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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-24
BeIated News of a Fight in Southern
Luzon, in which the Filipinos Lost
FOrty-Five Men Killed.
PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT
DIFFICULTIES FOUND BY THE PHIL
IPPINE ADMINISTRATORS.
Several Questions, Including Curren-
cy, Worrying the Officers in
Charge Of Civil Affairs.

MANILA, Dec. 22-The recently organ
ized Autonomy party was launched to-day
at a meeting attended by virtually all the
loyal Filipino leaders in Manila. The
declaration Of principles was read and after
some discussion was adopted by vote of
123. less than half dozen declining to
vote. All signed an Endorsement Of the
platform, including Senior Palermo. one of
the most influential of the former insurgent
leaders, whose real attitude toward Amer
lean authority had been much questioned.
The principal discussion was with refer
ence to the organization of the govern
ment of the party. A council Of twenty
five members was elected, together with an
executive committee, including Senor Arel-
lano. chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Frank H. Bourne. Senor Amriosa
Frores, a former insurgent general, Senor
Florentino Torres; attorney general for the
Philippines. Senior Jos. E. Near. prosecut-
ing attorney and Senor Tomsa Del Rc-
sario. The smallest number OF votes re-
ceived by any candidate was So
Advices brought to-day by steamer from
southern Luzon say that lieutenant and
sixty men of the Ninth United States Cav
airy attacked a large body Of insurgents
last Wednesday, near Guinobatatan, prov
ince of Albay. After the battle forty-five
dead insurgents were counted, together with
many wounded. The only American cas-
ualty was the wounding of a sergeant, who
was cornered by several rebels and struck
in the leg by bolo. The rebel loss was
the heaviest recorded among the recent en-
counters. The cutting of the wires has
delayed the official report of the engage
ment.
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FOR DESTROYING MAIL.
Three Clerks I'm the st. Joseph, Mo.
PostoHice Suspended.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Dec. 2s.-Postofice in
spectors have been diligently but secretly
at work for two weeks probing irregulari-
ties here, and to-day suspended three OF the
Oldest clerks in the service on a charge of
destroying mail matter. Patrons of the
Office have been complaining TO the post
master general that they could not regular
ly get publications that were being sent TO
them, and asked for an investigation. The
crime is punishable by Imprisonment.
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MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
How the Money Was stolen from the
Campbell Furniture Company.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec 25-The
Charles H. Campbell Furniture Company
robbery yesterday at noon is still as much
a mystery as at first. Thomas Campbell.
a nephew OF President Campbell. is the
paymaster. and just before dinner yester-
day brought from the bank nearly $1,000 FOR
the company's pay roll. The silver and
gold were in a cotton sack. and he placed il
I'm his roll-top desk. the roll OF bills being
put in a pigeon hole just above, and closed
the desk. When he left for dinner he
locked the outside doors OF the Office.
When Campbell returned he found in the
door lock the only other key that would
open IL besides his own. This second key
had been in charge OF Edward De Groor.
the superintendent, and for months had
been kept in the night watchman's satchel
for convenience in getting into the time
clock to register every hour. Only about
five men knew where this key was kept.
The chisel used In forcing the desk and left
by the robbers was new facing tool with
out any handle. Mr.. Campbell usually pays
of on Monday night. and does not bring
up the money to the factory until the mid
die Of the afternoon. the robbcr must
have known that the money was in the
Office. had been placed in the desk. and
he must have known where the Office door
key was kept The robbery was one OF
the boldest ever attempted here. for the
desk stood within twenty feet Of the side
walk. with people passing TO and fro con-
tinualIy, and only about 100 feet from the
factory windows. near which the men were
eating their dinners President Campbell.
when asked tonight If he had anything TO
say about the robbery, answered: Mot a
word, sir"
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Diplomatic cir
cles discussed with interest to-day the pro-
visions Of the joint agreement which has
been signed by the representatives of the
powers at Peking for presentation to the
Chinese plenipotentiaries. The hope is gen.
orally expressed that the latter will not
delay considering the note and thus pave
the way for prompt negotiations for the
settlement of peace terms. To Mr.. VT.
the Chinese minister, the demands made
by the powers are a keen disappointment
and are not such, in his opinion, as should
have animated the governments which have
the ultimate best interests of the Chinese
empire at heart He regards them as
harsh and severe, but expresses the hope
that they will be discussed by both sides
in an amicable and conciiatory spirit, and
that the powers eventually will ameiorate
many Of the Objectionable feature. Mr..
