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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-18
OVER HALF A BILLION
TREASURY HOLDINGS OF GOLD NEV.
ER SO LARGE AS NOW.
Total Is s5O0,27s,5O6, More Than L,
Owned by Any Other Govern
ment i'm the World.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Evening Post
to-day says: ''To-day's summary of the
United States treasury's report OF yester-
day afternoon shows that the governments
aggregate gold holdings for the first time
in history, have passed the half-billio dol
lar mark. The exact total was $500 27S 500,
of which $252 07S, ,959 was held against GER
tificates in the hands of the outside pub
lie and $50, 600 900 as reserve against out
standing United States notes. the balance
being free assets This is the largest
amount of gold now held by any single
financial institution in the world. and it Is
the largest ever held by any institution,
with one exception-the Imperial Bank of
Russia, which, in February, 1898, raised its
total holdings to $500. 10000. At present,
however, the Russian bank holds only
$37l. 500, 600. The Bank of France now holds
s472, ,271 900. it's high record being S4I9 244, 900
on the 4th of this month. Most of this
gold is held against outstanding notes.
The Bank of England holds $1s9 100, 600 gold,
and the high record of it's history was
$245. 10000 in February, 1885, Present gold
holdings of the Imperial Bank of Germany
are S13O 900, ,O00 and its total of gold and
silver combined never ran above 500 SOC, 900.
The United States treasury gross gold hold
ings have increased s76.439.OOO within the
past twelve months. In this month OF 1899
they barely exceeded s27S. 100000, as against
the $500 10000 now held. On Feb. 10, 1896,
they reached the low level of s94, ,239. 542''
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ALL TESTIMONY IS in
RIPLEY CASE is READY FOR ARGU-
MENT AT FRANKFORT.
Defense scores a Point by Its Last
Witness-The States RebuttaI-In-
structiOns of the Prosecution.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April 1.-THE argu-
ment in the Ripley case will begin to-mor
row. the testimony having closed at the
morning session of the court to-day Judge
Cantrill heard arguments this sfternoon on
two sets of instructions presented by the
attorneys on each side. but will not de-
eide upon the instructions till tomorrow.
The Instructions submitted by the prosecu-
tion are in substance the same given by
Judge CantriI at Georgetown last summer
in the Caleb Powers case, stripped, how
ever, of the features which were recently
turned down by the Court of Appeals in
that case. The grand jury adjourned to-
day without bringing in any new indict-
ments in connection with the Goebel muir
der. The Ripley probably will not go
TO the jury till Friday.
The defense had only two witnesses to
examine when court convened this morn
ing Ex-Adjutant General j. B. Castleman
testified that it was customary to furnish
military companies with cartridges as we'll
as guns The prosecution had laid stress
on the point that Ripleys company had
been furnished ammunition when ii was
equipped. John Reading. a member of the
State Guard. also testified that cartridges
are issued TO all military companies. The
defense closed here.
Ex-Assistant Secretary of State j. B
Mathews was called by the prosecution in
rebuttal and testified 10 the statements al
legged TO have been made by Ripley TO him
in April of last year. in which Ripley de-
ciared that he knew enough 10 convict
Powers Mrs. j. 3. Mathews corrobOratsd
the testimony of her husband. She said
Ripley also told her that in the event that
ne (Ripley) was East. as he was thinking
of going ne would tell Mr.. Mathews before
leaving as to what he knew of interest TO
Powers Ripley, she also said. denounced
Governor Taylor as "a coward for running
or and leaving his family"
Capt. Julien Kersey was the last witness
n rebuttal. and the prosecution closed with
him. This completed the testimony in the
case, and court adjourned until this after
noon. when the attorneys submitted their
instructions.
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FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
Several Others Fatally Hurt by Boiler
Explosion Fraser River.

