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

Owing TO bad weather the grand Ameri-
can handicap, winch was TO have been shot
on at interstate Park; Queens. L l., yes
terday, was postponed until to-day.
The management of the Southern Ath-
letic Club. at Louisville, announces that
kid Mccoy n Peter Maher have been
matched for a twenty-round bout in that
Gates cup defender. now being built at
Bristol, X. L., announced last night that
the name of the boat which sailed would
be the Constitution.
Sphinx L.assie. 2:2315, trotter. has been
purchased at Dakorah. Ia. 10 add to the
Whiteleys' Muncie stable of Grand Circuit
performers, for $1,000. The Whiteleys will
have a string of ten horses I'm their initial
performances in the big harness races this
summer
Announcement has been made that Yale
and Columbia freshmen crews will meet on
the water, this season, In a One-mile race.
The course Will be on Lake Whitney. al
New Haven, and the date May /. This will
be the first time the crews have met since
1880. when Yale won.
AS a result Of the stablemen's strike at
Newmarket. England. the trainers an
nounced. yesterday, that $50 American
stable boys had left New York Yesterday.
on the White Star and Atlantic TRANSPORT
steamers. Inquiries at New York revealed
the fact that no stable boys had left that
city.
A revolt has started among a number Of
citi1enS OF new 1oTk against the indlS-
eliminate slaughter OF birds at the tourna-
ment OF the Interstate Association. which
Is now In progress at Interstate Park,
Queens. l. l.. and. II is said. a movement
has been started to secure legislation pro-
hibiting such events.
The Naval Academy fencing team was
victorious over the midshipmen team of the
French frtgate Duguay Trouin. at the
fencing contest I'm the gymnasium of the
Annapolis Academy. Total bouts Non:
Naval cadets. IL; French midshipmen, 4.
The midshipmen represent the graduates
of the French Naval School at Brest.
Yesterdays race winners-At Tanforan:
Thornwild. II 10 L; Barklyite. 6 20 /: Ruiz.
3 TO i; Royalty. 3 10 1; Spry Lark, 10 TO /:
Dockery. S TO s. At Memphis: Wax Taper.
) 10 o. Drummond. ; To 1; Charles w.
Meyer. 2 TO L: Lady Schorr. 4 to 5: Sarilla,
8 to i; Sue johnson. 3 10 l. At Bennings:
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Powder Issue is Conceded by the Min
ers, While the Operators Advance
the Wages of Laborers.
GAS BELT CARPENTERS STRIKE
THE SITUATION HAS 4 THREATENING
ASPECT AT MUNCIE.
Contractors Prepare To Import Work,
men-Better Outlook at Marion
Steel Workers Wages Raised.
'ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 3.-The In
diana miners and operators this afternoon
concluded a three weeks conference by
signing a wage contract for the year ending
April l, 1902. The miners finally conceded
the demand of the operators that the
miners buy powder from the employing
operator at s1.15 a keg. instead of in the
open market from the company that has
been cutting the price for two years, III
competition with the powder mill owned by
come operators. and which company is said
to be an agency of the powder trust.
The miners, in their own convention, had
Il stormy debate before the concession
was voted by a slender majority. In turn
the operators conceded an advance in the
pay Of the day laborers inside the mines
from $2.10 to $225 a day, and recognized
the United Mine Workers as controlling
nearly all labor at the mine, including en-
gineers and blacksmiths on top, and the
various classes of day labor inside the
mine.
Work will be resumed in the bituminou3
Held OF the State tomorrow, and the set
Element, without doubt, will be followed by
q like settlement in the block coal field OF
Clay county at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
THE CARPENTERS STRIKE.
Muncie Contractors to Import Work.
men, and Trouble Is Feared.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 3.-Several meetings
have been held to-day on account of the
carpenters strike, and the contract car
penters, not members of the Contractors
Alliance, this morning signed the work.
mems scale of 80 cents per hour for eight
hours work per diem, and say they will
have 20 per cent. of the carpenters at work
tomorrow morning. The action Of the
lumber dealers In joining with the alliance
contractors has been nulliied by the ship
ment of lumber to Muncie from other cities,
five carloads being booked to arrive here
from Indianapolis tonight.
