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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Claim Against the Havana Dock.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a complication
has arisen in connection with the recent &C
QUESTION by the Navy Department of the
big floating dry dock. now in Havana har-
Dor. Contractors who dredged out the har-
Dor where the dock lies TO a depth suflcieht
to make it operative have come orWar
with a claim for $1,000 which they hold
should be paid before the government is
allowed to remove the dock from havana.
The Navy Department holds that II there is
an equity in this claim the contractors
ment. for the dock was in its possession
when the dredging was done. The attorney
general Will have to pass upon the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Two hundred Tons of HroOm Corn
Burned and "a Big building and
Warehouse Destroyed.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS ARE HURT
TRIED TO OPEN ! TORPEDO WITH a
KNIFE. CAUSING EXPLOSION.
Postomce Captured at shoals
wealthy Howard County Negro
Dead-Traction Line Open.


Sreciai % the IndIanar0lls JouTnaL
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Aug. Fir to-
night destroyed a large corrugated iron
warehouse and large fcur-story brick
buildiag in the heart OF the business dis
trict. and packed with e0o carloads Of
broom corn. the property OF the trust The
loss or broom corn IS placed al about S125,-
O0. with "a loss Of more than $1,000 on
brildtnes. The broom corn trust has an
insurance Of $4,000.
the printers and editors in the Journal
News building were driven from their
work. and the property Of the company
was saved with tie greatest difficulty.
Several nrcmen were overcome by smoke
while fighting the flames. The origin Of
the fire is unknown. The Rescue Mission
occupied the brick building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
MONOPOLY IN THE KLONDIKE.
Water Rights Granted to nm English
and Canadian Syndicate.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. "a large English
and Canadian syndicate of capitalists have
been granted a permit for the division of
the water of the Klondike river throughout
the entire district for the purpose of hy-
draulic mining. The existing rights of
miners are preserved, but even where
rights have already been established the
grantees will have the right of supplying
the holders with water for mining purposes
at the option of the latter. The grantees,
among other matters are bound TO expend
S25O,OOO in the construction of works within
the year 100. The order in council has not
been gazetted yet. but it is said that il will
be very shortly. There is general belief that
the promoters have succeeded in promoting
q company 10 operate under the name OF
the SritiSh-Canadian syndicate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
TRACTION LINE OPENED.
wabash River Company Begins Serv-
icc-The Opening Celebrated.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. Aug S.-The Wabash
River Traction Company was formally
thrown open from the Wabash-Tiver bridge,
in this city. TO the steel works in the west
end of Peru. a distance of seventeen miles.
yesterday afternoon the city and county
officials and the representative business
and professional men were invited by the
Ncssrs. Blakeslee and Coy who have con-
structed the line. TO go over the road. and
"A banquet was served to $50 at Boyd Park.
at Rich Valley. this county. The party
started from each end Of the road in the
afternoon. the Peru people coming to Wa
bash and accompanying the Wabash dele
CATION to the park. The entire party then
visited Peru. the Wabash visitors return
ing late at night. Cars to-day began run
ming on an hourly schedule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Ind. Aug. Sam Berk-
owitz and Ike Swimmer. of New York.
reached this city last night on their way to
Evansville. They had made the trip from
home 10 Worthington on wheels. but be-
came weary travelling over the unimproved
roads and took the train at Wo~thingrOn
arriving her on q train that was local and
this made II necessary for the men TO re-
main here over hight. During the night
Swimmer arose and cut from the clothing
or bfrEoWltz 2 package containing 500 ard
three diamonds valued at SO. When Berk-
9W1tz awoke this morning his partner and
bis ~yalu2bleS were missing. He has Of
Tered a reward o. %0 for the arrest Of the
thief
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
RULING AGAINST GANNETT.
Geographer of the Eleventh Census
Was Illegally Appointed.

the controller OF the treasury. in & decision
rendered to-day. holds that Mr.. Henry
6annett. the present geogrspher of the
eleventh census, was Illegally appointed.
and hence Is not entitled 10 compensation.
MIR. Gannett also holds the position OF
geographer in the geological survey and
the decision OF the controller of the treas
ury is based on the law which inhibits any
person from holding two positions under
the government, the compensation Of either
OF which is $3.50 or more per annum. Mr..
Gannett was appointed to his position in
the census without compensation, pre-
sumably with a view TO asking Congress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Aug. 3.-The
charter of a lodge OF United Mine Workers
at Cayuga. Nermillion county. will be can
celed by National President Mitchell. The
men went OF a strike to force the discharge
OF the superintendent OF the mine. The
strike was unauthorized by the organiza-
ton and the men were ordered by the state
officers to return TO work and. refusing to
do So. their case was reported to President
Mitchell. who also ordered the men back.
but they utterly ignored him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Other Deaths in the state.

