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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-23
TROUBLES OF THE D. A. R.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The committee
to investigate the Warren Chapter troubles
at Monmouth, ILL.,. to-day recommended to
ton the dissolution of Warren Chapter
and the formation therefrom of two new
chapters. The report held that the action
OF the majority of Warren Chapter on June
2, 1898, in attempting to disband and sub
sequently to form a new chapter and elect
officers, forfeited their office and member
ship. The action of the minority In de-
claring the chapter still in existence waS
legal, according TO the report, there still
being quorum. The report precipitated a
lively debate.
At the afternoon session the report and
recommends tons were adopted. Mrs DON
aid Mclean, of New York. introduced a
resolution to defer the selection of a site
for Continental Hall until the parking COM
missions plans were fully known. The
resolution was tabled.
The congress tonight put itself on record
against the practice of polygamy. a letter
was read from the platform embodying a
request for information from Spirit of Lib
erty Chapter. of Utah, to whether it
should admit to membership those who
practice, believe in or condone pOlygamy.
So many members desired to speak and
were clamoring for recognition that it was
difficult to preserve order. Some one
moved to table the whole matter when Miss
Harvey, of Pennsylvania, asked If the con-
gress were going to let the opportunity pass
to go record for all time against polyga-
mistS.
Considerable merriment was caused when
Miss Mary Desha, of Kentucky, speaking
on resolution TO bar all poly gamists, their
descendants and sympathizers, declared
that this would put out of the society many
who were descendants of Abraham The
debate closed with the adoption of a resolu-
ton offered by Mrs. Wiley, of Chicago, de-
claring it the sense of the congress that
polygamy be condemned.
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SHE LEFT HER HOME TO MEET A
TRAVELLING MAN.
Her Escort ChOked by Her Father in
the Street.-The Girl Is But
Fourteen Years Old.

Grace Peele, living at 500 North Pine
street, who will be fourteen years old
next Friday, was taken TO the police sta
ton last night at the request of her
father, who said he would have her sent to
the Reform School. Last night, in COM
pany with a girl much older than her
self, she met two travelling men near the
Empire Theater with the intention of go
ing to the show at that place.
The Peele girls father happened to be
coming along the street and saw the older
girl in the act of introducing his daughter
to the travelling men. In a rage he sprang
upon the man who was to be his daughter S
escort and began choking him. and was
fast getting the best of him when the po-
lice arrived. The stranger made no resist
ance, and said he had only relied upon
what had been told him.
The father said the girls mother was
almost distracted over the conduct of their
daughter and that he would at once send
her to the Reform School. He notified the
police a few nights ago to come after her
and then decided to give her another
chance. She was at first taken to the po-
lice station last night and then was al
lowed to go home with her father. She is
a very pretty girl and much larger than
the average girl of her age. She did not
seem deeply concerned about her welfare
at the police station. 1t is said that an older
girl had been enticing her away from home
and is responsible for the engagement with
the travelling men last night.
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Several De Pauw SoPhOmOres and
Freshmen Laid Dat Unconscious
and Much NOse-BIeed Caused.
RIOT AT STATE UNIVERSITY
-FOUR STUDENTS UNCONSCIOUS FOR
HOURS As A RESULT.
Victories by Freshmen-Professor
from state University to Meet the
Prince-FrankIin and Hanover.
Decial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Feb. 22.-De PAW
University students fought and bled to-
day by way of celebrating the birthday Of
the Father OF His Country. 1t was the
annual class fight. which has become
legitimized from custom, and to-day it was
watched by the faculty and the entire body
or students.
The freshmen and sophomores have been
skirmishing for two weeks. attempting to
carry off and secrete members Of the OPP
posing class, to weaken the forces, and sew
eral days ago fourteen freshmen were sus-
pended for a short time for taking Robbins
and McKinstray eight miles into the coun-
try 10 "A small town. where they were left
over night. These two students are mem
bers OF the football team, and are leaders
among the sophomores.
The freshmen, according to custom, seized
the huge Columbian bowlder in the central
campus and succeeded in holding it against
the sophomores for three-quarters of an
fragments, noses were bloodied and mus
cles were bruised. Joe Pearson. of the foot
ball team, was carried off the campus al
most unconscious from exhaustion; Sulli-
van. Miller. Houck Gillen, Bridges and
Chittick were laid out temporarily, and 9TH
ers were in almost as bad condition, but
none was hurt seriously.
The father of one of the boys reached
the city on a visit just in time to pull his
son from the bottom Of a pile of scrap
pers, and the surprise was mutual.
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Russia Also Uncle SANS Best Friend