The warning contractors had the local
lumber yards closed with a view of stop
ping all contract work and forcing the
carpenters TO sign their scale of Is l-S cents
for nine hours work on week days. eight
hours work on Saturday and double pay
for overtime; the carpenters TO agree not
to work for contractors not in the alli-
ance for less than 30 cents per hour, and
the journeymen to refuse TO take work by
contract unless they first join the alliance.
These rules the carpenters object to. and
to-day decided to stand firm. In the mean
time they will ship lumber here and work
without the middle man, the contractor.
On the other hand, the contractors nave
advertised for carpenters TO come TO Mum
Gle and work for them at their scale When
this is attempted trouble can be looked Tor,
as the half hundred labor unions are with
the carpenters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
MONEY ORDER RATE REDUCED.
Important Change That VIII BE of
Great Benefit to Canada.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-An arrange
ment has just been concluded between the
United States and Canada under which all
postal moneys sent between this country
and Canada will go at the domestic rate of
three-tenths of l per cent. instead of the
international rate of 1 per cent. as at pres
ent. This concession is regarded as more
important to the money order business than
any action taken since the inception of the
system. Negotiations had been in progress
for some time between the respective pos
tai administrations looking to the further
unificatiOn of the postal systems of the
United States and Canada with respect to
the money order business. The money or
ders annually sent to Canada now aggre-
gate about 5000 600 and in the other direc-
ton a little less than that amount. The
exchange of these orders is now restricted
TO 1900 offices in this country, but under
the new arrangement will be extended to
10000 offices in this country, any money
order office in either country being thus
authorized to issue or pay them.
1t is expected that the radical reduction
in the rate will treble the business. The
reduction is especially important to bust
ness interests along the border. 1t is prob
able that similar arrangements will be
made with the Philippines, Cuba and else
where
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
WILL PLAY BALL TO-DAY
MANAGER WATKINS HAS SUBSIDIZED
III WEATHER MAN.
Genial Sunshine VIII Be i'm Evidence
at Washington Park This After
noOn-Basebau Notes.

Manager Watkins and Secretary Rusch-
aupt visited Washington Park late yester-
day, after the sun had been out nearly all
the afternoon, and after inspecting the
ground they announced that the first of the
will be played this afternoon. A few days
ago it did not seem possible that the games
with Buffalo would be played. but Manager
Watkins fixed things with the weather man
so that the park will be in good condition
and the atmosphere will be decidedly
warmer when the two teams line up for the
play this afternoon.
Owing to the rain the first part of the
week the players rave been unable to do
reported in fairly good condition, having
trained indoors for several weeks. All OF
the players on the indianapolis list were
In the city yesterday with the exception OF
In time to go into the game to-day. Mana
ger Watkins said yesterday that owing
TO the fact that the men have not had the
opportunity of doing any outdoor work
since they have been here he will not work
the pitchers and catchers hard to-day. He
will use probably four pitchers in the box
and the three catchers. Guese, Sutthof,
Alloway and Potter will probably pitch
two innings each. while one of them will
be In the box three innings. The game will
be called at 3:15.
The Buffalo team will arrive I'm the city
this morning and will remain here the re-
mainder OF the week TO play three games.
II the weather becomes warmer Manager
Watkins hopes to select "a team from the
candidates that are on hand TO take TO st.
Louis for the three games next week, be-
ginning Sunday. Among the arrivals yes
terday were Pitcher Barnes and Catcher
>HeydOn. They are both in fair condition
to put them in shape for the seasons cam
paign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04

safety of this type of ammunition. The
accident happened aboard the Kentucky
GERS are very reluctant TO talk about these
mishaps, but assert that in this case the
proJectile burst just as 1t left the gun,
Going little damage.
Lieutenant General Miles will leave
Washington to-day for Atlantic City.
where he will remain until Saturday, when
he will go TO Sandy Hook 10 attend a meet
ing of the board of ordnance and FORTH
cations. This meeting is held at Sandy
Hook for the purpose OF making tests of
some guns that have been there for some
weeks. The important test of field guns
will not take place, as the makers of these
guns have not yet submitted samples.
Capt. c.. s. Radford. assistant quarter
master L. s. NJ. c., has been assigned to
duty i'm connection with the establishment
of a marine post on the Dry TOrtugaS, Fla.
