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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Desperate Engagement Followed in
Which Twenty FilipinOs Were
Killed and Two Soldiers Cut.
OF A REBEL CHIEF
WITH ALL HIS OFFICERS AND MEN
AND THEIR CANNON AND RIFLES.
Suicide of Second Lieutenant Odus
Reeder, of the Philippine Scouts
Value of Money Fixed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The War De-
partment to-day is advised by General
Chaffee at Manila, that Company f,
Twenty-first Infantry. had a desperate
hand-to-hand encounter in a gorge six
miles south Of San Jose. Batangas Dec. g.
Twenty-Five Of the enemy were killed. Pat
rick A. Connolly received an ugly bolo
wound in the left cheek; Private Carney
received six bolo cuts in the neck and
shoulders.
The War Department also has been adj
vised by cable of the surrender of the in
surgent chieftain Samson, at Mutasaron,
with all his officers and men, twenty-eight
cannon and forty-five rifles. Mutasaron
does not appear on any of the maps in the
possession of the department, but it is as
sumed that the surrender took place in the
island of Bohol, as it was there that Sam
followers, having crossed over from the
former scene of his depredations, the
island of Cebu.
General Chsffee reported to-day that
Odus Reeder, second lieutenant Philippine
scouts, committed suicide the morning
of Dec. % by shooting himself with a car
bine on board the Lawton. He was suf-
fering from temporary insanity due to ILL
ness. Lieutenant Feeder was a native of
Beverly, w. Va.
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VALUE OF MONEY FINED.
Rate VIII BE s2.IO Mexican silver to
One American Gold Dollar.

MANILA, Dec. 26.-It was publicly an
nounced to-day that the ratio for the first
quarter of 1902 will be $40 Mexican silver
to one American gold dollar. General
Wright. the acting civil Governor, says
that, though unsatisfactory. this is the
only solution Of the matter the Philippine
Commission thought possible He hopes
for early action by Congress on this sub
ject.
those parts of the Philippines where mill
tary operations are being carried on is
daily improving He has the greatest con-
fidence in General Chaffee's ability 10 end
the insurrection in the islands, and says
perfect harmony prevails between the civil
and military authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Admiral Remey to Come Home.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-It is said at
the Navy Department that orders will go
forward in a few days directing the cruiser
Brooklyn, the flagship of Rear Admiral
Remey, commanding the Asiatic station,
which is now at Nagaski, Japan, to pro-
coed home TO the United States. The Rain
bow, now at New York. will leave shortly
for Cavite, where she is to take the place
of the Brooklyn as the flagship OF the
commander in chief of the Asiatic station.
On her way to Cavite by way of the Suez
the Rainbow will put ashore a detachment
of seamen drafted for service on the Euro
pean station. When Admiral Remey leaves
for home the command Of the Asiatic sta
lion will fall upon Rear Admiral Fred
eriok Rodgers. Admiral Remey's depart
ure will be followed at a short interval
squadron commander Of that station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Argentine
ministers DR.. Garcia Merou, to-day re-
ceived a dispatch from the minister of
foreign affairs at Buenos Ayres, announc-
ing the satisfactory termination of the
Chile-Argentine trouble and giving the
basis Of the settlement The Dispatch is
as follows:
THE pending incidents with Chile have
been solved by an agreement directly with
the government of that country and in a
satisfactory form. Chile gives explanation
OF the opening of roads through the dis
puted territory and both governments
agree to withdraw the police forces which
they have maintained in the territory in
controversy, situated near the inlet of
Ultima EsperanZa."
DR.. Garcia Merou expressed himself as
highly gratifed with the disappearance
of the war cloud and pointed out that
the terms of settlement showed that Ar
gentina's earnest desire to maintain peace
had led her 10 make considerable sacri-
flee BY both forces Withdrawing the
police from that locality the government
ownership of the Ultima Esperanza ter
ritory becomes a question for arbitration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
INTERMOUNTAIN BLIZZARD.
severe storm Of Wind and snow Rag
ing I'm the Far West.

