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Evening star., 1901-04-16
INDIANAPOLIS PAPERS COMBINE,
The News Absorbs the Press After To-
days Issue.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 1G.-The In
dianapolis Press will make it's last appear
ance today. Tomorrow ii will be merged
into the Indianapolis News. The Press was
first published December 3, 1899. w. ].
Richards had sold his minority interest in
the Indianapolis News to the present own
ers, Delavan Smith and Charles r. Will
lims. and associating with him John II.
Holiday, former proprietor of the News.
established the Press. The latter prints the
following card.
Believing that there is room in Indian
apolis and its territory for only one COM
plete 2-cent afternoon newspaper, and that
the News amply covers this field. John III.
Holiday and VIM. j. Richards, editor and
manager respectively, of the Press, have
consolidated their interests with those OF
Delavan Smith and Charles r. Williams,
owners of the News, Mr.. Holiday becom-
ing a member of the News copartnership.
Major Richards retires by preference from
the newspaper field to devote his attention
to his private affairs.
Mr.. Williams will continue as the editor
and Mr.. Hilton L. Brown as the general
manager of the paper"
Evening star., 1901-04-16

Gen. Shafter, at San Francisco, has re-
ported to the War Department that the
2sth Infantry and list and Sd Battalions
35th Infantry and following military pas
sengers arrived on transport Thomas Sum
day afternoon: Col. Birkhimer, Major
Chalmers, Capts Dunn, Croasman, Tea
garden. Bicksam, Price, Crawford, Camp
bell, King. Vredenberger. Fries, First
Lieuts. Barber, Terrill, Neibon, Waldron,
Wood, Wooton, Hansburg. Slayer. Boice,
Dunn, Geinty, Lyons, Easton Second
Lieuts Jones, Bishop. MADISON, Mitchell,
Grey. Shucker, Goodyear of the 2Sth; Col.
Plumber, Majors Short. Geary CRANKY,
Capts Halpin, Matthews, Ruggles, Danab,
Roberts. Shrieber, Robinson Coates, First
Lieuts. Hughes, Lewis, Baker Flint, Good
son, Vandervort, Collins, Elliott Kimball
Second Lieuts. Smith, Strong, Goss, New
port, Degan, Cossman, Duval of the 35th
Assistant Surgeon Peod. 2Sth, and Assist
ant Surgeon CARING, 35th: Major Ashburn,
ODD; Capt. Hanson, 18th; 40 discharged SOL
diers. 3 general prisoners and 16 hospital
corps men.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Consul General Mason Calls the Atten-
tiOn of American Exporters to Them.

In communication to the State Depart
ment Consul General Mason at Frankfort,
Germany, calls the attention of American
exporters to recent decisions of the imperial
German customs authorities changing the
classification and rates of duty on certain
specified articles. The changes relate to five
classes of manufactured merchandise.
Can openers are now classified as tools
and ice chests furniture, both dutiable
at 50 IS per 100 kilograms, or 220.46 pounds
Mouse and rat traps, hay and manure forks
and vegetable cutters. hitherto dutiable at
S2.3S, are subject to tax of S5.1 per 100
Kilograms. A peculiarity in the German
tariff is responsible for the change in classi-
fication of the forks and vegetable cutters
Thee shandles of these articles are covered
with Opaque paint, and by the provisions
of the tariff law all fine ornamental
ton and decoration is liable to advance the
grade of the goods embelished, and in
crease the duty upon them. The general
principle holds that goods intended for eX-
port to Germany should bear no unneces-
sary outward decoration. Upholstering
greatly increases the duty on vehicles COM
ing into Germany, and an instance is re-
lated wherein the import duty an office
safe from Boston maker was doubled
because the door was decorated with a
small decalcomanie marine picture.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Both Sides at MoKeesport Determined
Not to Yield.
THE WORKS ARE BADLY CRIPPLED
Manager Cooper Says He VIII
Never Recognize the Union.
j. P. MORGAN INTERVIEWED

