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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
WOODS WILL KEEP HIS LAND.
His Selection at Lawton Upheld by
the Interior Department.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-In the ee<tes<
between j. T.. Calert against James r.
Woods, coming from the Lawton, o. T.
land district. and involving entry No. l..
the acting secretary of the interior has
rendered a decision refusing to order .
hearing on the case. The charges upon
which the contest was founded were SUBJ
stantially that Woods's entry was made in
violation of the homestead law by reason
of the location on the south line OF the
town of Lawton, and that the entry en-
braces a tract a mile long and only a quar-
ter of a mile wide, and was so taken for
speculative purposes and not for agricul-
tural purposes and that the entry was
made at a time when there were a large
number of townsite settlers on the land
who occupied ii for trade and business
purposes.
The decision holds that the selection and
entry of land adjacent 10 the town OF
Lawton was not In violation of the letter
or spirit of the law, and that the fact
that there may have been alleged toWnsfte
settlers on the lands at the time he made
his entry does not affect Woocs's tight OF
entry. The land was not subject To appro-
p~riation for townsite purposes nor was any
person authorized TO enter upon IL or oc-
cupy il for purposes of trade or business,
and no such occupancy could operate TO
defeat his right TO enter. IL IL further
held in the opinion that Woods's entry il
not invalid on account OF the form OF the
tract embraced; that the special provisions
OF the act OF May 2. 1890. do not control
in this matter, but that the general pro-
visions of the homestead law do. The
secretary says that under the act of June
8, 1900. making provision for the disposition
of these lands. IL is directed that they shall
be disposed of under the general provisions
of the homestead and TOWNSHIP laws of the
United States, and that under this law
Woods's location is valid.
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Mr.. ALIENS SUCCESSOR
WILLIAM NJ. HUNT APPOINTED GOV
ERNOR OF PORTO RICO.
Officers of Artillery Also Named by the
P~resident-The De Lima Case
Finally Disposed OF.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-The President
to-day appointed William IL. Hunt, of Mon
tana. to be Governor of Porto Rico. Other
appointments follow:
Colonel. Artillery Corps-John l.. Tiernon.
Lieutenant Colonies, Artillery-George >.
Grimes, John M. IL. Davis.
Majors, AruHery-AleXander Is. Dyer,
Medorem Crawford, Graland n. Whistler,
Albert :. Henry a. Reed. 70
Captains, Artillery-Phihp II. Ward, Win
ID. y. Pearce, Arthur 5. Conklin, BENJAMIN
M. koehler, James +. Brady, Hugh Lar.
Appelwhite, Roderick l.. Carmichael, An
+. Bottoms, Willard ID. Newbill. Harold r..
Cloke, Samuel G. Vestal, Thomas III. X.
Mcintyre. Richard H.. .McMaster;
Hancock, Dan Il. Moore, Clarence Il. Smith,
Russell p. Reeder. Robert +. Mcmillan.
Goodwin OrdWay. Lynn 5. Edwards. George
M. Brooke, Hugh X. Taylor, George Deiss,
Alden Trotter, Spencer M. Bowman.
Charles r. Lawson, Gilbert ~Youngberg.
Francis A. Pope, Stanley b. Hamilton,
Edwin G. Davis, Frederick l.. Buck, Jay
p. Hopkins, Leroy T. Hillman Upton Bier
ME, jr., Archibald III. Sunderland, Clarence
]. Frohwitter, Edward p. Nones, Arthur T..
S. Hyde, Clifford G. Carson, Harry Il.
Mitchell, Ernest T.. Allen. Fred {. DOYLE.
McManus. Augustine Mcintyre, John B..
Murphy, Frank ID. Edwards, George X.
Greene, Robert NJ: Ellicott, Theodore II.
Koch, Henry G. Merriam, Raymond w.
Briggs, Harry G. Williams.
Surgeons, Rank of Major-Eugene J..
Swift, Paul Shillock.
First Lieutenants in the Porto Rico Pro-
visional Regiment of mfantry-Paul
Wuttke, Terence Hamill.
Leng Hui. to be interpreter TO the lega-
ton and United States consulate general at
Bangkok, Siam.
