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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
AMERICANS ARE TIRELESS
BELL CONDUCTS A FAST CAMPAIGN
AGAINST REBELS.
Notable Feat of n Little Company of
ScOuts-TOrres Shows Apprecia-
tion of His Release.

MANILA, Dec. 15.-Gen. j. Franklin Bell
has been exceedingly active in Batangas
province, where he intends by every means
available to stamp out the insurrection, and
the men of General Bells command have
had several engagements with the Filipi-
nos in which the latter were invariably
routed. Lieutenant Hennessy, of the
Eighth Infantry. together with one Amer
ican scout and six Filipinos, captured an
insurgent major with forty-two men, twen-
ty-two rifles and $50 rounds of ammunition,
without the loss of a man.
A number of captured documents and pa
pers, now in the hands of General Bell,
implicate in the insurrection the presi-
dente and other prominent natives of Liam,
Batangas province
General Bell has notified the natives in
Batangas that on Dec. rs he purposes TO
concentrate them in the neighborhoOd of
the town. He will move their live stock
rice. etc, to within the limits of concen-
tration. After that date everything out
side these limits will be cofiscated. The
roads from Batangas and Laguna prov
of native men, women and children in
carry-alls, carts and mounted on carabos,
seeking safety from the horrors of war.
The column under Gel. Theodore ]. Wint,
erations against the insurgents and has
received high praise from the military au-
thorities.
The insurgent General Torres. who was
found guilty by military commission of
ordering the assassination of an American
corporal and sentenced to be hanged, but
whose sentence was disapproved by Cen
eral Chaffee, broke down when he was
released. He said it was just that his life
be spared because he was innocent of the
crime imputed 10 him. He has expressed
his highest regard and warmest feelings
for General Chaffee and his appreciation
that the supreme military power in the
Philippines is in the hands of such man.
Torres says he is submissive to the exist
ing conditions.
Patterson the F. glish secretary to Sixto
Lopez, who was expelled from the Phil
ippines for refusing to swear allegiance 20
the United States, left here to-day for
Hong Kong on the United States army
transport Warren.
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Lowest Temperature at Chicago Ever
Recorded i'm December, and other
Points Report Similarly.
UNPRECEDENTED COLD IN TEXTS
CATTLE AND HORSES DYING ALL
OVER THE STATE.
Indiana Suffers Much-Man Frozen tn
Death at LoganspOrt-FueI Famine
in the Gas Belt Towns.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 15.-The official report OF
the weather bureau tonight contains the
cheering information that the backbone of
the present cold wave has been broken.
From all of the stations in the far North
west reports are that there has been
decided rise in temperature, most of them
giving figures but slightly below the
freezing point. Sub-zero weather continues
to be reported, however. but not of such
an intense character as was shown by the
map for the previous twenty-four hours
In St. Paul the maximum to-day was be-
low and at o'clock the thermometer
showed 4 above. The rapid rise in the
Canadian Northwest has induced snow
storms and cloudy weather. but the snow
fall has not so far been heavy enough TO
cause material delay to traffic.
Despite the suddenness and intensity of
the cold wave but few fatalities have been
reported and generally speaking, the suf-
fering has been only in a minor degree.
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HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Freight Conductor and Engineer Did
Not Give Right of Way.

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-J. w. Higgins. gen
eral superintendent OF transportation of
the Illinois Central Railroad. places the
blame for the disastrous wreck at Perry
Vile H. on the conductor and engineer OF
the freight train. They are said by Mr.
Higgins 10 have disobeyed orders. which
were 10 stop at Irene. several miles east OF
Perryville Mr.. Higgins said OF the wreck;
1T was a bad wreck and a lamentable
accident. IL was due TO the fact that the
engineer and conductor OF the freight train
failed TO obey orders. The passenger train
was delayed by the cold weather and IL
was three hours and forty minutes late
when the freight train going east reached
Coleman. forty miLes west OF Chicago.
Coleman Is the passing point for the two
trains The conductor and engineer Of the
freight train were instructed that the pas
sengcr train was late and IL was their duty
10 sidetrack at Irene, which they neglected
% do.
