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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-01
AN ALLEGED ABDUCT0R.
Arrest of IsadOr Roth on the Charge
of kidnapping a Girl.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, May 81. -
Chief of Police Johnson to-day arrested
Isador Roth, charged with being the kid
naper of Rosie Giest, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of Samuel Giest, of New York
city. Roth had been working in a lumber
yard here and intended to leave the city
tonight. Chief Johnson received a telc-
gram from Detective Titus, of New York,
asking him TO hold the prisoner until Titus
arrived. 1t is alleged that Miss Giest was
carried off by Roth as she was returning
tC her home from an evening party several
weeks ago. and it is said he took her TO
Buffalo and demanded a large sum for her
release III is charged that, failing to get
what he asked and becoming alarmed at
the activity Of the detectives, he left the
girl in Buffalo and came 10 Benton Har-
Dor. Chief Johnson said that papers were
found on Roth which definitely connect
him with the Cudahy abduction case, but
he declined to make their contents known.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The police say
that Rosie Giest, mentioned in connection
with the arrest of Isador Roth, lived at IL
ST. Mark place, this city, with her father,
Samuel Giest, who is cabinet maker. She
disappeared from her home Feb. q. Of
flcers will be sent to Benton Harbor for
Roth. 1t is also said that her father is not
a wealthy man.
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NOT YET OUT OF DANGER
MRS. M'kINLEY STILL WEAK AND
NOT GAINING STRENGTH.
Consultation of Physicians to He
Held TO-Day-The Hope Expressed
That She VIII Recover.

WASHINGTON. May 31-The physicians
who are i'm attendance upon Mrs. McKin-
lev, after a consultation this forenoon. is
sued the following statement of her con-
dition:
Mrs Mckinley is recovering from the
fatigue of the trip. The illness from which
she was suffering in San Francisco still
continues though in less intense form She
Is still feeble and cannot be considered
out of danger. Her progress will no doubt
be slow, but improvement is looked for"
This was signed by Drs. T. NJ. Rixey,
George NJ. Sternberg and w. w. Johnson.
Mrs. Mckinley failed to show any i'm
provement during the day and tonight her
condition is reported unchanged from
the status given in the bulletin issued dur
ing the morning One of the grave features
of the case is the fact that she continues
extremely weak and fails TO gain i'm
strength. She is very seriously i'll, but has
had severe attacks of illness heretofore and
this gives rise for hope that she will yet
show improvement No bulletin was issued
tonight and none will be until after the
consultation of the physicians tomorrow.
Both Doctors Sternberg and RiXey called
during the evening at different times, the
latter remaining with the patient for some
time
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avoid possibility OF rejection the majority
report had been changed at the last mo-
ment by striking out the Interpretation at
Inc end OF the clauses and putting these IN
the form OF a resolution by themselves,
thus accepting the Platt amendment as
passed by Congress.
1t Is true" said one OF the conservatives
In question, that the committees inter
pretations OF the explanations Of the Teller
resolution which were offered by Governor
General Wood and Secretary Root, to-
gether with the Washington commission s
report, were included with the Platt amend
ment as an appendix 70 the Constitution
but when we voted on the report 1t was
with but one purpose in view, namely, 10
accept the Platt amendment.
Both delegates expressed regret that
misundersta nding had arisen, and said they
doubted that the convention would now re-
consider this action, as the fight had been
hot, the victory had been won by only one
vote, and those who had tried 10 do their
outy toward their country had been bitter
ly assailed traitors and perjurers.
Seniors Capote and TamayO had a long
conference with General Wood tonight.
General Wood, in the course of brief in
terview. said: Il never understood that the
explanations of Secretary Root would be
incorporated I'm the acceptance. ! always
considered that the convention regarded
these explanations as explanations merely,
and that they would form no part OF the
dcceptanCe.'
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WHAT THE SENATOR'S SAY.
McLaurin VIII Aequiescc, but Till
man Denies McSweeny's Authority.


