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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
MORNING PRESS COMMENTS.
London Editors Doubt that English
Officers Plotted Treason.

LONDON, May 17.-All the morning pa
pers devote their principal editorials to the
arrests in the Transvaal, counseling post
ponement of conclusions until the facts Of
the case are ascertained and declining TO be-
lieve that English officers or subjects have
been guilty of what the Standard terms
such reasonable folly"
The Daily Mail says: THE conditions are
that OF boiler, with furnaces at full blast
and safety valves screwed down. No con-
spiracy can flourish while freedom exists,
and the Kruger policy will inevitably pro-
duce resistance"
The Times, which repudiates the idea that
the prisoners are of weight among the Brit
ish Uitlanders or represent important inter-
ests Of any kind at johannesburg, suggest
that President Kruger has been imposed
upon by his own detectives.
The papers publish an interview with Mr..
Chamberlain, who, apparently, deprecates
the seriousness of the arrests, but says he
does not recognize the~names OF the prison.
ers or understand the causes of arrest.
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PYTHIANS MUST PAY.
Widow OF a Suicide Gets Judgment ON
Endowment Rank Policy.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16-United
States Judges Gilbert. Ross and Morrow,
sitting as Circuit Court Of Appeals. to-
day handed down an opinion in the case Of
Lillian II. Beck VS.. the Supreme Lodge Of
knights OF Pythias. The plaintiff is the
widow of Frank E. Beck, a member of the
endowment rank, who blew out his brains
with shotgun. The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict OF suicide while temporarily
insane and the oyder refused to pay the
policy. The widow brought suit and got
judgment for 5000. The Court OF Appeals
in affirming the judgment Of the lower court
holds that the defendant should have proved
that the deceased came to his death with
suicidal intent and 1t did not devolve upon
the widow to prove that his death resulted
from the accidental discharge of his gun.
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Teacher and Two Pupils Probably
Fatally Hurt at Alverton. o.. asa
Nineteen Others Bruised.
CIRCUS TENT BLOWN DOWN
PANIC PREVENTED BY POLICE AND
NO CASUALTIES REPoRTED.
Damage at Akron, Toledo, Detroits
Pittsburg, Mt. Pleasant and Else
where-Outlook for To-Day.

TOLEDO, o., May 16.-Toledo and north
western Ohio passed through one of the
worst storms in years to-day. from noon
until 6 o'clock The full effect Of the blow
is not yet known as there are several small
boats on the river that nave been reported
as capsized. In the city a number OF plate
glass fronts were blown in and other DAM
age to considerable amount done. Several
houses were unroofed at Tfffin and at the
France stone quarry a number OF workmen
were more or less injured, Lewis Leslie be-
ing picked up by the wind and carried some
distance.
Akron reports that a tornado struck that
city at 3 o'clock this afternoon and did
much damage. The storm struck the tento
of Mains circus and they collapsed upon
the crowd. Policemen had hard work t.
prevent a panic. but the spectators were
finally released without injury. In East
Akron the Biggs Boiler Company shops
were badly damaged and portion of =
stone wall fell upon the office roof. crashing
through ii and completely wrecking the in-
terror. The shops OF the Akron Sewer Pipe
Company also suffered heavily. More than
$50 feet of the main building was blown
down and three men were slightly injured.
Other shops and buildings about the city
were damaged more or less ana many uO10
were destroyed. Carriages were overturned
in the street and awnings were torn away.
During the storm the wall OF q school
house at Canal Fulton was blown in and
nine pupils were injured. some Of them
quite seriously. The injured are: Mary
Kurtz. skull injured: Esther Kuyts. skull
injured; Esther Kurz, ankle broken: Stella
Croft. skull depressed and ankle brokens
Grace Herbert. leg broken: Susie Dapps
scalp wound; Tillie Petz, scalp wounds ana
badly bruised about the chest; Mabel Leav-
er. scalp wounds; Jennie Smith. head
bruised. Four scholars were buried beneath
the debris of brick and wooden beams-
They were extricated by the teacher.
A brick schoolhouse near Alverton. o.
was struck by the storm and blown down.
OF its twenty-five occupants but three es-
capped uninjured. The teacher. Miss F1ozsto
Fisher, is probably fatally injured. Two
children were struck on the head with ny
ing bricks and cannot live a number OF
the pupils are seriously hurt The building
was wrecked.
Youngstown. o.. reports that the storm
struck that city late this afternoon, blow
ing down chimneys. poles and badly Grip
ping telephone service. A new reeidence
nearly completed was blown down, four
carpenters being caught in it John Craig
had both legs broken and will be crippled
for life and the other three were badly
bruised.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
AMERICANS COURTEOUS.
Giving the Germans I'm Samoa No Oc-
casfon for Protest.
WASHINGTON, May 16-Simultaneously
with the publication Of Admiral kautz's re-

