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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
CARNIVAL TRAGEDY.
BuncO Steerer and Two Officers
Killed on the street in Houston.

HOUSTON. Tex. Dec. n.-When officers
]. c. James and Herman Youngst attempt
ed TO arrest an alleged bunco steerer. Sid
Preacher. this afternoon, the latter opened
fire with shotgun. At the first fire he
mortally wounded James, who fell He
then fired at Youngest, knocking him down,
and was on top OF him beating the Of
fcer. when James raised himself from the
gutter and fired three times. killing
Preacher. James and Youngst died within
the same moment There is great excite
ment over the matter, as carnival week is
in full blast and the town is crowded with
people
Preacher was well known to the police
and had been arrested frequently. The Of
ficers have been watching him closely dur
ing carnival week. With shotgun his
shoulder he went to the police to-day and
complained that they were interfering with
his business. The police attempted to dis
arm him, when he opened fire on them
Tonight a warrant was sworn out ~
the deputy chief Of police for j. B. BrOch-
man, Preachers attorney, charging hlm
with murder. and he has been put in jail.
1t is charged by the police that the at
tOrney advised Preacher 10 use a shotgun
in case any attempt made to arrest
him. Late in the afternoon boy with two
shotguns and a large number of buckshOt
cartridges which he said he was carrying
to Brockman's office, arrested, and the
arms confiscated.
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RELIEVED OF HIS POST
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER YOUNG TO
RETURN FROM HAVANA.
Pleased at Giving Up His Place as Cap
tain of the POrt-IndignatiOn Meet
ing Held by Merchants.

WASHINGTON, Dec. u.-As a result of
statements made in a recently-published
interview regarding the ability of Cubans
TO govern themselves, which have been
deemed indscreet. Lieut.. Com. Lucien
Young has been relieved by Secretary Long
of his present post as captain of the port
of Havana. He has not yet been assigned
to other duty, nor has his successor been
selected.
HAVANA, Dec IA rumor current
here tonight that Washington authorities
had relieved Lieut.. Com. Lucien Young
captain of the port of Havana caused
representatives of every shipping interest
in the city TO send a cablegram TO the
secretary of the navy protesting against
such action. An Indignation meeting was
held also, at which number of merchants
formulated a protest against the removal
of Lieutenant Commander Young at this
critical period, saying they feel that 1t
would he an act most injurious to their
interests. The meeting highly commended
Lieutenant Commander Young's services at
Havana He is popular with all classes.
Lieutenant Commander Young was seen
tonight He refused tC discuss the cur
rent rumor. He said he had received some
orders from Washington, and he expressed
himself as pleased at being relieved from
his duties in Cuba. lie has been here for
three years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
Big FAILURE AT OMAHA
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY.
Too Heavily Loaded with Mortgages
Real Estate That Has De-
preciated in Value.

OMAHA. Neb., Dec. lion application of
William Wallace, Judge Fawcett, i'm the
District Court. late this afternoon ap-
pointed William X. Potter receiver for the
Omaha Loan and Trust Company and fixed
his bond at 100000. Edgar II. Scott was
named as attorney for the receiver. No
official statement was filed with the appIi-
cation for a receiver. but Mr.. Wallace's at
tOrneys authority for the statement
that the company has outstanding de-
benture bonds of $S50.OOO. is guarantor for
about $4.5o0.OOO of loans and has a paid-up
capital stock of s5O0.OO0 The assets are
somewhat indefinite. The better part of
them are represented by s1,1O0,OOO of real
estate taken on foreclosure which is the
book value of the property. About 500. 900
of this amount is covered by what are
known as straw mortgages" which are
included I'm the list of guaranteed loans
These straw mortgages do not represent
anything of an irregular character, but are
mortgages used by large trust companies
TO avoid carrying a large amount of dead
property that ties up working capital. This
leaves about 100000 of real estate on book
value to cover the debenture bonds and
any actual liability which exists on the
guaranteed loans.
1t is not believed by any of the directors
that the stockholders will realize anything
out OF the capital stock One of the di-
rectors said to-day that the stock had been
offered within the past two months at from
/ to cents on the dollar. The greater part
of the 81 500. 600 OF guaranteed loans are also
protected by realty mortgages The loans
were made Missouri and Nebraska
farms and on Omaha realty. The Missouri
loans are said to be fair, those on Nebra ska
Ihnds of high grade, and those on Omaha
property are also considered worth about
par
Several years ago about 600 of mort
CAGES were placed on Omaha suburban
property which has not proved all that was
expected OF IL. and this load the trust COM
pany has been carrying. The failure TO
realize on them is given as the real cause
of the present financial distress of the com
pany.
The Savings Bank. which was taken over
by a new corporation. is said 10 be I'm good
condition. being in no way connected with
the trust company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
THE CANAL PROTOCOL.
Additional Details of the Agreement
Made with Nicaragua.