COLUMBIA. S. c., May Ex-senator Nc
I.aurin. who is at Bennettsville, had this
to say regarding Governor McSweeny's ac
tion:
1.-The unexpected action of Governor Me
Sweeny leaves me compietely AT sea. MS
reluctantly forced into the fight, but when
/ saw the insulting remarks of Senator
Tillman, II McLaurin is afraid TO meet
me- | made up my mind, If possible, TO
break off every prong of that old pitch
fork and wear him out with the handle
before | was through with him. The con-
temptation of my resignation is no new
thing with / value my honor and In
tegrity as a man far more than / do n
seat I'm the United States Senate. / wished
to resign last winter when was so cruelty
net my ears to benefit South Carolina
nearly drove me distracted. ! will with
draw my resignation as Governor Nc
Sweeny has requested, because l apprec1-
ate the natriotic motives that inspire him,
and am willing TO unite with him in shield
ing the people of the State from strife and
bitterness. have been rejoicing In the
coming opportunity TO vindicate myself.
intend 10 speak on such invitations as
aid at Gaffney. when possible. and | will
rot consent TO any interference by Senator
Tillman or ANYBODY else. After making my
speech at Newberry. June 6. ] will take
Mrs McIaurn North. and Will not make
any more arrangements TO speak until
senator Tillman tonight telegraphed
from Trenton:
II have received no letter from Governor
McSweeny. and therefore DO not know on
what grounds or by what authority he
acts His power is purely ministerial. and
his declination TO accept can have no effect
t-.lrar tbe C.overnor's function in such cases
is simply to notify the president of the
Senate on ere hand and the State Legisla-
He can advise withdrawal OF designations,
but nothing more.
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Calvin Hall, Seventy-Two Years Old,
His Three HaIf-Breed Sons and B.
ID. Yaptis the Victims.
TAKEN FROM THEIR GUARDS
ROPES PLACED AROUND NECKS AND
DRAGGED TO NEARBY BRIDGES,
Where They Were Dropped Of and
Strangled-OmcersF Forced to Ac-
company the Lynchers.

BIEBER, Cal, May 3l-Details have been
received here of the lynching of five men
at Lookout, Modoc county, early this morn
ing The lynched were Calvin Hall, seven
ty-two years OF age, his three half-breed
sons, Frank, James and Martin, aged, re-
spectively, twenty-six, nineteen and six
teen, and B. d. Yantis, aged twenty-seven.
AS reported here. the men lynched had
been suspected of petty stealing for some
time Last Saturday they were arrested
for stealing barb wire. pieces of harness
and some hay forks. A search warrant
was issued, and the harness and forks
found in the houses of Hall and Yantis,
who were taken into custody and brought
to Lookout. where they were being held
awaiting examination and trial. Sunday
and for several days following other
searches were instituted. and halters, dishes
and table linens, which had been taken
from clothes lines, were found hidden on
the premises of the suspects.
The charge against the elder Hall was
petty larceny for stealing the forks, hence
he was released on his own recognizance.
His trial was to have taken place this
morning. The charge against the others
was burglary, and their examinations had
been set for June ). They were held in
custody, as they were unable to furnish
bail. Pending their examination, they were
being guarded In the Lookout Hotel by
Constable Carpenter, assisted by b. Mich
OILS. ]. w Brown and S. Goyette. The two
former stood guard until midnight, and
the two latter took their places after mid
night Calvin Hall was stopping at the
hotel so as TO be near his sons.
This morning about o'clock, a mob of
from thirty to fifty suddenly appeared at
the hotel, and. pointing their guns at the
two officers, commanded them to be silent.
They then secured the five prisoners. placed
ropes around their necks and dragged them
toward the bridge which crosses Pitt river
They compelled the two guards to accom-
pany them Frank Hail. 1t is reported
made such strong resistance that the mob
hanged him before it got to the main
bridge under a small bridge crossing deep
slough. The others were taken TO the main
bridge. and Calvin Hall. the father, was
hanged on the north side. and Yantis and
the other Hall boys were hanged on the
south side of the bridge. AS soon as the
lynching was discovered word was tele-
graphed to the district attorney and the
sheriff, at Altures, and they, together with
the coroner, are now on the way to the
scene of the tragedy to hold inquest.
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PLEA AGAINST CARD PLAYING
Sent Out by the Ministerial Assocfa-
tion of Portland.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND. Ind, May 3l.-Portland Min-
isterial Association has issued a public
appeal to the members OF all churches 10
do away with gaming at their houses. such
is often in vogue at public functions.
and calling attention TO the publicity with
which card-playing is being carried on.
The appeal was adopted by the pastors OF
the churches at a regular meeting of the
association. 1t recites the evils that lie IN
the seductive cinch table and progressive
dominoes; urges the abolition OF progress
i've euchre and the taboo Of pedro. While
the games themselves are denounced. the
publicity with which they are played IL
even more earnestly deplOred. liz asserts
that not only week days. but the Sabbath.
desecrated by the card-playing habit.
and calls on the church people TO rally for
its suppression.
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Duel Challenge Withdrawn.

