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The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
Gas Belt Situation Somewhat Mixed,
Both Carpenters and COntrac-
tors Gaining Minor Points.
EARLY AGREEMENT PROBABLE
SETTLEMENTS PRACTICALLY GER
TAIN AT ANDERSON AND MARION.
Rogers on Trial at Terre Haute-NOte-
worthy Gift to Methodist Church.
Jefferson County Toll Roads.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 2.-The In
diana bituminous miners and operators re-
convened this afternoon, and Immediately
referred the powder question to the joint
scale committee. In turn it was referred to
the subcommittee which went into session
this evening.
There is good reason for believing that
the scale committee tomorrow Will report
an agreement which will include the clause
requiring the miners to buy powder from
the operators at $1.75 a keg. Eighty per
cent of the miners already were buying
powder in this manner, and it is said their
sentimental opposition TO putting the
clause in the wages contract will give way.
The reports from the field in the State to-
day indicate that not more than one-fitth
of the men complied with the informal
agreement to continue at work until the
yearly scale is signed.
An Associated Press dispatch says: A
general suspension of work took place to-
cay in the coal fields of Indiana and sew
eral thousand men are idle the result of
the operators and miners in convention here
falling to agree on the wage scale for the
year. Mass meetings were held Saturday
in many localities and it was almost the
unanimous sentiment that a firm stand
should be taken against the operators d.
inands that the powder be purchased OK
them. The miners Will stand by their orig
NAL demand TO buy powder in the open
market. The annual wage scale expired
Monday, ana until an agreement is reached
between 5000 and 6J00 men will be idle
ference. n personal encounter took place
at the conclusion of the conference this
afternoon between an operator and miner
over some remark made on the convention
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
FUEsTON, MACARTHUR, EFT AL.
Credit Given to Macarthur for Mag
nanimity.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
II is high time to acknowledge or rather
to hail, Funston as the real hero of the
Philippine war. Funston has captured and
delivered Aguinaldo There is reason to
believe that many military persons are
jealous of Funston's success. The fact
mains that, while Aguinaldo has been killed
several times, Funston is the first and only
man who has ever captured him alive anu
taken a receipt for his delivery to the au-
thorities at Manila It's all right. It's n
clean case. A pompadour haircut and
eight strawberry marks are not TO be pooh.
pCohed. We have Aguinaldo and that's all
there is about il. Those who are envious
OF Funston may gnaw files and flee into the
mountains of Hepsidam and pool their
lamentations with the stricken Whang
Doodle. We've got him-meaning Aggle-
and Funston is the man who did the job.
The others may well leap into the dark
ness and chew the pitiless north wind.
Their JIG is up.
But there is one beautiful and tender
feature of the incident to which all can
give their reverent admiration. The fact
that General Macarthur, although he is in
command of everything. and although he
has planned the whole campaign-the fact
that General Macarthur freely comedies TO
Funston all the credit of the achievement
which he directed and controlled will ever
serve TO remind us that magnanimity is
the rule with American officers and cad
dishness the contemplate exception.
Whether Aguinaldo's capture be important
or unimportant. it is what everybody has
been trying TO accomplish for the past two
years. Humbug or not. the case may
be. lie has been the most sought-after per-
son within the domain of our national ac-
tivities. And now Funston has caught him,
and whatever he may be worth has deiv-
cred him TO General Macarthur at Manila.
lie did what he was sent to do. and. al
though General Macarthur. in his capacity
as the cOmmander-in-chief In the Philip
pines. could easily have claimed the credit
for every successful movement organized
ana completed under his authority. Funston
has received the cordial, unmeasured. gen.
ior officer.
III the capture OF Aguinaldo amounts to
nothing more than the demonst trat ton of
MacArthur's chivalry IL will still deserve
the grateful piaudits OF the American peo-
pie
The Kansas man earned the reward
which has come to him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

