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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
DEFENDS STANDARD OIL.
Howard Page Replies to Statements
Made by George Rice.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Howard Page,
vice president and manager of the Union
Tank Line Company, which company does
the transportation business of the Stand
ard Oil Company, was before the indus
trial commission to-day. His testimony
was directed largely to the REPUTATION of
statements by George Rice when before
the commission. Among other statements
by Mr.. Rice which Mr.. Page denied was
one to the effect that the Standard Oil
Company had received s250,00 from the
Cotton-seed Oil Company for its secret
trust agreement. Mr.. Page declared that
not a cent was received. He also charac-
terized as false that the railroads., by pur-
chase of Galena oils. are giving a freight
discrimination in favor of the standard
Oil Company, saying that the Galena oils
were used before the guarantees to the
railroads. The Standard Oil Company had
not received any commissions in any form
from the railroads since the passage or the
interstate-commerce law. The standard
Oil Company had not received one dollar
of the s.. 900 which 1t was claimed the
expert accountant had found on the Atchl-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe in rebates in 1884.
Mr.. Page claimed that all the advantages
enjoyed by the Standard Company were
due to superior facilities.
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Found in Federal Court for 'Fraudu-
lent Use Of the Mails.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 13.-The grand
jury Of the United States Court has found
an indictment against fourteen persons, al
legged country merchants, on the charge of
conspiracy in using the United States
mails in the furtherance OF a scheme to
defraud. Among the men indicted are d.
A. Tyson, the founder of the Tyson Long
Distance Telephone Company, w. L. Jones,
NJ. E.. Hutchinson, j. II. Hutchinson, c. b.
Reeves and j. It. Hammond. There were
seven or eight others. b. Frank. of Mont
gomery. Ala. testified that he shipped a
case of dry goods to one of their number,
and when he went TO find what had become
Of ii discovered that IL had been turned
over to another OF the crowd by the orig
inal purchaser without having left the sta
ton. In a few days he got an order for
another case. but refused to ship 1t. In
stead he reported the first case to the au-
thorities. The concern operated I'm many
Georgia towns. II is said goods have been
ordered from firms in New York. Chicago.
Cincinnati, Columbus, o.. Atlanta, Ga.
Savannah, Macon, Baltimore and other
places.
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United States cruiser Raleigh at Manila,
is now commandment of the Port Orchard
naval station. When seen to-day in ref
erence TO the allegations made at Manila
by Colonel Julio del Rio, n Spanish officer,
and Senior Rafael Roselo, a merchant. Capt.
Coghlan said: why, 1t is ridiculous talk
ing OF our having made any concessions.
There was absolutely no necessity for any.
1 was ordered TO capture the island and
did not lose any time in doing IL. / sent
an officer ashore and immediate and un-
conditional surrender was made to him..
We took. / think. 635 prisoners. more than
that number of Remington rifles, a guam
t1ty or ammunition. pistols, swords and
several annon 1 did not go ashore and
never saw Col. Del Rio. Senior ROselo or
any OF the prisoners other than through
my glass on the hip. In consequence L
could give them no personal assurance as
TO the future, neither did L empower my
officer TO make any stipulations and /
never heard OF him so doing. In conse-
quence there was no violation of any agree
ment.
Instead of sailing away on the even
OF the 9Th and leaving the garrison prac-
tically unarmed and permitting the in
surgents to frequently fire upon the town,
we simply moved about three miles out
OF the bay and anchored. We were always
In view of the town, with our searchlight
playing upon Ii. We had not then taken
the arms OF the Spaniards and had no.
tilted the insurgent commander that he
must not interfere and my instructions
were Obeyed. When l was ordered to place
the prisoners on board the insurgent boat
Filipinas Ii was done on the morning of the
Sth by my men and in our small boats. No
assurances whatever were given the pris-
oners as to their care or disposition. We
did not have to-"
Captain Coghlan states that he never re-
ported that the German cruiser Irene
slipped her cable upon the appearance of
the Raleigh and concord In Subig bay. al
though some such rumor gained circulation.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. B.-Colonel Long.
the quartermaster In charge of army trans
portation at San Francisco, who was re-
Gently instructed by Quartermaster General
L~udingtoD TO investigate the report pub
lshed in certain newspapers that Major
John A. Logan. L. s. V, had been killed
by his own soldiers as an act of eveag
reports 10 the quartermaster general by
telegraph to-day that he has mailed a re-
port OF the result of the investigation. Col.
