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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-20
Losses by Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-The big es-
tablishment of the Franklin Baker Com
pany. manufacturers of shredded c%ocoanut.
and one of the largest importers of Brazil
ian ~cocoanuts on the Atlantic seaboard,
located on Delaware avenue. above Fair
mont avenue, was badly damaged by fire
tonight. The loss. estimated at upwards
OF S150.000, is fully covered by insurance.
An entire shipload Of Brazilian ~cocoanuts,
which just arrived, was destroyed. Sew
eral iremen were hurt, but none seri-
ously.
COLUMBIA. S. c., Dec. 19.-Columbia
was tonight visited by the most disastrous
fire I'm twenty years. The Jerome Hotel and
three large mercantile establishments on
Main street and four smaller ones on As
sembly street were destroyed. The total es-
timated loss is $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
MIDDLETOWN, o., Dec. 19.-Fire to-day
destroyed the Middletown Pump Company's
works. The loss is placed at $50. 900. 1t is
not known whether the concern will re-
build.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 19.-Andrew H.
Jackson's residence, valued at SO. 900. and
all its contents. burned to-day. The loss Is
$4,000, fully insured.
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BOUTELLE BILL PASSED
MAINE CONGRESSMAN To BE MADE A
CAPTAIN IN THE NAVY.
President Empowered to Appoint and
Then Place Him ON the Retired
List-CapitaI Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Congress has
authorized the President TO appoint Rep
resentat.ve Charles A. Boutelle. of Maine,
to be a captain of the United States navy
on the retired list. To-day without a word
of opposition or even of omment the Sem
ate passed the House resolution authorizing
Mr.. Boutelle's retirement. IT is expected
the President will approve the resolution
In accordance with the authorization and
nominate him as a captain on the retired
list of the navy. Mr.. Boutelle is a member
Of the present House Of Representatives
and a member-elect of the next House. 1t
is assumed that he will resign his member
ship in the House and thus open the way
for his retirement in accordance with the
provisions of the resolution.
Mr.. Chandler, chairman of the commit
tee on privileges and elections, offered a
resolution TO discharge the committee on
contingent expenses from further consid-
Grafton of the resolution authorizing the
committee on privileges and elections to
send for persons and papers in the investi-
cation of the Montana senatorial case. His
idea was to get the original resolution be-
fore the Senate. Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas.
objected and the resolution went over I'M
der the rule.
Mr.. Bacon introduced and obtained the
passage of a resolution calling upon the
secretary of war to transmit to the Senate
the report of Abraham l.. Lawshe giving
in detail the result of his investigation
made under the direction of the War De-
partment into the receipts and expendi-
lures of the Cuban funds"
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, offered a resolu-
ton directing the committee on foreign re-
lations to examine the claim of Henry Nc
Coy and report whether the secretary of
state should be directed to pay the sum of
money stated by him out of the award in
the hands Of the State Department in the
matter of the Delagoa Bay Railroad. The
resolution was passed.
Seventy-one private pension bills were
passed, including two giving pensions OF
$50 a month to the widows of Gen. John
McClernand and Gen. John A. Palmer. A
bill giving a pension If $40 a month to the
widow of Col. James Mercur, late professor
of civil and military engineering at West
Point, was also passed. The urgent de-
ficiency bill was passed without debate.
The Senate then, at 1:30 p. m, on motion
of Mr.. Lodge went into executive session
to resume consideration of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty and at 2:40 p. m. adj
journed.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The President
to-day sent the following nominations 10
the Senate: Asa Rogers, of Virginia, to
be collector of internal revenue for the Sec
ond district of Virginia.; William Frye
Tibbets, of Alabama, to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Mobile, Ala.
Marine Corps-Promotions: First Lieu
tenant Harry Lee, to be a captain; First
Lieutenant Frederick II. Delane. to be a
captain.
War-Artillery Promotions, Capt. Con-
stantine Chase, Fourth Artillery, to be
major; First Lieut.. John K. Cree, sixth Ar
tillery. TO be captain; Second Lieut.. VIM.
w. Hamilton, Second Artillery. to be first
lieutenant. Infantry-Andrew Geddes, late
captain Twenty-ffth Infantry, to be a cap
tain of infantry.
