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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02
DAILY CRIMINAL RECORD.

Charles Hopkins. a fisherman. was shot
dead yesterday by his stepson. John OIt-
man. at Pekin. Ill. The latter was pro-
tecting his mother from Hopkins, who
was drunk.
a jury at Cincinnati yesterday in a suit
by W. w. Thomas against the st. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance Company. to re-
cover s1.60 for loss on the burning of his
warehouse. returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT. This is a test case involving about
$4,000 of insurance.
Ross Raymond. alias James f. Sandys. a
former newspaper man. who pleaded guilty
in New York last week of getting 500
~fraudulently from Henry f. Clarke. paying
teller OF the Lincoln National Bank. on
Jan. IS last. was sentenced To four years
Imprisonment yesterday.
Alexander Surtees. a blacksmith, and
John Arlington. a liveryman. were both
killed I'm "A street duel at Lake City. Col.
yesterday. Each received four wounds.
Surtees being shot through the heart after
cause OF the fight is unknown.
AT New York. yesterday. Alex. Douglass.
a ~Janitor, shot and killed his wife and then
turned the weapon on himself. He will die.
Douglass quarreled with his wife three
months ago and she left him. OF late the
man has been in correspondence with her.
with a view OF reconciliation She went 10
his room last night and was with him but
q short time when the shooting occurred
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Other Deaths.

NEW YORK, April 1.-Col. Thomas b.
Rand. a former hotel manager. is dead in
this city. He was born in Portsmouth Y.
IL, in 1888. He was known as an advocate
OF certain measures TO the advant e of
hotel men. as. for instance. liz tin. he
liability of ~proprietors for guest -ses
through theft. During the civil war Col.
Rand was the senior captain of the Thirty
third Massachusetts Volunteers.
SEYMOUR. Ind. April Thomas Swift.
sonic and Grand Army circles Throughout
the country, died o-night of pneumonia.
after a two weeks Illness. Mr.. Swift was
e member of Hiram Lodge. No. q. of Ma
sons, at Winchester. Va. joining the lodge
the same night as did President Mckinley.
WASHINGTON. April Nv. Harry
Clarke died here to-day. He was man.
ager of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
was engaged In newspaper work. At the
tim of his death he was employed i'm the
Treasury Department. He enjoyed the
friendship and esteem OF many public men.
CHICAGO. April Thomas c.. Ham,
mond, former president of the Walker-Oak-
ley Tannery Company and a welI-known
club man. fell dead on the street tonight
a few minutes after leaving his home for
an evening walk. About a year ago Mrs.
Hammond died suddenly of heart failure
in Boston.
LONDON. April 1.-Sir John Stainer. or
ganist. composer and writer on musical
topics. is dead. He was born I'm 1910.
April DIR. Schlichter. the
African traveller and geographer. is dead.
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lady ACCOMPLISHED on the Panama canal.

ready accomplished on the Panama canal
Mr.. Morgan, accompanied by James j.
Hill, president of the Great Northern Rail-
way. and chief stockholders OF Northern
Pacific, arrieved from New York or Mr.
Hills yacht this afternoon. Tonight
ma. who had been notified OF the coming
of the distinguished fnanciers, have been
in conference at the senator's home. IL ID
understood that before Messrs. Morgan and
Hill leave the capital they Will hold ,
conference with President Mckinley and
endeavor TO interest the executive In their
project. 1t is understood that the syndicate
headed by Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Hill has
secured at n very low figure a majority OF
the stock of the Panama Company, and 10
now in absolute control. not only OF af-
fairs OF that corporation. but OF Its prop
erty and franchises as well.
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PEELED TO deliver checks tomorrow morning
to Baker and wash hands of whole AFFAIR.
Everything else turned over
The first message identified by the wit
ness, in addition TO giving an outline of
the will. also made reference TO the fact
that checks to the amount of A50.0O for
the settlement OF Holt claims were in read
mess.
Witness said that about January last
year Patrick had told her that If any let
tiers came to the house addressed Justice"
they were for him. Patrick at that time
inserted an advertisement In a New York
paper calling for the acquaintance of the
late Mrs. Rice. She testified that Jones
called in response 10 this advertisement.
Witness said she never heard Patrick say
that he was the attorney of Mr.. Rice. On
the contrary, witness said she understood
Patrick was connected with the side op-
posed 10 Mr.. Rice in the claim Of Holt, an
executor of the will OF Rice's wife.
did Patrick ever tell you that Rice had
made a will making him reslduary lega-
tee?'' Mrs. Francis was asked by Assistant
District Attorney Osborne.
He said he was a trustee. That there
was use for near all the money Rice pos
sessed. but that he would lave some recon-
pense for the work he did. / asked him
how he knew that he would get anything
for his work. He said he guessed there
would be enough left TO pay him for his
services"
Witness said Patrick told her, after he
had called upon Rice. that he hoped soon
to effect a settlement. She said Patrick
told her of the many peculiarities of the
old millionaire.
When asked what the nature of the Pat
rick trust was. Mrs. Francis said she
thought il was an institution for the edu-
cation of poor children. Il do not know
whether il was after June so or previous
to that date learned this" she said. w
both wished we had been rich enough to
do something for poor boys in New York,
and had discussed such matters long before
Patrick had any relations with Mr.. Rice
"Wha did you do with the books that
were taken from Mr.. Patrick's office TO
your house,"
II sent them TO the office Of his lawyer.
Mr.. Moore. L received a note to-day over
them"
The hearing was then adjourned until to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02
OBITUARY.
William Il. Hord, Retired Medical Di.
rector of the United states Navy.