Long says that kOppitZ, the freight clerk
who was alleged TO have made the allega-
tions, denies officially and positively MAX
Ing any such statement to a newspaper
representative or to any other person.
Captain Coulling can find no one on the
ship" says Colonel Long, ''who made such
remarks, and is satisfied. II made, il was
by some irresponsible party"
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PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
1t Will BE Held In Chicago on the
9th Of June Next.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-The Prohibition ma
tional convention will be held in Chicago
June q of next year. This was decided on
at the meeting to-day of the national COM
mittee of the Prohibition party held at
the Palmer House, at which twenty-six ma
tional committeeman were present, repre-
senting sixteen States. The contest for the
convention was quite a spirited one, South
Bend and Indianapolis, Ind, and Columbus,
o., sending representatives to urge the adj
vantages of those cities as convention
points, but after a lengthy debate the offer
of Chicago Prohibitionists to pay all the
expenses of the convention, provide a hall
with a comfortable seating capacity of over
ten thousand and secure reduced railroad
rates Was accepted. Only one ballot was
taken, the vote standing: Chicago. IA;
South Bend. 4; Indianapolis, 4; Buffalo. 2;
Columbus. 2. 1t is the plan to hold the
convention in the Coliseum, now being
erected on the site Of the old Libby prison.
The resignation of National Chairman
Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, was accepted
by the committee after considerable dis
cussion. and III. w. Stewart chairman of
the Illinois state committee, was elected to
the position. National Secretary w. Il.
Wardwell also rendered his resignation, but
the refused to accept it.
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SOLDIERS WELL TREATED.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. BIN a let
ter to his parents in this county Ernest l..
Macy. of Battery b, Sixth Artillery, gives
some interesting information concerning
the treatment of soldiers In the Philippines
and his and other Americans opinions of
Aguinaldo and his band. He says:
w have plenty to eat and have a good
place to sleep. as 1 am working in the ar
senal and do not have TO go out on the
firing ire only TO take the ammunition TO
the men in the rifle pits. Several of the
boys have received letters from their
friends, skiing III IL is true that they are
nearly starved and mistreated other WAYS.
To such questions We have only the one
answer to make and that is that We would
just as soon soldier here as anywhere and
our treatment IS just as good here as Il
was in the States.
IF those fellows that are trying to make
heroes out of 'Aggie' and his followers
would only come over here arf let them
get their clutches on them l guess IL would
soon cure them of some OF their false i'm
pressions. The insurgents as a whole are
a set OF uncivilized barbarians. They
care no more for human life than we would
for a dogs; care no more for their word
than If truth were unknown. They are too
lazy 10 work and l think that is one of
their causes for taking up arms. as IL gives
them license TO ravage the country and
carry OF what they can and burn what
they can't carry. IL is no use to say we
can't whip them for we will whip them
and before many months roll around, and
then we will nave one OF the most fertile
islands on the globe. As to the native Fill
fpino he is quick at imitation and / think
that after he comes i'm contact witt. the
civilizing influence of American government
for a few years and comes I'm social contact
with the American citizens. they will soon
learn TO adopt their ways. And
II he don't make a good citizen he will.
at least. max a better one than he Is
now or ever has been. Those that have
been in our lines since last spring have be-
come quite Americanizsd. I have charge
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cratic Board of County Commissioners to
make room for DR.. Mitchell, a Vernon

make room Tor Dr. Mitchell, a vernon
Democrat.
Harry Hedges. of Bedford, twenty-seven
years old, was thrown from his horse yes
terday and received injuries from which he
Is not expected TO recover.
The Muncie Royal polo team defeated the
Odeons. of Cincinnati. last night by the
score OF L TO l. The Odeons are the cham
pions of Cincinnati and C~ovington, Ky.
