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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-13

NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Developments in
the coal strike situation were lacking here
to-day Mr.. ]. p. Morgan spent the day
on board his yacht, the Corsair, lying in
North river. and the visit of two men dur
ing the afternoon gave rise to the report
that another important conference was be-
ing held. but the identity of Mr.. Morgan's
visitors could not be discovered, and 1t Is
not known If their presence had any con-
nection with the coal strike. II was re-
two men who left the yacht in a launch
about 10 o'clock tonight. This could not
be verified. however. Mr.. Morgan himself
did not leave the yacht tonight.
Other than an interview with John
Markle, the operators gave out nothing of
moment, and Mr.. Markle simply reiterated
that no settlement was in sight and there
could be no settlement except by the miners
going to work Independently. 1.-The situa-
ton is unchanged" he said, except that
conditions are improving in the coal re-
gions" Mr.. Markle would not comment on
the visit OF Secretary Root yesterday on
terday evening. Other operators said they
large numbers OF men were ready to 60
TO work.
In a number OF churches the sermons
dealt with different phases of the coal
strike.
Senator Platt declined to say anything
bearing on the situation. Governor Odell
spent the day at his home I'm Newburg. He
Is expected to return to New York to-mor-
row and will speak in Brooklyn at night.
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He Will Be the Orator at Big Meet
ing to BE Held in TOmlfn-
SON Hall.
MR.. OvERSTREET COMING HOME
HE WILL REACH INDIANAPOLIS Oh
NEXT MONDAY.
Socialist Party Threatened with Fail
ure to Get on the State Ticket
Political News.

The State election will take place three
weeks from tomorrow and the Republican
managers in Indiana will prosecute an ac-
tive campaign from now until the close
of the polls. The oratory will Of course
close the day before the election, but the
vigilance of the party workers will not end
then. On election day the Republican
watchword will be ''go and vote" The
party leaders are agreed on the PROPOSE
ton that If the Republicans will all vote
there is no doubt that the State will be
carried by a big majority. Senator Fair
banks and other orators have been pointing
out that the great danger is overconf1dence.
and these warnings are having their effect.
Each day the Republican workers seem
to be taking new interest in the different
counties. In Marion county the thirty-day
poll has just been completed and Chairman
Elliott says the work was most thoroughly
done He further asserts that the result
of the poll is very satisfactory to the Re-
publicans. Chairman Elliott and his
office force are working day and night
now. preparing for the final contest. A
huge banner that was swung to the breeze
across Pennsylvania street few days ago,
tells where the county Republican COM
mittee headquarters are located, and indi-
Gates where one of the busiest places in
Indianapolis may be found.
WILL RING WITH ORATORY.
For the next three weeks the State will
ring with the oratory of Republican cam
paisn speakers. Senator Fairbanks last
night concluded weeks campaigning out
side of the State. at Minneapolis, and will
tonight resume work in the State. Sem
ator Beveridge will be out of the State this
week, but will be on hand again next week.
The next big political event In Indianapo-
lis will be the meeting at Tomlinson Hall
next Monday night, when Hon. Leslie M.
shaw secretary OF the treasury, will be
the main speaker. 1t Is hoped that Hugh
II. Hanna will be in the city at the time
so that he can preside at this meeting Ii
Will be an "Overstreet meeting" and the
popular Seventh district representative will
ieave washington on Oct. Is and reach In
dianapolis on Oct 10 to be present at the
meeting. From that time until election day
he Will be actively at work.
Following the Monday night meeting the
visit to Indianapolis Of Senator M. A.
Hanna will be the next prominent political
event The entire State is interested In
Senator Hanna's coming because his In
State. 1t was stated yesterday that Sen.
ator Hanna is i'll and is likely to rest a
week, but 1t is expected he will have recov.
ered MS strength by the middle of mex,
II. Moody. secretary of the navy is prom.
ised to Indiana by the national Republicar
congressional committee, and 1t is expected
portance will be sent into the State. The
Republicans are not conducting a gum.
shoe campaign, but the fight is out in the
they can get. because they feel that !
convincing argument can be nut m
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IN BEHALF OF STRIKERS.
at Muncie and an Ad-
dress by w. b. Wilson.