WI expects that while Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching are fully qualified to
act in the matter, yet the terms of the
note will be sent by telegraph to the
court at its present abode, which Is con-
nected with Peking by telegraph.
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TO BE HOME CHRISTMAS.


Cancdfan Volunteers Speeding To-
wards Montreal and Toronto.
HALIFAX. Nova Scotia, Dec. 2s.-Steam-
er Lake Champlain. having on board Col
Otter and $50 Canadian trops, returning
from South Africa, arrived this morning
from Liverpool and disembarked here. The
order to land at St. John, n. B., had been
Cancelled by the militia department. The
time saved by the change will enable the
They started this afternoon on special
train for Montreal and Toronto
Colonel otter says the reception given
his men In Great Britain was magnificent
In Africa the Canadians were treated well
By all the imperial officers. Lord Rob-
erts in particular seemed to grasp the sig
nificance of the colonial assistance given
to the mother country. He did everything
possible to foster the connection. Colonel
Otter considers the Free Staters better
fighters than the Transvaal men and more
intelligent. He saw no white flag abuse
personally the part of the Beers. The
republicans had much better guns than
the British. The Canadian officers speak
very highly of Adelbert Hay. the United
States consul. whom they met at Pre-
tcria.
Among the returned soldiers are forty
sick and wounded. One man is insane. The
mayor and lieutenant governor visited the
soldiers before they entrained and a sa-
lutte i'm their honor was fired from the cit
adel
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All Trolley Lines Tied Up by n Strike
of Three Hundred Employees Which
Began Sunday Morning.
SHORTER WORK DAY DEMANDED
ALSO 20 CENTS AN HOUR FOR OLD
EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY.
Same Demand Made by the Men Of the
Wilkesbarrc and Wyoming VAL
ley Electric Company.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 23.-Every one of
the 800 car and barn employees of the
Scranton Railway Company obeyed the
strike order which went into effect at 5
o'clock this mc.1iag. and as consequence
only two cars were run in all of the Lack
awanna valley to-day. These two cars
were manned by Superintendent Patterson
and dispatchers, foremen and clerks. No
attempt was made to modest them, and al
though rain fell greater part of the day.
the two cars seldom had passenger
The tied-up region extends from Pittston
to Forest City, distance of thirty miles,
and includes sixty-five miles of track. on
which are run eighty cars. The men of the
Wyoming Valley Traction Company operat-
ing all the lines south of Pittston as far as
NanticOke, threaten to go on strike Thurs
day. With both companies tied up there
would be total cessation of street-car traf-
fic in busy stretch of country eighty miles
north, including the four big cities Of
Scranton. Wilsekbarre, Pittston and Car
bondale.
The strikers met tonight and appointed
committees to man the different depots
They are to watch out for men who, 1t is
reported. have been recruited in Philadel-
phia to take their places. They will also
distribute cards to strangers notifying
them of the strike and asking them not to
ride on trolley cars. An appeal to the local
public was also issued. asking that the
cars be not patronized.
The men demand 20 cents an hour for old
employees and from Is to 171k cents for new
men. AT present the new men receive an
average of 15S cents an hour, and after four
years service this is raised to 17a4 cents
They also demand ten-hour day instead of
as at present
The company. in its answer to the griev-
ance committee. says it is not in position
to afford any increase in wages at the pres
ent time. President Clark arrived tonight,
and stated that the road would be operated
with new men if old men cannot be secured.
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PRICE 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE

competent mining engineers now in the
islands stand ready to undertake the work
of exploitation.
Colonel Crowder closes with a summary
OF the report OF Gen. J. +. Smith. military
Governor of Negros, showing that this
island which has had, under the entire
period of American control a substantially
autonomous form OF government, has pro-
gressed in marked and favorable contrast
with the other islands. The attitude Of
the people is highly favorable towards the
United States, and the largely autonomous
government which they now enjoy seems
to be their fitting reward and the people
are naturally desirous that Ii should be
continued. But it will be impossible to dis
criminate III favor of Negros, the report
says, In the scheme of government to be
ultimately adopted. so that complications
are expected which will not be easy Of adj
justment.