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 22.-The official
Journal de St Petersburg tomorrow Will
publish long, inspired account of the ac-
tions of the ambassadors of the powers at
Washington April and April IA, 1898, which
will be almost textually repetition of the
Berlin Reichsanzeiger' statement on the
subject. The Russian statement concludes
as follows: Russia did not agree to the
presentation of the note drawn up by Lord
Pauncefote April IA because she did not re-
gard 1t as being in the nature of an
amicable appeal. but considered that IL
tended to be an expression of disapproval
of the United States policy, and that to
have participated in such a note would
have been contrary to the attitude OF most
scrupulous neutrality maintained by Russia
throughout the war, her conduct in this re-
spect being renewed proof of the traditional
friendship of Russia and the United
States"
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RIOT AT PONCE.
Trolley Line Laborers Incited by Ma
tive Political AgitatOrs.

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. Feb. 22.-Dis-
patches received from Ponce last night say
that political agitators melted a riot of the
striking trolley wOrkmen there yesterday
and that bloodshed was only averted with
the greatest difficulty. A mob numbering
hundreds of persons controlled Ponce for
two hours, the police not being numerous
enough TO suppress the disorder The chief
OF police and the American engineer of the
road were surrounded after the chief had
arrested the ringleader of the rioting a
crowd of people followed the three men TO
the city hall shouting Down with the
Americans The chief, thanks TO the cool
ness and firmness of the American en-
plOyes or the road. who We're armed with
revOlvers prevented serious conflict.
The native wOrkmen on the trolley line
are well paid and are satisfied with their
wages. They would not have struck had
they not been inundated by outsiders. The
employment of seventeen Italian tracklay-
ers probably was the cause or the trouble.
The Italians are experts. and no such labor
is Obtainable here from among the natives
but the Porto Ricans dislike TO see foreign
ers working on the roads. The mob was
composed OF the unemployed element The
leaders OF the rioters have since been
placed in jail and Ponce is now-quiet.
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DAVID MILLS DIsPLEAsED.
United States Accused of SeIf-WOrship
The Monroe Doctrine.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-David Mills. in an
article in the March number of the Empire
Review, written while he was Canadian
minister of justice bitterly assails President
Roosevelt's and Senator Lodges interpre-
tation of Monroeism. He declares that the
United States are so long enamored of
their own political institutions and so de-
voted TO self-worship that they think no
others are deserving Of admiration
Mr. Mills maintains that it would be TO
the State of Names commercial advantage
TO enter the Canadian federation and SAYS:
America has no more right TO dictate to
South and Central America than TO
Canada" In conclusion Mr.. Mills quotes the
United States reply to the Barbary States:
" We prefer war To tribute. a" adding:
THE United States must not be surprised
when the occasion arises il she receives
from European statesmen an answer not
unlike that she gave 10 the Dey of Al
giers. 1t is certain that similar conclu-
sion viii be reached by Europe whenever
an attempt is made 10 enforce against any
European power so degrading a species OF
vassalage as that embraced in the modern
Monroe doctrine
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WIRES AND POLES BROKEN.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-The severe
sleet and rain storm, which struck this sec
ton during the early hours of yesterday,
is probably the worst that has visited this
section since the blizzard of 1888. Telegraph
and telephone communication with outside
points has been completely interrupted since
early yesterday afternoon. The telegram.
telephone and electric-light companies are
the worst sufferers. In every part of the
city broken wires are dangling, making il
dangerous for pedestrians. Upwards of a
dozen horses have been killed by broken
wires heavily charged with electricity falI-
ing upon them, and several persons sus-
taihed injuries.
Because of the demoralized condition of
the Geographic service, railroad trains on
all roads entering this city are late. The
falling of a telegraph pole loaded with ice
covered wires at Germantown Junction on
the New York division of the Pennsylvania
road blocked that road and also the Phila-
delphia & Reading for several hours last
evening.
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GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCES
Punishment of the sports" Who
Robbed the Bank of Liverpool.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Sentences were to-
day pronounced on prisoners found guilty
of completely in the Bank of Liverpool
frauds. Thomas p. Goudie, the bookkeep-
er of the bank, and Dick Burge, the pu-
gilist were each sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment, and F. I. Kelley, book
maker of Bradford. and Stiles, another
bookmaker, each received two year sem
fences.
Counsel had previously announced that
Laurie Marks, the American bookmaker
who is supposed TO have committed sui
eide, James Names, another American
bookmaker, who is also missing. and BurSe
had &9l 900 Of the banks money, OF winch
amount $4,000 had been recovered, Surge
having returned 10000 while &l2VOO and
$4,000 stood to the credit of Marks ana
Names, respectively. in a bank. Kelley
and Stiles had divided $4,000 between
themselves and Kelly had now restltuted
91T000 and Stiles $500
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MISS STONES WHEREABOUTS.
She Was Last Seen n Week Ago Under
Escort of Brigands.