NEW YORK. Dec. ia dispatch to the
Herald from Managua, Nicaragua, gives
the following additional details concerning
the signing of the canal lease documents;
THE protocol signed by United States
Minister Merry and DR.. Fernando San
chez, the Nicaraguan secretary OF for
eign affairs, grants the United States three
miles on each side of the proposed canal.
the medal line being the center of the
waterway. Nicaragua will have full SOW
ereignty over the canal route, but the
United States Will have control over IL.
can maintain permanent police vigilance
and may land troops If Ii Is necessary. In
return the United States guarantees the
sovereignty, integrity and independence or
Nicaragua President Zelaya and Secretary
Sanchez are strong advocates of the canal
The entire republic is contented over the
situation Confidence is inspired now that
the Nicaraguan government is dealing dl-
rectly with the United States, instead or
with speculative companies.
president Zelaya has issued a decree by
which the government of Nicaragua gives
about 100000 square yards of land. in one
or more lots, situated on Ometepe island,
in Lake Nicaragua, TO the United states
for use as sanitarium for the benefit of
laborers on the canal. The United States
may appoint surgeon to select the actual
locality of the land.
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CONFIRMATIONs.
appointment Of Messrs. Petit, Keai-
ing and BonneII Approved.

: WASHINGTON, Dec. n.-To-day's con-
-hrmattons by the Senate were:
!. William B. Ridgely. Illinois. to be con-
Stroller OF the currency: r. s Person south
sOakota. auditor for the Interior Denarf-
snent. Harrison Allen. North Dakota. den
.lty auditor ior the Postoffice Department:
sAlred w. Brown, appraiser, and ID. F.
Aoston and Charlestown: George w Marx
4ssayer In charge OF United States ASSAY
affice az 81. Louis. Mo: II. C. Pettif limited
States marshal district of Indiana. I y
Healing. United States attorney district of
ndiana; y. Il Billings, commissioner of
zmmigratiOn at Boston.
& To be Collectors OF Customs-Wiuiaro Z,
x)evOs district OF Milwaukee Wis. i n
ktewart. AZ Richmond. Va: l.. Nj Will
xuts. district OF Duluth. MINI.
K To be Collectors of Internal Revenue-IJ
x<lerman. district OF North and south
Nork; j. r. Bonnell seventh district of In.
fiana; r. y. Stephenson, district of Ne
siraSka; j. NJ. Simpson district of Kansas.
81 l.. Hertz. first district of Illinois: /. r
.iilis, eighth district OF illinois; p. G. Rem
iick. ntth district Of Illinois; T.. H. Caliis-
Ter. OF Utah. district OF Montana.
:, To be Consul GeneraIs-John Jenkins
sseeraska, AT San Salvador: William
stigham, Kansas at Cape Town: George
Iteimrod. Nebraska. at Apia Samoa
sTo be COnsuls-JOseph j. LANCER M
sraska. al Solingen. Germany: II. ID. say
sPOstmasters-F. r. Coyne at Chicago.
3. A Griffin. at Quitman Ga.
sMedical Dtrector-W. X Van RevDqn
United states navy. To be surgeon general
OF the navy; Capt. n. y. Bradford. Unitej
states navy. 10 be chief OF Bureau Of
Snited States navy. 10 be chief OF the
bureau OF Ordnance
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Lines i'm Jersey City and the Long
Island Road to BE Connected
as Soon as Possible.
ELECTRICITY TO BE USED
TUNNEL WILL BE FAR BENEATH THE:
CITY'S STREETS.
There Also Will BE n CommOdiOus
Underground Station-Statement
by President Cassatt.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA. j. Cassatt,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, to-day made public his plan for
securing a New York terminus for his
company. He made the following state
ment:
"The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
now prepared to carry out it's policy, long
since adopted, Of extending it's railroad
into New York city, therein establishing
a suitable passenger terminus for the &C
commodation of the public. To accom-
plish this on a comprehensive plan the
Long Island Extension Railroad Company
