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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
Who Sought Refuge in the Legation
at Guatemala City and Claimed
Exemption from Arrest.
AN UNEXPLAINED TRAGEDY
VICTIM FORMERLY WAS AMERICAN
CONSUL AT CHAMPERICO.
Resigned to Take Service with Guate-
malan GOvernme ent-Made Charges
Against Minister Hunter.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The State De-
partment has been informed that Godfrey
Hunter, jr., son of the United States min
lister at Guatemala, shot and killed a man
named Fitzgerald. of Grand Rapids. Mich.
Hunter has taken refuge in the legation.
and an interesting question has arisen as to
tails are lacking in the report of the affair
which has come to the State Department,
and the officials are in doubt as to what
should be done. They have no notion of
surrendering without protest an American
citizen to the local courts of Guatemala
unless satisfied that the man is a proper
subject for punishment. Even then 1t is
not at all certain that the department itself
has the right to waive any legal exemption
that the man might have. international
law lays down the precept that an ambassa-
dor or minister may not of his own accord
surrender any such exemption in his own
case.
Fitzgerald was shot four times. Young
Hunter was accompanied at the time of the
shooting by the secretary of the legation.
This official is set down in the register as
being James G. Bailey of Kentucky, who
went to his post in June, 1901. The cable
gram also. rather by suggestion than by
direct statement, gave ground for an infer
ence that the killing was provoked.
Not much is known here of the personal
ity of Godfrey Hunter, jr., and it is i'm
possible to learn definitely whether or not
he was actually connected officially with
the United States legation at Guatemala
City at the time of the killing. That he
had been a clerk or typewriter In the lega-
ton is established. He was certainly a
member of the minister's family and that
fact might be regarded as sufficient to base
a claim of exemption.
1t is suggested here that the shooting af-
fray may have been the result of the recent
relief of DR.. Hunter from his post as min
lister. The doctor has been steadily en-
broiled with members of the American col
ony almost since he assumed Office In 1897
and lately owing TO his connection with a
government railway and other matters not
supposed to be proper for minister to med
die with, the pressure became so acute that
the department was obliged TO relieve him
from Office. 1t may be that Fitzgerald was
connected in some way with the charges
against the minister.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
LONG.DISTANCE RACE.
Cruiser Cincinnati Beats Other War
shfps-The Alabama Fast.

