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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
PARKHURsT TO VAN WICK.
Pertinent Questions Relating to Tam
many's Ice Trust.

NEW YORK. June 1.-Before sailing for
Europe Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst wrote
a letter TO Mayor Van Wyck interrogating
him upon his connection with the American
Ice Company. He gave the letter to Mr.
Henry " Parsell to be delivered to the
mayor if he should go on the witness stand
in the ice case. Mayor Van Wyck did not
go on the witness stand TO offer testimony,
but Mr. ParselI has decided to make the
letter public. 1t follows:
Under a form of government like our
own a public official is answerable to the
people, and not only his public conduct,
therefore, but his personal dealings are
proper subject for Interrogation and fnqui-
sition. Conformable with that fact and in
pursuance of instructions given me by the
Society for the Prevention of Crime I write
to inquire of you as to your connection
with the ice trust, and ask of you whether
you hold stock in the American Ice Com
pany or in any of these several companies
that have been merged in that company.
If you could hold such stock without COM
promising your personal character my in
quiry might be unwarranted, but the ice
trust is a devilish scheme for wringing
shekels out of the poor and speculating
upon their distresses, and no man, yourself
or any other, can become contemplate in
his personal capacity without forfeiture
of all the consideration otherwise due him
In his official capacity, particularly when,
as i'm a position like your own, the grand
essential is personal probity, dignity and a
gracious shepherding of the people whose
interests you are set to safeguard and pro-
mote. You cannot separate what you are
as a mayor from what you are as man.
The people understand that, and they want
to know what the facts are in the case, and
the longer and more obstinately you evade
the issue the more damaging the construc-
ton that will be placed upon your reti-
cence You said a week ago that the peo-
pie need not fear that any fact could be
prove that would challenge your official
conduct Such euphonious generalities do
not meet the case. What the city wants to
know is: Do you hold stock in the Amer
lean Ice Company? Yes or no?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
GERMANS WANT LENIENCY.
Think Roberts Should Deal Mercifully
with the Beers.