There was no explosion that We can get
information or Employees who were aboard
the trains say that both were running al
full speed and that the shock was terrible.
IL seems there were three distinct blows
Que 10 the recoils or the cars Two men
say that they were thrown down three
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
LAND IRRIGATION BILL
WESTERN CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT
TEE HAS DRAFTED A MEASURE.
1t VIII BE Presented After the HOIi-
days-General Scope and Pro-
visions of the statute.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The committee
OF seventeen senator's and members of the
House appointed by the full congressional
representation from the Western arid land
States TO draft bill providing for national
aid to irrigation have completed the bill
they were authorized to frame but it will
not be introduced in either house of Con-
gress until after the Christmas holidays.
The bill embodies some of the provisions of
both the Shafroth and the Hansbrough-
Newlands bills. Its central idea is the de-
vo.ion of the proceeds of the sale of the
public lands to the reclamation of those
lands. 1t also increases the price of the
public lands to benefited by the proposed
irrigation enterprises so as to make settlers
pay part Of the cost of construction.
The bill provides that all moneys received
from the sale and disposal of public lands
in the arid land States be set aside as a
reclamation fund; that examination and
surveys of reservoir sites, tunnel sites for
diversion of water and irrigation canals
connected Herewith shall be made; that
the secretary of the interior may withdraw
from public entry the land required for ir-
rigation works and the public lands pro-
posed to be irrigated by them, and that
upon the determination being arrived at
that any irrigation project is practicable
contract shall be made for its construction
II the estimate OF the engineer shows that
the cost will not exceed $40 per acre on the
land to be reclaimed.
After construction the lands to be irri-
gated are to be subject to homestead entry
in areas not exceeding eighty acres upon
the entryman paying So per acre to the Ie-
clamation fund. This fund is TO be used for
the operation and maintenance of reservoirs
and irrigation works until payments for
the land settled upon are made when all
the irrigation works except the reservoirs
shall be turned over to the settlers, who
are required as body corporate to operate
and maintain them. 1t also provides that
in the event that there is sufficient water
for public and private lands water rights
may be sold for the irrigation of private
lands at a price of not less than 50 per acre.
Full power is given 10 condemn lands
needed for reservoir and ditch purposes.
1t is provided that State laws shall govern
in the matters of the appropriation and dis
tribution OF water. Power to make gen.
eral rules and regulations is vested in the
secretary of the interior.
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Flee from the Flames and Go Down
the Escape Into the snow, to BE
Cared for Elsewhere.
HUGE CAR BARNS ARE BURNED
LINCOLN-AVENUE LINE LOSES MOST
OF ITS ROLLING STOCK.
Frozen Hydrants Add to Difficulties
of the Firemen-Big West Virginia
BIaze-Other Fires.

CHICAGO. Dec. 15-The four-story apart
at the corner of Indiana avenue and Thir-
ty-fifth street, burned early this morning
The sixty tenants, most of whom were
asleep were aroused by the dense smoke
and many narrow escapes from death were
spectacular and exciting. So far as re-
ported everyone left the building by the
fire escapes or by ladders hoisted to the
upper windows by firemen, but much suf-
fering was caused by exposure to the in
tense cold in scant attire When the first
detachment of fire fighters arrived most
of the tenants were panic-stricken and
rushed wildly through the halls and apart
ments in their efforts to leave the build
Ing. The attendant cold spell was respon-
sible for the fire. Complaints from the
tenants that the building was insufficiently
heated caused the janitor. John West, to
overhead the furnaces in the basement,
where the fire started.
policeman on the beat rushed to the
upper floors and aided in rousng the oc-
cupants of the sixteen apartments. Very
soon all chance of escape by the main
stairway was cut off by the flames. Many
persons were kept by force from leaping
from the upper windows; others were over
come by the dense smoke, and scene of
indescribable confusion followed. Women
in their night clothes and with bare feet
climbed out in the fire escapes and de-
scended to the street and were given ref
uge in neighboring residences and stores.
