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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10

REPORT OF o. H. FETHERS
RECKLESS FINANCIERING AND MIS-
APPROPRIATION is CHARGED.

CHICAGO. July 9.-The Endowment Rank
of the knights of Pythias has a deficit Of
s225. .267. This announcement was made by
Supreme Commander Ogden III. Fethers
to-day to the Supreme Lodge of the order.
which has been assembled in this city for
the purpose of looking into the affairs of
the rank.
Mr. Fetherss announcement was based on
the official report of the insurance COM
missoners of Illinois, Connecticut and Kan
sas, who made an exhaustive examination
Of the financial condition of the order, and
copies of these reports We're placed in the
hands of the representatives Before the
rank can legally continue doing business
an insurance institution this deficit must
be made good. and the question of how
1t is TO be done, and the greater one of how
the funds of the organization are TO be
safeguarded in the future, occupied the
attention of the Supreme Lodge officers and
representatives all day to-day and far into
the night.
That there has been misrepresentation of
funds of the organization by past officers
OF the Endowment Rank was freely charged
in the reports. as well as in the meetings
to-day, and there was said to be little
doubt that after the Supreme Lodge had
finished dealing with those who are thought
before the states attorney, with a request
that il be submitted to the grand jury.
At the session tonight a motion was
made to eXpel John A. Hinsey who was
president of the endowment rank during
the period in which some of the funds
of the organization are said 70 have dis
appeared and others to have been invested
in poor securities, out the motion was laid
on the table, when it reported to the
meeting that NJ Hinsey had expressed his
intention of appearing before the Supreme
Lodge at its meeting tomorrow for the
purpose of defending himself against any
charge that might be made of misappro-
priation of funds or of having made in
vestments which he had not previously
assured himself were safe and amply Sc
cured.
The work of investigation by the SUI
preme Lodge was not finished tonight
and will be resumed tomorrow. III is
stated that charges of reckless financiering
juggling of accounts and misrepresentation
OF funds were made by the report of the
board of control On July l, IL is asserted
the Endowment Rank found itself with a
half million Of unpaid death claims and
only Sl35 in the bank with which to paw
them. while little more was available from
S4S0,O00 of investments, most Of the proper
ties being in the hands of receivers The
knights OF Pythias. however. regard them
selves as legally responsible, the Endow-
ment Rank being a part OF the order ITS
control being vested In the Supreme Lodge
and will devise plans for making good the
deficits. paying off the claims and putting
the insurance rank on a firm basis. with
adequate rates and a good business sys-
TEN.
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ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
Promotions I'm Regular Service and
Surgeons and Assistants Named

