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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06

ances of the most definite and satisfactory
pose. The extent of the assurances can be
best judged by the impression made in the
highest official quarters here that the
threatened crisis over Manchuria has been
completely averted.
The Russian communication is the more
significant coming at a moment when the
press advices from Europe asserted that
Russia was collecting an army of 100000
men for the purpose of holding Manchuria
without reference to the desire Of the other
powers. There is no doubt that Russia has
large military force in Manchuria. so that
had she determined to hold the province
she has the military establishment alrea dy
on the ground prepared to maintain her
occupancy
To the officials in Washington one of the
most gratifying features of Russias action
is that it Is responsive to Secretary Hays
note OF March | last. This note had been
previously communicated to the Chinese
minister at Washington and advised him
that the United States viewed as mex
pedient and dangerous TO the interests of
China the conclusion of any private terri
torial or financial agreement. A copy of
this communication was sent to the United
States ambassador at St. Petersburg. Mr..
Charlemagne Tower, and the Russian am
bassador at Washington also was made
aware of its contents. While the note
never was addressed directly to Russia, yet
by the foregoing means it came fully TO the
attention of the Russian authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
INDIANA GIRL IN IT.
Young Men and Women Indicted for
College Escapade.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, April 5.-Five
young men belonging to some of the best
and wealthiest families of Bowling Green
and themselves members of the city's most
exclusive social circles, were indicted by
the grand jury to-day for participating in
the escapade at Potter's College Saturday
night. in which several young women at
tending the college were also involved
The young men are Roland Fitch. Willis
Potter Pleasant Potter, Floyd Naham and
Harry Naham. 1t is charged that they
placed ladder TO a window of the college
and enticed the girls from the college. and
that when Professor Cabelle. president of
the college, fired upon the men they re-
turned the fire without wounding him.
The young men allege that they intended
TO take the girls to a duck supper. The
young women named in the indictments
are Misses Lena Hopkins. of Louisiana;
Ruth Haynes and Florence Cottren. Clover
port, KY. Bessie Simpson, Nicholasville,
KY, and Bessie Boyer. of Indiana.
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SPRING-FORSAKEN LAND.
Northwestern Corner of Kansas still
Under King Billiards. Sway.

M'DONALD, Kan. April 5.-Another ter
rife blizzard has been experienced i'm the
northwestern corner of Kansas and has
increased the suffering in the towns along
the Orleans and St Francis branch of the
Burlington & Missouri River Railroad that
have been showed up since March %. The
storm. which started last night. lasted ten
hours. Burlington train with twelve
days mail. express and freight for Bird
City and ST. Francis. was caught half a
mile east of Mcdonald and every effort Of
the crew to bring in the train has so far
proven futile. snow plow had gone but
a short distance when IL became stalled
and the train is still in a drift COO feet
long and from four 10 five feet deep.
Much suffering exists at half a dozen
small towns within radius of forty
miles, many of the people having been
short of fuel and provisions for twelve
DAYS.
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FUNSTON A BOSS SCOUT
WHAT GEN. CORBIN Is ALLEGED TO
HAVE SAID TO MIR. LONG.
Kansas Congressman's Account of m
General-A Hero Belittled.

WICHITA, Kan, April 5--The Eagle, to-
morrow. will publish an extended Interview
with Congressman Chester /. Long. of
Kansas. relative to the appointment of
Frederick Funston to a brigadier general
ship in the regular army. Mr. Long has
verified the interview for the Associated
Press.
"when 4 read of Funston's heroic deed.
says Mr. Long. l went straight to General
Corbins office and said: Well general.
you see what Funston has done?'
Yes / have seen it, replied Corbin,
not too pleasantly.
"'Well, i said. don't you think that you
ought to make Funston a brigadier general
in the regular army?
"'No. no. said Corbin. He has done
nothing TO warrant that
But / insisted, 1T seems to me that
he has done very daring thing; that he
has almost concluded the war
"'Mr. Long said Corbin. 4 am making
lieutenants of better stuff than Funston
every day Funston is a boss scout-that' s
ALL
1--WE want him made a brigadier gen.
eral.' insisted.
Mr.. Long, said Corbin, the army has
become a great school. with teachers for
brigadier generals; we want men who can
teach. and not those who should be
taught
But the President may want to ap-
point him. / said.
The President do so, of course,
said General Corbin.
But it was plain to be seen," added Mr..
Long. that the President would never do
1t on the recommendation of General Cor
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DUEL ON THE BORDER.
Austrian Count Wounded by Rus
sian i'm a Fight with Swords.