George b. Adams. of New York, to be
United States district judge for the South
ern district of New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
OIL WELLS ABANDONED
PIPE IN FOUR PRODUCERS DRAWN
FOR USE ELSEWHERE.
Caused by Scarcity of Tubing and Its
High Price-August I'm the In
diana Field.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Aug. 29.-The large
decrease in the oil operations in the Indiana
oil field for the month of August is due to
the scarcity Of pipe and It's high price. II
the tube mills do not start turning out pipe
soon there will be a pipe famine in the oil
country. Many of the old producing wells
that are about played out will be aban-
doned and the material used for the drilling
of new ones. In this way operators can
save money. At the present price of pipe
the crude product should at least bring
better than 81 in this field.
The August report shows 22S wells COM
pleted in the Indiana field, of which "a
failed to produce the product and are listed
in the dry hole or gas well column, the
balance of the wells showing a daily pro-
duction of $40 barrels, or a daily average
per we'll OF 21H barrels. August shows one
less failure than did July, but in new work
under way there is "A large decline. In new
rigs up there are 30 less, and in drilling
wells Just 40 less, making a decline in new
work of 20. This is the largest decline in
new work in the field at any time during
the past two years.
The following figures explain more fully
the trend OF operations in the various
counties in the oil and gas fields proper OF
the State, and are of more than passing
interest to the trade in general:
Summary of Completed Wells
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
END OF THE DE LIMA CASE.
Decision by Controller Traceweu That
DispOses of the Matter.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Mr. T~racewell.
the controller of the treasury, has rem
dered a decision which disposes of the
famous De Lima case. He holds that under
the recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court the judgment obtained by
De Lima d Co. for $14,597 from the
United States on account of duties paid by
them on goods shipped from Porto Rico
to the United States between the date Of
the ratification of the treaty of Paris and
that Of the approval of the Foraker act,
may be paid out of the general appropria-
ton of the Treasury Department. without
further action by Congress.
The question of issue was whether In
view of the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court this judgment might
be paid for appropriations or referred 10
Congress for a SPECIFIC Appropriation. The
judgment obtained by the plaintiffs was for
s14. 597. which includes the sum of $1,509 in
terest. being the interest on the amount
paid in excess, to Wit, 1918 TO date OF
rendition of judgment and also the sums
of 1853 costs in the Supreme Court and s2l
in the Circuit Court.
After referring the case of Lascelles &
Co, which was similar TO the case under
consideration and decided by the controller
between the case under consideration and
that case is in the former case Lascelles q
the United States or the collector of Gus
toms for the duties so ~wrongfully exacted
and paid by them under protest.
1T would seem to the ordinary mind that
IL would be a travesty on justice to refund
duties illegally exacted where "A judgment
had not been obtained, and TO refuse a re-
fund under exactly similar conditions,
where the persons seeking the refund had
been diligent and had their rights ascer-
tanned and settled i'm the highest court i'm
the land. If there is an appropriation
available to pay duties. Illegally exacted il
follows that the ascertainment of the fact
of the illegal exaction of such duties and
the ascertainment of their amount by the
Judgment of a court, the only tribunal that
can finally and conclusively settle these
questions, would not and could not nave
the effect TO nullify the appropriation.
1T is perfectly clear to my mind that
when Section 800, Revised Statutes, and the
act of 1875 is considered with reference TO
Section 3S9. Revised Statutes, providing for
the refund to importers of the excess Of
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The Earl of Crawfords has bought the
auxiliary steam yacht Valhalla, owned by
the Count and Countess De Castellane.
The London Express says: France and
Russia will have ninety-two submarine
boat destroyers within six months time"
The Chilean Congress has ratified the
nomination of Don Jerman Riesco as flu
ture President. He will assume office
Sept. i.
IAN American syndicate" says a dispatch
TO the London Times from Lima. has be-
gun buying the Cerro de Pasco copper
Mines
The neutrality-suspicious. line steamer
Auguste Victoria. from Hamburg. which
sailed from Southampton yesterday for
New York. via Cherbourg. has among her
passengers Charles II. Grasty. publisher OF
the Baltimore News, and Mrs. Grasty, and
former United States Attorney General
Wayne MacVeagh and Mrs. MacVeagh.