SALT LAKE. Utah. Dec 26.-sleet and
snowstorms. accompanied by wind which.
at some points almost reached the velocity
OF a hurricane. have played havoc with
train and telegraph service in the North
west In the mountains west OF Mssoula.
Mont. the snow and sleet was binding.
Tie storm is still raging in the mountains.
all trains are more or less delayed, while
telegraph service is completely Frustrated
Spokane. Wash, so far as telegraph serv-
ice is concerned. is completely cut of from
the outside world. At Butte. Mont. the
snow. driven by a fierce wind. was so thick
that il was impossible 10 see across the
street. The storms, apparently. extend
clear through TO the coast Seattle. Ia
coma and other points reported terrific
wind and marine disasters are feared. High
winds are reported from Utah points to-
day, and every indication points TO a Sc
we're blizzard in the intermountain region.
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DECISION AFFECTING CLAIMS.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-In reference to
claim presented to the Treasury Depart
ment, Secretary Root of the War Depart
ment, has rendered the following opinion:
THE insurrection in the Philippines against
the sovereignty of the United States ard
the authority of the government of the
Philippine islands is Of such character and
extent as requires the United States to
prosecute its rights by military force, and
therefore creates the condition Of war in
said archipelago"
The claim in question is that of First
Lieutenant Horton w. Sickle, corps Of
engineers, for $125.34 for certain books lost
en- route from West Point, n. Y, to Manila
p l., under shipment by the Quarter
masters Department The books were the
personal property OF Lieutenant Sickle and
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DIAMOND CHAIN STOLEN.
Taken from an Express Package Be-
tween Washington and New York.