LONDON. Feb. 22-Cablng from Seres
European Turkey, under date of Feb. 81
the correspondent of the Daily Graphic
says that Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the captive
American missionary, was seen last Sat-
urday escorted by twenty-five armed bril-
gands. in the Bozdagh mountains, at the
southern extremity of the Perrin range,
thirty miles from Sores. The dragoman Of
the American legation at Constantinople
is still here continues the correspondent.
He fears that IL the foregoing be true, there
is likelihood of an encounter between the
brigands and the troops patrolling that
country, in which case it is doubtful
whether the brigands would allow the cap
tives to escape alive.
Conditions in Macedonia are most criti-
cal, says the Daily Graphic's dispatch.
The authorities admit that two hundred
Bulgarians have invaded that country, and
that encounters with the troops are oc-
curing frequently. The brigands killed
three soldiers last Sunday. The Bulga-
rians are reported to be armed with Mann
licher rifles Eighty Bulgarians are re-
ported to have been wounded during re-
cent attempts to cross the line of demarca-
ton. Spring has come, and the snow on
the mountains is melting.
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Lord De Freyne to BE Discussed
Parliament.
SURPRISE OF A BOER FORCE
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED PRISONERS
TAKEN BY BRITISH SCOUTS.
Three Field Comets Among the Cap
tives-"SpOrts" Who Robbed the
Liverpool Bank Sentenced.

LONDON, Feb. 22-The Irish party at
taches great significance to the eviction Of
tenants of forty farms on Lord De Freyne's
estate in Roscommon county, Ireland. for
refusal TO pay rent and intends to make
a fierce parliamentary struggle over the
matter
John Redmond. chairman of the Irish
Parliamentary party, said to-day: Not only
are forty tenants turned out, but many
hundreds are being proceeded against. The
country Whereabouts is alive with police who
patrol the roads day and night, force them
selves into peoples homes and in every
way create reign of terror Fifteen rep
resentative public men Of the district have
been imprisoned merely for taking part in
meetings of a political nature and many
others are being prosecuted Everybody is
peaceable so far, but the proceedings of
the government are so extraordinary that
we cannot help feeling anxious lest vio-
lence occur
''The cause Of all the trouble is the gov
ernment's refusal to face the unanimous de-
mand of the Irish people that 1t pass legis-
lation 81 g compulsory power to buy out
landlords. and thus restore the land to the
Irish people Lord Dillon's estate. which
is next TO Lord De Freynes, was bought
out by the government, and the tenants
who bought the land are paying 90 per
cent. less rent than formerly. The De
Freyne tenants naturally wished to do
likewise, but Lord De Freyne refused TO
sell at any terms. The government, in
stead of endeavoring to effect a settle
ment. poured in army of police"
John Dillon, the former chairman of the
Irish Parliamentary party, said: Il agree
with every word uttered by Mr.. Redmond.
The trouble, although for the moment con-
fined to ROScOmmon, involves prilc1ple
of vital interest to Ireland. If the De
Freyne tenants succeed 1t will be impossi-
BILE for the government to resist any longer
our claims for the compulsory settlement
of the Irish land question. The very eX-
istence of the Irish nation and the whole
future OF the Irish national movement are
seriously affected by the struggle proceed
ing on the De Freyne and neighboring
-
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G.. A. R. POST CELEBRATES.
Adress by Mayor BoOkwaIter and n
Musical Programme.

