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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-21

Law Needed for the Punishment of
LustfuI, Lazy Blacks.

LONDON, Aug. 2O---Mail advices received
here from johannesburg indicate that the
negro problem is growing more acute and
is causing the authorities infinite worry.
To quote the words of one of the foremost
South African authorities: ION the ques-
ton of the natives depends the whole flu
ture of the new colonies-whether the Beers
will Loyalty accept the British rule or con-
tinue in a state of sullen resentment.
Among the immediate dangers native at
tacks on Beers returning to their farms
and attempts on natives to assault white
women are threatening to lead to serious
conflicts between Beers and blacks. Under
the old regime the crude, but simple retri-
button for assaults on women was shooting
on sight. Now, however, there is no leg
islation on the subject and the English
authorities are hesitating to enact laws
until all the parties concerned can voice
their opinions The hesitancy to deal sum-
m:,Vily with the natives is causing both
Beers and AfrikanderS intense irritation
and encourages the blacks to truculent
effrontery. Another phase Of the problem
is the unwillingness of the blacks to fore
go their lazy existence in the concentration
camps, where thousands were gathered
during the war, and far more serious is the
fact that great number of blacks in the
country have managed to secure arms.
There is, therefore, the anomalous situa-
ton of unarmed whites and armed blacks
living in proximity on outlying farms.
Experienced British colonials strongly IA
vor universal disarmament of the natives
and prompt legislation making assaults on
women a capital offenSe."
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KRUGER IMPLACABLE.
BOer Generals Found Him Unwilling
to submit to Britain.

UTRECHT. Holland. Aug. 20.-The Boer
generals Botha, De Wet and Delarey, &C
companied by Dr. Leyds and Messrs
Fischer. Vessels, Wolmarans, Reitz and
others. arrived here to-day from The Hague
to visit former President Kruger and con-
suit with him on the South African situa-
ton. The large crowd assembled on the
streets and at the stations warmly ap-
plauded the generals. The spectators at the
station sang the Roer national hymn.
THE HAGUE. Aug. 2O.-The Boer gen
erals intend to hasten their return TO Eng
land and start on a lecturing tour through
the larger towns They will confer with
the colonial secretary in regard to plans
for the future autonomy of the South At
rican colonies. 1t is said that possibly
the generals will enter the legislative coun-
Gil of South Africa.
The conference at Utrecht between the
Boer generals and the delegates and Mr.
Kruger lasted for three hours According
the end OF an hour and half the delegates
withdrew, leaving Generals Botha. De Wet
and De Larey together with Mr. Kruger
Little is publicly known as TO what took
place but ii is understood that the gem
erals found the former President of the
Transvaal in no way inclined to acquiesce
TO British dominion in South Africa and
still clinging TO the idea OF a united South
Africa under the Boer flag. Mr.. Kruger is
even said 10 have bitterly uDbraided the
generals for giving up Boer independence
The generals returned to The Hague to-
night.
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ton until compromise is effected. The
Gates people disavow any connection with
Bartlett or knowledge OF his move.
The effect of this injunction will be to
stop the fight until the injunction is dis
solved, either by an answer made to 1T or
by a higher authority than the District
Court. Gates and all the shareholders IN
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company that
Gates Is presumed TO represent, are made
defendants in the action. Other stock
holders who, 1t Is averred, are being made
TO lose money by the quarrel over the con-
troll OF the company, are invited to join
the plaintiff, Bartlett, in his action to stop
the factional quarrel until the court de-
termineS the merits Of the case.
One effect of the injunction. unless II is
dissolved, is 10 continue OsgoOd, Kebler
and the rest of the present regime in office
until their successors are chosen. The
general belief is that a compromise will
spring from the Bartlett injunction. A
large force of deputy sheriffs is at the
boston block headquarters of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company prepared for any
emergency.
The following statement was given out
Tonight by representative of John w.
Gates: I'm the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company controversy an injunction was
issued to-day to restrain the holding of
the annual meeting set for o'clock p.
m. George f. Bartlett, a stakeholder in
the interest of the Osgood faction, brought
the suit in the District Court making
Messrs. Gates. Blair and Mitchell and all
shareholders for whom they hold proxies
pa TICS ueleHudHI 10 lne SUIT, lOSelneI
also with the board of directors of the
company. An ex parte injunction, granted
without notice, was issued and served few
minutes before o'clock, enjoining the
holding of an annual meeting or taking
any proceedings under the further order
OF the court than to adjourn. The de-
PENDANTS, Gates, Blair and Mitchell, to-
gether with defendants acting with them,
Immediately gave notice of a motion TO
dissolve the injunction so granted and the
matter will be called up for hearing as
soon as practicable under the practice in
Colorado"
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PROBLEM IN SOUTH AFRICA
WHAT TO DO WITH THE BLACKS
WORRYING THE AUTHORITIES.
Negroes Carry Arms and the Beers
Have No weapons-NO Law to Pun
ish Former for Rape.

