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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
CUBAN ELECTION FRAUDS
CHARGES MADE AGAINST AGENTS OF
ESTRADA PALMA.
They Are Accused of Multiplying the
Law to Masso's Detrfment-Report
of Customs Revenues.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Fidel G. Pierra,
commissioner for the coalition of political
parties of Cuba in favor Of the presidential
candidate Gen Bartolome Masso, was ac-
corded an interview by the secretary of
war this afternoon. Mr. Pierra presented
to the secretary a memorial to General
Wood signed by Fuseblo Hernandez, presl-
dent of the Union Democratic party and
chairman of the executive committee Of the
Masso electoral coalition, composed Of the
National, the Independent, the Republican
and Union Democratic parties and the in
dependent voters. In laying the memorial
before the secretary Mr.. Pierra submitted
a statement signed by himself, explaining
the political situation existing in Cuba ard
urging that the election be deferred until
Jan. 81, 1902, in order that certain alleged
illegal and defective acts of the central
board OF canvasSerS may be remedied. He
bases this request upon the assertion that
the members OF this board are candidates
for Office and members of Senior Palma 5
executive campaign committee. Having oil
rect charge of the coming general election
the said board, Mr.. Pierra asserts, has
issued orders and instructions materially
changing the provisions of the election law.
Mr.. Pierra further charges a number or
alleged illegal acts by the board, which ne
AYERS are calculated TO deprive General
Masso of his rights. Through these and
many other illegalities," he says, "a condi-
ton of things has been created which rem
ders 1T impossible to hold fair and honest
election
The secretary went over the matter care
General Wood, who was due in Havana to-
day, at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
MEANS A NEW ERA.
MIR. MOrean's View of MarcOni's Lat
est Experiments.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-To-night Edward
II. MORGAN. of this city, senior counsel of
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company,
confirmed the dispatch from st. Johns
conveying the information that NJ. Mar
conf had received signals from the coast of
England. He said that it means new era
in the history of the world On being
asked if he had received any word from
Marconi as to the discovery he replied: II
got cable from Marconi, at st. Johns,
this morning, giving information from
which it could be inferred he had received
signals from England. But even with his
say it was SO. That was our widest
dream-to transmit signals across the
ocean. If Marconi says so it must be so.
But am the senior counsel, and 1T is not
my place to say
Mr.. MORGAN expressed regret that the
matter had been made public. But" he
said, lit can't make any difference now.
From cables we received Marconi must
have been working under the most adverse
conditions. So, if it is true that he has
received messages uEder so adverse cir
cumstances it certainly argues well for the
future"
4, H. Cuthbert Hall. manager of the COM
pany, said tonight: 81 not at all sur
prised. We have been expecting it and
have been prepared for such news. | got
a cable from Marconi himself this morning
in which he stated he had received mes
sages from Cornwall without wires. Mar
conf has been experimenting and we felt
confident he would accomplish the signal
ing. 1t is a magnificent discovery and a
remarkable one. We have been making
preparations for putting the discovery into
our plans, which are complete to almost
the fullest extent"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
SPEED IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
Machines Now Take a Rifle Bullet i'm
It's Flight.
Washington Times.

