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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
SEMI-ToNTINE POLICIES.
When the Holder Is bankrupt They
Become Part of His Assets

MILWAUKEE. Jan. 24.-Judge jenkins.
OF the United States Court of Appeals for
the Seventh district. has handed down de-
clsion Of great Importance 10 bankrupts
and their creditors. Under the decision
policies issued under the semi-Tontine
plan becomes a portion OF the assets of the
estate OF a bankrupt and must be sur
rendered 10 the creditors. The decision is
rendered under the bankruptcy proceed
ings OF David yelling. OF Chicago and re-
versed a decision OF Judge KOhlsaat. The
ruling is a new one and will apply in cases
throughout the country with the result
OF materially increasing the value OF es-
tates OF bankrupts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
ONE KILLED, SIX INJURED.
Railway Employees MangIed I'm
Wreck i'm Freight Yards

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 24.-w. L. Stewart.
yard foreman was killed and six others
injured in a freight wreck in the Burling-
ton yards in this city to-day. The serious
ly injured are Frank Brogan. freight con-
ductor, Lincoln, arm crushed and internal
injuries; II. n. Olsen, arm and back
sprained. internal injuries; G. w. Mack.
foot crushed, body badly bruised. Three
other trainmen received bruises and other
minor injuries. The wreck was caused by
a heavy fog, which prevented the engineer
of a switch crew seeing the freight, which
was lust pulling into the Nards
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Howard Case VIII Go to Jury Mon
Interpretations Searched for Arms.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 24.-The testi-
mony was closed in the Jim Howard trial
this afternoon and the arguments were be
gun. The developments Of the day were
unimportant.
No limit has been placed on the speeches
and it is probable that there will be four
for the defense and three for the prosecu-
ton. The case will go TO the jury some
time Monday. Judge Cantrill ordered that
all spectators be searched for arms on en-
10 have been due 10 reports that some of
the mountaineers I'm attendance upon the
trial were threatening 10 create trouble
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
ENGLISH SHIP MEN ARRIVE.
They Decline to Discuss Reports of an
International Merger.

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-The White Star
steamer Celtic arrived to-day from Liver
pool and Queenstown. Among her passen-
gers was d number OF English shipping
men, whose mission. it was rumored, was
TO form a combination OF transatlantic
passenger and freight lines. The party
included the Right Hon. William j. Pierre,
chairman of the Harlem & Wolff Ship
building Company, and director OF the
Leyland and White Star lines; Henry Wild
ing, OF Richardson, Spence & Co, English
agents OF the International Navigation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
ALEXANDER GRAY

The injured, most of them seriously, are:
Ed Secress, Ed Swanson. Jonas Mabie,
Olive Mabie, John Jerkin. William Harvey,
George Gogo and Harry Derrock.
The explosion occurred at noon and was
what Is known as a dust explosion. The
miners had just fired their usual noon Shots
one Of which proved TO be a fizzle. The
burning powder ignited the gas and the
explosion followed Smoke and debris were
blown out Of the shaft two hundred feet
high. Part of the top works were torn
away and the fans and cages were partly
wrecked. This made the work of rescue
very slow, and IL was o'clock before
volunteer parties dared to venture into the
east entry, where the explosion occurred
When they fought their way in horrible
sight greeted them. The dead and injured
were terribly burned and mutilated some
Of them almost beyond recognition.
. Fire. which. it was at first feared, would
destroy the entire mine, had broken out
and this added terror TO the spectacle. The
flames were finally controlled, and after
several OF the rescuing party had sue
cumbed to the fumes all the dead were
found and carried to the top of the shaft.
At the time of the explosion more than
one hundred men were in the mine, but all
except the men In the east entry escaped
with only slight injury. The total prop
erty damage will be about $4,000. 1t was
nearly o'clock this evening when the
last of the dead was taken out, and the
scenes of anguish among the families of
the men were most pitiful.
Nearly all of the men were married and
left families in poor circumstances. The
mine is owned by the Lost Creek Fuel
Company. of this city. ard has been in
operation about one year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
FIGHT WITH A MOB.
Mounted Police Charge n Mob of Boys
and Arrest Thirteen.