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-Carrying great
white bone in her teeth, and with phos-
phorescent spray dashing high upon her
sharp bows, the cruiser Cincinnati forged
abreast of Culebra light last midnight. a
winner in the greatest race of warships
ever run on the north Atlantic seaboard,
says a Herald dispatch from San Juan,
Porto Rico. Barely two miles astern OF the
cruiser flashed the white searchlight or the
great battleship Alabama. She had dis
tanced all her rivals of the heavyweight
class and had shown her quality by put
ting up a hammer-and-tongs struggle all
the way from Hampton Roads, Va, with
the feet-footed cruiser One by one she
had left behind the little gunboat Machias,
the Indiana. of Santiago fame the new
battleship Kearsarge, her own porticular
rival, and, last of all, the plucky Massa-
chusetts, sister ship OF the Oregon. That
the comparatively old Massachusetts, was
a stronger competitor than the Kearsarge
is one of the surprises of the race. That
the Alabama came in close a second TO
the fast commerce destroyer Cincinnati.
even though the cruiser had been handi-
capped thirty-five miles at the start is a
superb performance for first-class battle
ship heavily armed. This is the first time
In it's history that the ships. of the North
Atlantic squadron have engaged in such a
long g-distance speed contest in the open sea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
TRAFFIC in YOUNG GIRLS
NEFARIOUs CONSPIRACY DIsCOv-
Erred AT PHILADELPHIA.
international Syndicate That Sup
piled Resorts with Young Women
lib Girls Under Arrest.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. N.-As a result
of a raid conducted by the local police au-
thorities on houses of i'll repute, 1t is an
nounced that evidence will be adduced
which will warrant action by the United
States authorities. 1t is charged that a
syndicate having for it's purpose traffic in
young girls is operating on both sides of
the Atlantic and that agents are scattered
broadcast to lure girls from their homes,
especially in foreign countries, to lives of
depravity in this and other cities. The in
vestigation was primarily inspired by the
German consular service, and the raid re-
suited in the arrest of 11S girls and a num-
Der of men, some of the latter suspected OF
being agents in the sinister business. Dis
trict Attorney Weaver has taken charge of
the matter, and to-day all of the defendants
were held to bail for a further hearing,
the proprietors of the houses raided being
required to furnish s1,500 bonds and the
inmates $500.
The man suspected by the police of being
the leader in the conspiracy here has thus
far evaded arrest, but the authorities ex-
press confidence in their ability to shortly
apprehend him. An important arrest was
made to-day in the person OF Abe Fink.
who, the police assert. is one of the dis
tributing agents in the "slave" trade. Nat
Swartz and Louis Schoen, arrested in the
raid, are said to occupy similar positions.
The investigation concerns principally the
resorts wherein are located German and
Hebrew girls. The police say they will
be able to prove that the head of the me-
farious trade here has regularly forwarded
money to the procuring agents in Halle,
Germany.
j. S. Rogers. commissioner of immigra-
ton at this port, said to-day that the in
spection Of immigrants here is so rigid as
to render the importation of girls for i'm
moral purposes almost impossible
Director of Public Safety English, Super
intendent of Police Quirk, Commissioners
Rogers and Rabbi Krauskopf devoted much
time to-day to questioning the inmates OF
the raided resorts, and the police assert
they are accumulating sufficient evidence
to prove the conspiracy to be international
in its scope. Commissioner Rogers will re-
port the result of his investigation to the
federal authorities.
The crime is punishable by five years
imprisonment or a fine of $1,000 for each
offense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.


NEW LONDON. Conn. Nov. 2l-John
Leonard, of Gro;on. an employe OF a ship
building company. has been speared by a
ten-foot strip of wood that flew from a
circular saw. The lance-like missile struck
him in the throat, passed entirely through
his neck and eighteen inches OF the wood
protected behind his right ear Companions
sawed OF the greater part OF the stick and
Leonard walked about the yard. Physicians
found that the stick had passed between
the muscles and the important vessels OF
the throat and neck. IT was Impossible fo
withdraw IL without danger OF killing
Leonard. All the muscles on one side or The
neck had to be cut. and the spear was re-
moved from the side. Leonard probably VIII
recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
FitxeeraId Was an Ex-ConsuI.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Nov H--Will-
lam Fitzgerald. father of former United
States Consul William a. Fitzgerald. at
Champerico. Guatemala, reported shot and
killed by Godfrey Hunter. jr., son OF the
United States minister there, has received
no private advices Young Fitzgerald was
appointed consul at Champerico about six
years ago served about a year and re-
signed, entering the service of the Guate-
malean government. He is said 10 nave
been private secretary of the President OF
Guatemala for some time past. The last
time he was I'm Grand Rapids was two years
ago. At one time Fitzgerald was parlor
car conductor on the Grand Rapids a IN
diana Railroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
TERRIFIC RAINFALL.


BEAUMONT, Tex, Nov. 21.-There was
a terrific rainfall to-day throughout this
section OF the State. The rain began at 1
o'clock this morning and continued steadily
until o'clock this afternoon, at which
time there were three feet of water in
some of the business streets. The stocks
of many merchants were ruined and the
losses will amount to many thousands of
dollars. In the oil field the damage will
amount to probably $4,000. At Haywood 500
feet of the Southern Pacific track was
washed out.
In the rice fields of Jefferson Liberty and
Hardin counties great loss has been in
fiicted. 1t is estimated from reports re-
ceived that eighteen inches of water fell
over the belt named. Many of the farmers
had stacked their rice, while others were
cutting it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
INSANE LOVERS DEED.
Tried to Kill a Girl and Fired a Bullet
Into His Own Head.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. 2I-Because
Bertha Sheldon had allowed another man
to escort her home last night from the store
where she is employed, G. A. Darlington. a
packer for the Ann Arbor Organ Company
and a student in the University School of
Music, to-day shot her in the arm and then
fired a bullet into his own head, dying al
most instantly. Darlington met the girl as
she was on her way to work to-day and
they quarreled over last nights episode
Darlington came here from Strathcona
Ontario. He served with the Canadian
soldiers in the South African war. He was
about twenty-four years of age A letter
was found in the yard where the shooting
occurred. signed by Darlington. 1t read as
follows:
..Notice-Please do not send my body
home Give il to the doctors in the Uni
yersity Hospital. ." / am as insane
as ever man was and totally lost. To all
friends and dear ones. goodbye. Love TO
my darling mother.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
AFTER FOREIGN DEVILS"
Chinese Rebels Threaten to Kill
Christians of All NatfonaIities

