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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16
CASE OF FORGERY
sENTINEL'S CUSTER HENDERSON
LETTER WAS MANUFACTURED.
Alleged Author Says He Did Not
Write It-Campaign Fake
Effectively Disposed OF.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-The War De-
partment has just succeeded in securing
denial of some statements rejecting Sc
verely on the course OF the administration
in the Philippines. These statements were
contained in letter alleged to have been
sent by Custer Henderson, of Company II.
Thirty-second United States Infantry, at
Manila, to his mother. Margaret Henderson,
of ST. Bernice. Ind. which letter was pub
lished in an Indianapolis paper of Nov. /.
The writer made out a shameful state Of
affairs in Manila, telling of the establish
ment of Chinese brothels by the American
authorities and of abuses in the canteen,
winding up with a declaration that If the
soldiers could vote, 1t would be funny If
they didn't give Willie a black eye" The
War Department referred this letter at
once to the commanding officer of Hender-
sons regiment. The result was a prompt
reputation by Henderson Of the authorship
of that letter. Henderson makes this re-
pudiation to his commanding officer In
letter dated Batanga. Dec. "a. showing that
he had not been In Manila for more than .
year and knew nothing of the immoralities
said to exist there. He also declares for
President Mckinley.
Thirty-four regimental scouts who served
with Henderson. and were intimately ac-
quainted with him, unite in a letter ex-
pressing the belief that the so-called Gus
ter Henderson letter is a forgery, and
adding that Henderson had always ex-
pressed sentiments exactly the reverse OF
those embodied in that letter. 1t was also
stated that Henderson had never shown
any dissatisfaction with the conduct OF af-
fairs in the Philippines.
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JURY SYSTEM EVILS.
Justice Brewer Presents Them Fore
ibly In q New Haven Lecture.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 15.-Hon.
David ]. Brewer. associate justice of the
United States Supreme Court. delivered the
third lecture in the Dodge course, on ''The
Responsibilities Of Citizenship" to-day. In
the course of his remarks Justice Brewer
lamented the evils Of the present jury sys-
tenn, calling attention to the fact that In
some States the jurymen are locked up at
night, paid a laborer's wages and curtailed
of their liberty in way that makes men
shrink from jury services and induces them
by every means available to shirk. Justice
Brewer said he hoped the time would come
when the jurymen would be paid busi-
ness mans wages and treated like gentle
man. He also favors the conviction by a
considerable majority Of a jury Of twelve
men. rather than a requirement of unan-
unity.
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PLUNGED FIFTY FEET.


CINCINNATI, o.. Feb. 15.-Thrty passen-
gers in a street car coming to Cincinnati
from Dayton, KY, were carried down
fifty-foot embankment into the bed of
small stream on the Kentucky side of the
river between and 10 o'clock this morn
ing and only one OF the number escaped
injury At the same time not one of
the number was instantly killed. How many
may die cannot yet be told. The accident
took place at point on the street whers
the car was coming down grade. Some sort
of obstruction seemed suddenly TO divert
the car. 1t turned to the right, crossed
the sidewalk with such momentum as %
tear down a fence. cut of the top of a
small tree and dropped fifty feet down into
the bed of the little stream.
AS said before, no one was killed out
right. but the brave motorman, Samuel
Yates. who had stayed at his post In
vain effort TO check the speed of the car.
was fearfully injured about the head ard
vas taken 10 Spears Hospital. where his
injuries were said to be fatal Among the
others seriously injured are: W. H. Me-
Cormick. Bellevue: Miss Edna Contains,
Bellevue. may die: William Spencer Day
ton. seriously injured; A. II. Wagner,
Bellevue. severely; Miss Ella Huxell. West.
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ALL MUST BE PUNISHED.
Chinese PlenipOtentiaries Reply to
the Imperial Court.