w aSnlnStOn Times
A subject of much attention to Smith
sonian scientists are the recent experiments
made in this country and Europe in the
matter of phOtOgraphing objects moving
with great rapidity. The principle on which
such photographs are made is interesting.
The light is furnished by an electric spark,
which, though ii gives sufficient illumina-
ton, yet lasts so short a time that even
rifle bullet cannot move an appreciate dis
lance during the time that it is in exist
ence. In other words the bullet, passing by
at the rate of about 2,1e0 feet a second, is
rendered comparatively stationary by being
brought into contrast with electric spark
moving at an infinitely greater rate of
speed. The success of the photograph de-
ponds upon the inconceivably slight dura-
tion of the spark of light, which does not
permit the object to move on the plate.
Some interesting specimens of these in
Simultaneous photographs are furnished by
a series taken Of a cat held by its four legs
in an inverted position and allowed to drop.
The cat, as everybody is probably aware,
seems TO do that which is known to be
dramatically impossible, namely, on being
dropped upside down, TO turn round after
being let go and to come down the right
way up. The process can be followed by
means of one of the sO-called multiple
spark photographs.
The apparatus by which photograph of
a very rapidly moving object may be taken
is remarkably ingenious and the spark
which gives the flash light is produced by
means of revolving mirror. Every one is
aware how, by a turn of the wrist, one may
reflect beam of sunlight from a piece of
looking glass so as to travel up the street
al tremendous velocity.
If. instead of being moved by mere turn
of the wrist, the mirror is made to rotate
on an axle by mechanical means at an
enormous speed. then, just as the rotation
is made more rapid, will the beam of
light travel at the higher speed. A revolv-
ing mirror can be mounted so as to run at
the enormous speed of 1000 turns second
The light from a spark is focused by this
mirror upon the Photographic plate. To
cite a specific instance the revolving mir
ror. when made to turn only once in a sec
ond, caused the spot of light to travel at
the rate Of $50 feet in the same time When.
however, the mirror turned at it's full speed
travelled 1000 times as fast also. or about
go. 600 feet a second. or 160, 600 miles an hour
a speed which was 200 times as fast as that
of the rifle bullet. which was successfully
photogra phed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
BrftaIn's Anthem Changed to "God
Save Our Lord, the King I'm Ac-
cord with New Conditions.
WILHELMINA AT THE HAGUE
RETURNED YESTERDAY WITH
PRINCE HENRY, HER CONSORT.
Her Majesty Given an Ovation and No
Open Hostility Displayed To-
wards Her Husband.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE most talked-of
man IN England to-day is Lord Rosebery.
in anticipation of his speech on Monday
Chesterfield is filling up with special CORE
spondents, who send long dispatches de-
scribing the ferrnent and local excitement
So great has been the demand for admission
10 the hall in which his lOrdship will speak
that thousands Of applications for seats
have been refused. Such intense interest
could scarce'v be awakened by any other
figure in EIsland's recent political history.
No one seems to have the faint
est idea OF what Lord Rosebery
is likely to say. His cryptic fore
cast Of his intentions has gradually
raised public curiosity to fever pitch, and
II he only intends to crafty this by mid
dle-of-the-road announcements he stands
IN great danger Of forever shattering what
reputation he has for serious purpose. Yet,
as the Standard points out his declaration
Of willingness to lead the imperiaIist Lib
erals would not bring him more support
Campbell-Bannerman. the Liberal leader
OF the House Of Commons, controls the
rank and file and the party organization.
All kinds of rumors are rife, the likeliest
OF which may be mentioned. 1t is that
Lord ROsebery intends at least laying the
foundations of a new party which will have
himself, Sir Edward Grey, Herbert II. AS
cufth and Sir Henry Fowler as its shining
stars. If the premier merely continues his
lonely furrow," as TO the. Chesterfield
meeting IL viii be one of the hugest jokes
ever played on any country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
SYMMETRICAL DECISIONS.
Porto Rican and Philippine Cases in
Their Essential Particulars.


There is symmetry in the decisions of
the Supreme Court on the subject of Gus
toms duties on goods transported between
the United States and the insular possess
sions of the United States, and Congress
will have no handicap of legal character
in enforcing such politics of tariff-making
as eXpediency may direct. 1t is not a work
of supererogation to briefly state the force
and effect of the recent decisions. The
first and most important conclusion is that
tariff upon trade with outlying territory
which is not foreign territory is not a tariff
on exports. The neat distinction between
shipments to Porto Rico and the Philip
pines and exports to foreign countries pre-
vents, according 10 the finding of the
Constitution, and this contribution to
judicial law will give the lawmaking
branch of the government a free hand in
tariff legislation relative to trade between
these islands and the States.
In pronouncing invalid the executive ap-
plication Of tariff duties prescribed by a
law imposing a tariff on imports from
foreign countries to the trade with these
islands, the court is in harmony with it
SELF as shipments from the islands are no
more imports from foreign countries than
shipments to them are exports from for
eign countries. In brief. the various de-
cisions all point TO the same conclusion
the islands to the United States was eff
fected trade with them was not subject to
tariffs already in existence; new tariff pro-
visions had 10 be made applying to this
trade and such tariff provisions are not
unconstitutional.
In the Foraker act Congress applied the
principle since confirmed by the Supreme
and a similar course is open with regard
10 the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
DISASTROUS FLOOD.
Train WaterbOund and Passengers
Taken from Coaches with Difficulty.

WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, Dec 1.-THE
heavy rainstorm did great damage tonight
along the Northern Central Railroad, be-
tween this city and Elmira, n. Y. Many
of the streams emptying into Lycoming
creek broke from their banks late tonight.
Washouts were reported at midnight at
GiIlets, Cedar Lodge, Troy, Pa, and Rails
ton.
The roadbed for several miles is under
water. The north-bound express which
left this city at 7:10 o'clock was Stalled by
the flood which had swept over the tracks
near Ralston. All the passengers, num-
bering about thirty-five men, women and
children, were removed from the coaches
with difficulty. They were taken to Rails
ton. Later advices received from Ralston
and Trout run at a. m. Sunday stated
that the rain was still falling in torrents,
and that the water had risen to a greater
height than in 1889.
People were fleeing to high ground to
escape the rapidly rising flood The water
in Lycoming creek is increasing at the rate
of seven inches an hour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
George SeaIy.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. H.-Galveston
was shocked this evening on the receipt of
the news of the death of George Sealy on
board a train to-day while en- route to New
York. Mr.. Sealy was one of a committee
of four appointed by the Galveston commits
sion to represent the city in a conference
with a committee of the New York holders
of Galveston city bonds, the object being
to refund the city debt at a lower rate Of
interest. Mr.. Sealy left Galveston Thurs
day night in company with l. H. Kempner
and r. Waverly Smith. also members of
the committee. The conference to take
place in New York on Dec II. Death was
due to heart failure and occurred beyond
st. Louis. Mr.. Sealy was closely identi-
fed with the growth of Galveston in the
past quarter of a century. The remains
entire committee abandoned the New York
trip and are returning with the remains
Mr.. Sealy was born in Pennsylvania in 1885.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
Nicaragua Treaty Criticised.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Saturday Review
continues its campaign against the Mica
raguan treaty. 1t declares that Senator
Lodges speech during the executive ses-
sion of the Senate Dec. 10 should at least
make 1t clear how complete is Lord Lans-
downes surrender to the United States.
The Review holds that permission to for
tify the canal exists, but that Senator
Lodge. in order to win over the more i'm
pudent believers in American almighti-
ness" exaggerated the intention of the
treaty. the broad principle of which the
writer holds. is perfect neutraliza ton and
opposed to any arbitrary act by the United
States. But" the Saturday Review con-
tinues. mine points of the law are with
Senator Lodge. If the history of diplom-
acy has shown anything. ii has proved the
absolute helplessness of broad principles
and wide implications in dealing with I'M
scrupulOus politicians"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
HUNGER'S HAVOC in CHINA
TWO AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE
DIED IN ONE PROVINCE.
Few Persons Left in Some Villages
Health of the Dowager Empress
Is Failing.

PEKING, Dec. 14.-The Christian Her
AIDS commissioner, who is investigating
the famine in China, writes from Si-Ngan-
Flu, province of Shen-Si, that the autumn
crops will furnish food for few months,
but, being the first successful crops in five
years, will not be sufficient to last until the
next harvest is gathered, and he predicts
repetition of the famine in the coming
spring. The commissioner estimates that
the deaths from famine in Shen-Si province
number 25OO,OOO or so per cent. of the popu-
lation. He rode for four days through VIII
lagos north of the Wei-Hai river, and during
this time he saw hardly two hundred per-
sons. The whole region is desolated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
Room for a Few More Verses.