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A PROSPEROUS INDUSTRY
MORE LOCOMOTIVES CONSTRUCTED
NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
Testimony of j. III. Converse, of the
Baldwin W0rks-Why Ameri-
cans Lead the World

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 19.-John H.
ham. Williams & Co.. which controls the
Baldwin locomotive works, appeared be-
fore the Industrial Commission to-day. He
stated that the industry was established In
1881, and has constantly grown until to-
day the works are the largest in the world.
The capacity Of the plant is 100 locomo-
tives a year. or practically four locomo-
tives for each working day. The capital en-
ployed Mr.. Converse estimated at not less
than 100000 About $500 hands are en-
gagged at the works. The foreign trade In
locomotives, he said, has been a growth
of the last forty years. At first 1t was con-
fined to Cuba and South America, but dur
ing the past twenty-five years 1T has ex-
tended to the Eastern hemisphere. Mr..
Converse gave as the reason for the intro
duction of American locomotives abroad
the possibility of earlier delivery, prefer
ence for American locomotives as to type.
size and details, and the question of price.
Engines have been constructed. witness
said, at less cost per unit of weight than
the ordinary foreign locomotives.
In answer to a question by Chairman
Clarke, MI. converse SdlQ the WAGES VI the
firms employees are higher than those paid
abroad.
I'm that CASE said Chairman Clarke,
how can you produce locomotives at less
cost than the foreign ~products?"
Mr.. Converse said he believed this fact
to be due to the industry and intelligence
of the American workman and the much
larger use of improved machinery here
than abroad.
As to the question of speed, Mr.. Converse
stated that the substitution of steel rails
for those of iron permitted an increase of
weight in engines, which resulted in greater
speed. The increase in speed and capacity
has brought about a reduction in the cost
of transportation and operating.
Regarding tariff conditions, Mr.. Converse
said that owing to the government owner
ship system existing in most foreign coun-
tries no difficulty was ever encountered In
that respect.
Asked as to the condition Of the industry,
Mr.. Converse said it is at present more
prosperous than at any time from 1893 to
1897.
Mr.. Kennedy asked the witness If any
attempt had been made to combine all the
American locomotive works. Mr.. Converse
answered in the affirmative, but said the
effort was unsuccessful. His firm opposed
the project, and he did not believe locomo-
tives could be built at a lower cost if such
an idea was carried out.
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WORKING ON THE TARIFF
TAFT COMMISSION is STILL VERY
BUSY AT MANILA.
Macarthur VIII Issue n Vigorous
Proclamation To-Day-BOnuses for
SoIdiers-Bodfes Being Returned.

MANILA. Dec. 19.-The Taft commission
is still at work on the tariff. officers here
consider that the return of the volunteers
will necessitate little abandonment of sta
tons, and that Congress will provide an
immediate increase IN the number of reg
uIars. 1t is believed that many volunteers
will re-enlist here, as bonuses are offered,
the amount to be about equivalent to the
expense of equipping n bringing out a
recruit.
Tomorrow General Macarthur will issue
a proclamation warning the inhabitants
of the archipelago that hereafter strict
compliance with the laws of war will be
required of -noncombatants as we'll as COM
batants. The proclamation will set forth
the principal avs of war. 1t will refer to
recent proclamations issued by insurgent
commanders. threatening natives who are
friendly to the American forces, and also
TO the orders issued TO their men to kid
nap and assassinate residents of towns
occupied by Americans. The insurgent
leaders will be notified that such practices,
If continued, will put an end to the pos
sibility of their resuming normal civic
relations, and will make them fugitive
criminals.
Residents of places occupied by Ameri-
cans will be notified that compliance with
the demands of the enemy will create a
presumption that such acts are voluntary
and malicious. They will be notified that
pleas of Intimidation will be accepted rare
ly, and that where secret committees are
permitted to exist in behalf of the insur-
gents even well-disposed persons will be
exposed to the danger of being tried as
traitors. The proclamation will say that
it's warnings and requirements are to APP
ply with special force to Manila, the rem
devious of the emissaries of instruction"
Newspapers will be warned against pub
fishing sedition, and the proclamation will
declare that the rebels who are not part
of an organized force are not entitled to
the privileges of prisoners of war, adding
that the fact that they have not hitherto
been held responsible Is evidence Of the
solicitude of the United States TO avoid
the appearance of harshness."