Miss Dora Hammer, a young woman Of
KurtZ, near Seymour. tried to heal a
broken heart by jumping into the we'll. She
was rescued with difficulty, but may die.
Winchester secret societies last night
held services in commemorative of the
death Of Washington. The ceremonies
were public, and were largely attended.
Frank Beaming, an inmate of St. Johns
Hospital, at Anderson, has confessed his
completely in the robbery of the postoffice
at Treaty, Wabash county, about q year
ago.
Citizens Of Cass township, Sullivan coun-
ty, voted to construct a gravel road system
five and one-half miles long, but a propo-
sition for a second system of seven miles
was defeated.
Jackson township, in Randolph county,
has a bad ~diphtheria scare. A little girl
who died yesterday of that disease was in
school until Friday and more than fifty
children were exposed.
Muncie schools will hold memorial serv-
ices to-day on the death of Washington.
An elaborate programme has been pre-
pared. The Red Men will hold a union me-
mortal service to-nigh
Willis Marks, superintendent of the Put
nam int poor farm, was fined SO and
costs at Greencastle for assault and bat
terry on an inmate of the farm. His victim
was seventy-twO years old.
The decision of Judge Baker on the Bar
rett law is likely to result in Improvement
bonds of Indiana cities being thrown Upon
the market. Yesterday the Fort Wayne
banks received requests from holders Of
the Fort Wayne street-improvement bonds,
asking them to find a market for them at
any price.
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GIBBONS FEARS ABUSES.
Will Not Celebrate Midnight Mass ON
New Years Eve.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 13.-Cardinal
Gibbons received this morning a decree is
sued by the Congregation of Rites at Rome,
in which Pope Leo XIII grants the privi-
lege of celebrating a midnight mass on
Dec. 81. A letter accompanied the decree
sent to the cardinal. His Eminence said:
1.-The Holy Father grants the privilege to
celebrate the midnight mass on Dec. 81,
and recommends it, but there is nothing
obligatory in the cum issued. 1 have
decided not to permit the public celebration
of the mass in this archdiocese, as / fear
the assemblage of large crowds and posi-
bly, abuses. Nevertheless, / shall issue a
circular to the clergy directing appropriate
services in connection with the close of the
wear"
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TO SHOOT.
Harry Swigert Made a Call ON Pawn
broker Jafe.

Harry Swigert, living with his parents.
at No. 1895 North Illinois street. was ar
resteo yesterday morning by Detectives
Thornton, Asch AND Dugan. n charged
with grand larceny. Several watches and
other jewelry stolen from the homes OF
Richard Richie, No. 93 North Senate ave-
nue., and James w. Fesler. No. go Fletcher
avenue, were found in Jaffe's pawn shop.
No. Gil East Washington street. Jaffe told
the detectives Swigert pawned them. Calls
at the house several days ago resulted in
claims that Swigert was confined to his
bed with heart disease. He was seen on the
street the day following and yesterday the
detectives found him in his room fully
dressed after they had been told he was I'm
bed.
Jaffe said Swigert, after the visits Of the
detectives to his home, went to his place
and threatened to shoot him with a re-
volver which he fiourished. He explained
that he was in danger of a term In the
penitentiary and knew that Jaffe had given
the detectives the tip. Jaffe said his earnest
pleading undoubtedly saved him. Swigert
was convicted about a year ago in the
Criminal Court for stealing bicycles.
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Supplies for Russian Quakers.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13.-A committee
OF the Philadelphia Friends have begun the
shipment of 50, 900 pounds of supplies for the
Donkhobors, or Russian Quakers, In Can
ada. The consignment includes two cars
of corn meal, four tons OF clothing, 100
cases of cotton-seed oil, fifteen bales of
washed wool for clothing. forty sacks of
barley, boxes of matted milk and tea.
Three hundred spinning wheels are to be
sent later. When the Donkhobors arrived
from Russia Philadelphia Quakers sent
them about 5000, and a few weeks ago a
shipment of 1900 pounds of supplies and
s., 600 were forwarded to them. They will
require much assistance during the winter.
ruined.
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KEENLY CRITICISED.