Replying TO an American consular criti-
cism OF the Italian treatment OF the slave
traffic in Erythrea. Italian East Africa. the
Tribuna, OF Rome, contends the govern
ment Is doing all II can TO suppress slave
trading, but as the Red sea coast Is most
difficuit TO patrol some OF the traders es-
cape. Italy regrets this. the Tribuna says,
and is striving TO remedy the evil.
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able they will set forth these objections in
a letter to the acting secretary OF the navy.
Commander Richard Wainwright, super
intendent of the Naval Academy, came
over to Washington from Annapolis to-day
and spent some time in conference with
Captain Lemly, judge advocate of the
Schley court, in reference 10 the testimony
10 be furnished by the commander. who is
one Of the witnesses on the government
list. Captain Lemly has been engaged in
this kind OF work for the past week, lay
ing the base for the presentation OF his
case.
Nothing has been heard by Acting Sec
rotary Hackett from Captain Forsyth in
answer to the departments interrogatory
touching his reputed interview in relation
TO the Schley case. Mr.. Hackett's atten-
ton has not yet been directed formally TO
the publication this morning ascribing GER
tain expressions bearing on the Schley case
to Rear Admiral Watson, but when the
matter was referred TO informally Mr..
Hackett intimated hat IL was not OF suf-
Client importance TO warrant letter-writing
by the department.
The naval orders OF to-day contain the
names of three persons designated as wit
resses in the coming inquiry. They are
Lieut.. John Hood, of the Indiana: Lieut..
James G. Doyle. who. according 10 a cable
gram received to-day from Admiral Remey
at Cavite, has been detached from the
New York and ordered home, and Chaplain
w. T. Helms, now on the Buffalo, who has
been ordered home Immediately.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
Was Not Only Prominent Politically
I'm Minnesota, bat Was Inhuen-
tfal in All the Northwest.
HE FAVORED MR. FAIRBANKS
n WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED HIM
in NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Providing the Indiana Senator Per-
mftted His Name to BE Used as
N Presidential Candidate.
Stan Correspondence Of the Journal.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - The I'M
timely death OF. District Attorney Robert
q. Evans. OF Minneapolis. was of far more
than state consequence in a political way.
AS a public man Mr.. Evans was one Of
the strong and imposing figures of the
Northwest. His strength was OF that stall
wart and sturdy variety which is given by
public confidence. The people OF his State
thoroughly believed in him. When he was
a candidate for United States senators
after the death Of Senator Davis the people
were sincerely disappointed over his defeat.
He was a man of the State and not OF the
politicians. 1t is more than likely that had
he lived he would not have been a candi-
date again. but even without senatorial
honor he was almost certain to become a
dominating influence in the Republicanism
o. the Northwest. This is true independent
of his political ambition. The people would
have forced him into such a position. and.
with a natural liking for political affairs.
II may be assumed that he would have re-
sponded with alacrity TO the promptings
of public confidence.
IL Is a distinct loss TO the State to have
been deprived OF two of it's most forceful
men in the period OF one year. Senator
Davis was one OF the ablest men I'm public
life. and had he been alive his own State
would doubtless have supported him for
the presidency in 1904. Even had he not
appeared as a candidate this support would
have been given as a matter OF State pride
and as a vote of confidence and commenda-
ton OF his distinguished public services.
IL l. almost probable that the entire North
west would have supported Davis In the
convention. There Is a bond OF sympathy
between these groups OF States which
would make united political. action most
desirable. although they have never so per-
formed their political duties IN convention.
Mr. Evans saw this possibility and was
anxious 10 see the States exert their in
fiuence In national affairs IN this way.
That Davis and Evans should die within "A
year Is OF political consequence.
There are Indications. however. that the
disposition of the Northwestern States TO
work with PRACTICAL harmony for one set OF
political principles and purposes and for
candidates has gained considerable head
way. Perhaps IL has made such progress
that IL may continue. even without the
personal guidance OF the late leaders. Nu-
mericaily none Of these States Is strong
enough 10 WELD "a great influence in con-
v~entlOns or I'm public affairs. Any one
would be and is dwarfed by such great
States as Ohio. Illinois. Pennsylvania. etc.
