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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Governor General Wood Issues a
summons Directing the Supreme
Court to Convene.
RATHBONE WELL PLEASED
DOES NOT WANT 4 PARDON, y EX-
Poets TO BE ACQUITTED.
Rainy Season at Havana and Inaugu-
ration Decorations Spoiled
tuesdays Ceremony.

HAVANA, May 17.-Secretary of War
Roots order to amend the law of the Grim
inal procedure so as to permit the Su-
preme Court of this island TO review all
questions of fact, law and procedure and
to award a new trial or dismiss proceedings
reached Havana to-day. 1t allows the at
: tCrneys of Estes G.. Rathbone, who was
convicted Of completely in the Cuban postal
frauds to present new and additional evil
dence by which they claim Rathbone's in
nocence can be proved.
Governor General Wood Immediately
m the Supreme Court, explained
his Instructions and promulgated the order,
which will appear In to-morrow's issue Ct
the official gazette. Thereupon Senior Lanu-
"a, Rathbone's attorney, who had been adj
vised of General Woods action, Immediate
ly filed a petition for a new trial with the
Supreme Court, under the amended rules
of procedure and also petitioned the court
to secure the attendance of nine Witnesses,
including four army officers, Col. Burton,
Gen. Patterson and Captains Slocum and
FOltz, at the retrial of his client. He further
requested tie retention within its jurisdic-
ton, sui ject to the courts orders, of GER
tain records of the auditor of the Postoffice
Department.
Rathbone himself then took a written
notification of the petition to the palace,
together with a copy thereof addressed to
the Governor General and in person handed
it TO Col. Scott, demanding and securing
therefor a receipt. This notification requests
Gen. Wood, as the military Governor, to
TAX such action as may be necessary to
carry into effect the requests contained in
the petition.
Rathbone and his counsel are overjoyed
at what they consider the eleVenth-hOur
victory. Rathbone insists hat he wants
vindicatiOn ard would not accept a pardon
from either the American or the Cuban
government. 1t was explained at the pal
ace that the order regarding the life tenure
of judges in the island, which was revoked
to-day, had already accomplished it's pur-
pose by preventing the judges from yield
ing to pressure under threats of loss of
their places when the republic was estab-
lished.
Beginning with the pardon of two
CubanS, who were to have been garrOted
Friday, Governor General Wood has issued
many pardOns to minor offenders. General
Wood wants the end of the American rule
in the island TO be signalized by acts of
clemency as far as can be. In each case
where clemency had been exercised by
General Wood the pardon has been based
( upon petition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
About Bret Harte.
Washington Post.

washington ROSt.
Bret Harte was a recluse. He was more
like Hawthorne than any other American
man of letters i'm hat he preferred to be
alone and to lead a life of introspection,"
remarked Col. JOhn 7. Irish, of San Fran
cisco, Cal. | did not know Mr.. Harte when
he lived in California. but became ac-
quainted witt him after he came East. He
was a nan who had few intimate friends
and avoided people who desired to liOnize
him. He took up his residence in England
that he might have more privacy.
"Old-time Californians-the people who
were in the West in the days of the pi-
oneers whom Bret Harte pictures in his
Luck of Roaring Camp and other similar
stories-are very fond of his writings, and
feel that he gave a true picture of the gold
camps. OF course, he painted the mining
camps with the imagination of a successful
writer of fiction, but the settings of his
stories are so real that the Californians of
his day have no fault to find with his work.
He knew absolutely nothing OF the Cali
fOrnia of more recent years, and TO the
younger people of the State his stories seem
to be much OverdraWn.
"Harte never lost the spirit of California
in spite of his long years of absence from
the State. He ate the lotus and could not
recover from the spell ii cast over him. 1t
is strange what wonderful influence Cali
fornia has on people who live there. Its
climate and its people are so different from
those in other States that men who have
lived there always long to get back to the
State. After years of absence from Califor-
mia Bret. Harte wrote stories OF the gold
camps which breathed the air of California
as truly as the stories he wrote for the
Overland Monthly when he left the gold
fields to engage in literary work on that
publication.
In many respects Mr.. Harte was like
Robert Louis Stevenson. He loved adven-
ture, and had many OF the same mental
qualities: But Mr.. Stevenson was a man
of social turn and loved 10 have friends
about him. He valued friendship highly
and had a wide circle of intimate friends"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18