PITTSBURG. Pa. April 16-The strike
at the w. Devices Wood Plant OF tho
American Sheet Steel Company at Nc
heesport is still on. The mill is being
operated in a crippled condition. with about
the same number of men working as yes
terday. The strikers patroling the
streets for the purpose of inducing the
workmen to remain away from the mill,
but they are keeping off the companys
property, and no trouble has occurred.
President Shaffer OF the Amalgamated
Association said he would probably call
the national advisory board together to-
morrow to consider the extreme action OF
calling out the men in the other mills OF
the United States Steel Corporation.
Samuel NJ. Cooper, general manager of
the Wood plant, is opposed to the recogni-
tion of the Amalgamated Association. In
an interview he said: This mill will never
recognize the union. The Wood mill has
been opposed to the Amalgamated Asso-
citation for over forty years, and the men
at the head OF the mill now are lust as
much opposed to the association as the
former proprietors were. l have received
word from headquarters that the company
will never recognize the union"
j. PferpOnt Morgan's Views.
LONDON, April 16.-Mr. ]. Pierpont Nor
gan informed a representative of the As
ISOLATED Press today that he has not re-
ceived any word regarding the strike at
McKeesport and does not believe it is like
ly to assume serious proportions.
Several of the English papers this morn
ing prominently printed an interview Civ
ing the idea that the strike will become
general throughout the steel combination
plants.
Mr.. Morgan characterized as absurd the
cabled report that he is working for the
re-establishment of the gold standard in
Mexico.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Industrial Commission Witnesses.

The industrial commission will close its
public meetings for this month and cease
taking testimony on the Goth instant Fol-
lowing is list Of the witnesses still to be
heard:
April ia. L. Randall, Washington,
chairman committee Of National Typo
graphical Union, on government ownership
and control of telegraph.
Alton D. Adams, civil engineer, Boston,
Mass, concerning the relative cost Of mu-
nicipal and private ownership of electric
lighting plants.
April 1S-Henry Burn, New York wall
paper manufacturer, concerning the wall
paper combination.
Rope and Twine Company, New York, con-
cerning the cordage combination.
April 20-J. NJ. Culp, traffic manager
Southern railway, Washington, concerning
the railway situation and rates in the
southern territory.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
LOADED WITH AMERICAN GOODS
Arrival of the Star of Australia Mt
Melbourne.

The steamer Star of Australia of the
Tyser line, which recently arrived at Mel
bourne from the United States, carried a
cargo which for size and value has prob
ably not been exceeded by any single YES
sci going to Australia. That fact is the
subject of especial comment in a communi-
cation received at the State Department
from United States Consul Bray at Mel
bourne. This vessel, says Mr.. Bray,
brought an entire gas plant, weighing 800
tons, for the city of Auckland, New Zea-
land; 400 tons of sewing machines
hundreds of pianos and organs rifles, shot
guns, revOlvers and ammunition for a bri-
gade and tons of wagons, reapers mowers,
coffee mills and patent medicines Her
cargo list, it is stated, covered 12O pack
ages, in which was included every variety
of manufactured goods produced in the
United States. She also carried an array
of miscellaneous articles too extensive to
enumerate.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
GUARDING AGAINST RINDERPEST.
The Treasury and War Departments
Have Taken Precautions

On account of the reputed existence OF
rinderpest in the Philippine Islands, Sec
retary Wilson of the Department of Agri-
culture some time ago recommended to the
Secretary of War that such action be taken
as might be necessary to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of the contagion into the Ha-
waiian Islands and the United States by
animals brought on government transports.
He also requested the Secretary Of the
Treasury to direct that special precautions
be taken on the Pacific coast to prevent
the landing of susceptible animals without
their being turned over to the Department
of Agriculture for quarantine under the
supervision of the bureau of animal in
dustry. Secretary Wilson has received re-
plies from Secretary Root and Secretary
Gage informing him that the desired in
structions have been issued.
Rinderpest is the great plague of oriental
countries. 1t has frequently swept over
Europe, destroying nearly all bovine ami
mails. and has attracted especial attention
during the past two or three years by it's
ravages in Africa, where in many regions
1t destroyed from 80 to 95 per cent of the
cattle. Although incubation has been so
far eff1cacious as to somewhat reduce the
losses from this disease, 1t still remains one
of the most fatal to cattle.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Personal Mention.

George c. Flagg of San Francisco, Cal,
is the guest of his brother, Charles A.
Flagg, at 1876 D street southeast
Mr.. Charles T. Wilber of Washington,
who has been in Europe for the last four
years in the service of the Columbia Pho
nograph Company, has resigned as assist
ant manager of their Berlin Office and ac-
cepted position with the Chicago Office
of the National Photograph Company.
The following Washingtonians are
booked to sail for Europe on the Water
land, which will leave New York Satur-
day: Mrs. Charles j. Bell Misses Helen A.
and Grace H. Bell, Masters Gardiner H.
and Robert w. Bell, Mrs. A. NJ. Gibson,
ton, ]. Mcclure Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton,
Arthur Darr Hayden, Mrs. Hayden, Mrs
Walter Heston, Mr. and Mrs. Aulic
Palmer and Miss Palmer. Mrs. Ansou
Dodge and Mrs. Anna D. Dodge of Alex
andria were booked to sail in the same
steamer.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
PROF. H. A. ROWLAND DEAD.
He Occupied the Chair of Physics al
Johns Hopkins.