LONDON, Aug. 2O.-The Shah proceeded
to Portsmouth this morning for the purpose
of visiting King Edward. The Prince OF
Wales and the Shah's suite accompanied
him to Portsmouth. The Shah insisted that
the train travel so slowly that the King
was kept waiting for upwards of an hour
AS soon as the train was sighted his Maj
esty landed from the royal yacht and pro-
ceeded to greet the Persian visitor. The
meeting between the two rulers was most
cordial. They heartily shook hands and
then walked to the yacht chatting ami
matedly while the warships fired royal
salutes. After lunching with King Edward
and Queen Alexandra the Shah returned to
London. He was so afraid of the water
that King Edward crossed the Solent on his
yacht in order that the Shah might avoid
another taste of the sea.
There was a gun accident on board the
old wooden battleship Victor, the flagship
OF Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar
While firing a salute on the Kings arrival
at Portsmouth a charge exploded prema-
turely and one of the ancient muzZle-load-
ers and seaman was blown clean through
a port hole. The body of the sailor was
not recovered.
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the minds OF the business men and pro-
gressive element OF the city. c. c. Gil
hams, the Republican nominee. is makif
splendid impression among Fort Wayne
business men who desire that some one in
touch with the national administration
should represent the district. There is
feeling often voiced that Fort Wayne IS
too large a city TO be represented by
politician of Mr.. Robinson type. There IS
no shadow of question that a majority II
the people Of this district are against Mr..
Robinson. and Mr.. Gilhams rs having mut
encouragement in his efforts TO shape this
sentiment for himself He has appeared on
the same platform frequently with NJ.
Robinson on nonpartisan occasions. and has
invariably carried off the hOnors In his
impromptu speeches and in the attentions
shown him. This has been conceded even
by Robinson partisans. Mr.. Gilhams IS
flooded with invitations to speak and is
giving all his time TO meeting the people.
Besides being popular and efficient pubic
official of Lagrange county. Mr.. Gilhanis
is a successful farmer. When some one
suggested that a farmer within his az
quaintance cleared up per cent. on his
farm at SO acre last year Mr.. Gilhanis
replied:
Il can beat that. l cleared up u per
cent. last year"
He has since been dubbed the ~ per
cent" farmer. and the currency OF the ap-
pellation is not hurting him any With the
people Of this district.
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"TO THE BITTER END"
John Mitchell Says the Miners VIII
Continue to Fight Indefinitely.

CHICAGO, Aug pa fight to the bitter
end is the way President John Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers of America,
put the situation in the anthracite coal
strike He said he saw nothing for him
to do in the strike but to hold his men
firm Even appeal to the American people
for intercessOn, he thought. could be Of no
avail II see nothing ahead but strife"
he said. There are many rumors of
action by influential people to bring about
a speedy settlement of the strike, but
these have all been vague, and at present
| know of none on foot Our position is
too we'll known almost TO repeat. We
favor arbitration. Since the operators,
however will not bulge the tight resolves
itself into a prolonged struggle. The
weakest will lose. We shall not give in"
When asked what effect the return 10
this country of j. y Morgan would have
ell said he did not believe ii would have
anv. at least not so far as he was aware
of He was shown the interview with
Bishop Potter, who arrived in this country
to-day on the same steamer with Mr. Nor
gan In this interview Bishop Potter is
credited with expressing regret that the
strike is still on and condemning the coal
operators for their refusal 10 treat with
the miners organization. Mr.. Mitchell
said that Bishop Potter's words were cheer
ing 10 him. Coming from a man Of such
high standing they meant more than mere
words convey.
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GOD REIGNS OVER ALL.
Mr.. Baer Thinks Operators Have
Some Claims on Christ's Favor.