The anniversary of Washington's birth
day was celebrated by the members of the
George II. Chapman Post, G. A. r., last
night in their hall North Delaware
street. The post, with the assistance of
the Woman's relief Corps, entertained hun
dreds of their friends by giving a musical
entertainment Mayor Bookwalter spoke.
A luncheon was served at the close of the
programme.
Edward Ruby and Joe Harder gave a
bugle call which was followed by an ad-
dress by Chairman Moses Allison. Mr..
Bookwalter paid great tribute to the
Father of his country" He said Wash
ingtOn was a fearless man as evidenced by
mis- actions prior to the revolution, and also
during that period.
At the close of the mayors speech, which
was warmly received. Mrs. Lulu Hillyer
sang For Your Mothers Sake" Miss
Scanlon gave a recitation which was fol-
lowed by the singing of THE Holy City
by Miss Hazel Roach. Miss Nina Weiser
gave a piano solo, The Whisperings of
Love"
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NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb. 22.-Trafiic all
over Connecticut is greatly impeded to-day
by the snowstorm which began yesterday
morning and has continued since with
variations of sleet and rain. Suburban
trolley lines are in many instances tied up
and trains on all steam railroads are run
ming behind their schedule. On the Nan
tucket division of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad four passen-
ger trains and two freights are stalled near
Beacon Falls and Union City, and no
train from the south has reached Nan
tucket since last night New Britain re-
ported ten inches of snowfall up to 8
o'clock in that section of the State. causing
a practical suspension of business. In its
effect on traffic generally this storm is
more severe than that Of last Monday.
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@DIsNa UNIVERSITY.
DIR. knrsten Invited to Meet the Prince
work of the ". w. c. A.

Wv al Il y" Z. ~
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Feb. 22-Dr. Gus
taf Karsten. at the head of the German
department of Indiana University, is one
of the few citizens of Indiana who have
been invited TO dine with Prince Henry.
The invitation came from Harvard, where
the prince is 10 be banqueted on the 7th,
and DR.. Karsten is to be a special guest.
AS yet he has not decided whether he can
attend. but is making every effort to com
plete such arrangement.
Indiana University will be we'll repre-
scented in the coming oratorical contest to
be held at Columbus in May The entries
for the primary as follows: j. p. Boyle,
j. II. HOrniday, Hall keeney, q. w. Foster
and Mr. Birtch.
y letter has been received from Ithaca
announcing that Robert Brooks, of the
class of SO, and a native of Cambridge
City. has been selected as an instructor
IN the Curnell summer school.
One of the interesting events OF the past
week has been the presence of Miss Ellie
Kelly Price. OF the national Y. W. G. a.
She gave an address every afternoon to
the young ladies OF the university, and
while here was the recipient OF q number
of social honOrs. The Y. W. Z. "A. or the
university is one of the largest organiza-
tions. having membership OF about fifty,
and meetings are held weekly.
D.. Swain has received the acceptance
OF DR. j. p. ID. John. formerly president
of De Pauw. to deliver the annual bacca-
laureate sermon Sunday. June 10
Delta Tau Delta fraternity gave its an
nual ball and banquet to-day. The social
session was held in the hall and the pan
quet was at the Hotel Gentry, after which
a dance followed
Registrar John w Cravens has prepared
a lecture on Indiana University and il will
be out Of the ordinary in that IL will be
not only a general outline of college life
in Indiana but will be illustrated by Ian
tern slides. The pictures Will show stu
dent life in general and also the buildings,
the campus and immediate surroundings Of
Indiana University. y feature viii be snap
shots OF the color rush and observance of
WashingtOn's birthday
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FRANKLIN COLLEGE.
Number OF Receptions and Parties
by and for the student Body.