Many daring rescues were made by the
firemen, especially from the second floor
where the danger from smoke was in
creased by the close proximity of the
flames
Mrs. Mowery, wife of DR.. Z. A Mowery,
was in their apartments on this floor, suf-
fering from a severe attack of illness. Her
husband carried her out in his arms
through the halls to find escape by the
stairs cut off. He returned to his rooms,
and throwing open a window endeavored
to attract attention through the heavy
pail of smoke Only a chance breath of
wind cleared the air sufficiently Tor him
to be seen. 1t was due to this that the
two lives were saved.
The loss to the building, which was owned
by John P. Olinger, was about $4,000; on
the contents, 5000, covered by insurance.
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times in rapid succession. The entire pas
senger train ana a large part of the freight
train were demolished, with the two loco
motives.
Bernard r. Ahrendt. of Chicago, one of
the survivors of the wreck. who was in
jured and taken 10 the hospital at Rock
ford, staggered into his mothers home here
tonight and tainted on the threshold from
the fatigue and nervous strain he had en-
dured. When he recovered he told the fol-
lowing story:
4 was riding in the chair car when the
crash came. j was knocked senseless for
a moment and the first / knew the steam
from broken pipes was envelOping me. I
broke the window with my fist and climbed
out, cutting and bruising myself badly.
"A fellow passenger who sat in the chair
next TO me jumped out after me and landed
on his head The wreck took fire almost
Immediately and in ten minutes was re-
duced 10 ashes, the oil from a tank car and
the high wind that prevailed helping the
blaze. There were many miraculous es-
capeS. young woman with baby jumped
out of one of the cars and escaped without
a scratch. We were all obliged TO stand
out in the cold for two hours waiting for
the relief train"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
MAY GO INTO COURT.
Rayner Thinks SchIey should Garry
His Case Further.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-Rear Admiral w
S. Schley has notified Attorney General
Isidor Rayner that he is ready to take any
action with reference TO his case that Mr.
Rayner may advise. Mr.. Rayner expects
TO meet the admiral in Washington to-
morrow or Tuesday. When asked whether
he favored a congressional investigation
Mr.. Rayner said:
II doubt whether a proceeding of this
sort is the proper one. 1t generally as
sumes a political aspect. AT this time L
am OF opinion that the matter should be
prosecuted in the courts. There are plenty
OF ways I'm which this can be done and
this week we will begin 10 consult and de-
termine upon our course Of action"
Among the kilograms Mr.. Rayne. has re-
ceived since the publication of the findings
OF the court Of inquiry was one from a
gentleman in another State. who asked
that his identity be kept secret, with an
offer OF $1,000 for the necessary expenses
attending further prosecution OF the
case. The offer was declined.
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Fuel Panic at KOkOmO.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 15.-F'or the first
time in fifteen years, Kokomo has a gen.
eral shortage of natural gas Saturday
morning there was not enough with which
to cook breakfast and the sudden advent
of the cold wave sent the shivering res
idents back to bed to keep from freezing
Although State Supervisor Leach and the
Gas Company gave repeated warning that
the gas supply would be deficient in ex-
treme cold weather, the advice was not
needed and not one house in a hundred
had substitute fuel AS result there was
a veritable panic when the gas became
low. In many instances fences, outbuild-
ings and house furniture were added to
the feeble blue flame.
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CAR BARN DESTROYED.
Frozen Hydrants Contribute to "A Bad
Fire at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The total destruc-
ton of the Lincoln-avenue car barns of the
Chicago Traction Company. with more
than 16e street cars, resulted from a fire
that was discovered at an early hour this
morning Beside the building, nearly all
the grip cars and trailers used on the Lin
coln-avenue line were destroyed. The in
tense cold of the past two days contributed
much to the spread Of the flames, as the
fire hydrants in the vicinity were found to
be frozen When a supply of water had
been obtained by thawing out the hydrants,
after delay of twenty minutes, the build
ing was doomed Soon after the first stream
was directed on the flames the entire sec
ond story of the building was ablaze and
fell with about one hundred open summer
cars that were stored there.
The intense cold of the early morning
added to the difficulties presented by the
fire and made it necessary TO work the men
in shifts, exhausted workers being relieved
bv comrades who had had short rests in
neighboring stores, which were thrown
open to the fire fighters.
