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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-24
Even at that Business Moves Along i'm
Good Volume and Tone.

NEW YORK Nov. 23.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Unsettled weather condi-
lions have operated to curtail retail and,
Jobbing distribution this week and i'm
parted a quieter tone to several lines in
directly associated Herewith Stock spec
ulation, too, has been less rampant, and
last weeks record of bank clearings has
therefore not been equaled. There is, how
ever, little or no apparent loss of basic
strength, and, indeed. the general level of
staple prices has been slightly advanced.
This latter movement is most notable in
the iron and steel trades, in raw cotton
and to a lesser degree in the cereals and
some hog products.
In marine shipping circles distinct i'm
provement is reported since the first week
of November. While the volume of bust
apparently come up TO that OF last week
or the week previous. No disappointment,
however, Is felt at this, more particularly
quotations have again been marked UP.
Reports of preparations to resume come
from many plants for some time idle, and
a special feature is that furnace in the
Chicago field will be at work next week.
Reports from Pittsburg that the de-
mand for steel billets is still backward,
not so much because of the price demanded
($1950), but because of its being fixed by
the pool at that rate. Foundry pig is, how
ever, active and tending higher. What the
market for cruder forms lacks in the way
the immense demand for finished products
which Is reported in excess of all records
for this period. Plates are active as are
structural and car material, wire, bars
sheets, and. in fact, all classes of finished
material, not excepting rails, which are
reported as being freely taken by Western
railroads at the much abused $26 basis
Other metals notably copper, are strong
Tin is again tending upward
Rather more strength has been exhibited
by cereals. Cash wheat is slightly higher
partly on the belief that some real dam
age has been inflicted in Argentine, but
mainly because the supply suitable for ex-
port is really limited at the seaboard Corn
receipts have been generally of low grade
and the November option has been cor
nered at Chicago. Better weather is looked
for to improve both the volume and quail
ity of receipts. and in the meantime visi-
BILE stocks are we'll down to minimum
Notwithstanding four-shipments for the
week aggregate 1897. 296 bushels, against
4.062. 900 last week. 3.6SS.6T i'm the CORE
spending week of 1899 and 5S24. 766 in 1898
From July / to date wheat exports are 70. :
301 3s7 bushels. against So. 46s, 542 last season
and 50. 124OS3 in 1898. Corn exports for the
week aggregate 5.235. SOS bushels. against
3.976914 last week. 523 in this week n
year ago and 3, 1893, SAG in 1898. From July 1
to date corn exports are GO, $685. bushels
against 92,170sSS last season and 60 500 1862 in
1898
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 215, against 227 last
week. POP in this week a year ago and 1S2
in 1893.
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Below him was an ocean of faces illumi-
mated by dazzling electric searchlight. En-
thusiasm was at white heat. An unceasing
roar of cheering rose from the threats OF
the multitude. which numbered many thou
sands. A veritable forest of hats, canes.
hands and handkerchiefs was agitated un-
I'll Mr.. Kruger came TO the front or the
balcony and acknowledged repeatedly the
hurricane OF plaudits He uttered few
words of thanks. which were interpreted
and shouted down to the people.
Mr.. Kruger then retired from the bal
cony and received the mayor. the mem
bers of the City Council and various delega-
tions presenting addresses and bouquets.
The City Council had made great prepare
tons to entertain him and offered punch
in his honor in the big guest hall of the
town. He excused himself from attending
the function, but DR.. Leyds and the Beer
delegates represented him. The crowd In
the streets was decidedly hostile to En- g
land. raising anti-British cries. pro-
cession of students paraded, chanting mo-
notonously denunciations of everything
England. The enthusiasm lasted until a
late hour.
Tomorrow morning at 6:25 Mr.. Kruger
will start for Paris. DIR. Leyds says he
has been informed that NJ. Crozier will
greet Mr.. Kruger at the Care de Lion,
Paris, in the name of President Loubet
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POSSIBLE OCEAN TRAGEDY.
Lumber-Laden Schooner Burned and
No Trace Of the Crew Found.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The United Fruit
Companys steamer Uller. which arrived
to-day from Port Antonio, Jamaica, reports
that on Tuesday morning. Nov. 20. at
o'clock the officer of the watch reported a
burning ship in sight toward the north
northwest some distance off, and that he
thought he saw some rockets fired. The
uller bore down to the burning craft, pre-
pared boats and lines TO render any re-
quired assistance. AT o'clock the Uller
was close alongside of the burning vessel,
which appeared to have been a wooden
sailing craft, probably Undertaken
schooner She was burned 10 the waters
edge except in the bow, where the bowsprit
and part of the foremast were standing
The Uller steamed about i'm the vicinity,
but could see no signs of life The whistle
was blown and the ocean was swept with
the glass, but nothing could be seen OF
castaways. The vessel had evidently been
burning a long time.
The position in which the burning vessel
was sighted by the Uller was latitude 27:fl
north, longitude 1872 west, or about eight
hundred miles due east of Indian river
inlet Florida III is Is not improbable that
the vessel is the derelict American schoon-
err Mary A. Lermond, of Thomaston. Me-.
which was abandoned a voyage from
Fernandina, Fla, to Maurftius with a
cargo of lumber.
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CUBA AND HER PROTECTOR.
Speeches by Gomez and SanguiIIy mt
the Constitutional Convention.

