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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
One ENGINEER KILLED
ANOTHER FATALLY HURT, THREE
MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED,
And a Score of Persons Painfully Cut
and Bruised-Collision ON the
Pennsylvania Railway.

SHARON. Pa, Dec. 3-In a head-on
collision on the Pennsylvania Railroad one
and one-half miles west of West Middle
sex tonight, the engineer of the passenger
train, Neal Daugherty. Of Erie, was killed.
four persons were seriously injured and
almost a score were painfully hurt. The
wreck was caused through a misunder-
standing of orders. Both engines were de-
molished and the express, baggage and
smoking cars are almost totally wrecked.
Following is list of the injured:
ENGINEER SHALLENBERGER, prob
ably fatally, residence not known.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, Erie, fireman
passenger train, serious.
GEORGE GIBSON. Erie. fireman freight
train serious.
SAMUEL J. MDoNALD. express mes
senger, serious.
MARTIN L. STRAUSS. of New York,
cut on leg.
AUGUST MILLER, Erie.
Mr.. PURvIS, Utica, N. Y, yard in
spector for Pennsylvania Railroad at Chi
cago.
]. H. TAYLOR, Middlesex.
MRS. THOMPSON LAW AND BABY,
Struthers, o.
MRS. ALLISON, Sharpsville, Pa.
H. s. WALZUS; residence not known.
j. F. PATTERSON, jamestown, N. Y.
w. X. PONDS. McKeesport
j. EUGENE MORRIS, Pittsburg
DAVID EVANS, Pittsburg.
Six of the injured were brought to the
Sharon Hospital on a special train. OF the
injured Samuel Mcdonald, George Gibson
and Engineer Shallenberger will die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
CHICAGO'S COAL TRUST
HOW DEALERS SCHEME TO KEEP
UP THE PRICE OF FUEL.
Thousands of Tons Of Coal stored
Away I'm Order to Squeeze Money
Out of Freezing People.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30-Two Investigations
into the cause of the scarcity a.d high
price of coal in Chicago were begLl to-
day. At the Palmer House Attorney Gen
eral Hamlin held a conference behind
closed doors with representatives of the
coal hauling railroads and of the coal trade;
at the City Hall the Council committee on
railroads held public session, hearing the
statements from men who direct the move
ment of coal on the railroads entering the
city. Neither inquiry resulted in action
by the public officials, and both will be
continued tomorrow.
Attorney General Hamlin's investigation,
which may continue until Saturday, is
aimed at discovering whether there is or
has been any unlawful conspiracy to re-
strain trade in coal or to force up prices.
Mr.. Hamlin announced tonight that he
had made rapid progress and intimated that
the greater part of the blame rests with the
dealers and not the railroads. 'If l find
proof" he said, "that the thousands upon
thousands of tons of coal which the dealers
have in the yards, snow covered and un-
touched, are not actually under contract,
but held for the purpose of increasing the
price those dealers will be prosecuted and
compelled to relieve the suffering occa-
stoned by the scarcity of coal'
Before the railroad committee of the City
Council the fact was brought out that To-
cal dealers are holding vast quantities of
coal merely to keep up the price. Their
plan is to have loaded cars reconsigned.
Trainmaster John w. Coney, of the
Pennsylvania road, testified that during the
past few days one car has been recon-
signed seven times. Other railroad officials
stated their rules did not allow cars to be
reconsigned more than once or twice at
the outside. Mr.. Coney promised to do
everything in his power to prevent the con-
tinuation of this practice in the Pennsylva-
MIA Yards
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
MAY SHELL A CITY
GERMANS THREATEN TO BOMBARD
MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA.
Castro's Postmaster Is Accused of De-
laying correspondence Belonging
to Subjects of the Kaiser.
DUTCH STEAMER FAVORED
ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
President Castro Returns to Caracas
After Gaining Important Victory
Over the Rebels.
EUROPEAN CRITICS WRONG
UNITED STATES ACTED RIGHT IN
THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE,
Every Step Was i'm Accordance with
the Agreement Regarding The
Hague Arbitration Court.
President Castro Returns to Caracas
After Gaining Important Victory
Over the Rebels.
EUROPEAN CRITICS WRONG
UNITED STATES ACTED RIGHT IN
THE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.
