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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

The Stay-at-Home Whist Club had
Amall gathering Monday at the residence
OF Miss Matte Harris. when the high
est score was obtained by Captain Harry
Webster and Mrs. Bland Smith.
Mrs Smith will entertain the club to-
morrow night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
SEVEN BURN TO DEATH
FATAL FIRE IN SMALL BUILDING
ON BROADWAY, BUFFALO.
Owner of the House and His Brother
in-Law Under Arrest-WOman
Burned at Marinette, Wis.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 12.-Henry Pearl
stein, his wife and five children, ranging in
age from one and a half TO twelve years.
burned to death early to-day in a fire that
destroyed a two-story frame building.
Joseph Supowski, who owned the building.
and Karl Bracki, his brOther-in-law, have
been arrested pending an investigation.
Supowsd carried an insurance of $4,000 on
the building and it's contents.
The Pearlsteins and another family lived
in rooms above a shoe store and were
asleep when the fire started. SupOwsk told
the police to-day that he accidentally
dropped a lamp. A few minutes after the
fire began there was a loud explosion that
blew out the front of the store and hurled
some of the contents of the windows into
the middle Of the street. Plate glass win
dOwS the opposite side of Broadway
were shattered and the report of the explo-
sion was heard two blocks away.
The flames envelOped the building in a
short time. The family living in the rear
fiat barely escaped with their lives The
Pearlsteins were awakened but before they
could reach the only stairway leading from
their rooms the fire had undermined the
ing them down into mass of flames. Their
charred bodies were found at o'clock. four
hours after the firemen had eXtinguished
the flames. The body of the mother and
babe were found together, the little one
tightly clasped in its mothers arms Pearl
STEMS body was found close to that of his
wife He also held one of the children in
children were found huddled together close
to the fathers body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
DEEPER THAN EVER.
Mystery of the Dennis Assault Not
Helped by Woman's Statement.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Ada Gil
bert Dennis, the fashionable modiste. who
was murderously assaulted on-the night Of
the Sth of December, was able for the first
time to-day to make a statement. The
police have been hopeful that what she
would say would throw some light on the
motive for the crime or lead to the discOv-
cry of the perpetrator. but Mrs. Dennis's
statement contained nothing that would
give any clew in either direction. She said
she remembers nothing Immediately pre-
ceding the attack upon her and said the
blow was struck while she was asleep. Nor
had she the remotest idea who committed
the assault nor the motive for il. Mrs.
Dennis said she had not been out OF the
house during the evening OF the night Of
locked the doors 10 the front and back
part OF the house. The latter she occupied
a : a bedroom
One feature OF Mrs Dennis's statement
that puzzles the police is that she said her
revolver and her money were under her
pillow when she retired. When the crime
was discovered the next morning the re-
volver was in a drawer Of a secretary near
by and the money was I'm a pocketboOk IN a
box on a table near the bed. The police are
more mystified than ever over the affair.
Mrs Dennss condition to-day was so
much improved that the doctors now be-
lieVe she will recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
Greatest Interest VIII Center in Ways
and Means Committee Hearing on
Reciprocity with Cuba.
GREAT CANALS OF THE WORLD
INTERESTING STATISTICS OF LEAD
ING ARTIFICIAL WATERWAYS.
Statistics of Cost, Tonnage and
Freight Charge.-Rapid Growth
of Canal-Borne Traffic.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The Senate Is
still without any definite plan of action for
the future, and the indications are that
the present week will witness a greater
display of activity in the Senate committee
rooms than in the Senate chamber. There
are very few matters of Importance on the
calendar, but enough to engage attention
for few hours day until Thursday. when
the Senate probably will adjourn for the
week.
Among the measures which there will be
an effort to get out of committee during
the week are: The Nicaragua canal bill,
the Philippine tariff, and the ship subsidy
bill The indications are that the Nicara-
qua bill will be reported practically as il
passed the House, and that the shipping
bill will not be materially amended, but the
Republican leaders have practically decided
to make a material reduction of the tariff
Philippine imports.
1t is not probable that the discussion OF
either of these questions will begin for
some time. The utmost that is to be ex-
pected in that direction is a preliminary
arrangement for consideration. Which of
the measures shall receive first attention
is not yet determined, and considerable
rivalry is likely to develop for precedence.
All three measures will be debated at some
length when taken up in the Senate.
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More Trouble in Tcrrc HEute Trac-
tion Circles Over the Discharge of
One OF the Employees.
KoKoMoS NEW NATIONAL BANK
TWO SAFES WRECKED At CENTER
VILE, BI II LITTLE IL SECURED.
Shooting ARRAY at MetcaIf. III.-HoId-
Up Men at Terrc Haute-NOtre
Dame Athletics.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Jan. 12-Charles Nctherly,
a saloon keeper. shot and instantly killed
Henry Helmig cripple, this afternoon. at
a railway station saloon. An inquest Was
held tonight and Netherly was held for trial
without bail. Netherly is twenty-three years
old and came to Peru about a year ago
as a fireman on the Wabash Railroad.
His father, John \. Netherly, is an en-
gineer at Glenmary. Tenn.
In August Netherly bought saloon at
the Union Railway Station. ana he and
his wife took a house in North Peru Hell
mig was twenty-nine years old. and from
playing around the railroads developed in
10 a dissoute character. Some years ago
he had a leg cut of by a train This
afternoon Helmig visited the saloon and
was put out He then began 10 raise a
disturbance and Netherly went out and
emptied a revolver at him. -Four shots
took effect one entering the neck and
another the chest Helmig dropped dead.
Netherly had sent for an officer TO get
Helmig, and when officer Ham arrived
the publican gave himself up and was
put in Jail. His wife has seen him, but
seemed calm. Netherly has telegraphed
to his father. There is no suggestion Of
any trouble over the affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
ALBAN SEXES A STEAMER
HE WILL USE 1T AGAINST THE CO.
LOMBIAN INSURGENTS.
Charter Had Been Refused-CentTa n
American Presidents Gather at
Corinto for n Conference.

