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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-16
KANSAS RIFE FOR REPUBLICANS.
A Democrat of that state Says Party
He Opposes VIII Win.

In an editorial published in his news
paper in 1896 William Allen White, one of
the brightest writers the country has pro-
duced. wanted to know What's the mat
ter with Kansas" In response to this in
quiry 7. +. Jones. who is a guest at the
Spencer House. declares that Kansas is all
right. Mr.. Jones is a Democrat and halls
from the town of Walnut. Kan. He owns
a few farms in that locality and is a pros
porous manufacturer in addition to being
emigrant agent for the NJ, X. * I. Railway
Company.
Mr.. Jones has had rather romantic ca
reer. When a boy of sixteen he was sent
from Chicago by his father TO become
student at Notre Dame University at South
Bend. He did not take kindly TO college life
and decided to away. He did so and
1866. He thinks Kansas is a great State,
and. although he is a Democrat. he ex-
presses the belief that the Republicans VIII
sweep the State this fall. Kansas has one
Democratic representative in Congress.
This is Mr.. Jackson, of the Third district.
Mr.. Jones thinks that Jackson may pull
through, but he thinks If he does ii will be
because he is a popular member of the
order Of Elks. Jones is further OF opinion
that If Roosevelt is a candidate for Presi-
dent in 1904 he will be able to carry Kan
sas The crops in that part of Kansas
from which Mr.. Jones halls are fine, he
says. IF the western part of Kansas
would DO as well do in the way of
raising crops" he said, I'VE would be able
to furnish the whole United States with
food The average Kansas farmer is do
ing well these days, Mr.. Jones declares
and he asserts that where one mortgage is
filed ten are lifted during these prosperous
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the campaign opening at Upton. Both
expressed a desire TO have Attorney Gen
eral Taylor, and IL is probable that Mr..
Taylor will be there to make the principal
speech.
Mr.. Staley thinks that Upton county Will
be carried by the Republicans this year.
He says that David Sherrick the Repub-
lican candidate for State auditor, Is very
popular with Upton county people, and he
is Of opinion that the entire Republican
State ticket will win out in that county
IF our State ticket is elected in this coun-
ty.' said Mr.. Staley, lit will be the hrst
time in the history of the county. Mr
Staley describes an interesting feature
about Upton county politics In 1896
Bryan carried the county by 600 majority.
In 1900 the Republicans came near winning
the county for the national ticket Bryan
majority of 600 was reduced that year 10
something like 100. showing that the people
had been alive 10 the well-keDt promises
Of President Mckinley. ''TiptOn county,
said Mr.. Staley, has been made Republic
an by schoolhouses and good crops and
dle-of-theroad Populist, lives in Upton
marked Mr.. Staley that he had made
more money in the last two years than he
had ever made before You people have
kept your promises. said he, and he de-
clared that if the present good times kept
up for two more years he would have made
money enough to retire
Mr.. Staley says that so far as he mas
been able TO learn. Upton county was not
represented at the Lebanon convention,
which nominated L. j. kirkpatrick for
Congress in the Ninth district
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Serious Trouble Probably Averted by
Goodness of the Militia, Which
Soon Scattered the Mob.
SEVERAL PERSONS ARRESTED
TWENTY-FIVE DEPUTIES AT DUR
YEA RELEASED ON $4,000 BAIL.
President Mitchell, of the Miners, Re
turning to IndianaPOlis-Alleg
Kidnapping Of WOrkmen.