VICTORIA. Nov. H.-Advices have been
received from south China that the Kwang-
81 rebels have invaded Kuei-Chou province,
proclaiming their object to ravage that
province. They invaded Hsingyi-Hsien. in
Kuei-Chou. which fell into their hands. and
many of the villagers, who had held out
for eight days, were slaughtered. The gov
erEment troops sent to relieve the place
were within one days march when IL FELL
and, hearing of the success OF the rebels,
retired to Kwang-Si borders.
The Boxers in Sze-Chuan are posting
placards in the villages stating. with the
authority of Tao Chuin. their patron, and
al the will of the Sage Confucius, they will
fulfill the will of heaven by numbering all
the foreign devils In China who continue
TO propagate their doctrines and extermin-
ate ali who enter their churches or become
their followers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22

HOT SPRINGS. Va, Nov N-Col
heart trouble. There is no hope for his
recovery. He was sent here a fortnight
ago from New York in the hope that the
change would be beneficial. but ne came toe
late. The heart trouble Is a result OF pneu-
monia contracted year ago. Colonel
Ochiltree Is kept up entirely on heart slim
ulants. He has with him only a man serv.
ant and q trained nurse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WlNDFALL. Ind, Nov. H.-The frame
residence of Thomas E. Jones, half a mile
east of this city, was DESTROYED by fire
last night, together with a large portion
or the contents. Jones and his wife were
asleep. but woke in time to escape without
difficulty. The loss is $1,000, with $500 of
insurance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
5000 PROBABLY KILLED.
GuatemaIa's Volcanic Eruptions
Played Havoc Among Natives.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21-w. j.
Campbell. who has just arrived here from
Guatemala. brings additional details of the
damage caused by the recent volcanic dis
turbance. In an interview Mr.. Campbell
said: There is no clear idea yet of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22
DUDLEY LOSES HIS OFFICE.
He VIII Have to snake Good" Within
Ten Days.

OF Sullivan county was annulled by Gov
ernor Durbin yesterday. under a recent act
of the Legislature, for his failure to pro-
tect his prisoner, Jim Dillard, the negro
lynched in Sullivan county Thursday eve
ming. w. p. Maxwell. coroner of Sullivan
county, is now ex oficio sheriff. Under
the law the sheriff may. within ten days
after the lynching, file petition for re-
instatement with the Governor, and If the
Governor finds that the sheriff has done
all in his power he may reinstate him.
Sullivan county notified Governor Dnrbin
yesterday that a petition will be filed for
Dudleys reinstatement as sheriff. Just
what action the Governor will take is not
known. but II is said that Dudley must be
able to prove conclusively that he did all
In his power to protect billiard from the
mob before he can hope to be reinstated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-22