MARION. Ind. Aug. 3-Elijah LYON.
scrrv-rb-ee vears OF ace and I,r,orsfc5
died AZ the home OK Wesley l.. on. at In
land. this .co-rty. to-day. Deata resulted
from stomach trouble. which Is said TO
have been brought around by the excessive
use OF ice water one Week AGO to-day.
Mrs. Louie B.\Ieetd. wife ~ Charles W.
Reed. owner and Sditor q tbs Upland Mon
itOr. and chairman OF tn Grant county
Democratic central Committee, died at her
home there this morning. Consumption was
the cause. She was thirty years old and left
three children.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. aug S.-James II.
Rice. a leading citizen. diee this afternoon.
lie was an Odd Fellow. a member or the
Grand Array and a prominent Methodist.
For mn years he had Deen> treasurer "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Drought Damage i'm Howard.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
kONOMO. Ind, Aug. 3.-The prolonged
drought is doing much damage In Howard
county. Up TO a week ago the crops were
not suffering particularly. except potatoes.
The latter is a total failure and corn can
not. even Il rains come within a few days.
be mere than half a yield. Live stock is
fer food and drink. The pastures
are burned 10 a bronze and many wells and
small streams of water are dry. Several
miles OF hedge fence have burned from me
intense heat and dryness. and in several
instances pastures and stubble fields have
been swept by flames.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
The Making of Explosive Enioined.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug. 3.-Judge III. c.
Ryan, of the Madison Superior Court, made
an important ruling last evening relative
to the manufacture and storage OF dead
ly explosives. The Indiana N~itrOglycerin
and Indiana Torpedo Companies began The
erection of a factory and storage house
near Alexandria tor the manufacture and
storage of explosives used in gas and oil
wells. Farmer G. NJ. Brown, on the ad-
joining farm. brought suit TO restrain the
companies from completing their work.
y short time ago an explosion of nitro
glycerin in that vicinity killed a man and
wrecked buildings. The proposed maya
zine was located within twenty-five rods
OF the public highway and but forty from
the barn Of Farmer Brown. Judge Ryan
ruled in favor Of the plaintiff and granted
n perpetual injunction against the COM
panIes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
His BODY Cut 10 pieces.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WILLIAMSPOKT. Ind, Aug. John
SOnger. of this place. was run over and
killed by The east-bound Wabash passenger
train early this morning about hall q mile
cas- Of her. lie bad gone 10 utica in the
evening and IL is supposed that he walked
on the railroad n returning home, and sat
OF lay down OF the track. where he was
IN over. -Iac bOcy was cut 20 fragments.
nj was stIewn aiCns the track TOR a iong
IL lance. SoESer was forty years OF age,
and leLt a widow and six chilaren.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
New Minister from Italy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. BIN response to
an inquiry from the Italian government
the State Department has announced that
ii will receive with pleasure as ambassador
from Italy to the United States Il. Mayor
Des Plantes. at present Italian minister to
Servia and a diplomat of long experience.
Senior Malaspino, the Italian minister 20
Buenos Ayres. VINO was originally selected
to succeed Baron t'ava at Washington, will
SO elsewhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD TRAVELLER.
Little Tagged Child EN- Route from
Sweden to Colorado.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-Ella A. Nelson. q
seven-year-old child travelling alone from
Sweden to Colorado. arrived here to-day on
the st. Paul. Around her neck she carried
a sheepskin on which was written: Chris
Collins, Fort Snellings, Col, please for
ward" The individual is the man Tor whom
her father and mother work on a COLORADO
ranch. Officials OF the steamship saw that
the little traveller got on the right train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Rain in Four States.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. S.-Rain, which ap-
pears to be general throughout the north
ern portion of Nebraska. southern South
Dakota and the northern portion of Ne
braska and Iowa. commenced from early
this morning and continued with but slight
intermission until late this afternoon. Re
Dorrs received at the leather Bureau in
dicate that rain FELL at Harrington. O'NeilL.
Valentine. OakGale. Tekamah. Long Pine
and Fremont in Nebraska. and at Storm
Lake. Carroll and Sibley, "a. Rain is also
reported from Cheyenne, WyO, Rapid City
and Huron. :. ID.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Henderson Csnnct Be Counsel.