PEKING, Feb 15.-The Chinese peace
plenipotentiaries have replied to the latest
telegram from the imperial court that the
decision of the foreign ENJOYS with re-
srect to the punishment of the guilty is ir-
revocable, although the sentence upon Gen.
Tung Flu Hsiang can be suspended until
such time as it comes within the power OF
the court TO place him in restraint. when
his death Will be demanded"
Although there have been no official COM
munications on the subject between the
envoys and Chinese plenipotentiaries there
have been long official consultations be-
tween the latter and NJ. De Giers and Sir
Ernest Satow. the Russian and British
ministers. definite reply from the court
Is not expected before the end Of the New
Year celebrations. at least ten days OFF,
but the ENJOYS believe that the court must
yield.
Count Won Valdersee has issued formal
denial of the published statement that the
German troops are leaving China. He says
he could not move one without Instructions
from Berlin, and that these have not been
received.
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sketch of the Authors Career and
an Estimate Of His Work by
Meredith Nicholson.
DEATH OF GILBERT A. PIERCE
FORMER INDIANIAN WHO HAD A
BRILLIANT WAR RECORD.
Territorial Governor Of Dakota, Sem
ator from North Dakota, Editor,
Novelist and Playwright.
,eelal to the rnalanspoIl. Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, Feb. h.
James Maurice Thompson died this morn
ing at 3:25 o'clock. after an illness OF many
weeks. About year ago. while in Tampa
Fla, he had an attack of the grip. and as
it was not a severe case the treatment
was neglected, which finally developed into
a cough. During last summer he did not
worry much over the cough resulting from
the grip. but as the fall approached he be-
gan to feel restless. and this continued un-
til he was forced to give up all his literary
work and go to bed. which he was never
able to leave. This kept him from return-
ing to Florida, and as the disease pro-
gressed IL was evident TO the physician in
charge that the chances for recovery grew
more remote every day. Hope for his re-
covery was entertained by the family until
the disease showed itself by an affection OF
the lungs. and this. with the stomach, liver
and kidneys already affected. was more
than Mr.. Thompson could overcome. even
with his strong determination TO recover.
About o'clock last evening Mr.. Thomp-
son rallied from day Of extreme weakness
and depression. and spoke cheerfully 10
those about his bedside. In hour or
two he became drowsy. and about 3 o'clock
became alarmingly worse. lapsing into
coma half an hour later. From this he
did not rally, but passed from the living
death to the deathless life without arous-
ing.
The funeral will be held next Monday.
but the hour has not been determined. In
terment Will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
where Governor Mount was buried few
weeks ago.
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ENORMOUS GAINS.


Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The growing
popularity Of American products In those
I.arts OF the world in which Ell the manu-
featuring and exporting nations are max
ing earnest endeavors to extend their COM
merce is illustrated by the figures of the
Treasury Bureau OF Statistics, showing
the exports by grand divisions and coun-
tries in 1900 compared with 1890 These
figures are published In the December
number of the Monthly Summary OF Com
merce and Finance. and cover the calenda-
years from 1890 to 19oo They show that our
exports TO Europe increased during the
period from s6s2 900 to sl.1liOO0.O 900. or Cs
Ter cent; to North America, from $4,000 600
., sl9S 100000. or los per cent: 10 South
America. from s3s.0oo.oo0 to $41.o00OoO. or
less than 20 per cent; TO Asia, from 81, 900. :
0e to $5soo0.0oo. or l63 per cent: TO
Oceanica, from si7.0O0.Ooo to :4o.Ooo,OOO. or
lsz per cent, and TO Africa. from 81, SOC, J0)
TO So, 900. 600. 4l6 per cent. To South
America the growth has been comparative
ly small, but TO Asia. Oceanica. and Africa
the percentage of growth. Il will be OBJ
served, has been phenomenaliy large. and
in nearly every instance the eain has been
greater than that o. the other countries
competing for that commerce.
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DEFENSE HAS CLOSED.
Last Testimony i'm Behalf OF HamiI-
ton ut Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Feb. 1.-THE
medical experts continued their testimony
to-day in the trial of Frank III. Hamilton,
for the charged murder OF Leonard Day.
DR.. Erdmann, professor OF anatomy of the
University OF Minnesota, by the aid of an
articulated skeleton. and also using one of
the states attorneys for Illustration,
showed how. in his opinion. the fatal knife
thrust was delivered from behind Day.
and how. with the sharp edge Of the blade
toward the back of the murdered mans
body. piece. of bone was chipped out of
rib. The states attorneys. aided by other
medical experts. put him through a rigid
cross-examination. but failed To shake him
in his deductions.
DR.. George E. Kicker testified as to the
bruises on Hamilton's head after the at
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Maurice Thompson was born at Fairfield.
Franklin county. Indiana, Sept. 8. 1874
When he was an infant, his father the Rev.
Matthew Grigg Thompson. primitive Bap-
tist minister of wide influence. moved TO
Kentucky. and when Maurice was eight
years old, TO the Cherokee region OF north
Georgia. There Maurice lived until 1863.
when he returned TO Charlottesville. All
Of Mr. Thompson's ancestors were South
erners, the first one of the line. Nicholas
Thompson. settling at F1eur de Hundred
in 1923. Mr.. ,Thompsons fathers people
on his mothers side were Griggses. who
came from the clan McGregor. in Scotland.
His mothers name was Diantha Jaeger,
originally Jaeger unmixed Holland Dutch.
Her mother Eunice Whitney. of the
Whitney, Tr0wbridge and Jerome families
of old New York All of Mr.. Thompsons
male ancestors who lived and were OF
proper age were revolutionary soldiers.
Many of them also fought I'm the war OF
1872 "They were expansionists." said Mr..
Thompson to a recent visitor, "and 1, too.
am an expansionist.
My own life." said he. 'has been very
simple. / was educated by private, tu-
tcrs after having had desultory instruc-
ton in private schools and at the Oak
land Academy. in Georgia, who taught
ME Greek. Latin. Hebrew and French.
Greek and old French were my especial
delight. I also received instruction In
mathematics and engineering TO such ef-
feet that when I returned TO Indiana L
ADOPTED civil engineering as profess
sion, and in the course OF time became
chief engineer for one OF the railroads
OF the State. and had charge OF other
similar work OF considerable moment.
But although I had been schooIed for
this career. found civil engineering not
aS all to my taste. lay inclinations We're
all domestic, so / renounccd my profess
sIon. and after studying law for season.
1 opened an office in Crawfordsville
was successful I'm this. and too successful
20 permit me 10 follow the literary work
had taken up. i found myself en-
barrassed and hampered continually. so I
rerounced a second profession and gave
myself up 10 the more congenlal work
offered me the STAFF Of the New York
Independent. / have been literary ed
itor of that publication since leaving the
kw, so / now consider myself first Of
all journalist To journalism L give
ny best literary and business blood. but
somehow or other / find time 20 write
stories and books / have just COM
pleted an historical romance. which is
soon TO be published. but / cannot speak
further OF this. not having my publishers
consent to let out this secret.
His estimate OF his own attachments n
modest. Professor Davidson. author of
Living Writers of-the South" credits him
at twenty-four with "a fine knowledge OF
the ancient classics. and some acquaint-
ance with Hebrew and its cognate orien-
tai languages. He reads five tongues"
HIS POLITICAL TIES.
During the war OF the rebellion M.
Thompson was a Confederate scout att
won distinction by his daring borsemar
ship and hair-breadth escapes. He was stib
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FIGHT ON A B0X-CAR.
Brakeman ON a Moving Train Beaten
and Robbed by bandits.