will withdraw its application for powers
to construct its terminal railroad, and in
lieu of such independent construction, it is
now proposed to build. under the charter
of the Pennsylvania-New York Extension
Railroad Company, just organized, and a
New Jersey railroad company, about to be
organized, a through underground connec-
ton between the Long Island Railroad
and the Pennsylvania lines in New Jersey
and to construct a proper and commodious
Joint underground terminal station in
New York city for the Pennsylvania and
Long island roads.
After years of exhaustive study the
conclusion has been reached that a tunnel
line, operated by electricity, is in every
way the most practical, economical and
the best both for the interests of the rail-
road company and for the city. The line,
as adopted, will traverse the city of New
York from the Hudson river to the East
river and be underground throughout and
al such depth as to not interfere with flu
ture construction of subways by the city
in all it's avenues, similar to the one now
building along Fourth avenue.
LAS the railroad Will be wholly under
ground and operated electrically, in the
same manner as the recently constructed
Orleans extension in Paris, 1t will not be
Objectionable in any way. There will not
be any smoke, dirt or noise, and as the
surface may probably be built on after
being utilized underneath for railroad pur-
poses, the neighborhoOd of the station will
be improved instead of marred, as is so
often the case when the railroad lines are
constructed on the surface or elevated
The company has acquired the bulk of it's
property for it's principal station and
means TO go forward in the acquisition of
such additional properties as will be re-
quired either by purchase or condemna-
ton. in the belief that the city authorities
will meet their application In a spirit of
fairness and expedite as much as possible
this much-needed Improvement and great
public cOnveDienCe. Immediately on the
necessary authority being granted the
work OF construction will proceed and
the whole line be completed and put in
operation as soon as possible"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
SITE FOR AN ARMY POST.
Citizens Looking for n
Tract of Twenty Thousand Acres.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. u.-After hear
ing a report to-day from a committee that
has just returned from Washington. where
il urged upon Secretary of War Root that
one of the four proposed new army posts be
established near Louisville. the Board OF
Trade appointed bureau TO find a suitable
site. The committee had in mind a site OF
500 acres, but were astOnished by Secretary
Root. who said the War Department would
not consider site OF less than 20.0O0 acres.
The bureau appointed to-day.will endeaVor
10 find an available tract OF land fulfilling
the requirements OF the War Department,
and IL such a tract is found Secretary Root
will send army officers TO examine II.
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would make no change in the real condi-
tiCns. as the same rule would apply II the
sovereignty of the country traversed by the
canal should come 10 the United states:
Under that probable condition the canai
could be closed in case of war just as II
could be in case the sovereignty should
remain where il now i. as the senator
predicted il would remain. In this connec-
tion he quoted from President Roosevelt 5
message saving that the United States
is not seeking to extend its borders and
adding that the chances were ten 10 one
that this country would not seek TO secure
new territory in that direction. As mat
ter of fact, he said, the people don't want
more territory than we now have, but are
content TO leave the boundaries as they
at present exist
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NORDICA WANTS MILLIONS.
Noted Singer Seeking n Good Share of
the Governments Surplus.