HAVANA, Nov. 23.-The question whether
the future relations of Cuba and the
United States are to be considered stimuli
taneously with the drawing up of the con-
stitution led to a spirited argument between
Senior Gualberto Gomez and General San
gully at to-day's session of the Cuban con-
stitutional convention. Senior Gomez said:
THE relations must depend upon the con-
stitution and not the constitution on the
relations. General Woods address at the
opening of the convention outlines the
course for US 10 take. namely. first to draw
NJ. a constitution and then to discuss the
question of relations. 1t was not the in
tention of the United States to have the
constitution of Cuba depend on the rela-
tons, and | would refuse TO act further in
the convention IL any other view should
prevail. This is not the time to discuss
the relations.
General sanguilly. who made patriotic
address, said: Our future relations will
be- an important factor III the development
Of Cuba. and the convention should first
settle what those relations are to be. L
am a patriot and ready for anything"
Senior Gomez presented the foIlowin.
motion, which was carried: when the
convention has been definitely constituted
a period of thirty days shall he allowed
during which delegates may present pro-
posals as the basis of Constitution or
an entire draft of a Constitution. On the
sixteenth and twenty-fourth days the ex-
ecutive committe shall classify and print
the various projects in order TO give the
delegates an opportunity TO study them.
The convention shall then divide into five
committees for the purpose of consider
ing the proposals. making additions where
IL may seem desirable necessary These
committees shall each name one member
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TO PURIFY CROKERDOM
BISHOP POTTER SUGGESTS ORGANI-
EATON OF REFORMERS.
FavOrs a Central Committee Backed
by $4,000 Earnest VigiIantes-ser-
mon on "GOd and the City,"

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Bishop Henry Z.
Potter to-day delivered an address on
God and the City before an audience of
he suggested the organization of a vigi-
lance committee of $1,000 reformers to
cleanse the city of vice. He favored d
central committee of three or five men,
under whose orders the public committee
should act. The bishop said in part:
'If in New York tomorrow there could
be organized a vigilance committee, such
as was in San Francisco, Of $1,000 men
sworn to service for three years and
pledged by night and by day, when their
business and their opportunities gave them
the freedom for it, TO see for themselves
whether our souls had been smitten with
the sorrow of that little victim of five
years, who was picked up in the street the
ether day in broad daylight and ravished
by some brute who had lived here, would
such things be possible in God-fearing
community? No, mSn and brethren, not
IL you and 1 had our eyes open and kept
them open and stood where God calls us to
stand to-day. And then, finally, we must
have not only vigilance, but persistence.
We shall not redeem New York, men and
brethren, by emotions. We shall not re-
deem it by denunciation, we shall not re-
deem it by pessimistic temper that wraps
its garment around it and turns its back
upon it. There are, burning with zeal and
enthusiasm and a high purpose of sacri-
flee, in this city to-day great multitudes
of men and women. They are of different
religions; they must forget that They
are of different nationalities: they must
forget that. They are of different po-
litical associations; most of all they must
forget that. And If, having reached that
point, we would find three or five men
whom all of us trusted and believed in
(there are hundreds of them. and say 70
these three or five men. Now then, tell us
what you want us to do, where you want
me to stand, what relation you want our
party, our church, our organization 20
bear TO the betterment of New York. We
will trust your judgment, we will follow
your lead. the work will be done next 70
that in this service of the enlightened
soul. We want vigilance"
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CHARGES AGAINST YERKES.
He and Others Are Alleged to Have
Used Money WrongfuIly.