Won BuelOw's Speech by Russian
Press and Politicians.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13.-The speech
Of the German minister of foreign affairs,
Count Won Buelow. in the Reichstag yes
terday is keenly criticised here both by the
press and public on account of what are
regarded as pronounced declarations in
favor Of German hegemony and their gen.
orally warlike n threatening tone.
The Novoe, Vremya and other papers
take a more favorable view of Count Won
Buelow's speech. The Novosti says: 1.-THE
speech confirms the general belief in the
peace-loving policy OF Germany"
The Herald says: Russia Is as con-
vinced of Germany's sincere love of peace
as of her own. Count Won Buelow for
the first time in history alluded TO the re-
lations between Russia anu Germany as
Germany'S security in Europe"
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Growing Industry at ElwOod.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind. Dec. 1S.-This city is
considerably elated over the fact that the
machinery of the Wright shovel works at
Anderson will be removed here and added
to the big plant already in operation.
thereby almost doubling its capacity. The
shovel works already here has capital in
vested amounting to more than 100000 and
gives employment every working day Of
the year to over two hundred men. 1t Is
believed that the increase in the capacity
of the plant will add one hundred men to
the paw roll.
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Action. at Law Decided.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
kOKOMO. Ind, Dec. BIN the 500
damage suit of the estate of Frank KEEP
hart against the Pennsylvania Railway for
the death of Brakeman Kephart in the
wreck south Of this city last summer a
compromise was effected. the company
paying the widow $500. In a similar
action against the city street-car company
brought by Mrs. George X. Jackson for
injuries the jury found for the defendant.
A $1,000 suit against the street-car line by
filed this week.
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. BIN the case of
Agnes Lawrence against the Guarantee
Bond and Accident Company, brought here
on a change of venue from Daviess county,
the jury returned q verdict in favor Of
Mrs. Lawrence, giving her $1,000, the
amount of the two policies she claims were
due her on the death of her husband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
A REAL SNOWSTORM.
White Covering Over Mother Earth
This Morning.

There was no desire on the part Of the
usual night providers TO stand on the cor
ner late last night or early this morning
and talk about the new gas ordinance. for
a real snowstorm-heavy for any time OF
the year-fell on the meek and lowly and
gave the earth a white coating Of about
three inches thickness. The beautiful" be-
gan it's descent about 3 o'clock last even
ing and at an early hour this morning IL
had not abated in the least. The weather
man promises thai we shall have the snow
with us a few days and there may be q
white Christmas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Arrived: South
wark, from Antwerp; Kaiser Wilhelm III,
from Genoa. Sailed: Oceanic, for Liver
pool; st. Louis, for Southampton; Fries
land, for Antwerp.
CHERBOURG, Dec. 13.-Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, from Bremen and
Southampton, for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Dec. B.-Arrived: st.
Paul and Aller, from New York.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 12.-Arrived: Werk-
endam, from New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13.-Sailed: Ned
erland, for Antwerp.
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Want q Bi-Weekly Payday.
oecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 13.~-Forty-eight
representatives of all the tin-plate mills of
the State met here this afternoon and con-
ferred with L. p. Mccormack and Mr..
Schmid, state labor commissioners, in re-
gard TO more frequent pay days by the
American Tin-plate Company. AS IL now
is the men are paid twice a month, and at
each settlement pay for from two to three
weeks is held back. A resolution was
passed demanding that wages be paid BIZ
weekly and at each settlement no more
than six days be held back. The commits
sioners were instructed to confer with the
company and negotiate to this end. They
will meet with these officials Monday.
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MONEY LOST AT GAMBLING.
George Barton Dismisses His Suit
Assault and Battery Case.

In Justice Clark's court, yesterday. the
suit instituted by George Barton against
Fred Heller and James Hamilton for money
lost in a crap game, alleged TO have been
conducted by the defendants. was dis
missed, complainant paying the costs. The
suit was dismissed. it is said. because Heller
and Hamilton paid back the money lost In
the game.
Charles III. Black, a carriage maker. at
No. 40 East Maryland street. was defend
ant yesterday in the same court On a
charge OF assault and battery upon Fred
Andler, an employe. and was found not
guilty. Andler said Black beat him over
the head with two wagon spokes, one In
each hand, and knocked him down stairs.