wILKESBARRE, Pa, Aug. 2c.-W. A.
Clark, a photographer of this city,
Gently addressed letter to President Baer,
of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Company, appealing to him as a Christian
to settle the miners strike. The writer
said if Christ was taken more into our
business affairs there would be less trou
BILE in the world, and that if Mr.. Baer
granted the strikers a slight concession
they would gladly return to work, and the
president of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company would have the blessing
of God and the respect of the Nation.
President Baer replied as follows: II see
you are evidently biased in your religious
views in favor of the right of the work
ingman to control a business in which he
has no interest other than to secure fair
wages for the work he does. L beg of you
not to be discouraged. The rights and in
tersts of the laboring man will be pro-
tected and cared for-not by labor agita-
tors, but by the Christian men to whom
God, in His infinite wisdom, has given the
control of the property interests of the
country. Pray earnestly that the right
may triumph, always remembering that the
Lord God omnipotent still reigns, and that
His reign is one Of law and order and not
of violence and crime"
j. +. Mullahy, secretary of the Station
airy Foremen's Association Of Pennsylvania,
in an address issued tonight said that all
the striking fremen were standing firm
and that there have been no assertions
from the ranks.
The Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany will start up a big washery at Wa
mamie tomorrow. The pumps at the Stan
ton mine have been repaired after a long
delay and the work of pumping out the
will nDi ON a mi iG
flooded and it will take a long time to get
N shane
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DEFICIT IN GERMANY.
Revenues Over Twelve Million Dollars
Less than Expenditures.

BERLIN, Aug. 2O.-The final figures of
the imperial treasury operations for the
year which ended March 81, published to-
mates of $12, $4,000, due to a shrinkage of
the receipts amounting to about Sc 75O, 900
and increased expenditures totaling about
S, $50. 600, of which army and navy pensions
footed up $3,6S7500, while the army and
s625 600 and the navy $4,000 extra. The in
creased receipts from some items were
swallowed up by $1,500,00O falling off in the
stamp taxes, nearly all of which were from
diminished boerse transactions, traceable
TO the general financial depression The
deficit will be met out of the winters loan
and the shortage since March l will be
covered by short-term treasury bills which
will be discounted by the Reichsbank. The
treasurys requirements will thus be pro-
vided for until early in 1903, the intention
being as recently communicated to a prom
inent financial house. TO defer the issue of
a loan until after the new year.
Germany is pledged by paragraph of
the great naval programme bill TO raise by
loan during the sixteen-year period of
naval construction somewhat less than
half of the $i27 100000 necessary, including
the money for the construction of new
docks 1t is expected the yearly revenues
the increased expenditure growing from
the personnel and maintenance of the fleet
As there must be a loan yearly, there is a
desire on the part of the treasury TO
widen the basis of internal credit by in
teresting New York in imperial 8 per
cents. The treasury is also looking around
for new sources of revenue, and will proba-
bly, increase the tobacco and beer taxes
next year An imperial income tax is also
regarded as being among the possibilities
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Shareholders Restrained by the Dis
trict Court from EIecting Officers,
According to bylaws.
JOHN W. GATEss STATEMENT
EFFORT WILL BE MADE To HAVE
THE INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
Force of Deputy sherifs on Guard at
Hcadquarters-The OsgOod Fac
TONS Plans.

