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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

The Hamburg American line steamer
Graf waldersee, outward bound from Ham,
burg for New York. was in collision yes
terday with the Spanish steamer Balboa,
also outward bound. The Graf Waldersee
was not reported damaged. but the Balboa
returned badly damaged.
M Lecomte introduced a bill in the
French Senate yesterday, making duehhs
a misdemeanor, punishable by imprison-
ment and fine. The bill provides. IL death
ment Of the surviving duellst with impris-
onment from one to three years and me
of from 800 TO $1,000.
The estate I'm Great Britain of John w.
Mackay, who died in London July %. nae
been sworn at s7,6S5. Mr.. Mackay's will 10
brief document, declaring all his estate
TO be community property OF his wife ana
himself and bequeathing everything, SUD
ject TO his testamentary disposition. 10 DIS
son Clarence. The will contains no otner
bequest Of any kind.
The American exhibits have met with
remarkable success at the internatlohal
Photographic exhibition at Turin. The New
York Camera Club secured the King ot
Italy's prizes, while altogether the Ihlteo
States. although its exhibits were lever
In number than those of other counuiss,
received the highest number OF prizes, m
Guiding five grand prix. two GOLD meoals'
four silver medals and eight diplomas
An extraordinary instance Of the super.
stition which Is so prevalent among ~
peasaptry OF Hungary is reported from lne
village OF Gross Zorlenez. near keschlsz "a
The house of a widow named PoVa mao
been lately repeatedly stoned and the poIISe
were unable TO discover the culprlt Ing
widows young son. becoming possessed d
the idea that his father rose from ms grave
nightly and bombarded his former home
went to the cemetery. dug UP the corpse
dragged 1t nearly a mile and burned IL
The boy was arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07
VOTING MACHINES

Every general election in this State, and
necessity of the substitution of the voting
machine for the present method of voting
and counting and returning votes. In Ma
rion county there were more than fifty
candidates to be voted for. Two parties
had candidates for all positions, and two
alleged parties had candidates for the larg-
er part of them. 1t stands to reason that
with many names on the three ballots,
with the best motives and the utmost vigil
lance mistakes are made in counting when
1t comes to the large number of ballots
that are not straight Many of the cleo
ton officers are men whose usual occupa-
tons do not fit them for the canvassing
of votes. So tedious task was the count
ing of the votes of Tuesdays election in
this county that not a half dozen of the
officers in the smallest precincts completed
their work before / o'clock Wednesday
morning, and at o'clock the counting had
not been completed in scores of places.
With a proper voting machine the count
ing would be done accurately as soon as
the polls were closed, and at the latest, an
hour would be sufficient to make the re-
turns The machine being locked. any
mistake in the return could be verified
by its dial. While the Journal takes very
little stock In the charges of fraud in the
making of returns under the present sys-
tenn. with the machine it seems that it
would be impossible.
The machine would prevent the careless
voter from DISTINGUISHING himself. since
IL he touches the key for the straight
ticket he can do no more voting. II the
voter should wish to select names on differ
ent tickets he must touch the key for
every name. To do all this accurately not
half the time would be required to vote
that is now taken in marking and folding
| ballots. Twice many men can vote in
| the same time by machine as can vote I'M
| der the present system, and only half the
| present number OF precincts would be neces-
sary. thus saving half the expense of off,
GERS and the large amount paid for bal
| lots and other blanks Those who have in
vestigated the matter say the saving in
election expenses would pay the annual
interest on the money invested In machines.
So superior is the machine to the present
method of voting that there Is every rea-
son to believe 1T would have been adopted
in many counties in Indiana did not the
manufacturers ask such exorbitant prices
! for them Those who have Investigated
the subject say there would be a hand
some profit in making large number OF
machines at price about half that now
| asked for them II good machine could
be purchased for 500, or even less. there
Is little doubt that hundreds would be in
! use at the next general election But. II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

When the so-called Australian ballot law
was first passed great pains were taken
by both parties to instruct voters as to the
night schools were opened and object les
sons given on the subject. Latterly, how
ever, both parties have relaxed their eff
forts in this direction. and the result is an
increasing number of rejected ballots 1t
is said that no less than 300 persons In one
county lost their votes by wrong marking,
and 1t is probable several thousand votes
were lost throughout the State. In a close
election victory might easily go to the par
ty that did the best work in instructing its
voters how to mark the ballot
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SAYS RATES ARE TO0L0W
A. C. BIRD TALKS PLAINLY TO IN
TERsTATE-COMMER COMMISSION.
Asserts that the Tariff on All Freight
Is Not High Enough to Compen-
safe for Carriage.