CHICAGO. Feb. 15.-On top of a boxcar
at the rear end of a Lake Shore freight
train William j. Bennett, brakeman, gave
fight to two highwaymen last night. One
of the bandits had a revolver. With that
one Bennett clinched, and after a desper-
ate struggle Bennett was just, about to
throw him from the edge of me car when
the Others robber struck him from behind
with a billy and knocked him unconscious.
Bennett. as he lay helpless. was pounded
over the head and face by one of the men
with the butt of his revolver. inficting a
dozen wounds and knocking out several of
his teeth.
After robbing Ben EFT of small sum of
money and a silver watch it is supposed
that the men jumped from the train and
made their escape. Bennett did not recover
his senses until the train reached Engle-
wood, where he climbed down the side of
the car and fell from the train into the
arms of Yardmaster Flaws. The injured
man was taken to the Englewood Union
Hospital.
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The bill was then

agreed to-2s to % The bill was then
passed.
After Mr.. Perkins had delivered speech
in favor OF the ship subsidy bill Mr.. Jones
Ark. demanded a vote upon his pend
ing motion to discharge the judiciary COM
mittee from consideration of the antitrust
bill and that the Senate proceed to It's
consideration Mr. Chandler and Mr.. Aid
rich contended that the motion was not in
order and were sustained by the chair
Mr.. Pcttigrew said 1t was well known
that tho antitrust bill was passed by the
House al the last session as a political
pay with no intention that 1t should ever
become law. 1t was passed by the
House. he declared. to be used as a club
with which to get from the great trusts
contributions for the campaign.
Mr.. Adrich, in charge of the shipping
bill. said a vote could be had upon the
antitrust bill at once If 1t were honestly
desired. He then asked a unanimous con-
sent that all amendments to the shipping
blu be voted upon without further debate,
the votes to be taken Immediately.
you can get unanimous consent to take
vote upon the antitrust amendment"
said Mr. Jones.
''The senator from Rhode Island" inter-
POSED Mr.. Teller, knows just as well as 1
Go that he is not going to get a vote upon
this bill. He knows that il Is going TO be
debated until tho end OF the session. He
knows that he can't get vote without
unanimous agreement and there is no hope
Of an agreement
Mr.. Aldrich replied that he had enter
tanned strong hope of securing vote upon
the bill at the present session. He had
Eever heard until this moment that a vote
could not be had upon the bill.
TELLER'S DICTUM.
WELL" said Mr.. Teller, 'the senator has
not been here for few days and he PROB
ably has rot heard what 1 have heard =
The Colorado senator said there were
propositions in the measure that would af-
ford months debate. He expressed the
opinion that quite half the Republican ma
jority in the Senate was opposed to the BILL
Two or three Republican senator's, he said.
had expressed the hope in his presence that
no agreement to take a vote upon the
measure would be reached. I'm all my ex-
perience here" said Mr.. Teller, there has
never come a bill into this Senate that car
ries on its face such evidences of jobbery
faction of the Senate. The senators from
Maine (Mr. Frye, and from Ohio (Mr.
Hanna) do not expect to carry this bill at
the present session"
After adverting to the possibility that
the people of Cuba might send to Con-
(CONTINUED ON PAGE g. COL. ~
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TOO HOT FOR GEN. TINO
AMERICANS FORCED HIM TO QUIT
HIS MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD.
FiIipinos Routed by Colonel CrOnin-
Rich Gold Diggings-Surren-
der of War Munitions.

MANILA, Feb. 15.-Colonel Marcus D.
Cronin and eighty men of the Thirty-third
Regiment have routed 100 insurgents at
Candon, South Ilocos.
Captain Green, with fifty men. met
force of the enemy at Santa Maria. The
insurgents, who were commanded by Tino,
had two cannon and were strongly in
trenched behind stone walls on a steep
mountain side. There was hard fighting for
three hours. When their ammunition was
exhausted the Americans retired short
distance. Then Tino abandoned his posi-
tion and retreated southwark.
Gold discoveries of some Importance have
been made in the provine of Lepanto. Two
miners made 5000 in two weeks. The min
ing prospects in the provinces of Benguet
and Bontoco. adjoining Lepanto. are en-
couraging. but it is impossible to obtain
title to mining claims at present.
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international Scheme for Defense of
the Legation Quarter Critf-
cised by DIR. Morrison.
NO BACKDOWN BY THE ENJOYS
REPLY OF CHINESE PLENIPOTEN-
TIARIEs TO THE EMPEROR.
Latter Informed that the Decision of
the Powers that All Boxer Lead
ers Must Die Is IrrevOcabIe.

LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch from Tien-
Tsin says it is reported there that seven
nations declared war against China on Fri
day. The news is not confirmed from any
other source. Possibly this is only another
version OF a rumor that the Germans have
issued an ultimatum.
The Berliner Tageblatt publishes the fol-
lowing from it's Peking correspondent: "a
big expedition, comprising only Germans,
has been ordered for eighty days. leaving
only the marine battaions in Peking."
DIR. Morrison I'm dispatch to the Times
from Peking, dated Thursday. describes
the international scheme for the defense of
the legation quarters as exhibiting an ex-
aggerated fear of the strength of disarmed
China" He says: 1.-The scheme is equiva-
lent to the construction of international
forts alongside the imperial palace" After
giving details of elaborate defensive works
which will be begun forthwith, apparently
with the idea that the court was encour-
aged to return to Peking, he comments
upon the seizure of various properties for
this purpose. The Italian legation, with a
staff of two persons, has seized the i'm
perial maritime customs buildings and
garden, which for many years were occu-
pied by Sir Robert Hart and his staff DR..
Morrison thinks this acquisition poor re-
turn for the bravery of Hart and his peo-
pie I'm the defense of the legations during
the siege. The correspondent concludes as
follows: after reading this remarkable de-
fense scheme Lord Lansdowne must admit
that the logical outcome Is the building of
similar fortresses for the protection of the
representatives of the various nations at
the treaty ports. He will also see that IL
the court should elect to remain in the
province of Shan-Si its decision would not
be wholly inexcusable."
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fray, and said they might have been caused
by one blow with some instrument.
Paul Gyllstrom, reporter who covered
the affair for the Times, testified that dur
ing all the time he was at the West. Ham
ilton made no confession, nor did he say
anything about the matter. The principal
evidence of the afternoon had to do with
the Evans trousers sent TO cleaning and
mending bureau the day after the homi-
eide This clothing, according to TIE testi-
mony, was stained with blood AT
o'clock the defense rested and court ad-
journed until tomorrow afternoon.
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TIEN-TSIN, Feb. 15.-It is asserted here
that the real reason for the deadlock In
FekiEg is a difference of opinion between
the foreign ENJOYS and the military au-
thorities, the former favoring a withdrawal
of the troops to Tien-Tsin and the latter
urging a forward movement. 1t is re-
gerded as possible that a certain power may
advance Independently should the dead
lcck continue
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IMPORTANT SURRENDER.
Rifles and Ammunition Turned Over
to the Military Authorities.

WASHINGTON, Feb 15.-News OF an
other important surrender in the Philip
pines is contained in the following dispatch
to the War Department from General Mac
Arthur:
''One hundred and twelve rifles and 1.50O
rounds of ammunition were surrendered at
Haganey, Feb. IS. mostly from supply Sc
creted in contiguous swamps. The incident
is important as indicating great reaction
favorable TO the American interests in the
region of Rulacan, heretofore one of the
worst in Luzon. The result was accom-
plished exclusively by the long-continued,
intelligent and persistent efforts of officers
of the Third United States Infantry"
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"while Thawing Dynamite,

PITTSBURG, Feb. 15-While thawing
dynamite at the east end of the tunnel at
the Baltimore & Ohio cutoff at Pinto, to-
day, Gilmore Wagner, aged forty. of Cum
berland. Nd. Mitchell Wander. aged nine
teen, of Richmond, Va, and an unknown
Italian We're instantly killed. Wagner's legs
were blown off. He had just quit railroad
ing for fear of being killed. Others were
horribly mangled. An engineer named Hop
kins, of Buffalo, N. Y, man named
Faulkner, from Virginia, and an unknown
driver. were taken to the Cumberland Hos
pital, fatally hurt.