BOSTON, Jan. 24.-One Of the most seri-
Gus demonstrations since the strike of
teamsters began took place Atlantic
avenue this afternoon. A dray got pock-
eted and a tremendous crowd, including
many boys, collected. The patrolmen and
mounted men charged the throng. but were
met and checked by a Volley of muddy
rallied in a moment and charged again
This time the crowd gave way. Fourteen
arrests were made, thirteen of them being
lads from thirteen to seventeen years of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
PLUMBERS TRUST SUED.
Asked TO Pay S22,5O0 for Not Selling
to Man the Outside.

AKRON, O., Jan. 24.-John A Smith. a
local plumber, to-day brought suit under
the Ohio antitrust law against the Akron
Plumbers Association, asking so. 500 dam
ages The plaintif claims the Akron as
sociation IS a member of the Northwestern
Plumbers Association, and that because
he is not member OF the local ASSOCIATION
he has been unable TO buy goods. the deal
ers saving they do not dare 10 sell 10 him
because OF threats from the members OF
the Northwestern Association. He claims
his business has been ruined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
TEN-YEAR SENTENCE.
Soldier Taken to Prison for Threat
eninG the Presidents Life.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan. 24-Frank
Rakowsky, until recently soldier in the
United States army. has been brought here
from Fort Columbia. Wash. and taken to
the military prison at Alcatraz island,
where he Will serve a sentence OF ten years
for threatening the life of President Roose-
velt He claims that he was intoxicated
when he made the threat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25

Company, who succeeded ]. r. Ellerman
as chairman of the Leyland line, and j.
Bruce Ismay and w. S. Graves, directors
of the White Star line. They are accom-
panied by Ralph Neville and John Dick
tnson, maritime lawyers. They declined to
discuss the story of the proposed merger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25

draw on the treasury for $500 as an appro-
priauon from the United Mine workers
for the memorial fund.
DISSENTERS CALLED ANARCHISTS.
There was still opposition in the hail. and
after hammering with his gavel first on one
side Of the table and then on the other. 10
find which would sound the loudest
Vice President Lewis quieted the conven-
tion and said: This is music to me: can
keep it going all night if you want me to-
delegate declared in the debate that fol-
lowed this moment OF quiet that the dele
gates who voted against the recommended
ton of the committee inGOrsing President
Mltchells recommendation had been called
Anarchists by another member of the con-
vention. Pat Dolan jumped To his feet and
shouted for recognition. He said he ala not
call anybody Anarchist or assassin. but
that those who voted against it did not re-
fleet credit on the organization. lie was
drowned in his speech by calls for the ques-
ton and Kisses.
For the first time during the entire
stormy debate Vice President Lewis
showed signs Of losing his head. he
brought his gavel down the table with a
crash when he heard the Kisses and his
eyes flashed. His stern countenance caused
the convention to be quiet He waited un-
I'll there was not a sound, and then IN a
loud voice exclaimed: Il am very much
surprised that a man possessed OF his real
senses can't keep quiet in a convention ike
this and hiss. The man who does II Is not
a gentleman and does not show respect to
the members of the United Mine Workers
of America" He looked straight into the
faces of the one thousand men before him
he administered the rebuke. and there
was not an indication of disapproVal.
Delegate Fahey sagain took the floor and
said he did not wish the mine workers
placed on record as being against partici-
pating in the erection of the monument.
Delegate w. d. Ryan, of Illinois, said: Il
want TO go on record as one of
the 2S5 who voted against making
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6, COL. II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25