WASHINGTON. July 9.-The President
has made the following appointments:
Colonel OF infantry, John w Budd: lieu
tenant colonel OF infantry. John ]. O'Con-
nell John w. Hannay; major OF infantry.
+. Glenn. George II. Cecil. John H. n
Phine; captain OF infantry. Isaac Newell.
George II. Shelton. Herschcl Tupes. Elwyn
T.. Hampton. Harry F. RetherS. William h
Cochran. Aiga p. Berry.
Captains OF cavalry, Herbert A White
Harry 7. Cavenaugh. Nathan X. Averill.
Paymastcr, rank OF major, Thomas c.
Goodman. James B. Houston
Major engineer corps, James G.. Warren:
captain engineer corps. George T.. Howell
Captain artillery corps, Samuel a KEEP
hart
Chaplains. Joseph Clemens. Timothy
O'Keefe.
Surgeon volunteers rank OF major. Rob
ert Burns Ralph 5. Porter Assistant sur
geon volunteers. rank captain. George II
Calkins- Assistant surgeons. rank of first
leutenants. Charles IA. Geer. Patrick H.
McAndrew. Gideon Med. Van Poole Henry
II. rutherford, Ernest l.. Ruffner. William
II. Brooks. Matthew A Delaney. Horace ID.
Bloomberg. Compton Wilson. John a Muir
tagh. Eugene r. Whitmore. Charles Y
Reno. Robert Il. Patterson Carroll ID.
Buck. George IL. r. Gosman, Conrad T.
koerper, John II Allen Roderic L. O'Con-
nor, William Roberts. George p Heard
Robert +. Noble. James W Van Dusen
Roger Brooke jr.. Wallace De Witt, Albert
T. Henderson, Robert NJ. Thornburg
arthur NJ Line, Paul :. Halleran. Herbert
q Shaw. Clement G. WhitcOmb Robert 81
SruDps. Edmund ID. Shortlidge. vergee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10
INDIANA FACTORY CONDITIONS.
Mr. McAbee Says They Are Continu-
ally Improving
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE. Ind. July 9.-State Factory In
spector Daniel III. McAbee, OF indianapolis.
was in the city this morning inquiring OF
the court as 10 the time when the cese TO
enforce the weekly pay law in which the
Republic Iron and Steel Company is de-
fendant, would come up for trial. Mr.. Nc
Abee is looking after the witnesses for the
State and is getting everything In readiness
10 fight the case. He was informed that
the case would be brought up for trial dur
ing the present term OF court or before
Judge Letter adjourns for the summer va
cation. IL the time Is not too short 90 have
one The many assault cases that have
come 10 the notice OF the court must he
tried first and the weekly wage suit prob
ably will be last on the programme. The
case was brought by the state at the In
stance OF employees OF the company. IL has
been customary for the company 10 pay IT'S
several mills in Indiana the case Is OF con-
siderable state importance.
This morning Mr.. McAbce said. relative
10 conditions in the factories over the
State. THE conditions In Indiana are much
better than heretofore. and continue 10
improve. The manufacturers are seeing
the benefits derived from the department
OF factory inspection and say they have
found the semi-annual visits OF the IN
spectors 20 their factories 10 be 20 their
beneit. TwO-thrds OF the manufacturers
In the State now pay wages 20 sick and In
Jured men and In addition 10 this many pay
doctor bills. About five hundred people were
injured In Indiana factories last year and
more than $4,000 was paid out In benefits
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Controller Dawes Says It's Condition
Indicates High Prosperity.

NEW YORK. July s.--Controller Of the
Currency Dawes is quoted by the Wash
ington correspondent Of the Press as say
ing relative 10 the condition OF the national
banks OF the country: The latest detailed
reports received from the national banks
Of the United States indicate an unusually
high degree OF prosperity. The condition OF
the national banking system can be taken
as a practical barometer OF the industrial
and commercial condition OF the country
generally. and. therefore. the remarkable
showing now being made by these institu-
tions indicates clearly that every branch
OF American trade and industry is flushed
10 n correspcndingly high degree The
resources of the banks are greater than
ever before in the history of the national
system and the condition OF the banks
generally is satisfactory. The present
condition of the banks stands out In strong
contrast against the dark background OF
the condition that prevailed some seven or
eight years ago In 1893. for instance. the
record for bank failures was reached when
thirty-eight OF the national banks went
permanently into the hands OF receivers.
During the first six months OF the present
year only seven banks have failed. while
during the entire year 1900 only five went
under"
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PROBABLY WILL RESUME
SEVENTH NATIONAL BANK MAY BE
REOPENED FOR BUSINESS.
Fred s. Heath Said to BE Confident All
the Money Required Has Been
Promised.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Private advices
received here from New York through Fred
s. Heath, of Muncie, contain assurances
that the Seventh National Bank will surely
resume; that the money to pay the de-
positors in full has been promised. and
that the 81. 500 600 loan to Marquand & Co,
which led to the banks suspension will be
taken off the banks hands. These things
accomplished there appears TO be nothing
in the way of the bank resuming business
at an early date
w. G.. Nicholas says I'm the New York Tel
egraph: THE three Heath brothers-Fletch-
er S. Perry S. and Fred-may decide 10
concentrate their resources and reorganize
the Seventh National Bank and build 1t
up a distinctively family institution.
Strong friends have given them assur-
ances that they can have all the help
they may want should they conclude 10
remain in metropolitan banking. The
brothers can mass about s.. .000. 900.
and a matter of family pride they
are likely 10 decide TO make "a stand in
New York 10 re-establish themselves and
regain the position and prestige lost
through their connection with the col
lapsed bank. 1t now is we'll known I'm the
inner councils OF Wall-street banking circles
that President Kiinball was responsible
for the bad loans that resulted in the
closing OF the bank. Fletcher Heath had
no idea OF the fix the bank was in until
the Saturday before the failure. and the
time was too short for him 10 raise the
money for salvation. II the Heaths
and their friends reorganise the Sew
enth National Bank ii will be with
capital OF not less than S1.00OOo0 and
surplus OF 100000 additional. thus start
ing on with large increased resources An
other party is also anxious 10 reorganize
the bank and at the meeting OF directors
and important stockholders on Tuesday OF
this week definite steps will be taken to-
ward the upbuildng."
Gen. Henry l.. Burnett. United States dis
trict attorney at New York. was In con-
sultation on Tuesday with W. s Ball his
assistant. who was designated 10 examine
into the affairs OF the Seventh National
Bank subsequently General Burnett said:
Il do not care 10 say at this time whether
anything has been discovered by Captain
Ball OF criminal character in the manip-
ulation OF the affairs OF the Seventh Ma
tional Bank. Nothing Will be done until
the investigation is completed"
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Indianapolis People Safe.