VANCOUVER. b. G., April 17.-Four peo-
pie are dead and seven probably fatally in
jured as the result OF an explosion which
took place this afternoon on the steamer
Ramona which plies on the Fraser river.
One of the plates in the of the boiler
blew out tearing away the whole front OF
the vessel and knocking into the water all
those in that part OF the steamer The ac-
cident happened when the boat was in mid
stream. opposite Fort Langley thirty miles
from Vancouver. Mrs. Harry Morrison. OF
Fort Langley. and Mrs. j. Bailey. of Mount
Lehman. were standing on the forward
deck and were knocked into the water and
drowned. Their bodies were recovered.
James Mack and Andrew Phpps deck
hands. were struck by one OF the flying
boiler plates and instantly killed. being so
horribly burned by the escaping steam as
TO be unrecognizable. Three members Of
the crew, including the purser. and four
Indian passengers were fatally hurt. The
purser has become insane.
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Bailey had left
their babies I'm the saloon and had gone
on deck for fresh air. The babies were un-
hurt.
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INSURGENTS ROUTED.
Nainiy Attacked the Town of Bay
Dispatch Bearer Captured.

MANILA, April 17.--Fifty insurgent rife
men attacked the town of Bay, on Bav
lake, in Laguna provine, southeast of Ma
Mia. The insurgents were quickly routed
Lieutenant William S. Nipes, of the Thir-
ty-second Volunteer Infantry, has captured
bearer of dispatches from the insurgent
General Noriel to General Malvar. Noriel
directed Malvar not to surrender saying
he would send him 1900 recruits, money
and ammunition when Aguinaldo was re-
leased. Noriel succeeded Trias in southern
LuZon.
At a meeting of clergymen held i'm Ma
Mia, at which Bishop Warren presided,
strong protests were made against the
opening of cock pits in Manila The busi-
ness men of the city have also objected on
the same lines.
The trial of Lieutenant Frederick Boyer.
charged with the embezzlement of COM
missary stores. will be continued next Mon
day. The trial of the civilian named
Fletcher. accused OF the unls wful conver-
sion of commssary stores, which was held
before the provost court to-day, exposed
a plot to obtain commissary supplies and
sell them to the hotels and merchants OF
Manila.
Brigadier Generals James Wade and Will
liam Ludlow have arrived here General
Wade succeeds Brigadier General John c.
Bates in command of the department of
southern Luzon Brigadier Generals Bates
Robert II. Hall and. Frederick ID. Grant
return TO the United States
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kENsIT MAKES A NOISE.
Noted Anti-RituaIist Denounces the
New Bishop of London.

LONDON. April 1.-THE scene in Bow
Church to-day during the conservation OF
the Rt. Rev. A. F. w. Ingram as Bishop
of London resembled a political meeting
rather than a religious service. John Ken
sit the anti-ritualist. entered an expected
protest egainst the appointment He spoke
for some ume in a loud voice. His remarks
caused an extraordinary uproar and he
was greeted with cheers, Kisses and shouts
OF Order" "Shame,'' -'No Popery,' etc.
Mr.. Kensit in the course OF his remarks
accused DIR. Ingram OF being unfaltbful 10
all OF his promises when he was conse-
Grated Bishop Of Stepney. adding that he
had helped lawbreakers. had encouraged
clergymen who. in defiance OF the rubrics.
elevated the host offered masses and prac-
ticed the confession. He concluded with
saying that he was prepared 10 appear in
the courts and prove that Or. ingram was
an unit person 10 hold the position OF a
bishop OF the Protestant Church owing TO
his encouragement OF these illegal Romisb
practices
The friends and opponents OF Mr.. kensit
became so uproarious that the vicar gen.
eral tried 10 clear the church. DR.. Ingram
appealed TO his friends 20 listen Quietly.
Eventually the vicar general overruied the
objections and the election OF Or. Ingram
was confirmed.
Disorderly scenes and hustling recarred
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PRICE 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE.