WASHINGTON, May 16-Simultaneously
with the publication Of Admiral kautz's re-
port advices have been received here from
Apia, by way OF Germany. proving that the
American admiral and the Americans In
general have acted with marked considera-
ton and courtesy toward the Germans in
Samoa. This attitude was all the more
gratifying to the Germans. IL was in d.
rect contrast TO the policy pursued by the
British commander and consul there. While
the English raised difficulties in the grant
ing OF passports TO Germans desirous of
passing the lines and would not even let
the German consul general pass. the Amer
leans readily granted passports to every re-
spectacle German as far as the American
lines were concerned. Moreover, Admiral
Kautz caused an order to be made to let all
German officers and men In uniform pass
the lines at any time without subjecting
them TO any molestation. The behavior of
the American outposts, part of whom were
German-Americans, was on the whole most
praiseworthy and all that could be desired.
say the German advices, which also note
that Admiral Kautz exercised a restraining
influence on Captain Sturdee. This officer
informed the representative of the German
firm OF o. RiedeI on March l9 that he would
fire without any previous warning into the
house of the firm If Mataafa and his men
should approach II. but, Oh being notified of
Admiral kautz's promise not to fire over
Apia. said he would consider the promise OF
Admiral Kautz as binding upon himself. II
Is gratifying to note that the personal inter-
course between the commanders and off,
GERS OF the various men-of-war was at no
time disturbed. All Of the officers expressed
a desire not to have anything to do with the
Samoan question. Friendly relations also
continue between the American and German
consuls general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

PITTSBURG. May ia terrific wind
storm, accompanied by rain and hail. passed
over this section at about o'clock this aft
ernoon. Great damage was done TO teio~
graph and telephone wires. while many
trees, fences and roofs were picked up and
carried away bodily. The Tenth ward
schoolhouse In Allegheny was so badly
twisted that the building Inspector has con-
demned 1t as unsafe. Fortunately school
had been dismissed shortly before the storm
and the hundreds of pupils were saved In
jury. Hail did considerable damage In the
path of the storm in the suburbs and re-
ports of like damage are coming from many
nearby towns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

MOUNT PLEASANT. Pa. May k-Iho
storm which caught this section about
o'clock this evening was the most severe
and disastrous in many years. Fsain fell in
torrents and hail was so severe that It is
feared crops arc badly damaged. Ten
houses of the Illinois Steel Company at
Norwood, just underway OF completion,
and one belonging to the workmen, were
blown down and to pieces. The large plate
glass windows in the company's store st
that place were broken by the wind ana
hail
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tain Kirby. OF the Tenth Infantry. Medical
officers deplore the sending of green men
down here at this time. believing 1t a mis-
taken policy, as their health is unnecesssr-
lily exposed TO risks. Moreover. 1t is quite
impossible TO drill them adequately owing
to the climatic conditions. and they, there
fore, virtually are useless for duty.
Gen. Luis Rivera has been appointed civil
governor Of Havana by General Brooke.
Several natives have been arrested near
Cafbarien for destroying government signal
wires.
The temperature in Havana at 3 o'clock
this afternoon was 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
HURT DURING INITIATION.
Death of n Member of the Cath ole
Young Mems Association.