II they should work together there would
be glory and recognition for all In a prac-
teal political way. six or eight senators
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
CIaeson Found I'm BROOKLYN.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Gustaf f. Glaze
son, who was at the helm OF the battleship
Texas on the day of the battle Of Santiago,
and for whom the judge advocate OF the
navy has been searching, lives in Brooklyn.
Gleason is a Swede thirty-ive years old.
In an Interview tonight he said he ex-
court OF inquiry.
Referring TO the movements OF the YES
sells In the Santiago fight he said: Com
modore Schley posted the signal The
enemy is escaping All the ships directed
their course toward the enemy. The
Texas, Iowa and Gloucester were the first
that he had been anxious for three years
TO tell all he knew about tina battle and
the work Of the Brooklyn, and that he
would be glad 70 have that Opportunity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
NEVER AN A OR EVE.
Prof. McGee's Theory Supported by
the Convention Of Scientist.


DENVER. Aug. 3O.-The American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science
decided yesterday hat there never was
either a Adam nor an Eve. Prof. w. ].
MCGEE. the Chesterfieldan ethnologist, who
knows all about the men who nave inhab-
tied the earth. was down on the programme
TO read an innocent-looking paper. entitled
Current Questions in Anthropology.p He
said that for centuries students had adj
hered to the superstition that mankind had
sprung from a common parentage. Modern
research had shattered this theory. 1t must
the Malay and the Caucasian could not
have descended from the same pair. Talk
of Adam and Eve having set up housekeen-
ing in the Garden OF Eden was I'm the OWN
ion OF the professor. absurd. There must
have been several such couples.
Professor MCGEE continued along these
lines for thirty minutes, and then the sun
porterS of the common parentage idea GOT
the floor. Prof. George Dorsey, who oc-
cupled a front seat at all gatherings of
anthropologists, being the curator of the
anthropological section OF the Field Mn
scum at Chicago. defended Adam and Eve.
and gave exhaustive data to make his ar
gument effective.
lie was ably seconded by Prof. Frank
Russell. OF Harvard. but the rest of the
members went over 10 MCGEE, and II was
soon apparent that the latter had won the
day, and the story OF Eden and its occu-
pants would have to be placed on the shelf
with William Tell. Santa Claus and other
interesting. but ephemeral. personages.
The American Association closed its ff-
tieth annual convention this morning. The
council and such sections as may desire
will hole "A business meeting at Chicago
the first Week in January. 1902. The next
regular meeting OF the association will be
held at Pittsburg. Pa, during the week
commencing June %. 1902. The outgoing
recommends that the meeting
OF 1893 be held at Washington during the
first week I'm January In the interest OF a
movement looking TO the bringing together
OF all the scientific bodies I'm the United
States in midwinter convocation.
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TO FIGHT DRINK WITH DRINK.
Good People VIII Try to Run n sa-
Ioonist Ont Of business.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug. 3l.-James
Frost has appeared at Dickson, Tenn. to
engage in the saloon business. His place
Is being decorated and furnished. Visions
of mixed drinks and staggering men caused
CONSERVATION among the good people OF the
town. They are now organizing a stock
company, composed of one hundred leading
citizens. with the intention of opening up
an opposition saloon. AT this liquor shop
drinks sold at cost. taking all profit from
the traffic, which. they claim. will drive
Frost out OF business and rid the town of
liquor traffic. This liquor war preparations
are attracting much attention, because the
best and most religious people in the COM
munity will engage I'm the liquor business.
lature "A saloon can be legally opened at
Dickson.
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APPLAUSE STOPPED.
Negroes Informed @Thf IL the Flu
neral of Your Liberties.-

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. SO.-Delegats
Summers. of Washington county. Republic
an, to-day continued his argument in the
state constitutional convention TO the re-
ported preamble to the proposed Constitu-
ton and advocating the amendment. The
galleries were again crowded one OF them
being entirely occupied by colored people.
From hat gallery came most Of the ap-
plause which greeted Colonel Summers re-
marks, but he discouraged any such DEM
Onstration on the part OF the negroes. say
ing to them when applause was attempted:
stop that, this I'm a funeral OF your lib
critics"
Colonel Summer deprecated any criti-
cism OF the convention. saying that IL was
a Woodworking. intelligent. moderate and
conservative body of men. He appealed
for careful consideration OF the claims OF
the colored population, repeating at some
length the arguments made before the COM
mittee by the colored men who appeared
before il. He contended that these wit
nesses were credible and asked that their
testimony should have due consideration In
the interest of all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
ANOTHER SALISBURY RUMOR.
Renewal of the Report that His Lord
hip Intends to Resign.

LONDON, Aug. 30.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette. under the heading, 1.-THE Prime Min
listers Impending Resignation" fixes Lord
Salisbury's retirement as probable after
the coronation of King Edward, though
some persons place 1t in the autumn or
early winter. Supporting the news edi-
torially, the Pail Mall Gazette says: THE
facts square with our knowledge to the
extent that the Unionist party should pre-
pare for a new premiership"
Chiefly owing to the lack OF all interest
ing news, the Pail Mall Gazette's announce
ment attracted considerable attention. The
credence attached to il was due more to
the Pail Mall Gazette's previous feat in
foretelling the retirement of the late Mr..
Gladstone than by the inherent probability
of to-day's article. After careful inquiry
q representative of the Associated Press
found there was nothing TO justify the
prophecy. An official who has been more
closely associated with Lord Salisbury
than any one else for over thirty years
said: II have not heard a single word from
latest resurrection of the retirement rumor.
1t is true Lord Salisbury is getting very
old, but he Is now relieved of the bulk of
the dull foreign affairs, which were for
merly so trying. i do not think he is very
eager TO retire, and, what Is more to the
allow 1t, unless age made far greater in
roads on his health than 1t has at present.
l think you will see Lord Salisbury premier
so long as his health lasts and a Cnionist
government Is in power. Personally. he has
no pursuits to which he desires to devote
more leisure. In fact, / believe he would
feel quite lost without a certain amount Of
craftsmanship to occupy his energy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
Cannot Break Through the Polar Sea

HAMMERFEST. Norway, Aug. 30.-The
steamer Frithjof, which arrived here yes
terday after having successfully landed the
Baldwin-Zeigler arctic expedition at Camp
Zeigler, on Alger island. spoke the Rus
sian ice-breaking steamer Ermak three
weeks ago. Admiral Makaroff, the origina-
tor of the idea to reach the pole with
the Ermak, said his experience had con-
WINGED him that IL was impossible to force
a way through the polar sea. The admiral
was then homeward bound. He saw Mr..
Baldwin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
Land ONCE Receipts.

WASHINGTON. Aug. M-Hon. Binger
Hermann. commissioner OF the general
land office. has completed his annual re-
port. which shows that during the year
1862. 796 acres OF the public domain were
disposed OF. and that the receipts of the
office were S4.972. i60. The receipts exceeded
those OF last year by 1892. 402 and tire land
disposals by 2,l0S.9 POS acres.
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LONDON, Aug. 3i.-"The captain Of the
guard on the occasion of the Chu-Chau
massacre has been decapitated," says a
dispatch to the Times from Shanghai. "and
the Governor promises to punish twenty
four others concerned. Nevertheless, Yung
Ching. the provincial treasurer, and Pao.
the toa-tai. who were primarily responsible
for the massacre, have been allowed to go
10 the Sian-Fu undegraded by loss of
office -
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Mnn with 5000 May Vote.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Aug. o.-In the
constitutional convention to-day Delegate
Jones's amendment was adopted providing
for the calling of the Legislature together
I'm special session TO impeach a Governor or
lieutenant governor. II provided that the
majority of the Legislature could make
known TO the secretary of state their de-
sire to have a special session Of the Legis-
lature called. The convention to-day COM
pleted the article on suffrage and IL was
adopted. The only important amendment
adopted provides that persons may vote
who own $500 worth OF real and personal
property instead OF real "or" personal
property.