LONDON. May T.-Brilliant audiences
patronized the opera this week. on
Wednesday, which marked Nine. Melba's
first appearance. being star night, Ca
rusa. a new tenor who appeared with her,
met with a hearty reception.
In the theatrical world Olga Nethersoie
was the recipient Of unusual royal favors.
On Monday King Edward and Queen Alex
andra saw her perform in "~Sappho." and
on Thursday the Prince and Princess Of
Wales followed the parental example The
King sent for Miss NethersOle at the end
OF the third act and complimented her on
her performance. She was presented by
the Queen with a bouquet Of heliotrope
orchids. The lord chamberlain, the Earl
OF Clarendon, whose consent TO the pro-
ductiOn of "%SapphO' was only secured with
much difficulty. was in attendance.
Owing to the success OF Three Little
Maids, at the Apollo Theater here, Edna
May will not play in New York until jan
uary, instead Of in October.
Messrs. FrOhman and Edwards have de-
cided to secure another London theater in
September for the production of a new
musical play by Leslie Stuart, author OF
Peter Dunno, who is in LOnCOn, Will sail
for New York May p. He will cOllabOrate
with Edward Rosein the dramatization
of Mr.. DOOley," the rights OF which have
been secured by Mr.. Frohman.
William F~aveTsham, who is stopping in
London, will remain here until Gilbert
Parker completes his dramatization of
'"The Right of Way" in which Faversham
will star during his coming American sea-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
BOER PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
British officials Showing Little Inter-
rest i'm the Conference.

LONDON, May 17.-While every capital
in Europe is eagerly awaiting the result of
the Boer peace conference at Veereningen,
Transvaal, London watches it with appar-
ent Indifference. This feeling not only ex-
tends to the public, who are to-day pour
ing out of the metropolis, bent on celebrat-
ing the Whitsuntide bank holiday, but also
TO the King and the Cabinet minister's.
None of these remained in London and a
holiday atmosphere reigns over all the
government offices. This extraordinary
apathy NETS with scathing denunciation
from those few leading English business
men, many of them the governments most
influential supporters, vitality interested in
the outcome of the present conference.
Those who are closest i'm touch with both
sides in South Africa say they believe the
meeting at Veereningen will result in
peace. Officially there is nothing TO show
which way the wine blows, but almost all
the private kilograms received here point
to a speedy solution of the o~ng-drawn-ou
struggle. In circles which heretofore have
bitterly upbraided the government for its
optimism there now prevails a strong feel
ing that the conflict can be hOnorablv ter
minated by the Veereningen negotiations
IL Is pointed out, however, that the Boer
delegates are quite likely TO submit hypo-
thetical propositions which, while not af.
fecting the eventualities, may delay the de-
cision for a week or more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Heavy Rain at Havana.