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JAPANESE SENTIMENT CHANGING.
Now in Favor of Dealing Lenfently
with the Chinese.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA. Dec. 5.-The wearisome and
disappointing delays of the Peking diplo-
opinion in Japan. producing what may be
regarded as almost revolution of senti-
ment in favor of China The native pa
.pers are now mainly ranged on the side OF
leniency in dealing with the chief insti-
gators, not only from a practical point OF
view, looking at the supreme Importance
OF inducing the government to return TO
Peking, but also owing to the inherent
force of the spirit of patriotism which
characterizes the japanese natives The
japanese are mutually asking themselves
what they would have done under similar
provocation. The answer has given rise to
outflow of something strongly resem-
bling sympathy, and Japan is therefore
ranging itself on the side Of the nations
which are counseling the most moderate
terms possible in the negotiations with the
Chinese court. 1t is noticeable also tina.
even some of the foreign papers here are
upon the same side. the Japan Mail con-
spicuously so.
The missionary question, of course oc-
cupies foremost place in the discussion.
1t is now felt as essential that the western
powers take cognizance OF the sentiment
here that religious invasions of Oriental
countries by western organizations are tan
tamount to filibustering expeditions. and
should not only be discountenanced. but
stern measures should be adopted for their
suppression. 1t is, of course, admitted that
individual religious zeal in the line of prop
agandism cannot be interfered with, but
the feeling here is that the mission boards
constitute standing menace to peaceful
international relations.
The business stagnation continues and
is exciting some alarm in foreign as well
as in native circles. The harbor of Yoko-
hama is well nigh denuded Of shipping and
there Is steady. though as yet, small ex-
odus OF foreign residents. When the Chi
nese troubles are settled, however. every
one is looking for a substantial reward
OF trade and preparations for it are being
made. In the meantime indignation
against the inexcusable delays at Peking
is waxing hot.
Nothing has yet been heard of the train
ing ship Tsukshim, which disappeared off
the eastern coast In the recent great storm.
and intense anxiety is felt for the fate
OF the ninety-one students on board. A
warship has been dispatched in search.
The enthusiasm among the Japanese over
the proposed memorial OF the Perry ex-
psdition Il increasing and something hand
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Conference Between Messrs. johnson.
Navin and Burnham. and a Meet
ing Called for at Chicago.
MINNEAPOLIS AND DETROIT,
KANSAS CITY, LOUISVILLE AND To-
LEDO ALREADY SELECTED.
Sam Thompson to Have Franchise of
League to BE Ignored.

CHICAGO Dec 23-The American
League No. 2-the only name which can be
given 1T until another is officially adopted
will be launched in this city next Thurs
day. AT a conference tonight between
President Johnson, of the American
League; Attorney Navin, of Detroit, and
George w. Burnham 1T was decided to call
a meeting for that purpose.
The league will be organized at first with
five cites-Detroit, Toledo, Minneapolis,
Kansas City and Louisville-but will event
ually be made TO include eight cities. This
is not due TO any lack of available terri
tory, but is because the new league, like
the American. is embarrassed by surplus
of good cities which desire franchises in the
new body. incidentally, il is also due TO the
fact that the American Leagues circuit is
not yet definitely fixed. and it is not con-
sidered desirable TO complete the new cir
cult until 1t is decided what cities will be
abandoned by the American. Grand Rap
ids. Buffalo, St. Paul and indianapolis are
strong possibilities for the new league and
there are a half dozen others who are ap-
plcants for franchises.
Mr.. Navin came from New York for the
r.
Burnham. who boarded the train at De-
troit. They met President johnson by ap-
pointment, and, after a brief conference.