Every Step Was i'm Accordance with
the Agreement Regarding The
Hague Arbitration Court.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-A dispatch to the
dated yesterday. says: 1.-THE postmaster
of Maracaibo, Venezuela, having detained
correspondence belonging to German mer-
chants the German cruiser Fake threat
ems, in consequence. to lombard the town."
CARACAS, Dec. 31.-President Castro ar
rived here this morning. At o'clock this
afternoon United States Minister Bowen
called on the President and communicated
to him the recommendation that the issues
between Venezuela and the allies be taken
to the international peace court at The
Hague. venezuela's answer will be re-
ceived tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
United States Minister Bowen has re-
ceived information that the Dutch steam
er Prinz Maurits has entered certain Ven
ezuelan ports blockaded by the British
fleet and discharged her cargo there. Spe-
cial permission for the Dutch steamer to
do this was obtained from Commodore
Montgomerie, of the British cruiser Charyb-
dis. The Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan
ordered the Prinz Maurits away from port.
but Commodore Montgomerie directed that
she continue to discharge her cargo. In
Caracas this is held to be discrimination
against American steamers and the British
commodore's action has been criticised.
Barquisimoto, capital of the state of
Lara, which for some time past has been
in the possession of the Venezuelan revo-
lutionists. has been recaptured by the gov
ernment forces. The towns of San Carlos
and Tinaquillo have also be reoccupied by
the government. The revolutionists at
Barquisimoto were under the command Of
Generals Solagnie and Penaloza. They
evacuated the town after losing 112 men
killed and 325 wounded. There was hard
fighting in the streets and suburbs of Bar
qusimoto for two days. The government
Castillo
1t now transpires that President Castro's
recent visit to La Victoria was not of a
social nature, as reported here, but for the
purpose of conducting personally by tele-
graph the operations of his forces at Bar
qusimoto. This victory for the govern
ment appears to be direct result of the
Presidents initiative. 1t has zen a most
severe blow for the revolutionists and ar
CUES for President Castro's continuance in
power.
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CRITICISM UNwARRANTED.
Action of United States I'm Accordance
with The Hague Agreement.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30.-President Cas-
tro's answer to the allies proposal to arbi-
trate the Venezuelan troubles has not been
received In fact, Secretary Hay had MOTH
ing of Importance on the Venezuelan situa-
tion to communicate to the Cabinet. which
was in session less than an hour. There
are, however. under discussion such ques-
tions as those relating to the best means of
terminating the blockade and other matters
touching the personnel of the commission,
which, il is understood, will meet in Wash
ington to lay down the line of the arbitra-
ton scheme. Inasmuch as certain Euro
pean officials have taken exception to the
efforts of the United States to bring about
arbitration between Venezuela and the al
lies as a violation of all the traditions and
rules of international intercourse, the at
tention of one of the most eminent Amer
lean members of the representatives at
The Hague conference, one of the men who
framed The Hague convention itself, was
directed to the criticisms He very prompt
ly cleared away the misunderstanding on
this point by pointing to Article q of The
Hague convention as justification of the at
titude of the United States. This article
reads:
1.-The signatory powers consider it their
duty, II a serious dispute threatens to
break out between two or more of them. to
remind these latter that the permanent
court is open to them. Consequently, they
declare that the TACT Of reminding the con-
ficting parties of the provision of the pres
ent convention and the advice given TO
them, in the highest interests of peace, to
have recourse to the permanent court, can
only be regarded as friendly action
The paragraph was proposed by France,
and. singularly enough. IL was opposed
principally by the United States. yet the
United States is the first of the nations to
avail of its provisions. The reason for the
opposition of our delegates was fear on
their part that il would seem to be be-
stowal of power upon European countries
to intervene in American affairs and i'm
manner an infringement of the Monroe
doctrine. The French delegates were ex-
ceedingly anxious TO carry the paragraph,
however, and they finally succeeded in
quieting the opposition of the United States
delegates through the reservation by the
latter of the right TO deal with American
affairs in accordance with our established
doctrines. This was thought to safeguard
the Monroe doctrine, though IL is held here
1t only recorded an opinion of the United
States delegates and did not bind The
Hague tribunal as a whole.