CHICAGO, Nov. GA. c. Bird third vice
president of the ST. Paul road, took bold
stand before the Interstate-commerce Com
mission to-day when that body began an
investigation into rates on cattle and pack
the Missouri river.
Mr.. Bird was the first witness of impor-
lance before the commission, and when
asked If he desired to defend the reasona-
bleness of the ST. Paurs livestock rates
he declared that they were not reasonable.
mot only are our livestock rates unreal
sonable," he declared, "but all our freight
rates to-day are unreasonable because they
are entirely too low to compensate for the
service rendered. All freight rates should
be raised, and am surprised that the rail-
roads do not make a combined effort and
raise them
This statement surprised the members of
the commission, and they Immediately
started to ascertain Mr.. Birds reasons.
The witness stated that it was unfair to
take the past two years as basis from
which to judge the fairness of rates and the
fairness of the remuneration derived by
the railroads, for during that period the
volume of traffic had greatly increased,
whereas before that period railroading had
.
alive. With respect to cattle rates Mr..
Bird asserted that cattle did not now, and
had not for years, paid their just proper
ton of transportation charges, and that to
further reduce the rates on cattle would
be to make a bad situation worse. When
asked what governed the scientific making
of rates, he replied that he had not seen
the time in twenty-five years when rates
could be made on a scientific basis. On the
contrary, rates are always based upon COM
petition, comparison and compromise.
The present inquiry is at the instigation
of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange, which
claims that the lower rate on packing
house products which exists between Chi
cago and Missouri river points, relative to
the rate on cattle, operates against the Chi
cago market Under prevailing rates pack
ers can better afford to convert the live
stock into packing-house products at Mis-
souri, river points than at Chicago. While
on the stand Mr.. Bird explained that he
had always deemed 1t wise policy to make
as low a rate on the raw material as on
the finished products, but that when a
rate on the latter which was not remunera-
tive was forced upon the roads he did not
believe in also forcing down the livestock
rates to maintain the relations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

Roswell Field. in Chicago Post.
Literature triumphed yesterday when
Winston Churchill was elected to represent
the town of Cornish in the New Hampshire
Legislature, and we have every reason to
believe that Mr.. Harrington achieved a cor
responding triumph in Indiana. though.
strangely enough. the dispatches are silent
on this point. To think that the papers
should be filled with idle gossip about Odell
and Pennypacker and Mark Hanna and
Tom Platt, with not one word about Tar
kington is breach of good manners that
Indiana will not soon forget. Here Mr..
Harrington has voluntarily surrendered
precious time that might have been given to
historical romance TO the reformation OF
politics and In the moment of his triumph
he does not receive even the testimonial of
an also ran. Why should young men desert
the highest peaks of literary success Ii they
are TO be so rudely ignored? Why should
Mr.. Harrington bother about the Indiana
Legislature IL the Indiana Legislature is not
conspicuously and continuously held up be-
fore the public gaze? Hundreds Of thou
sands of readers of this country are not
worrying about Odell or Golfer or Pattison
or Pennypacker; they want TO know what
happened TO Harrington Let ~ hear from
Indiana and Harrington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

The local public will be gratif1ed to learn
that arrangements have been made to
guarantee the balance of the arsenal
grounds fund up to $4,000, and that the
purchase of the property at that price is
assured. The amount guaranteed by friends
of the movement outside of the State is
$4,000. 1t is hoped this sum will be made
up by citizens of Indianapolis without call
ing on the guarantors, but If not 1t will
still be forthcoming. The arrangement is
said to make the establishment Of tech
nical school and an army post both secure.
The Importance of these permanent addi-
tons to the educational facilities and the
social attractions of the city can hardly
be overestimated. and much credit is due
to those who have brought it about.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

