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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-06
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-06

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permaneutIy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-06
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mann, 2: Hankins. 3; Burnett /. Foul goals:
Baumann, 8; Roeminger, 2; j. Cookson, l..
officials: Fred West and Cooper, umpires;
kemling, referee; Geckler, scorer; Dick
Fogarty, timekeeper.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
PATRIOTIC PORTO RICANS.
i"""s"hds "f Them Have Contrib ated To the Mckinley Memo
 rial Monument

Cleveland. O.,March 90,-Thousands of Porto Ricans have contributed to the Mckinley national memorial Gov. Hunt. in letter received by Ryerson Ritchie, national secretary. reports that Sl,i95.42 has been raised m the island. and the number of con tnbutors runs far up into the thou sands. Gov. Hunt asked someone in each town to receive the funds. and no contribution Was to be over fen cents The people of the island re- sponded at once. To each of the con tnbutors will be presented ccrtif- cate. and in this manner. pictures oe Mckinley, the White House and the Mckinley home al Canton win adorn thousands of fine homes and cabns m Porto Rico.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
ORDINANCE HID VALID.
Ruling Against the Union Traction Company, of Chicago, by
 Judge Ball.
II INVOLVES 1 MATTER OF TRANSFERS
The Court Holds That the Nunicf, pality Has the Legal Night to Regulate street Car FarcS-The Case Will Co to the state suk prene Court.

Chicago. March 20.-Judge Ball. in | the circuit court. entered ruling in
 which he holds aS valid the city ord inance compelling the Union Trac- ton Co. to issue transfers on all it's lines and systems. The Union Trac- .ion Co, among other things. was formed chiefly for the purpose of op- erating in harmony with the West Chicago and the North Chicago street railwayS-two distinct systems. If sustained. Judge Balls ruling will al- low a passenger to travel from the West Side limits to the terminus of the North Side line on the payment of one fare, where two had been paid before. Incidentally. the court holds that the municipality has the legal right To regulate street fares. The case will go to the supreme court.
 As it k said to be impossible for the Traction company 70 secure q stay, it k asserted thai the street railway companies Will violate he ordinance and fight individual cases in the low CT courts till the upper court has acted on the SOundness of Judge Balls ruling. Judge Ball also ruled that the Union Traction Co. and the Consolidated Traction Co. (the for mer operates the latter under lease), are practically one company. and one company must recognize the transfers of the other; and that T tiye-cent fare To all points within the city limits shall be the maximum fare. Hitherto, citizens of Austin and northwestern suburbs. which. while many miles from the center of the city. are still within the corpo- rate limits, have been paying two fares-one to the "feeders9 of the Consolidated Co.,. and another to The Union Traction Co. which completes the routes to the city.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
WAR ON PLANT PARASITES
H"or' or 'he Agricultural Depart. ment to stamp Out Funsoia
 Diseases

II further experiments shah
 force the almost conclusive re.-.,. already obtained, the agricult,ra1 ','s partment will soon be able to a'. nounce that the prevention of all ,h fungoid parasitic diseases tba, tack plants Is within the reach of aI, Success so far may positively ta claimed in connection with pes.h. sea-island cotton and COW peas ., there is little doubt that the metbodl successful with these will also prlrs applicable to most other plants F,a IT this be not SO, the success
 tained is of immense value. says ,t. Philadelphia Saturday Evening D.. The frequent failure of the na.1 crop on account of ''yellows." sna,.@ leaf curl" and little peach diseasas is known to every one In the ssa. island region of the south. where ,b. finest grades of American cotton ara produced, hundreds of acres. incI,d. ing many fine farms. have been ren- dered worthless for cotton hy a die. ease known as wilt" knowIedoe il, regard to cow peas is less general although these form the great foraga and green fertilizer crop of the sontb
 They are often alternated with co+. ton, as their roots possess the some. what rare power Of extracting the free nitrogen from the air and stor. ing it up. ultimately leaving if in the soil for the benefit of other plants. Recently. whole fields of this have be. come pea sick nearly every plant dying while quite young
 All these diseases are due to finn. gus parasites, which, year by wear. have been slowly but surely spread. ing through the country Besides the external symptoms, they manifest themselves by causing knots 10 form on the roots, whereupon all the small tibers become distorted. swollen and incapable of fulfilling their proper functions, and this leads, of course, to the death of the plant Every at. tempt to kill the fungus by the or dinary ways of treating the soil and the plants with fuugicides failed ut- terlX, and growers were in despair when the department hit upon the cure.
 When found it was so astounding ly simple that the only wonder was that no one had thought of it before. It seems that in many cotton fields, in many peach orchards, in many pea patches there were often observed to be one or more plants that refused to die with the rest and which sur yived to come to bearing. When the seeds-or cuttings these were sowed in the same soil, 1t was found that a large proportion of the re- sultant plants possessed the resist ing power of the parent. Repeating this process of artificial selection again and again, sooner or later there developed a strain that was wholly resistant to the attacks of the fun- gus. When this was done the prob- lem Was solved.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
MIMIC SNOW-BIRDS.
" hite Birch Cones That Contain Many seeds with Wing and
 Tail "Feathers."