with the Beers.
BERLIN, June 1.-Various German news
papers take exception to the terms of the
proclamation which 1t is said Lord Roberts
will issue on the occupation OF Pretoria by
the British troops. especially regarding the
treatment of noncombatant, as opposed to
combatant, burghers. The vossische Zeit-
ung says: Were the Beers who have hon.
orably fought for their country to be pun
ished after the conclusion of peace the CIV
ilized powers would have cause to protest.
Any detention or trial of President Kruger
would be contrary to the traditions of in
ternational law. a general amnesty being
the logical result of peace. Lord Roberts S
proclamation would far exceed the customs
of civilized warfare, which have never pun
ished the combatants, no matter how OBJ
noxious to the conqueror. We hope the
subsequent explanations will put 1t in ac-
cord with the principles of international
law. Nobody must be punished for having
fulfilled the duty of citizen. England
wages war against the republics, not
against their individual inhabitants
The latest news from South Africa Is
much commented on. the papers generally
taking it for granted that the war will
soon be over. that the republics will cease
to exist as political entities. and that
Dutcn influence will be submerged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
MESSAGE FROM scHooLBoYs.
President Kruger Receives Greetings
Carried by Special Messenger.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-The North
American has received the following cable
message from Pretoria, under date of May
%:
by stress of dire circumstances the mes
sage from the school boys of Philadelphia
to President Kruger, delivered this day.
has the tone of sympathy and sorrow at
out the South African Republic from the
roll of independent nations. rather than of
encouragement to a people fighting for
liberty-for the fight has been fought-and
lost. The message was delivered in the
executive chamber at the Capitol, through
the windows of which came the rumble Of
the OK carts and general confusion attend
ant upon the evacuation OF the city by the
families of the Beers. The British are re-
ported to be approaching.
There was an impressive silence in the
chamber as the stern and venerable presi-
dent of this doomed republic bent forward
to receive from Messenger Jules Francis
Smith the packet which the boy had trav-
eled 12,000 miles to deliver into his hands.
Caesar, morituri te sautamus quoted Sec
retary of State Reitz as he presented the
message. Then he added bitter epigram:
ON this occasion the message Is reversed.
Caesar greets those about to die This ref
erence to the United States and the mes
sage of sympathy from America to the
President of dying sister republic pro-
foundly moved every one present. Tears
glistened In the presidents eyes as he took
the packet from the messengers ndnuS
I'm presenting the message Smith made
a manly little speech. informing President
Kruger of the nature of his mission as
courier of the schoolboys of Philadelphia.
Secretary of State Reitz translated Smith S
simple sentences as they were spoken.
Then the book from the North American
containing the narrative of the movement
that eliminated in the dispatch of the
message and the newspaper clippings ex-
pressive of the sympathy of the people of
the United States with the Boer cause was
presented.
President Krugers reply was grave and
courteous. He rendered hearty thanks TO
the American people. and particularly to
| the liberty lads of Philadelphia for their
sympathy, and charged Smith to return his
greetings to the good people of America.
Then with fatherly kindness he shook
hands with Smith. coEgratulating him on
completing his long journey in safety and
expressing the hope that he would have a
safe return to his distant home. The en-
| tire group was then photographed.
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were in civil branches OF the service. Out
OF $1,000 soldiers sent 10 the Island but one
man has been directly charged with en-
bezzlement. He was a volunteer officer,
and the amount of his stealings was $3.50.
He was tried. found guilty. and sentenced
to three years. Aside from Neeiy. Reeves,
Rich and the other men implicated in the
postal scandal there are a number OF men
awaiting trial for perpesrating frauds IN
the customs service. IL guilty they Will
surely be punished
How about the general condition Of the
island?
1T is most satisfactory. The revenues
are in excess of the expenditures. There
is less discomfort than you imagine. and.
while the advancement of the people is
slow. IL is undoubtedly more satisfactory
than the old condition. A most significant
indication is furnished by the fact that the
preparation for the election of municipal
officials, on June 16. have been conducted
in a most orderly manner. 1 have not re-
ceived single request for troops. The
registration for voters foots up 10000 In
order to preserve the best feeling decided
10 give the minority party representation
on every Board of Aldermen and the elec-
tive bodies. I don't anticipate trouble of
any character as a result Of the elections.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
MATAAFA IS RESTLESS
HE MAKES TROUBLE FOR DIR. SOLF
IN GERMAN SAMOA.
Peace and Happiness Reign In the
American IsIands-Laws Gov
erning New Possessions.
orrs.roraence A. the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
APIA, Samoa, May 1S.-Via San Francis
CO, June 1.-Since the German flag was
hoisted in Samoa affairs have been in an
unsettled state The Mataafa faction, un-
til after Easter, remained in or around
Apia claiming that, although they had
given the kingship to the commissioners
in July last, they had by no means given
up their rights to govern the islands under
the guarantee given to them by the Berlin
treaty, which assured the autonomy OF
the Samoan group and the right of the
natives to elect their own King. Mataafa
claimed that the treaty powers had no
right to hand over the government of the
islands to any single power, and that such
a course was not assented to by the peo-
pie. DR.. Solf, the newly appointed Gov
ernor of German Samoa. had thus. at the
very outset of his career, difficult and
trying position to face.
In Tutuila the American representative,
in the person of Commander Tilly, of the
United States steamship Aberanda, has
had a much more agreeable and pleasant
experience than DR.. Solf. There the ma
tives hailed with enthusiasm the raising of
"Old Glory" and of their own volition pre-
sented to the commander formal deed of
cession, at the same time assuring him
of their joy of coming under the stars and
stripes. At Manue, the island lying east
Oh Tutuila, the chiefs have requested Com
mander Tilley to visit the islands in per-
son, and there hoist the flag. This he COLI
sented to do. and the date fixed for the
function was the 18th of May, but at the
time of writing there is no news from
that place.
Custom regulations have been promul-
gated by the commander. The only port
OF entry in Tutuila is Pago Pago. The
duties are the same as formerly collected
under the Berlin treaty. with the one ex-
ception that the export duty on copra has
been abolished. Lands are not to be alien
sted by the natives. although lands may
be leased for a period not exceeding forty
years with the approval of the comman-
dant. The natives will be governed in dis
tricts. There are three districts, each un-
der a chief. Under the chiefs are the
judges and village magistrates and an ap-
peal lies from all to the commandant. The
Importation of arms and ammunition is
strictly prohibited.
AS the whole Of Tutuila was formerly on
the side of Malietoa there are no factious
differences to reconcile, and all Tutuila is
now happy and contented group Of
islands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
THE "BIG KNIVES
DIR. Mary L. Burnham, n Missionary,
Tells OF the ssBOxero Movement.