BALTIMORE, April 16.-Prof Henry A.
Rowland of the Johns Hopkins University
died suddenly at his home In this city at 3
o'clock this morning The cause of his
death is generally attributed to a general
breaking down of his system. Although
the professor had been in ill-health for
some months it was not until few days
ago that his symptoms became at all
alarming, and his death was entirely un-
expected.
Henry Augustus Rowland was born in
Honesdale, Pa, November 27, 1S4S, and
was graduated from Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute in 1870 as civil engineer, en-
gaging during 1871 in the surveying Of a
railroad in western New York. He taught
for a time in Wooster University, but in
1872 returned to the institute as instructor
in physics, becoming assistant professor in
1884. He then spent a year abroad, study
ing with Helmholtz in Berlin and in exam
lining physical laboratories in Europe. In
1876 he accepted the chair of physics,
with charge of the laboratory, at the Johns
Hopkins university, and since then he had
held that place. He was member of the
electrical congress that met In Paris in
1881 and served on the jury of the electri-
cal exhibition there in that year, and for
his services was made a cheval1er of the
Legion of Honor.
About fifteen years ago he gained world
wide reputation by his large diffraction
gratings, which are ruled, by method of
his own. directly on concaye mirrors. An
image of the spectrum is thus produced
without the aid of lenses. According to his
method as many as 10000 tines to the inch
can be made. The photographs of the So
lar spectrum that he succeeded in making
with these gratings surpass anything else
of the kind that has ever been done. In
1889 he was chosen president of the Amer
lean Physical Society, and in 1895 and 1896
was given the honorary degree of LII. D. by
Yale and Princeton universities, respect
lively.
A widow and two children survive him.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
SETTLERS AFTER LANDS.
Waiting for Opening of kiOwa and
COmanche Reservations.

CHICAGO, April 16-A special to the
Tribune from Ardmore, 1. T., says: A
number Of persons are camped along the
borders of Kiowa and Comanche reserva-
tions awaiting official permission to enter.
1t is conservatively estimated that not one
person in ten will be able to secure free
lands. The suggestion of the Interior De-
partment to adopt the lottery plan is gen.
orally favored by the boomers. Much
complaint is being made to government
officials to the effect that schemers are
selling alleged homestead lots. Notice OF
the fraud is being called to the attention
of the prospective settlers.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Army Orders.

Capt. NJ. S. Murray, commissary, recently
appointed. has been assigned to temporary
duty in the Office of the commissa-y gen
eral.
Capt. A. NJ. Davis commissary, has been
relieved from duty at San Francisco and
ordered to Manila, P. 1.
Capt. Thomas w. Darrach. 30th Infantry,
has been detailed for service in the SUBJ
sistence department to fill a vacancy.
Capt. w. r. Grove and Capt. James A.
Logan, jr., recently appointed commissaries
of subsistence. have been assigned to duty,
the first-named at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, and the latter at Fort Myer Virginia.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
DENOUNCED THE BOER WAR.
Sister-in-LHw of Joseph Chamberlain in
Also Attacked Him.

LONDON April 16-Denouncing the
South African war at meeting held at
Carningtown, last night, Mrs. Richard
Chamberlain made a lively attack on the
colonial secretary, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain.
1T is all very we'll" she said, "for men
like my brother-n-law Joe to say that farm
burning is all right, but how can he know
about farms farming? Who was his
father? He was a little screwmaker-a
very respectable profession-but 1t does not
teach much about farms 1t is no good
sending out screwmakers or anything of
that sort. The war was not made for Eng
land, but for Johannesburg capitalists who
could not speak English
Mrs. Richard Chamberlain went to South
Africa early In the war and returned to
England toward the end of last summer
Evening star., 1901-04-16

Block Coal Men May Buy Powder in
Open Market.

BRAZIL, Ind, April 1.-THE joint con-
ference of the miners delegates and the
block coal operators last night resulted in
complete victory for the miners, the op-
orators conceding the miners the right to
buy powder in the open market.
According to the agreement last years
wage scale will be in effect until October l
when the day men Will receive an advance
of 10 cents per day. This action averts the
probability OF a long-5 awn-o1t strike in
the block coal district, 8 the miners, back
ed by their national or1 lnization, were de-
termined TO make a firm stand on the pow
der question. !.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
WAS NOT RECALLED.
Statement Given Out by the Italian
Ambas sadOr.

