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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-22
Announcement Made at Rome that
Under No Conditions Wfn The Hague
Adjudfcate the Claims.
NOTHING NEW AT WASHINGTON
MATTERS STILL REST ABOUT AS
THEY DID ON SATURDAY.
Former Minister Scruggs Accuses
Germany of Having UlteriOr Motives
-Other Phases of the Situation.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-It is believed that
President Roosevelts answer TO the pro-
posal made by the allied powers that he
arbitrate the Venezuelan issues has been
received in London. The strictest secrecy
with regard to every phase of the negotia-
tions is preserved, however, and it is i'm
possible to make definite statement, but
such indications as are obtainable point to
President Roosevelts acceptance of the
office of arbitrator.
A constant interchange of cablegrams
is proceeding night and day between the
United States embassy here and the State
Department at Washington. 1t is believed
that the Presidents answer will be SUBJ
mitted formally to the Foreign Office to-
morrow. BY Wednesday, unless some un-
expected complications arise, it is believed
the negotiations will reach a stage assur-
ing a definite arrangement and obviating
hostilities.
1t must be said that the acceptance of the
office Of arbitrator by President Roosevelt
would greatly surprise the Foreign Office,
which always has been doubtful of the
issue of the arbitration negotiations on
account of the belief that President Roose-
welt or the United States was not willing
to undertake the responsibility thereby in
volved.
Judging from private American advices
which have been received in London Presi-
dent Roosevelt as arbitrator would be ia
vorably disposed toward the temporary
adoption of some such method as was ar
ranged with the Venezuelan secret mission
and communicated TO the State Department
by. Isaac Seligman. With President Roose-
welt acting as arbitrator the serious objec-
tions In the matter of guarantees, which
frequently have been mentioned at the
Foreign Office and in these dispatches,
would disappear. The Foreign Office has
repeatedly said that the great difficulty
In its seeing way to agree to a racific
settlement of the Venezuelan trouble was
It's inability to ascertain to what extent
the United States was willing to assume
responsibility.
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ULTERIOR DESIGNS.
Former Minister ScruEgs Says Ger
many Is HarbOring Them.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 21.-Col. William L.
Scruggs. of Atlanta, was to-day interviewed
on the subject of the Venezuelan imbroglo
Colonel Scruggs was appointed United
States minister to Venezuela by President
Harrison and served from 1889 to 1893. For
four years after that year he represented
the Venezuelan government in its boundary
dispute with Great Britain. Colonel Scruggs
said in part
1T is. undoubtedly. Germany's design to
see how far she can go without becoming
involved in actual war with the United
States. In effect she wants to force our
hand on the Monroe doctrine and make us
say whether We are willing TO modify it
or to assume responsibility for the acts of
the countries that are. to a certain extent.
under our protection. This is already ap-
parent In the query as to whether the
United States viii assume the responsibility
OF making Venezuela comply with the find
ines of the arbitration award in case the
result is against that country. 1 think
England Is sincere in her desire simply to
collect a debt but there Is every evidence
that Germany has other important objects
in view.
while. In my opinion. the Monroe doc
trine will be In no wise affected by the
present AFFAIR. because 'tfsere seems to be
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Dut closed firmer. The feeling that the end
OF the money stringency abroad has been
slSnted, together with increasing confidence
IN the Judgment Of Wall street and hope
that there Will be further gold ship
Inents to New York and Buenos Ayres
.nls month, has added strength TO the trad
ing. AT one time South American securl-
ties were threatened by the Venezuelan
situation, but they stiffened on later de-
velopments, coupled with the crop report
from Argentina. Canadian rails advanced
IN sympathy with Americans and home
rams were helped by satisfactory traffic
returns and the prospect of better divi-
dends- Africans were stronger in the ex-
rica
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BURSTING CYLINDER


PLYMOUTH. Eng. Dec. H.-The Ham
burg-American line steamer Deutschland
arrived here at a quarter past this after
noon. When she was nearing the Scilly
islands a cylinder burst and the starboard
engine was badly damaged 1t will require
four months to effect repairs. One engineer
was badly scalded. The steamer left here
at O'Clock for Cherbourg and Hamburg.
The accident on the Deutschland hap
pened at half past 1 o'clock this morning.
For time the vessel was in complete dark
ness and filled with escaping steam. The
passengers were greatly alarmed. They
rushed from their cabins, anxiously making
inquiries as to what had occurred Excel
lent discipline. however, was maintained;
everybody was assured that there was no
danger and the excitement gradually SUBJ
sided.
With the exception of the engineer. who
was caught in the escaping steam, the
Deutschlands officers say that no other
member of the engine-room staff was seri-
ously injured. The repairs will cost several
thousand pounds. The steamer came into
port using her port engines alone, at
speed of sixteen knots.
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OTHER DEATHS.
The Very Rev. AlphOnse L. Magnien.
Catholic Educator.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-The Very Rev.
Dr. Alphonse l.. Magnien, president emeri-
tus of ST. Mary's Seminary, died at that
institution to-day of kidney and heart dis
ease he had suffered for several months
and was anointed last June. but recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospital.
Dr. Magnien was born in the diocese Of
Mende in France, sixty-fve years ago.
He was graduated in Orleans. and after
ordination taught classics in the prepara-
tory seminary of La Chappelle. In 1869 he
came TO Baltimore and taught philosophy.
sacred scripture, dogmatic theology and
church history until July 4. 1878, when he
was made president of the institution. sue
ceeding the Very Rev. John Paul Dubreul
fifth president of the seminary. who died
i'm that year. A brother and sister of the
dead priest live in France.
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Germany and England Agree.