COLON, Colombia, Jan. 12.-The South
American Steamship Company having re-
fused TO charter it's steamer Lantaro, to
the Colombian government to be used by
the latter as a gunboat, General Alban, the
military commander OF this district, to-day
issued decree appropriating the vessel. He
has taken possession of 1t and has de-
posted a sum of money equal 10 its value
with Senior Ehrman a banker of Panama.
The captain and crew of the Lantaro Will
remain in the service of the Colombian gov
ernment. Cannon are now being mounted
upon her and she probably will sail from
Panama tomorrow to attack the fleet Of
the Colombian Liberals.
The United States cruiser Philadelphia,
which left Panama on Jan. 9, for Las
Tablas, has not yet returned.
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Little of Importance Pending.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-The really i'm
portant work of the House of Representa-
tives, aside from the Nicaragua canal bill,
is still in the committee stage, SO there is
little of Importance to be considered during
the coming week. Monday will be given to
bills affecting the District of Columbia.
After that the pension appropriation bill
will be passed. Although this measure
carries about S139, 100000, it follows the de-
partment estimates and does not involve
any serious issues, so that, after a brief
explanation, its passage usually follows
promptly. The ways and means committee
has a few minor bills the calendar for
the redemption of revenue stamps made
worthless by the repeal Of certain features
of the war revenue act. With the disposal
of these bills there will be little to engage
the attention of the House, and there prom
iseS to be several periods of adjournment,
during which time the committees will per-
feet the largest measures to be brought
before the House.
The chief interest Of the week will center
in hearings of Cuban reciprocity, to begin
al 10 o'clock Wednesday morning before
the ways and means committee. The hear
ings will continue for several days, and it
is said that General Wood and others
prominent in Cuban affairs, as well as the
interest opposed to reciprocity, will address
the committee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
CANALS OF THE WORLD.
Great Artificial Waterways as Modern
Carriers of Commerce.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-"Great Canals
of the World" is the title of a study pre-
pared by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
for publication in the forthcoming Monthly
Summary of Commerce and Finance. 1t
shows the commerce, cost and dimensions
of the great canals of the world, especially
those connecting great bodies of water.
and which may be properly termed ship
canals.
Ship canals connecting great bodies Of
water, and of sufficient dimensions TO ac-
commodate the great modern vessels plying
upon such waters are of compare tively
recent production and few in number The
one great example OF works of this char
acter which has been a sufficient length of
time in existence and operation 10 supply
satisfactory data as TO cost of mainte-
nance and operation and practical value to
the commerce OF the world is the Suez ca
nal. and for this the available statistics
begin with the year 1870. while its new and
enlarged dimensions only date from the
year 1896. For the Sault Ste. Marie canal
connecting Lake Superior with Lake HUI
ron. statistics date from 1850. though for
the canal in its present form they cover
but about four years. Statistics Of the
Welland canal date from 1861. but for the
canal in its present enlarged form cover
only two years of operation The other
great ship canals of the world OF much
more recent construction, and data regard
ing their operation therefore cover COM
paratively brief term, and in some cases
are scarcely az present available in detail
The artificial waterways which may prop
erly be termed ship canals are nine in num-
Der, viz:
The Suez canal. begun in 1888 and COM
pleted in 1869.
The Cronstadt and St. Petersburg canal,
begun I'm 1871 and completed In 1890.
The Corinth canal. begun in 1884 and COM
pleted in 1898.
The Manchester ship canal, completed in
1894
The Kaiser Wilhelm canal. connecting
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Mr.. Crumpacker's Measures