Baron Fava. the italian ambassador, who
Is to be succeeded at Washington by the
Marquis Obizzo Malspina di Carbonari, is
now in New York city. He gave out the
following statement last evening IN regard
to the contemplated change:
Baron Fava has not been recalled. Owing
to important family affairs which require
his presence in Italy. he has applied for his
retirement. Baron Fava. on his return
home. will resume his duties in the Italian
senate"
Evening star., 1901-04-16
ANOTHER STORM IN COLORADO.
Fears That Many Cattle Will Perish
in the Blizzard

DENVER, Col, April 1G.-Reports from
northern Colorado are to the effect that an
other storm has prevailed on the prairies
for the past twenty-four hours and still
continues. 1t began with misty rain and
developed into a veritable blizzard
The loss of stock will be great, as they
have become greatly weakened by exposure
to the storms of the past two weeks and
lack of sufficient food. The snow is drift
ing badly, and railroad traffic is being de-
layed. In the vicinity of Denver and on
the plains the storm is described as the
worst for years
Evening star., 1901-04-16
WALKING MATCH AT COLUMBUS,
Score at the End Of the First Twelve
Hours.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 16.-Of the
seventeen men who started in the six day
(seventy-two hours walking match, which
began yesterday morning, sixteen still re-
mained at the end of the first twelve hours.
Sam Myers of Cambridge, Mass, after a
wonderful exhibition of speed, gave up
during the night AT the close Of the
first twelve hours the score was:
Peter Golden, 81 miles 5 laps; Frank Hart.
G3 miles laps; VIM. Sachs, 81 miles; E. c.
McClelland, 60 miles II laps; George w.
Richardson, 60 miles; Samuel Day. 80 miles
8 laps; James Graham, 81 miles laps;
Stephen Porter, 50 miles laps: kansas
City Kid 80 miles IL laps; Norman Tay
lar, SO miles; Charles F.. Merse, 90 miles;
George Bender, 46 miles 6 laps; Samuel
Myers, 45 miles II laps; Tony Loeslein, AZ
miles 10 laps; George Tracy, 3S miles 3
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Local Examining Board Appointed

The Secretary of War has appointed a
board to meet in this city as soon as prac-
ticable for the purpose of conducting the
examination of persons designated for ap-
pointment as chaplains in the army. The
board consists of Major William A. Simn-
son, assistant adjutant general; Major John
Tweedale, assistant chief of the record and
pension office, and Major Charles Mcclure,
l4th Infantry
Evening star., 1901-04-16
TO, STUDY AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.


Jules Siegfried, Formerly French
Minister of Commerce, Arrives.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Jules Siegfried,
former minister of commerce in France,
has arrived here. Mr.. Siegfried will visit
the principal cities of the United States.
This week he is the guest of the New York
Central railroad. and today he visited the
Briar Cliff farms to study the dairy in
dustry. He will inspect other industries
of the state and will visit the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. Mr. Siegfried will be ac-
ccmpanied in his trip through this state
BY NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Praise for the WISCONSIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The new
battle ship Wisconsin has returned from
her maiden cruise She went to Magdalena
bay for target practice. Captain Reiter,
her commander. speaks highly of the ves-
sells seagoing qualities and of the good
craftsmanship with the big guns displayed
by the men,.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
ARIZONA SHERIFF KILLED.
Believed That Askassins Were Friend
of NIam He Killed

of Man He Killed.
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 16.-Sheriff Ed.
Bceler of Apache county, well known
throughout the southwest, was ambushed
and killed in a fight over a month ago.
News of the bloody fight has just reached
here. Beeler fell mortally wounded by a
volley from behind a stone wall
At first it was believed that Beeler was
the victim of cattle rustlers, against whom
he had made a long and bitter warfare,
but later it developed that the assassins
were friends of a man whom Beeler had
killed who had sworn to avenge his killing.
The friends of both dead men are up in
arms and more fighting Is likely to follow.
A big party of officers and Beeier men are
in pursuit Of the assassins.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Fancy and Leather Good. Fair.

The State Department is informed that
an international exhibition of fancy and
leather goods is to be held at knights
bridge London, from May to June next
under the direction of the British and colo
nial exhibitions, limited, but the notice
was received too late to permit the partic-
ipation of American manufacturers.
Evening star., 1901-04-16

Large Crowds Witnessed Departure
of Royal Party.