PARIS. May u.-The election OF Edmond
Rostand 10 the Academy yesterday almost
brought about indirectly a duel between
Maurice Bernhard and Lucien Mohlfeld,
a well-known Partisan dramatic critic. Nj.
Mohlfeld had an article I'm the Gaulois op-
posing Il. Rostand, and in the course or
il he brought in the name OF Nine. Bern
hardt in a way that her son deemed Of
fensive. NJ. Bernhardt sent his seconds
10 NJ. Mohlfeld and there was a meeting
of the representatives of both sides to-day
After consultation the seconds decided that
Nj. Bernhardts Interpretation of the allu-
sion was not justified and that there was
nc ground for a duel NJ. Bernhardt in
formed a representative of the Associated
Press tonight that a duel would not be
fought.
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AMERICAN DISAPPEARS
SAID TO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY
RUSSIANS LAST JANUARY.
l.. James Gordon, Contracting Agent
Possibly Sent to Siberia.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The Press this
Saturday morning publishes a statement
that L. James Gordon, sales and contract
ing agent in Russia of the Baldwin loco
motive works, disappeared in St. Peters
burg last January, and that his disap-
pearance was caused by his arrest by the
Russian authorities on charges unknowa
to the public. The Press says: 'Mr. Cor
don has been in Russia for more than
twenty years. is known to every American
minister and ambassador, and is a favorite
in high official circles. Because of his
friendship in the American legation and
his position at court he was a man of much
influence. 1t was through this influence
that the Baldwin Company received the
contract for the locomotives, some Of them
now in use and others in course of con-
struction, for the Transsiberian Railway.
This contract was for $2,5OO,OO9 and was
signed shortly before the disappearance
of Mr.. Gordon. Whether what happened
subsequent TO the signing of the contract
was the cause OF the disappearance is not
known.
by persons close to Mr.. Gordon. to whom
the cause of his disappearance is a mys-
terry, it is said his arrest occurred two days
after 1T became known the big s., 500, 600 con-
tract with the Russian government had
been. made. Gordons arrest is described
follows: One night in January last Cor
don was seated in the library of his home.
debating some correspondence TO his sec
retary, Mr.. Hedges, an Englishman, when
the officials entered They touched him
on the shoulder and simply said: You are
under arrest Gordon made no resistance.
He asked 10 be allowed 10 finish his letter,
but the request was refused. Some letters
already written, but unsigned, were on the
BILE. He asked to be permitted to sign
them. This was refused. He was told to
lut on his furs at once and enter the sleigh
waiting at the door. This he did. At that
time his friends could only guess at his
destination. Siberia they believed, would
be where he would be sent. Why, they
did not know.
ION the day succeeding the arrest the ST.
Petersburg papers contained the following
notice: MIR. G--n, a well-known business
man, arrested yesterday. That was
ALL Those who knew Gordon knew il re-
ferred to him, but that ended the matter in
st. Petersburg. He simply taken out
of their lives, and only speculation re-
NAMED as 10 whether he had been carried
off TO Siberia or whether the gates OF some
prison fortress had been closed on him, and
Ii is only within a few weeks that IL has
become known that he is arbitrarily con-
fined in the fortress in the Neva. The
American ambassador has been asked TO i'm
terest himself in the matter by a brother
and two sisters OF Gordon, who are I'm this
city, but without result 10 the present
time
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SURGEONS FAVOR CANTEENS.
Want "Anti- Law Repealed on Ground
of Sanitation and Morality.

