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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02

eral Steel Company. was AT the conference:
and he Is now a high official OF the United
States Steel CORPORATION. He himself. / am
informed. was in favor OF signing the scale
for all the mills I'm the combine, but thus
did not meet with the approval OF Mr..
Schwab. who thought IL too radical move.
Mr. Morgan then offered Shaffer four adj
ditional mills for which he was willing To
sign the scale experiment, and then
he told Mr. Shaffer that n the organization
kent faith in these four mills and lived up
80 their agreement ne would pledge his
word that in two years every mill in the
combine would be included in the contract
with the Amalgamated This was the
most reasonable proposition which has ever
been made TO the association and IL was
clearly the duty OF President Shaffer TO
have accepted IL then and there. But IN
stead of doing this he turned it down fatty
IN "A speech in which he declared that all
must be signed for or none. He apparently
wished TO impress the steel officials with
the belief that the association would com
pei them TO sign for all whether tney
wished TO do so or not. The representa-
tives Of the corporation, however, would
not be dictated 20 in this manner, and they
broke of the conference. Since that time
there has been no conference, or oner or a
compromise and the nearest any one repre-
Senting the association has been able TO get
70 Mr.. Morgan or Mr.. Schwab has been
by lOng-distance telephone 10 their pri-
Vate secretaries"
Mr.. Hickey accused President Shaffer OF
having printed a constitution OF the ANAL
gamated Association in which three i'm
portanf clauses We're eliminated He said
Mr. Shaffer assumed an attitude or de-
fiance. during the Pittsburg conference last
week and had little to say in answer to
questions put 10 him. The other members
OF the executive board. however. seemed
70 he in accord with Skaters views.
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BRITAIN'S NEW LOAN.
An Avalanche of Criticism Expected
When 1t Is EIOated.

LONDON, Sept. IA feature which seems
to be persistently ignored by optimistic
financial critics here is. the fact that the
government has never professed that the
last consols would provide for active opera
tions in South Africa beyond Oct. 10. There
seems small doubt that an avalanche of
which will inevitable be announced and this
will operate as serious setback for the
present more hopeful tone of the Stock Ex-
change. In the meantime the small but
steady absorption of gilt-edged securities
which has been noted for the last fortnight
continues. Business in home railroad
stocks was slightly better throughout the
week. although the statements of twelve
leading roads, while showing an increase
of e192,OO0 sterling in passenger earnings
during the last nine weeks, showed a de-
crease of &30SO00 sterling in freight earn
ings, as against the corresponding period of
The American department of the Stock
Exchange continues very active, coal
shares leading on further talk of COM
munity of interest, coupled with the aspect
for the steel strike which is regarded here
as indicating an ultimate break down. The
substantial advance in Erie took bargain
hunters rather off their guard, but there
was considerable speculative demand even
at the rise on the rumor that Erie COM
mon would go to 90.
Mining shares in a modest way showed
the general feeling of encouragement. The
deposition of Whitaker Wright at the
limited. added decidedly to the joyousness
of THE situation. The Rand now boasts 800
stamps and one new permit to resume was
issued during the week. West Australians
venturing in, although timidly. Altogether,
barring accidents and the inevitable gov
eminent borrowing, the Stock Exchange
seems to be looking in the direction of more
prosperous times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
CAR In DANISH WATERS
HIS YACHT STANDARD ANCHORED IN
KJOGE BAY LAST NIGHT.
French Preparations for His Recep-
tiOn-DemOnstration i'm Honor OF
King Christian.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1.-The Russian
imperial yacht STANDARD bearing Emperor
Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, dropped
anchor in Kjoge bay tonight.
PARIS. Sept. 1.-The premier, NJ. Wal
Rousseau, was in conference to-day
with the minister Of foreign affairs, VI.
Delcasse and the forthcoming visit of the
Russian Emperor was discussed. As a re-
suit of the conference it was definitely de-
cided that President Loubet accompanied
by the members of the Cabinet, would pro-
coed TO Dunkirk, Sept. II, and embark the
following day on the torpedo boat destroyer
Cassini to meet the Gar After the land
ing and the luncheon in the hall of the
Chamber of Commerce, NJ Loubet and their
Imperial Majesties will start Immediately
for Compiegne. Sept 10 will be devoted to
the review at Bethany and TO the visit to
Rheims Nothing has been arranged def
initely for Sept. 20, except the state ban
quet at Compiegne and the gala perform
ance in the Castle Theater. 1t is still hoped
that the Car will come TO Paris on the
morning of Sept. 20, but it is more probable
he will merely visit the evirons of Com
pegne and leave the following morning.
The Eclair says it is not unlikely that a
couple of Italian WarShipS Will go to Dun
dirk during the visit of the Car.
There is great disappointment in Dunkirk
at the ShOrtneSS of the Gar 5 stay there,
especially as the quay will be isolated
from the public. which will thus scarcely
get glimpse of the Russian Emperor. 1t
is understood that the Russian embassy
and the Cars encourage settled the de-
tails. NJ. Delcasse told the mayor of Dun
kirk that it would be impossible to arrange
for a modification of the programme.
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FOREIGN MONEY MARKETS
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE AND BER-
LIN BOERsE CONDITIONS.
Little Prospect of Improvement in
German Industries, Which Are
still Generally Depressed.