Brooklyn Eagle.
1t is announced that King Edward and
Queen Alexandra have approved: the fol-
lowing verse being added to the British
national anthem:
'In perfect peace serene
Keep Thou our gracious Queen,
With her abide.
May heavens own sunshine fair
Rest her everywhere;
Hear Thou Thy peoples prayer,
God save the Queen"
Still another stanza might be added.
something like this:
God save the Prince of Wales
And all the girls and males.
OF royal line.
May our beloved prince
From dangers never vince;
Grant all our prayerful hints
Lord benign"
That sort of thing could be indefinitely
continued and would be but for. the fact
that authors Of other stanzas might inture
their chances in these States OF ever he
coming successors to Ambassador Choate
in the office wherein he finds a minimum
of labor and a maximum of delight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
AN OIL TOWN BURNING
SALEM, w. VA, MAY BE WHOLLY
DESTROYED THIS MORNING.
Buildings Mostly Frame and the Fire
Was Reported to BE Spreading
with Rapidity.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Dec. 15.-Sa-
lem, a town of several thousand inhab-
itants, is burning, and probably will be in
ruins before morning. Salem is an oil
town and the buildings are almost all of
frame structure. How the fire started is
not known, as the telegraph and long-dis-
tance teleShone offices were burned and the
operators had to flee from their posts. The
fire started shortly before midnight,
spreading with startling rapidity. 1t orig
mated in the business district. Grafton,
Clarksburg and this city sent fire engines
and firemen to the scene. The Baltimore
& Ohio made up a special train here TO con-
vey the firemen and their apparatus. The
distance from here is eighty-siX miles, and
the train left here at l o'clock this morn
ing, with the expectation of making a
record-breaking run to the hre-stricken
town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
Mrs. Patrick Campbell Coming.

LONDON, Dec 14-The Cunard line
steamer Campania, which sailed from Liv-
erpool for New York to-day, has on her
Campbell. the actress, and David Nagle. A
detective from New York, having in charge
William Hoepner, whose extradition was
granted by the Argentine Republic at the
request Of the United States government
on charges Of defalcation and forgery, is
also among the passengers. Hoepner has
been in Jail at Liverpool since his arrival
In England. He has been treated as a Brit
ish prisoner awaiting trial. He was I'm alb
1ect misery and without money when ar
rested in Buenos Ayres, but is now much
improved. He said he had had a hard time,
but that the game was up and his future
troubles could not be worse than those he
had already experienced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15

LONDON. Dec 14-Colonel Sadler, who
has been employed in the eastern consular
service, has been appointed British COM
missioner in Uganda, whence Sir Harry
Johnston recently returned. Colonel Sadler
was lately consul general in Somaliland,
where he successfully organized the recent
operations against the Mad Mullah. The
appointment. however, creates comment,
the Pail Mall Gazette describing ii as IAN
other Of the Foreign Office surprises and
looks like the work OF Lord Salisbury" as
Colonel Sadler has never been in Uganda.
One OF the matters which Colonel SadleT
Will have 70 do in his new capacity is the
negotiations with King Menelik for the
delimitation OF the frontier of British East
Africa and Uganda.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15

New York Times

New York Times.
young Boston millionaire, who is a
member of several of the fashionable clubs
in this city, a Mr.. Joy, has recently com
pleted one Of the most curious and original
residences in the country. 1t is in Boston
and not in New York. For years Mr. low
has collected furniture. silver and bric-a-
brac of the time Of George III. He deter
mined to have his house a fit setting for
his art treasures. The entire place has
been made over into a town mansion of the
latter part of the eighteenth century Even
the 'front.' mas oeen torn out and an lingo
Jones portico built. There is not the sIipbt1
est detail, not even the knobs of the doors
nor nail. il is said, in the house which ~
not century or more old. Mr.. JOY intends
to give a housewarming in Boston tbiS
winter, which will be a fancy-dress affair
and all his guests will be in the costume 90
the period of his house. VI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15

Washington Letter.

1t is a rule in political life I'm Washington
that congressman must always be in
to a constituent. The greatest annoyance
and hardship they are forced to endure UNI
der this rule is providing transportation
home for men and women who have failed
to find government employment or merely
come here on a pleasure trip and spent all
their money. The professional 'constit-
uents'' always pick out a new member
when they want cash for board or railroad
tickets One congressman who has been
here several years says that during the
first week of his first term more than one
hundred constituents" called on him for
money to get home. He investigated every
case and found that the only man in the lot
who actually lived in his district was an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
New York Press.