ST PAUL, Mimi. May 31.-By a unani-
nous vote. the Association of Military
Surgeons, in session here to-day passed a
resolution in favor of the repeal Of the
anti-canteen law.
A supplementary resolution by Colonel
Reed, Of Wyoming, constitutes every dele
gate a committee TO see the congressman
from his own State and provided for a
committee of three 10 labor with Congress
This last committee is TO act with the
legislation committee of the American
Medical Association. The resolution claims
that the abolition OF the canteen has in
creased intemperance and disorder in the
army and recommends IT'S re-establishment
on the grounds OF sanitation, morality
and discipline"
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FATAL ASSAULT NEAR ELKHART
YOUNG MAN IN JAIL FOR KILLING
HIS FATHERS COMPETITOR.
New Medal i'm st. Mary's Academy
Awards-Suit Against MIR. Remy
Withdrawn-The Coal Merger. =

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, May S1.-George Reth-
erford, fifty years old. lifelong resident
of Rushville and well connected in the city
and county. was murdered at o'clock to-
night by Jesse Killing. twenty-five years
old, a drayman in the employ OF the Brann
transfer line. Killing surrendered immedi-
ately after the killing and is i'm jail lie
pleads self-defense.
Rutherford was employed by the Turner
commission house and was assisting Killing
in loading a drayload of live poultry into
Lake Erie & Western freight car. Robert
Palmer, a boy. also was engaged in the
work. and Palmer addressed remark TO
Retherford, jokingly suggesting that he
was not bearing his share of the weight.
Rutherford. it is said, kicked the Palmer
boy, and Killing championed the cause OF
Palmer. A fight between Killing and Reth-
erford then occurred on the car floor. but
the combatants were separated without do
ing each other any injury.
Killing then got into his dray and drove
to his boarding house. where. it is said. ne
procured a revolver. Returning in a few
minutes TO the car he called TO Retherford
that he was now ready for him. Rether-
ford picked up a dray pin and walked
toward Killing, who fired four shots in
rapid succession, one Of which passed near
Retherford's heart. killing him almost In
stantly.
Killing AYERS that he carried the revolver
all day, and had it in his pocket during the
first fight in the poultry car. He was afraid
Of Rutherford, he says. and the latter at
tacking him with a dray pin, his only
course was TO shoot. William Killing. a
younger brother OF the prisoner, was killed
in a brawl below the city. three years ago.
His father, John Killing, lives at Rich
mond. Rutherford left a widow and two
IL
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FIFTY KILLED, $50 WOUNDED.
Strikers slaughtered by Police and
Military Near st. Petersburg.

LONDON, May 3l.-According to a dis
patch received from st. Petersburg to-
day it appears that the conflict at AIexan-
drovsky, in the vicinity OF st. Petersburg.
between the strikers at the Obuchoff iron
works and the authorities May 20. when
about $500 rioters attacked the police had
much more serious results than was ad-
mitted in the police report OF the affair
issued May 2l. 1t was then said that after
twelve of the police had been injured they
were reinforced by soldiers, who fred three
volleys. killing two men and wounding sew
en-. The relatives OF the strikers declare
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THE LAW or VACCINATION.
Editor Blue, Of Terre Hsute, Explains
an Alleged Misconception.
Speclal Id ID Indlanannlls Inurnal

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. May 3i.-Frsnt
Blue. the editor OF the magazine Of the Ma.
tional Anti-yaccination Society. says IN,
claim OF the Health Board authorities a
indianapolis and in this city that the re-
cent decision OF the Indiana State Supreme
Court gives TO health boards the authority
10 exclude from schools children that do
not comply with an order 10 be vaccinated
IS misapprehension and IL likely 10 lesd
10 much contention in the State. lie says
"The decision refers TO the law as IL wes
two years ago and has nothing TO do with
the law as IL now is. The last Legislature
laid down the school qualifications dednite-
ly and the only legal opinion that has been
given on that law declared n 10 be valid.
Should the question OF the right 10 exclude
children come before the court again IL
would be upon an entirely different foot
ing"
MIR. Blue says the Observation-Disclosures
will insist on the enforcement OF the law.
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Mutiny of Guardsmcn.

BRUSSELS. May 31.-An extraordinary
scene occurred in Antwerp yesterday, when
mutinous civic guardsmen paraded the
streets singing the "Marseillaise," while the
police had to be called in the protect the
officers from the revolving troops. There
has been friction for some time. w hiie
drilling yesterday a guardsman in the housS
lighted a pipe, and when reprimanded foI
doing Sc insulted the officer who admin
istered the reprimand. The guardsman was
arrested. whereupon his comrades broke
10 nks, hooted at their officers and proceed
ed TO demolish property on the parade
ground with the butt ends of their rifles
Subsequently they paraded the streets
singing
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WILL GO TO ECUADOR.
Dismissed West Point Cadets to
Build "A Railway Across the Andes.