The announcement that AguinaldO has
taken the sweeping oath of allegiance re-
quired of all Filipinos who have partici-
pated in the insurrection is as important as
gratifying. His action must have a wide
and salutary influence upon all those who
were disposed TO resist the United States.
While there are those in this country who
declare that there are other leaders who
potential as Aguinaldo has been, and
that they ready to take his place,
everyone knows that he has been the one
man recognized by both sides as the leader
Of the insurrection to such an extent that
no man has been mentioned as his sue
cessor. The insurrection and the republic
of the Philippines were his conception. He
declared himself President. SO prominent
was he that it now seems that with his talk
ing the oath of allegiance all organized op
position to the United States should fall to
pieces, leaving the only Filipinos still for
war the little bands in Boston and other
Eastern cities who have not borne arms,
but fought vindictively if not valiantly with
their tongues and their pens. In the Island
of Luzon, where Aguinaldo's influence has
been the most potent, bands of guerrillas
may continue to harass peaceful people,
but their purpose will be plunder and not
independence.
The administration will be rendered all
sorts of advice as to the proper course to
pursue toward Aguinaldo, but those who
hasten to advise are usually the least pre-
pared to give advice. Here we do not un-
derstand the Oriental character. The Chi
nese are yet a puzzle TO us and the Malay
is an enigma. By him oath of allegiance
may be taken with mental reservations.
General Macarthur and the Taft commits
sion have had opportunities to study the
native, and, consequently, are better able
to determine the course to be pursued to-
ward Aguinaldo. The reports which have
reached this country regarding Aguinaldo
as a man are conflicting 1t is asserted by
Americans that he saved the Gilmore pris-
oners from slaughter. 1t is said of him
that his policy toward prisoners has been
in accord with the customs of European
nations. At the outset he was charged
with being the author of the fiendsh plot
to massacre all the European inhabitants
of Manila in February, 1899. Subsequent in
vestigation has caused those who held that
opinion at the outset to entertain grave
doubts if he or his subordinate, Sandico.
whose name was appended to the order of
massacre, really signed it. Mr.. Bass, who
wrote the first full account of the proposed
massacre, after acquaintance with Sandico
expressed the opinion that the order was
the forgery of an enemy.
But these reports, true or otherwise, 90
not affect the Importance of this voluntary
action of Aguinaldo. He will be irtrusted
with power if those who know most about
him think it can be done with safety.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

ments this year. The recent movements
by the clerks and BARRIERS for Sunday
closing las encouraged the ministers 10
take the step.
The Charlottesville Hospital Association
has elected the following officers: President,
{. Nj. Travis; vice president, Mrs. l. +.
Hornaday; secretary. NJ. r. Thomas; treas
urer, Mrs. Minna GOltia; attorney. A. ID.
Thomas. Ground will be bought and hos
pltal built during the coming summer.
The commissioners OF Starke county have
ordered a special election In Wayne town
ship, on May A. to vote on the proposition
to grant a subsidy OF 10000 to the Cincin-
natl. Richmond & Muncie Railroad, which
proposes to extend its line TO North Jud-
son, from Muncie. On the same day similar
elections will be held in Liberty and Union
townships OF Fulton county
Alumni OF Spiceland Academy have or
ganized an alumni association. with Judge
W. o. Barnard. OF New Castle, presi-
dent; Matte E. Charles, secretary; Turell
Wilson, treasurer. and Emma Charles.
Henry w. Painter. Belle c. Estes. w. >.
Mofett, Edwin Hale. o. H. Nixon and O..
b. Reese, executive committee. Plans are
under way for an alumni meeting in the
fall.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

corspicuously and pleasingly absent in
most or the newspaper comments on the
acton OF the Maryland legislators.-South
Bend Times
George NJ Ray has announced that he
will edit the Shelbyville Democrat from
the Michigan City penitentiary. But his
sisters who are the real owners of the pa
per have concluded &c run il themselves.
they have greatly improved its tone. Mr..
Ray penltentiary editorials Will probably
60 into the waste basket.-RichmOnd Palla-
dunn.
The Washington Post ascribes Hon. Tom
Reeds beginning as an Ant-imperialist to
the time when Hon. Joe Manley threw up
the sponge and conceded the nomination OF
MI mckinley ar ST. Louis. OF course Mr..
Reed Knew nothing about Imperialism In
1870; out he knew something was the matter
with him and diagnosed it later on.-Terre
Haute Express.
Colonel Bryan has a queer idea of the
sums paid noted men for products of their
PEN He is just now offering So for five
hundred words written by Mr.. Cleveland.
covering the subject of true Democracy
as he understands it. Mr.. Cleveland is not
q cheap correspondent, and we are of the
opinion that Mr.. Bryan will have to raise
ms bid before he secures the coveted prize.
Waterloo Press.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
Difficulty Adjusted at Anderson.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, April 2.-Muncie, Ma
rion, Anderson, Alexandria and Elwood
were represented at a meeting of the
Indiana Contractors Association held here
tonight. The contractors say they are
ready to accede to the demands of the
Carpenters Union In the various cities and
turn ask that their organization be recog-
nized and protected by union carpenters
refusing to work for any but those who
are members of the Contractors Associa-
tion of Indiana. 1t was decided to carry
the organization into every Indiana city
until every contractor in the State is In
cluded. There will be no strike in Ander-
son, as the two organizations have agreed
on the points at issue. The Carpenters
union passed a resolution requiring its
members to refrain from making con-
tracts or withdraw from the union.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
Indiana Notes.