Many seeds are scattered by the winter storms, and forest planting goes on in the woods long before We dream of gardening.
 When the logs are hauled in from the woods. many If our country boys and girls have noticed small brown speeks clinging to the snowy sticks. Examine brown bit, and you will find il is veritable miniature snow bird in shape, at least. Head, wing. and tail are all there, says writer in St Nicholas.
 If you wish to know where this strange little brown flock came from, follow the sled back to the snowy woods where the men are chopping, and somewhere near you will surely find white birch tree hung with dark brown cones, the fruited catkins of last spring.
 Shake one of the cone bearing bran ches, and thousands of brown speckS. like those brought home 10 the wood- pile will sail over the snow These specks are the small scales which cover the little seeds of the bireh-tree. The tiny yellow seeds are harder to find than their bird-lile coverings, for they are lighter, and are borne away on their wings. some of the cones on the branches have lest part of their seeds, and have stiff. straight ends. Pinch the bottom of q perfect cone, and you will soon discover a method of scattering seeds as marvellous as that of the witch hazel. In ripening, the rows of seeds with their birdlike coverings have looSened from the stem of the cone, and are now held together by the contact and pressure. The one hard scale at the end unloeks the se- cret. Touch that and the whole flock of seeds takes flight as if we had un- locked the door of a cage and real birds were gladly escaping from their cap tiyity.
 The sturdy black birch scatters it's seeds in similar manner. One winter day saw a hungry little brown bird opening this small Storehouse of seeds with it's bill.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate on the fzth a fev bills were passed. including one providing for the redemption of Hawaiian silver coins. and the substitution therefor oi American silver coins. The ship subsidy hlli was then taken up. and its discussion occu- pied practically the whole of the day s session, Mir. Cumber and Mir. Dercw Ce- livering carefully prepared speeches in | favor of the measure. In the house general debate on the post office appro- priatiou bill was continued. d number Of topics being discussed At t39 ?. m the house adjourned out of respect to the memory of Doorkeeper Glenn, whose death was announced.
 : Tn the senate on the 18th. after the passage of several unobjected bilis con sideratiea of the ship subsidy bill was resumed. Mir. Berry tArkl spoke ugai2st me measure. and was answered " MT Hanna tO1. Mir. Perkins (Cal1 aaso ae- tivered carefully prepared speech in support of the bill maintaining that it would add to the prosperity of the entire country .-.-. In the house. the general de- bate on the post office appropriation biii Was closed and consideration of = Of the 2 pages of the bill was completed No lme ndmentS were adopted.
 In the senate. on the 14th. consideration of the ship subsidy bill occupied nearly the whole session, Messrs. MeLHufen tMissl. Harrison ikas9 and Foraker .o2 -Fe.kinc upon the measure. the two Tor mer against and the latter in support of the bill ..=... n the house the post office appropriation bill was passed The onty amendment Of importance adopted Was one to incorporate in the bill the provi- sions or the bill to classify the rural free delivery service passed a few days previously. Quite a number Of minor bills were passed
 In the senate. on the 18th. Il was agreed. at the suggestion of Mir. Berry tA'al to take up the ship subsidy bill imme'al:eiS after routine business on th- l7th and that speeches on the bill be hnetstl 10 fifteen minutes except Us h the ssit:ttcr from Maine tFrycl. who Was accorded 9 minutes. NIT Teller tCol1 then began speech in opposition to the pending ship subsidy bill In the house the rFDst ot the day was devoted 10 l-riEaie pension bills passing 229 bills and clearing the Cal- enGar This is the largest number of pan sion bills ever passed by the houss at une session. A message from the president was received returning the bil! restoring Edward kirschner to the navy for tecn- nichai correction.
 In the senate. on the 11th. the ship sub sidy bill was passed by vote of Y 10 3l. six republicans voting against and one democrat voting for the measure Some amendments acceptable to those having the measure in charge. were adopted. all others being rejected. In the house. consideration of the river and harboT bill was begun Mr Burton (OA making an extended speech in explanation Of the measure. in the course of which he nre- scented many interesting facts relative tG it. The discussion of the bill. as usual took a wide range
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
MURRELL NOT YET LOCATED
The St. Louisian Who Dis,nnoos Hn'her Than stand Trial on
 Charge of Briber,