BERLIN, Sept. Last weeks Boerse
was very duh. but the undertone was some
what firm. The monthly settlement passed
off very smoothly. the enga cement for the
carry-over being phenOmenally light. The
abundance of money had the effect of i'm
proving the demand for foreign rentes and
domestic securities. Among the former
Chinese were preferred on the strength of
the announcement that Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching had notified the foreign min
listers in Peking that they were prepared
TO sign the settlement protocol MeXicans
found great favor at Frankfort upon Amer
lean orders. THE opinion prevails here"
says the Frankfort Gazette. that Mexicans
are returning to Mexican hands
Bank stock was inactive, the changes
being unimportant. According to the Vos-
sische Zetung, some first-class banks are
reducing the number of their employees.
owing to the stagnation of Boerse business.
1t is also admitted that the banks are now
operating at a smaller profit than during
the first six months of the year.
The general tone of industrials was weak,
the falls outn1mbering the rises. num-
Der of industrial companies published their
annual reports during the week, and they
showed unsatisfactory results. Moreover
the July returns of the great coal COM
panies disappointed expectation as a re-
suit of cheaper selling in foreign markets.
The syndicate made slight advance I'm
price on stove coal during the week, but
1t is making special eXertionS TO eXpel
British coal from the Weser district. The
coal imports for July show $1,000 tons loss
and the exports 1876, 900 tons gain.
The Improvement of the Berlin iron mar
ket had awakened hopes of improvement
here, but not the slightest sign of better
ment has appeared. On the contrary the
situation appears to grow worse. Reports
from the Siegen district had a depressing
effect upon Saturdays Boerse, as had also
the auction of open-hearth blooms at
Essen, which brought II marks, against
50 marks nominal
The Gladbach Chamber describes the tex
tile situation as very black, with ex-
pectation of further shutting down and
wage reduction.
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SHINY Attended Meeting.

CHICAGO. Sept Mot over fifty men
attended the meeting tonight called by the
steel workers of South Chicago to explain
to the other labor unions the reason why
they refused to obey the strike orders of
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION The Iron MoIders and Horse
Shoers unions were the only outside organ
izations that sent representatives to the
meeting, although all the labor unions in
Chicago had received invitations. The meet
ing lasted for several hours and President
Shaffer came in for criticism by a number
of the speakers. The arguments of the
nOnstrikerS centered about their contract
with the Illinois Steel Company, its sacred
ness and inviolability.
No provision has been made for the South
Chicago steel workers in to-mOrTOw's labor
parade and the steel company has arranged
a picnic to take the men away from the
scene of their intended humiliation"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
BIG SNAKE IN WATER PIPE.
Surprise for Superintendent and
Engineer at a Pumping station.