The wreck early yesterday morning at
Nottingham. O., of train on which there
were a number of Indianapolis people
caused for time much concern as to their
safety, but 1t was ascertained that none
of the passengers was injured. The train
was the Knickerbocker special on the Big
Four, which leaves this city at 6:25 p. m. 1t
was composed of ten cars, one being
sleeper put on in this city. In the Indian
apols sleeper were Miss Sue Ketcham,
Misses Lila and Lucia Ketcham, Miss
Jessie J. Smith. principal of school No. 49,
Miss Kate Metcalf and Miss Helena Wills,
en- route to the White mountains; Mrs.
John NJ. Spann and daughter and Mrs.
r. NJ Seeds and daughter en- route to
Buffalo. A telegram late yesterday after
noon from Miss Ketcham announced that
all of the persons from this city were safe
and were proceeding on their journey.
Advices from Anderson and other cities
in Indiana say persons from those places
were on the train. All escaped injury. but
some were shaken up.
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WANT MORE SAFEGUARDS
CUBANs AFRAID OF THEMSELVES AT
THE ELECTION POLLS.
Conservatives Oppose the Law Framed
by the Electoral Committee and
1t Is Defeated, 13 tn IL.

HAVANA, July 9.-The Cuban constitu-
tionaI convention this afternoon rejected
the committees project for the electoral
law by vote of 13 to r. The Conserva-
tives claimed that the law as proposed
was too radical. inasmuch as 1t provided
that there should be no interference with
the elections by the central government
and because the last elections showed it
TO be impossible TO conduct elections hon
estly without some restraining power.
They pointed out that the provinces and
municipalities were as yet unable to gov
ern themselves and contended that free
hand regarding elections would result in
calamity to the country. In the opinion
OF the Conservatives the first elections
under the election law should be conducted
with all possible safeguards. with safe
guards equal at least TO those provided
by the military Governor. Rather than
accept the commissions project the COM
mittee said it would favor holding the
elections under the existing law and leave
to the Republic the task of drawing up
suitable law later. Another objection was
that party lines had not been clearly de-
fined yet and that the law provided
for political representation on the election
boards. which, under existing conditions,
would be a farce.
General Sanguily voted with the Rad
icals, explaining that. although he did not
believe in the projected law, he thought
Ii would be a better plan to amend than
to reject it. a new committee will be APP
pointed tomorrow. The Conservatives
claim a majority in favor of the plural
vote. based on the Belgian law.
The Municipal Council to-day passed
vote of thanks to Capt. Lucien Young,
captain of the port, for his recent display
Of promptitude and resolution in saving
lives threatened by the overfiowing of the
AlmendareS river.
Mr.. Young has informed the contractors
who have undertaken to raise the wreck of
the United States battleship Maine that
unless the work is begun Immediately the
contract will be annulled
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Almost Another Murder.

Special TO the Indianap apolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. July 9.-Muncie all but
had another murder TO her discredit this
evening as a result of two colored men en-
gaging in a fight with razors I'm front OF a
barber shop where they were employed.
Manning Allen attacked Johnson Bradley.
but the latter knocked the razor from his
assailants hand and then used his own
weapon i'm a terrible fashion. The injured
man had his chin cut on. has two deep
gashes across his right arm. three other
gashes I'm the face and two long cuts across
the abdomen. The man fought until ex-
hausted from loss of blood and Is now at
Bradley is in jail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10
FLORIDA GUN FIGHT"
Farmer killed and Son-in-Law, Wife
and Baby Wounded.