HAVANA, May IA heavy tropical
rain fell in torrents this afternoon. 1t was
the first in months and marks the COM
mencement of the rainy season in the West
Indies. 1t lasted only a half hour, but that
was long enough to wash some of the color
out of the gaudy fnery in which Havana
has decked herself for the inauguration of
the republic. The city is filling up with
people from all parts of the island and
promises to be full to overlooking next
Tuesday.
1t has been decided that the ceremony
at the palace shall consist simply of the
reading by Governor General Wood and the
signing by Senior Palma of the document
prepared by the War Department at Wash
ington, in which the latter. in behalf of the
new government, agrees TO accept the obli-
cations laid down by the treaty of Paris.
General Wood, accompanied by General
Maxine Gomez, will then ascend to the
roof Of the palace, where he will hoist the
Cuban flag, which is construed to be an act
of the United States government intended
as q compliment TO the cOmmander-in-chief
of the Cuban army. General Maxine
Gomez will assist in raising the banner.
President Palma's message will not be sent
to Congress until Wednesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
EASLEY At HAZLETON.
'oNCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
will be held and in Indianapolis. There are
three districts in the anthracite region and
it is taken for granted that these would
vote for a convention. If two more dis
tricts should decide 10 stand by them a
convention will be called. There are four
bituminous districts where conditions are
not satisfactory and any Of these might be
willing 10 join in the strike. These are
West Virginia, Michigan, Kentucky and
the central bituminous field Of Pennsyl-
Vania.
A call was sent out from headquarters
yesterday for a conference between the or
ganiZers in West Virginia and the national
officers, to be held at Huntington, May %.
This conference will likely decide the policy
TO be pursued in that district. AS the or
ganiZatiOn is in such shape there that the
miners have nothing 10 lose, il is believed
the will vote to stroke with the anthracite
men. The miners in Michigan have been
on strike for about two months. They will
hold a Joint convention with the operators
tomorrow and their differences may be set
tied. Otherwise the chances are favorable
for them to enlist in the ranks of the
strikers. The situation in Kentucky may
lead the miners 10 join the big strike. In
Hopkins count the miners have been on
strike for about two years and there is no
more chance for a settlement than when
the strike began. Outside of this county
the miners are working but not under salts
factory contracts. 1t is likely that in the
central bituminous field of Pennsylvania,
where the operators have not signed the
agreement, the men will quit work. Out of
these four affected districts it is not at all
improbable that two will join the anthra-
cite districts and call a convention 10 vote
on the policy Of carrying the strike into
the bituminous fields.
There is little probability Of a bituminous
strike extending beyond these four dis
tricts. and particularly in Indiana. Illinois
and Ohio. as these States are bound by an
agreement and If the policy of the United
Mine Workers is carried out IL will not be
broken. The only condition that might lead
the miners In Indiana, Illinois and Ohio TO
strike would be the shipping of coal into
the market supplied from the striking dis
%tricts, and even then the miners may de-
wise means TO stop il without striking.
These States do not ship much coal TO
tide water and have few contracts in the
East.
President Mitchell. of the United Mine
Workers, has established temporary head
quarters at Wilkes5arre. Pa, to conduct
the anthracite strike. Secretary Wilson
will remain at headquarters until the time
| Of the conference in West Virginia He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
WILL PUNISH SOLDIERS
PROVIDING THEY ARE FOUND
GUILTY OF TORTURING FILIPINOS.
Personal Letter Written by Presiden,
Roosevelt to Bishop Law
renee, of Massachusetts.

BOSTON. May ia letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in which he declares his
determination to discover and punish ev-
cry instance of barbarity by United States
troops in the Philippines, has been made
public by Bishop William Lawrence. of
the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts.
1t was written in reply to a Communication
from the bishop, sent by direction of the
convention of the diocese to place before
the President its resolutions condemning
the alleged cruelties and expressing conf
dence in the administration. The letter,
which is dated white House, Washington,
May 8" is marked personal" 1t follows:
MY Dear Bishop Lawrence-I have re-
ceived your letter and the resolutions OF
the convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the diocese of Massachusetts.
Permit me to thank you, and through you
the convention, for what has been done by
you. L hope it is unnecessary to say that
no one in the country can be more anxious
than L am-Save, perhaps, Secretary Root
10 discover and punish every instance or
barbarity by our troops in the Philippines.
In reference to these cruelties, L agree
with every word in your address. No
proVocatiOn, however great, can be accept
ed as an excuse for misuse of the neces-
sary severity of war, and above all for
torture of any kind or shape. Long be-
fore any statements had been made pub
lie, and before any action had been taken
by Congress-, the War Department had or
dered a rigid investigation of certain of
the charges, including the charges of Major
Gardener; the orders Of Investigation as
regards these particular charges having
gone out over three months ago. The in
v~estigation will be of the most thorough
and sweeping character, and, If necessary,
will be made by the civil as well as by
the military representatives Of the govern
ment in the islands. L nave directed that
the c"ourt-Fnartials be held under the con-
ditions which will give me the right Of re-
view. Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ITO Right Rev. VIM Lawrence, ID. D.,
Bishop of Massachusetts, Cambridge,
Mass"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
MORGAN's SHIP COMBINE"
Comments of Northumberland
Line May BE Difficult to Buy.