NICE. April Sin a duel fought on the
frontier of Monaco yesterday between
Count Kontonzoff Tolstoy, a lieutenant in
a Cossack regiment. ard Count Tarnowsky,
secretary of the Austro-H Hungarian lega-
ton at Washington, the seconds were
Prince Korohguibey and Prince Podorani
for Count Tolstoy and Counts Rohozinsky
and Ronickes for Count Tarnowsky. The
seconds selected an umpire, who decided
that owing TO the gravity of the offense
the honor of the principals required the
use of pistols first and then swords The
meeting was in consequence of a public
alteration. Two shots were exchanged
without a hit, but in the first assault with
swords Count Tarnowsky was wounded in
the forearm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
WEALTHY BRITON ANGRY
OLD RESIDENT OF GERMANTOWN
SENT TO ELLIS ISLAND.
Says He Was Insultcd Because Immi.
the Law-Has but One Arm.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Albert Priestman,
of Philadelphia, who arrived here as a
cabin passenger on the White Star steam
ship Germanic, was taken to Ellis island
to-day by the immigration society AL
though Mr.. Priestman is a merchant i'm the
Quaker city and has lived there with his
family ten years, he was required TO ex-
plain to the board of special inquiry why
he was not likely to become a public
charge. This was because Mr. Prestman
had lost his left arm. He detained
under section of the immigration law
which authorizes the detention of passen-
gers physically incapacitated from manual
labor and likely to become public charges.
Mr.. Priestman, though a resident of this
country for twelve years, had never re-
nounced mis- allegiance to Great Britain,
and for that reason was an alien and sub
ject to the immigration laws. Mr.. Priest
man was subsequently released after ex-
animation.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-Albert Priest
man resides with his wife and three chill
dren in a handsome home in Germantown.
a suburban section. He is reputed TO be
very wealthy and is a member of several
prominent country clubs. Mr.. Priestman
was seen by a reporter at his home this
evening. In telling of the incident I'm New
York he evinced great indignation, but he
could not help laughing at times at what he
called the absolute absurdity of the insult.
| have been back and forth five times since
coming TO the United States, ten years
ago" he said. land / have never had any
difficulty This time l came back.
usual, among the cabin passengers. When
the Germanic was about half way between
Quarantine and port 1 was taken in charge
by the immigration officials and told that
because / was minus my left hand which
| lost in a cunning accident many years
ago. / must go 10 Ellis island until L had
proved that l was not likely 10 become
public charge. l not given the oppor-
tunity TO explain matters. but was turned
over TO the custody of John Bennell, su-
perntendent of piers for the White Star
line l was told that if / left without per-
mission | must consider myself under ar
rest AS my wife and family were wait
ing for me in Germantown. i came over 10
Philadelphia Thursday night. promising 10
return TO Ellis island the next morning and
submit TO an examination. This morning
[ returned to New York. having received
legal advice that / could not possibly be
detained At Ellis island / was made 10
answer the question. Have you ever been
I'm iail?" and such other interrogations.
Finally they passed me. and l was permit
ted TO come back TO my family and hus-
ness a free man. II was the most out
rageous piece OF business | ever heard OF.
and / intend TO go 10 Washington and see
that some of those fresh officials. who
were trying to be smart. are hauled over
the Goals"
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Grievances of Jersey Central Em-
pIoyes-Conferenre of Chiefs.