WASHINGTON. April Medical Dlrec-
tor William 7. Hord. of the navy, died
here tonight. He held the relative rank
of captain on the retired list. His naval
service covered a period oil nearly forty
years. He was born in Kentucky and
was about seventy years old. He was a
volunteer aid on the staff of General
Nelson from the battle of Pittsburg and
ing to the evacuation of Corinth, Miss. by
General Beauregard. On the steam slocp
Pawnee he participated in all the opera
tions against Charleston under Admlrais
Dupont. Dahlgren and General Gilmore.
lie was commissioned medical director on
May Z, 1879. He was retired on account
OF age in 1893.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02

Fighting between the Guatemalan army
under President Rufino Barrios and hat
of Salvador and her allies, commanded by
General Monterrosa, began on March rs.
1885. at San Lorenzo, on the Salvadorean
frontier and continued. almost without in
PERMISSION. including two night battles, I'M
til long after dark on April 2, before Chal-
chuapa. President Barrios was killed on
the morning of the last days fight, while
riding between the lines. His body was
captured by a Salvadorean regiment. which
was reinforced by the rest of a brigade.
1t was retaken by the Presidents body
guard, fifty-five i'm number, Americans,
English and Irish. who twice cut their
way through the brigade. losing thirty
seven men killed, the other eighteen being
wounded. The Guatemalan army lost. on
that day. 1,600 men killed, and in the five
days of fighting. about 1900 killed. besides
thousands of wounded. The Salvadorcan
losses were not so heavy. as most of their
positions were fortified or possessed nat
ural defensibility.l
o sullen cliff and rock-strewn slope.
Beyond the grassy. sun-kissed vale.
/ drink to thee a silent toast.
As memory tells thy crimson tale.
Here gallant Armstrong breathed his last.
And there the brave Barrios fell
Where Marshalrs men swept down the field
And withered in the breath or hell.
No bard has sung their peerless deeds.
Nor poet told their work OF might
How sixty men In frenzied wrath
Put thrice a thousand foes 10 flight.
The dead were heaped in windows here,
And there were piled a hundred slain;
That mound was rivered down with blood.
And here the Legion charged again.
Twas here Menendez dared the height.
And there the boy Veaancio died
In vain. 10 save his c~ountry's cause.
Too late 10 salve his fathers pride.
No stately monument uplifts.
In honor Of their deeds. its head;
The plowshare turns the moldering sod
Above the loyal. silent dead.
So. stubborn steep, / drink 10 thee.
As long as life Is. and desire:
And 20 the gallant. hopeless band
That vanished In thy 'circIing fire.
Paul Mason
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02

RERLIN. April IA dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from st. petersburg datea
April 1, says robber bands, Boxers ana
Chinese soldiers have been causing iresh
disturbances in Manchuria in the neighbor-
hood of Chang-Tu-Fu. General Kaulbers is
strengthening the railroad military posts
between Karbin and Chang-Tu-Fu. Gen.
Kaulbers has asked Governor General Gro
dokoff TO send reinforcements, as a gen.
eral revival of the Boxer movement is ex-
pected in the spring.
The Russian garrison at Tsi-Tsi-B Bar has
been compelled to camp outside the town,
owing to the decomposing bodies of those
who were killed during the cold weather
or who persisted by hunger.
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Henry Gribble.