WASHINGTON. Dec. PA mysterious
robbery of diamond chain valued at $500.
of which either the Adams Express Com
pany or Shaw & Berry, a local jewelry
firm which shipped it TO New York, are
probably the victims. occurred some time
between Sunday afternoon and this fore
noon The jewelry was dispatched from
here to Joseph Frankel & Sons. of No. 6S
Nassau street, New York. When delivered
there was no evidence that the seal had
been tempered with and the package was
not opened in New York until to-day, when
the chain was found missing. The stolen
gems numbered 200 and were set in a
platinum lOrgnette chain hfty-fOur inches
long. The package was made up by the
local firm under the personal supervision
OF the proprietors and duly registered. De-
tectives here and in New York are working
on the case. IL Is supposed that the pack
age was opened by some one acquainted
with its contents, the chain removed and
the package then restored To its original
appearance.
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Report from Consul Norton, Telling of
Conditions and Opportunities
at and Near Harput.
SEWING MACHINES WANTED
THOSE OF ENGLISH AND GERMAN
MAKE DRIVEN OUT BY AMERICAN.
Reapers and Bicycles from the United
States in Demand-Americans After
Russian Mineral Lands.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The State De-
partment made public to-day extracts
from the first annual report of United
States Consul Norton, at Harput, Turkey.
Mr.. Norton had difficulty in securing his
exequatur from Turkey. that government
declining at first to grant the necessary
authorization on the ground that there was
no commerce at Harput to warrant 1t. He
says the two vilayets of Mamouret-UI -Aziz
and Diarbekir compose the consular dis
trict. and during 1900 the trade aggregated
something over 100000. evenly divided be-
tween exports and imports. There is much
TO favor the growth of commercial ties be-
tween Asiatic Turkey and the United
States, says Mr. Norton. The American
educational effort at Harput has had wide
spread influence. Contact for nearly a
half century with American teachers,
American methods and American family
life has led TO a high admiration for all
that bears the stamp of American make
and to a deep-seated confidence in Ameri-
can integrity and business principles. The
region thus is in a particularly receptive
mood for American commercial enterprise.
The establishment of the consulate in
January last. it is stated. was followed by
prompt efforts TO open direct trade rela-
lions with the United States. Turkish
see the workings of reapers which have
been ordered from America, each OF which
is expected 10 perform in a day what
eighty men now accomplish with existing
facilities Within fifteen months no less
than $50 American sewing machines have
been disposed OF In Mr. NOrtons district,
and have driven from the markets COM
pletely the English and German machines
hitherto in vogue. In even less time sew
enty American life insuranc &c policies have
been issued. with prospects OF many more.
As 10 bicycles. the consul says the one
used by him personally was the pioneer in
the Harput district, and that as a result
of the appearance OF this wheel I'm and
about the cities OF Mezreh and Harput a
demand has sprung up for bicycles
Summing up. Mr.. Norton says the condi-
lions which are favorable TO the gradual
building up OF a reliable market for Ameri-
can goods in the Harput district are the
increasing dissatisfaction with the cheap
products OF Germany. Austria and even
England: the confidence In American in
tegrity and in the quantity OF American
wares; the great emigration from the Har-
put district to America (the many returned
emigrants bringing back taste for Amer
lean cOmmOdities), and the fact that no
European house or agency has been es-
tablished there. Live American traders -
he says in conclusion, have an exceptional
opportunity now to establish themselves
in this region and gain such a foothold that
serious competition in the future will be-
come a matter OF extreme difficulty"
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Shot Two Men in Self-Defense.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 26-William
n. Lloyd, an ex-policeman and former loco
motive engineer, was killed and his
brother, d. Lloyd, mortally wounded in
this city tonight. Charles Michael
lumber mill employe from White Springs
Fla, who surrendered himself to the po-
lice Immediately after the shooting, says
that the men, with whom he had been
associating in a friendly way, to-day lured
him TO a lonely spot at the end of the
street-car line, leaped on him and made a
desperate attempt TO rob him. The coun-
tryman, 1T is said, used his pistol with
fatal effect shooting one man in the head
face being badly scratched and mis- clothes
torn.
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PRESIDENTS HOLIDAY PLANS.
VIII Remain at the White House
While His Family Is in Virginia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The White
House will remain closed until New Year s
day. Only visitors having urgent and i'm
portant business will be seen by the Presi-
dent during the coming week. Mrs. Roose-
welt and children, with DR.. Rixey, to-day
went down the Potomac on the government
yacht Dolphin. They will be gone several
days A portion of the time will be spent
at a clubhouse on an island near Quantico,
Va, about twenty miles from Washington,
and DR.. Rixey and young Theodore. jr., ex-
pect to have some duck shooting from the
clubs blinds. The President will remain
here while the family is away. Tonight
he entertained a party at dinner. The
guests were Secretary Root Attorney Gen
eral Knox, General Randolph Rear Ad-
miral Robley d. Evans, Senator Lodge and
Justice Clarke, of New York.
A dispatch from Quantico tonight says.
1.-THE dispatch boat Dolphin, with Mrs.
Roosevelt and party on board, anchored
off Quantico at 4:30 this afternoon. Soon
thereafter the party were conveyed in
small boats to the island of the Metropoli-
tan Club, where they will occupy the club
rooms for the night. The feeding grounds
of the ducks have been carefully looked
after since the President visited here and,
with an improvement in the conditions of
the weather for this occasion, good sport is
likely
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PANIC IN A CHURCH.
General Fight in Which Six Men
Were Fatally Wounded.

PIKETON, o., Dec. 26.-Six men were
fatally wounded in a general fight at a
small country church at Pike postoffice,
last night, and d panic took place among
the worshipers. A series of religious meet
ings was in progress at the chsoCh,~ and
the building was filled when Charles and
Orrin Day appeared, slightly intoxicated,
and announced they had "come to clean
out the Leggs.'' a family with which the
Days had had frequent quarrels. A gen.
eral fight resulted in the church and around
it. Women and children shrieked and
sought safety from revolvers and knives by
jumping out of the windows. Only the min
lister, Mr.. Rowe, remained. At the close six
men lay fatally hurt-Orrin and Charles
Day, Wesley Legg, Joseph Williams, John
Currant and Lebanon Williams. Physicians
were called from Piketon and Idaho TO
attend the wounded men and the sheriff
was notified. Many others were slightly in
jured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
The Cotton Manufacturing Industry.