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Representative
Crumpacker has no idea of abandoning his
idea of reducing the Southern representa-
ton in Congress. Over eighty members
have signed the petition for caucus,
which is many more than is required All
but two of those who were asked signed
the petition. Representative Cannon says
he will call the caucus very soon. Rep
resentative Moody and Representative Dick
are now interested with Mr.. Crumpa cker,
and will help him fight the bill through
the House
Tomorrow Mr.. Crumpacker will intro
duce a bill providing that all persons ac-
cused of lynching an alien shall be tried in
the federal courts. He says such a law
is necessary for the protection of aliens,
as in many States the guilty persons are
never prosecuted.
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NOT YET PRINTED.
Constitution OF New Catholic Fedora.
tion Not Ready for Distribution.

CINCINNATI Jan. u. - Secretary An
thony Matre states that the constitution
adopted by the American Federation of
Catholic Societies in this city last month
will not be printed in time for distribu-
tiOn at the meeting of the officers and
members of the natiCnaI executive board
in Columbus on Jan. 26. The proceedings
OF the last national convention will be
printed in connection with the new con-
stitutiOn, and also such information as
may be ordered after the meeting in Co
lumbus. II Is expected that the work of
the current year will be definitely outlined
a Columbus. followed by organized efforts
10 form state organizations wherever feas-
ible.
Secretary Matre says the new constitution
and the proceedings OF the national con-
vention and executive board will be printed
by Feb 10 and then forwarded TO all sOCi-
eties enrolled up TO that date Secretary
Matre is receiving reports from societies
all over the country and is confident that
the national convention in Chicago next
July Will be a great success.
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the Baltic and North seas. completed in