President John NJ. Roach, of the traction
company, placed the loss at about S130, 900,
partly covered by insurance. but the exact
amount he was unable to state. 1t is sup
posed the fire originated from an overhead
ed stove in one OF the cars that were in the
barn 1t was reported that a watchman
was in the barn when the fire was discov-
cred. and he had not been seen after it was
under control, but there is so far no posi-
tive evidence that he was burned.
The heavy east wall of the building fell
across Sheffild avenue and flying bricks de-
molished the front of a saloon opposite.
The flames also communicated to a frame
dwelling next the saloon, but this blaze was
quickly subdued with small loss. The sa-
loon was damaged To the extent of 3, 2,000
A serious danger to the firemen was from
the broken trolley wires, which were
charged with electricity. These were buried
in the debris or coiled along the streets and
offered great danger TO the firemen until
the current was turned off. The tempera-
ture of 10 degrees below zero coated the
hose with thick coverings Of ice. which re-
ouired the utmost care in handling it. No
case of serious injury from live wires or
cold was reported
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

storm and Flood Now Sweeping Over
Much of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ia storm
which for severity and destructiveness has
not been equaled IN this vicinity for twen-
ty-hve years visited eastern and central
Pennsylvania last night. causing almost
unprecedented damage and resulting In
the loss Of at least four human lives. The
havoc in the coal regions Is enormous
and the loss 10 railroad and mining COM
panies viii amount TO millions OF dollars.
The Schuylkll, Lehigh. SusQuehanna and
Juniata rivers have risen a. high a. fif-
teen feet above their levels and an Of
their tributaries have oyerfiowed. inundat-
ing the surrounding country in more than
a dozen counties
Innumerabe washouts have occurred on
the PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia a. Reading.
Northern Central, Lehigh Valley. New Jer-
sey Central and Lackawanna railroads
Bridges We're carried away and traffic II
al "A standstil. The delegates 10 the con-
vention of the American Federation 90
Labor are storm-hOund at Scranton with
no idea when they viii be able 90 leave.
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Mercury Rising i'm Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 15.-Temperatures
in Kansas have risen from 10 to 80 degrees
since last night. The wind is from the
south tonight and the indications are that
by tomorrow the weather will be much
warmer. The situation for the stockmen
in western Kansas is greatly improved
Colby reports the temperature as 2S above
Zero with a light south wind. At Mulvane
the mercury is % above, and in Fairhury,
Neb., % above. The damage to stock
while severe, was not so great expected.
Wheat in central Kansas is seriously in
jured
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GEN. LEAvENwORTH's BODY.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. I5-Arrange-
ments have been made 10 bring the body
OF Gen. Henry Leavenworth 10 Fort Leav-
cnwOrth for final burial. The body is
now buried at Delhi n. Y. and il will
be brought here in about six weeks. There
will be imposing military ceremonies when
the body is buried for the last time. There
is talk OF erecting a monument 10 General
Leavenworth near that OF General Grant
in the Fort Leavenworth triangle
Gen. Henry LeavenwOrth founded Fort
Leavenworth by establishing cantonment
on the reservation in 1927. He was a noted
dian fighter.
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STILL SUPREME.
j. w. BaIfour on EngIand's Status i'm
the Maritime World.

LONDON. Dec. 15-Mr j. W. Balfour.
speaking at Liverpool last night, said that
while British vessels with an aggregate
tonnage Of 10000 had been transferred 10
foreign owners in 1900. 100000 tons had
been added TO the British register and con
sequently lac saw no cause for alarm re-
garding Great Britain's mercantile ma
rine The efforts said he which foreign
nations are making 10 artihcially stirnu-
late shipping form "A measure OF the act
ual superiority OF Great Britain
Foreign competition would centainly. he
declared have &c be considered more Sc
riously I'm the future than IL had been in
the past but IL true to her traditions Great
Britain would maintain her dominion on
the sea.
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ABERCROMBIE'S WORK.
Much Done i'm the Matter of Making
Alaska Accessible.

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 15.-Maj. w. r.