COLOMBO, Ceylon, April 16.-The Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York boarded
the steamer Ophir, en- route for Australia.
at midnight last night, arriving from the
queens house through streets filled with
enthusiastic crowds. The governor bade
them farewell at the jetty, which was illu-
minated. Massed bands played the nation
al anthem.
EARLY this morning the escorting war;
ships went out from the harbor, and the
Ophir followed at 9:15 O'Clock.
Large crowds witnessed the departure
from the breakwater. All the vessels in
the harbor were decorated with flags
Evening star., 1901-04-16

New Battle Ship Maine is Nearly
Ready for the Waves.
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-It has been
practically decided by the Cramp Ship
Building Company to launch the United
States battle ship Maine on Memorial day.
Survivors of the original Maine and the
widows and orphans of the sailors killed
in Havana harbor will probably be invited
to attend the launching.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Naval Orders.

Lieutenant Commander A. Mertz has
been detached from the Newark and con-
demned by medical survey. He is ordered
to the Mare Island Hospital for treatment.
Lieut.. N. Mansfield, from the Whining
ton to the Yokohama Hospital.
Robert w. Kessler and Bert E. Staples
have been appointed active gunners in the
navy.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
VETOED THE SCHOOL BILL.
Governor DOclkery. of Missouri Op-
posed to COmpulsOry Education.

JEFFERSON CITY, No., April 1G-Gov-
ernor Dockery has vetoed the compulsory
education bill, entitled. AN act to enforce
the constitutional right Of every child in the
state to an education; to provide for truant
or parental schools and attendance officers
in cities Of 1000 population or more, and to
prohibit the employment of children during
school hours"
Governor Dockery declared that the act
interfered with the personal rights of par
ents, and savored of paternalism on the
part Of the state.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
Will Leave Havana Saturday for the
United States.
GEN. WOOD WILL PRESENT DELEGATES
VIII Find the President Busy Pre-
pairing for His Trip.
Observation-Disclosures

HAVANA, April 16.-The commission ap-
pointed by the Cuban constitutional con-
vention to go to Washington and lay be-
fore President Mckinley the desires of the
convention regarding the future relations
between Cuba and the United States, will
leave here Saturday. Gen. Wood will pre-
sent the commission to the President. He
will leave here Friday and go to Washing
ton by way of Tampa, Fla.
Evening star., 1901-04-16
The Indiana Reaches Manila.

Gen. Macarthur reports the arrival Of the
transport Indiana at Manila. She had On
board 145 men of the 10th Infantry and
5S5 of the 2Sth Infantry.
Evening star., 1901-04-16

One is Dead and Four Others Not Ex-
pected to Live.

CORY, Pa, April 16.-Five young lads.
ranging in age from eight to twelve years.
found a bottle of crude wood alcohol in the
woods near Sheffield yesterday, and drank
freely of it. One, John Sworski, is dead,
and the others are not expected to live.
Evening star., 1901-04-16

Gen. Wood has not reported to Secretary
Root the action of the Cuban constitutional
convention in appointing commission of
five delegates to visit the United States for
the purpose of discussing the terms of the
PIatt amendment with the President and
Secretary of War. The commission can
not reach Washington until within a week
of the departure of the President. and the
pressure of business which the President
desires to clear up before going away is
likely to occupy his time to such an extent
that he will not be able to give a great
deal of consideration to the Cuban delega-
tiOn and the presentation of their case. The
administration is anxious to accord every
facility to the members of the convention
for aSccrtaining fully the intents and pur-
poses of this government embodied in
the amendment. believing that in the end
the CubanS will realize that it's acceptance
by them will prove for the best interests of
both countries. No information as to the
committees appointment has reached the
White House from Gen. Wood.
The personnel of the commission is COM
mended by officials here. though only two
are known to Secretary Root except by
reputation. The Secretary speaks in high
terms of SenOrs TamayO and Capote. whom
ne has met before. and with whom he has
discussed Cuban affairs
Evening star., 1901-04-16
AS NECESSARY AS STEAM.

Today advertising is as J
necessary to the transaction
OF certain lines of business ,
as steam and electricity are
to machinery.-R. ]. Gum
ming.
Evening star., 1901-04-16

Shamrock I on to the soIent.
GLASGOW. April 16.-The Shamrock 1
left the Clyde today. in tow bound for the
Solent.
Evening star., 1901-04-16

The scorpion Sails for Key West.
The Navy Department has been informed
that the Scorpion sailed from San Juan for
hey West, Fla, last evening.