Capt. 7. c. Treadwell, now recruiting Serv-
ice officer in New York city. has been or
dered TO take of the marines or
dered to Dry Tortugas. Second Lieut.. r. Is.
Sullivan. at the marine barracks, navy
yard, New York, also has been ordered to
duty with the marine garrison at Dry
TortugaS.
Orders have been sent forward by the
Navy Department for Commander Rer-
jamin +. Tilley. the naval commandant OF
the naval station at Tutuila, Samoa. 10
come to Washington. Commander riley
has been anxious for some time past TO
confer with the assistant secretary Of the
navy in regard 10 the needs OF his station
on the Samoan 1Sland, and this order VIII
give him the opportunity as well as a
chance TO visit his family i'm the United
States. He will leave Tutuila upon the
first available steamer homeward bound
and will return TO his post after the COM
pletion of his business in Washington.
The State Department has received from
the United States consul general at Yoko-
hama a circular issued by the president of
the American Association of Japan, who Is
also the japanese minister of justice, rela-
tive TO the proposed erection at Kurihama
of a monument commemorative of the ar
rival at that place forty-eight years ago
of Commodore Perry, l.. S. N, as Amer
lean envoy for the purpose of concluding
the first treaty of and friendly
intercourse between the United States anu
Japan A site for the monument has been
selected. and IT is the intention to hold the
unwilling ceremony on the next anniver-
sary of Commodore Perry's visit-the 14th
of the coming July.
The presence of the French naval cadets
in American waters on board the practice
ship Duguay Trouin is to be the occasion
of a pleasant exchange of international
courtesies. The cadets will go to Wash
irgton some time next week. Secretary
Long has placed at their disposal the
United States auxiliary yacht Sylph for the
purpose OF enabling them TO make a pill
grimage to Mount Vernon, where the
young French officers will do honor TO
Washington, who, with Lafayette and
Rochambeau. created a bond of sympathy
between America and France at a vital
period in the country history. Admiral
Crowinshield yesterday addressed a letter
to the French authorities making the Sylph
available for the cadets on any day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
NOTED TEMPLES BURNED.
Famous Buildings I'm Japan Destroyed
by Ffre-A Pcking Episode.

VANCOUVER, p. C, April 3.-Oriental
advices to-day recount the burning Of the
celebrated temple Hommongi. at Ikegami.
japan. on the night of March ?. The FIRE
started in the Students dormitory. where
seventy students were reading late at
night for a pending examination. No sup
ply OF water was available. the building
being on a Hill, and although about one
hundred nrcmen from Hinagawa and the
neighbor.ng districts FASTENED 10 the scene
their exe-tions were OF little effect Few
Of the renowned places of Japan are more
familiar TO foreigners than this fine and
beautifully situated temple. standing I'm q
grove Of noble trees and commanding an
exquisite vista. 1t stood on the spot where
the Buddhist Saint Nichrren died IN l2s2.
Originally erected I'm the year 1915. 10 was
re-crccted after a fire I'm the days OF the
third TOkufawa Shotgun. Sparks from the
burning building were carried 70 the tenn
PIE Myokyo. which lies at a distance OF
about 10 yards TO the southeast. and IL.
too. was destroyed. A few days later the
famous temple Ziken-Ji was destroyed by
fire at Okitsu.
While demolishing q temple I'm Picking
some foreign soldiers. In order 10 faclll-
tate the work. blew up the large hall with
dynamite. two coolies and some soldiers
being killed and wounded by the explosion.
-Four foreigners were found among the
debris afterwards.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
WIRELESS -TELEGRAPHY.
satisfactory Experiments Conducted
by the Weather Bureau.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Prof. Willis L.
Moore, head of the Weather Bureau, has
returned from an inspection of the wireless
telegraph stations in Virginia and North
Carolina, and has reported to Secretary
Wilson the results of his observations. He
found that the experimental work is pro
crossing satisfactorily between Hatteras
and Cape Henry. where elaborate plans
have been laid out for important expert
ments. AT Cape Henry an excellent plan
has been established for the physical and
mechanical development and Investigation
of the fundamental principles OF wireless
biography. Signals are exchanging daily
between these two stations, and messages
can be at any time. though
there is no necessity for exchanging Of
messages as yet. These two stations are
forty-seven miles apart, with no land be-
tween them, and the course is regarded as
ar ideal one for the experiments. 1t is i'll
tended to keep this section for experimental
and research work, which will be prose-
cuted vigorously throughout next summer.