NEW YORK. April 1.-The Tribune will,
tomorrow, say: WORD was received here
of the death yesterday (Monday). at San
Reno. Italy. of Henry Gribble. Mr.. Crib
BILE was. for many years. a busines man
and broker in New York city. About ten
eyears ago he retired from business here
and went TO Shanghai. China, as a repre-
tentative in that country of the Standard
rOl Company. Recently he suffered severely
from throat trouble. and his Wis. TO Italy
was for the purpose of improving his
health He was married to a daughter of
Alfred Wadstaff, of this city. chief clerk
Court"
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Germans VIII empress" the ine

BERLIN, April 1.-The Berliner Tage-
blatt publishes the following dispatch from
Shanghai: 1.-THE German first-class battle
ship Weissenberg has started from Shang-
hal toward Nan-Kin and to the north. her
purpose being 70 impress the Chinese and
the allies that Germany means TO preserve
and heighten her prestige and interests in
the Yang-Tse valley. The German gunboat
Tiger has relieved the Hits at Han-Kau.
where the ntis stayed five months because
of the sh~allowness of the Yang-Tse at that
point"
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LONDON. April 2.-The Daily Express
says: "An English Picking syndicate.
with some Italian %fnanciers. has secured
a concession in the form Of a lease OF 1900
SQUARE miles of territory in the provinces
of Shan-Si and HO-Nan. rich in coal, iron
and petroleum.. The concession includes an
unbroken coal belt of 1900 square miles. IL
bears a date prior to the present crisis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02

Lloyd G.. Griscom. the secretary Of the
United States legation. at -Constantinople.
left there yesterday for the United States,
on several months leave of absence. He
had an audience with the Sultan at the
same time that Mr.. Leishman. the new
minister. presented his credentials, Friday
last. Later. Ibrahim Bey, the master OF
ceremonies, visited Mr. Griscom, conveying
the Sultan's best wishes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02
WITH PRIVATE CAPITAL.
j. II. Morgan Wants to Build the Canal
Across the Panama

CHICAGO. April IA special 10 the
Chronicle from Washington says: -. Pier
pont Morgan has a gigantic scheme that
the United States government shall aban-
don its plan of building a canal across the
isthmus of Panama and permit private
capital to take up and finish the work al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02
Flags to BE Removed.

PEKING. March 27.-As an outcome Of
the British protest. NJ. De Giers. the Rus
sian minister. has been instructed from
81. Petersburg not to allow Russian flags
10 be placed on or near the land I'm dispute
in Tfen-Tsin while the case is pending.
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RUSSIA WR0TH.

CONCLUDED FROM IRIS PACED
that China has asked Russia to allow her a
further extension of time before directing
the question of signing the Manchurian
agreement. Both NJ. De Giers and the Chi
nese officials refuse to talk on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02
Rritish omcer AssauIted.

TIEN-TSIN, April l-Captain Barrett. of
Burmah troops. was assaulted with sabers
by seven Frenchmen last night. He was
not, however. dangerously wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02

Reuben Miller. of Pittsburg. has been se-
lected for chairman Of the executive COM
mittee of the Crucible Steel Company of
America TO succeed w. J. Park. resigned.
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Writer of Juvenile stories killed.

ROCKFORD. ILL.,. April Jessie Eliza
beth Forbes, daughter of y. ID. Forbes. a
prominent banker OF this city. is dead at
FL Paso. Tex. as the result of an injury
received I'm a fall from her horse. Miss
Forbes was a writer OF note. some OF her
Juvenile stories being especially well known.
She was twenty-eight years of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02

The German consular reports for the lat
three months. which are slowly coming in.
seem 10 show a decrease of exports
throughout Germany TO the United States.
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Useful Articles for InvaIids.