Mr.. Navin returned TO Detroit. "We are
all ready to organize and have been for a
week" said Mr.. Navin. I'VE have simply
been waiting for Mr.. Johnson TO return be-
fore going ahead with our plans. We want
Mr.. Johnson for president and will organize
under his guidance and direction We are
looking for protection from the American
League and are ready to live and die with
il. We will have no connection with the
National League. We could form a strong
circuit OF eight clubs tomorrow IL neces-
what cities the American League will aban-
don so as to take in the best cities in the
West"
IL was announced tonight that Sam
Thompson. the former Philadelphia player,
would have the franchise I'm Louisville He
has been kept on the Philadelphia clubs
reserve list for four or five years without
playing. and could not break into the
game elsewhere Navin will be behind the
Detroit club President Stroebel, of the In
terstate League. controls the Toledo club
and plant already. In Kansas City James
Manning has baseball plant ready for oc-
cupation at any moment and will sell or
lease IL to the new promoters i'm short or
der Saulspaugh's tease OF the Minneapolis
grounds does not expire until July and he
- the logical hacker In the city Of miiIerss
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Minister Wu Ting Fang of Opinion
that the Terms Arc Too Severe, but
Hopes for Amicable settlement.
POWERS TOO SLOW FOR JAPAN
PUBLIC SENTIMENT CHANGING IN
FAVOR OF THE CHINESE.
Religious Zeal Of Missionaries Re-
garded as a Standing Menace to
the Peace of Oriental Nations.

PEKING, Dec. 23.-Li Hung Chang, an
swering an inquiry from the foreign en-
voys regarding his health, said he believed
he would be able to attend the meeting
tomorrow in order to accept. with Prince
Ching. the preliminary joint note. The note
will be presented by the Spanish minister,
Senor B. j. De Cologan, doyen Of the dip
lomatic corps, with a few words expressive
of hope of as prompt reply as possible
to note which has been carefully pre-
pared with every desire to continue the
dynasty and not to be hard toward the ma
ton, and of a further hope that the Chi
nese plenipotentiaries will urge on Emperor
pliance. An answer is expected about
Thursday.
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WARM FIGHT PROBABLE.
Twelve Republican Candidates for
the Two Nebraska SenatOrships.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 23.-Assistant Sec
retary of War Meiidejohn will arrive in
Lincoln tomorrow to assume personal
management Of his canvass for a United
States Senate seat. The Nebraska Legis-
lature, which convenes the 1st of Janu-
ary, will have two senators to elect-a
successor to John M. Thurston and a sena-
tor to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of M. L. Hayward, being filled at present
by William v. Allen by appointment of the
Governor. There are dozen candidates
for the vacant seats, the more prominent
aside from Mr. Meiklejohn, being E. Rose
water and Congressman Mercer, of Omaha;
d. E. Thompson, of Lincoln; former Con-
gressman Hainer. OF Aurora; l.. d. Rich
ards, of Fremont E. H. Hinshaw, of Fair
bury, and former Gov. Lorenzo Crounse
OF Fort Calhoun. himself member of the
State Senate.
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cause II was thought the Boer war was
over But the expected renewal OF HOSTILE
ties has made the purchase OF more horses
and mules absolutely necessary.
AS fast as the animals are inspected and
bought they will be sent to New Orleans
and shipped to Cape Town, Durham and
New London on British transports, some
of which now their way to the
United States. One shipload Of the ami
mails will be taken to South Africa by
Lieutenant David Moberly, leaving New
Orleans soon after Jan. l. Lieutenant Mo-
berly said: by the time the horses and
mules are landed in South Africa they
cost the British government $3.50 a head
That is large price for an animal which
viii be fit for service only six weeks.
Most OF the animals die because OF the
change in climate. They must cross the
equator in going to South Africa, and the
torrid heat of the tropics kills them rap
idly. The average death rate on ship
board is 80 to 1,0Oo
Since the beginning of the Boer war
England has purchased over 100000 head Of
horses and mules in the United States. 1t
required sixty-hve ships to carry them
from New Orleans to South Africa. Gov
ernment transports will be kept very busy
from now on carrying the horses which
England will need in South Africa and
which have been ordered purchased in the
United States. Baden-Powell now has 25.-
900 mounted police, and it is proposed to
mount $1,000 of the imperial infantry. Eng
land has discovered that her soldiers must
be mounted to be able to cope with the
Beers. who get over the country with
alarming rapidity"
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some Will probably be the result of the
movement One paper remarking upon the
changes brought by time recalls the fact
that when Perrys ships were lying off
Uraga the alarm In Yeddo was immense.