St. Louis. March 2o.-Tbc case against !. K. MurreH. member of The house of delegates, accused in con. nection with the passage of the S8h- urban franchise bill, was called in Judge Douglas court Wednesda, morning. The defendant. as on Tp4s. day. did not respond
 Efforts of police, deputy sheriff, and Circuit Attorney Folk to locat, Murrellwhosc bond of 5000 given hv his brother. Edward F. Murren. aj.c house member has been declared forfeited. have been put forth with out avail. Folk will ask Gov. Dock cry to offer a reward for the aDpre. hensien of the fugitive. His descriD- ton has been wired to She police of leading cities.
 It k said by friends of Murren. the police say. that q conference of per sons interested in suppressing the facts likely to be brought ont if Nnr. reH were tried. was held Sunt., night, and il was then decided that It was eminently desirable that M1r- reu go away for period of 60 or 9o days when public opinion would be less feverish against boodling. and ooodlers and attorneys would be bet ter prepared to make an adeouate defense.
 There are stories afoat that Nur- relt has sought an asylum in Eexico.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
VALUABLE LOOT FROM CHINA
Ten Jade Tablets, of Historic VnIue Taken From IL Returned Sol
 dier From China.

San Francisco, March 2o.-Ten jade tablets. on which. almost -e1 wears ago. the cunning hand of d Chinese workman engraved. by orIcr of his imperial master. an acknowledyment ol the wisdom. power anl goodness "f Shun Che, The founder of the Tar tar dynasty in China. are locked in the safe of the customs appraiser. John T. Dare, awaiting authority from Washington to return them to The emperor of China CT lis repre- sentative. The stones are one foot la length. six inches wide and nearly 1n inch thick. Through holes drilled across their width cords are passed to hold them together, and when talk en by the customs inspector from g prNate soldier, returning from sery- ice in China. they were wrapped in deliberately embroidered yellow silks. It k believed that they were 1sken "S loot from the imperial apart ments in the Forbidden C.lv. #Hec3g- nizing their value To the Chinese ru- Ter as descendant of the emperor whose deeds they commemorate. the customs authorities here notified tbe secretary of the treasury, and await notification as to the arrangement he may have made with the depart. ihent of state for the return of the tablets
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Mercantile bank of Vera Cruz, Mexico. has declared an annual di,i- dend of 12 per cent. on its capital of S2 eco 900.
 \ section of the naval arsenal at Valparaiso, Chile. was destroyed by fire on the 10th. The loss is placed at Slooo 900.
 Reese Evans and A. A. Smith fought a duel with Ninehesters, It eight feet distance, on the 10th, a5 Purdy station. Nev. Each received in- iuries from which death resulted. The quarrel was over strip of almost worthless land.
 H. B. Nickerson. vice president and general manager of the Mexican Cen tral railway. was, on the 16th. elected president of the Mexican American Steamship Co.,. to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of o. F.. Spindler.
 Fire. on the 10th. destroyed nearly half the town of Campbell, Neb. It started i'll q billiard hall, and in an hour, with terrific wind blowing.
  office, blacksmith shop, post office, hardware store, drug store and hotel. Owing to the cholera at Hong Kong, quarantine of five days vii! be en- forced against all vessels arriving at Manila from that port
 \ Mobile X Ohio freight train was ditehed at Oraville. H.. on the night of the 10th. and Sam ForSythe, of Tupelo. Miss. was killed. His three companions, James Dysoa, William Mauly and Alexander Smith. were dangerously injured. They were rid ing in Il box ear.
 William Turner, a promineu; farm CT who lived a few miles east oi Tam aroa. ILL. died, on the night of the 18th, of pneumonia. His wife's death followed five minutes later. Both were buried on the 16th in the same coffin, which was specially prepared. Representatives of all classes of people in the state of Illinois joined. on the 10th, in final tribute of re Spect to eN-tioy. John P Ntrela. whose remains were laid to rest in Graceland cemetery. Chicago. \ tornado struck the mining town of Piper, Ala. on the 10th. wreckinr 10 houses and damaging 35 others. Ed Turner, q negro. was killed. and John Allen. wife and three children were severely injured.