WASHINGTON, Dec. pa statement
exhibiting the extent Of the cotton manu-
featuring industry of the United States for
the year 1900, as compared with 1890. was
issued to-day by the Census Bureau The
statement places the total value of cotton
manufacturing products at 1896 74,SS2, a
gain of over 25 per cent. since 1890. The
number of establishments in 1900 was 1.O51,
a gain of 16 per cent; capital employed,
S467 .24O,157, a gain of 81 per cent; salaried
officials, 1896, a gain of 81 per cent; amount
paid in salaries, S535 ,129, a gain Of III per
cent; average number of wage earners,
3O2. SCI, a gain of 3S per cent; total wages
paid, $9O 49,, 532 a gain of SO per cent; cost
of materials used, $l76,55l,527, a gain of II
per cent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Sorrow in Guam.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Assistant Sec
rotary Darling has received a dispatch
from Commander Seaton Schroeder, naval
Governor of Guam, acknowledging the re-
ceipt of official notice Of the death Of Pres
ident Mckinley and inclosing a letter of
coincidence signed by the leading citizens
of Guam Commander Schroeder says the
officers, men and civilians in Guam unite
in assuring the department of their pro-
found sorrow for the countrys inestimable
loss deputation OF the Filipino pris-
oners of war waited on the Governor and
expressed sincere sorrow for the death OF
the late President
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Suicide in n Church SteepIe.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Dec. 26-The de-
composed body of was found in the
steeple Of Mount Zion A. M. Z. Church
on the Gate City car line about three miles
from this city by two hunters this after
noon. Owing to the condition of the body
the coroner cannot say whether 1t is that
of a white man or a negro. The dead man
was well dressed and by his side was a
large knife. The body lay on three blankets
and IL is a mystery how il got into the
steeple as the only entrance is an eighteen
inch hole in the belfry. The hunters had
gone in the church TO get out of the rain
therefrOm.
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Possibly dubbed to Death.

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Dec 90
Charles Shaw, whose home was in Ohio,
but who was employed at Flemings mill.
near Petroleum, as head sawyer. was found
dead to-day near the railroad track. 1t
was said train had struck him, but a
bloody club was found near his body, and
the coroner's jury decided that he was muir
dered. He was with several young men
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Blown from His Train.

MISSOULA, Mont, Dec. 26.-Conductor
Charles King. who had charge OF a freight
train. was last night blown from his train
into a deep gorge by a fierce storm which
was raging.
From Fort Benton comes reports OF the
worst storm known there In years. Big
windows of the courthouse were blown
in and other minor damage was done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
APOSTLE Brigham Young Ill.

PENNINGTON, n. NJ, Dec. 26.-Apostle
Brigham Young. president of the Quorum
of Twelve of the Mormon Church and the
Oldest living son of the famous president
of the church, is lying critically i'll with
a complication of stomach and nervous
troubles at Fruit Land a Mormon settle
ment near Pennington. Apostle Young left
Salt Lake City about two weeks ago to
spend the winter in Mexico and stopped
over in Fruit Land for few days. He is
SixtV-fiVe wears old
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Rev. J. n. McCIinton'. Assassination.

PARIS. Tex. Dec. 26-The people of this
city and surrounding country are still
greatly excited over the assassination OF
Rev. ]. n. McClinton, a preacher and
farmer, near Deport 1t is said the Rev.
Mr.. McCiinton's dying statement impli-
Gated two persons, one of whom, Howard
McGill. a farmer. has been arrested. The
horse owned and supposed to have been
ridden by the other man implica ted in the
preachers dying statement was found bad
ly wounded near the scene Of the tragedy
two or three buckshot having penetrated
its shoulder. The other man has not been
found
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27

here The Women's Medical Institute of
this city was allowed TO celebrate in honor
of DobroliOuboff, but the police revised the
programme after the minister of education
was through with 1t and cut out ali refer
vent impromptu speeches and songs after
midnight. The university students attend
ed in large numbers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Merchant Murdered.

COLUMBUS. Ca. Dec 26.-Joseph Finch
er, a prominent merchant and planter. was
shot to death at o'clock Wednesday night
near Crawford, Ala, twelve miles west of
here. Uriah Porter, a neighbor, is charged
with the killing. 1t is said Porter and
Fincher were not on good terms and that
Porter had openly threatened to Kill
Fincher and a widow named Belcher, and
also a negro man who was a tenant on
Mrs. Belcher'S place.
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ALGER OUT OF DANGER.
Critical Stage of the Generals Illness
Has Passed.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec 26.-Dr. Howard
w. Longyear one of the attending sur
geons on Gen. r. a. Alger, said tonight
that the critical period in the generals i'll
ness has passed and that his recovery was
practically certain so far as he could de-
termine at present. HE has been taking
some nourishment in the form Of broth and
has passed a very comfortable day." said
DR. I.ODprVear
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Stabbed His Son.