New York Press.
1t is evident that the famous old Brick
Church in Fifth avenue is quite unable to
mosey along without the Rev DR.. Henry
Van Dyke in the pulpit. The wheel horses
refuse 10 work together unless the former
pastor and now Princeton professor is on
the box, IL were. A most magnetic man,
A wonderful lover OF naturei Brilliant in
speech and book He started out with a
handicap, for his father a distinguished
Presbyterian preacher, bestowed upon him
his own full name-Henry Jackson Van
Dyke-and the son was many years i'm
teaching the public that ne and his father
were not one and the same. To do this he
dropped the -" from his initials and the
jackson" from his name l never. can
forget the night he followed a reporter
down the stoop Of his residence to shout
to him in the darkness, with fierce ring
in his voice: Van Dyke without the j..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
May Have Come from Mars.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE similarity in
the signals received by Marconi and those
Tesla asserted he received from Mars
strike one singular" said d. c. Grant
a Chicago electrician. THE letter So in
the MarcOni code is the same as that of the
Morse alphabet 1t consists of three dots
When Tesla received what ne believed to
be a message from Mars il came in the
form of the letter So which he was
pleased to compare to the Trinity Mar
conf may have received his message from
the same source. 1 have little doubt, how
ever, that it came in some way from his
men in England. II he saws il did"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
JOY AT THE HAGUE.
Return of Queen WiIhelmina and
Prince Henry, Her ConsOrt

THE HAGUE, Dec. 14-Queen Wiihel-
nina and Prince Henry. her husband, ar
rived here to-day. Flags were displayed
throughout the city and the railroad sta
ton was decorated. The inhabitants made
a great loyal demonstration. apparently
impartially bestowed upon the Queen and
the Prince ConsOrt. At least there was no
open display of hostility against the Prince
The Queen and Prince Henry drove
through crowded streets 10 the residence
OF the Queen mother, who welcomed them
before the public. kissing Queen Wilhel-
nina warmly and shaking hands with
Prince Henry. Later the crowds around
the palace sang the national anthem. The
young Queen responded by appearing on
the balcony.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, Dec. H.-Arrived: Pretoria
from Hamburg. Sailed: Lucania, for Liv-
erpool; Pennsylvania. for Hamburg. via
Plymouth and CherbOurgs Lain, for Genoa
and Naples: Maasdam, for Rotterdam;
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. for Bremen,
via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Manitou. for
London.
CHERBOURG, Dec. H.-Sailed: Philadel-
phia. from Southampton, Tor New York
HAMBURG, Dec. 12-Sailed: Prinzessin
Victoria Luise, for New York.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 14.-Sailed: Campania.
for New York.
BOSTON. Dec. 14.--Arrived: Ultonia. from
Liverpool.
HAvRE. Dec. 14.-SaiIed: La Savoie, for
&ew York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
Baffour Not an Pessfmfsf.

LONDON, Dec. I3.-Mr. A Raifou-
nrst lord OF the treasury and government
leader in the House of Commons referred
10 foreign trade and competition last nighs
Whlle distributing prizes for technical edu-
cation at New Cross. He said he was no
pessimist on that subject and that he be-
HeVed Il was a profound and dangerous
Lai.:acy that the trade successes Of other
nations were an injury to british trade
me prosperity or one nation, he held. con-
duced TO the prosperity of all. Mr. Balfour
best workmen get the highest remuners-
ton" -e"07N 4NA.4el4N'N
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
Cable Notes.

ROME. Dec. 1.-THE SecOlO says the Chill
can reply to Argentina's note is most sat
isfactory and that the probability of war
has been dissipated.
VIENNA, Dec. 1.-THE Argentine consul
general here writes to the Neue Freie Presse
that he has received dispatches announc-
ing that Chile is ready to accept all just
claims and that Argentina's apprehensions
of war are unfOunded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-15
Part of a Kentuclxian's Education
Washington Special.

washington Special
President Roosevelt had TO decide this
week peculiar case in regard RI tba 90,
pointment Of Kentuckian to office Afts-
selecting the man and informing him thai
ne was TO have the place. charges were
hold public office because he was 80 49,
Fellow and visited drinking places and
investigate the charges. and forad II 70
the hentuckians considered these charees
against the candidate Were in bis $3.50 : &c
rather than against him iilS iaNor'
Where, in Kentucky tho,, -,
you md a nan who does not drink o- ,s an an
gamer Why. SIR" they argued. "srsr "a