CHICAGO, Nov. %. Allegations OF
wrongful use of large amounts of funds
OF the Chicago Union Traction Company
by Charles T. Yerkes and other former Of
ficers OF the North and West Chicago
street-railway companies are contained in
an intervening petition filed to-day in the
original suit brought by Sutro Brothers
against the Consolidated Traction Com
pany. The petition is filed I'm the name OF
Edwin NJ Post and David Christie, share
holders in the Union Traction Company
The validity is questioned of the agreement
made In April, 1900. by which the Chicago
Consolidated Traction Company secured
the right TO use downtown lines controlled
by the Union Traction Company I'm ex-
change for s.. 10000 of its bonds. which
were 10 be placed with the Equitable Trust
Company. TO be given in exchange for
shares OF the capital stock OF the Console
dated company. The bonds were 10 be
guaranteed by the Union Traction Com
pany. The agreement is alleged TO be the
result of a secret agreement in the petit
ton. Intervenors charge the actual finan-
cial result OF said secret understanding ana
scheme was that Yerkes and his associates
in the Consolidated company fraudulently.
illegally and without any real consideration
obtained a gratuitous use of large amount
OF valuable property rights oi the Union
Traction Company, over 100000 OF its cash
and several millions OF dollars OF its per-
sonal interest bearing obligations.
A popularity noticeable in the present
petition is that IL attacks the action az
the officials OF the Consolidated and Union
Traction companies on directly opposite
lines from the allegations OF the original
bill filed by Sutro Brothers. OF New York.
Ii. the original suit SutrO Brothers. stock
holders OF the Consolidated Company,
sought TO have the contract annulled ON
the allegation that the Consolidated COM
pany received inadequate compensation for
the bonds. which were TO be delivered for
the stock of the company. The present
petitioners assert that the stockholders Of
the Union Traction Company are being
WrongeG.
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WOMEN In DISTRESS
CAUGHT BY THE FAILURE OF A NEW
YORK STOCK BROKER.
Grew Hysterical When the Assign
ment Notice Was Posted-Arrest
of Members of the Firm.

NEW YORK, Nov. o. Chester B. Law
renee. jr, member of the Consolidated
Stock Exchange. made an assignment to-
day to George H. Wolbert. The assignee
said he knew nothing of the assets or IL
abilities and he would make no statement
until after a complete examination of the
books had been made.
Among Lawrence's customers were many
women, and number of them became
hysterical in his office when the assign
ment was announced. Lawrence. who had
five offices in the city, is said to have been
in difficulties for several weeks and his
troubles were brought to a head by a GUS
toner who had Lawrence and Edward b.
Underhill. his office manager, summoned to
court on the accusation of Withholding her
money and bonds and refusing to give her
an immediate statement Lawrence has
Done a large business for several years.
Several brokers were employed to execute
his orders on the Consolidated Exchange.
Edward Underhill, who was known as the
official manager, is said to have been Law
rence's financial hacker. He organized
branch offices in different parts of the city
and directed the advertising. which was
so extensive that orders were received
from every part of the country. 1T is be-
lieved the liabilities will exceed $500, 900.
Late this afternoon, Lawrence, with VOL
bert, the assignee, and Edward b. Under
HILL jr., manager of the business, were
arrested by central office detectives and
locked up In police headquarters. They
are charged with grand larceny on the
specific complaint of Mrs. Catherine ROuck-
endorf. She claims that the stakeholder
has $1,000 belonging to her. Underhill IS
said to have extensive property interests
and to be worth in his own right probably
a million dollars.
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C. H. HOYT'S FUNERAL.
Body of the Playwright Lies i'm State
Before the Obsequies.