Reclining and Rolling Chairs for parlor and
street, Carrying Chairs. Wheeled couches; Food
steri.izers and Desiccators. Feeding and Spt
Cups. Electric Belts. Insoles and Batteries.
Bath Cabinets
WIZ. III. ARMSTRONG a CO..
"a a~d 2s s. Meridian street. Indianapolis. Ind
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
MACHlNlST MAY STRIKE
A Nine Hour Working Day Will Be
the Demands

NEW YORK.-One hundred thou
sand machinists throughout the United
States may strike May 20 for a nine
hour working day.
Notice to all machinery manufac-
turers in the country was sent out by
the International Association of Ma
chinists to the effect that 100000 ma
chinists will demand a nine-hour work
day on May 1. Employers will be given
until May 20 to make known their in
tentions.
An arbitration agreement exists be-
tween the National Metal Trades AS
ISOLATION of employers and the Inter
national Association of Machinists, for
referring all grievances to a permanent
board of arbitration. The Metal
Trades Association of employers has
nearly sixty thousand workmen, and it
is believed that there will be no strike
among them.
More than 10000 other union and
non-union machinists have no arbitra-
ton agreements with their employers,
and strikes are expected in all shops
and factories in which the demand for
the nine-hour day is not granted.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
MEXICO AGAIN AUSTRIA's FRIEND
Long Severed Diplomatic Relations are
Resumed

Washington.-A complete rap
proachement between the governments
of Austria and Mexico has been
brought about to send a minister to
the other. This terminates an inter-
national estrangement, dating back to
the days when young Macmillan of
Austria sought to gain a foohould in
Mexico and lost his life in the adven-
lure. A bill has passed the Mexican
congress providing for a minister to
Austria at a salary of Sic, 900 annually
Austria will take similar action by
sending a minister to Mexico, and this
will close the long and historic separ-
alton.
The Mexican Government has taken
steps to resume diplomatic communica-
ton with South American countries,
the first move in that direction being
the appointment of a Mexican minister
to the Argentine republic. For many
years there has been no diplomatic in
tercourse between Mexico and her sis
ter republics on the southern continent,
and there was little commerce between
them and few political questions re-
curing diplomatic representatives
Recently, however, Argentine made
a friendly move by accrediting a min
lister to both Washington and the City
of Mexico, and Uruguay has taken sim
liar action. The selection of the City
of Mexico as the place for holding the
congress of American republics has
been a further influence in inducing
Mexico to extend her relations with
South and Central America
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
River and tiarbor Committees Plan

Stockton.-The river AMI harpor
committee of the FifSy-siXth congress
will visit California during Tune, stop
ing several days at Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Stockton Sacramento and
MarysVille.
In a recent letter to Hon. S. D.
Woods, representative from this dis
trict, Chairman T. E. Burton of the
committee states that the committee
will leave Washington about June g.
arriving in Los Angeles the 18th or
14th. There will be about forty people
in the party, which will include the
wives and daughters of the members
of the Committee. 1t is expected that
the party will arrive in San Francisco
about the 18th, and will remain a
week. Stockton, Sacramento and
Marysville will then be visited, the
party stopping two days at Sacramento
and Stockton and one day at Marys-
vile.
The personnel of the committee is
as follows: T. E. Burton of Ohio
chairman; Walter Reeves of Illinois, B
B. Dovener of West Virginia, r. P
Bishop of Michigan, E. F. Acheson oil
Pennsylvania, Page Morris of Mimi
esota, D. S. Alexander of New York
T. H. Tongue of Oregon, G. P. Law
renee of Massachusetts,, ]. H. David
son of Wisconsin, T. G. Catchings Of
Mississippi, P. E. Lester of Georgia
J. H. Bankhead of Alabama, P. B
McColloch of Arkansas. A. S. Berry Of
Kentucky, S. NJ. Sparkman of Florida
and T. H. Ball of Texas.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS
An Epitoms of the Weeks Happenings
in the West
Baseball Player KilIed-Cordelia Botkin's
Trial-Survey Steamer at San Diego
Los Angeles La Fiesta

MADEIRA, Cal.-While practicIng for
ball game, F. e. Kirkpatrick, young
man, collided with another player and
was instantly killed.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col.-Car-
fully compiled statistics by the Gazette
show that the gold production of the
Cripple Creek district up to the close
of the present month makes a grand
total of over $1OO,OOO,OOO. Gold was
first discovered in this camp in 1889.
SAN FRANCISCO.-When the case
of Mrs. Cordeia Botkin came up, At
torney Deuprey, for the people, asked
that the trial be set for June Is. At
torney knight, for Mrs. Botkin, OBJ
jected, and limited that he would carry
the case to the Federal courts to have
the question of which State, California
or Delaware, should bear the expense
of the trial.
After some argument, June Is was
agreed upon as the date of the setting
of a date for the trial.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
Will Have to Wait