There can be no doubt but the present
method of safeguarding public funds in
this State is faulty. So large bond as
county, aggregating to the county, the city
and the school board s1,525.0Oo. is onerous
and can hardly be made good by personal
bondsmen. A surety company bond would
be better, and if necessary the cost should
be assumed by the parties in interest. A
public official should not be permitted to
appropriate interest on public funds to his
own use. Even If the law permits it it is
wrong in principle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

ceived 1919 votes and Bryan 15s.soo. Now
the Republican state ticket has been
elected. showing that State with varied
industries and of great promise viii not
fight for a dead Issue. even IL IT, at one
time. was an important one The report
that the defeat of Senator Teller is among
the possibilities Is gratifying news to Re-
publicans. He went out OF the party to
serve the cause OF silver, but after the silver
issue was dead he continued one of the most
venonous foes of the Republican party In
the Senate. The result Is also rebuke TO
Senator Patterson. who was one of the lead
ers of the conspiracy in the Senate to dis
honor American soldiers in the Philippines.
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HIS Journey from Germany Financ..
by a So-CaIled Marriage syndica,.
OF Three Tradesmen.
CASE AIRED IN BERLIN COURT
DEFENDANTS WERE ACCUSED oy
BLACkMAIL By THE BARON,
hut Were Acquitted After TriaI-A w.
blewoman's Part i'm the Affair
General Foreign News.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-The relations Of Baron
Burchard Won Muenchhausen with the so.
called marriage syndicate which financed
his journey to the United States in iSs To
obtain a rich wife have been made public
through prosecution for blackmau
brought by the baron against Hermann
Pincus, Moritz Mendelssohn and Adolf
Mendelssohn, three tradesmen who were
members Of the syndicate. The trial has
just come to its close. Baron Won Muench-
hansen is a member of a famous German
family which dates from 1887
The testimony showed that a former con-
vict named Eissler. living in Stuttgart,
telegraphed to Frau Won Outflow, a noble
woman residing in Berlin. who undertakes
to obtain wealthy wives for army officers.
saying that If she had a titled officer in
active service for an American fortune OF
$75OO,Oo0, to let him know. Frau Won Quit
cow put Eissler in communication with
Baron Won Muenchhausen. who is lieu
tenant in the Prussian artillery. The baron,
according to statements made in court,
agreed to give Eissler per cent. Of the
money of the heiress he was to wed in
the event of the marriage taking place,
and he signed CONDITIONAL Dllls IOr NOW.
On these bills Eissler raised money in Ber-
lin from a numerous group OF persons
which included Pincus and the two Men,
DECISIONS, and Baron Won Muenchhausen
was provided with the cash with which he
paid the expenses OF his journey TO the
United States.
Eissler's partner in this adventure was a
lady's maid, who had been formerly In the
service of the rich Americas woman re-
ferred TO by Eissler. She preceded the
baron 10 the united States to negotiate
the marriage, but her efforts were not sue
cessful The name OF the heiress in ques-
ton was not disclosed in court. Baron
Won Muenchhausen did make the acquaint-
ance while in the United States of Martha
Washington Beckel, widow Of moderate
wealth, whom, according TO the German
peerage, he married Dec q, 1898. Since his
marriage the baron has been living with
his wife on his estate near Schwobler.
Hanover.
on his return to Germany Baron Won
Muenchhausen had to reckon with the
holders of his bills. A compromise was
negotiated with Pincus and the Men
deisshons who surrendered his paper on
the payment of comparatively small sums.
Raron Won Muenchhausen afterward ac-
cused these men Of blackmail. and the
matter was thus brought into court Pincus
and the Mendelsshons were acquitted oil
the charge.
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ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Lieut.. G. N. Emmons's Report Submit
ted to Secretary Hay.