Denomination at Muncte and an Ad-
dress by w. b. Wilson.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 12.-To-day citizens
Of Muncie made another great demonstra-
ton of sympathy for the striking miners
in the Pennsylvania anthracite fields,
backed by contributions raising the total
amount from Muncie for the past week to
$3.50. The feature of the day was an ad-
dress by Secretary w. B. Wilson, of the
United Mine Workers of America, before an
audience of 1000 workingmen in the audi
torium. All labor unions of the city were
represented in the parade preceding the
meeting. which. headed by the Indiana
board, escorted Secretary Wilson to the
Auditorium.
Mayor Sheriff. presided over the meeting.
Secretary Wilson held the closest attention
for two hours while he eloquently presented
the cause of the strikers. He denounced as
false reports of disorder and violations of
law that had been published, declaring them
but attempts to influence public sentiment
against the strikers. For the strikers to
violate the civil laws would be but to in
jure their own cause "On the other hand, -
said Mr.. Wilson, there is not a more law
less body of men than the operators them
selves, who have long broken the statutes
of Pennsylvania, which say that no railroad
company shall engage in mining IL the prod
uct is to be transferred over its own lines. y
The speaker defended the right of organ
ized labor to strike. 1.-The moment that
any trade organization" he said, lays
down the principle that it is wrong to re-
sist by strike the impositions of corporate
greed, that moment that organization be-
comes a prey to every form of capitalistic
oppression. "A strike is but just and
necessary assertion of rights
Secretary Wilson said that the miners
had been willing to arbitrate every mo-
ment since the strike began twenty-three
weeks ago, and were now willing to go to
work on terms that any self-reSpectine
American might accept. He declared that
no greater blasphemy had ever been ut
tered by the lips of man than when George
F. Baer said that ''the interests of the
miners are not fostered by trade organ
izations, but by those Christian gentlemen
into whose hands Almighty God has placed
those interests as their employers"
Secretary Wilson was continually inter
rupted during his speech and received an
ovation at its close.
George w. Cromer and Judge Truesdale
of Alexandria, followed with short talks
expressing the fullest sympathy for the
miners. The donations which followed
amounted to S710 This. with the 1881 IS re-
ceived during the week, makes a total OF
81, ,592.14.
After the mass meeting Secretary Wilson
was driven to Athletic Park, where the
Muncie association football team was
| the miners. Secretary Wilson here made
a ten-minute address. He was followed
by George A. Carney and Senator Walter
l. Rail-
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STABBED BY A NEGRO
BENJAMIN KERsTING, JR., MAY DIE
AS A RESULT.
The COlOred Man Refused to Pay q
Restaurant Check and Assaulted
the Proprietor.