 David Williams, prominent citi- zen of iiidalgo. H.. shot and killed Ed Ortman, on the 10th. An old grudge existed between the two men and Ortman had threatened Will jams life a number of times. \ Suez dispatch of the 10th said: The canal is at present blocked by the British petroleum steamers Ne Nite, from MarSeilles February 24, and BulNSseS, from Constantinople February q, for Port Said. The former is on fire and the latter is ashore and abandoned" ! Repeated threats to abduct his three children unless ransom of S21,0oo was left in certain spot and a warning that murder would follow the placing of detectives on the ease. have caused Alexander k. Peacock prominent citizen of Pitts burg. Pa, to remove his family to New York
 1 Lemuel T. Goldsberrv. charged with aiding thieves to dispose of stolen property, was sentenced. at Omaha. to serve ten years in the Nebraska penitentiary. He cursed the court and attorneys His two sons were given lighter sentences. Plans were completed at Appleton Wis, on the 17th, for a paper mill to be built at Independence. kas.. which will manufacture paper from sor. ghum cane by an improved process.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Kaiser William saluted Prince Hen " with kiss on each cheek when he landed al Cuxhayen Tuesday.
 The first railroad train. carrying material. entered the St. Louis Worlds fair grounds Tuesday.
 IL k reported that the Frisco Rail- road Co. will soon control line from savannah. Ga. to san Francisco.
 The Ohio legislature passed bill appropriating S75.ooO for state ex- hibit al the St. Louis Worlds fair.
 James Mcbride. one of the old time criminal lawyers of St. Louis and an ardent Irish partisan. is dead.
 Dan Bowen. who was on trial since March 10. at Bowling Green. Mo. on the charge of killing Wright Gillnm. was acquitted.
 A special grand jury impaneled at New Madrid. Mo. will investigate the lNnching of Wright, the negro min strel. February 16.
 Friendly rivalry between central and southern California to have the best exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds fair iS Springing mp.
 Luther Johnson. St. Louis negro, shot Ora Couch. because she refused to marry him. and then committed suicide. He was jealous.
 Three men killed. the entire mill wrecked and one man injured is the result of boiler explosion in Wheel CT Gavitt's sawmill. near Gallon, Wis.
 Much good work k being accom- plished by the St. Louis Merchants exchange committee for the relief of sufferers in southern Missouri coun- ties.
 Lake steamers will adopt the Mar conf system of wireless telegraphy in order to remain in touch with their own docks throughout the voyage.
 Mrs. I. Ellen Foster has flied pro- test with the civil-service commission on the ground that women are being systematically excluded from em- ployment
 orin P. Cowen, formerly chief clerk of the Northern Illinois hospital for the insane, and well known in state politics. committed suicide bY shoot ing at Rockford.
 \ census bulletin gives statistics of fourteen of the leading manufactur- ing industries of Missouri. Slaugb- tering and meat packing heads the list of single industries.
 Colombian liberal forces have won another victory and now control the territory on the isthmus west of Panama. The United States is pre- pared 10 preserve order.
 Daniel Wells. Jr.. the pioneer lum- herman of Wisconsin. died. 1ues.ia,. night, at the age of ss wears. He Was known as the richest man in Wisconsin. and the oldest resident of Milwaukee.
 Hherih Crane recovered a verdict of >'oo.. at Anna, 1ll.. against the Pacific Express Co. for the reward which the company offered for the capture of Anderson. who stole Sio.00o from the company at Stuttgart. Ark.
 The general immigration bin framed for congress proposes to ex- eludc anarchists deport criminal or public charges within five years after landing, exclude epileptics and Der sons insane within fiveyears previons To arrival and increase the Der canito tay.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
OetOpEsseh.
I'd love to be tLe octopus.