WASHINGTON, Nov 6-Lieut. George
N Emmons, u. S. N, retired, has made a
report to the secretary of state upon the
results of his investigation along the Alaska
boundary of certain stories which have
found frequent repetition in late years to
the effect that monuments have been dis
covered marking the real boundary line
between Alaska and the British Northwest
Territory, at point many leagues further
from the sea than the British have been
willing to admit. Lieutenant Emmons was
selected for the work of inquiry because
he was thoroughly familiar with the coun-
try in which the supposed boundary stones
in the region and now has reached a con-
clusion. The State Department at this
time will not make the report public. The
inquiry is regarded as but one chapter i'm a
been going on for the past ten years under
the auspices of the State Department 1t Is
said that the department has investigated
promptly every rumor bearing on the ex-
istence of boundary monuments which pre-
scented the least appearance of plausibiity
Lieutenant Emmons declares that he
has not breathed word of the nature of
his conclusions to any one except the off,
Gals here in Washington. Still 1t is re-
garded as a fair conjecture that he has
not found the stones reported to exist to
be boundary monuments else the State De-
partment would regard it Us incumbent on 1t
to take steps to bring that fact to the at
tention of the British government with
the view of securing rectification of the
present temporary boundary. Instead of
doing this. the report has been referred to
ex-Secretary John w. Foster and Senator
Fairbanks for their information. They are
members Of the high joint commission,
which was charged with the settlement of
the Alaskan boundary question among
many other important matters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. GA question arose
recently as to the correctness Of the de-
sign of the coat of arms sas displayed on
the Presidents flag which has been in use
in the navy for many years. Attention was
first called to the matter when a foreign
attache remarked that it was strange that
the army and navy should have two differ
ent flags for the President 1t was then dis
covered that the two differed in the mat
ter of the coat of arms. The State Depart
ment was called upon f5r ar authentic
copy of the coat-of-arms. 1T showed seven
white and six red stripes In: the shield. while
the Navy Departments flag had seven REQ
stripes and six white ones The matter was
referred to the President. but he sent IL
back to the department fer decision. While
Acting Secretary Darling has not formally
seeded 1.-the the matter he nchnes to follow the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

The talk which the chairman of the Dem
ocratic county committee Is reported TO
be making about fraud in making election
returns is childish. 1t is next to impossible
to secure a fraudulent election return In
this city. -Four Republicans and three DEM
ocrats who are election officers must have
knowledge of such a fraud. Besides, the
Democratic county committee has the right
to have a watcher in every voting place
during the counting In a large number of
voting places the Prohibition party had
watchers. The Democratic watchers. as the
Journal is informed. had blanks for record
ing the vote as counted. Each Inspector
Judge and clerk is required by law to take
a copy of the return, signed by all the OFF,
GERS except sheriffs. So, aside from the
copy of the return of votes put into the
bag and sealed, there are five copies in the
hands of election officers. To change the
official copy of the return the seal must be
broken, which cannot be done without dis
covery II there should be any discrepancy
between the official returns two Democratic
election officers have copies which are
doubtless In the hands of the Democratic
chairman.
To perpetrate a fraud four Republican
and three Democratic precinct election OFF,
GERS must be in the conspiracy. Conse-
quently, in intimating that frauds were
perpetrated the Democratic chairman must
accuse three Democrats in every precinct
of accepting brides and committing perjury.
That is a grave imputation for a Demo-
cratic chairman to make against the per-
sonal and political integrity of Democrats
whose selection for election officers he
either made or approved. The changing Of
returns would also make the Democratic
watcher. the special representative Of the
county committee, party to the fraud.
ocratic election officers in half dozen pre-
cincts could be induced to take part in such
a dangerous and at the same time wicked
conspiracy. The Democratic chairman
seems to suspect Democrats who serve as
election officers, since before the election
he threatened Democratic election officers
who should sell out with club.
It is here repeated with emphasis that
the counting and returning of votes differ
emily from the votes in the ballot boxes,
with three Democratic election officers and
a Democratic watcher looking on or par
ticipating in the canvass, is an impossible
ity unless 1t can be established that all
men selected by Democrats to be election
officers are likely to be venal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07
Student. Must Have Passports.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-The authorities OF the
Berlin University confirm the recent state
ment of the Vorwaertz that Russians seek
ing enrolment as students here must pre-
sent passports. which the chief OF the Ber-
lin police Is to submit to the Russian po-
lice The Vorwaerts says none will be ad-
mitted without the approval Of the Russian
police whose agents by the government 5
permission work freely in Germany. The
university authorities said that Poles In the
napers with the object OF excluding revolu-
tionists and Polish extremists who might
raise a disturbance like that OF last year
at the time of Professor Schiemann's lee
lures on Polish history.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07
Presidents Southern Trim.