the Baltic and North seas. completed in
1895.
The Elbe and Trave canal. connecting the
North sea and Baltic, opened in 1900
The Welland canal, connecting Lake Erie
with Lake Ontario
The two canals, United States and Cana
dian, respectively, connecting Lake super
Tor with Lake Huron.
The description which Is given OF each
of these great waterways shows that the
length of the SueZ canal Is about ninety
miles the cost 500. 600 600. the present depth
81 feet. width at bottom los feet and at the
surface 40 feet and that the number OF
vessels passing through il has grown from
4S6 in 1870 to 1.494 in 1875. 2.026 in 1880. 3.SS9
in 1890 and 344l in 1900 The tolls charged
are "a bout 81 per net registered ton
The Cronstadt and St. Petersburg canal.
which gives passag geway for great vessels
TO ST. Petersburg. Is sixteen miles long
including the deepening Of the bay channel
2Ol2 feet in depth, and the total cost esl-
The Corinth canal. which connects the
gulf Of Corinth with the gulf OF Aeglna
is four miles in length. 26la feet in depth.
Y feet wide at the bottom, cost about
S.C00O00. and reduces the sailing distance
about 175 miles. The average tolls charged
are Is cents per ton and - cents per pas
senger
The Manchester ship canal. which con-
meets Manchester, Eng, with the MerseN
river and Liverpool, was opened IN 1874
Its length is 3512 miles. depth 26 feet. wldth
at bottom l2O feet and at the surface Il9
feet, and cost SO. 900. The commerce on
the canal shows growth from Sls,204 tons
in 1895 to 1,492.S20 tons in 1900
The Kaiser Wilhelm canal which con-
meets the Baltic and North seas through
Germany, is 81 miles in length 29i2 feet in
depth. II feet wide at the bottom. 100 feet
wide at the surface, and cost about $4O,0O0,-
000 The number of vessels passing through
ii has increased from 1850 in 1897 10 29,l9o
in 1900, of which number l6,06 were sailing
vessels. The tonnage in 1897 was l.SiS, 4oS.
and i'm 1900 4.2S2, 094 tons. An additional
canal connecting the same bodies of water
by way of the Elbe and Trave rivers, was
opened in 1900 Its length is Al miles, depth
about 10 feet, width y feet, and cost
Sc. 600. 900.
The great North Holland canal, which
connects Amsterdam with the sea, cut IN
1S45, but deepened at later date, has now
a depth of 20 feet and a width of 10 feet
at the surface. The CaledOnian canal.
which connects the Atlantic and North sea
through the north of Scotland is Il feet in
depth, so feet in width at the bottom, 80
miles long, cost S7,000,O00. and is, at its
highest point, 81 feet above sea level The
Canal du Midi. cut through France from
TalhOuse, on the GarOnne, 10 Cette. on the
Mediterranean, a distance of $50 miles, Is
612 feet deep, 60 feet wide. and 600 feet
above sea level at its highest point, ana
has ia locks; total cost, $3,500000.
In America the canals connecting the
great lakes are the principal ship canals.
CONTINUED ON PAGE g. COL. p
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COLLISION IN CHICAGO.
Two II. & o. Trains Collide. Two Men
Being Badly Hurt.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia fast Pennsylvania
passenger train from New York crashed
into the rear of another express from Gin
cinnati on the same system tonight at the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad crossings, near
Forty-ninth street and Wentworth avenue.
Two men, both train attaches were seri-
ously and perhaps fatally injured, but al
though the passengers on both trains were
severely shaken up, no serious injuries were
suffered.
A possibly large loss of life was prevented
by the fact that at the rear of the forward
train was the empty dining car Delmonico.
The locomotive of the rear train plowed its
way half the length of this car The cook,
Robert Hatcher, was caught in the wreck
and was terribly burned by the fire which
caught from the overturned store in the
kitchen. He probably will not recover. The
other injured man was John Tuberty, who
jumped from the rear engine He was
badly cut and received internal injuries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
ESCAPES IN A BOX.
Military Prisoner Gets Away from
AIcatraE Island, California.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12.-Frank Holt.
a military prisoner. on Alcatraz island.
serving a thirteen-year sentence for de-
sertion. has escaped. He concealed him
self in a large wooden box. which was
consigned TO a clothing firm in this city.
and which was put aboard the steamer
Mcdowell. The top OF the box was SO
arranged with leather straps that it could
be opened from the inside. IL is thought
that after the box was put aboard. Holt
era wled into il and did not emerge until
the vessel reached the dock on this side OF
the bay. As Holt was dressed I'm a blue
uniform he walked away any other sol
der. without detection.
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KILLED BY A FALL.
Canadian Minister DObeII Is Thrown
from a Horse i'm England.

FOLKESTONE, England. Jan. 12-The
Hon. Richard Reid DObell, Canadian minis
ter without portfolio, was thrown from his
horse near here yesterday and is dead.
Mr. and Mrs DObell arrived here week
ago and were Joined by Major Hull their
sOn-in-law, and his family. Mr.. Dobell and
Major Hull rode together to Hythes on Sat
Urday. attended by groom. They were re
turning in the afternoon and had reached
the foot of Shorncliffe camp. when Mr..
DObell's horse was startled by motor car.
going al an ordinary pace, and threw its
rider. who fell upon his head. Mr.. Dobell
was carried TO a local hospital. where he
received medical attendance. He never re-
gained consciousness. Mr.. DObell's family
will remain here for the inquest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
MORE TRACTION LINE TROUBLE.
Terre Haute Street-Car Men Demand
ReInstatement OF EmplOye-

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Jan. E.-Ths
Motormen and Conductors Union voted
unanimously. early this morning, 10 de-
mand the reinstatement OF Grant Tubbs.
one Of their number. who was dismissed
Tor alleged insolence- IL was reported az
the meeting that the committee that called
on Manager Clark learned that Tubbs's
statement OF what had occurred was sub
stantiaIly correct. The company recently
made an advance In wages and announced
al the time the best men would oe kept
ana The poor ones let go The union had
Iust elected officers who were OF The rad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
Ii VIII Build N Big Factory and OPP
crate independently.