TOLEDO. o.. May 16-Charles Steinle
died to-day from injuries said to have been
received at an initiation in the Catholic
Young Mems Association. During the prog
ress Of the initiation the lights were turned
out and some one hit Stein1e in the back
and he was tripped. When the lights were
turned on he had a hemorrhage Of the
lungs. He never recovered from this and
they occurred frequently until he died.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

Variable Winds and Probably sQua11o
Cooler An southern Indtana~
WASHINGTON. May ls. p. m.-Forscase
for twenty-four hours:
For Ohio-Showers on Wednesday: cooler
in southern portion: high northerly winds:
Thursday fair.
cooler In southern portion: variable WiDds
and probably squalls: Thursday fair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
QUIET DAY FOR M'KINLEY.
The Presidential Party Visits Warm
Springs and Soon Returns.

HOT SPRINGS. Va. May 1s.-President
and Mrs. Mckinley drove to Warm Springs
this morning. about five miles from the
hotel. The President drove himself, Mr.
Sterry offering his private team and trap.
Controller and Mrs. Dawes, DR.. and Mrs.
Rixey, Mrs. Cortelyou and Mr.. Barnes fol-
lowed in a carriage. The party returned
just before luncheon. They remained only a
short time at the hotel at Warm Springs
During the afternoon Mr.. Mckinley took a
walk with DIR. Rixey. No official dispatches
were received or sent. 1t was a quiet day
for the President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
No Live. Lost I'm Mfchigan.

DETROIT. Mich, May 16.-Severe stofme
were quite general throughout the State to-
day. Hudson. Caro-. Coldwater, Marshall
and Brant all report considerable property
damage but no lives lost In Detroit the
storm struck the southwestern part Of me
city and did about $4,000 worth Of damage.
Forty houses and barns were unroofed ana
one three-story brick building was COM
pletely demolished There was no loss Of
life here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
SIXTY DAYS In PRISON.
COlyar Sentenced for Trying to Kid
nap q Molineux Case Witness.

NEw YORK. May 1s-Arthur 8. Colyar.
jr.. the lawyer from Nashville. pleaded
guilty to-day in General Sessions to an at
tempt to kidnap Nicholas A Hickman. a
witness in the Molineux case, and was SEN
fenced 10 the penitentiary for sixty days
He went out Of csurt laughing and waving
his hands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17

DUBOIS. Pa. May ls.-Wiliiam MacDovA
aged seventeen years. was killed by light
ming at Brooksville. this afternoon. during
a terrific storm. which did great damaso
IN the way of uprooting trees. unrconng
buildings and breaking telegraph and tee
phone wires
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did not know If 1t was true He had spoken
to Chief Devery about IT. Mr.. Moss and Mr..
Sexton had an angry controversy, the lat
ter refusing to answer questions which he
said were insulting. Mr.. Moss subjected wit
ness to a long series of questions regarding
the removal Of the ex-Chief of Police Nc
Cullogh. For some time Mr.. Sexton de-
clined to state reasons for his voting
against McCullogh. but finally said: "well,
I wanted to make Devery chief Devery
was my friend and 1 wanted to make him
chief of police and I retired McCullogh"
Police Commissioner York was examined
on the same lines as Sexton.
Ex-Chief of Police John McCullagh. now
State superintendent of elections for the
metropolitan district, said that while chief
he had had no politis al understanding with
anyone. Mccullagh confirmed the testi-
mony of the mayor and said that after he
had told the mayor that he could not state
the politics of the higher officers in the de-
partment he told the mayor that neither
Platt nor Quigg nor Commissioner Hamil-
Ton had anything to do with the transfer OF
police captains
McCullagh said that after Mr. York had
voted for his retirement he came to him and
said: II may as we'll be frank with you
chief; II Is politics.
Chief OF Police Devery was called. His
first act as chief, he said. was the transfer
of Captain Herlihv. Devery had done this
because he had no confidence in Herlihv.
Mr.. Moss intimated that HerIihv was
transferred because he closed up poolrooms.
This Devery denied. Mr- Moss asked him
about the alleged loss of $4,000 at faro by
Senator wolcott. and Devery said he had
referred 1t To Police Captain Thomas. He
had never heard that the poolrooms con-
tributed money to an Albany fund" He
knew OF no Albany fund. He said he had
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
SAYS DREYFUS LIED.
But Then Dreyfus was Accused of MaRy
Things of Which He is Supposed
to be Innocent