the matters now in controversity, and that
they will adopt the suggestion heretofore
made by the commission TO counsel on ootn
sides that We aid them in such an effort py
our conciliatory offices. IL seems 10 US
tnat many of the conditions complained OF,
and which have been the subject and STUDY
OK our examination, might be better RENE
died by the parties to the controversy ap,
preaching the subject in proper spirit ana
with the purpose of fairly adjudging them:
We hope. gentlemen. that the intervaI OF
time to be granted may be avatled or with
this end in view. OF course, in the mean
time, we will proceed with the work before
US as we have begun 1t.
ADJOURNMENT PROBABLE.
After this announcement Everett War
rem. of counsel for the Pennsylvania Coal
Company and the Hillside Coal and Iron
Company. stated the difficulty of his COM
pany in being able to present their pay
rolls and other evidences in brief time,
and approved of an adjournment OF week
or ten days. This was all agreed to, and in
order to give all parties an opportunity to
confer on the new state of affairs an ad
journment was taken at 12:45 until to-mor-
row. 1t is probable the suggestion for a
week or ten days adjournment will be
adopted During the entire proceedings the
matter or settlement was not spoken or
except what was contained in the COM
missions announcement.
1t was learned tonight that all the large
companies have not yet assented to the
proposed outside agreement, but that in
all probability they will consent and con-
tinue as a unit, as they did during the
strike. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company, one of the corpora
tions, Ii Is understood, has not yet been
heard from on the matter. Those which are
said TO be In the agreement scheme are
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the
Lehigh Valley, the Delaware g. Hudson and
the Erie Company, which controls the
Pennsylvania Coal Company and the Hill
side Coal and Iron Company. The attor
neys for some of the other companies are
hourly expecting to hear from the heac
officials of the corporations they represent
DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
There is a wide difference of opinion as
to whether the proposal to settle differences
among themselves will meet with success.
1t has been realized that at least two OF
the four demands of the miners-that for
a uniform wage scale and the weighing
of coal-cannot be satisfactorily settled in
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. ID
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fer charges against DR.. Hunter at Wash
ington. but the matter was never taken up
by the State Department.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18
STATE MINING LAW.

On account OF the activity OF mining
in this section, the following law re-
garding stalking ont and holding
claim is published
Chapter XCIII-An act to amend
section one OF an Act entitled: can
Act amendatory of and supplemental
to AN Act relating to the location, re-
location, manner Of recording lode
and placer claims. mill sites, tunnel
rights, amount Of work necessary to
hold possession OF mining claims and
the right OF co-owners therein, approx
ed March. I6, 1907" approved March
Il. 1870, approved March 20, 1901.
Section I, Section one OF the above
entitl,i Act is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section one. Section two OF the
above named Act is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
+ Section two. Before the expiration
81 ria1ty days from the time OF post
ing notice upon the claim tie locator
must sink a discovery shaft upon the
claim to the depth OF at least ten fee.
from the lowest part of the rim Of
such shaft at the surface or deeper if
necessary to show by such work a
lode deposit of mineral in place. A
crosscut or tunnel, which cats the lode
at a depth OF ten feet, or an open cut
along the ledge or lode equivalent to a
shaft four feet by SIX feet by ten feet
is equivalent to discovery shaft The
locator must define the boundaries oil
his claim by marking a tree or rocl
i'll place or by setting post or stone
one at each corner and one at the cen
ter OF each side line. When a post i
used it must be at least four inchc
square, by Jour feet SIX inches il
length, set one foot III the ground witt
a mound OF stone or earth four fee
in diameter by two feet in heigh
around The post. When it is practical
ly impossible on account OF bedroc
or precipitous ground to sink such
posts, they may be placed in a pile {
stones: or where the proper plac;n
OF such posts or monuments of ston
is impracticable or dangerous to lii
- and limb, it shall be lawful to plae
Il such a post or monument OF stone
a the nearest point, properly marked
- designate its right place. When
en- stone is used, not a rock in place
must be at least six inches square al
y, eighteen inches in length, set tw
oil thirds of its length in the grour
which trees. stakes or monumer
must be so marked as to designa
the corners of the claim located.
Section g. This Act shall take
: feet on the first day Of July, 1901.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18
The Newspaper Law