NEW YORK. April 5.--A conference was
held to-day i'm this city OF the heads Of
the national organizations OF railway en-
ployes and the chiefs OF the organizations
Of men employed on the Central Railway
of New Jersey. John ID. Waite. OF the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers: r.
Shea. of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen: /. p. Titus. OF the Order OF Rail-
road Conductors: Michael Dolphin. of the
Order OF Railway Telegraphers. and James
II. Harrison were I'm session They all rep
resent the employees Of the Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey. With them. acting in
an advisory capacity. were the following
national officers: p. n. Arthur. chief OF
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers:
r F. Sargent. grand master OF the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen; =. II. Nor
rissey. grand master OF the Railroad Train
men, and L. +. Clarke. OF the conductors.
At a secret conference held yesterday an
invitation was sent by resolution TO {. II.
Warren. second vice president and general
manager Of the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey, asking him TO be present to-day
and confer with the labor representatives
and listen TO their grievances. The men
are now paid by the day. The request on
the part OF the conductors. engineers and
firemen and other trainmen Is that the
mileage system be substituted. and that
100 miles be adjudged days work.
After waiting all day for an answer from
Vice President Warren the conference was
adjourned tonight. The chiefs will con-
vene again tomorrow morning and remain
In session until either favorable reply
ha for a,
conference with the officials OF the ro2s.
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Heistand Replies to Charges.

WASHINGTON April 5.-Lieutenant
Colonel Heistand of the adjutant generals
corps has forwarded to the secretary of
war his reply TO the charges made by Major
Hawkes. with regard to his connection with
the organization of a hemp company in Ma
Mia. The charges will not be made public.
but will be forwarded to the committee on
military affairs OF the Senate. which has
the matter under investigation The secre-
tary will not take the matter up for con-
sideration because OF the pending investi-
CATION. Colonel Heistand has been ordered
to report in Washington for the purpose of
appearing before the committee. He Is ex-
pected to arrive I'm this country about the
middle of next month, when the investiga-
tion will proceed.
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COMMUNICATION FROM RUSSIA.
United states Assured of the Cars
Good Intentions.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The United
States government has received a COM
munication from the government of Russia
OF unusual Importance. bearing on condi-
tions In China and particularly those re-
lating TO Manchuria. The document is of
such a character as 10 have produced
profoundly favorable impression. and at
the State Department II is looked upon as
the most salutary development that has
occurred for many months in the problems
OF the East As 10 the exact terms of the
communication there is no official state
ment thus far. although later il doubtless
will be communicated to the public. Sec
retary Hay received IL from the Russian
ambassador. Count Cassini last night and
took speedy steps TO lay ii before the Pres
ident The latter shared the secretary of
states qualification that a way has been
found 10 dispose Of the complication over
the Manchurian question and TO bring Rus
tia into strong accord with the other pow
ers. At the Russian embassy no informa-
tion was obtainable as 10 the communica-
tion. Count Eassini asking 10 be excused
from all inquiries
While there is entire absence of au-
thoritative information. yet il is thought
that Russia now takes occasion TO give
positive assurance OF the disinterested
sentiments which have animated her
throughout the consideration Of Chinese
questions. As 10 Manchuria. it is made
clear that Russia's course never has varied
In the purpose TO leave that province an
integral part OF China and TO retire the
Russian troops as rapidly as safety would
permit This. moreover. IT Is made plain
in the communication. has been Russia's
course throughout. Notwithstanding asser-
tions 10 the contrary. But as more sig
nal evidence OF Russia's purpose and In
harmony with the Cars aspirations for
peace and harmony between the nations
the Russian government now gives assur-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 5.-The
transport Fitzpatrick sailed to-day for Ma
Mia with the headquarters battalion of the
Third battalion If the First Infantry. con-
sisting of Companies X and l.. the heal
quarters, staff and band. and Companies I
and NJ of the Eleventh Infantry Company
4 OF the Tenth Infantry. Troop OF the
Fifteenth Cavalry, one assistant hospital
steward and six privates The passengers
include a surgeons staff. consisting cf
Major Arlington Pond, Major Robert II.
Zeunar, Major Walter Whitney. Captain
Thomas w. Jackson, Captain w. T. Tur-
ner, Carl L. Clifford. Victor Emden and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
WORKING on HIS MANIFESTO.
Aguinaldo Searching the Dictionary
for Words to Express His Meaning.