CHARLESTOWN, n. H., Nov. 23.-The
funeral of Charles II. Hoyt the play
wright was held in st. Lukes Episcopal
Church this afternoon. From . o'clock in
the morning until the hour of services the
body lay in state in the church and a con-
tinuous line of people passed in TO view the
remains. The body lay in a cedar casket.
draped with royal purple broadcloth and
heavily mounted with silver, with tufted
silk lining. In plain black letters on a
broad silver plate was the inscription:
Charles Hale Hoyt, 1SG0-1900." The floral
offerings almost without number
coming from all parts of the country, and
were the most magnificent ever seen i'm this
vicinity.
The services commenced at las O'clock,
the officiating clergyman being Rev b. s.
Lassiter rector OF ST. Luces Church. as
sisted by Rev. Howard F. Hill. OF Concord.
The choir sang abide with Me-" and
Lead. Kindly Light" and the solos, '.One
Sweety, Solemn Thought and "OnIy
Waiting were rendered. A large number
of people followed the casket to the maui
solemn in the village cemetery at the con-
clusion of the church services.
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IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Trouble Over Selection of Meeting
PIaces-Message to the President.

CHICAGO Nov. 23-Trouble arose in the
meeting of the National Irrigation Con-
gress this afternoon when the report of
the committee on permanent organization
was presented All parts of the report
were accepted save that portion which
recommended that a field meeting of the
congress be held next spring at Colorado
Springs and the annual meeting later in
the year at Buffalo, n. Y. A dozen dele
gates rose to their feet to protest when
this was read and loudly voiced their pro-
tests They desire that the annual meet
ing be held In Colorado Springs and the
secondary affair in Buffalo. They claimed
that the majority of the men who would
attend the annual meeting were residents
of the West, and that they should not be
compelled to go as far as Buffalo. The dis
cusSiOn lasted over an hour and waXed
warm at times, and finally, on the request
of Chairman Booth, of the organization
to the place of holding the next annual
meeting was referred back to the commit
tee with instructions to report at 11:30
o clock tomorrow morning.
The following resolution was adopted and
sent to President Mckinley: THE ninth
annual session of the National Irrigation
Congress, now in session in Chicago, re-
spectfully urges that in your message to
Congress you call attention to the national
importance of the preservation of our for
ests and the extensive use of the forest re-
serves; and further. that you emphasize
the need of national legislation to store the
flood waters that now golto waste"
A letter was read from Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson dealing with forestry and
irrigation. Several other papers on the
same subjects also We're read.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton submitted its report, recommending
the election of the following officers Pres
ident Thomas +. Walsh, Washington, ID.
c.; first vice president, former Governor
Bradford l.. Prince, New Mexico; second
vice president. +. B. Thurber New York;
secretary, II. B. Maxson, New York.
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LIVERPOOL. Nov. 23.-Arrived: Ger
manic from New York; Rheinland, from
Philadelphia. Sailed: Cevic, for New
York.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 23.-Sailed: Penn
land from Liverpool, for Philadelphia.
New England, from Liverpool, Tor Boston,
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Sailed: L'Aqui-
taine, for Havre; Noaiadic. for Liverpool.
HAvRE, Nov. 23.-Arrived: Victoria and
La Champagne, from New York.
RROWHEAD, Nov. 23-Passed: Lucania.
from New York, for Liverpool.
MOV1LLE, Nov. 23.-Sailed: Furnessia.
from Glasgow, for New York.
GLASGOW, Nov. 23.-Sailed: Sandman,
for New York.
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PRIVATE SILVER MINT.
Victor, Col, Man Thinks He Can Coin
"Referendum Dollars"

VICTOR, Col. Nov. 2s-Joseph Lesher,
who recently made an issue of 100 sill
yer souvenirs, which he called refer
endum dollars" says he has assurance
from the United States district at
torney that his coinage scheme is not
illegal, and he has ordered a new
die, from which 10000 souvenirs will be
struck off Immediately. The silver will
cost him $1,000 and the making 800 He
will sell the coins for S12500 and redeem
them on demand for the same amount. The
new coins will bear the name of a Victor
groceryman, who agrees TO redeem them
in merchandise or money.
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Inve.tment Company Assigns.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S.-The Real
Estate Investment Company made an as
signment to-day to John j. Ridgeway, the
president and a principal stakeholder of
the company. notice was posted request
ing depositors to return their books for
settlement. The assets of the company, it
is said, amount to 100000. while the liabili-
ties are 100000 The holding of consider
able real estate which money could
be secured is said to have been RESPONSE
BILE for the failure. In November last year
the company reduced its capital stock from
$500 600 to S155, 900. Ii is believed the COM
pany will resume on a smaller scale.
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German National Bank May Reopen

CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-At meeting of
stockholders of the German National Bank
of Newport, to-day, it was reported that
the directors had subscribed enough to re-
qure only $4,000 from the 661 stockholders
to bring the amount up to the requirement
for reopening the bank The directors offer
to resign in a body when the reorganiza-
ton takes place.
Mr.. Leach, chief of the Bureau of In
solvent and Bankrupt Banks at Washing
ton, and who represents Controller
Dawes, arrived tonight to assist and adj
wise Receiver Tucker in adjusting the af-
fairs of the bank. He will be in charge
of the investigation tomorrow, and the
proposed plan of reorganization will de-
pend on his report to the controller.
Persons who went to Canada to find
Frank NJ Brown, the missing bookkeeper,
have returned, but ii is understood THAI
secret men of the government are close
or the trail of Brown and expect to have
him back here very soon.
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PORTLAND, Me, Nov. 2-Passengers
on the steamer Numidian, which arrived
here to-day, report that she was in collision
with the schooner Alma. of Lockport, N.
s.. last Wednesday morning. and after tow
ing. the schooner until Thursday the latter
broke away and was not seen again. The
Alma was leaking badly, and fear is felt
that she may have gone down. The Alma
carried a crew of seven, and two of the
Numidian's crew had been placed on board
to assist in working the pumps.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-J. Fletcher
Schera, the stock broker, who was ar
rested yesterday at the instance Of Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles on warrant charging
Schera with appropriating $4,000 of Gen.
Sickles's money in a stock transaction,
was rearraigned to-day. Delos McCurdy,
the counsel for Schera, waived exemina-
ton and the man was held in $500 bail
for the grand jury. In default of bail
Schera was taken to the Tombs. Assist
ant District Attorney Byrnes asked that
q similar charge pending against Samuel
w. Baxter, Scheras bookkeeper, be dis
missed This was done and Baxter was
discharged.
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Smallpox Rampant.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Nov. D.
With the advent of cold weather in Alaska
smallpox has become rampant and is now
rapidly spreading. according 10 reports
brought by the steamer Cottage City to-
DAY. People OF Skagway have become so
alarmed at the prevalence of the disease
in the immediate vicinity and along the
line OF the White Pass * Yukon Railway
that a strict quarantine will be cstab-
lished and trains will be inspected before
being allowed to enter the city Numer~
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Kruger VIII Ask Mediation.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 23-The Soir this even
ing says Mr.. Kruger. on his arrival at The
Hague, will ask for mediation. and, If un-
successful, he will make public all the
documents of state in his possession show
ing the secrets of the war. The paper
adds that Mr.. Kruger believes that when
Europe knows the truth ii will produce
such an outburst of public opinion that
Great Britain will be compelled TO be less
harsh. The Soir adds that, failing in this,
Mr.. Kruger will return TO the Transvaal.
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WAVERLY. y. Y, Nov 23.-Arthur
kinney. twenty-three years old committed
suicide this afternoon by blowing of tho
side OF his head with a shotgun He was
enc OF the gunners on the Marblehea,l
when the Spanish cable was cut at Car
denas, and was honorably discharged last
May. \ couple Of weeks ago he started
tor New York to re-enist. but was nearly
Ssphyxiated In his room at a hotel, ana
the report that he had attempted suicide
became current. and II Is thought that
trooding over the accident and the fancied
disgrace unsettled his mind.
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HAVANA. Nov. 9-Secretary Root Gen.
Wood and Mr.. Roots son left Nusvitas.
this afternoon, on the Kanawha, for St.
Augustine, Fla, where they are expected
TO arrive Sunday. The secretary of war
will go direct to Washington. The other
members of the party, Mr.. A. e. Frye and
Captain Groeble. in the Viking, will inspect
the schools and hospitals along the. coast.