the capital informed of all the movements
of the BLACK vessels" especially with re-
gard to the contingency that they might
proceed TO Yeddo. At first the citizers
had an alterations of panics and reassur-
RANGES. for whenever the tide turned the
ships so that they rode with their bows
northward signals We're at once made an
nouncing an advance against Yeddo and
when the tide flowed news of salvation was
hastily dispatched. And now the Japanese
are contributing largely to erect monu-
ment TO commemorate .heir advent.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Former Policeman
Patrick Furlong, who killed Edward
Leach. a brother officer. and was sentenced
to the penitentlary for fourteen years. has
been pardoned by Governor Tanner. Fur
long. WHO is Of Irish parentage. and Leach,
an Englishman. were arguing about the
Boer war. Leach's declaration that Eng
land could whip any country on earth led
to blows and both men drew revolvers.
Furlong shot first with fatal effect The
crime occurred IN February OF this year.
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NOT ONE OF THE KIDNAPERS.


OMAHA, Dec. 23-The mysterious dark
man IN the Cudahy kidnapping case was ar
rested yesterday by the police from the
description given by Miss Munshaw, who
lives near the house in which Eddie Cud-
ahy was held for ransom by his abduc-
tors. He is Ed Johnson, laborer in the
Cudahy packing plant He admitted hav-
ing gone out to the Grover street house
three times for the purpose of renting the
building, which he found already let &c
the light" man and his accomplices. John
SON was easily able to prove that he had
nothing to do with the case and was re-
lea sed
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Special 20 the indianapolis Journal
LAPoRTE. Ind, Dec 23.--For the second
time this year the dry goods house Of
Julius Barnes Co. I'm this city. has been
robbed by silk thieves Some time after
last midnight the store was entered through
ar opening In the roof and about 500 worth
OF black silk stolen A SIS sealskin jacket
was also taken. but another worth $50 was
left. the robbers evidently concluding they
might be too easily identified IL the cloaks
were found In their possession.
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cow ON THE TRACK.
Train Partly Wrecked, Fireman
Killed and Engineer Scalded.

TEXARKANA, Ark, Dec. 23.-The Texas
G. Pacific passenger train from Laredo and
Fort Worth was partly wrecked at the
Cotton Belt crossing, ten miles west of
here, this afternoon. The engine struck a
COW, jumped the track and turned over. The
fireman, Ed Cotterson, was crushed under
the engine. dying instantly. Engineer Cub
berly was badly scalded. No one else was
seriously hurt.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, Dec. 23.-Last
night. I'm Larrick's saloon here. William
Bates struck Charles Connors, window
glass blower OF the Van Camp plant at
Matthews, over the head with long piece
of gas pipe three times. and fractured MS
skull. Connors is IN a serious condition
to-day and his recovery is doubtful.
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WILKESBARRE, Pa, Dec. 23-Two
hundred and fifty girls employed at the
Wyoming Valley lace mills. this city. have
notified the management that they will
not report for work tomorrow. They go
cut in sympathy with the weavers of the
mill, who have been out on strike for nine
months. The failure of the girls to report
for work will neccsstate total suspension.
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The Porte May Not Order Construction
of a War Vessel I'm America

CoNs-ANTINOPLE. Dec. 2s.-The ex-
pected imperial trade authorizing the sign
ing Of the contract for the construc-
ton of a cruiser for the Ottoman navy by
the Cramp Shipbuilding Company. togeth-
er with the initial deposit Of 9100.0oo. has
not yet been issued. 1t appears that the
German embassy has protested to the Porte
against the payment to the Cramps before
the amount owing to Herr Krupo for naval
guns has been paid.
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END or A STRIKE.
snappers I'm Muncie Glass Factories
Decide to Return 10 work.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. Dec 2s.-The ''snapperss
in the Maring. Hart & over window glass
factories Of the American Window Glass
Company. who have been on strike. to-
night decided TO accept the terms OF the
company in the form OF compromise In
wages and return to work. The idle fac
tories viii resume.