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Mine OWNERS CONFER
ARRANGE FOR THEIR CASE BEFORE
THE STRIKE COMMISSION.
Further Testimony to he Presented
by NOnuniOnists-TwO Weeks Time
Required by Operators.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-A conference
of anthracite coal operators and their at
torneys was held here to-day to arrange
side of the strike controversy to the COM
mission when that body convenes here
next Tuesday. The conference was called
by Simon p. wolverton, of Sunbury, counsel
for the Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Company, and continued from until 4
o'clock.
James III. Torrey, representing the Del
aware & Hudson Company, presided. James
Burr. of counsel for the New York, On
tario & Western Railroad, was secretary.
Samuel Dickson. attorney of this city. rep
resented John Markle. the independent coal
operator of Hazleton. Among the others
present were Henry C. Reynolds. of the
Enterprise Coal Company: John B. Kerr,
of the New York. Ontario & Western;
Francis /. Gowan, of the Lehigh Valley
Colonel Everett Warren, for the Erie; w.
w. Ross. for the Delaware. Lackawanna
& Western; Ira III. Burns. for several in
dependent operators, and John T. Lenihan,
for the nonunion mine workers.
After the conference had adjourned Mr..
Wolverton gave out the following state
ment: ''The testimony on the part of the
nonunion miners is not yet completed. Tues
day, when the commission sits. the nom
union mems counsel Will submit further
testimony, which will probably consume a
day or two. Then the operators will open
and proceed with evidence which will be
presented by companies in the following
order: Delaware & Hudson, Erie Della
ware. Lackawanrsa & Western. Lehigh Val
ley. Lehigh Coal and Iron, Lehigh &
Wilkesbarre independent operators and
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany. The presentation of the operators
side will consume ten days or two weeks
perhaps more
Judge Hand. of Scranton. attorney for
the Connell Coal and Coke Company said:
1T is absolutely necessary that we prove
TO the commission that there is no black
list and no discrimination against union
men,"
Most of those who attended the confer
ence left for their homes tonight Men,
bers of the anthracite coal commission and
several of the lawyers and operators have
secured rooms at the Continental Hotel.
which will be the headquarters of the COM
mission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
EVIL Conditions at Bremerton-Deaths
ON n Training Ship.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9O.-The Navy De-
partn,snt will adopt heroic measures to pro-
tect the enlisted men at the Puget Sound
navy yard near Seattle Wash. from the
evil influences which exist at Bremerton
An ,official report received to-day from
Rear Admiral Yates Sterling. in command
OF the yard. details deplorable state of
affairs at Bremerton. and acting Secretary
of the Navy Darling to-day issued an order
which will have the effect of keeping naval
vessels away from that station i'm the fu-
ture until the nuisance is abated. Gam
blirx resorts and disorderly houses. the
report says. flourish just outside the yard.
esDecialy when one of the war vessels is in
port. and as the government has no other
fendant evils il was decided TO force the
local authorities TO take action by keeping
ships away. from the yard.
A dispatch received at the Navy Depart
ment to-day from Captain Wise. stationed
at Key West. reports an outbreak of
diphtheria on board the United States
training ship Buffalo. which arrived to-day
the disease. Guy Pattison, aged eighteen
wears. OF Silver Creek, n. Y, and Robert
Emmett Casey. of Kankakee. ILL., There
were a half dozen diphtheria patients
aboard the Buffalo. but Captain Wise added
that all were improving.
Harry King. chief. and Fred p. Metzger.
assistant chief OF the draughtsmen division
OF the General Land Once. to-day submit
ted their answers in denying the charges
against them OF conduct detrimental to
eoverument interests. The answers are
made separately. and the SPECIFIC charges
are denied I'm detail. though some of the
statements of fact are admitted with the
contention that there was no infraction
OF law or regulations
The commissioner OF patents has rem
dered a decision announcing that n is
against public policy for the office to lend
fts sanction 10 the use OF the President s
name by registering any trademark there
for without his express consent
The secretary OF agriculture has issucd
the annual order establishing a quarantine
AGAINST a number of Southern and Western
States on account of the Southern or Texas
tsver. The quarantine against Texas and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
GOLD IN ALABAMA.
Valuable Vein of Ore Was Worked
secretly for Two Years.