DIR. Mary L. Burnham, n Missionary,
Tells OF the ''Boxer" Movement.
ELLSWORTH. Me-, June DIR Mary L.
Burnham, daughter of Orin Burnham who
has charge of the hospital, "Orin Com
pound" connected with the Presbyterian
mission at Chian-Fu, China, in a recent
letter tells of the work of the Boxers in
that vicinity. The letter was written a few
days before the massacre of several native
Christians in towns near Chian-Fu and the
killing from ambush of twenty-six soldiers
in a regiment sent from Chian-Fu to the
scene of the massacres. Miss Burnham
says:
''The authorities at Chan have succeeded
In quelling all outward signs of the Ta-La-
Hui tBig Knife Sect, or Poxers), in the
city. We cannot go from the city, however
without guard, and much of the mission
work is at standstill. The English con-
sui, Mr.. Campbell, is still here. He has had
two men put to death for the murder of
Mr. Brooks. 1t was a cold-biooded affair,
and was only possible because of the anti
foreign feeling in Peking. fear we have
not heard of the end of the Big Knives yet.
The local governor is doing his duty, but
is crippled by his subordinate officers The
head of the board of punishments Gudge)
has given Mr.. Campbell. the English con-
sui, much trouble. Both the English and
the Americans have asked their representa-
tives to insist on his removal.
I'VE are quite safe here now, but Ii has
come TO our ears that we had a narrow
escape during the old governors term of
Office. The Big Knives, emboldened by of
fetal favor, had decided to loot our com
pounds here. This came to his ears and
he beheaded two or three men whom he
had in custody. From papers Ii would ap-
pear that the movement Is steadily and
decidedly gaining ground. / fear there can
only be peace in China If IL is partitioned,
and If partitioned there will be a long
period of unrest and unquiet.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
ONE OF NEELY,s SCHEMES.
Imported Paper Free Of Duty and Sold
1t to Printing Firms.


1t to Printing Firms.
NEW ORLEANS, June la. p. Stubs.
an American newspaper man, who has
been in Havana for over year, has ar
rived here on the steamship Aransas. Mr..
Stubs throws some light on a feature of
the Cuban postal frauds. He says:
Some months ago the Morning Post, of
Havana was a bidder for the printing Of
the stationery used in the several depart
ments of the postoffices. This class or
printed matter frequently giving out. the
postmaster used to let the contracts for
the printing of ii In Havana. We used TO
bid for the printing of these blanks, but.
despite the fact that we bid very low, the
contracts were always awarded TO Spanish
or Cuban firms. We fully realized that we
could buy paper in the United States as
low as the Spanish firms could, and the
fact that they underbid US aroused our sus-
picion. After trying for some time to ar
rive at solution of the problem we at
last, through our American connections.
unearthed the secret. 1t seems that
Charles Neely, financial agent of the postal
department at Havana, was largely inter-
ested in some paper factory or large job
bing house located in Ohio. In his office as
financial agent of the postal department at
Havana Mr.. Neely could have the paper
shipped from his Ohio firm, and as 1T was
supposed to come to the government direct.
was passed through the Havana custom
house duty free. Mr. Nicely simply sold
the paper to the Spanish and native print
ing houses at ridiculously low figure. On
the other hand, as we were compelled to
pay the high tariff imposed by the govern
ment, we could not compete with them at
all. AS matter of fact it was case of
whack up between Nicely and his paper
customers. AS he sold them the paper
cheap and still made big profit on IT, OF
course he also gave to them In return for
their patronage the printing which the gov
ernment required for postoffice needs.
suppose that Mr.. Neely got a good rake
off from the contracts he granted his con-
Stituents."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
SITUATION AT PEKING.
Minister ConEer Says 1t Has Been I'm
proved by Arrival of Marines.