SHENANDOAH. Pa. Aug. 15.-There was
an outbreak tonight risht under the nose
Of the troops In camp and for time II
looked as though serious trouble would
occur. The disorder was the result of
mob chasing an alleged unfair workman
near the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron Company's washery in the southeast
ern part OF the town There were nifty or
sixty men in the mob. AS they chased the
man up the railroad. throwing stones at
him, tie night watchman OF the washery,
named Anthony Finn tried TO rescue the
man. The watchman was promptly thrown
into the creek running parallel with the
railroad by some OF those leading in the
chase. The crowd kept after the workman
and he ran 10 the Reading railroad station
where a company OF infantry was on pro-
vost duty. The company was Immediately
called into formation and attempted to hold
the crowd back. The captain Of the com
pany exercised great patience with the
crowd and prevented any serious trouble.
The mob caused a large crowd to gather
from all directions and word was immedi-
ately sent to camp for reinforcements.
In nine minutes the entire Twelfth Regi-
ment and a battalion of the Eighth were
on the scene. The crowd quickly scattered
and three men. John Howe. Frederick
Zimmerman and Matthew Bronz, who are
alleged to have been participants in the
assault on the watchman and the work
man were arrested and taken to the town
lookup. The troops were kept in The
streets until a late hour tonight. The
affair created intense excitement in the
town. but all is now quiet.
The three men who were arrested were
later given a hearing and held in $500 bail
each for trial
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STORM AT LOUISVILLE
OMINOUS CLOUDS PLUNGED THE
FALLS CITY INTO DARKNESS.
Wind Blew n Gale, Temperature Fell
Added Terror to the Situation.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Aug. 15.-For thirty
minutes this afternoon Louisville was
plunged into inky darkness by ominous
clouds. which cccasioned much alarm.
These conditions preceded one of the worst
storms of the year. and it broke over the
city about 2 p. m. The wind blew at the
rate of ffty-eight miles an hour, nearly an
inch of rain fell in a quarter of an hour,
while the temperature dropped twenty de-
grees in as many minutes. A number of
telephones were burned out by lightning,
and shade trees were blown down in all
parts of the city. Street-car traffic was in
terrupted in several places for more than
hour. At Fourth and York, and
Fourth between Oak and Ormsby the
street overflOwed with water and street
cars could not get through. There was also
an overflow at Twentieth and Walnut.
Several residences in the suburbs had win
dOws blown in and damage done to furnish
ings, but no fatalities have been reported.
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INDIANIANS DRILLED.
Contest for Prizes at San Francisco
RathbOne Sisters Elect Officers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-Two mem
bers of the board of control of the Uni
form Rank were elected to-day by the
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
Frank Haskins, of Wisconsin, and DR..
John T. Suchen were chosen. 1t was de-
cided TO go into secret session next Tues
day TO consider the sections Of the laws
said to be in conflict with the supreme
opinion Canton Lodge, of Ohio, was per-
mitted to subscribe money to the McKin-
ley memorial fund. The greater part of
the session was devoted 10 the consider
alton Of the proposed changes in the laws
Of the order
The Supreme Temple Of Rathbone Sis
ters elected the following officers to-day:
Supreme chief. Belle QuinIan. Galesburg,
Ill; senior, Mrs Lydia A. Monroe, River
side. Cal; junior. Mrs. Josephine Hall.
ing, Milwaukee,; mistress of records and
correspondence, Mrs. y. Josephine Nelson.
Union City, Ind; mistress of finance. Mrs.
Anna NJ. Young, GAINESVILLE, o.; protector,
Mrs. l.. A. Farley, Kansas City; guard,
Mrs j. I. Cotton. Weatherford. Tex.
Competitive drills in Class A were con-
tinued to-day. The csmpanies competing
to-day were Victor. Of Victor, Col; Terre
Haute, No. 3. KOkomO. No. g. of Indiana;
Fordyce, No. 3. of Hot Springs, Ark, and
Ntgo, No. SO, of Terre H&ute. Announce
ment or prizes Will be made tomorrow.
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ABSCONDER ARRESTED.
COIored Messenger Who Issued
Fraudulent Chinese Certificates.


Fraudulent Chinese Certificates.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15.-William H.
Dilard the absconding colored messenger
of the custom house here, has been ar
rested at Vancouver B. c. Dillard is ac-
cused of having issued no less than forty
two fraudulent certificates of registration
to Chinese in this country and is believed
to have realized thousands of dollars.
In May one of the Chinese inspectors of
the Treasury Department in New Mexico
wrote TO the collector of internal revenue
here asking for a duplicate of certain
certificate. The letter from the Inspector
was turned over to billiard. who wrote
supposed letter saying that he was for
warding the duplicate to the inspector.
A day or two afterward Dillard asked for
leave of absence and disappeared Several
days later the inspector wrote TO know
why an answer had not been received to
his request. When ii was founo that the
inspector had not received a letter from
billiard an investigation was instituted,
with the result that billiard was indicted
in July. 1t is said that Dillard will waive
a hearing and return to San Fra ncisco for
trial.
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Mexican Sugar Planters Organize.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. i5.-The Mexican
Sugar Planters Exchange has been formed
by the leading planters of this country. who
were aroused by the operations Of a group
of Spaniards who are said 10 be trying TO
effect a monopoly IN sugar In Mexico and
compel planters 10 accept their terms
There are nearly Zoo sugar estates in this
country, OF which l16 are large properties
and IL Is estimated that Mexico will next
season produce over 10000 tons OF sugar
Among the objects of the exchange is the
development Of business by employing most
modern and improved methods of cuItiva-
tion and 10 this end an experimental sta
don will be established
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CLOSE OF THE REUNION.
Officers Elected by the Society of the
Army of the Philippines.


- COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. Aug. 15.-1o-day
was the last day of the reunion of the
National Society of the Army of the Phil
ippines, and after the business meeting in
the early day the veterans were entertained
with excursions and sightseeing. The re-
port of the committee naming the officers
for the ensuing year was unanimously
adopted follows: President general,
Irving Hale, Denver; first vice president,
Donald McRae, Council Bluffs; second vice
president, Brevet Brigadier General AL
fred S. Frost. Evanston, ILL.,; third vice pres
ident, Brigadier General Charles King. Mil
waukee; fourth vice president Col ]. w.
Pope. Colorado; fifth vice president, Brevet
Brigadier General Wilder s. Metcalf, Law
renee, Kan; sixth vice president, Capt. II.
A. Crow Connellsville, Pa. = secretary, T.
NJ. Shuttle. St. Paul; treasure, c. b. Lewis,
Colorado; chaplain, Rev. iarles Mailley,
Nebraska. st. Paul was chosen as the place
for next years meeting and the executive
committee was given authority to change
the date of the reunion for next year If
deemed advisable to the first Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday in September.
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EPIDEMIC OF INSANITY.
Thirty-twO Persons Admitted to Belle
vue Hospital in Three DAYS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-In the last thre,
days thirtytwo persons suffering from
mental arrangement were admitted to til
Bellevue Hospital insane pavilion III
usual daily average is less than three. IT
doctors are unable 10 account for the
crease. They say that so far this sunni
there has been no weather hot enough
send the average above the normal DC
They also are puzzled by the fact
twenty-One OF the thirty-two patients
women. and the further fact that ia
those admitted are alcoholic patients
Tuesday the first signs of the IND
were manifest. Some of the persA
ceived were taken from police CO.
few were admitted OF their own
and others were admitted on per
sued by the superintendent Of the
Door. 1t is a remarkable fact
majority of the patients are unus
lent. and the attendants have
tically no rest for three nights.
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ELEVEN WHITES IN JAIL.
They Attacked Negroes who Refused
to Stop singing.

HOUSTON. Tex, Aug. 15.-Eleven white
men are in Jail here as the result OF a fight
between whites and negroes this afternoon
at the Southern Pacific creosote works
seven miles from the city. The casualties
are: Nelson Randall. colored. killed: Bill
Anderson. colored dangerously wounded !:
william Hamilton. white. perhaps fatally
wounded: unknown negro shot in leg
The negroes were employed at the creO-
sote works and the white men were en-
ea0ed in erecting oil tanks for the Southern
Paciac The whites slept In a building
close BY and were annoyed by the negroes
singing They were asked on several oc-
casions TO stop. but refused 10 do so To-
day Nelson Randall marched up 10 the
works with a Winchester rifle in his hands
and the white men attempted 10 take il
away from him. The fight followed.
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IN MORGAN COUNTY,
j. NJ. Bishop Says Democratic Gain
VIII BE Lost This Fall.