NEW YORK, Dec. N.-Something of a
furry has been caused in Wall street, saws
the World. by the formal announcement
that gold had been discovered in Alabama
in sufficient quantities to make the mining
of IL profitable. There was more of a furry
when IL was announced that none of the
stock was on sale
For more than two years the land had
been worked secretly. twenty stamp mill
was erected without even the knowledge of
the natives. Chance led TO the discovery Of
the vein of ore. company was formed and
the stock was bought up by New York
Philadelphia and Washington capitalists
before the news became public. The value
of the ore has been averaging $50 ton for
the past sixty days. and another twenty
stamp mill Is going up. The mine Is twenty
miles from Admission, Ala. and seventy
miles from Birmingham. The ledge of ore
runs for a mile and half northeast and
southwest. The pay streak varies in width
from two to four feet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
MISER LEFT WEALTH.
Was Supposed to he Pauper, but
Died Worth About 100000.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3O.-Several
weeks ago an old man. Eli Hyman, was
admitted to the General Hospital of the
city of Toronto as a pauper Two days
later he died, and examination of his
effects disclosed coin and securities TO the
value of $1,000. Just before his death he
stated that he had a wife and daughter in
San Francisco. A firm of Canadian at
torneys took charge OF the case, and. COM
municating with the lawyers of this city,
located the wife and heir of the dead miser.
Mrs. Rebecca Hyman and her daughter,
now a Mrs. Hart, who reside i'm this city,
and who have been poverty-stricken for
years, have established such proofs of re-
lationship that the attorneys here and I'm
Toronto have no fear that any other possi-
BILE claimants will be recognized. The es-
tate is valued at 800. 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31

Oklahoma is made a month earlier this
year, taking effect Jan. 1, but it is not OPP
erat1ve against the other States until Feb:
1. Except I'm this respect the provisions OF
the order are Identical with that in pre-
viOuS years.
The Supreme Court of the United States
Is asked. In a petition filed to-day, to take
cognizance of the local option election held
IN Johnson county. Texas, during the fall
OF 1901. The proceeding Is Instituted by
Ward Roper, a liquor dealer, who claims
that the election was irregular, and as the
result is calculated to take his property
without due process of law, he asks the
court to declare the election null and void.
The quarterly report Of the value OF for
eign coins issued by the director of the
mint shows that for the three months end
ing Jan. 1. 1903. there has been a decrease
OF sO03l26 in the value of silver per fine
ounce.
Peking advices received here state that
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng. K. c. NJ, dec
GRATED with brevet court button of the third
grade, expectant taotaf of the first class
and minister designate to the United
states, has been appointed metropolitan
expectant officer of the fourth grade. This
rank puts Sir Chen Tung in line for promo
ton TO high posts in the six boards and
minor ministries in the capital in the fu-
ture. The minister designate, who sue
ceeds WI Tingfang In the Washington mis-
sion, Is expected here some time in jan
uary.
The government has purchased four more
buffalo from a private herd in Idaho for
stocking the Yellowstone National Park.
Inc nerd In the park now numbers about
forty-five.
The Navy Department has decided to
divide the Asiatic squadrons into three
divisions instead of two as at present, and
10 send out another flag officer. The heavy
Dattleships will be under command of Rear
Admlral Evans, who also will be under
command OF the entire squadron; the crui-
sers under the command of Admiral Coop
en- VINO is To succeed Admiral Wilde, and
a new division, comprising the light gun
boats, Will be created under the command
or Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, now COM
mandant of the Puget sound navy yard
The latter will raise his flag on the gun
boat Rainbow and will have his general
headquarters at Cavite.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-The sales
agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany anthracite coal companies met to-
day and decided to continue the present
circular prices during the month, of Jan
uary. The sales agents also declined to
renew any of the expiring contracts with
large consumers of anthracite, which ac-
ton will compel all consumers to purchase
coal in the open market. 1t is expected
that the Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Company will take similar action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
IMAGINATION AS A CURE.


BANGOR, Me-, Dec. 30.-A new cure for
rheumatism has been discovered In Maine.