I. All subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contrary are con-
sidered wishing to continue their sub
scriptions
2. II subscribers order the discon-
tlnuance Of their periodical, the pub
Usher may continue to send it until all
arrearages are paid
3. II subscribers refuse or neglect to
take their periodicals from the Office to
which they are directed. they are res
ponsible until they have settled their
bills and ordered them discontinued.
4 Subscribers moving to other
places without informing the publisher
and the papers are sent to the former
address, they are held responsible
5. The courts have decided that re-
tu1ing to take periodicals from the Of
flee or removing and leaving them I'm
called for. is prima iacie evidence Of
intended fraud
6 II subscribers Pay in advance they
are bound to give notice at the end Of
the time they do not wish to continue
taking it, and the subscriber will be
responsible until nutil an express no.
tice with all arrcarages are sent to the
| publisher.
| 7, The latest postal laws are such
! that newspaper publishers can arrest
any one who axes paper and refuses
to pay for it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18
Seeds! Seeds!

In order to facilitate the delivery OF
seeds, Mr.. Newlands requests all those
desiring quota of seeds next spring,
to send in their applications at the pre-
livery than would otherwise be posi-
sent time, thus assuring an earlier de-
BILE Address all applications to Fran
els G. Newlands, House of Represen-
tatives, Washington, D. c.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18
STATE INSTITUTIONS

l.. Q. Henderson. Warden State Prison
JOS. f. Stubbs, President State University
DR. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
los. Josephs. Supt., Of Orphans HON
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18
ATTITUDES

Railway Depot. L. S. Mint, Government
Building, Post Office and State Capitol
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18

JUSTICES SUPREME COURT:
". A. Massey, c. P, {. II. Belknap,
4. L. Fitzgerald
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-05-18

PLACES OF INTEREST
NEAR CARSON CITY.
The Yale expositor., 1902-09-26
Flint Presbytery Meeting.

The Presbytery of Flint convened
for its semi-annuRl meeting in the
First Presbyterian church OF Mar
lette on Tuesday evening, Septem.
ber 10th. Rev. Dayid McAllister, OF
Harbor Beach, preached the opening
sermon. Rev. Thomas W. Montieth
was chosen moderator. Rev. Alex.
Laird was received from Boston Pres.
bytery and committee consisting of
Reys. I. w. Monteith, ID. IL. Good
willie, VIM. Maclean and Chas. ID. FL.
lis was appointed to install him oyer
the Croswell church.
Licentiate Walter a. Stevenson was
dismissed and commended 10 the Pres
bytery OF Puget Sound. Rev. John l..
Johnston was dismissed 90 a prcsby-
terry in Oklahoma.
An the oyertures on the Revision of
tho Confession uf Faith were answered
in the affirmative.
A change was made In the time of
meeting of the Presbytery so that here
after sessions will begin on Monday in
stead of Tuesday evening.
The treasurer, Rev. Chas. ID. Ellis.
reported a balance of Si0l.97 in the
treasury.
one minister died during the year
Norman Tucker, who passed away nj
his home near Laingsburg IN the s9th
year OF his age.
Lapeer was chosen a. the place for
holding the meeting of Presbytery next
April. A motion was carried that an
adjourned meeting OF Presbytery be
held at Lansing during intervals OF
synod at the call OF the moderator.
synod OF Michigan meets at Lansing
October IL.
Presbytery adjourned on Thursday
ut 1890 n. IN. Rev. Chas. ID. Ellis.
The Yale expositor., 1902-09-26
installation of Officers.

The following officers were installed
at special meeting of Yale Chapter,
OES, on Wednesday evening, Sept. "a,
Mrs. Nellie Tappan. installing officer:
Worthy Matrou-Mrs. Minnie Holden
Worthy PRtron-N. a. Lacy
Asso. Ma,ron-Sarah Mckenzie
Conduclress-Mrs. Mary Rounds
Asso. Conductress-Mabel Ferguson
SecretAry-Mrs. Tena Jardine
Treasurer-Mrs. julia Vincent
Ada-Louise Andreae
Ruth-Lulu Cady
Esther-Miua Newell
MRrtha-MRud Pearce
Electa-Mrs. Roy Fuller
Warder-Mrs. Marion Johnson
Sentinel-I. Rosenthal
Organist-Mrs. Mabel Staley
Chaplain-M Sarah Phelps