The proclamation will clearly disavow
any recognition of technical beiligerency.
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the Vandalia running from Terre Haute to
Logansport. We had been in opposing
armies during the war, but our associations
on the engineering corps brought US to-
gether, and we became warm personal
friends. Mr.. Thompson was a skillful en-
gineer, having been in the engineering de-
partment OF the Confederate army. He was
an apt French scholar. / remember, for he
used to read the dispatches from the
Franco-Pr1ssian war to me. Some Of the
papers at that time were publishing re-
ports from the war in French"
DR.. Ensminger, who is also General Wal
lace's physician. says the general has been
laid up for about ten days with an attack
of grip. but Is much better and expects to
come TO Indianapolis to-day with Mrs. Wal
lace to sojourn for two or three months.
They will occupy apartments at the
BIacherne.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The special
committee appointed by Speaker Henderson
to investigate the circumstances connected
with the death of Oscar l.. Booz. who is al
legged to have died as a result OF injuries re-
ceived from ''hazing." while a cadet at
West Point, to-day decided to enter upon
the Investigation Immediately after the
holiday recess. The committed has deter
mined TO probe the Booz case TO the bot
tom. 1t will meet at Philadelphia Jan. ,.
and go thence, the next day. to Bristol.
Pa, the home of the young mans parents.
Chairman Dick was authorized TO Instruct
the burgess of the town to notify all who
nave knowledge OF the case that they will
be expected to testify there. Thence the
committee will go TO West Point.
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ABOUT ~INDIANIANs.
Pension Bills Observation-Disclosures En-
Route

Route HOme-PersOnaI.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Representative
Griffith to-day introduced bills increasing
the pension of Cornelius Fallowell, of
Nashville. Ind. Company f. Third Indi-
ana. Mexican war volunteer, to $50 month
ly, and of Lille A. Baker, of Aurora,
widow of William Baker, Company H,
N~inety-ftrst Indiana, to $12 monthly. Rep
resentative Griffith has recently secured
the allowance of pensions as follows: Eliz-
abeth Balzer, Columbus, So; Jacob p. Gal
ion, Medora, s14: Frank Browning, Browns
town, So; Alonzo King, North Vernon, $50;
Mica S. Cowan, Patriot, S.; George W..
French, Rising Sun, $50; William N. Ben
nett, Waynesville, $17; John NJ. Laurie,
Mount Liberty, $40.
A. L. Lawshe, the newly appointed audi
tor of the Philippines. left for his home
in Converse, Ind, this evening. Before
leaving a reception was given to him by
his friends and fellow-employes in the
Postofice Department, who presented him
with a handsome portrait OF President
Mckinley, Auditor Castle making the
speech. Mr.. Lawshe expects to leave for
the Philippines via San Francisco about
the middle of January, and to take his
family with him..
Governor Brady, of Alaska, has arrived
~ w $50 k0aAH ~ 1sGLl-
tative Brick. he called on the President this
morning and discussed Alaskan matters,
especially the situation at Cape Nome and
the charges against Judge Noyes. Governor
Brady is positive that unless something is
done 70 relieve the situation at Nome there
will be grave trouble there next spring.
Governor Brady was reared In the family
of Judge Green, at Upton. Ind, but has
lived in Alaska for many years. He thinks
there is a fine future for that distant pos
session of the United States. aside from
gold mining.
r. o.. Hawkins. of Indianapolis, left for
home this afternoon. He was accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Clara Hawkins who
has been attending school here.
Hugh III. Hanna, of indianapolis, arrived
this morning, and is at the Arlington.
Representative Miers will remain here
through the holidays To attend to some
committee business. He may visit West
Point, never having been there, as a pleas
ant little outing.
A. NJ. Higgins, of Terre Haute. left for
home this evening.
Senator Fairbanks's sons, Richard. who
is at school at Andover, and Frederick. at
Princeton. will spend the holidays with
their parents here.
The nomination OF Gen. George f. Nc
Ginnis TO be postmaster at Indianapolis
will be favorably reported to the Senate.
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done in disrespect. All the cadets, he said,
looked up to Mr.. Mitchell.
CROWED LIKE A ROOSTER.
Cadet William Davis. of Georgia, said he
had to go through exercises and was fire.
quently tired by his efforts.