bership. 1900 employed by the Republic
Iron and Steel Company. which is not
member of the Morgan combine and by
the independent mill plants here and else
where OF the American Sheet Steel Com
pany's plants Go per cent of the total
capacity is in organized mills. The COM
pany operates large plants and number
of smaller ones; six of the thirty plants
owned by the combine being shut down and
partially dismantled. Twelve of the plants
are union mills. The most important OF the
nonunion plants are the Vandergrift. Pa,
works. the Apollo. Pa. works and the mills
at Welsville. O., and Leechburg, Pa.
At McKeesport. tonight, while the strik-
ers are alert and ready TO meet any new
move that may be made by the company.
nothing resembling disorder has occurred.
The crucial test of the mems determina-
tion TO continue allegiance 10 the Amalga-
mated Association will come in the morning
at o'clock, at which time all employees of
the company have been notified to report or
consider themselves discharged. The 10
knoblers, who struck yesterday. met to-
day and agreed TO remain away from the
mill, but will not decide whether 10 join
the Amalgamated Association until to-
morrow, when another meeting will be
held.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-18
ROBBERS ROB ROBBERS.
'Hold-Up'' Men Invade Gambling
Den and Get Away with $4,000.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1.-Two men,
with drawn revolvers, robbed Ben Marsh's
gambling house, back of the Peabody Ho-
tel. this morning. The robbers spent three
minutes in the place and got away with
$1,000. The police have so far failed to find
a clew as 10 the identity or whereabouts
of the men. Marsh's assistants were ball
ancing the cash after the nights play,
when the robbers rushed into the icom.
There was $500 in a wallet lying upon a
table and $500 in bills in the hands CT
Marsh. The tour men in the room were
ordered to lay down on the fiopr and they
obeyed. The robbers seized the money ard
while one ktps the four men covered the
other sruffai the money in his pockets
After securing the money on the table the
robbers ordered Marsh and the other to
stand up and then went thr JGgk tncir
pockets, securing but a small amount AL
overlooking a wallet in Marsh's trousers
containing $500. Then covering their re-
treat with revolvers the sobbers backed
from the room and escaped.
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INDIANAPOLIS THURSDAY

la. some distance north OF Peking- The
frequency of these expeditions. and the
state of unrest which they seem to engen-
der is a matter of no little concern TO the
authorities here although they cannot,
Under the circumstances, interpose objec-
tions.
Neither the Russian authorities nor the
State Department officials have received
any word concerning the reported Russo
Japanese negotiations relating TO Korea
One OF these reports says that the negotla-
tions are designed TO terminate the inde-
pendence OF Korea and that this action by
two powers Is prejudicial TO the interests
of all the other powers interested in the
Eastern question. There is no Indication,
however. that the United States feels any
such concern, for about the only interest
this government would have in the mat
ter is that of keeping our commerce with
Korea unobstructed.
An interesting statement on the manner
in which the various governments are car
rying on the administrative work at Peking
is given in private letter received at one
of the foreign establishments here from an
Official in that city who has had much to
do with the work of organization and ne
gotiation. The essential point brought out
is that the German system preserves its
German identity, both civil and military;
the British, American and Japanese ad-
ministration is largely an adaptation of the
Chinese system, suited to present condi-
tions; the French is somewhat a combina-
tion of the two systems, partly European
and partly Chinese
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-18
CEBU TO BE ONE PROVINCE.
Not Yet Pacffcd, but Will Probably
Get Civil Government.

CEBU, Island Of Cebu. Philippine Islands,
April ia thousand troops in the island
OF Cebu are unable to accomplish the sur
render or capture of the two hundred in
surgent rifemen who are still out Col.
McClernand says the terms the insur-
gents offered are impossible. OF the fifty
towns, a dozen of the larger have been or
ganized under military order The others
are believed to have insurgent govern
ments.
Judge Taft, addressing the convention to-
day, deplored the fact that Cebu was the
least pacified province and called on the
delegates TO decide whether two hundred
men would be permitted to restrain peace
and prosperity, or whether the majority
would organize and notify the mountain
sulkers to cease causing trouble. If the
people were not ready to do this the COM
mission would not supersede the military
by civil control. The exhortation was not
demonstratively received. The leading Visa
yans from the twenty-four towns repre-
sented urged the organization of a
provincial government, and the wind-up of
the rebellion and commended Col Nc
Clernand as commanding wisely and with
out bloodshed. The island will probably be
organized as one province. The population
numbers $4,000.
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HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE.
Effort of the AmaIga amated AsOcia.
ton to Unionixe All Mills.