Charles Powers, of Warsaw, was badly
injured, Monday, by fall of earth i'm
sewer in which he was working. He may
recover
Richmond has not found ii necessary to
make temporary loan in anticipation of
the spring taxes.
The congregation of the Fifth-street NJ.
E Church, Richmond, has asked for the
return of Rev. j. +. Chamness another
year by the conference.
Walter Randolph, arrested at Richmond
on suspicion that he was Ezra Moore
wanted at Norwalk o., for murder. proved
not to be the man and was released.
At Frankfort yesterday Judge Kent ap-
pointed Richard c. Clark receiver of the
Central Energy Telephone Company which
has liabilities of upward of $4,000
The spring term of the State Normal
School at Terre Haute opened yesterday
Registrations will continue until Thurs
day and are expected to exceed one thou
sand.
Campbell, Wild & Co., of indianapolis.
bid in Marion street and alley bonds
yesterday to the amount of $lS3,c00 at a
premium of $500 and accrued interest
There were seven bidders.
One travelling deputy has been dropped
from the pay roll of the Seventh internal
revenue district at Terre Haute: the VI
cennes subdistrict has been abolished and
the office merged with the Evansville dis
trict.
c. " Stephens. Carthage jeweler. is the
possessor Of a postal card on which six
ters, was written 1,011 times besides the
name and address of the writer, Morton
Barber.
Judge Fl. c. Ryan. at Anderson, has ruled
against the right Of the Indiana Nitro
glycerin Company TO erect a factory nea.
Alexandra, on the ground that IL would be
Il nuisance and a menace to the public
safety.
Alonzo Scott, ex-commissioner of Wayne
county. and a wealthy and well-known citi-
zen, Is lying at the point of death at his
home in Hagerstown, with diabetes. He
cannot recover. and his death is hourly
expected.
Max Ehrmann. Of Terre Haute. has made
Company for the publication OF another
novel, The Fierson Riddle" The Illus
trations will be by Miss Virginia Keep, OF
Indianapolis.
Major May Post G. A r., OF Anderson
has ndorsed the candidacy of Mrs. Laura
Burr. of that city. State president of the
w. r. c. OF Indiana. for the national
presidency. Mrs. Burr has consented to
run for the office.
Miss Nellie Manning. of Muncie. was at
tackled Monday night on a dark street by
a man who dragged her up an alley. She
used a steel hat pin with such effect
her and made his escape.
Bert Swarms. twenty-three years old
Is under arrest at Elkhart. awaiting the re-
suit OF injuries he inflicted on Adelbert
Mccoy. sixteen years old. by assault ON
March g. while the two were cutting tim
ber. Young Mccoy is not expected TO live.
There was a lively exchange Of shots at
Losantville. north of Hagerstown. Monday
night. when the marshal attempted to ar
rest two men i'm a restaurant who are
wanted for stealing live stock. No one
was hurt. One man was arrested and the
other escaped.
The Terre Haute Ministerial Associa-
ton has decided to make war on Sun
day baseball and other Sunday amuse-
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
THE PERSECUTION OF ToLsToI.