This time the cure has strongly patriotic
flavor, the agency being nothing less than
the American flag. which John McGann.
driver of st. Croix hose No. 1, Calais. de-
clares to be always effective. One night
McGann dreamed that some one had told
him that the American flag, used as bed
spread, would keep off or drive away the
rheumatism, and. although not believer in
dreams. he next day got an old flag and
made of IL comforter. Since then. Nc
Gam says, he has not felt a single twinge
of the rheumatism. with which he had
that he intends 20 sleep under the American
flag until he dies, and then he wants TO be
buried In shroud made Of the same stars
and stripes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31

KANSAS CITY, No. Dec. 3o-Eight mis-
sionaries who are working in Morocco, un-
der the direction of the Gospel Missionary
Union whose headquarters are in Kansas
City. are believed to be in peril. At Fee
are stationed George c. Reed, of Kansas
City, formerly of Nebraska, secretary of
the Morocco mission; Mr.. and Mrs We'll
liver, of Minnesota; Maude Carey of EN-
poria. Kan; Irene Ward, Avoca, Ia; Nellie
Alison, of Alabama. Another party now at
Mequinez is composed of F. c. Enyart, of
Kansas City, and Victor Swanson of Me-
braska. This town is forty miles west of
Fee. A letter from Mr.. Reed at Fee, dated
Dec. 4. to George s. Fisher, president of the
union, has just been received. Mr.. Reed
writes: Word to hand indicates that the
Sultan Is returning to Fee from Mequinez
instead OF going to Rabst. The fight last
sunday east of here was a serious reverse
for the government and estimates of the
loss very high, some putting ii at five hun
dred on the army side; probably one-half
to two-thirds of that number" Mr. Fisher
believes that Christian missionaries would
be slain If captured by the fanatical rebels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
Judge NeaI.. Decision.

The decision of Judge Neal, in part, fol-
lows:
THE defendant notified the mayor that
it would stop the supply of natural gas
to indianapolis on Sept. SO 1902, and this
case was brought by the city to enjoin
the defendant company from taking such
action. Three principal questions were
presented for decision: % Has the de-
fendant a legal right to discontinue the
business of supplying natural gas in Indian
joined from doing so on suit by the city =?
CD Under the provision, can Temporary
injunction be granted?
THE business which the defendant de-
sires to discontinue has been carried on
by ii for years, under a city franchise of
June q, 1877. This ordinance required a
written acceptance of its provisions. which
duly executed by the defendant and
the latter was given possession of the
streets and has entered upon the enjoy-
ment of the franchise and rights granted
and ii has been held by our Supreme
Court in numerous cases, in some of which
this particular ordinance was in issue.
1T has been called a legislative compact
1t is not questioned but conceded that as
long as the defendant occupies sne streets
and exercises its rights and privileges under
the ordinance, 1t is bound to continue to
supply natural gas while continuing under
the terms of the contract.
1T has. however, notified the city that on
a certain date II would discontinue i'm In
dianapolis. and would surrender its rights
TO use the streets. Can it legally thus
lay down its franchise and go out of busi-
ness. without first securing consent from
the city, any other source?
TIME OF BUSINESS.
1T seems that there is no express ob]i-
CATION in the ordinance or requirement in
the statute, pursuant to which defendant
was Incorporated. or in the act which au-
thorizes the city to grant the use of its
streets. imposing the duty on the defendant
TO carry on its business for any definite
time.
IF II must do SO. the condition arises
from some implied obligation which the
law will enforce, or as a duty imposed by
the law by reason of its having engaged In
"A public service
"The object of the grant is expressed In
the first section of the ordinance which
grants the use of the streets, etc To Law
extend. maintain. alter and repair mains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-31
HE HAS NO COUNTRY.
Therefore He Cannot Renounce Alle-
glance and BE Naturaiized.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Justice Cla-
baugh, of the District Supreme Court, is
engaged in hearing a petition filed by
Antonio NJ. De Ycasa, young Filipino.
who is seeking TO obtain naturalization
papers He came TO this country after the
signing of the treaty of peace by the
United States and Spain. He applied for
naturalization papers in this District. The
local law requires that all applicants for
citizenship must renounce allegiance to
some country Mr.. De Ycasa has no coun-
try to renounce and this ground he
was denied naturalization papers by the
clerk of the District Supreme Court.