FRANKLIN Ind, Feb. 22.-Tne most
brilliant reception of the year was given
on Thursday evening by Indiana Delta of
Phi Delta Theta. on the occasion OF the re-
opening of its chapter rooms in the city
building The rooms. which have just been
remodeled and refurnished now form the
finest suite in this city. over two hundred
guests were present, among whom were
a number Of out-of-town people.
At a meeting OF the Athletic Association
OF Franklin College. held yesterday after
noon. it was decided not to accept the in
VitatiOn 10 participate in the indoor track
meet at Tomlinson Hall on March p. Ii
also was decided 20 give an athletic car
nival on March Z, for the benefit fof the
baseball team
Miss Margaret Pritchard entertained the
youns ladies OF the Alpha Gamma Alpha
Sorority on Wednesday evening in honor
OF Miss Edith Martin, OF Gosport.
The eighth lecture OF the gymnasium lee
ture course was gwen on Tuesday evening
By DR. Scherer. OF Indianapolis. His sub
jet was Correct Diet an Adjunct TO
Physical and Mental Development"
Arrangements are being made to organ
lie a class In stenOgraphy among the stu
dents. Miss Shields will be the Instructor
Mr.. Howard Severance. of Huntington
has been announced as a new pledge of
Phi Delta Theta.
The young women of Alpha Gamma Al
pna were entertained this evening by Miss
Edith Mullendare
The Misses Gladys and Bertha Miller en-
tertained about A hundred OF the students
this evening at a Martha Washington par
Is at their home. which was tastefully
decorated Many quaint costumes We're
presented.
A small fudge party was held at the Phi
Delta Theta rooms last night in honor OF
the Misses Hiner and Kitchen. or RushviIle
and Miss Chemoweth. of Indianapolis
The PeFiclesiau Literary Society present
ed the following programme last evening
Grafton. Leander Browning; dialogue from
Shakespeare. X. g. Stott and Mark Webb;
'sfndlana Men I'm Washington" Howard
Severance; review, Mary Dunlap; debate
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Hanover College.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
HANOVER, Ind, Feb. 22.-The second
division of the Voris Oratorical contest was
held this evening. There were five con-
testants-four sOphomOres and one fresh
man. Most of the orations were patriotic
subjects and $50 in gold was given 10 the
winner
The debating team to meet Franklin in
the HanOver-Franklin debate has been
chosen. The members are l.. A. Handley,
J. II. Perry, seniors, and r V. Sipe. fresh
man. Franklin has the choice of subjects
The date has not been set.
A club devoted exclusively TO debating
has been formed among students especially
interested in this line OF work. The debates
Will be conducted under the direction OF
Professors Loves and Lawrence. The club
will meet bi-weekly.
The week OF religious exercises under the
direction of the Students Christian Asso-
citation will commence on March 2 The
Rev DIR. Carlyle, of Pittsburg, will speak
to the students every evening.
Messrs. A. x. Reischauer and ID. ID. Tall
man will represent Hanover College in the
Students international Volunteer Con-
ference at Toronto next week.
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CAPTURE OF Beers.


LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Friday, Feb 21,
says: Colonel Park. with three hundred
mounted National Scouts, recently sur
prised Boer force at Nooitgedacht, Trans
vaal Colony, and captured 164 prisoners.
together with a quantity of munitions Of
war. number of horses and wagons
There were no British casualties. The pris-
Oners include Field Comets JOubert and
De Jata and Lieutenant NiljOen."
General De Wet, with four hundred fol-
lowers. broke back northward through the
blockhouse line the night of the 10th inst
ten miles west of Lindley, Orange River
Colony. The blockhouses opened fire on the
Beers. two of whom were killed. The re-
mainder got away to their old ground near
ReitZ.
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National Council of Women.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The National
Council of Women. at the triennial session,
to-day, elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Mrs. William Todd Helmuth. New
York, formerly president of Sorosis and of
the New York State Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs; vice president Mrs. Mary w.
Swift. California; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Flo Jamison Miller. formerly presi-
dent OF the National WOman's Relief
Corps; first recording secretary, Mrs. Ida
Weaver, Idaho; second recording secretary,
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, District of CO.
lumbia; treasurer. Mrs. Lillian HOLSTER.
Detroit. Mich, supreme commander of the
Supreme Hive of Maccabees of the world.