LONDON.-When Harry Davenport,
the well-known actor, and Phyllis
Rankin presented themselves to the
registrar and asked to be married, that
official began asking formal questions
touching upon the biography of the
bride and groom in America. A hitch
was discovered, which put stop to
further proceedings with the marriage
ceremony. Both bride and groom-elect
tried their persuasive powes upon the
registrar to convince him that every
thing was right, but he was obdurate.
Documentary evidence was what he re-
quired: AS this could only be obtained
in America, the disconsolate pair were
perforce obliged to return to their
hotels. Cable messages for the need
full papers were at once dispatched to
New York, and on receipt of the much
wanted papers the knot will be tied.
Phyllis Rankin is well known in San
Francisco, where she once resided. She
eloped with her fathers property man
when she was sixteen years old, and
was divorced from him two years ago.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04

In all the present agitation about
cure food. it is a comfort to the coffee
Erinker to be told that he is getting a
Jerry satisfactory article. At the De-
partment Of Agriculture some thorough
tests have been recently made to deter
mine the extent and nature of coffee
authorizations. The results are entirely
reassuring to coffee-lovers. The expert
finds that while very little pure Java
or Mocha berries find their way into the
American market, almost If not quite
as good favored beans are had from
other tropical places, Porto Rico and
Hawaii being mentioned as furnishing
good coffee. The adulterants, when
used, are for the most part harmless.
The chemist who has been looking into
the coffee question, Professor WILEY.
gives some advice as to the use of this
beverage. He says that the use of cot
Zee In moderation should not do any
injury to adults. and then he mentions
In detail what moderation means. This
Is cupful-only half of it coffee. the
rest hot milk-at breakfast, none at
noon, and a small cup of black coffee
after dinner. On some systems. un.
doubleday, coffee may act as a poison.
and such persons, of course, should not
drink it. The average grown person in
normal health may use it moderately
without harm.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
Survey Steamer at San Diego

San Diego.-The government survey
steamer Ranger has arrived here from
La Paz, Commander Field reports the
completion of a government coaling
station at Pichilinque at a total cost
of 100000 The Ranger will probably
remain at this port three months in
order to finish up chart of surveys
made near La Paz. She has been
five months engaged at this work.
San Diego.-The schooner Volante
arrived this week, two months and
five days from Guaymas, remarkably
long time for the trip. Head winds
were the main cause of the delay.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04
Beers Are Active

LONDON.-Lord Kitchener continues
the process of wearing down the Beers,
who, however, are very active in the
Kroonstadt district, where they re-
Gently derailed two trains and also cap
tured, after severe fight, twenty-five
men of the Prince of Wales Light
Horse, whom they stripped of their
horses and accoutrements and then
liberated them.
Colonel Plumer's force captured a
small lager of forty-five men, includ-
ing the notorious Transvaal state en-
gineer, Munick, who planned the de-
struction of the the Johannesburg
mines in the spring of last year. His
father was also captured.
Mr.. Cummings, who is visiting Dur
ban on behalf of the Canadian govern
ment, is favorably impressed with the
trading possibilities between Canada
and Natal.
Holbrook argus., 1901-05-04

Somebody has been gathering college
statistics, and it is found that there
are in this country forty-four uniyer-
sites or colleges which contain more
than 1000 students each. Fourteen
OF these institutions have more than
1000 students each, and in each of
six leading universities there are more
than 1900 students. These six are:
Harvard, 4,2SS; University of Michi-
gan, 300; Minnesota, $40; Georgia,
S,2e5; Chicago, S.1s3, and California,
8,025. Northwestern University has
2,971 students this year; Cornell, 2,776;
Pennsylvania, 1857; Yale, 2,542; Co
iumbia, 2,521, and Princeton, 1902
There probably are over 100000 stu
dents in the various universities and
colleges Of America at present, and the
whole number of persons who are be-
ing educated in the schools and col
leges combined is given as 1878 1858.