SIOUX CITY. Dec n.-From relatives of
Madame E. Nordica, whom she visited
while in this city a few days ago, it is
learned that she has placed with ex-
Speaker Thomas B. Reed and another
prominent attorney claim for between
three and four million dollars, which, she
says is due her a direct descendant of
Ichabod Norton. Norton was a wealthy
New England shipOwner during the revO-
lutionary war and had several ships and
their cargoes confiscated by French yes
sells. The government is said TO have Sc
cured indemnity for the loss. but NOrdica
claims the amount never paid to Nor
ton his heirs. She says she has estab-
lished a complete genealogy showing her
self TO be the direct descendant and heir
to Norton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
QUARREL ABOUT A ROOM
Leads to a Shooting Affray-New York
Editor Badly Hurt.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Francis Iveagh, an
editorial writer on an afternoon newspaper,
was shot early this morning by Alexander
Moor. bookbinder and printer and is in
Bellevue Hospital in a critical condition
The wounded man made statement to the
coroner and Moor was taken to the hospital
to be identified by Iveagh. According to
the police. Iveagh said to Moor: You are
the man who shot me. You are an An
archist and publisher of anarchistic lit
erature
The shooting resulted from a controversy
over a room that lveagh had rented from
Moor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
The Company Incorporated.

ALBANY. y. Y. Dec. IA railroad
company which includes among its direc-
tors officials of the Pennsylvania and Long
Island Railroad companies incorpor-
ated to-day to operate railroad line
through an underground tunnel connecting
New Jersey with Long Island. The name
York Extension Railroad Company and its
capital stock is $1,000, 600. The directors are
A. J. Cassatt. Thomas De Witt Cuyler and
Clement A. GriscOm. of Haverford Pa !;
John =. Green. OF Rosemont. Pa: Charles
F.. Pugh, of Overbrook. Pa; Sutherland NJ
Provost and w. r. Barnes. of Philadel-
phia: Samuel Rea. OF Bryn Mawr. Pa and
William II. baldwin tr.. OF New York CITY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
GETS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Miss Agnes Frizzeu Wins Her Libel
Suit Against the WOodmen

OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 1.-THE jury in the
case of Miss Agnes Frizzell. who sued J. c.
men of the World, and others for the pub
lication In the Tidings of an alleged libel
OF Miss Frtzzell. tonight returned verdict
In favor OF the plaintiff allowing her $4,000
damages. The publication arose through a
controversy over the placing of a tomb
stone over the grave of a victim OF an
Arkansas tornado
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SAID TO BE $4,000 SHORT.
of the Manager of a
Brokerage Business.

WILSON. n. c., Dec. lie. l.. Powell
manager of the brokerage business of
Murphy & Co. of New York. has disap-
peared from Wilson, and it is reported he
is $4,000 short in his accounts 1t is said
he left n note saying he would commit
suicide and mailed IL at Rocky Mount. 1t
is supposed he Is I'm New York Powell
claims i'm his note that he lost the money
on Union Pacific stock and cotton deals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
REJOICING IN MEXICO.
Jaw Passed for the Free Exercise of
All Professfons

tMEXICo CITY. Dec. n-After a pro-
sanged discussion lasting several days the
fnwer house Of Congress has approved a
sill providing for the free exerci~e OF all
professions The vote stood Is To 81. There
lid been a heated debate on TIN. n,atter
s.'d regular physicians. lawyers. ETC. hold
- diplomas have generally been opposed
g the measure. though many took liberal
position and favored a new law W nen
t-ae Chamber OF Deputies mad adjourned the
-.owd seized Don Pablo Macedo, the chief
EyOcate OF this measure, In Their arms
sd bore him IN triumph to his carriage
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1t was announced from Shanghai late in
August, 1900, that, according to written evi-
dence, which was then coming 10 hand,
General Lung Yu the real author of
the anti-foreign outbreak in PelIing and
Tien-Tsin. Yung Lu, who is a Manchu,
was formerly Vfceroy OF Pe-Chi-h and
generaIissimo of the Chinese army At the
time of the Empress dowager's coup d'etat
Yung Lu saved the life of the Emperor
Kwang-Su. The rapid rise of Yung Lu 10
power is unprecedented in Chinese history.
In four years he rose from a small mill
tary command in the empire. Yung Lu
was the Chinese imperial treasurer at the
time of the Boxer outbreak. He was aD-
pointed n peace commissioner in Septem-
her 1900
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
RAPID RISE OF YUNG LU
NOTORIOUS HATER OF FOREIGNERS
NOW A POWER IN CHINA.
Awarded the TwO-Eyed Peacock
Feather for What He Failed to
DO-Other HonOrs.