FREEHOLD, n. j., Sept. L--Superintend-
ent Winfield Scott Matlack. of the Freehold
borough water systems. and Engineer Geo.
Kelsey, had a queer adventure with a snake
while at the pumping station at Lake To-
panemus endeavoring to connect the feed
pump with the compressor on a new ar
tesian well. A piece of old iron pipe was
used to make the connection. The pipe was
about sixteen feet long. and, as but four
teen feet were needed, they cut two feet off
one end. 1t was then found il was stopped
up, so they stood ii on end and tapped il
with hammers. so that any foreign matter
in il would fall out. Some dirt fell out Of the
pipe. and. thinking it was then clear, Mr.
Matlack mounted a ladder near the pump
and Mr.. Kelsey mounted another at the
other point of connection. Looking into the
pipe while on the ladder Mr. Matlack could
not see through il. and Engineer Kelsey
blew into the pipe with all his might 10 try
and clear il. while Mr.. Matlack stood look
ing into the pipe from the other end He
was thus engaged when the head of a big
black snake emerged from it, The snake
Missed in his face, and waved his head as in
cravvled further anc further out Mr. Mat
lack let go his end of the pipe In an instant
and il fell TO the floor. The snake era wIed
out and was Killed by the men. 1t was over
six feet long.
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MAKING "NEw POTATOES
How Old Tubers Are DOctored to De-
ceive the Unwary.
Popular Science Monthly


1t is I'm California, where potatoes are
rev anywhere from April to July, that this
industry is possible and hourishes The
manufacturing gardener is an enterprising
genius or foreign extraction, generally Por-
tuguese, Italian Chnaman, and. he
makes the most of his opportunities BY
his private process of making new potatoes
he gets at least two months advance on the
market in many places, and thereby reaps
profit many times above what the legiti-
mate natural product would bring him
The extent Of this business must be some
what gigantic, for / have seen these made
new potatoes in all the markets from Den
yer to Albuquerque. and Salt Lake to Cape
Nome. The commission merchants and
wholesale dealers must certainly know of
and abet the fraud or the gardener could
not market his wares The average retail
merchant is not aware of the deception
to my own personal knowledge. and deals
out to his customers in all innocence the
fraudulent new potato.
The method Of their manufacture IS
unique. and ii is done as follows: Late i'm
the season, after other crops ara out of the
way, the gardener plants a crop OF late and
good keeping potatoes. The time has been
chosen from experience. and is opportune
for a yield of small potatoes before the
frost of winter come down upon the gar
dener's truck patch. These potatoes are
dug and buried in heaps in the open field
and left until spring opens and the new
potato season arrives. At the proper time
the heaps are opened and the potatoes
sorted according 10 sizes. In the mean
time a large kettle or vat is set in the field
adjacent 70 the potato heaps, and made
ready by hlhng with water and adding SUI
ficient I've 10 effectually curl the skin OF the
potato when dipped into the boiling solu-
ton. \ crane and metal basket are rugged
so that the dipping can be done expedi-
tiously. and the way that new potatoes are
turned out is astonishing. The effect OF
dipping any potato, no matter how old.
into this boiling I've solution is to crack
and curl the skin. and at the same time
il hardens or makes the potato much more
firm, so that its resemblance TO a new po-
tat = h. ard 70
pick out the impostor. from appearance
alone from basket OF the genuine article
After dipping the potatoes rinsed I'm
another vat and spread out 10 dry I'm the
sun. and cure into perfect new potatoes.
and the work is complete
The only way that you can tell the fraud
ulent new potato is 20 cut one once and
notice its appearance carefully from -
conference 10 center. For short odistanct
IL from the skin OF the made potato you
will, If you look closely. see a yeIllowish-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
BUTCHER SHOPS CLOSED.
War Between Journeymen and EN-
pIoyers at New York.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-The new law COM
polling butcher shops TO remain closed on
Sunday went into effect to-day and ngnt
10 have the enactment declared inVahd
will be commenced. To see that the meas
ure was properly enforced. the Benchmen
Association, which is the organ of journey
men butchers. had men patrOlling The
streets and watching butcher shops in
every part Of the city. There were hun
dreds of pickets out. and as a result about
a dozen arrests were made In some in
to s.: in one or two they were discharged,
and IL two instances held 10 Special Ses-
sions
The boss butchers who are opposed 10 the
law have retained counsel. Their attorney
announces that he Will attack the cOnstitu-
tionality OF the measure when the matter
comes UP i'm the Court of Special Sessions.
The employing butchers who oppose the
law claim il is "A most arbitrary and un-
reasonable one, In that up to 10 clock
In the morning people can buy cold meats
and other edibes at delicatessen stores.
They claim that Governor Odell signed
il under a misapprehension. thinking that
ii was favored by the butcher shop prOpri-
etors as well a the journeymen's union.
The former claim that IS per cent. OF the
men running meat establishments are op-
posed to it, 1t is also asserted that people
of little means will suffer by it, for they
cannot afford TO buy ice boxes and keep
their meats i'm IL over Saturday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
NEGRO LIoNIzED BY SMART SET.
Bishop Derrick, of the 4. VI. f.. Church,
HOnOred by Women.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The strange sight of
devout church women, fashionably attired
and radiant in the beauty of evening cos
tunes, paying homage 20 negro of COM
handing figure attired I'm the conventional
evening dress of men, was to be seen last
night in St. Ermin's Hotel. Bishop Derrick,
OF the African Methodist Episcopal Church
OF the United States, over whose presence
in the hotel so much disturbance has been
made by certain Americans, was the negro.
He has just returned from the continent,
where his experience was the very reverse
or the cOntumely which some whites nave
sought to heap upon him. While in large
church some devout women miStook him
Tor sunburnt Italian prelate, ana they
knelt TO him and kissed his hand before
he realized their purpose and could correct
their error
Insulting letters are still coming to the
proprietor of st. Ermin's, from men VINO
resent his shelter of the bishop, but they
are outnumbered by those who congratulate
him upon his courage and independence:
one man, signing himself "A Southerner,
has invited the hotel proprietor to visit
1.-The South" and be riddled with bullets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
NEWSPAPER OFFICES ATTACKED.
Manager and Two Editors Assaulted
by Spanish Naval Officers.