Paris, Jan. 16.-The Soir. says that
Count Won Munster, the German am
bassador who left for Berlin suddenly
Saturday, was summoned to confer
with Baron Won Bulow, German Sec
rotary of state for foreign affairs,
concerning the Dreyfus case.
Gen. MERCER, who was minister for
war at the time of the conviction of
Dreyfus, has been interviewed by a
representative of the Soir, to whom ne
declared that in 1894 he knew nothing
of Comte Ferdinand Esterhazy, or of
the latter's relations with Col. Sand
herr. ''Dreyfus," he added, Lied when
he pretended / knew he had supplied
documents to foreign power in or
der to obtain more important docu-
ments in return, with view of OBJ
tanning some mitigation of sentence.
However, I caused him to be asked the
number and value of the documents
he had SO supplied. He refused to
answer and his refusal therefore point
ed to his guilt
Gen. MERCER asserted to the Soir
representative that the Dreyfus dos
sier contained documents "compro-
missing the mutual relations of France,
Germany and ITALY,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
REED ON DINGLEY.
The Dead Staeesman's Conspicuous Public
Services In State and Nation-A
Vacancy Hard to Fill.

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Speaker Reed
said yesterday of the death of Mr..
Dingley:
Il have never known the sense of
loss to be more universal than in the
case of Gov. Dingley. His death comes
at a time when the need of his services
will be most keenly felt. Not only
have we lost his knowledge, but we
can not at once create in any one else
the confidence which we had in him.
Mr.. Dingley had rendered conspicuous
public service in his own state before
he came to Washington, and his sue
cess here was no surprise to us. His
habits of labor and his untiring in
dustry gave him the greatest command
over the subjects to which he devoted
his attention. The house finding that
he always said something and lost no
time in saying it, accorded to him the
high compliment of silence and at
tention. His record is so well known
and has been so much in peoples
minds during his illness that his serv-
ices need not be specified. He was a
public servant equal to all his duties,
who won the respect and esteem. not
only of his associates, but of the whole
country"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
ALLEGED CHINESE SLAVERY.
q ship,oad of Chinese Landed at vancou-
yer Said to Have Been Sold as
Slaves-more to Follow.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. ia story
of alleged Chinese slavery has come to
light here since the arrival of the
steamship Empress of Japan from the
Orient. She brought from Hong Kong
406 Chinese, of whom 191 were report
Ell to be destined for Tampico, Mexico,
tc work on plantations. They were I'M
der the care of Chinaman named Ma
Chop, who stated that 1900 more are
to follow. While herding the Chinese
from the dock to a special train a
stampede ensued. In their frenzy a
number rushed toward the edge of the
dock. They would have fallen into the
bay had it not been for police officer
who stopped the mad rush by knock
ing score of them down. When they
were finally rounded up, it was found
that eight were missing. After seyerar
minor stampedes, the Chinese were
pursuaded to get on the train.
The cause of the frenzy and stam-
pede was the arrival of a Chinaman
from San Francisco, who told them
they had been sold as slaves by Hong
Kong men and that they would never
GO back to China.
The city police are hunting down
the missing Chinese for evading the
$50 poll tax. The Canadian Pacific Of
fcials are also hunting them because
they have contracted to take the party
safely over their lines and are liable
to heavy customs penalty for every
Chinaman landed in British Columbia
" no does not paw poll tax.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
A. PLEASURE PARTY MISSING.
Grave Fears Entertained for the Safety of
the Yacht Paul Jones and Her
Passengers and Crew.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 16.-The pleas
ure yacht Paul Jones, mentioned as
missing in a dispatch from Pensacola,
left Louisville, KY, in December for a
trip along the gulf coast by the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. She carried as
passengers Col. Harry Yocum and
daughter, of ST. Louis; Miss Wood
land. of Chicago; Miss Taggart, of In
dianapolis, daughter of Mayor Tag
CART, and crew of four men. It was
the intention of Col. Yocum to visit
the various winter resorts along the
gulf coast. It was learned last night
that Louisville people had received in
telligence of the yacht passing out Of
the Mississippi on January 3. Moth
ing more has been heard from her
since then, and grave fears are enter
tanned for the party's safety.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
EDUCATIONAL BREVITIES.