The banishment of Count Tolstoi by
the Russian government furnishes one of
the most remarkable instances of despotic
methods and individual persecution of re-
cent times. In the evidence it affords
OF narrow and vindictive methods on the
part of a government it surpasses the
Dreyfus case. The Dreyfus persecution
was the result of conspiracy on the part
of comparatively few persons to make
an obnoxious individual a scapegoat for
the crime of another and to drive him
out of the French army. The persecution
of Tolstoi is the work of the Russian
government. One showed the baseness of
few individuals representing a minority
faction of the French people; the other
government and the abhorrent conditions
that prevail throughout vast empire.
Count Leo Tolstoi is one of the most
interesting personalities of the time. OF
noble birth and Independent means he
has sacrificed all other prospects to the
pies. a college-bred man and of liberal
culture he served ds an officer during
the whole of the Crimean war and then
engaged in literature. Besides other writ
ings he has written much on religious
topics, his works including "Christ's
Christianity" Patriotism and Christian
ity," 1.-The Four Gospels Harmonized,"
and others of like character. He is pro-
foundy religious but not sectarian, and
hence. i'm the opinion of Russian censors.
not orthodox. Because he believes in the
rights of man and is somewhat socialistic
in his views he is regarded as a danger
Gus person In Russia such views are con-
sidered as dangerous a lighted candle
in a powder magazine. A few weeks
ago Tolstoi was officially communicated
from the Greek Church in proclamation
which cursed him from the crown of his
head to the soles of his feet. and made
him. as far as the authorities of the Rus
sian established church could DO it. a re-
ligious outcast. Now he is banished from
Russia The reason assigned for this act
is the attempted assassination of Privy
Councillor Pobiedonostzef. chief procura-
tor OF the Holy Synod. who was shot at
early in the morning OF March % while
sitting in his study. the attempt being at
tributed TO a desire for revenge growing
out or the communication of Count
Tolstoi OF course there is no pretense
that Tolstoi was in any manner implicated
I'm or privy to the attempted assassination.
He is one of the most harmless and phil
anthropic of men. His alleged connec-
ton with the attempted assassination is
too remote 10 be considered In any other
country but Russia But on this trump
cry charge he is banished from his na-
tive country-escorted TO the frontier by
gendarmes and sent forth an exile at
the age of sevcnty-dve years. zone
thousand students OF the University Of
Kieff." says a dispatch. have forwarded a
petition to the Holy Synod in which they
ask TO be communicated with Count Toll
stoi." their request may be granted by
the church with the additional punish
ment by the government of Punishment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

cease of expositions for some time to come
OF Buffalo we are hearing much. and now
from Charleston. s. c., begins to come a
variety of attractive pamphlets and other
reading matter heralding the exposition
which is to open there next December and
continue till May, 1902. BY the time that
is over st. Louis will be talking loudly of
it's show. Congress, by the way, did not
play fair with Charleston when it re-
fused the modest appropriation Of s250,O0o
asked for by the exposition managers there
and gave ST. Louis five millions without a
protest.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, April 2.-The carpenters
of this city will not strike. At a meeting
lasting nearly all of last night between
the carpenters and contractors, settle
ment was reached and the articles between
them were formally ratified at meeting
of both the Carpenters Union and the
contractors organization tonight. The
terms OF the new scale will be $225 for
day OF eight hours. This sum the carpen-
ters of Marion have received for a day of
nine hours during the last year. and their
demands for the coming year were 30 cents
an hour for day of eight hours. Business
will be resumed here tomorrow morning
with every prospect of prosperous and
harmonious season.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
Contractors Secure a Point.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. April 2.-The contractors
won a point tonight in the operators
strike, when all the lumber dealers of Mum
Gle agreed to deliver no lumber until the
strike is adjusted. The carpenters had
hoped that work would continue so that
they could take jobs by the day, leaving
the contractors out but work going right
along. 1t is now impossible to get material
and the men must quit work. This move
ment Is threatened all over the gas belt.
Muncie carpenters who came from Ander
son tonight report that the scale has been
signed there, but other reports deny the
story. Many thousands of dollars of i'm
provements have been stopped.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