Ibid you ever drop from exhaustion? %
asked General Chus.
"Yes. 1 dropped. but 1 was not exhausted;
I only pretended to be-"
what else were you required to do"
II had to sing songs. climb up the ridge
pole of the tent and crow like a rooster"
said the witness. much to the amusement
of the women in the gallery.
Cadet Miller, of Virginia, said hot candle
grease had been dropped on his feet, and
the same was done to Booz. 1t did not hurt
Samuel Frankenburger, of West Vir-
ginia, said he had been hazed by exercis-
ing, bracing and other methods, some of
which were injurious
What is your religion?" asked Comman-
dant Heine.
Il am a Jew, SIR
Have you ever oeen sighted or annoyed
on account Of your religion by any of the
cadets?"
mo SIR"
James M. Hobson, jr. of Alabama, a
brother of Richmond Pearson Hobson, was
sworn. When he gave his name the women
in the gallery stared at him and never
took their eyes off the witness until he left
the room. He said Booz was diSliked for
his lack of physical courage. Hobson had
to climb the pole of the tent. stand on his
head in a bath tub with water in it and
other little ordeals which his classmates
had to go through.
WAS anybody ~strangled by this prac-
tice Of standing OF his head in the bath
tub?'
Eyes sir; 1 was slightly ~strangled my
self, but not hurt"
What other forms of hazIng were you
subject TOP
81 had to endeavor to tell jokes and try
to sing" was the reply.
Burt Phillips, Of Ohio, after telling
about the hazing of 1895. was asked If he
were not the man mentioned by the father
Of Booz in his testimony the other day.
General Brooke read from the transcript
of the stenogI aphers notes in which he
stated that PhHlips's father came to Yves.
Point In 1898 to prevent his son from be
ing hazed. The witness said his fathe
came here. but that he was not aware tn
he came for such a purpose.
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Bodies En- Route from the Orient.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-It is stated at
the War Department that the transport
Grant, which is due at San Francisco
about Jan. /, will bring the bodies OF 39S
officers, soldiers and civilian employees of
the War Department. who died in Hawaii,
China or the Philippines. and that there are
twelve dead on the transport Sherman,
which is due at San Francisco on the 18th.
Among the bodies on the Grant is that Of
young Barber. the nephew of Mrs. McKin-
ley, who recently died IN the Orient.
Acting Adjutant General Ward to-day re-
ceived a cable message from General Mac
Arthur, at Manila. saying that Capt. Mont
gomery d.. Parker, OF the Eighth Infantry,
of the 18th instant, of dysentery and liver
trouble. Captain Parker was born in Massa-
chusetts.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-william III. Durr. a
theatrical manager. ended his life at an
un~dertaker's tonight by shooting himself.
Doiline Cole, as Durr's wife is known on
the stage. was in New York a short time
ago. but her whereabouts at present are un-
known. Durr was respondent over having
been unable 10 obtain an engagement for
nearly q year.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE House to-
day. at the end of a spirited contest ex-
tending over two days, passed bills to COM
pei the Pennsylvania and Baltimore &
Ohio railroads to abolish grade crossings.
TO alter their routes into the city to
change their terminal facilities. An amend
ment was placed upon the Pennsylvania
bill TO require the road to build a new sta
ton to cost not less than $1,500.OO0- The
bills were vigorously antagonized by a por-
ton of the minority under the leadership
of Mr.. Cowherd, of Missouri, on the ground
that they were too liberal to the roads.
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NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. Dec. 1.-THE fu-
neral services over the remains of the late
John Addison Porter, former secretary to
President Mckinley. were held to-day In
Trinity Church. President Mckinley was
represented by George Bruce Cortelyou.
who succeeded Mr.. Porter in the Office of
secretary. A great quantity Of flowers
came from the White House conserva-
tories.
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baltimore American.

BdItfulOTe AfueIlCdUs
Now comes the time when Christmas
tree decorations are eagerly selected and
dolls dressed by parents and adult rela-
tons with an i'll suppressed enthusiasm
which tries TO mask itself under an anil
able desire TO please the children" a
kind OF self-denial which appears with un-
failing regularity about holiday and circus
times
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YOUNG CUDAHY AT HOME
RANSOM PROBABLY PAID BY THE
PARENTS OF THE BOY.