BERLIN, Dec. Z.-It has been learned
here that the governments of Germany
and Great Britain have adopted detailed
answers to the proposal to arbitrate the
Venezuelan issues. The communications
Will be handed to Ambassador Tower here
and to Charge d'Affaires White i'm London
tomorrow. The correspondent of the AS
sociated Press has learned further that the
German answer agrees in all substantial
effects with the British answer and makes
no separate reservations in behalf of the
German case.
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Received by the Times.

LONDON, Dec. A.-The London Times
confirms the report of the receipt of a
message by wireless telegraphy from Mar
conf. at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The text of the wireless message from
the Times correspondent which was trans
mitted from Grace Bay, N. s., to Poldhu,
Cornwall, is as follows:
Being present at it's transmission in
Signor Marconi's Canadian station, / have
the honor to send through the Times the
inventors first wireless transatlantic mes
sage of greeting to England and Italy,"
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Capt. ID. p. Mccartney.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-Capt Daniel P
Mccartney retired naval officer. died at
his residence in this city to-day from the
effects of an attack of pneumonia. He was
appointed to the navy from Baltimore in
1850 and served throughout the civil war,
rising from the rank of assistant engineer
to chief engineer. His chief service dur
ing the civil war was with the North At
Iantic SQUADRON. He was retired i'm 1892
hut i'm 1895 when the Spanish war began
he volunteered his services and was as
signed to special duty.
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LONDON. Dec. 21.-The private banking
firm of j. &c j. w. Pease. of Darlington,
has executed deed of assignment for the
benefit of its creditors. The firms liabili-
ties are placed at about s2.5OO,OO0. 1t is un-
derstood that the people affected by the
assignment are many members of the Pease
family and their intimate friends. The
partners in the firm are two members OF
the House of Commons representing Dur
ham and Essex. and A. Z. Pease, member
Tor Yorkshire. Several friends OF the fam
lily have offered the firm financial assist
ance to arrange a plan of settlement.
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Will Not Go to The Hsrue.

ROME, Dec. H.-It has been learned here
that not one of the allies at present con-
templates submitting the Venezuelan diff
Guilty to The Hague court The Venezuelan
situation was fully discussed by King Vic
tor Emanuei and Foreign Minister Prinet-
ii at their semi-weekly conference this
morning and much satisfaction with the
more peaceful turn of events was expressed
Signor Prinetti has officially notified Am
the blockade of Venezuela
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LAST SIMPLE RITES.


NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-In the mausoleum
on Riverside drive brief and simple serv-
ices were conducted to-day over the re-
mains of Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant. In addi-
tion to the members of the Grant family
there were present among the 500 persons
to whom invitations had been sent Cover
nor Odell. Mayor Low. Secretary of War
Elihu Root, Rear Admiral Barker and
staff, Gen. James Grant Wilson. Gen. Gren-
vile Dodge, Gen. Horatio c. King. Gen.
Charles f. Roc, New York National Guard,
and staff, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
and many federal and municipal officials
and officers or the army and navy stationed
in the city.
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant and the other
members of the family occupied seats over
looking the crypt The services. conducted
by Bishop +. VI. Andrews, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and the Right Rev.
Alexander Mackay z. Smith, Protestant
Episcopal bishop coadtutor of Pennsyiya-
mia, opened with the hymn, Lead. Kindly
Light" after which the burial services OF
the Methodist Episcopal and the protestant
Episcopal churches were read. The services
were closed with the reading of poem;
''The Land Beyond the Sea" which nad
been a favorte of Mrs. Grant, ana the
singing of the hymn, abide with Me.
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ENFORCING THE BLOCKADE.


