
From the PhiIadelphia Record.


For many years the famous sparrow
tree" stood in the yard beside the Baldwin
mansion, in Chestnut street, above Elev-
enth street II was such famous sight,
when fully occupied by its feathered resi-
dents, that people from all parts of the
county were interested in watching it.
Every evening. about half an hour before
dark, the birds would begin to assemble
until the tree was literally loaded down
with thousands of the chattering little fell
lows. An electric light in the immediate
vicinity was covered with colored globe
and for a time this strange sight kept
the birds away. but soon they came back
again IN greater numbers than before
Finally the mighty convention of spar
rows became such a nuisance that the
owner of the property was compelled to
cut the tree down. The birds then chose
a magnificent tree in the yard of the
Friends meeting house, In Twelfth street,
above Chestnut street. For several months
they congregated at this spot. but for
some reason, known only 20 the sparrows
themselves, they have changed to a hand
some tree In the yard attached 20 the
Lippincott mansion, at the northeast COR
ner Of Broad and Walnut streets Every
night. shortly before O'Clock, the birds
begin to gather by hundreds. and many
people are attracted nv The odd and pretty
sight.
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Contested ELECTION CASES.
Clerk of the House Receiving In
staIIments of Testimony.

Clerk of the House Receiving In
staIIments of Testimony.
Washington, March 31.-The clerk of the
House of Representatives is beginning to
receive installments of the testimony in
contested election cases which will come
up for consideration at the next session
of Congress. Thus far most of the testi-
mony has been from the contestants.
Probably the most important cases will
be those of Dockery against Bellamy, in
the Sixth North Carolina district, and
Walker against Rhea, in the Ninth Vir-
ginia district In the elections both these
districts, incidents subsequent thereto
have been attended with bloodshed
Evidence has been filed from other dis
tricts as follows:
Fourth Alabama. Aldrich against Rob
bins; Eighth Kentucky. Davidson against
Gilbert; Eleventh district White against
Boering; Ninth North Carolina. Pearson
against Crawford; Second Virginia, Wise
against Young.
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INSURANCE. CONFINES SUED.
Fire Insurance Cannot Now be
bought in Arkansas.

Bought in Arkansas.
Little Rock Ark, March l'-Attorney
General Davis to-day fled 1876 suits in the
Pulaski Circuit Court against the sixty
three fire insurance companies doing bust
ness in this state, and an insurance policy
now cannot be obtained at any price.
The suits are brought under new anti
trust law which was passed by the legis-
lature a few days ago 1t Is one or me
most sweeping and far-reaching measures
Of the kind ever enacted.
by virtue of the suits filed this morning
by Attorney General Davis, all the for
eign Insurance companies doing business
in the state have been charged with being
violators of the antitrust act since Its
approval by the Governor.
The state sues for the full penalty pre-
scrlbed, $500 making an aggregate OF
$3l5,C3c Under the circumstances the Ar
kansas agents OF the foreign companies
are being instructed to take no more risks.
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TOBACCO TRUST GIGANTIC.
Large Increase i'm stock of American
Tobacco Company.

Trenton, n J.. March S1.-Papers were
filed with the secretarylof state this aft
ernoon increasing the capital stock OF the
American Tobacco Company from $685.
900 900 to $4,000 ,OOO
The number Of companies incorporated
during the month was go, for which there
were paid filing fees amounting to $780,
900. There were thirty-five companies
whose authorized capital exceeded 81 .OO0,-
900 each, and the aggregate authorized
capital Of these fhirfv-fye companies was
Il III 20 001
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

when nature fails to assert itself, develop
ments result which injure the health and
impair the constitution of the maiden.
The timely use of Bradheld's Female
Regulator, the standard remedy for all
weaknesses and irregularities peculiar tc
women, is what retarded nature needs IN
all such cases. Sold by druggists for 81.
Books for women free.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co,
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AS 1T IS VIEWED I'm GERMANY
Continued from First Page.

ate though the papers naturally defend
the German officials and throw all the
blame on the American and English The
Kolnische Zeitung says:
THE chief share of the responsibility
ought to be laid at England's door, since
she allowed naval officers to act at their
ulscretlon, thus showing that she values
the friendship of Cousin Jonathan verv
highly, and always, joins him when II l.
a question of hayipg "a. ding al GERMANY =
The Kreutz Zeitppg reminds Great Brit
ain and the United States that Germany
is not Spain. and that German patience
has it's limits; There are conceivable ma
tional combinations beside the Anglo-Ger-
man entente"
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CHINA MUST KEEP ORDER.
Germans viii Occupy Territory I'm
til Guarantee Is Given.

III Uuarantee Is UfVen.
London, April 1.-The Pekin correspond
ent of the Times says:
Under orders from Berlin. the Germans
will occupy 81 Chau Flu and I-chau-Fu,
in the, province of shang Tung, until China
is able 10 give the requisite guarantee
of her ability 70 preserve order within
that province.
Since she Is unable to give such guar
antees. Germanys action is equivalent TO
effective interference in administra tive
control within the German sphere of in
fluence."
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LARGE SALE OF SWAMP LAND.
Tract i'm North Carolina Sold for a
Dollar an Acre.

Dollar an Acre.
Raleigh, N. c., March S1.-A tract of
swamp land lying in the eastern part of
this state and containing $1,000 acres, was
to-day purchased by the Branning Lum-
Der Company. The price paid was $4,000
or 81 an acre.
These lands belonged to the state board
OF education and the purchase money will
he turned into the general school fund. An
option on this land has been held for sew
etal years by a Charlotte real estate COM
pdhy. This option they to-day sold to the
trainings, who own large lumber man
utacturing plants in this state. Much of
me land is heavily timbered.
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Harrisburg, Pa, March 3l.-The sixty
third ballot for United States senator
to-day resulted as follows: Quay. RepubIl-s
can, 81; jerks. Democrat. 28;t Dalzeu, Re-
publican, 30. No quorum
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01

HawlSinsvllle, Ga, March 3L-Mrs. John
Fale died here to-day as the result Of an
overdose Of morphine. The cause is I'M
known
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An Increase in waeea.

Dover. ~ H., March si.-Notices were
posted In the cochecno milk here that an
increase In wages would 80 into effect
Monday morning, April 3. The amount Of
The increase IL not known YET.
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THIRD KENTUCKY WAS LATE.
VIII he Detained as Long as the Au-
thorities Say So.

Washington, March Slowing to some
misunderstanding the Third Kentucky vol
unteers did not get away from Cuba in
time to arrive here before the rigid quar-
antine regulations go into effect April !.
The regiment viii be sent TO Savannah
and be detained as long as the authorities
think necessary.
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ROseBQDS

Budding wo-
manhood What
glorious possibil-
tiles! What half
hidden dangers !
What a tine for
tender sympathy!
At puberty nature
generally makes
some attempt to
establish physical
repi1larities but