The next great problem to be solved. ac-
cording TO Chief Moore, is the differentia-
ton of the wireless message so that the
message sent shall be read only by the
station for which ii is intended, and not
interfered with by the crossing of Mes
sageS for other stations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
WAR VESSEL
Flagship of Prince Henry of Prussia
in BAD Condition.

BERLIN, April 3.-The flagship of Prince
Henry of Prussia, the turret ship Kaiser
Friedrich III. grounded Tuesday after
noon east of Arcona owing TO some unex-
planned cause. She arrived at Kiel this
afternoon under her own steam and was
locked. The accident was caused by bad
steering, the vessel running into the shall
lows near Bornholm island, to approach
which is forbidden to warships. Soon after
the battleship was aground a fire broke
out from some cause unknown in the en-
CINE room, and ii was not quenched until
after two hours fighting, when the room
was placed under water. The damage Is
serious and several months will be needed
for repairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
General Young Coming East-Exp1o-
sion of a T-hirteen-Inch Shell.

The secretary Of the treasury has award
ed TO NJ. Yeager * Son, OF Danville, Ill.
the contract for the construction of the
public building at Clinton, ILL.,. on their bid
of 500, Pa.
Yesterdays statement OF the treasury
balances in the general fund. exclusive OF
the $3.50. 600 200 gold reserve i'm the division
OF redemption, shows: Available cash bal
ance. S15s. lsS. $50: gold. sl0O. Al. 4S5.
Major General Young has telegraphed the
War Department that he will come TO
Washington before assuming command of
the Department OF California. Secretary
Root desires 10 consult with General Young
regarding conditions I'm the Philippines.
ana also upon his future duties at San
Francisco.
The secretary of the treasury yesterday
purchased at New York for the sinking
fun $4,000 In government short-tcrm
bonds on substantially the same terms as
the S2.0o0,0o purchased on Tuesday. The
secretary has rejected Some offers of bonds
that were a trifie higher than the figures
named IN his proposition.
A second explosion of a thirteen-inch shell
I'm the bore OF a naval gun Is having the
effect OF causing some anxiety as TO the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
ALUM BAKING POWDERS.
Eminent Authorities Agree in DecIar-
ing hat Their Use i'm Articles of
Food Is Undoubtedly In
furious.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The Tribune. this
morning. publishes interviews with a num-
Der of leading physicians of this city on
the question of the use of alum baking
powders. They all agree with Professor
Vaughan, professor of hygiene i'm the Uni
versity Of Michigan. at Ann Arbor; Prof.
Charles +. Chandler, of the Columbia
School of Mines; Professor Chittenden and
other leading chemists and physicians who
recently testified upon the subject before
the of manufacturers in the
United States Senate. that alum baking
powders are injurious. Among those seen,
all of whom agree that alum in food is
harmful. were DIR. William II. THOMPSON.
president of the Academy OF Medicine:
Abraham Jacobs. DIR. George r. Shrady,
DR.. Ralph Waldo. DIR. Henry Dwight
Lafevre. DIR. Louis r. Bishop. secretary of
the Academy of Medicine: DR.. George v.
Foster. of the New York Hospital, and DR..
Cyrus Edison. formerly health commissions
er here. DIT. Jacobs said: alum baking
powders are harmful. There is no doubt
about it," DR.. Thompson remarked: 1.-The
use of alum in baking powder Is very in
furious; 1 am positive OF this. II has espe-
cially a tendency 10 produce ricketts," DR..
Edison said. In part: There is no question
that taking alum in bread frequently and
for a long time, even In very minute guam
titles. would prove very injurious" DR..
Bishop said: "All admit that alum in food
is injurious, and the best authorities state
that bread made with alum is harmful.
even if there IL no alum left in bread after
baking, the residue from alum being itself
Injurious or berg reconstructed into alum
i'm the stomach ar. Shrady said: Alum
used I'm food I'm any way is very deleterlous;
this is the opinion OF the medical profess
SION" The Other leading physicians ex-
pressed substantially the same thoughts.
and some urged that the manufacture or
sale OF baking powder containing alum
should be prohibited by law. II has long
been claimed that alum is harmful, and
these prominent opinions ought to settle
the matter In the minds of the public.