WASHINGTON, June minister Con-
ger. at Peking, reports to the State Depart
ment to-day that the arrival of $50 guards
for the legations of Russia, France, Great
Britain. Italy. Japan and the United States
has had the effect of improving the situa-
ton. He says that Peking is much quieter,
but that the Boxers are still active in
the surrounding country.
II is hinted In diplomatic circles here
that the sudden increase of activity on the
part of the Boxers is nothing more than
part of a well-conceived plan by one of the
great European powers to secure a perma-
nent lodgment in Peling and TO seize a po-
sition giving 1t full control OF the great
Pei-Ho river. the approach to the Chinese
capital. 1t is further intimated that the
plan has proved abortive, owing TO the
alertness of the other European powers
represented In Chinese waters, but partic-
ularly TO the readiness Of the United States
minister. Mr.. Conger. and Rear Ad-
miral Kempff. on board the Newark, which
Immediately gave the movement an unde-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
An Inspector Coming from Havana to
the United States to Inves-
tigate the Matter.
INTERVIEW WITH GEN. WOOD
HE SAYS NONE OF THE GUILTY WILL
BE PERMITTED TO ESCAPE.
Many Unfounded Rumors of Wrong
DOing-How Nicely Made Money
by Importing Paper.

HAVANA, June IA warrant was issued
to-day for the arrest of former Deputy
Auditor w. H. Reeves, who was lodged in
Jail, his bail being fixed at 1880. 1t is now
believed that Reeves. in his so-called CON
fession," only gave half the truth. Indeed.
the delay in placing him behind the bars
was largely due to the desire of the off,
Gals to obtain the remainder of his infor-
nation regarding Neely's evolutions. A
very important feature relates to an alle-
cation that Nicely gave another man $4,000.
This, If true, can only be established in the
United States. and an inspector will leave
Havana shortly to investigate. Reeves as
serts that heavy mortgages were lifted
from the property of the accused individual
by funds that could not have been OBJ
tanned in any other way than through
Neely.
The Post. replying editorially to-day to
the statement of the Lucha that Mr.. Rath-
bone would not submit much longer to the
sights being put upon him, says: This
suggestion is as daring as it is insinuating.
If the fact be that Mr.. Rathbone has been
extravagant to a reprehensible and even
criminal degree. and if he had authority
from any quarter for so doing, 1t in no
way lessons his responsibility to allege that
he lent himself as a party to the wrong
nor will it excuse him in the least to add
TO that crime the offense of concealing an
other. If he knows anything discreditable,
no matter how high it touches, he should
make 1t public The people are willing to
believe Mr.. Rathbone guiltless until the
contrary has been proved. but let there be
no games of bluff and no insinuations that
whatever crime has been committed is to
be condoned because used by those higher
in Office
The centers of veterans throughout the
island are considering the advisability of
presenting petition to the United States
Congress asking that the administration of
all public offices in Cuba be delivered to
Cubans, the principal departments in view
being the postoffice and the custom house.
The petition probably will ask that the
Cubans may be represented on the various
committees that are examining the books
and undertakings of the customs and en-
gfneering departments. as well as repres-
entation in all the work of supervising
Cuban monetary transactions.
The Discussion says: Cuba has been inun-
dated with functionaries under the pfetext
of teaching Cubans how to govern them
selves. The Intervention has lasted a year
and half. period ample enough to have
establish a permanent system and to have
started the Cubans on the way Of manag-
ing it. If the interval of Intervention has
not been sufficient, the difficulty lies In the
fact that the teachers are not efficient"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
TWO LORDS RELEASED.
Consul Hays Says Both ROsslyn and
Manners Were Set Free.