ton. There were approximately 1900 stock
holders in the old Burlington" said Mr..
Hill 1T was impossible TO buy the stock.
amounting TO about 800 100000 in the open
market. and another plan was adopted, re-
sulting in the sale Of the property like
piece of real estate. The Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railroads issued S2l5,-
OO1,OOO joint bonds TO pay for il.
In explaining his reasons for the purchase
OF the Burlington. Mr. Hill went back 10 the
time when he found it necessary TO offer
low rate TO the timber men OF oregon and
Washington ip order to get loads for cars
which had originally gone West laden with
merchandise. He said. In order 10 put
ourselves in "A safe position we had 10 buy
the Burlington road: IL gave us the market
for our Western stuff that we had 10 bring
back and il afforded us a connection In the
mented the conditions that were neces-
sary."
THE COAL PROBLEM
He also dwelt on the paramount import
ance 'of the coal problem in connection with
the operation of railroads. I'VE WERE" he
said. far from coal and far from a mar
ket for our timber We were at the mercy
of a possible coal famine. such famine
as would be existing now were 1t not for
the unusually mild weather. We needed
more than a connection, we needed action
which We could control. L was familiar
with the railroad situation. / knew that
the Burlington reached the prairies where
timber was needed and 1 knew that by the
Burlington we could have a connection
with the coal mines which would put on
a safe ground in respect TO fuel. Further
more, the Burlington could be purchased
$1,000 a mile cheaper than any other
granger road, everything considered. A
friend of mine, a neighbOr, told me that
for a lumber market he would rather have
the State of Iowa than any other five
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6, COL. p
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COMPETITION DOES NOT LOWER
RAILWAY RATES, HE SAYS.
On the Contrary, He Asserts, Rivalry
for Business Between Great
Lines Advances the Tariff.
HIS OWN ROADS AN EXAMPLE
RATES LOWER IN THE NORTHWEST
THAN ELSEWHERE IN COUNTRY.

Reason for Forming the Northern
Securities Company Was the Pro-
lection of stockholders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
Eight More Lying in a Temporary
Hospital Suffering with
Burns and Bruises.
NEARLY ALL WERE MARRIED
AND MOST OF THEM LEAVE FAMILIES
IN POOR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Disaster Due to an Explosion of Gas
that Partly Wrecked the
Works-Bodies MutiIated.

OSKALOOSA, Ia, Jan. 24.-As a result
of a terrible mine disaster at Lost Greek
this afternoon twenty-One dead are in an
improvised morgue and eight are in a tenn
porary hospital. The dead are:
JOSEPH GASPERS.
FRANK GASPERS.
JAMES STOHAL.
SYLVESTER CREIGHTON.
JOSEPH BERTO.
ANDREW PASH.
FRANK SECRESS.
JOHN MARTIN.
JOHN BROS.
MICHAEL HARAIIA-
JOHN MANLEY.
MICHAEL FOX, JR.
MICHAEL FOX, SR.
BOONE FISH.
RUSS FISH.
A b. CREWS.
JACK ELDER.
DAVID WALTER.
SAMUEL HUMPHREY.
JAMES HUMPHREY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25
In the UprOar Delegate Charges OBJ
jectOrs to Contribution with
Being Anarchists.
CONVENTION GIVES $500
RYAN. OF ILLINOIS, SAYS 1T SHOULD
GO TO MINERS FAMILIES.
President Mitchell Urges that Unjust
Stigma Labor BE Erased
Old Officers Reelected.
Miners Reelected officers.

The following officers of the United Mine
Workers of America were unanimously re-
elected yesterday:
President-JOHN MITCHELL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
READ UP.