Black claimed Andler's injuries were re-
ceived in an accidental fall down stairs.
The decision in the case was upon the basis
OF preponderance OF evidence.
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BERLIN, Dec. BIN the Reichstag to-
day there was a continuation of the budget
debate. DIR. Won Miguel, the minister Of
finance, replied to the criticisms of the
Emperor's Hamburg speech made by DR..
Lieber, the Centrist leader. He said the
speech had found a patriotic echo in the
hearts of millions of IN and had
also been a warning against the excessive
growth of party politics. The speaker said
he was not responsible for the speech This
was a case in which the Emperor needed
no counselor. The navy bill as announced
was not beyond the financial strength of
Germany, and the Centrists, he asserted,
would ultimately admit the necessity of it.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PRINCETON, Ind. Dec. 13.-Dr. A. r.
Burton and Herman Euler, charged with
criminal practice. were bound over to the
January term of the Circuit Court this
afternoon by Justice John w. Corder. Two
81 900 bonds were filed and the defendants
were released. The State completed it's
evidence at noon to-day and the defense
announced that it had nothing to offer.
The evidence this morning was Of a very
sensational nature, connecting several
prominent young men of Evansville with
the immoral history of the dead girl and
her sister.
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McKinIey,s Sentiments Cheered.

ROME, Dec. BIN the Chamber OF De-
puties to-day the resolution of Signor Bar
zilar, Radical. declaring the national hon
or was compromised by the recall of the
Italian warships from China, was defeated
by a vote of 163 to 81.
Referring to the Tallulah, La, ~lynchings
(when five Italians were killed by a mob
July q, last) the minister of foreign affairs
cited President McKinley's message on the
subject. which was received with cheers.
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The report of Factory Inspector McAbee
will show 1.059 inspections to nave been
made and thirty-nine counties 10 have been
visited. The total number OF employees is
72.651. OF which there are 81 .202 male and
IL. 449 female. There were 1.6f9 males under
sixteen years of age and Col females under
eighteen years old There have been 327
accidents reported in the last ten months,
of which thirty-three were fatal. Ten IA
talities were caused by boiler explosions.
There were four arms lost and seventy-two
fingers were taken on.
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Guilty of Counterfeiting Labels.

READING. Pa, Dec. 13.-The jury In the
case of James T.. Norton, a printer.
charged with counterfeiting Internationa
Cigar Makers Union labels, returned a
verdict of guilty to-day and recommended
him TO the mercy of the court. There are
four other defendants who remain 10 be
tried. 1t is alleged there was an extensive
conspiracy, In which cigar manufacturer
were interested Over 100000 labels were
seized.
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Church Fairs Denounced.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 13--Rev. G.. r. Rob
bins, of the Lincoln Park Baptist Institu-
tional Church. has caused a sensation here
by ~denouncing church fairs and bazaars
as wicked He says il is more Godlike to
let the poor starve to death than TO pro-
vide for them through a charity ball. He
denounces solicitations of merchants and
says how utterly the merchants must
despise these beggars.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-An advance OF SO
cents over present prices on all classes OF
furniture was made at the semi-annual
meeting of the National Association of
Chamber Suite and Casework Manufacture
ers held to-day. This advance will take eff
feet Jan. /. The Western Association or
Parlor Manufacturers met to-day at the
Great Northern and discussed an advance
in prices of furniture in the local market.
A committee of seven was appointed to
adopt a scale of prices and report at a
meeting to be called within a week by the
president.
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Congress- of Religion.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-At to-day's session
OF the Midcontinent Congress of Religion
papers were read by Herbert L. Willett,
instructor in semitics in the University of
Chicago n dean of the Disciplines Divin-
ity House, on 1.-The Demands Of the Times
Upon the Teacher of Theology by Jane
Adams, Of the Hull House, Chicago, 1.-The
Ethical Demands of the Tines by Rev.
Judson Ellsworth, of Milwaukee, Wis, on
THE Demand of Sociology that Theology
be Ethicized." In the afternoon papers on
New Theology were read.