Son of the Millionaire Packer Who
Was Supposed to Have Been
kidnapped at Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 2o.-Young Cudahy
returned home secretly at 1 o'clock this
morning. Mrs. Cudahy announced that
he had been abducted, but Is safe and
sound. She refused to say anything about
the ransom.
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COST OF ATHLETICS.
Yale's Total Receipts This Year $685.
GIG, and Expenses $63 $3.50.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. 19.-The re-
port of Mr.. Walter Camp, as treasurer
Of the Yale Field Corporation. under which
head are consolidated the finances of the
four main branches of athletics. was made
public to-day. The handsome total Of re-
ceipts for he year was s6S,616. The ex-
penses for all branches of athletics were
Sc, s56. This leaves a profit of s4,95S. Fol-
lowing is a of the receipts and
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Manager Hutchinson. of the University
be no Christmas game The University Of
Iowa team was willing to meet the Uni
versity OF California team In San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles, but the Berkeley
men decided II was too late - make
proper nyranGemento-
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How the Clubs stand.
renpin League Games Tonight.

The games between the Ramblers and
Deweys scheduled for last night were post
poned. The Marotts and Meteors met ON
the Washington alleys. In the second game
the Meteors rolled i'm excellent form and
won easily, but the Marotr3 captured the
first and third games. The first two games
between the Lawtons and the Prospects
were very exciting. the Lawtons winning
the first ana the Prospects taking the sec
ond. In the last game the Lawtons won
easily by Isl pins.
The Night Owls won three from the Ger
manias in the South Side League last night.
being the biggest surprise that has occurred
In hat league this season. The other
games were interesting. The individual
scores were as follows:
LAwToNs VS.. PROSPECTS.
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Marshal X. Nelson. the famous SCOTT of
the late General Lawton. has been sum-
moned by General Wood from Texas to
Cuba for services under secret instructions.
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nine. Of Rensselaer,. Ind, by a total Of
1,299 TO 1,160 pins in seven games. Hoyt
averaged 1S5 Al, Jones 160 81. Hoyt made
twenty-four strikes and thirty-four spares
six strikes, twenty-seven spares and twelve
errors. Hoyt got the high game (219),
though Jones rolled one game Of 211. Hoyt
won five games and Jones two.
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(stone Palace AlIeys.l
GERMANIA VS. NIGHT OWLS.
phoenix Alleys.)


CHICAGO. Dec. 1e.-In a most remark
able bowling match to-night at Hammond.
Ind. E. N. Hoyt. aged sixfy-threc. OF Chi
>ago. defeated w. n. Jones. aged sixty
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Christmas Gifts for Doctors and Nurses.
Surgeons Emergency satcheIs. Pocket Instru-
meDt sets. Hand Medicine Cases, Instrument
Bags. Physicians Pocket Knives. Operating
Gowns and Aprons, Nurses Scissors. Manicure
and Chatelain Sets, and all other suitable articles.
WIN. II. ARMSTRONG a. CO.,
Surgeons Instrument Makers,
pa & 226 south Meridian st., indianapolis. Ind.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-28
GERMAN TRANSPORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-A COM
mission appointed by the German Gov
eminent to superintend the German
transport service at this port arrived
in this city this evening. The commits
sion consists of Major Won Kleist, Lieu
tenant Won Barcke and Messrs. Berge-
mann and Hupfield, all of Berlin.
Messrs. Won Leon and Lobenstein of the
Hamburg-American Steamship Com
pany came from Hamburg with the
party.
The commission will lose no time in
acquainting itself with the duties of
the new service. The two army officers
have had some experience in the bust
ness and expect to receive any assist
ance of which they may stand in need
from the officers of the American trans
port service The new service menaS
considerable to the port of San Fran
cisco. There is now a fleet of ten big
steamers on its way to San Francisco,
the majority of them coming from
Bremerhaven. The steamers are the
Achen, Dresden, H. H. Meier, Halle,
Rhein, Strassburg, Adria, SARDINIA, Ba-
taVia and Phoenix the latter being
bound from the Gulf of Mexico.
The steamers are under charter to the
Hamburg American Steamship Com
pany, which has the contract to trans
port stores and animals from here to
China.