Benjamin Kersting, jr., twenty-five years
old. was probably fatally stabbed last mid
night by an unknown negro. Kersting was
cut five times in the stomach, and 1t was
said shortly afterwards that he could not
live. The cutting was done by a negro
who walked into Kersting's restaurant a,
$50 West Washington street about liza;
o'clock.
The negro ordered some food and when
he had finished eating threw Is cents or
the counter after Kersting had put a 20
cent check before him. The negro refused
to pay the required amount. A quarre
ensued and young Kersting walked from
behind the counter When he came into
the middle of the room he was met by the
negro who thrust a long -blaided knife into
Kerstings bowels. The latter fell to the
floor and the negro escaped. Young Ker.
sting was assisted to the office of DR.
Eisenbeiss. where he was operated on. The
negro who did the cutting is said to be q
mulatto, of small build and evidently 9
stranger in that locality.
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Board OF Election Commissioners to pre-
vent the Socialist party from being given
position on the State ballot under that
name.
The petition alleges that the Socialist
Labor party was organized in 1871, and
represents socialism; that the Socialist
party, IL allowed a position on the official
ballot by that name. will be TO its detri-
ment, in that voters will be misled into
voting ticket other than that of the So
cialist Labor party. The notice stated
on the afternoon of Wednesday. Oct. 10.
which is just twenty days prior TO the cleo
ton. the time limit set by law for all pc
titions to be filed.
Members of the Socialist party were
greatly wrought up yesterday when the
news spread about, and a meeting was
held last night 10 discuss the matter The
Democrats are really behind the movement,
IN view OF the fact that during the last
year they have entered the ranks of De
mocracy and taken away not few or its
members. The Democrats have been an
tagonizing the Socialists of the State for
some time, and recently Stephen b. Flem-
Ing, OF Fort Wayne, Democratic State COM
charged that they were in league with the
Republicans to defeat the Democrats. He
also said the Republicans were backing
the Socialists in their fight in his district.
At the meeting of the Socialist party last
night the matter was freely discussed. and
1t was stated that some stronger influence
was being offered to oust them than the
Socialist Labor party possesses The news
papers containing the Fleming charges
were circulated about the hall, as was also
a Socialist paper published in Fort Wayne,
denying Fleming's statement and showing
that similar charges had been made in
various Democratic papers. The Socialists
at once mailed the petition and notice to
their attorney, stephen NJ Reynolds. of
Terre Haute. who will be here to-day to
take up the matter. A committee was ap-
pointed last night to assist the State COM
mittee in fighting the petition, and in
quiries will also be made as to the status
of the county ticket
At the opening of the meeting Fred G..
strickland. who was here from Ohio "a
deliver an address, said: The Democrats
are whipped and ii is clear that the small
remnant of the Socialist Labor party is
not strong enough to make such a fight. II
is simply being used a catspaw to fight
CONTINUED ON PAGE S, COL. 81
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HOPES FOR A VICTORY
JUDGE WILLIAM l.. PENFIELD ON
THE PIOUs FUND CASE.
He Thinks the Decision of The Hague
Tribunal Will he Favorable to
the United States.

PARIS, Oct. 12.-Judge William L. rem
ment. Archbishop Riordan. of San Fran
cisco, and others who were present at The
Hague during the recent sessions of the
international court of arbitration which
heard the arguments in the Pious Fund
case between the United States and Mex
leo, have arrived here. Judge Penfield
says the courts decision in the matter
may be rendered during the coming week
and that In all events 1t will be given with
in the present month.
To representative of the Associated
Press Judge Penfeld gave an opinion on
the general influences which The Hague
tribunal is exerting in behalf of America.
He said: Although the decision of the
court is still doubtful, l feel confident of a
favorable result. The court practically
narrowed the issue to a question of res
judica and inquiries made by members of
the court indicate tendency favorable to
our position on this issue. If this assump-
tion proves correct. it is then only a ques-
tion of figures to ascertain the amount due.
and which is something over a million dol
lars. The court commented on the thor
ou6hhCSs VI thc <iHciiSoH pTtStUldllOn OF
the case. The United States furnished
practically the entire evidence, transcripts.
etc. Mexico furnished practically nothing.
not even copies of the Mexican archives in
her exclusive control. and which were re-
quired under the protocol. AS a result of
these facts the American record was all
the court had, and Mexico relied upon a
generalized argument"
Commenting on the broad international
aspects of The Hague organization. Judge
Penfield said: THE Hague tribunal is ac-
complishing important results for America
Arbitration Is not taken as seriously in
Europe 1t is in the United States We
observed an undercurrent of cynicism re-
specting arbitration, which is regarded as
of treating international arbitration seri-
ously is beginning to exert it's influence:
Ii promises to overcome European preju-
dice and to lead to a general acceptance
of this principle. Another important infl,,-
ence of The Hague tribunal is that III is
acquainting Europe with real Americanism.
In Europe they are slow to understand
our idea of the equality of men; the in
dividual counts for little there The inter.
national arbitration court gives us our first
opportunity of presenting to the public and
jurists of the old world our exalted ideals
concerning the rights of the people and
that the function Of government is the pro-
lection of the individual. The Hague trib-
unal is thus performing the important mis-
sion of extending the liberal spirit OF
American institutions"
Archbishop Riordan is going to Rome
He will secure in Europe stained glass win.
dows and other equipment for the new
Catholic University Of California.
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WON'T TRUST MORGAN.