LONDON, June LIN reply to an inquiry
the United States consul at Pretoria, Adel-
bert s. Hay. has cabled to the United
States embassy that Lord Rosslyn was
liberated on Wednesday but was allowed
to remain in Pretoria. Lord Cecil Man
ners. he adds was also liberated. They
were both acting as newspaper corre-
spondents.
Although Consul Hays cablegram does
not mention the conditions prevailing al
Pretoria, there is disposition here to re-
gard 1t in some measure as a kind OF
semi-official Endorsement of the state
ments made in Lord Rosslyns dispatch
to the Daily Mail of London, announcing
the imminent surrender of Pretoria to the
British.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
wRoNGDoERs WILL NOT ESCAPE.


NEW YORK, June 1.-The Worlds cor
respondent at Havana cables the follow
ing alleged authoritative statement by Gov
ernor General Wood relative to the frauds
in the Cuban postal service and the general
condition of the island:
II firmly believe that the irregularities
in the Cuban postal service, which amount
to plain theft only. are all that will be dis
covered. The postal service has not been
under my Jurisdiction l learned of the
frauds, instituted an inquiry and took
steps to secure the punishment of the men
implicated. 1 have since inaugurated a
thorough investigation into all the depart
ments, and am confident that the condition
Of affairs of the postal service does not
there have been many rumors inspired by
the postal scandal of fraudulent transac-
tions in the other departments-the GUS
toms service the engineers department
and the department of parks. / have every
reason to believe that these departments
have been conducted in a most business
like and honest manner. If there is one
department 1 am sure of IL is the customs
bureau. You can readily understand that
men who have been in the habit of swim
ding the government under the Spanish
regime do not take kindly to the introduc-
ton of business methods inaugurated by
the United States. I think that. on the
has been improved"
Should you discover the existence of ir-
regularities in any other department, gen.
eral what would be your action?''
II would institute thorough investiga-
ton and punish the offenders" replied the
general, firmly.
HAS an intimation been conveyed that
the administration at Washington would,
for political reasons, rather that no other
scandals be disclosed and that the full ex-
tent of the Irregularities in the postal serv-
ice be kept as secret as possible?" was the
next question.
81 have not received such an intimation' .
was the answer. 1T Is my place to find out
whether the government service is properly
administered. If find Ii is not / shall in
sist the immediate punishment of any
offender, no matter who he may be. no
matter what influence. political or other
wise, may be exercised to protect him.
am responsible for the honest conduct of
The government. and any person found
guilty will be punished"
What have you TO say regarding the re-
ports of unwarranted extravaganza on the
part of officials sent by the United States
government?
There Is nothing In the condition of af-
fairs to justify such a statement. I know
a number Of officials who have been COM
PEELED 10 spend more money than the
United States has allowed them. They
have drawn on their private incomes TO
do so. and the government has not been
called on to foot their bills
of fraud and either been quietly dropped
from the service or placed under arrest p
Very few; and, with one exception, al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

NEW YORK, June IA dispatch to the
Herald from Hong-Kong says for the first
time in years a strong steamer has been
attacked on the Yang-Tse river, near
Ching-King by pirates. The American
captain. named Flagg, drove them off. The
attack took place at the junction of the
great canal from Tien-Tsin. This indicates
that the Boxers movement around
Peking is spreading south, but reflective
people realize that there is no danger for
the community. because the Boxers are
not armed. The only danger is to property
and isolated foreigners in the interior. The
whole movement will collapse with the first
efforts to suppress 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
AGAINST THE K. OF P.
Decision OF the Federal Court I'm the
Lloyd Insurance Case.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The second trial of
the case of Jane Wiley Lloyd against the
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias,
involving the intoxicant clause in the in
surance policies of that order, resulted
to-day, in a verdict of $3,475 for the plaint-
IN. Judge Kohlsaat, in the United States
Circuit Court, rendering the decision.
A policy for 5000 was issued to Walter
Lloyd in 1889. He died in March, 1897, and
the Supreme Lodge refused to pay, be-
cause his death was said to have resulted
from intoxicants. 1t was claimed that this
provision was not In Mr.. Lloyd's policy,
and that it was inserted two years later
The Court of Appeals reversed the first
judgment on the ground that the clause
WAS retroactive.