PITTSBURG, April 1.-THE McKeesport
trouble is the first visible eruption of
condition that has been developing for over
a year, beginning with the formation of
the American Sheet Steel Company. The
individual companies that were absorbed
had no uniform plan of treating the work.
ers Those in the association of sheet
steel manufacturers employed and recog-
nized union labor. Those outside were nom
union The combine" took in all. When
it came to a settlement of scale last year
the Amalgamated Association demanded
that their scale be signed for all mills.
This the company refused, claiming that
in some mills the nonunion men were get
ting more than scale rates and that IL
would be unfair to cut them down TO that
of organized labor. In the meantime, or
on May Is, the nonunion men signed an
agreement not to organize during the year
and providing that the wages then ruling
should continue. The controversy continued
and finally ended in an agreement that the
scale apply only TO union mills. Since then
the organization has been devoting its ener-
gies toward getting the sheet mill workers
in the other union mills organized, and
for that purpose has considered the matter
of throwing the mills open. Mills that are
open are those in which organized men are
permitted to work with nonunion men for
the purpose of propagating the seeds of
unionism. The formation Of the United
States Steel Corporation tended to COM
plicate matters. 1t included a number of
concerns nonunion and organized, making
manifold the difficulties of the labor lead
600 \TI NIfr,D ON PAGE T. COL. 81
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MIR. ROCKHILL's PLAN.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE action of
the ministers at Peking in accepting the
proposition of Mr.. Rockhin for the estab-
lishment of a foreign board. TO take the
place of the Tsung Ii Yamen. is in line
with what has been expected at the State
department, although the details OF the
plan are somewhat different from those
first contemplated. The Tsung Ii Yamen
has been cumbersome body. very difficult
10 deal with. chiefly because of its inability
to take decisive action. The first plan was
&c establish Chinese minister OF foreign
affairs. in place of this old board. so that
foreign negotiations could be carried on
with one individual. ne 10 be a member of
the privy council with access to the throne.
But it appears that this has not proved
feasible. as the Chinese cling TO the old
icea OF boards instead of individual author
ity. And the result OF the new plan is to
have a foreign board. with a prince of the
blood at its head. and with two members
oil the privy council serving ex officio These
three will be able 10 do business much
more expeditiousiy than the large, cum
bersome Tsung Ii Yamen. and besides each
will have access 10 the Emperor in order
10 secure imperial sanction for such for
eign negotiations as may be brought up.
While this plan Is not considered as ssatis-
factory as that first contemplated. yet il
IL at least better than the old system.
Mr.. Rockhill has not been heard from as
10 the details OF the plan. but the forego
ing Is along the line as the authorities here
consider the action taken.
The last dispatch from Mr.. RockhilI was
some ten days ago. and referred 10 the
punitive expedition about TO start for Hua-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-18
VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER A
SELF-CONFEssED EMBEZZLER.
An Iovvan who Says Board of Trade
Business Ruined Rim-Fled,
but Left N Letter.

SIOUX CITY, Ia. April 1.-THE Lemars
open this morning. Thomas F. Ward. vice
president and manager of the institution, Is
a self-confessed embezzler TO an amount
of from $4,000 to 10000. He has alco abb
seconded Ward departed Monday nigh,
and yesterday Cashier Frank Koob re-
ceived a letter from him, beginning:
Dear Frank leave tonight for, God
Almighty knows where. This Board of
Trade business has ruined me. Save me
from indictment If you can. / will pay
back every cent | can.
Then the writer explained the funds from
which he has been stealing to cover his
losses. Cashier Koob, in the absence Of ad-
vice. other officers and directors being
away, closed the doors, posting a notice
that an examiner would be placed In
charge.
Other Lemars banks-the First National,
the German-American and American State
learning last night that the Lemars bank
would not open to-day. sent to Sioux City
for currency to withstand the run to-day
The Sioux City clearing house responded
promptly. offering ample assistance.
The defunct bank was organized a num-
Der of years ago by William H. Dent. who
represented Plymouth county in the State
Legislature in 1895. He left the State after
dsposing of the institution, Ward coming
from Primghar, Ia, TO be manager The
institution was capitalized for 100000. and
at the date of the last statement, Feb. 10.
showed slOS,O0O deposits. Ward was a
member of the Democratic state central
committee from the Eleventh congressional
district.
The sad feature of the case is that Mrs.
Ward is dangerously sick at her home.
having given birth TO a child but. a week
ago. News of her husbands disgrace is
kent from her
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TRANSPORT GARONNE SAFE.
stopped at Honolulu for Coal and May
Arrive i'm Few Days.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE transport
Garonne. with Massachusetts volunteers,
returning from Manila has been reported
She was at Honolulu. and will be in San
Francisco in two or three days. The Ga
rome was long overdue. \ good deal Of
anxiety has been felt. particularly in New
England. where the troops on the Garonne
were recruited, as to her safety, but the
quartermaster department never has felt
seriously apprehensive The report that
the vessel was a. Honolulu simply justified
their guess that the smaller vessels OF this
type plying between San Francisco and the
Orient would be obliged TO stop at Homo
lulu for coal I'm the event that headwinds
were encountered.
The news of the safety of the Garonne
came in a message TO the quartermaster
general from Colonel Long. the quarter
master at San Francisco. His message
stated that the Occidental and Oriental
commercial line steamer Doric arrived to-
day at San Francisco and mad gone into
quarantine. She reported that the govern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-18
SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
Citizens of Sisseton, =. D., and Browns
Valley, Mimi, at War.