wILKESBARRE. Pa, Oct. 12.-Nothing
new developed in the strike situation here
to-day. Not one soldier was sent out from
the camp located in this city. Tonight it
looks as though there will be very little or
no increase in the production of coal during
the next week. The miners are as firm to-
day In their declarations not to return to
work until they get some concessions as
they have been heretofore.
The appeal issued yesterday by the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor was received with
considerable satisfaction by the strikers,
but there was considerable discussion over
the paragraph in the appeal which asserted
that the miners were willing to leave their
case I'm the hands of J. Pierpont Morgan.
When Mr.. Mitchells attention was called
TO IL last night he said IL was an error To-
day he refused to discuss it, Ii is evident
there Is some mistake and that he does not
care TO call attention to IL by discussing
the matter.
The talk OF calling on the federal govern
ment for troops TO assist the State militia
Is still heard. From conversations with
superintendents and military officers tn :
mote possibility. National Guard officers
do not take kindly TO the suggestion and
saw the State Guard should be tried out
first before thinking about national SOL
dfers. Brigadier General Goblin does not
take much stock in the proposition. II IL
not SUFFICIENT In numbers 10 control the
eituaticn he says he will be In favor of
recruiting the State force up to twice its
s1ze or 70 the number required to meet
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RAN INTO FREIGHT WRECK.


ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. 12.-An express train
ran into a wrecked freight train on the
main line of the Pennsylvania road near
Barre, three miles west of Petersburg, at 2
o'clock this morning. The passenger en-
gineer and the freight brakeman were in
stantly killed and the passenger fireman
was probably fatally injured. The dead
are:
JOHN w. SMITH. engineer, aged forty
two, of Harrisburg.
III. A. TRAXLOW. brakeman. aged thirty.
of Shade Gap.
Fireman G. w. Black. of Harrisburg. was
seriously hurt An eastbound freight train
broke in two, and the parts coming together
With great force fourteen cars were broken
and overturned across all the tracks. At
the same moment the fast line east, run
ming about fifty miles an hour. came along
on the adjoining tracks and crashed into
the wreckage. The locomotive was stripped
and postal car, baggage car and four
coaches. containing 120 passengers were
derailed and broken The wrecked freight
cars Immediately caught fire and these were
burned. The four Pullman cars remained
on the track and the occupants were unin-
1ured- The postal clerks, baggagemen and
passengers in the coaches were all severely
shaken I'D. but no one received more than
slight bruises, except one woman, who had
her ankle sprained.
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Machinists May Extend Strike.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 12.-Thomas Wilson.
fourth vice president of the International
Association of Machnists, to-day stated
that the strike of shopmen now being con-
Quoted by him against the Union Pacific
Railway may be carried to ali of the Har-
riman lines. He said such a result depend
ed largely on the action of the annual
meeting of the Union Pacific which will
be held in Salt Lake Oct. IA. An indorse-
ment by that meeting of the position taken
by the Union Pacific officials on the strike
and the piecework system, said he will be
considered sufficient cause for carrying the
fight to the other Hartman lines.
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Secretary Root, Prof. jerks and Law.
yer Marks Also I'm Conference with
the Chief Executive.
BAER EN- ROUTE TO NEW YORK
REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SUM.
MoNED BY j. p. MORGAN.
Attempts to He Made by Operators to
Resume Work at Several Col
Iferfes This Week.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Senator Quay.
of Pennsylvania. saw the President for an
hour to-day, and at the close Of the con-
ference the statement was made that there
was nothing to say" OF course Ii was
known that the senator came to discuss the
strike. situation. but what information he
conveyed or what suggestions he received
cannot be stated. The senator departed
Immediately after the conference for Phila-
delphia.
Little Information as to the strike situa-
tion could be obtained in Washington to-
day. 1t Is understood the operators are
glad to have their side of the case laid be-
fore the President. and especially the work
they are doing to supply coal. 1t is said
. they have divided the country into districts
and will attempt 10 equalize the supply &c
that no one community will suffer; also
that the railroads will make similar ar
rangements TO handle soft coal so as to sup
ply all who can make use OF 1t in place OF
the anthracite.
Secretary Root, who returned to Wash
ington last night, refused to discuss his in
terview with j. Pierpont Morgan yester-
day further than to say that he did not car
ry a message from the President to Mr.
0lOISdu dlu uiu nOl lcic6Ldpi tic IicSi-
dent from New York yesterday. as has been
stated.
Secretary Root spent some time at the
temporary White House tonight in con-
sultation with the President regarding the
coal strike. Nothing could be ascertained
as to what took place, the Secretary de-
clinfng to say anything about his visit and
the oficials at the White House being
equally reticent.
Earlier in the evening the President re-
ceived Professor J. w. jerks, of Cornell
apRNmn1nia6
Marcus II. Marks, New York attorney.
Professor jerks was formerly a member
Of the Industrial Commission and has made
q study of economical subjects. The visit
OF these two gentlemen had to do with the
coal strike, though just what is not known
At the temporary White House the Of
fioials said tonight that there was abso
lutely nothing to say for the press on the
coal strike situation.
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CONDITIONS IN FOUR DISTRICTS.
Attorney General Taylor Returns
from a Campaigning Tour.