sides contains. of course 64 square inches. Now, this square may be cut into four pieces, and these pieces may be put together so as to form a rectangular fig- ure measuring 5 inches on two of iti sides. and B inches oh the other two. This figure would contain, therefore, E5 square inches, and yet 1t is formed of the four pieces into which the original square of 64 square inches was divided. I he puzzle Is to account for the extra inch.
 Let us make a practical test. First, we lay off with ruler, as accurately as pos shle on a piece of cardboard. a square measuring inches on each of its sides. We then cut the board into two pieces, one by inches. and the other 3 by $ By a diagonal cut, we divide the larger pieces into two pieces, each by by ], and the smaller piece into two triangular pieces by a diagonal cut from one corn angular piece will measure inches, and the altitude 3 inches.
 Now fit the four pieces together to form a figure by 13 inches and we certainly have within those lines an area of 65 square inches. But we find that the four pieces will not wholly cover that area, for in the center of the figure there is space in the form of a parallelogram un- covered and 1t Is in this space that the extra inch is found.
 The whole thing may be shown by trig- onometry, but that Is too technical for our present purposes. The catch Is in making small diagram, or in dissecting a square much smaller than inches, for then the uncovered space Is scarcely per ceptible
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Canned Horse.
Portland Oregonian.
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Portland Oregonian.
 The horse-picking works at Linnton will probably resume operations by the middle of next month. This statement, fin face of the fact that Oregon cayuse ponies are meeting better demand now than for many years, seems 9dd, on Dus for it.
 While 16,0O0 or more COW ponies have gone from the ranges of Eastern ore gon this year to sunply the needs or the British armies in South Africa, and thousands are yet to go, and the price paid has been very satisfactory to the producer, the fact remains that great numbers of scrub ponies are letf on lhe ranges--onery, unbroken. intractable. useless little brutes, consuming feed that ought to go to the fattening of meat cattle. The British army will take smaller animals than will find ready market elsewhere. but they must be sound and well broken to ride. Thous- ands of the cayuses will not meet these bring sS5 each from the British. but they are not wanted at any price. by the British or bv anybody else. They are either not sound of wind and limb. or on any market. They belong to any body who cares to put a brand on them. They are wild horses, and nobody wants them. But each of these animals takes as much range as would be required for the sustenance of a steer that will dress 1000 pounds. The stockmen want the range for their cattle and the rail- road companies are glad to assist in talk ing the useless cayuse ponies out of the country. so there will be more room for stock that will yield money to producers and carriers. Therefore the railroads are willing to make q very low rate for car ryng the cayuses to the Linnton abat- toir, and the movement thither will soon be resumed.
 The average cayuse pony taken to the Linnton abattoir yields only about sixty pounds of merchantable meat, the re- mainder of the carcass going into fer tilizer, glue, leather. etc. This meat Is carefully pickled in tierces. and shipped to market in France and Holland. where the prejudice against horse meat is not so strong as it is in this country. These horses bring $2.75 to 8 each delivered at the railroad. They are mostly owned by Indians, the animals owned by white men seldom being so useless as to find their best market at the shambles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Chief of the Five Civilized Tribes

washington IlmeS.
 '"rhe Governors of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians all bear English names.' said MT. M. J. Dunbar of Ard more, l. T., at the Fairfax. At the head of the Cherokees is Governor Burlington; of the Choctaws, Governor Dukes; of the Chickasaws. Governor Johnson; of the Creeks, Governor Porter, and of the Sem inoles, Governor Brown.
 "I have met the entire quintet at diff ferent times and found them very inter esting men. Of the five. only Dukes and Porter are full-blood Indians; the others have a large admixture of the Anglo Saxon in their makeup. Physically they are magnificent specimens. especially Governor Burlington, who Is nearly seven feet high and finely proportioned. They all speak the English language fuently.
 General Porter is the greatest sport of the lot and Is ever keen to put his money on a horse race. Governor Brown, who is a half-breed, is the wealthiest one. and is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $500,00O which is quite a fortune in his country. They are astute politicians, although the enactment of the Curtis bill doesn't leave the Indian the old-time opportunities in the line of practical politics. There isn't one of these dlgnitaries who is not fond of ar dent spirits, and my observation leads me to the conclusion that flrewater has 8 special charm and affinity for the red man."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Diversity in Belts.

The diversity in belts is growing more anl more pronounced The tailor made belt though apparently simple. is one of the expensive trities. Of stitched taffeta, no more than one inch wide. and fastened with the smallest of gilt harness buckles. it Is sold for S2 by those who handle tailor made trifes. It iS very stout and does not pull out of shape. It is slightly wider in the back than in the front.
 There Is tailor made method of fastening the belt to the skirt. and strange tp say, il is effective. This depends not upon the skirt nor the belt nor the waist. It is rather a method. The shirt waist, wether 1t the o. flannel of taIeta, lace of novelty. Is pinned to the corset securely with safety pins. A little strip of muslin applied by hand pro tects the fabric.
 The skirt is now slipped and is pinned to the shirt waist with common safety pins. It must he lifted high and caught securely, and, for the purpose, at least two safety pins are required,
 The narrow tailor made belt is now put on and is located exactly over the safety pms. covering the band of the skirt at the same time The belt is pulled down in front and if the work has been we'll done 1t will posi- lively stay in place. This is the method taught by all the tailors and is certainly ef- fective in joining waist and skirt. Treated thus they positively will not sever their dip,o- relations
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
at that time in the throes of the free