MADRID, Sept. lei CorreO de Guipuz-
Goa, a Carlist journal, published in San
Sebastian, the summer residence of the
Spanish court, recently printed an article
which the officers of the Spanish squadron
stationed off San Sebastian considered in
sulting. a score of the officers went last
evening to the offices of the paper and
attacked the manager and two editors with
sticks. A free fight followed, In which a
lieutenant was severely hurt and two other
officers were slightly injured The manager
of the paper and one editor were roughly
handled, receiving considerable injury.
Several of the officers were arrested, but
they were liberated on giving their word
of honor to keep the peace.
The excitement in the town continues.
According to FL Liberal fifty officers were
concerned and three successive attacks
were made.
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Special 70 the IndianapOIls JOurnaI
DUBLIN, Ind, Sept. IN. +. Cox. post
master at Jacksonburg, has resigned.
George Hover, a Wayne county
man, who has been prospecting I'm Alaska.
has returned to California, where he has
purchased a ranch and range farm.
The Eighth Indiana Regiment Volunteer
Infantry will hold its annual reunion at
Cambridge City on Oct. 49, The date is set
on the anniversary of the famous battle OF
Cedar Creek, Virginia, where General Sher-
idan made his famous ride, the last engage
ment in which the regiment took part.
Walter Winans. a chestnut stallion
owned by Charley Christman, a prominent
Wayne county hOrseman, is a half brother
of the famous Cresceus. the worlds cham
niOn Winans is q promising horse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
TEXAS OIL GUSHERS.
More Wells with Enormous PRODUCE
ton of Petroleum Completed.

BEAUMONT. Tex. Sept During the
week just closed nine gushers were brought
in. This is decidedly the biggest week i'm
the history of the field. During the month
nineteen spouting wells were completed.
The bringing in of wells does not constitute
all the developments, however, for several
miles of pipe line have been laid, a dozen
large storage tanks completed and several
more begun. Twenty more big steel tanks,
having capacity Of $500 TO 80. 900 gallons.
have been contracted for and several OF
them are now under course of construction.
The week has seen it's tragic side I'm the
four deaths resulting from the breaking
loose of one of the gushers. Forty-four
gushers have been completed. At a con-
sentative estimate these wells will produce
million barrels Of oil within twenty-four
hOurs-enOugh 20 load $3.50 tank cars which
would make "A train fifty miles long The
daily shipments are now averaging eighty
five cars.
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TRAGEDIES OF A KIND.
Two MarshaIs shot by Negroes Whom
They Were Trying to Arrest.