MANILA, April 5.-Aguinaldo. composing
his manifesto to the Filipino people. spends
hours consulting a dictionary. The mani
festo is not vet finished.
Promising gold discoveries are reported
from the island of Masbate, close to the
southern extremity of Luzon.
The collier Brutus has arrived here from
Guam. and reports that the Filipino pris-
oners there are in excellent health.
The investigation into the commissary
scandals is progressing, and those civilians
implicated therein will soon be tried
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06

CHICAGO, April 5.-Chicken tamales and
canned pigs feet are to be added to the
menu of the soldiers in the Philippines.
Those articles of diet are on a list of pro-
visions which will be purchased in Chicago
on Monday by Maj. w. l.. Alexander, chief
commissary officer of the Department of
the Lakes. The supplies include 2,49S one
pound cans of chicken tamales and l,OOSOO0
two-pound cans of pigs feet. The supplies
purchased for immediate shipment will ag-
gregate several tons.
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PRICE ? CENTS EVERYWHERE.

ried. and, although she has grown to wom-
anhood now and has remarked. he wants
TO give her his property, which at his
death goes TO his children. He thinks the
vendetta" about which he has written
and talked for years. is on. and believed
to-day he was shooting at his enemies.
come TO murder him i'm his home
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Miss Estelle Hine and Miss Edith Rich

Miss Estelle Hine and Miss Edith Rich
ond. nurses
Tomorrow the animal transport Aztec
ia scheduled to sail for Manila with AZ
horses The Ohio, now at the Union iron
works. is scheduled to sail on the 18th, tie
Logan on the 18th and the Warren on the
10Th. Nearly 500 men are at work on the
Warren under rush orders. and repairs on
the vessel are in progress day and night il
the hope of having the transport ready to
sail on schedule time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-06
Prime Succeeds Roper.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Admiral Remy.
commanding the Asiatic station, has in
formed the Navy Department that Com
mander e. S. Prime has been assigned to
command the gunboat Petrol to take the
place of Lieutenant Commander Jesse NJ.
Roper, who lost his life last Saturday while
attempting to rescue some of the men Of
his ship who had been overcome by a fire
in the sailroom of the vessel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-25

William Meyers. a young man better
known IN certain circles as six shoot
err Willie" who came into prominence
by reason Of his testimony 10 the
Lynch and King murder trial, has mys.
terlously disappeared, and all efforts
on the part OF his parents and friends
to locate him have thus far been futile.
It was reported today that his father,
who resides at II Social Han alley was
in dying condition, and that his aged
mother was nearly distracted with wor-
ny over the strange disappearance OF
her son. and the fathers Illness.
For the purpose OF verifying the
statements. a News" reporter called al
the Myers home this afternoon and
found Mr. Myers in very
serious condition Mr. Myers
was too weak 90 do much
talking. and what he did say was ut
tered In such a low ana feeble tone
that he could hardly be heard. When
asked about the disappearance OF her
son Mrs. Myers said that they had not
seen him or heard anything Of his
whereabouts since the End day OF jan
uary.
lie came here on the evening % the
second" said Mrs Myers "He always
took his supper here you know. Father
was taken sick that day and Willie said
he would go out and get a doctor.
Father said he didn't want a doctor
but Willie insisted that he should have
one. Wen, he went out and that's the
last we saw Of him"
While Mrs. Myers was talking, the
sick mai made several Intellectual at.
tempts 10 speak, aud finally he raised
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-25

Int when God is ready for me 10 dle .' a,n
readv TO 20. / do not want 10 ule sVs,
there is too much good Work ior n'e "
dc" % ,oik NJ her
,,iseion We've been Watching Vui
sons 20 to ruin and death thlo ,'iss,
whisky for years. We've peeh ll"S nne
and waiting for the laws 70 pe W.
Sarred ana the traffic stopped we We
decided 10 wait no longer TOT Ilvn W
act IN the w. c. r. u. had starteu oui
9,.ontv. ave wears ago with prayers a,lu
snn~s and hatchets there wOuld nov p'
ssioon In the country today y sa-
80, L per To me Is the same az w
roon who cuts anothers throat lor nl'
money. At,, saloons."
,ontinued Mrs. Nation, "ls 10 stiIish
the hackbone OF the women agalns' we
' s" trailc and set the man the eA-
srnie OF the only way lIelhc yau w
"tnnned will organize them lnO
societv Of saloon wreckers. II u saloVi,
s sons ,n a town the women there, u
,bo,, have not the backbone enough
,hemseives 10 wreck IT, VIII sehd lo'
,ne viii send for my aids IN diner,
ort towns. They VIII be women Vi
undoubted bravery and we VIII gotneie
and break up the saloon ana keep u
broken up. ..a 4, out In
,,onsos we will 20 TO Missouri ana
Leon ON going. ! have letters iroll az
narts OF the country asking my W
p por,e / hold that under the constltu-
c .snn ~ Inc United states saloon
cannot uy legally exist any place IN TINS
nnnntrY.n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-25
h. A. WoodmaOsee Of Salt Lake
Sees His Own Feet AmpUtated.
SUFFERED NO PAIN AT ALL.
Subarachnoid Method of Anae,thesia
successfully Tried for the First
Time In tho west.