WASHINGTON, Nov 6.,-President Roose-
welt will leave here next lMonday midnight
and will not return to Washington until
after the reception to Vie Governor Luke
He will be present at the dedication Of the
Chamber of Commerce b,sildine I'm Tuesday
and Tuesday night will make a speech at
the Chamber of Commerce dinner. The next
day he will go to the West and South. His
exact itinerary has not been announced
but 1t is believed he cottemplates a bear
hunt In one Of the Soutf ern States before
going to Memphis. Upon his return he will
stop in Washington only one day, as he
has accepted an invitation to attend the
Union nit ., League banquet at Philadelphia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.-The War De-
partment is reluctant TO commit itself upon
the subject OF prize-ighting in the army.
Some time ago the commanding general OF
the Department of Missouri requested
decision of the department upon the ques-
top Of the right Of an enlis. ed man In the
army in participating as brincipal in an
athletic boxing contest In reply ne was
informed that there are some subjects as
to which IL is impossible fos the War De-
partment TO prescribe a uniform rule ana
that this Is one of them" Isut apart from
the strict law in the case, lit Is matter
or common information that local senu-
ment is divided in respect TO contests OF
the kind described and this adds to the
difficulty OF framing a rule were there no
legal obstacles i'm the way OF its prepara-
tion- There being no legal power in the
department. to establish a rule on the SUD
1ect, the acting secretary Of war decides
that the question presented be left TO the
regulation of the post commander.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-<Leaves of alb
sence have been granted as follows: Capt
VIII T. May. Fifteenth Infantry, two
months extension; Lieut.. Col. John B. Rod
man, Twentieth Infantry. two months ex-
tension: Capt. William M Crofton, First
Infantry, until Nov. %.
First Lieuts. r. b. Grubba, assistant sur
geon, and b. j. Edgar. assistant surgeon.
recently arrived at San Francisco. have
been ordered to temporary duty in the gen.
eral hospital at that city.
Contract Surgeon Robert j. Price. at San
Francisco has been ordere6 to the general
hospital, Fort Bayard, NJ NJ, for treat
ment.
Chaplain Bernard Kelly Tenth Infantry.
at San Francisco. has beeH ordered to his
home to await retirement.
Major Jerome A. Watrors, paymaster al
San Francisco, has been ordered to tempo
rary duty at Chattanooga. Tenn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07

The Chicago Record Herald presents the
pictures of four Republicans elected to the
next House as those whose claims will be
urged for the speakership. Mr. Hemenway
is not in the list because 1t is understood
that he will support Mr.. Cannon If Mr..
Cannon were not candidate. Mr.. Hemen-
way would doubtless become a leading can
didate with far greater claims for consid-
Grafton than has Mr.. Littlefeld. of Maine.
whose portrait is the first in the Chicago
paper's gallery of candidates
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07
Alaska's GOLD Output.

WASHINGTON. Nov. e.-Mr. Roberts. d.
rector Of the mint, to-dsy made public his
final statement of the god output of Alaska
for the last ten months. These figures.
which are based on receipts at San Fran
cisco, Seattle and the Selby refinery, show
total of s1S,S70075. as follows: Klondike
(Canadian), 49, ,095; Mime. s.. ZOOS, $50. This
total is something over 81 0O0, 900 i'm excess
of the Alaska output for the entire calen-
dar year 1901, the figures for that year being
$14, $751; 75. In the output for the last ten
months is included s25O.AO0 expected to ar
rive from the Klondyke: before Jan. l. and
81, 200 expected from Nome.