LONDON, May III. morgan paid a
few days quiet visit to London this week
and has now returned TO Paris. While here
he had several conferences with the leaders
of the shipping combine. The Associated
Press is officially informed that matters are
progressing quite satisfactorily. though no
new developments can be recorded.
To the rumors OF opposition to the Eng
hsh shipping combine, the Associated Press
learns thai ]. F. Morgan and those inter-
ested with him pay but small attention.
They are welcome to the Canadian line"
said one Of those chiefly concerned. 1T
will not make any difference to us
1t is pointed out that the frequent criti-
cism regarding Mr.. Morgan purchasing old
ships at high prices and being unable To
pay dividends on the large capitalization of
the combine" are all made by thOse~who
are utterly ignorant of the valuation placed
on the various vessels, and without con-
sideration of the fact that the combine
can always sell at a goOI price a ship that
is too old to continue the strain of fast
transatlantic traffic.
1t is now definitely said that control of
the Cunard line cannot be secured privately
as no one director of that line holds sufh
Gent Shares 70 turn over the control. If
the Morgans accomplish anything with the
Cunard lire it will be by means of a com
pany meeting of which the public would
certainly know something.
The Morgans are much satisfied with the
decision of the House of Lords committee,
granting them the right to construct a
tube" railroad from Hammersmith TO Tot
tenham, about fourteen miles. passing
through the heart of the city via Piccadilly.
The committees decision now goes tC
Parliament for confirmation. The only ap-
plicatiOns refused Mr.. Morgan We're facil-
tiles to build two small lines at either END
of the present termini, which are already
connected with over 100 miles of street
cars.
Charles II. Yerkes has also been success
full. The English authorities believed. how
ever, that this proposed 'corkscrew' line
from Charing Cross to Piccadilly was not
feasible. Hence the refusal to allow its
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Laws Promulgated by Wood.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Almost every
mail from Cuba brings copies of the numer-
Gus orders being made daily by Governor
General Wood TO insure the continuance
after he relinquishes control of the island,
of the measures he has devised during his
term for its government. Thus the last mail
brings an order continuing as a Cuban law
after May 20 all the provisions of the mill
tary law relating to quarantine, which have
been i'm force since Jan. II, 1899. Another or
a training camp the present Camp Column
bia. Pointing out that its removal would in
vOlve the laying of a heavy charge upon
the Cuban revenues, General Wood directs
that it be continued as part of the system Of
defense and directs the chief Quartermaster
to take the necessary steps TO acquire per-
manent title TO the land.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. May IZ.-Arrived: St. Louis,
from Southampton. La Touraine. from
Havre. Sailed: Mesaba, for London; La
Champagne. for Havre: NoOrdam. for Rot
terdam. via BoulCgne; Astoria, for Glas-
Cow. Trave, for Naples and Genoa; Saxon.
for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, May T.-Arrived: Celtic
and Lucania. from New York. Sailed
Buenos Ayrean. for Philadelphia: Nomadic
for New York: Umbria, for New York.
HAMBURG. May T7.-Arrived: Columbia,
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher
bOurg.
ANTWERP. May ~1Z-Arrived: Friesland,
from New York. Sailed. iceland. for New
York.
CHERBOURG. May 17.-Sailed: Phila-
delphia. from southampton. for New York.
BREMEN. May 1Z-Sailed: Grosser Kur-
furst. for New York. via Southampton.
HAVRE. May I7.-Sailed: lie Savoie and
La Gascogne. for New York.
LONDON, May ~l7.-sailed: Minnetoaka,
for New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18

will attend the conference and If a strike Is
voted he may join President MitchelI until
a settlement is effected.
Asked IL he thought the Civic Federauon
about a settlement. he said IL had done
good work in trying 10 avert a strike out
that the situation had now prooabl got
beyond its influence. He said he thougnt
the federation would continue working IN
an attempt TO adjust matters but he was
of opinion that a settlement would now
nave TO be made between the operators
and miners.
IF the operators had made the slightest
concessions when this matter was In the
hands Of the Civic Federation said Mr..
wilson, 4 am satisfied there would nave
been no strike. Now. 1 believe the opera
tors VIII have TO make more concessions TO
enect a settlement than would nave been
required before the strike began"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
PAPER PRICES MAY co UP.