PARIS, Tenn, Sept Marshal Bollar,
a deputy sheriff, aged twenty-eight, was
shot by Thomas Tharp, negro, last night,
and died this morning Tharp was return
ing from picnic and fired off his revolver.
Bollar attempted to arrest him, and the
negro killed him, after which he escaped.
BloodhOunds are on the trail of the fugi-
tive, and mob violence is threatened. Boil
lar was popular and highly connected.
CAIRO, Ill, Sept. LIN attempting TO ar
rest an unknown negro al Bardwell. KY,
this morning, Marshal Thomas Warden was
shot through the shoulder and seriously
wounded. Warden then fired two shots,
killing the negro instantly. Warden will
probably recover. The negro was wanted
for trivial OffenSe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
TWO MEN BUTCHERED.
Negroes Found Dead i'm n Room Of the
Siwauoy Golf Club.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The bodies OF
David Scott and John Stevens, both colored.
one the steward and the other the head
waiter of the Siwanoy Golf Club. were
found to-day in a room which the men oc-
cupied in the attic of the clubhouse, on the
outskirts of YOnkers They had been muir
dered with a butcher knife which was
found on the floor Of the room and this had
been repeatedly plunged into them War
ner Simms, a cOiored waiter. IS Id on sus-
and Frank Huntington. another negro. who
called at the club yesterday looking for
work is also under detention. Scott came
from Baltimore, Nd, and Stevens from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
Forced tn shoot n Negro.

KENNEDY, Miss, Sept. IAN excursion
train over the Southern Railway from
Birmingham TO Columbus, Miss, arrived
here this morning loaded with drunken
negroes. BY The time the train reached
Fayette it was necessary to have an Of
ficer 10 arrest two cOmbatants The Of
ficer shot and killed a negro named win
Lewis. of Birmingham. who interfered in
the fight and attempted TO draw his pistol
negro badly cut was left at Fayette, and
another suffering from knife wounds was
left at Steens for medical attention.
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MELVAR MAY SURRENDER.
Prospects of Permanent Peace I'm
proving in the Philippines.

MANILA, Sept. 1.-Everything points to
the early capture or surrender of Miguel
Melvar, the insurgent leader. When either
event occurs everything will be favorable
to establishment of permanent peace.
1t is in the plans of the military author
tiles as a first step toward reducing the
force. to make two departments instead Of
four, which would result in a considerable
saving. The headquarters of one depart
ment would be Manila and Of the other
Iloilo
Each day shows an increasing number
of surrenders and captures in all the dis
affected districts. Later accounts of the
recent engagement in Batangas province
between Capt. II. G. Hale, with a det2ch-
ment of the Twentieth Infantry, and the
insurgent leader Gonzales show that it
was more important than it was first con-
sidered. Many deserters and renegades
were seen and heard giving commands in
English Colonel Gracias. two officers and
fifty men were killed after an engagement
lasting three hours.
Tomorrow DIR. Pardo de Tavera, Benito
Legardo and Jose Luzuriaga will take the
oath of office as members or the Philip
pine commission. The American members,
with their secretaries, have been assigned
TO the following administrative depart
mentS: Mr.. Worcester, Department or the
Interior; Mr.. wright, department OF COM
merce and Police; Mr.. Ide, Department of
Finance and Justice. and Mr.. Moses, De-
partment of Public Instruction. The COM
mission is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
abolishing the income tax and of making
other changes in internal revenue.
The new political parties are in process
of formation, Senior Palermo heading one
and Senior Pubad the other. Both favor the
ultimate independence Of the Philippines.
Senior Palermo proposes that the members
Of the congressional party who came on the
transport Mcclellan TO examine into the
general administration of affairs in the
Philippines be awarded medals, bearing on
Liberty and on the other the inscription,
Home Rule for the Philippines"
Within few months electric traction
will replace horse power on the street rail-
roads in Manila.
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Letter Carriers Mt Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Sept. About
five hundred delegates TO the national con-
vention of the Letter Carriers Association
have arrived including President John n
Parsons and all the general officers of the
association. More delegates are arriving
on every train Fully loo delegates and
visitors will be in attendance. The visitors
here spent to-day in seeing Lookout noun
scenic and historic interest. One OF the