OMAHA. Neb., Aug. S.-Gen. Charles
Henderson has been compelled to decline
taking charge Of Admiral Schley's case be-
fore the court of inquiry at Washington.
because of the exacting nature OF his
duties as attorney for the Burlington Rail-
road. Gen. Henderson and Admiral Schley
are old friends. The admiral visited Gen.
Henderson in this city some time ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Want Mckinley to Interfere.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The Brotherhood
of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers
held a special meeting to-day and decided
TO send a petition TO President Mckinley
asking him to interfere on behalf Of the
men in the strike of the Am%algamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
The Times. which will tomorrow print
the above Information, says that the pefi-
ton takes the stand that the strikers have
not obtained a fair trial in public opinion
and asks for an investigation of this and
other strike
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Treasure from the Kiondike.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 3.-The Hum
boldt arrived from Skagway this morning
with 100000 in Kiondike gold. According
to advices brought down by the Humboldt.
the Newport reached Juneau. July so, and
reported that five men had been killed by
the Indians about two hundred miles west
from Valdez island. No particulars could
be learned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
aged Ex-Ensimeer Killed.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HACTE. Ind. Aug. 3.-John c.
Sachs. who worked on the Terre Haute and
Indianapolis VaRdalia) construction crew,
and who was al engineer on the road for
many years after il was opened. was killed
last night by falling from his wagon on
his way 10 his farm from this city. He was
seveEty-fve years Old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The secretary
o. the treasury and the treasurer OF the
United States to-day filed with the clerk of
the Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia their answers to the petition for an
accounting in connection with the we'll
nient for $40, 600. 900 and interest. These Of
icia!s assert in their replies that the claim
is wholly imaginary false. fictitious and
fraudulent, and without foundation In law
or in fact" They assert that the records
o: the Treasury Department fail to dis
close any basis for the claim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
TWO LITTLE GIRLS HURT.
Tried To Open n Torpedo with "a Knife,
Causing an Explosion.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BRAZIa. Ind. Aug. S.-Eveline Cane. the
ten-ycar-old daughter of Thomas Cane. and
Fay Hixon. the eight-year-oid daughter Of
William Hixon. were fcarfully injured by
the explosion OF a railroad torpedo this
evening. They found the explosive by the
Nandaiia Railroad track. and thinking 1t
was a box. endeavOred to open II with a
knife. IL exploded. badly manglins and
decorating the Cane girls right arm ana
size and frightfully burning and cutting
the little Hixon girl. Their conditions are
very serious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

DECATUR, H.. Aus. 3--Chief or Police
A~Dpsegate received a telegram to-day from
Deputy Sheriff w. 5. Cote. of Birming-
ham, Ala. stating that George A. Johnson.
q Wabash brakeman. arrested at Decatur
on two charges of forgery. had escaped
from him near East ST. Louis while on his
way back to Alabama by jumping from a
moving train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The controller
of the currency to-day approved the follow
ing banks as reserve agents: First National
Bank. OF New York city, for Citizens Ma
tional Bank, of Franklin, Ind; Corn Ex-
change National Bank, of Chicago, for the
Hamilton National Bank. of Fort Wayne.
Ind; Philadelphia National Bank. of Phil
adelphia. Pa. for the First National Bank.
of MishaWaka. Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

CHARLESTON, 5. C, July 3.-Private
Louis Haggerty. Tenth United States Ar
tillery. killed his wife and then blew out
his own brains I'm his quarters at the gov
barracks on Sullivan island this
morning. Jealousy was the cause OF the
tragedy. Haggerty enlisted from West
Virginia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

to authorize the payment Of the salary IN
case the controller should decide that he
was not entitled to IL under the present
law. Although he does not decide the point.
the controller raises the question whether
Mr.. Gannett's present salary OF S,to as
geOgrapher in the geological survey Is .nos
S.l0 In excess OF the amount authorized
by Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

Special to the indianapolis Journal.

SpecIal TO The Ind!anapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 3-The annual State
convention OF the Junior order of United
American Mechanics will convene i'm Nun
Gle Monday. continuing for two Gays. The
meeting was 20 have been held at Iosant-
Vile. but there Is no building suitable for
the meeting or accommodations Tor the
delecates. and IL was changed TO this clty.
State Councillor Isaac II Gray will pre-
side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
III hut the Husband I'm Jail

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD. Ind. Aug. 3.-Mrs. Margaret
Fritz. a daughter aged seventeen years.
three sons. aged. respectively. twelve. ten
and eight years. and a little girl aged nine.
are now ia the custody OF Sheriff Frank
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04

Smith. Mrs. Fritz will be tried on Wednes-
day as being an accessory 10 the murder OF
John Feister by her husband. Nelson Fritz.
who is stu at large. A preliminary trfal
vas held before Judge Stephenson this
afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
POstmasters Commissioned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-The following
pOstlnasters were commissioned to-day:
Presidential, William l.. Bryan, Boonville,
Ind. tourth-class, Everett Collins, Max.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
Heavy Rain in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. 3.-The heav-
lest rain in several months fell here and
throughout eastern Kansas tonight doing
great good TO crops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-04
the Workingmen's Building Association.
Burial will be on Monday afternoon.