NEW YORK, May 31.-Cadets Birchie o.
Mahaffey OF Texas, Henry l. Bowlby Of
Nebraska. John A. Cleveland OF Alabama,
T. +. Keller of New York, and II. A Lin
ton of Michigan. recently dismissed from
West Point as insubordinate. are 10 go TO
Ecuador 10 serve IS engineers I'm the build
ing OF a railroad across the Andes noun
tains. The five have stood together all
through their troubles. and IL Is with them.
lone for all and all for one" They leave
for Ecuador on the Cumbdl of the w. X.
Grace line, on Tuesday. They will be I'm
the employ of the Guayaquil & Quito Rail-
road Company.
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Denial from Physicians.

SAN FRANCISCO. May S1.-Dr. Clinton
Cushing, one of the physicians who at
tended Mrs. Mckinley during her illness
in this city. denied to-day the report that
the local physicians had said that their
patient was fatally i'll. Or. Gushing de-
clares that he and his associates agreed II
would be better for Mrs. Mckinley 10 re-
turn home as this her inclination
her physicians knowing that she was a
good traveller. foresaw danger i'm the
trip.
DEL MONTE. CAL May 31.-Dr Hirsch-
fielder to-day denied absolutely a report
from Washington that the San Francisco
physicians had stated that Mrs. Mckinley
cannot recover.
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TROLLEY CARS RUN AWAY.
One Man Is Killed and Twenty-Sis
Persons Are Injured, One Fatally.

WILMINGTON. Del, May 3l-Three
heavily loaded trolley cars on the new
Peoples Street-railway. ran away while
going down a steep hill in this city to-
day. killing one man. fatally injuring an
other and hurting twenty-five others more
or less seriously Joshua Gilman, who
jumped from "A window OF the car, In
which he was riding. fell underneath the
wheels and his body was cut In TWO. Elmer
Jones. conductor OF one of the cars,
stuck 10 his post and when the rear car
crashed into the one he In charge OF
his legs were broken. one arm was broken
and internal injuries were inflicted His
death Is expected Each car carried nearly
one hundred passengers returning TO the
city from Brandywine Park. The line is u
new one, opened yesterday. and IL Is pre-
sumed the motormen were not yet familiar
with the heavy grade.
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SURPRISE At HAVANA.
Cubnns Disappointed at Action of the
President and Cabinet.

HAVANA. May 3i.-The decision Of the
United States government not 10 accept
the Cuban Constitution as adopted by the
Havana convention caused great surprise
and keen disappointment 10 those members
OF the convention who voted i'm favor OF the
Constitution adopted Two leading con-
servatives who were interviewed tonight
on the subject said IN substance that they
had reason 10 suppose that the ConstItu-
tion would be acceptable 20 Washington
and that otherwise they would not have
voted for the majority report as submitted
They also pointed out that IN order to
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Fatal Termination of an Assault.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind, May 3l.-Richard Sher-
win, of Bristol. died last night of injuries
inflicted by Harry Wilson. aged about
twenty-one. the son of rival of Sherwin I'm
the livery business. Young Wilson is I'm
Jail His father Wesley Wilson. assaulted
Sherwin on the street and the son ran up
and dealt Sherwin blow on the head that
proved fatal after several days. Both fam
lilies are prominent in the village.
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FOUND IN CURIOSITY SHOP.
Old Pictures Worth Thousands of
POunds-Purchased for "Seng.,

Pounds-Prrchased for "SGng."
NEW YORK, May S1-According to the
Tribunes London correspondent three pic
lures incrusted with CRIME were recently
purchased in a curiosity shop by thrifty
husband and wife in Cheshire, England,
for Is shilllngs. Each Of these. when partly
cleaned for the adornment of their modest
dwelling. proved TO be by noted painter.
Experts were consulted, and one proved to
be the work of an early Italian master
another was a Corot, and third was a
painting by an early English master. Eli
couraged by the knowledge that what they
had bought for a few shillings was worth
$1,000. the couple returned TO the obscure
curiosity shop and bought for 95 a canvas
blackened with age, which was in use as
a fire screen. This picture. when cleaned,
disclosed the name Del Pompo' in one
corner and has been identified as rare
work OF an Italian painter. The Cheshire
couple are now asking s25.0O0 for their
treasure for which they gave a single 30
note.