The operation Of removing both Of II.
a Woodmansee's feet at ST. Marks hos
pital last Wednesday was one Of the
first successful surgical operations that
have been performed by what IL called
the subarachnoId method OF anaesthe-
sla. Or. A. C, Behle ls the surgeon who
did the work.
Woodmansee got his feet frozen two
weeks ago while out locating some min
ing claims for his mother some FIVE
miles or So from Ohplr
He was riding into Ophir 10 record
the claims when he was thrown from
his horse and lapsed into a state u
uuconsciousness. when he came 60
himself II was night and he was lying
In four or five feet Of snow. He wan
dered around during the night but was
not successful In keeping his feet from
freezing With difficulty he made his
way into Ophr when day light broke.
Thence he was carried 70 Tooele. and
afterwards removed 20 HE home in Salt
Lake City. Dr. Bephle was called in
and had the patient sent 90 ST. Marks
hospital. Here IL became evident that
Wo0dmansee' feet could not be saved.
Exposure and suffering had so weak
ened the patient said Or Behle. and
he was In such a rundown condition
that the shock Of removing his feet
would be great So ! decided TO use the
subarochnoid method OF local anses-
thesla
This method consists Of the lnser-
ton Of a long, hollow needle into the
spinal canal at a point where the
nerves extending 10 the lower limbs
leave the spinal cord The cord T. sur
rounded by cerebr0-spinal fluid.
Through this needle a sterllized s0lu-
ton Of cocaine Is injected which mixed
with this fluid produces the desired
anaesthesia. An sensation Of pain Is
destroyed I'm the tissues below this
point and for a short distance above.
The usual shock and distress from such
anaesthetlcs as chloroform ar ether are
entirely avoided by This method. The
patient n he chooses, can witness the
preparations and the operation ITSELF
IN fact he can even assist II he so de-
slres.
ne sub-arachnoid method of anaes-
thesia was demonstrated 10 the satis-
faction OF all physicians and surgeons
present at the Thirteenth international
medical congress held at Paris during
the recent Worlds Exposition. Since
then throughout the world surgeons
have been discarding ether and chl0rO-
form IN favor Of this method IN appro-
pirate cases.
IN the case .of woodmansee the
method was entirely successful He
had no pain al any time during the
operation and as II progressed and
Woodmansee found that he was suffer-
ing no pain his spirits rapidly arose.
The shock after the operation. was very
slight and the patient ia doing nicely.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-25

county, ard Detective Samuel Sim
mons, OF Portland, arrested him and
found on his person Shanklin's watch
and keys. Stickel maintained his in
nocence for a time but finally he made
a partial confession, duplicating his
neighbor, Edward Pierce. Stickel as
serted that he was present when the
murder was committed but that Pierce
did the shooting. After II became
known that Stickel had made con-
fesslon there were threats OF lynching
and the sheriff took the prisoner TO Ia
coma for safe keepink. While In jail
there he joined the Salvation Army and
soon thereafter made full confession
that he committed all three murders,
and that he was alone In the matter.
His motive was robbery In both muir
ders.
On his trial here, however, he plead
ed not guilty his defense being that he
inherited a criminal disposition TO the
extent that he was not accountable for
his actions. His mother testified that
before her sons birth she was OF sur
ly and moroge disposition. and that the
child was born sick and was always an
unnatural child.
The trial was finished I'm one day and
the jury returned a verdict Of murder
in the first degree after celebrating
only one hour.