Abercrombie, who for years has been su-
pervising and directing the United States
development and exploration work in the
Copper River valley, has arrived here from
Alaska. He has been consigned to the
command of the Thirteenth Infantry in the
Philippines
AS a result of Abercrombie's work the
town of Valdes has sprung into existence,
from which point the military road has
been constructed 264 miles to the interior.
A stretch of 10 miles of telegraph line,
from Valdes to the interior, is up and in
working order. In the construction of this
all-American highway TO the Yukon the
government has expended S121, 900. and al
ready gold 10 the value of $4,000 has been
taken out.
Major Abercrombie says there is every
reason to believe there is an almost in
exhaustible supply of copper ore i'm that
section of Alaska, and that il also is rich
in other minerals and agricultural re-
sources.
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FOUND IN THE ICE.
Body of John Le6ert, a WeII-Known
Resident of LOgansport.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. 15-The body
of John Leffert, aged fifty years. was
found frozen in the ice of Wabash river
this afternoon by boy who was skating
The man was prominent citizen and had
been missing since Saturday afternoon
How he came to be in the river is a mys-
terry to his relatives.
Early this morning John r. Bingham
was found between the tracks of the Lo-
gansport & Toledo Railroad Company so
badly frozen that he probably will lose
a hand and both feet.
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ONE MAN KILLED.
Many Persons Hurt in n Wreck on the
Great Northern.

KALISPEL, Mont. Dec. ia wreck oc-
Cured on the Great Northern Railway near
Essex, in the Rocky mountains. early to-
day. The engine, mail car and smoker
remained on the track. but all the others
we're derailed. Some cars were overturned
aEd all were more or less wrecked. The
accident was due to rails spreading.
The one man killed was Otto Erickson, en-
route from Sweden to California Seven
others were badly hurt, but their names
have not been learned They were three old
women, girl and three men. Two other
old women are hurt internally, and neither
is expected to survive. Fourteen others
were more or less seriously hurt.
The train was going at a rate OF twenty
five miles an hour when il broke in two
and the air brakes set Immediately, pre-
venting a more serious accident. The most
of the injured were in the day coach. All
were asleep at the time of the accident.
The day coach caught fire, but the flames
were extinguished by the passengers.
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Well known i'm Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 15.-John Dreess
home is in Portland, suburb of Louisville.
His father tonight said that Drees went
South some time ago and for a while
regularly sent money home. Six months
elapsed, however, without the father hear
ing from his son until a few weeks ago,
when DreeS wrote from Bristol, Tenn.
Drees is, as he told the Knoxville police
an iron molder. His family and friends
here scout the idea that he was concerned
In the Montana train robbery
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TOWN ALMOST DESTROYED.
Saturday Nights Fire at salem, w
Va. Caused $500. 900 Loss.

PARKERSBURG. w. Va. Dec. 15.-The
fire, which started last midnight at Salem.
seventy miles east of here. on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, destroyed practical
" the entire business part of that city.
In ALL fifty-six houses, stores end other
buildings We're destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated AT over 10000 with little insur-
ance.
The city has "A water supply. but the wa
ter was secured with difficulty owing TO
extreme cold weather and before IL was
turned o. the flames had spread till they
were beyold control. The fire originated
in a newspapol office. but the cause is un-
known.
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Southern Texas Is Cold.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 15.-Colder
weather than has been known for years
is now prevailing over southwest Texas,
playing havoc with truck farms and cattle
on the range. The cattle on account OF
an almost total absence of rain are thin
in flesh and unable to stand the cold
weather and it is feared losses will be
heavy. To-day the thermometer registered
10 degrees, the lowest for several years.
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Suffering at Hartford City.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec 15.-The
people of this city are suffering much from
the cold. All three gas companies are
short of gas. In many homes there are
no fires and the people have gone to bed
to keep warm. All day long teams have
been busy hauling stoves and soft coal
The latter is retailing at IS a ton With
the temperature at 10 degrees below zero
tonight and a scarcity of gas wood and
coal the suffering will be intense Opera
tions in the oil field have entirely ceased
and not a drop OF oil is being produced
which means a heavy loss to producers