RICHMOND, Ind. Aug. 3.-Jacob Halter
man. a ~well-Nnown resident. died last
one time a resident of Milton. Wayne
county. and tie interment Will be there.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-05
MADDENiNG HARMONY.

''We can never win," declared Mr..
Fitzgerald, IF we do not discard the
heresy of free silver
eve can never win," retorted Mr..
Ball, ''unless men calling themselves
democrats support the national plat
forms of the democratic party.--Press
report of the democratic congressional
caucus.
The democrats are hopeful of get
ting together but the foregoing is a
fair sample Of the harmony they are
seeing in high places within their
party. The assertion of Fitzgerald
and the retort of Ball contain exactly
the point at issue between Mcdonald
and Metsker here and the same div
sion is found in every community in
the nation. You can tell democrat
anywhere by his ak.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-05
FAIRBANKS FORECAST.

Senator Fairbanks in very recent
newspaper interview expressed him.
self on the leading questions before
congress at the present session as fol-
lows:
1t is difficult to foretell exactly what
questions will most engage the at
tention of congress. There will be
many important questions for consid-
Grafton during the coming session and
the indications are that the session
will be long, earnest and important
one.
Such advance has been made to-
ward the modification or abrogation
of the ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty that we
shall be able to take up early the very
important subject of the construction
of an iSthmian canal and the probab-
ilities are that adequate provision will
be made for the early construction of
this great work, SO important to the
commerce of the United States as well
as to the commerce of the world. 1t
has been intimated that there Will be
sharp opposition to the project; but 1
have seen no evidence of this myself,
and do not believe that, if it exists, it
can be effective. There will be d.
verSity of opinion as to the details
for carrying forward the enterprise,
but with respect to the object to be
accomplished, namely, the construction
hxy TTni 70
there can be no serious division of
opinion.
A measure will be introduced at an
early date for the extension of the
Chinese exclusion laws, which expire
by limitation early in the coming
year. This is subject of Importance,
and that the policy of exclusion will
still be adhered to there is no doubt.
L do not believe that any general
tariff revision will be entered upon.
No modification should be made I'M
less the necessity therefore is clearly
pparent-unless it is evident that
the modification of a schedule will re-
suit in some direct good to the country,
to its trade and TO the interests OF the
workingmen. A number of recipro-
city treaties are pending for the act
ion of the senate and congress. They
will receive the fullest possible con-
sideratiOn, but what will be done with
respect to them it is impossible to say
at this moment.
What is said in the closing para
graph concerning reciprocity is de-
serving of second reading in con-
nection with the last utterance of the
lamented Mckinley on that subject
supplemented by the declaration of
President Roosevelt in his first mes
sage to congress
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-05
Plymouth, Indiana.
A New Remedy.
Mr.. r. B. OGLEsBEE,

The old friends of Cham berlain' s
Cough Remedy will be pleased to know
that the manufacturers of that prep,.ra
ton have gotten out 4 new remedy calieu
Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tao
lets, and that it is mseting with nue.
success in thu treatment of constipation.
bliio0enees. eick headache, impaired di
sestion and like disorders. These Zap
lett are e4sier TO take ard more pleasant
10 effect than pills. then they not only
move the bowels. but improve the APP
petite and correct any disorders of tue
stomach and liver For sale by J. w. Hess
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-05
Narrow Escape From Injury.

While P. J. Kruger and Phil Him.
kle were crossing the Pennsylvania
railroad at the Jacoby crossing Friday
evening after dark the spirited young
horse they were driving became fright
ened at something along the road and
suddenly SHE'D to one side, falling
with the buggy and its occupants off
the high and narrow embankmenf.
In the mix-up that ensued the buggy
was wrecked and the harness broken
up, but the men and horse escaped in
jury. 1t was very narrow escape for
them. The railway Improvements at
that point have left the crossing tenn
porarily in a bad and dangerous con-
ditiOn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-05

The democratic press, pursuant to
its usual tactics, pretends to De con-
fused over the decision of the United
States supreme court in the insular
cases. What the court declared to be
the law by majority of the judges
is perfectly clear and definite. The
opinions expressed by the several
judges in supporting or dissenting
from the decision itself form no part
OF the law declared. 1t is quite likely
that the arguments OF the judges pro
and con are confusing to most demo-
Gratis, but there is no room to doubt
what the law is, and it sustains the
policies formulated by Mckinley and
followed by Roosevelt.