The public will watch the movements of
Mayor-elect Johnson, of Cleveland, very
closely. partly from interest and partly
from curiosity. He is a unique and daring
high fares could become the champions of
municipal control and low fares. While it
is not probable that he will meet the ex-
pectations of those who elected him, his
election makes him a leading character in
who will be a foeman worthy of Mclean.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
Fort Wayne Municipal Politics.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 2.-The city
election is about five weeks off and ,as
yet no claimant for the Republican nomi-
nation has appeared. The city hall Demo-
cratic municipal ring has decided to make
Henry Berghoff. at present the city con-
troller, the Democratic candidate on an
anti-charter amendment platform. This
programme requires them to resist the
new enactments in the courts, and ii has
become apparent that the new police board
will have 10 carry the case to the Su-
preme Court. The Republican workers
here have about concluded to nominate
no party ticket, but to urge voters TO
support some independent Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03

year. hence there has been much less acre
age contracted for than was possible a
few months earlier. Thus far within a
slight radius of Fort Wayne $50 acres
have been contracted for, the largest sin
gle contract being seventy acres, which
Alexander Johnson, of the State institu-
ton here. The young beet raiser and a
college friend expect TO clear s25 an acre
for their next years college expenses at
Bloomington.
The Kalamazoo plant cleared $3.50 600
last year on investment of $500. 600 and
Fort Wayne financiers are becoming en-
thusiastic for a sugar plant here next
season 1t is expected that another season
will witness five thousand acres Of beets
growing in this county equalfng the rec
ord of Paulding county. across the Ohio
line, this year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
ANOTHER COMBINATION.
Manufacturers of Glass Lamps. shades
and Electrical Fixtures.

PITTSBURG, April "A new combine"
was practically launched here to-day. II
embraces all large manufacturers of glass
lamps, glass lamp shades and glass cleo
trical fixtures. Ten plants are TO be alb
sorbed by the combine. which will be capi-
talized at something like s6,O00,OO0. Nearly
all these large industries are located I'm
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
West Virginia. At to-day's meeting eight
concerns were represented These eight
plants will certainly go into the combine.
il is claimed, and options have been Sc
cured on two others.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
ROGERS ON TRIAL.
Slayer of Milburn Baty Before the
Court at Terre Haute.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 2.-The trial
of Charles Rogers for the murder of Mil
burn Baty. his wifes stepfather, on March
20 was begun in the Circuit Court this
morning. A jury was secured this after
noon and the State began calling witnesses
The States opening statement was to the
effect that Rogers had said he would XIII
all the family and that he went to the
bouse for that purpose. The defense has
made known that it will en6eavor to prove
that Rogers had attempted to commit sui
eide; that the shooting of the wife was
accidental, and that he shot Baty in self
defense.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
GIVES LAND TO THE CHURCH.
Aged Goshen Man Provides a Home for
Methodist Orphans.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, April 2.-John W. BASH
or. of this city, to-day made convey
ance of all his realty valued conserva-
lively at over $4,000, to the North In
diana Methodist Episcopal Conference.
The conveyance is made for the erection
of a Deaconess Orphans Home. The
terms OF the deed provide that all realty
be sold except thirty acres located on the
west edge of this city, and the proceeds
of the sale to go toward the erection or
the orphanage theron. Mr.. Bashor. who is
a retired farmer, is childless, aged and
stances.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
other Indiana Neurology.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 2.-The body
of Mrs. Louisiana Liston was brought here
to-day from Robinson. Ill, for burial She
was born in 1906 in Nelson county, Ky,
and came to Indiana when a child. She
was q pensioner of the war of 1872 her hus-
band having served in the war. He was a
scout for Gen. William Henry Harrison and
helped TO build Fort Harrison. a few miles
north OF here.
WINDFALL, Ind. April Mrs. Eliza
beth Huffman, wife OF Peter Huffman. a
pioneer of this place, died at her home yes
terday of dropsy. She was born in Ger
many in 1887, and when fifteen years of age
moved with her parents 10 the United
States. She married Peter Huffman, who
survives, in Columbus. Ind. on Aug. IL. 1856.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-04-03
A Little Fnbie.


Baltimore AmeTlcan.
once upon Time there was Wise Man who
set up in Business Distributing Center Of
knowledge.
There came unto Him certain Smart Alecks
who thought TO Confound him by Asking why
does a Rabbit wigge it's Nose?'
But the Wise Man simply Collected two dol
lars and answered them thus: Because the Nose
cannot Wiggle the Rabbit"
Moral: DO not get Gay with People who are
out for the Coin