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HEIRS WILL DEFEND HIM.
G. w. Thatcher Charged with Forging
Notes on the Late p. Il. Mast.

SPRINGFIELD, o., April 3.-Georgc w.
Thatcher. charged with forging noIes to
the amount of $500, 200 on the lac p. p.
Mast, was arraigned in Police Court this
morning. His attorney, A. A. Mendenhall,
announced the prisoner would waive ex-
animation and Thatcher was bound over
in $4,000 TO answer to the grand jury.
The Mercer Heirs Association. Of which
Thatcher is the agent. was represented at
the hearing by s.. ID. kirkpatrick, of
Belleville, Wis. Secretary James B. Sni-
der, of Harvey. ILL.,; Treasurer H.. S. Cat
terine, of Harvey. ILL.,; VIM. Leggett and
II. n. Curry, of South Bend. Ind; Jos. L..
Lucas, of Frankfort, Ind; l.. A. Marshall,
Addison, o., and Charles Guthrie, of
Urbana. Secretary Snider states the asso-
citation will back Thatcher; that they be-
lieve the three notes were genuine, and
that they were given by Mr.. Mast be-
cause he could not pay In cash the balance
Of the 5000. 600 which he secured from the
Mercer heirs estate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-04
Comprehensive Set of Regulations Is.
sued by Commissioner Yerkes
for Benefit of Brokers'.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY USEI
WEATHER BUREAU EXPERIMENTS
ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.
Advancement Between Canada and
Postal Money Order Rates.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue Yerkes has issued a
comprehensive set of regulations govern
ing special taxes of brokers, dealers, trad
ers and taxes on transactions set out in
Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule \ Of the
new revenue reduction act of March =, 1901.
These regulations are addressed TO collec-
tors of internal revenue for whose guidance
they are intended. They hold broadlr that
a tax of $50 per annum is imposed on all
persons and associations pretending to
deal in grain, provisions, cotton and Sc
curities whose customers understand that
settlements are to be made by differences
and that the transactions are TO be deemed
terminated on certain prices being reached.
Regular brokers and commercial brokers
paying taxes are such, whether members
of an exchange or Board of Trade or not.
must also pay the bucketshOp tax here
tofore mentioned where they have private
wires running to their office elsewhere and
do q business in the nature of a bucket
shop business Incidentally to their regular
business as legitimate brokers. Every per-
son, association or corporation mentioned
In said paragraph must deliver to every
party TO each contract a written memo
randum containing a special specification
OF the agreement to which before delivery
shall he affixed a stamp denoting payment
of a tax of 2 cents on each 500 face value
covered or pretended TO be covered by the
transaction. No memorandum or tax are
required on the settlement of these trans
actions.
Attention is specially called TO the fact
hat under Paragraph 9. Schedule A. a tax
OF 10 cents must be paid on each memo
randum OF sale or contract of any goods,
merchandise, stocks, bonds or exchange,
brokers notes, notes of hand, real estate
or other property issued by brokers, not
withstanding the law may not absolutely
require any memorandum of the transac-
ton TO be made. this provision being APP
plicabie where the transaction evidenced
is not taxable under any other provision
nf tho LOW
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WASHINGTON. April 3--Ex-Senator
Thurston, Mcbride and Lindsay, ex-Repre-
sentative Allen. of Mississippi, and John +.
Miller, of Indiana, five members of the re-
Gently appointed st. Louis exposition COM
mission, called upon the President to-day.
Mr.. Allen remarked, humorously, after the
interview, that the commission had simply
called to thank the President. on behalf of
the country, for the wise selections he had
organize at St. Louis, under the direction
of the secretary of state. within thirty
laws after its appointment. After leaving
the White House the member Of the COM
mission took the oath of office at the State
Department and received their commits
SiOuS.
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5 AND INDUSTRY,

About 5000 dock iaborers presented them
selves for work at Marseilles yesterday. OF
this number 1000 were employed.
At Mare Island navy yard $50 workmen
were discharged from the construction de-
partment yesterday on account of lack OF
funds.
Four hundred girls and women employees
of Woods shirt factory. at st. Joseph. Mo-.
are still on strike and attempts to fill their