I'd love 10 be tic octopus
 Why" 9"
 He has hundred arms. and I'd like to use them all hugging yon."
 ''Is that so? Well, it's sinful vast ing time wishing for the impossible in- stead of making the best use of oppor- tunities you now havei"
 Then he rose to the occasion and oc- topusSed.- Judge.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
Dallas Hotel Burned

Dallas, Tex.,March 2o.-"ngIeside. '' large family hotel in one of the most fashionable residence districts ot Dallas, was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning The house was crowded with boarlers- probably as many as fifty and fears are enter taIned that all did nn1 asconn
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
Worlds Fair BiII Failed

Frankfort. Ky. March 20. O.-Thc bill to appropriate Sloo,ooo for Ken tucky'S exhibit at the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition was defeated in inc legislature. on the eve of adjourn ment. by reason of the failure to re- ceive 5l votes. the required eonstitu- tional ma ioritv.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
KING HAS SET THE FASHION
ih order' Now. 10 Take Snun. Ming Edward Having Re-
 NiNed the Custom

London. March 20 King Edward has set the custom of snuff taking. which a. result, promises to he generally revived. Al the Marlbor. ough house dinners a Georgian silver SnnfboN, once used by the prince re- gent is handed 70 his majesty. at the beginning of the desert. while the la- dies are still at the table. The kin., helps himself literally. sharing his pinches with favored quests
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
Mississippi Asylum Burnad

Jackson. Miss. March 2o.-The Mis- si>sippi institution for the deaf and dumb, located in this city was de Stroyed by fire Tuesday There were no fatalities. all of the inmates of the building having been rescued The loss is estimated at S4o.o0O. GOV. cred by only Sl5.0o0 insurance
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
Thomas Dunn English III

New York. March 20 Dr. Thomas Dunn English, poet. novelist dramat- ist and politician, k ill at his home. In Newark, \. J., and is not eNpe,k cd to recover. He will be best known as the author of Ben Bolt" written in lS43 and sung the world over
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
British Consul Ask. Prot.c,ion

New Orleans March 20.-Nr. Geo. Nan Sittart. British consul here. de ciares his life and property in dan ger from Boers and Boer svmpthiz- CTS in that city. and has appealed to Nhe mayor and chief of police for protection.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21

The statement of the treasury bal nnees in the general fund. exclusive of the sl50 900 900 gold reserve in the division of redemption, issued on the 14th. showed: Available cash bal anee. 74,7Oo. .lo2; gold S9i .s65,0Oo.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
IsunI Thing.

Biggs-I hear you are financially embarrassed; is it true?
 Diggs-No; my creditors seem to De little embarrassed, but I'm not Chicago Daily News
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21

The report that Herbert Booth. third son O. Gen. Booth. who was in command of the Salvation army in Australia. has withdrawn from the army. is confirmed. Ill-health is the cause of Commander Booths with drawal
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21

The Union Lead and Oil Co. an nounees that it will. during the com ing year. erect three large lead cor roding plants. one in New York, one in Toledo and the third in St Louis. The plants are to cost million dol lars.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
ImperiIied By an lee Gorge.

Sioux City la, March 20-The formation of d huge ice gorge in the Missouri river imperils thousands of dollars worth of property in this vicinity.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21

Vienna newspapers, commenting upon the visit to the United States of Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, de clare his visit will mark an epoch in the relations between monarchies and republics.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21

Because Chinamen threw stone at Baroness Romania Avezzana. wife of the secretary of the Italian lega- ton in Pekin, while she was passing in the street, the dowager empress has issued an edict sternly admonish- ing the Chinese against insulting foreigners.
The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
FORREST CITY. :-: ARKANSAS.

With expressions of regret, the Per lin newspapers print a dispatch from Washington to the effect that Andrew D. White. the American ambassador to Germany. will retire next Novem- Der