LAGUAYRA' Dec. 2l.-The Italian cruiser
Giovanni Bausan has captured a sloop
which was coming from the east The
British cruiser Tribune left here at noon
to-day for Port of Spain. Trinidad. with
the schooner Mercedes in tow. The Ger
man training ship Stosch left port this
afternoon to take Nine. Won Pilgrim-Bal-
tazzi wife of the German charge d'affaires.
TO Curacao. A German cruiser. supposed to
be the Gazelle, passed this port to-day
towing two large schooners in the direction
of Trinidad.
The commander Of the French cruiser
Troude visited NJ. Quivereux, the French
charge d'affaires, at the French legation
in Caracas to-day. The Troude will leave
here tonight
One of the results of the blockade is that
the harbor corporation and shipping firms
here have dismissed their laborers. Over
500 men are therefore out of work.
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MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 2-Boylston s.
Whitney, aged sixty-seven, a wealthy re-
tired farmer died suddenly tonight at his
home i'm this city. He had spent the after
noon calling, and after eating a hearty
supper arose but fell to the floor and died
Immediately. He was an extensive land
owner and a leading citizen of the county.
widow, four sons and one daughter sur
vive.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec. 2.-Joseph
Givens died here to-day at the age of sixty
three. He was native of Morganfield, KY,
where he was formerly a prominent mer-
chant. and his body has been sent there
for burial.
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WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON.


CLEVELAND, Dec. H.-Labor Commits
sioners w. A. L. Johnson of Topeka, Kan.
T. A. Smith Of Baltimore, j. M Clark of
Harrisburg, Pa, and David Ross of SPRING
field. H.. met here to-day and decided TO
hold the next annual meeting of the Ma
tionai Bureau of Industrial Statistics at
washington on April 2s. % and 30 and May
2 and 3. 1903.
IL is said that the question of taxation
will be the principal subject for discussion
at the convention.
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ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. H.-The Rus
sian government has drawn up a compre-
hensive plan for feeding the people who to-
day are in state of semi-starvation as
result Of crop failures. and generally reliev-
ing the distress, which Is widespread
throughout ten governments OF European
Russia and some districts of Siberia. The
sum of S.S3l 500 already has been expended
In relief work. but further great sums will
be necessary to support the populace of
afflicted districts and enable them to re-
sumo farming In the spring
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Isaiah Lees.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. H.-Isaiah Lees
died here to-day, aged seventy-two For
forty years he was captain of detectives of
the San Francisco police. and for four
wears preceding 1900 was chief of the de-
nartment He figured prominently i'm many
criminal cases OF national and internal
tional Importance. He was a native of
oldham England.
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LONDON, Dec. 2l.-The British steamer
North Point, Captain Drake. which sailed
from Philadelphia Dec. 3. arrived here yes
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. 2)
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Charles Il. Neale.

PITTSBURG, Dec 21-Charles T. Neale.
one of the pioneers of the iron business of
western Pennsylvania. is dead at his home
here, aged seventy. Since 1858 Mr. Nelie
had been prominent in the iron industry IN
this city and was active in business.
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seventy. He came TO the United States al
the opening of the civil and served
with distinction in the Union army
throughout the war. He was an officer OF
the Anti-imperialist League Interment
will be at Arlington.
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Mrs. Ida Davie. Green.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Ida
Davies Green. widow OF the late Lieutenant
Green. L. S. N. who committed suicide at
Rio Janeiro three years ago, died here this
afternoon of blood poisoning.
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MADRID, Dec. 21.-The Bank of Spain
proposes to establish branches in Havana,
Mexico City, New York and Buenos Ayres.
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Castro Accepts Roosevelt.