There doesn't seem to be the usual
hurrah about politics this year." remarked
w. l.. Taylor yesterday, ''but there is a
deep-seated feeling on the part Of the Re-
publicans that things are all right and
that the thing to do is to profit by the
words of Mark Hanna and let well enough
alone" Mr.. Taylor spent last week at
hard campaigning and spoke in four differ
ent congressional districts He was in the
Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
districts and spoke to good-sized audiences
and had the best of attention. He said
yesterday he was well pleased with the
weeks work.
At Gas City Mr.. Taylor's meeting was
presided over by glass worker who earns
in the neighbCrhood of $40 to $12 a day AT
hammond tne chairmah of the meeting was
the head roller of a new steel mill recently
constructed at Indiana Harbor Mr. Tav
lor learned that the chairman of this meet
ing also earned in the neighborhood of $40
a day, and he was told that In this steel
mill all the employees earn on an average
of s. day
I'm the Twelfth district" said Mr.. ray-
lor, Mr.. Gillian, the Republican candidate
for Congress, has an excellent show of be-
ing elected If things continue as favorable
as they are row for Republicans in that
one of the most effective canvassss ever
made in the Twelfth district He Is one
of the best sturIpers in Indiana and his
record is absolutely faultless The TWeIfth
district has been gradually growing Repub-
lican. and believe it will this year come
over into the Republican column. Fred
Landis, in the Eleventh district will be
elected by large majority. Counting out
Howard county. which has been put into
another district in the last two years he
will have as large majority as had Major
Steele, because a large number of addi-
tiona1 factories have gone into the district
In the Tenth district Mr.. Crumpackers s
majority will reach as large a figure as II
has before. / have been in four places in
Representative Bricks district. and the
stories about disaffection cannot be traced
to any source In the district. Mr. Brick will
have as large majority. in my Judgment
as he ha0 two years ago"
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Beautiful Floats and Horse show and
Festival Attractions.

The opening parade will form at Senate
avenue and Washington street and will
move promptly at o'clock. Grand Marshal
Harry b. Smith will move the parade at
that hour regardless OF divisions that are
not complete. but there is no probability OF
any incompleteness. as all participating
have evinced the keenest interest. The
parade will be headed by a platoon OF
mounted police behind which Colonel Smith
and his staf will ride. The staff includes
H. c. Kahlo. Maj. II. T. Conde. Lieut.. Hoyt
N McClain. Charles L. Bieler. clifford Ar
rick, b. B. Adams. Capt. Taylor Power,
Robert Morehead. r. L. Bridges. DIR. F. r.
Charlton. Gen. j. r. Carnahan. Clinton L.
Hare, II. I. Jones and Capt. Harry B. Ma
han. Those members OF the original stan
who are members OF the Merchants Asso-
citation will appear with that organization
I'm the tallyhos.
After the Indianapolis Military Band
there will be three tallyhos containing the
members OF the Merchants Association.
who are the financial backbone OF the fes-
tival and horse show enterprise. band
and outriders win follow them leading the
beautiful painted aoat. indianapolis" the