1--WE will elect the entire Republican
ticket in Morgan county, said ]. NJ.
Bishop, of Mooresville, yesterday. Mr..
Bishop two years ago was a member Of
the Indiana House of Representatives He
did not become a candidate this year on
account OF his health about the time the
convention was held. The Democrats of
the county, he relates. are making claims
of what they intend to accomplish. Four
years ago they succeeded in electing their
candidate for auditor and a county COM
missioner. and this made them bold.
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DEPUTIES OUT ON BAIL.
Twenty-Five Men Who Are Charged
with Inciting n Riot.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Aug. 15.-The
twenty-five deputies on guard at the
Warnke washery during yesterday when
the riot took place and who were arrested
and placed in jail by the authorities on the
charge Of melting a riot and felonious
wounding, were brought down from the
prison at noon to-day and given a hearing
before Judge Halsey. 1t was shown that
the two men shot were not seriously
wounded. Judge Halsey then released the
prisoners in the sum of $4,000 for further
hearing on Monday. The bail was promptly
furnished and the men released
All was quiet AT the Warnke washery to-
day. but the owners say if they can get the
machinery In shape they will start up the
works tomorrow again. Sheriff Jacobs is
afraid that II they do there will be more
trouble. A large number OF deputies will
be stationed about the washery and If they
are unable TO preserve order ii is said the
sheriff VIII call for troops.
Senator Quay teiegraphs from Atlantic
City to the chairman Of the Public Alliance
OF this city that he is still under the doc
tors care. but that he will be glad TO see a
committee from the Alliance any time they
call on him al his cottage at Atlantic City
Penrose TO use their influence with the coal
operators TO have them consent to arbitrate
the strike
Lithuanian striker was arrested IN
Plymouth township tonight charged with
being one OF ? party that shot George SuiIi-
van, Polander. employed i'm fighting fire
st the Jersey mine. Two shots were fired
from ambush at Sullivan. one OF the bullets
striking him in the leg and inhicting a
slight wound.
President Mitchell and District Presidents
NICHOLS. Duffy and Fahey held two secret
conferences at strike headquarters to-day
Mr.. Mitchell Will leave tomorrow for an
other trip 70 the West He will first go to
Indianapolis and from there to his home in
Illinois. He says no official business calls
him West at t-this time. The main object of
his trip is 10 see his family
A committee from the Public Alliance of
this city viii go 80 Atlantic CITY on Mon
day and meet Senator Quay by agreement
Inc committee VIII request Senator Quay
TO use his influence with the operators to
bring about arbitration Of the strike
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the ward of the Neahe & Levy Shipbuilding
Company to-day after a successful trial
trim The figures "295l," painted on the
snokestack. represented the maximum
speed in knots attained by the destroyer
on her trial. President Seddinger. of the
shipbuilding company, says the Chauncey
made an average speed of 2S. GA knots in her
four trial runs, and during the endurance
trial of one hour she averaged 26@ knots.
or nearly one knot above the speed re-
quirement The speedy little VesseI VIII De
turned over TO the government shortly.
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M'CULLOCH DID OT GO
EUROPE HAS HIS ATTE TION SEC
OND; ELECTRIC LINE FIRST.
Returned to City to See ayOr's Sig
nature on Franchises Min Sail
for England Next eek.

Mayor Bookwalter signed he contracts
of the indianapolis Tractio Ind Terminal
Company and the eight in curban roads
yesterday. With the ordinaI thus signed
and in effect il is incumbe- h each of the
interurban roads to 80 city a bond
in the sum of $4,000 t. its obedience
TO the requirements.
George F. McCulloch sresident of the
Union Traction Compax who was sup
posed to have saile2 for Europe last
Wednesday, came to city yesterday
afternoon. He said he Id not leave with
the interurban questid unsettled and had
returned TO qualify Z Union Traction
Company's bond and tend to some busi-
ness affairs He will Rave with his wife
next Wednesday fOp Outhampton on the
American liner st. is to be absent for
about six weeks. TIL Kip is TO enable Mrs.
McCulloch TO recup te after an illness.
Mr.. McCulloch sal list night that he was
not only satisfied IN the way in which
the interurban qud On had been settled,
but he proud the progressive spirit
displayed through 1t means. he said,
that Indiana polls stand alone, for a
time at least as ,e only city that has
recognized the in ense value of interur-
ban traffic and h, (, provided for its proper
and systematic q sportation through the
city. Mr. McCulld Jsaid every obligation of
the Terminal Co kiny in which he is in
terested, will bd iFried out with view
of magnifying Il Enterprise.
Work the lana polls Northern road
between Upton II ElwoOd, Mr.. McCuloch
said is so far Fanced that cars will be
run between two cities within sixty
days The line I'm Upton to Indianapolis
will be constrI during the fall and win
ter months an expected to be in opera
ton early ne prng. The line from Ell
wood to India polls will be operated from
the Anderson EUerhouse, but that portion
from Upton ogansport Will be operated
from another |lrce.
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Taking Places of strikers