at that time in the throes of the free State struggle.
 pr. Wood is a veteran of the Mexican war. having served as a surgeon in Gen. eral Taylors army. He was in the bat tie of Buena Vista and several other en- gagements. Afterward he served 7 for some time in the regular army.
 The doctor, in spite of his age, is out and about every day, rain or shine, wis iting his little circle of patients. Until three, years ago he accepted calls at any hour, day or. night. but now. be- cause his wife and friends object to it, he does not go out nights. Physically and mentally he is as well preserved as the average man of 70. He neither car ries a cane nor wears spectacies: ,, And says, proudly. T never wore spectaeles and never expect to-
 His hearing, likewise, is as acute as il ever was and his sleep and digestion
 are as good as anybodys.
 The doctor comes of a long-lived family His father died at s7, his mother at 95 | one of his brothers. the late Judge Wood | of Texas. was but nine days short oi 100 at his death one sister died at 97 and he has two sisters alive, one betnG | S5 years old and the other nearly 102
 He also has two brothers living. one oi | them S and the other 94. Major Genera | Wood of the Union army and Brigadiel | General Wood of the Confederate army | were his brothers. He has been married | three times. the last time in 1852 Hi l Wllc ls Sllll lINlHS, anu II DOlu nv
 they will celebrate their golden wedding
 next summer. He has eight children, O | whom six are still living.
 | pr. Wood attributes his long life an, | maintained v.gor to the fact that whel | young man in Pennsylvania Medica | College he entered into a compact witt | seven of his classmates to live alway' ] in plain, temperate manner anC
 never to use liquor. tobacco, or in | dulge in eXcesses of any kind. All bu
 one of the parties to this compact liveC l and two-Dr. Wood and eX-Governo
 Bradbury of Maine-passed their 9Otl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Mt. M4
 New York k~hat.
QUAKER VERSUS PURITAN.
A Wild War of Words that Adds to
 the ~Gayety of Nations"
New York.

Baltimore Sun Dem.)
 Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have locked horns and the din of battle may
 be heard from the Quaker City to the Hub of the universe from the land of scrapple to the region of baked beans. r Recently som sbody write s.n article in a Boston magazine describing the corrupt politics of Pennsylvania. As an offset to this Judge Samuel Whitaker Penny packer, of Philadelphia, has published a pamphlet in which he charges Massa- chusetts with acquiring fame under false 1 pretenses. The Philadelphia jurist al- leges that there were anti-slavcry agi- tators in Pennsylvania when the people of Massachusetts were not only dealing and even convicted Quakers in the Bar bados." But the rnkindest cut of all is Judge Pennypackers ferocious assault upon the Bunker Hill monument as . memorial of Massachusetts valor. "A Massachusetts general" he says, 'se- lected an elevation and protected himself bv intrenchments. The British landed at tho foot of the iiill, marched up, drove the Americans from the field, and cap tured and held the intrenchments. Since that time historians have written and poets have sung. huge monument was erected and Daniel Webster delivered an we were persuaded that in some way which we do not understand we must have won the battle. It Is substantially the only, one ever, fought in Massacnn-
 It mus. be admitted, even by the most arrogant and self-satisfied Bostonese. that Judge Pennypacker makes pal pable hit. He also scores heavily when he asserts that while few Pennsylva- nians can ever be persuaded to emigrate to Massachusetts. there has been since the time of Penn steady current or people who were willing to forego the advantages, civil or otherwise, of Mas sachusetts in order that they might im- prove their condition and ours by com ing here" Really this is almost too se- were, but if the brethren will quarrel it Is just as we'll that the remarks thoy make about each other should be spicy and pointed. It adds to the gayety Of nations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
Evening Gowns.

The January and February evening gowns are dreams of daintiness. especially those for the younger contingent EV- erything is fluffy and light in texture
 and friIls are numerous. The little French frock in the illustration, which. by the way, is one of Maisie Bender's, very strikingly exemplifies this point. It ;s entirely made of tiny ruffles of pink mousseline de sole over taffeta of the same shade. The waist is all rufflef down to within few inches of the belt
 where is reveals a blouse effect of accor- deon plaited mousseline. The sleeves ars something new, reaching to half way be- tween the shoulder and the elbow a length that is very becoming to plump; youthful arm. The upper part is laid in small tucks and then follow three ,r,dratrd ruffIes. The skirt is perhaps inc prettiest part of the whole. costume. it is entirely composed of tucks. which are set on an invisible sored ruffle al inc bottom to give the proper flare about the feet. There are at the back smart girdie of black velvet with an upstandlng