TAMPA, Fla. July 9.-In a gun fight
near Plant City Edward Franklin. farm
er. was killed and David Kinard, Frank
Inns son-in-law Mrs. Kinard and their
baby were seriously wounded. Franklin.
it is alleged, had employed a farmland
TO do some plowing. for which he was to
receive 200 strawberry plants. Work hav-
on Klnard for the plants When the en-
ployed man presented the order kinard
refused 10 nll it. This was reported to
Franklin. who armed himself with shot
gun and went TO the Kinard home Arriv-
ing there he opened fire. IL is said on his
son-in-law. missing him, but striking and
seriously wounding his daughter and
grandchild. I<inard ran for his gun and
returned the fire. Another volley was ex-
changed. Franklin falling dead and kinard
seriously wounded. kinard has not been
arrested.
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A NEW ENOCH ARDEN.
Queer story Developed in Divorce
Proceedings at Evansville.

srecial TO the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, July "a divorce
was granted here to-day that had a tinse
of unusual romance and sadness In IL.
Seventeen years ago Peter G. Eigenbroct
and Mrs. James Fisher were united i'm mar
riage. and from that time until few days
ago lived happily. Five years before this
marriage James Fisher had disappeared
from home and no trace OF him was found.
Later the wife was led 10 believe her hus-
band dead. She mOurned him for several
wears. for their welded life had been hap
py but finally married Eigenbrodt.
After all these years as the wife or Peter
Efgenbrodt the woman was suddenly
startled by the appearance OF Fisher. her
first husband, who asked her 10 return TO
him This was followed by the nlng OF
the divorce suit. the decree being granted
to-day. Fisher gives out no information
as 10 his sudden disappearance and the
woman will not talk regarding her future
plans. Eigenbrodt and his late wife are
greatly distressed over the queer turn OF
fortunes wheel.
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Colonel Hay Receives Cbckib Bey.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Secretary Hay
returned TO Washington this morning from
his New Hampshire home. He was driven
directly to the State Department and was
closeted for some time with acting Secre-
tary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee.
The new Turkish minister, Chekib Bey.
called. in company with Ali Ferrough Bey.
the retiring minister The new minister
must await until a later date TO be pre-
sented at the White House, owing 10 the
Presidents absence but he will from now
on exercise all the functions of a minister
a matter OF courtesy. THIS course is
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. SD
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CHINA WANTS INDEMNITY.
Laundrymen at Butte Alleged to Have
Been "Boxerized.v

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Chinese
government. through Minister Wu Ting
fang. has filed claim for indemnity TO the
amount of half million dollars on account
OF alleged outrageous treatment OF Chi
rese at Butte. Mont There is a suggestion
OF Boxer outrageS reversed in the presen-
tation or the case TO the State Department,
the treatment inflicted on the Chinese at
Butte being claimed 10 have been cruel and
oppressive. 1t Is charged that some of them
were killed. others lost their property and
nearly all were ruined in business and
many OF them were driven out. The claim
ants number several hundred The outrages
date back 10 1855 and IL is declared that the
City Council of Butte and the state courts
upheld the rioters and boycotters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10
Fireman and Unknown Man So Badly
Hurt They VIII Die and Others
Seriously Injured.
SEVERAL INDIANIANS ABOARD
PEOPLE FROM THIS CITY, ANDERSON
AND ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE.
All Reported to Have Escaped with
n Shaking Up and tn Have Contin-
ued Their Journey Eastward.