PEKING, Dec. 11.-An edict has ap
peared which bestows honors upon the late
Ii Hung Chang and upon Prince Ching and
other officials for their participation in the
peace negotiations. A most remarkable
clause awards Yung Lu (who commanded
the best disciplined troops which opposed
the allies) the two-eyed peacock feather
for having protected foreigners against the
Boxers.
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WENT INTO THE RIVER.
About Fifty Freight Cars and Pos
sibIy Head Brakeman McCadden.

OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. 1l.-In collision OF
freight trains the Pennsylvania Rail-
road tonight az Walnut Bend about fifty
cars were thrown into the river. Head
brakeman McCaddon is missing and is
supposed 10 have been thrown into the Al
legheny river and drowned.
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For the Mckinley National Park.

ATLANTA Ga, Dec. 1.-THE Georgia
Legislature has passed a bill giving the
sanction of the State TO certain grants of
land lying in northeast Georgia. To the
tiOnal Park This bin was presented i'm
pursuance 10 a bill which is now pending
in Congress. IL gives jurisdiction of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12

while crowd Of opponents OF the meas
ure went TO the office of FL impartial.
lmparciali' and mad finally 10 be dispersed
by the police. The Senate has a similar
measure before it, and II is expected will
approve IT.
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tract of land in Georgia TO the United
States, with concurrent jurisdiction by the
State of Georgia, for the purpose Of county
officers making arrests in civil cases and
criminal cases, as the needs of justice may
demand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
PATRICK r. GARRETT AFTER A Gus
TOMS COLLECTORsHIP.
Backed by Gen. Lew Wallace. who
Was Governor Of New Mexico
When Garrett Was sheriff.
PAT SHOT BILLY THE KID"
AND RID THE TERRITORY OF ITS
MOST NOTORIOUS DEsPERADo,

whose Real Name Was William Nc
Kill the Author of ..Ben-Hur."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09

watched with the keenest interee by the
citizens OF Orange, manT of whom are
producer u drill Is down ovr 500 feet
now and should soon begin 20 ieveiop. oil
indications, II any are 20 be fond at teat
P eef s 1se s T pump g sssp
more rapidly since that time. They have
received Q shipment Of fuel ~ from Beau
mont with which To supply .her boiler
The finest rig 10 orange county and per.
haps the fnest In the Texas ueld ~ that
owned by the Chicago Orange OIL company,
and with which they are NOW sinking
well about one mile north Of the city. The
rotary rig arrived this week and was put in
place, but the work OF sinking the wei
Of the trouble encountered In securing a
supply Of water. a bed 81 quicksand being
struck at depth Of eighty feet that hlied
Everything Is going now In good shape
Pauiic higgins, the pioneer Of the Bean.
mont III field, and who j. Interested "
some Of the largest producing weils IN
that field, spent n day or two in orange
this week on business connected WIN ~, I1e
gins has been at work for some time past
securing lands In this county, tie ms
stated that II IL his intention 20 make
Orange his headquarters. and me base oi
his operations exclusively. and for that
purpose Will organize strong company
he feels very sanguine Of nndnE o., ~
this county IN quantities eqn1l 70 the Beau
mont FIELD. -, r..,.,
The Orange DanvIlle OIL and Prospectus
for its aret derrick, which will he erected
next week In West orange, and boring
viii begin as soon Us rig arrives, which
| they have ordered
The Citizens oil company win probably
| erect it's FIRST derrick next week, also ncal
| the West Orange addition. II has pur
| chased a drilling outnt ana expects y
begin active operations as soon as 1t mr.
| rivcs. mn -
At depth Of little over 100 feet 'h'
| drlU of tho Chicago orange OIL company
\ lust north Of the city, passed through ms
/ amcksand In which 1t had been workini
and encountered solid rock; IN which lh
| drill has been working all day -
The st. Louis, Beaumont aud Gulf Oh
company which has been granted per
nit IN do business In Texas, with head
( quarters nj Orange. ls negotiating witt
| contractors now FOR sinking several we'll
On land owned by II IN this county. hX
| head Of this company. witch Is composei
principally OF st. Louis capitalists