CHICAGO. Jan. l2.-The Great Western
Glass Company. incorporated ar Spring.
field on Saturday. with an authorized cap
ital OF 100000 is said 10 be backed by
chicago and Western capitaIists who viii
enter the plate and window glass trade.
independent of the sO-called trust or the
co-Operatives-
Though the names OF the capitalists are
withheld the statement Is made that the
company will erect its plants In Illinois.
and that work viii begin within four
weeks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Negro JanitOr Arrested at Lynchburg
Va.-Arrest Kept Quiet

LYNCHBURG. Va, Jan. 12.-Joe Higgin-
botham, the negro janitor of the Floyd
School building, was arrested late last night
on suspicion of being the person who GRIM
inally assaulted and attempted to murder
Mrs. Ralph Webber, wife of a cotton-mill
superintendent, yesterday.
Owing TO the intense feeling prevailing
the arrest was kept quiet until this morn
ing. The negro has not yet been brought
before Mrs. Webber for identification as
her condition is not such as 10 warrant sub
jecting her to the excitement. He answers,
however, TO the description given by Mrs.
Webber of her assailant. Steps have been
taken to have the prisoner removed TO
Roanoke for safe keeping
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MISS STONES CASE.
Negotiations Not Yet Opened to Sc
cure Her Release.

LONDON. Jan. 12.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Daily Mail. wiring
Jan. II. SAYS that negotiations for the re-
lease OF the American captive. Miss Stone.
and her companion. Madame Tsilka. have
nos vet been opened with the brigands.
81 Gargiuli. The dragOman Of ,he Ameri-
can legation. and w. w Peet. treasurer
o. the Missionary Society Of Constantinople
(vgho have lef Salonica for the interior
70 meet Miss Stones captors). have been
instructed according 10 the correspondent
20 negotiate only with persons bringing let
tcrs rrom Miss Stone. without which il
would be impossible 10 be certain that the
prisoners were still alive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
AMERICAN RIGHTS sAFEGUARDED.
Their Railway Construction Plans the
Subject Of an Imperial Order.

LONDON. Jan. 12.-The Shanghai CORE
spondent Of the Times says that Prince
Ching. president of the new Chinese For
eign Office, recently informed United States
Minister Conger that the viceroy of Canton
has been ordered TO enter into no under
takings with reference to railroads in
kwang-Tung province, OF a nature affect
ing the rights OF the American-China De-
NelOpment Company. under the HankOw
Canton line contract. The company has
notified Shen. the director general of rail-
roads in China. says the correspondent, of
IT'S intention 10 proceed with the cOnstruc-
tIon of this line. BEGINNING at Canton.
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Shooting Array Near MetcaIf, III.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan lotto
Wright yesterday afternoon shot Ei Pass
linger. near Metcalf III. Passlnger is a
farm tenant of the Wrights and when the
young man Wright and his mother called
to get washing machine they asserted
was on the premises there were angry
words and Wright fired twice. Both bull
lets took effect and made serious wounds.
Wright surrendered to the authorities.
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santos-Dumont to Visit st. Louis.

PARIS, Jan. 13.-The Paris edition of the
Herald prints a dispatch from its Monte
Carlo correspondent giving an interview
with VI. Santos-DumOnt. in which he says
he will be glad to compete for the steer
able balloon prize at the St. Louis expo
sitiOn if the conditions are suitable. The
aerOnaut SAYS he will exhibit at St. Louis
a balloon similar to the one with which he
won the Deutsch prize at Paris, Uut larger
and more powerful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-13
New Government for Iceland.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. liking Christian
and the government have decided to pre-
sent a bill to the Parliament permitting
Iceland 10 have an independent ministry,
with headquarters at Rik Reikiavik, its
capital Up to the present the Iceandic
minister has resided here.