NOTTINGHAM o., July 9.-One OF the
worst wrecks on the Lake Shore road in
years occurred at 2:So o'clock this morn
ing in the center OF this village, ten miles
east of Cleveland. The southwestern linn
tied on the Big Four from St Louis Gin
cinnau and other Western cities and which
goes onto the Lake Shore tracks at Cleve-
land. was ditched by running into an axle
dropped by a freight car. Investigation
shows that the journal of a car near the
middle of a freight train was burned out.
AS the limited passing the freight the
axle on the car dropped to the ties and
thence over onto the opposite track. direct
ly in front of the fast-running passenger
train. No passengers were killed.
The Dead
FRANK ANDERSON, engineer of the
passenger train, of Buffalo.
o. G. MCULLEN, of Cincinnati. mail
clerk.
The Injured
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, of Buffalo. fire.
man of passenger train; probably will die.
WILLIAM BAKER, of Columbus, mail
clerk. injured on head and body; not seri-
Gus.
WILLIAM REGAIN. both hands smashed.
f. f. LOVELESS, Cincinnati, mail clerk;
slight.
A. HIRTZ. Cleveland, serious.
1. JOHNSON, Buffalo, serious.
TWO UNKNOWN TRAMPS, hurt.
The shock to the passenger coaches was
terrific and although the occupants were
badly shaken up no passenger was hurt.
When the front end of the engine plowed
into the ground OF the gully it became dis
connected from the other coaches that
went over the embankment and whirled
sideways so that it pointed in the other
direction. The mail car crashed into the
tender, surrounding ii completely. The
engineer met his death by being pinioned
under his engine. McCullen, the mail
clerk, was crushed between the side OF
the car and coal tender. He was found
with his head forced down between his
knees. The other clerks, when they awoke
to their condition, were able to extricate
themselves from the wreck without as
sistance. At least one person is believed
tingham doctors responded TO call for as
sistance The roadbed and the two tracks
were torn up for quite a distance and the
embankment will have TO be repaired be-
Shore track Is blockaded east, and all
trains are being sent over the Nickel-plate.
The passengers of the wrecked train were
taken TO Cleveland over the Nckel-plate.
and wrecking trains are at work the
Lake Shore.
CLEVELAND, O., July 9-Five of the
men Injured in the collision were brought
to the Cleveland general hospital early
to-day. one man, whose name is unknown,
lies at the hospital unconscious. His con-
dition is critical. /. Johnson, of Buffalo.
and A. Hirtz, Of this city, suffered serious
injuries but will recover. The two tramps
who were riding on the freight train are
also at the hospital. They received broken
collar bones and are not seriously injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-10
West Coast Limited Not Wrecked.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, July "a dispatch
from Helena. Mont, says II was reported
there that the North Coast Limited No.
west bound train on the Northern Pacific
due in Helena at 6:45 p. m. had run into
wash-out between Custer and Big Horn
stations.
At the Offices of the Northern Pacific in
this city the statement was made that the
north coast limited had not been wrecked
reported. There had been some trouble
with another train, il was stated, but the
officials denied that the accident was of
serious character
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DOUGLAS, Ga, July Stake Devoss a
negro laborer on James Mckinnons plan
tation. to-day shot dead two mules because
they balked. Devoss's wife expostulated
with him and he shot her. probably fatally.
James McKinnon and his brother Charles
appearing. DevOss shot Charles McKinnon
dead and wounded James Mckinnon SO
badly that he will probably die. Then De-
voss escaped TO the swamps. County au-
thorities started IN pursuit of the murderer
with bloodhoupde
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Mail Clerk Badly Hurt.

HAMILTON. o.. July 9-The southbound
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis ex-
press No. IL jumped the track at South
Hamilton last night at switch. The en-
gine and two passenger coaches turned
over. but nobody was killed. Mail Clerk
John Connor. of Hamilton. was thrown
from his car and badly cut on the head. but
will recover. A number Of other passengers
were injured
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LOST PART OF HIS TONGUE.
Operation for Cancer Performed on
Rear Admiral Bunce.

BOSTON. July Am operation for can
Ger was performed upon Rear Admiral
Francis NJ Bunce. United States navy re-
tired, OF Hartford. Conn. at the Elliott
Hospital yesterday. entailing the removal
of nearly the whole of his tongue The
admiral rallied finely after the operation.
His condition Is such that he Is expected
10 be able 10 leave the hospital I'm a week
Although the surgeon was Obliged 10 re-
move the major portion OF the tongue. Ad-
miral Bunce will not be wholly deprived OF
the power OF speech His wife and daugh-
ters are with him at the hospital.
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PREACHER GAINED"
Publicly Beaten by Mayor, Who
Paid $3 and Costs.

EDINBURG. ILL.,, July 9.-The Rev. T.
NJ. Dillon. a Methodist minister, was
caned on the street to-day by Mayor Vigal
of Edinburg. Dillon had published In the
Rochester Item, OF which he is editor. an
article headed Gear w. III. Vigal." in
which he denounced Nigal, who refused 10
allow a bandstand on the main street Of
Edinburg. as "Un-American, ungentle-
manly. un-Christian and insane" To-day
Mr.. Dillon visited Edinburg. Mayor Nigal
met him, cane I'm hand, and beat him Sc
Verely The mayor was then taken before
Justice George and fined 50 and costs.