GREENSBURG, Pa, Dec. 26.-While in
toxicated yesterday John Anderson. a we'll
known veteran of the civil war. stabbed
his son Charles. aged eighteen years. three
times, the knife penetrating the lungs and
fatally wounding the young man. The aged
wife was also cut on the hands by the in
furiated husband. Anderson is in jail await
ing the result of his sons injuries.
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Three Bodies Found I'm "A Cabin

MILLINOCKET. Me-. Dec. 26.-The find
ing OF three bodies in the ruins of a cabin
In the Italian settlement here has led the
authorities TO begin an investiga ton OF the
case II Is reported that revolver shots
were heard I'm the cabin before the FIRE
broke out, and that one OF the bodies found
had a wound In the head The other two
were badly burned. The dead men were
Italians
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An Argument CIinched.

MIDDLESBORO, KY, Dec. 26.-At
Dwight. Va, near the Harlan county, Ken
lucky, line, T. L. Wilson, a farmer. and his
neighbor Tom Partin, quarreled over who
was the greatest general of the civil war.
Partin drew his revolver and shot Wilson
dead
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it appears they were included In a large
portion OF the cargo Of the transport Cen
tennial which was thrown overheard 10
tighten that vessel when IL ran aground of
the coast of northern Luzon. =. /. Secre-
tary Root has recommended 10 the secre-
tary OF the treasury that Lieutenant
Sickle's claim be included in the recon-
eral deficiency bill.
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Warned Against Bogus MasOns.

ALBANY. n. Y, Dec. 26.-Grand Master
Charles w. Mead, of the Grand Lodge Of
Free and Accepted Masons of the State
of New York, addressed a letter to-day
to the lodges within his Jurisdiction warn
ing them against clandestine and spurious
lodges which he learns are about 10 be es-
tablished I'm the Jurisdiction. He therefore
counsels the craft 10 exercise great care
in the admission OF visitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Arkansas Shooting Arrays.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 26.-John Pip
kin, a planter and merchant, shot and
killed his brother-in-law, John Manus, near
Forest City. 1t is claimed that the day be-
fore the trouble occurred between the two
men Manus shot into Pipkins store,
wounding Pipkin and his two sons slight
ly. When Manus reappeared at the store
Pipkin shot and killed him.
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SAVANNAH. Ga. Dec. 26.-Wiliam T.
Kavanaugh and Jack Diegan were fatal
ly shot tonight in Levan's cafe by w. T.
Dorlic, bartender. Ii is said Diegan.
who was until recently connected with
Mains circus. was aggravating Dorlic, who
fired three shots in self-defense. One shot
struck Diegan. The second struck KAY
anaush- innocent bystander. Kava-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27

CAMDEN. y. J.. Dec. 6.-The physicians
attending United States Senator William
]. Sewell gave out the information tonight
that their patient is much weaker than he
was yesterday. Unless there a. some i'm
prOvement shown very soon they believe
that the senator will not live much longer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Mrs.. winsIow's Soothing syrup

,1as been used over nifty years by millions n,
I1thers FOR their children while teethinR VIII n
nISact success. 1t soothes the child. softens the
R.ros allays pain, cures wind collie regulates
-, h,ovvels and Is the best remedy for diarrhoss
s ~ arising from teething other causes
M ale by druggists in every part OF the world
70 s"re and ask for Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing
Srr,,n 25 cents bottle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Gen. seaman's Condition Critical.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-There was a
serious setback this afternoon in the con-
dition of General William II. Seaman, adj
jutant general of California, but he rallied
considerably tonight. When his physicians
left at II O'clock Tonight II was announced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-27
Kentucky Killings.

MIDDLESBORO, KY, Dec. 26.-In free
for-all fight last night Sam Wells and
Henry Bass were mortally wounded. AT
Four Mile Will Hendrickson was killed
by his cousin, Nath Hendrickson. On Tag
CARDS creek Thomas Haynes was beaten
to death with a club by Henry Bowman.