The library substation scheme in CON-
nection with the public schools has.
been introduced in Omaha.
President Harper. of the University
of Chicago. announced at the last con-
vocation of the university that gifts ag-
gregating s402. 1000 had been made dur
ing the quarter to the institution.
Among this years Princeton students
is Kin Beung Surh. graduate of Roa--
noke college, the first Corean to take q
B. A. degree. He comes of a distin-
guished family, which traces its geneal-
ogy back nearly 1000 years.
Frank P. Graves, the newly-appointed
president of the University of Washing
ton. in Seattle. is the youngest college
president in this country, if not in the
world. He was born in BROOKLYN, in
1869 and was graduated from Columbia
in 1890.
H. o. Armour, of New York CITY. has
given $4,000 to Whitworth college. a
Presbyterian institution at Sumner.
near Tacoma. Wash. The gift comprises
$500 cash, 127 acres of land at West
Seattle. house and lot at Seattle and
blocks of stock in two. mining corpora.
tons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
TOLD OF THE WOMEN.

In Maryland in 1920 women who were
property holders and had no husbands
were entitled to vote.
Miss Sallie Faulkner. daughter OF
Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia. re-
Gently paid visit to her brother. lieu
tenant in the army. now stationed in
Wyoming. While there she rode a bron-
cho which only one man at the fort could
master.
Woman is constantly encroaching up
on mans domain. Nevada has female
jockey, who is already famous. At the
Nevada state fair she won three out of
five mounts. appearing in a natty
jockey costume and riding astride. She
is Mrs. Bogwell, of Carson City. Her
age is "a years and her weight 101
pounds.
Women are running men closely in
professional competition in the United
States. There are 1900 actresses and
$4,000 female vocalists: II 900 follow art
as a profession, 2.s0o literature and 500
journalism. The women also try their
hand at dramatic authorship and man
aging theatera. The number SO en-
ployed il 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Second SESSION.


In the senate, on the 10Th Mr. Mason
rep, lid delivered his speech in support
of his resolution that the United States
will never attempt to govern the people
of any country without their consent. 1t
was a forceful effort and commanded the
undivided attention of chamber and gal
quently applauded. Mr.. Turley CTenn.)
spoke In opposition to the Nicaragua
consider the bill, on the 18th, with Is
minute speeches. In the house the en-
tire day was devoted to the bill for the
codification of the criminal laws of Alas
ka, and all but ten pages of the bill was
disposed of.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Foraker
the declaration of the Vest resolution
against annexation. He was frequently
interrupted by questions and in the run
ming cross-fire that ensued showed to
good advantage He laid down the broad
proposition that to adopt the Vest reso-
luton was to declare that our fathers
had brought forth a nation that was in
ferior to all other nations, regardless of
the generally accepted idea that one ma
sheraton of the bill for the codification
of the criminal laws of Alaska was COM
pleted. and the bill was passed, with the
hlgh-icense amendment previously agreed
to-
In the senate. on the 18th, little business
was transacted in open session. Sixteen
bills on the private pension calendar were
passed. and a joint resolution extending
VI COnBFeSS 10 MISS Tiara bdE-
ton and other officials of the Red Cross
society for their beneflcent work in Ar
menia and Cuba were adopted......In the
house the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill, carrying s., 705, 533, was passed
without an amendment. During the gen.
eral debate two set speeches were made
against Imperialism. by Messrs. Carmack
and Gaines (Tenn.)
In the senate, on the 18th, the discussion
OF the question of expansion was contin-
ued. several speeches pro and con being
made. The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up. but it's consideration was not
concluded at the hour of adjournment.-...
In the house consideration of the naval
personnel bill was begun, and speeches
filled with glowing illusions to victories
won by our navy in the late war were
delivered