THURMOND. w. Va, Aug. 15.-One hun
dred or more nonunion men are arriving in
the New river coal fields daily TO take
the places Of strikers. AT Rend mines
there was a great demonstration to-day.
A gang of several hundred strikers heavily
armed marched TO the mine and forced
sixty nOnUnionists to abandon work Dep
uty marshals were powerless and serious
trouble is imminent
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Aug. 15.-The high
est temperatures of the season were record
ed throughout Arkansas to-day. Near Van
Buren five laborers on the Iron Mountain
Railroad were overcome by heat and three
are dead. At Alma there was one death
from heat. But one prOstration is reported
here. The maximum temperature for the
day was % degrees.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug 15.-The knights
of Pythias OF Richmond and Wayne county
are highly pleased over the election of
Charles z. Shiveley, of this city, to the
office of supreme vice chancellor by the
knights of Pythias Mr.. Shiveley on his
departure for San Francisco was not con-
fdent of election, believing that as Indiana
has had so many of the orders high offices
this would operate against him. Mr. Shive-
ley's membership is in Cambridge Lodge,
No. ., at Cambridge City.
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OPENS 4 PoPULIsT's EYES.
Operation of Republican Prosperity
i'm TiptOn County.

W. II. Staley, of Upon, one Of the vet
eran editors of Indiana, was in Indianap-
oils yesterday. He is publisher Of the Tip
ton Advocate. the newspaper that was for
merly published by NJ. w. Pershing. the
present postmaster at Upton. Mr. Staley
came 20 the city With Robert Proctor. sec
retary OF the Upton county Republican
committee They visited State committee
headquarters and had a talk with Secre-
tary Whitaker in regard to speaker for
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COMES on OF MURDER
now Aous ROGERS WAS
DROWN IN wALLooMsAC RIVER.
Tricked to Permitting Himself to
BE Bs f-Then Thrown Into the
lter-A Wife's Plot.

BEN GTON, VT, Aug. ia startling
story brought out to-day at the in
quest the death of Marcus Rogers.
who's by was found in the Walloomsac
river e yesterday, when Levi Perham,
aged ateen. confessed that the man had
been rdered and implicated himself and
the of the dead man as the partici-
par the crime.
ri 3. who was separated from his wife
for eral months, had his life insured
fol for the woman's benefit He left
III Falls last Tuesday and was not
s gain until his body was found in the
Thursday. A hat was found near the
pinned to which was a note pur-
hg TO have been written by Rogers,
hich the writer said that he had end
his own life. At the inquest several
6esses testified as TO the relations be-
EN- Rogers and his wife and their fire.
MT quarrels but the climax was reached
IN Levi and Boyd Perham were placed
the stand.
bovd the elder. was first examined. and
the amazement Of those in attendance
rectlv charged his brother and Mrs ROg-
Is with the crime of murder In his story
he deed had been under consideration for
everal weeks. He said Mrs. Rogers ap-
oroached him a few days ago and offered
n Give him the amount of the insurance
Xon her husband $500. if he would go 70
YHoosic Corners and do away with him. He
refused. Failing 10 enlist him in her serV-
! lice Rovd said that Mrs. Rogers approached
his Younger brother. Levi, and exerted such
Ian influence over him that the latter con-
sented TO lure Rogers TO Bennington. where
a trap had been set for him. Rogers. he
said was enticed to Morgan's Grove.
where on Tuesday evening. he met his
wife and Levi Perham. The meeting was
apparently a friendly one and under the
inpression that his companions. were show
ing him a trick with ropes Rogers allowed
them TO bind him hand anT foot When
In this helpless condition thzy chloroformed
him and threw him into tie river To Gre
ate the impression that Rogers had COM
mitted suicide they wrote the note which
was found pinned to- his hat. Levi Per-
ham confessed that all that had been re-
vealed against himself was true.
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TELL A QUEER STORY.


NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Thirty-two men
and boys have made affidavit that they
were taken from this city a week ago by a
detective for one OF the railroad lines. and
IN locked car were sent TO Pittston. Pa.
where they were compelled to work in the
washeries connected with the coal mines
Two OF the men, who swear they were
shanghaied. made their escape and are
back IN this city They are David Altman
and Frank Felt. butchers They tell in
afhdavits. furnished 10 the World. how
they We're lured 10 Pittston, how their car
was attacked BY strikers. how they were
fred on. how they finally were rescued by
an armed band and brought 10 a shed near
the coal mine None of the men was told
according 10 the affidavit. that ne was
wanted 70 take the place OF striking
miner. When the men asked II there was
not a strike on where they were going To-
they were told by the detective. whom
they knew as the agent" that there was
no strike. but that they We're wanted TO
build a new railroad.