DENVER, Col. Aug. 2O.-The stock
holders meeting of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, scheduled for to-day, was
called to order this afternoon in the Of
fees of the company by President John
c. Osgood. There were present in the
room eighteen stockholders friendly to the
Osgood faction and seventeen who were
recognized as Gates people. In the cor
ridor. just outside OF the room. were sta
toned some twenty deputy sheriffs to pre-
vent any display of force by the Gates peo-
pie. No occasion for their services arose
and the meeting. which was brief. passed
off in orderly fashion. Secretary Beaman
read a protest from a stakeholder against
holding the meeting. on the ground that
proper notice had not been given the di-
rectors and stockholders and for the fur
Their reason that the meeting had not been
advertised according to the requirement of
law. a moment later Under Sheriff ONeill
appeared in the room and began reading
the injunction issued by Judge Mullins of
the District Court few moments before,
upon the application of George f. Bartlett.
who holds shares in the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. After the reading of the
injunction President Osgood, referring
briefly to the protest and also the injunc-
ton, declared the meeting adjourned ''ac-
cordingly."
Attorney Joel f. Vale, who represented
the Gates side. asked to what date the ad-
journment was taken. THE meeting is
adjourned accordingly" responded Mr. Os-
good. intimating that such action was taken
as a result Of the injunction proceedings.
II move that adjournment be taken until
next Monday morning" spoke up Mr. Vale.
and 1 make this motion as a holder of a
proxy"
You are out of order" replied Chair
man Osgood. The meeting is already ad-
journed.''
With this Chairman Osgood and those
who were with him filed out OF the room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-21
THE INJUNCTION.
Stockholders Restrained from Hold
ing an Election of Officers.

DENVER Col. Aug 2O.-Judge John I.
Mullins. OF tie District Court, issued an in
junction IN afternoon which caused a
postponemel- the annual election of the
Colorado Flu and Iron Company, which
was TO hav ,aken place at o'clock this
afternoon. The injunction was obtained
by A NJ Stevenson. attorney for George
+. Bartlett. a stakeholder in the corpora
tion. The application alleged that the
present controversy was doing vast harm TO
the shareholders and asked that the prop
erty be protected by stopping the fight
until such time as hearing could be had in
court. All these things were granted in
Judge Mullinss order.
George F. Bartlett is secretary of the
Victor Fuel Company. and although he
AYERS this move is made OF his own voli-
ton IL Is understood he is. nevertheless
acting IN the interest OF John c. Osgood
who is said 20 be without sufficient stock
to elect board and who. IL is alleged. wants
the matter postponed until such time "a he
can acquire other stock OsgOod is also
more than anxious 10 be relieved from
Iohn W. Gates's threat TO keep I'D Iitiga-
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John Gehr and Judge Jackson.

John Gehr. of Colorado, an organizer for
the United Mine Workers, who was SEN
fenced to ninety days in Jail by Judge Jack
son for violating his injunction and was
the last of the prisoners to be released
reported at the miners headquarters yes
terday. He was in jail in West Virginia
twenty-nine days. Gehr said he got into
trouble by talking back to the coal COM
pany's police. He said they followed him
wherever he went until ii became unbeara-
BILE Finally he said he told one OF the
officers that if he did not stop following him
he would get into trouble. He replied that
he was from Missouri and would have to be
shown" said Gehr, land / told him
came from a country where plenty of Mis-
sourians had been shown" Gehr was then
arrested. He says he did not call Judge
Jackson a ''yaller dog" but admitted that
he called him IAN old skunk" He said
Judge Jackson was very angry and said TO
him. What right have you to come 1000
miles to denounce my policy and call me
an Anarchist" and told him he had no
business spreading seditious and anarchis-
tic doctrine.
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MAN AND WIFE BEATEN.
Three Gas City Men Make IN Midnight
AssauIt-TwO Arrested