BOSTON, May 1.-THE Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin to-day says: "A feeling of I'M
rest has sprung up in the wholesale paper
circles this week, owing to the rumor that
the operatives in the mills are preparing
to strike. There has been a meeting of the
workers, but as yet it has been impossible
to ascertain what was done. AS there are
stock, dealers here fear that, in the event
of a strike, prices would have to be
advanced. A representative of one of the
leading newspaper mills says that the oper-
atives want to work on three shifts each
day instead of two. and they insist that the
mills be closed Saturday night and opened
Monday morning instead of closing Sunday
morning and opening again Sunday night
as at present. To work three shifts, il is
averred, would mean an additional expense
TO the mills of so per cent. in the payroll
alone"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Tommy Atkins in south Africa.
Great Round World.

ANOnilu NOIlu.
The mule market is not the only market
that has been stimulated by the South
African war. The quotations reeled off by
the tickers indicate that pros
perlty and happiness are away above par.
The number Of marriages has been enor-
nous. Officers who for years had post
poned the actual knotting process until
their stars or their incomes were more
propitlous, hurriedly tied up, and went
away TO war, surprised husbands leaving
fearful, tender brides to await their home
coming Many a Tommy Atkins" who
went away fancy unlnclined discovered the
charm of the eternal feminine in the
strang face OF a fair enemy, and is now
a prisoner for life. The plucky young mil
itary nurses who fought for the lives Of
wounded soldiers mixed a love potion into
their medicine and saved the heroes 10
'lVe happily ever afterward." Those fell
lows invaded home assumed such a pa
triotc and picturesque value TO the sight
OF oodurate females that many a naughty
no was changed TO a grateful yes"
Such are the uncalculated fortunes of war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Gompers VIII stand by Miners.

WASHINGTON, May 1Z.-President Com
pers. Of the American Federation of Labor,
to-day said that no proposition had been
outlined for submission to either side Of
the anthracite coal mine strike looking TO
the adjustment of the troubles. He stated
that as president Of the Federation, a men,
Der of the Civic Federation and as a citi-
zen he proposed 10 do everything possible
TO settle the differences, but that If an adj
justment satisfactory TO both sides could
not be reached he proposed to stand by
the miners in their fight for what they
deemed their rights. He said there was
nothing in the air. as the result of last
nights conference between himself, Sena-
tor Hanna and Secretary Easley. of the
Civic Federation, and no line of action had
been outlined as the result of that meet
ing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Lnbouchere Must Pay Many Costs.

LONDON, May 17.-Though Henry La
bouchere. editor of Truth. did not lose in
the libel action brought against him by
Mr.. Cowen. the secretary of a club. It cost
him between $4,000 and 1900. The fees of
counsel alone amounted TO $4,000. This is
nothing unusual TO Mr.. LabOuchere. Some
years & he was sued for libel because
of a comment on a London convent He
won, but IL cost him nearly 10000. His
Lambri Pasha case cost the same amount
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Pauncefote Has Not Resigned.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Foreign Office
officials here say there is no truth, in the
report circulated in the United States that
Lord PauncefOte. the British ambassador
at Washington. has requested that. on ac-
count OF the state of his health, his resig-
nation be Immediately accepted.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE following
statement was made at the British en-
bassy tonight: Lord PauncefOte Is rest
ing comfortably and his sleep is natural.
HIS Improvement begun several days ago.
mas been steadily maintained and is such
as TO give much encouragement"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Deadly Quarrel I'm Nebraska

HASTINGS. Neb., May Nv. HoagIand.
city water commissioner. Edward Ransom
and Clarence Pendavis quarreled in a house
In the suburbs of the city early to-day. and
In a fight which followed Hoagland re-
celVed a fractured skull and internal in
juries from which he cannot recover and
Ransom and Pendants were badly beaten.
Hoagland was taken TO a hospital and his
Two assailants 70 the county jail. Hoag-
land Is "A well-known business man.