ST. PAUL. April 17.-Because Sisseton, S
D., is reported TO be nursing one hundred
cases of smallpox. Browns Valley. Mimi.
is enforcing a rigid quarantine. Sisseton
has retaliated by placing armed guards on
the state line. one-half mile from Browns
Valley. who forbid farmers from any Sec
ton of Roberts county to come across
Many farmers have broken the guard line
by running their horses. while some have
been arrested and handcuffed and taken
into Sisseton. There is great excitement
over the affair. and unless the state au-
thorities of the two States interfere there
may be serious trouble.
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Regular Army Officers Confident None
of Their Number Is Implicated
in the Manila Scandal.
NO GREAT FRAUDS COMMITTED
WHOLE NATTER PROBABLY LESS
SERIOUS THAN REPORTED.
Major Davis. Against Whom Charges
Are Said to Have Been Made. Not
Wanted i'm the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE War De-
partment, to-day, received the following
cablegram from General Macarthur. at
Manila:
Colonel Abad, insurgent leader Marin
dJnue officers, 20 soldiers, 2+S small arms
surrendered TO Major Frederick "A. Smith,
on April Is. took oath with impressive
ceremony and were released. This ends the
insurrection there.
General Macarthur is supposed TO be
making a most careful investigation into
the conditions in the commissary depart
ment. at Manila, and probably is with
holding a response TO the departments re-
quest for information until he is in pos
session of all the facts. The arrests at Ma
Mia, in connection with the alleged COM
missary frauds. form the principal topic Of
discussion among army officers here. 1t
may be noted that the opinion is general
that the frauds will be found to have been
confined to one or two volunteer officers
and some of the noncommissioned force.
The officers here are quite sure that none
OF the regulars will come out of the in
vestigation with tarnished regulations and
the most they are prepared to admit is
that some of the regular officers of the de-
partment may have been guilty of overcon-
fidence and have leaned upon unworthy
supports.
Major George b. Davis to-day received a
reply to his message cabled to Colonel
Woodruff, at Manila, expressing his will
ingness to start for Manila on the first
available transport, TO face the charges
that have been brought against him.
Colonel Woodruffs reply was an assurance
that such step is not necessary. 1t is be-
lieved that if the affair was OF any great
gravity Colonel Woodruff would not have
advised against Major Davis's departure
for the scene of the alleged frauds, even
though the latter's health is not very good
a nresent
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Number of Sick Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, April r.-Surgeon Gen.
eral Sternberg received a report from the
chief surgeon at Manila. Colonel Green
leaf, showing that, on April 16. there were,
in his hospitals, 2,9S7 cases, and outside of
hospitals, $40 cases This makes the sick
rate of the United States army, in the
Philippines 739 per cent, against ESQ
for the preceding month. This slight in
crease is accounted for by the beginning
of the change of seasons. Both rates are
below the normal. and the medical officers
regard them as highly gratifying
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WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE controller
of the currency has received word that the
Lemars National Bank, of Lemars, Ia.
closed its doors this morning. National
Bank Examiner Meyer has been tempo
rarily placed in charge pending the arrival
of Special Agent Thomas NJ. Thornton, who
has been appointed temporary receiver
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-Advices
from Agana, Island of Guam, bearing date
Of March IA, say that the grip is prevalent
there and that many native children and
adults are dying from its effects. The &c
suit of the recent typhoon was more dis
astrous than at first reported. About twen-
ty-eight natives lost their lives and many
were seriously injured.