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Aug. 2O.-Three young
men of Gas City. Alonzo and Charles Ber-
Vile and John Patton, went to the home
of John Prosser, between Gas City and
Upland. between Tuesday midnight and 1
o'clock this morning. and. after routing
Prosser and his wife out of bed, began beat
ing them with buggy whips. The Prossers
were being very badly beaten, when Will
Glover and VIII Fort, young men who
roomed in the house, who had been
aroused by the noise and Mrs Prosser's
screams, went to the rescue and put the
assailants to flight. all three being badly
beaten. Mrs. Prosser was hit over the
head with the butt of a whip and is in a
serious condition. SO far as known there
was no reason for the assault. except the
innate meanness of the perpetrators.
The three young men fed TO Gas CITY
where the two Bervilles were arrested to-
day They were fined 500 each and costs.
Patton has not been caught
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THE TWELFTH DISTRICT.
Light on MIR. RObinsOn's Methods-GiI-
hams Makes Fine Impression.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug pa close
friend of Congressman Robinson was in
clined TO be loquacious in a conversation
at the Avelne Hotel, and said some things
which threw light on Mr.. Robinson's meth
DDS and POLITICAL luck. Jim is always
out for results he said 1T don't make
any difference TO him what the platform is
if he is given the center of the stage. with
his name on the salary roll That's Jim:
but at the same time he is a good fellow
knows everybody and seems to take a Iik-
ing to you naturally, especially If you are
a Republican soldier and not satisfied with
your pension. I've camped with him ana
know his methods. A lot Of Us fellows
who always help him out on election day
were talking yesterday, and some one re
marked that II was fortunate for Jim that
Mckinley was elected both times. II it
had been up TO Jim TO settle the post
office fights in this district, he said, Jim
would have had difficulty getting one re-
nomination, let alone two. and the two
term precedent would still be the practice
Several spoke up and said il was plain
in both campaigns that Jim thought the
chief issue was his own election, and IL
he was elected IL didn't make much differ
ence whether Bryan was or not. II Bryan
didn't win, Jims troubles would be much
less and the denominations would come
easier Tell the truth about it, most of
the fellows in the talk were more for Jim
than Bryan. Free silver never appealed To
most OF us more than IL had to for Jfu's
good. We knew that IL would be an the
same 10 Jim whether the platform was for
gold or for silver. ! haven't heard linn
say a word about free silver since 1895 but
he savagely attacks the trusts. which is q
safe thing to do. He sends me his speeches
and l notice that he confines himself 10 the
awful Reed rules, which must be something
bad and 10 the clerks vacations and sick
leave in the departments at Washington
That's on the safe side too The clerks
can't come home to vote in any
great numbers. Jim makes US smile
sometimes-sOme of that know
him-especially when he gushes about
his love for his mother and tells
people To shake hands with your con-
eressman:' but then we know it's Jim. and
we still vote for him cause we knew him
when he was a kid and some have herded
cows on the commons with him or worked
with him in the shops. He amt made
good as a statesman. OF course. but so
long the country is I'm the hands OF the
Republicans, you Mckinley Roosevelt fel-
lows have got no kick Just let our lin
alone. He amt doing harm. Nobody ex-
poets him 10 do much for ANYBODY but
Jim. It's a cinch that Jim agrees with
Mark Hanna when the big fellow said
Let well enough alone.
There was no question the talker was
giving veritable portrayal OF Mr.. Robin
son, who is now engaged in the fight OF
his life. The let-alone dictum of Senator
Hanna does not apply 10 Mr. Robinson in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-21
WASHERY in OPERATION
wARNKE COAL WORKS AT DURYEA
STARTED UNDER STRONG GUARD.
President Mitchell Says Miners VIII
Fight to the Bitter End-Baer's
Reply to n Christian.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Aug. 20.-The coal
operators of the Wyoming region took
step forward to-day. The Warnke wash
cry, at Duryea, under a strong guard, was
kept in operation all day and the Maltby
breaker of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany prepared a lot of coal, which had
already been mined. for the market.
At strike headquarters it is maintained
that the output of coal at the washery was
very small and that fifty or sixty special
officers were required to protect the few
men employed at the place. Nothing was
known at strike headquarters about the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company running coal
through their breaker. John Fallon said
tonight that the strikers are as firm as
ever. The strike leaders here think that
]. Pierpout Morgan will consent to a con-
ference of some kind with President Mitch
ell. and that the strike will be over by the
lst of September.