CARACAS, Dec. H.-In the name of yen-
ezuela President Castro has signified ac-
ceptance of the appointment of President
Roosevelt to arbitrate the Venezuelan diff
Guilty.
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LONDON. Dec. 21.-The tone OF the Stock
Exchange at the end Of last week was
cheerful. the feature being the general i'm
movement I'm Americans. Those securities
we're uneasy In the early part os the week
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Funeral of General wager swayne.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Funeral services
over the remains of Gen. Wager Swayne
were held to-day in st. Bartholomew
Church. The Rev. DR.. David IL. Greer
rector of the church, read the burial
service The pallbearers were DIR. Andrew
H. Smith, Col. Robert w. Tyler, j. II.
Browning Justice Edward Patterson, Gen.
o. o. Howard. Gen. Henry L. Burnett
Chauncey M. Depew. Gen. Grenville Nj.
Dodge, General Ripley, Judge John +. Dill
lon, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, DR.. Kipp, Sec
retary of War Elihu Root and Colgate
Hoyt.
Delegates from the Loyal Legion of
Honor the Ohio Society. the Bar Associa-
ton, the Republican Club, the Delta Kappa
Epsilon Society, the various Grand Army
posts and religious and missionary societies
with which the general was connected were
present.
At the conclusion of the service the body
was taken to the Pennsylvania depot in
Jersey City and placed in special car
attached to the Washington express. Serv-
ices will be held in Washington tomorrow
morning in st. Johns Episcopal Church,
and the body will be inferred at Arlington
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WASHINGTON. Dee. 2.-Patrick o, Far
rell, a lawyer. died here tonight. aged
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Crawfordsvflle Races.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFORDSvILLE. Ind, Sept. H.
The fair races were good to-day and
large crowd attended. Summaries:
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THE NEW LIBRARY.
1t Cost About $4,000 and Is "a Hand
some Structure.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, Sept 10.-The Carnegie
Library stands on a choice lot at the in
terseeiion OF Walnut and Harrison streets,
a location which is ideal and one which
contemplated improvements in the way of
landscape gardening will make positively
beautiful. The building is Romanesque in
it's architectural design, solid in it's looks
and massive in it's construction. 1t is of
vitrified paving brick of a chocolate hue,
the trimmings being of cream notified
pressed brick and stone. The roof is red
tile. thus affording a pretty and pleasing
contrast. The delivery room has dome
in its center with art glass and half
octagon delivery counter of handsomely
finished oak 1t is separated from the
stack room by four columns. The walls are
of shade of green very pleasing to the
eye, with gold trimmings. and the ceiling
is canary in hue. To the left is the general
reading room, which is lighted by four
large windows and has a hardwood mantle
and CRATE. In this room will be
the magazines and periodicals. Back
of the general reading room is the
dictionaries and such books as do
not circulate are kept. 1t is separated
from the reading room by an archway and
columns and from the delivery room by
double doors.
On the opposite side of the hallway is a
duplicate of the reading room, this being
the childrens room. Like the reading
room, it is finished in a warm hue of red,
with oaken chair rails running around the
walls The ceilings in both have q dome
like effect. Immediately in the rear of the
chldrens room Is the librarians private
room, to be used for special work, cata-
loguing and directors meetings.
The stack room is so arranged as to ac-
| commodate fully 1900 volumes, and will
| be ample for the needs of the city for
many years to come. On the lower floor
| Is an assembly room for small meetings.
The structure cost $4,000. together with
/ the furniture, and the lot which ii
| stands 5000 more, the latter being the gift
| of public-spirited citizens. The building
| is well lighted by large plate glass windows
| during daylight, and in the evening seven
| ty-three incandescent electric lights make
i IL radiant.
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OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Two Cups offered for Best Players ut
Riverside Park.

golf tournament open to all players in
the city will be held on the Riverside links
Saturday The tournament is under the
direction of F. V. Lennon, golf instructor
at the park, and promises to be one OF
the best held in the city for some time.
Two cups Will be given as prizes, one cup
TO the winner, with the title of champion
of Indianapolis, and consolation cup. The
championship cup is offered by Mr.. Lennon.
The playing will begin at O'Clock and stop
at g. The first sixteen will qualify for the
Riverside cup and the second sixteen for
the consolation cup. On Monday and Tues
day the finals will be played. All entries
must be handed to Instructor Lennon by
s o'clock tomorrow evening.
This tournament will possibly be the last
this year, number of players will
leave shortly for school. 1t is the intention
of those in charge to make this more sue
cessful than the last one. There were
forty-two contestants in the last tourna-
ment, and a number of good records were
made. Among the best players who will
take part in the match Saturday are VIII
Harding who holds the amateur record on
the course: Abe Parry, Rob Douglass and
Charles Rauh. winner of the open handi-
cap last July.
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American Association.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


MILWAUKEE,. Sept. 1O.-The Indianap-
oils team of the American Association split
even in a double-header at Athletic Park
this afternoon. by a score of to 4. the first
being the Brewers victory, and to 1, the
second going to the visitors in six-inning
contest.
1t was Altrock's work in the box which
turned the tide in favor of the home nine,
after eleven innings of the fastest kind
of ball, while the defeat of the locals in
the second was due to batting bee in
dulged in by the visitors in the third inning.
when they touched Barber for total of
six hits. three doubles and like number
of singles. The second game called
at the end of the sixth inning on account
of darkness. Ffggemier. the umpire, was i'll
to-day and unable to officiate. and Barber
and Killen held indicators In the first con-
test and Altrock and Killen in the second
The first contest, which went eleven
innings, was pitchers battle between AL
trock and Williams. but the local man,
who has been signed to play with Jimmy
Collins's Boston American League team
next year. finally won over Williams. the
MAN Behind the Grin" After the seventh
inning, Mick had settled to his work and
his pitching from then on was Of a superla-
tive order. Mailman, in right field, did
some excellent work, securing total or
five outs, some Of them being exceedingly
hard chances. The locals won in the elev-
enth inning on Clingman's double, a sac
rifice, and Kuhn's tumble.
The second game was practically won in
the third inning, when Indianapolis secured
five runs on six hits, and again in the fifth.
the batters of the visiting aggregation got
busy and scored twice on a triple, a double
and a single. The locals We're poweriess
before the work of Suthoff, who pitched
gilt-edged ball, Attendance 800. Scores: