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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-13
TALK WITHOUT DEBATE.

No one who does not keep a diary of all
the events of the day can state when the
debate of the Philippine bill began in the
Senate. The word debate is used because
it is the custom to call any extended talk
ing in Congress debate without reference
to the meaning of the word. Suffice it to
say that three weeks at least OF the regu-
lar time of the Senate has been devoted to
consideration Of the Philippine bill. 1t Is
truth to say that only one speech has been
made in which the merits of the measure
have been even alluded to. Mr.. Lodge made
an argument In favor OF the bill. The rest
has been a display of attack and counter
attack. The army has been maligned and
defended Cruelties by our soldiers have
been alleged and denied. A few senators
on both sides have shown their unftness
for the positions they hold.
Here is a matter of grave Importance.
The Philippines are on our hands. Both
parties declare that the United States must
stay there. at least for the present. Such
being the case. a bill for the government
Of the archipelago should receive the best
thought and the matureSt expression that
the Senate has to give; instead of such
consideration the occasion has been used
by the new Democratic senators for the
stimulation of partisan feeling, the result
of which can only be evil. If the talk can
have any influence il will be misunderstood
by the natives to mean that the United
States is divided as to a policy.
There are indications that the better por-
ton of the Senate on both sides is DESTROYS
of not having the scenes OF last week re-
peated, when all the Democrats walked out
of the chamber rather than listen to Till
man. Still. IL Mr.. Tillman or Mr.. Carmack
desires to prevent the taking of a vote the
dreary charge and counter-charg will go
on. IT has been stated that the Republic
ans contemplate the adoption of a rule by
which debate can be closed in spite of the
objections of a few men. 1t is hoped that
there is ground for this report. More than
anything else, the Senate needs the opera
ton of the previous question. 1t would
then preserve its dignity and its real cour-
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last night. The atmosphere is now fine and
reassuring. Refugees from st. Vincent con-
tinUe TO arrive at Dominica, each repeating
a pitiable tale Of hardship and suffering.
The United States steamer Potomac passed
Dominica to-day Many empty canoes are
in the channel. being driven by wind ana
current towards Pointe-a-Pitre. Guada-
loupe. A few refugees from Martinique
have arrived at Dominica in a sloop.
The French cable ship Pouyer Quertler Is
trying TO repair the cable. II Is reported
that she finds il sunk in Loo meters OF
water where formerly il was only 81 meters
below the surface.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, May
l2.-The British royal mail steamer Soieht
brought awful news from the British Island
OF st. Vincent. May S and 2 a colcano there
the Soufriere. broke into violent eruptlons.
Mud. ashes, stone and fire were hurled into
kingstOwn. the capital of the island. ana
over the country. From the meager reports
obtainable here il is known that 500 deaths
had occurred in St. Vincent up TO Friday
night, and that the volcano there was still
active at that time. The volcanic detona-
tons We're distinctly heard in Barbados, a
hundred miles away and the fall OF ashes
there was so heavy that IL resulted IN IN
tense darkness for several hours during
the afternoon.
Hamilton De Lourey, a passenger from
the royal mail steamer Esk, reports that
between IL and l o'clock of the night OF
over the volcano on st. Vincent and that
there was a continuation of electric flashes
about the mountain top. A boat from the
Esk went in toward the shore with mail but
had to return.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-13

OTTUMWA, Ia.-Al the union hodcar-
riers struck Monday. tying up every build
ing under construction in the city.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hundred hodcar-
riers employed on buildings in course of
day for an increase of . cents per hour IN
wages. In several instances the advance
was granted and work was resumed, while
in others work is at a standstill.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May 1.-THE first
session of the tenth annual convention OF
the Hotel and Restaurant Employees In
ternational Alliance and the Bartenders
international League of America was
held here Monday. About one hundred and
fifty delegates are In attendance.
CHICAGO.-One thousand Italian labor
ers employed in track elevation work for
the Chicago & Northwestern struck Mon
day. Some of the men have been receiving
S1.65 a day; and the rest, who have been
receiving $3.50. struck for 10 cents addl-
tional. 1he men are not organized.
DENVER.-Eight hundred men are now
on strike in Denver Six large unions are
involved and the trouble shows signs or
spreading. The lumber yards, woodworking
mills and the livery stables are tied up,
while many bakeries are practically closed,
owing TO the strike of bakers, which began
Sunday.
PITTSBURG.-The building trades strike
of May day are fast coming to an end. The
main break was caused Monday when
many of the structural iron workers re-
turned to work after accepting the offer OF
the American Bridge Company of Az cents
an hour. with an eight-hour workday. All
are expected TO be at work within a day or
two
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Not One of the 35T Galleries in the
Territory i'm Operation, the Tie
Up Being Complete.
NO DISTURBANCES REPORTED
COMPANIES PREPARING FOR 4 SIEGE
BY LAYING OFF MEN.
Railway Employees rs Wen as Diggers
IdIe-Strike May BE MADE Perma-
manent Wednesday,.

PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-Mine workers
throughout the entire anthracite coal re-
giOns OF Pennsylvania, TO the number Of
$4,000. formally began their struggle to-day
for increased wages and shorter hours.
Never in the history of hard coal mining
has a tie-up been so complete, not one of
the S57 collierles in the territory being in
operation. There is every Indication for the
belief that the suspension which was to
cover only the first three days of this week
will be made permanent by the miners gen.
eral convention, which will meet at Halle
ton on Wednesday.
Absolute quiet prevails everywhere to-
day. In pursuance of the request of the
district executive boards, which met jointly
at Scranton last week, all the local unions
throughout the regions met during the day
and evening and elected delegates TO the
Hazleton convention. 1t is significant that
I'm every instance where the vote of a
local became public property the bal
lot showed a decided majority for a perma-
nent strike unless the operators grant con-
cessions. Predictions are made that If ii
is decided on Wednesday to continue the
strike, the struggle will be longer and more
bitter than was tina of 1900, which lasted
six weeks.
The coal companies in various parts OF
the regions have already made prepare
lions for a siege. Coal train crews. tele-
graph operators, switchmen, carpenters,
machinists and other employees numbering
several thousand not identified with the
Mine Workers Union have been laid off
until further notice. Some of the COM
panies have also brought their mules to
the surface and placed them in pasture.
President Mitchell spent a busy day al
his headquarters. He was in close COM
munication with all the district leaders
and expressed himself as well satisfied
with the way the men responded 70 the
call for a suspension of work. He Will
leave for Hazleton tomorrow afternoon
The general idea that the coal companies
nave been storing up coal during the past
month and that a large supply is now
above the surface is erroneous. The action
of some of the companies in giving orders
for a more economical distribution of Goa
in the way of sales shows that they fear
a shortage at no distant day. The Phila-
delphia & Reading Company. the largest
producer in the region, to-day refused &c
accept orders from it's line and city Gus
toners, and only promised to fill tidewatel
orders if the coal is available.
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THE GRANDEsT ORGANIZATION.

To-day the tw~enty-third encampment of
the Department OF Indiana. Grand Army of
the Republic, will meet in Tomlinson Hall
at 2 o'clock. 1t promises to be a session of
unusual interest if not of more than or
binary Importance. The total number on
the rolls of the 425 posts was 1854
at the last return, which is 352 fewer than
last year. The number of deaths during the
official year was 459. or less than % per
cent. of the total membership. In 1895 the
death list was ? per cent OF the total mem
bership. These facts point 20 a vigorous or
ganization, even il the members are no
longer y%oung-an organization which will
assemble annually for years to come 1t
is an organization which has done a great
deal of good the past twenty-five years. 1t
has kept many old men out of the poor
houses of the State; it was instrumental in
the founding of the State Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home and the State Sol
diers' Home. Because of its efforts the State
Of Indiana will dedicate a soldiers monu-
ment on Thursday. In connection with the
Woman's Relief Corps the Grand Army
ld5 DttH a. part u TIE Sotldl I Oh many
towns and villages in the State. 1t is an or
ganization that can always be counted on
to stand for law and order. During the
period of the Debs railroad strike the en-
tire body of the Grand Army, with other
veterans, rendered their services to Gov
ernor Matthews to assist in preserving
peace and enforcing the laws of the State.
subsequently, Governor Matthews said that
this public tender of the services of $4,000
veterans turned the tide of public sentiment
and checked the spirit of lawlessness.
1t is charged upon the Grand Army that
its one purpose is to organize raids upon
the national treasury. Such is not the case.
Many men proclaim much in the name Of
the Grand Army, but when it comes to &C
ton the national body has usually been
conservative. At the present time. while
-unorganized veterans are making impossible
demands upon the government. the ma
tional organization declares itself satisfied
with the present legislation, the only con-
troversy being the Interpretation of rules
covering a limited number of cases.
The coming of the veterans yesterday
and last night indicates the largest encamp-
ment ever held in this State. 1t will be the
finest body of elderly men that ever as
sembled N Indiana-the flower of the
veterans whose lives for four years were the
history Of the war. Loyal and patriotic
indianapolis welcomes them 20 their own
capital city as the grandest organization OF
veterans because it stands upon the equality
of comradeship.
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ALL PROBABLY PERIsHED.
No Hope for of the Prentis
Family Who Were M 81. Pierre.

May 12-An appeal to citizens
Of Chicago for money, provisions and cloth
ing for the survivors of the Martinique dis
aster will be issued by Mayor Harrison to-
morrow. James E. Prentis. son Of Thomas
t. Prentis, the American consul at Mar
Unique. tonight abandoned the hope that
his father. mother and two sisters had
escaped death.
"The dispatch sent by Consul Ayme TO
the State Department at Washington con-
firms my worst fears" he said. 1T seems
to me that Mr. Ayme would not have mem
toned father and the rest OF them In the
dispatch had he not been certain OF his
Information. 1 desire much to proceed TO
st. Pierre at once. but am unable TO do
anything toward burying the members OF
my family. for that would have been at
tended to in a short time. Just as soon
as l can get away / shall go 10 Mar
Unique. The members of my fathers fam
lily in St Pierre consisted OF himself. my
mother, Mrs. Louisa Prentis and Mary and
Christine, my sisters. An aunt OF mine
has a letter from my mother. written only
a few days ago. in which she said that
the volcano showed signs OF becoming ac-
tive. and that the whole family had en-
gagged passage or a schooner. / do not
think, however, they went at that time
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MANY SOUGHT THE CATHEDRAL.
Three Thousand COrpses Found on the
Site of the Sacred Edihce.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Relief parties have
ventured into the streets of St. Pierre. says
a Castries, st. Lucia. dispatch TO the Her
aid. IL was not expected thai survivors
would be found and so there has been no
disappointment at the mournful reports
that have been returned. Piles of dead in
the vicinity OF the cathedral tell a story
of an attempt TO find a sanctuary and refuge
in the great structure of worship. Men and
women panic stricken at the cataclysm
turned in the moment of their despair to
the cathedral and were apparently over
come before they could reach its doors. So
far the search has been hindered by the
fires that are still raging. and the investi-
gators are in great danger. From the posi-
tons of the bodies the opinion is formed
that many were overcome almost before
they realized the extent of the peril. Many
OF the bodies are in life-like positions. as
though death had come with a breath. as
indeed may have been the case. Steps have
Eeen taken TO prevent disease from result
ing from The disaster. Burial parties are
working night and day, but IL is impossible
that the dead can be cared for as their
friends would wish.
Successful attempts have been made 10
reach ST. Pierre, says a London dispatch
70 the Tribune. Cabling from ST. Lucia. the
correspondent OF the Daily Mail says the
town is a heap OF ruins and dead bodies
are lying all around. Few ever will be
recognized. so great are the mutiIation and
distortion. Search parties have found 5000
charred corpes on the site OF the cathedral.
All appear TO have been asphyxiated at
first. Not a soul was found alive in the
whole town. Describing the destruction OF
tie island city the correspondent says that
stream of molten lava twenty feet high and
half a mile wide. Its progress was APP
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Miners Seeking other work.

HAZLETON. Pa. May 12--That the
miners expect a permanent declaration at
Wednesdays convention is shown by the
hundreds of applications made by them for
work on a new trolley construction opera
ton here. for which, up to this time. a suf-
ficient number of hands could not be Sc
cured. The fear of a strike is most pro-
nounced among the foreigners, large num-
bers of whom have left for their native
land during the last two days.
=. G.. Gallagher, national executive board
of the United Mine Workers from this dis
trict, said tonight that from the reports
so far received a majority of the delegates
from the HazletOn district to the conven-
ton would vote for a continuation of the
strike If no concessions are granted by the
operators. The HazletOn district will be
entitled to from 1O to 100 votes. The tenn
per of the men is indicated by the vote of
Local Union, No. 50, on the strike question
this afternoon, 23l OF the members or winch
were recorded for and only Is against a per-
manent suspension.
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NEW YORK, May PA. E. Outerbridge,
of the Quebec Steamship Company. whose
steamer Roraima was lost in the Bay OF
st. Pierre, Martinique, received the follow
ing cablegram from Dominica to-day:
Chief officer and assistant purser taken
by Korona at Fort de France. Engineer
Morris and names cabled on Saturday are
left in the hospital at Fort de France Sc
riously injured. Muggah and Braun and
all others dead" Muggah was captain OF
the RoTaima. The others were members
of the crew.
The message received by Mr. Outerbridge
on Saturday was as follows: Survivors
Roraima on Korona-First Officer Scott
and Assistant officer Thompson In hos
pital Fort de France-Morley, second OH
Ger: Thompson, third officer, MoOres. Ev-
ans. second engineer; Benson. carpenter:
Meyer, second stewart; Leady, messman;
quartermaster; Mrs. Reid, st%ewardess;
three sailors"
Both messages came from r. NJ Gordon
q Co., the company's agents in Dominica.
w. c. Ince and family, lost on the Ro-
raima, were former residents of Middles-
bOrO, Ky.
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that there could be no change in the posi-
ton OF the operators. Their stand was
taken TO make no concessions and 10 reject
arbitration. and they would maintain it.
Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary of the Civic
Federation. returned TO the city to-day
and while he would not say what the OBJ
ject Of his trip had been. said that the fed
Grafton is in close touch with the situa-
ton. and that there still is a possibility
Of the operators agreeing to the arbitration
proposal of the miners. He seemed firm
in the belief that unless the operators grant
some concessions to the men before
Wednesday morning a strike that may
involve the 100000 bituminous workers and
that may result in a tie-up of one or more
of the coal roads, VIII surely result.
There was a report that the operators
were to have another conference in this
city to-day. but Presidents Oliphant and
Truesdale both denied all knowledge of
any such meeting.
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THE OLD OPTICAL DELUsIoN.

y former resident of this city. who was
the Democratic candidate for the national
House i'm this district four years ago. and
who, it may be added, regularly elected
himself I'm every speech before the votes
were counted, appears to be in New York
talking about the results of the city cleo
tions in Indiana. This long-range observer
finds in the results indications of a turning
against the Republican administration and
fall in Indiana. The man i'm New York who
has had this prediction telegraphed 10 the
Cincinnati Enquirer has been repeating it
before every election that has been held in
Indiana for years. Once it was protection
ism that was TO sweep the Republican par
~ out OF existence: next Republican ad-
hesion TO the gold standard was 10 engulf
the organization. When he ran for the
House on a 16-to-1 platform il was McKin-
leyism. the sickness in the camps and the
artificial character Of the country's pres
perity which would land him in the House.
The Republicans triumphed. The prosper
ity continued 10 increase four years longer.
and most OF the champions of Is TO 1 are
cursing the fate which attached the placard
10 them for all time. Yet this prophet
keeps on his tripod. predicting the things
the opposite OF which happen with won
derful regularity.
The Journal has before said that there
is nothing discouraging TO the Republicans
In the city elections last week. More and
more municipal elections turn on local Is
sues. as they should. The element which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-13

Congress can act in a hurry when it
pleases. Yesterday President Roosevelt
sent a message to the senate and House
urging an appropriation of 100000 for re-
lief of the West Indian sufferers. Mr..
Hemenway. Of Indiana. at once called a
meeting Of the House appropriations COM
mittee. a bill providing 500, 600 was framed.
reported and passed Immediately. The Sem
ate promptly accepted the measure as
a substitute for its own 100000 appro-
priation passed on Saturday, and the bill
was sent to the President, all within an
afternoon.
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railing. Rushing down the dry banl. OF
Rlviere river il reached the sea. The force
OF the impact was such that the sea re-
coded for 90 feet for miles along the west
ern coast. Loud detOnatiOns followed at
short. Irregular intervals. absolutely awe
inspiring and so loud that they were heard
80 miles away. At night the volcano crater
was a mass OF lurid flames. which shot
high up over the mountain. while all the
time the c~annonading went on. IL con-
tinued at intervals on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. ON Thursday morning IL was relatively
sui. st. Pierre was. as usual. early astir.
and business was partly going on about I
O'Clock when a whirlwind OF steam, boil
ing mud and fire suddenly swept with in
credible rapidly over the city and road
stead. At once the town was in a blaze. The
nre seemed TO run over all. The ships were
instantly canted over and began stimuli
which was then a raging cauldron. The
whole destruction had taken place within
less than twenty minutes OF the upton
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CONSUL AYME's MESSAGE.
Thirty Thousand Persons Persisted
and 10000 Are Homeless.

WASHINGTON. May 12-Seeretary Hay
has received the following cablegram.
dated May IL, from United States Consul
Ayme at Guadeloupe, who went to Fort de
France. Martinique. by Instructions from
this government:
The disaster is complete. The city
wiped out. Consul Prentis and his family
are dead. The Governor says $4,000 have
persisted and $1,000 are homeless and hun
CRY. He suggests that the Red Cross be
asked TO send Goldfish. flour. beans. rice.
salt meats and biscuit as quickly as pos
sible. Visit Of war vessels valuable"
An important feature Of CoAsul Ayme's
cablegram is the reference by him TO the
Governor as authority for the estimate OF
the loss of life. Preceding dispatches, in
Guiding the official messages received at the
French colonial Office in Paris. reported
that there was no doubt hat Governor
Mouttet, as we'll as Colonel Dain. the mill
itary commander at St. Pierre, had per-
ished.
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has been in power a long time naturally
makes a record, even If it is a good one.
which displeases men belonging to the same
party. and they do not vote. or vote for the
other candidate. This happened in the late
municipal elections to both parties. Both
parties made nominations which the voters
did not like. and men went into the election
booth to defeat Objectionable candidates.
Councils have not met the public demand in
regard to improvements. and the public set
tied the account with both parties at the
polls. The only Indication in these cleo
tions was that the taxpayers are seeking
better management of city affairs. When
the returns from the cities are inspected
the candid seeker will find it impossible to
discover any indication as to national poll
tics. He will find In one or two cases that
a Democratic candidate for mayor has
pulled through by a few votes where all
other Republican candidates were elected
by large majorities. He will find the result
reversed in several cities-one Democratic
candidate being defeated and all the others
elected. All these results indicate that mu-
nicipaI affairs are getting out of national
politics.
The Democratic managers in Indiana, as
elsewhere. are in hard lines. They chase
any will-o'-the-wisp that catches their I'm
balanced political vision. Every two years
they are the victims of defective political
vision. Fortunately, they have so often
proclaimed victories that do not materialize
that no sensible man believes them. They
are singularly the victims of distorted
vision in what they declare they see in the
recent municipal elections.
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TOPEKA. Kan. May R-Carbondale.
a small town fifteen miles south OF here.
was almost entirely destroyed by IRE to-
day. Loss. $4,000. An the best wells in
town were pumped dry IN an inetcctual
effort TO subdue the flames. The tele-
phone exchange was among the buildings
burned.
YANKTON. s. D.. May l2.-The steam
boat South Dakota, j. Lach captain and
owner. burned yesterday near Greenwood.
Neb.. while on a trip up the Missouri. The
loss on the boat and cargo was 800 No
insurance. The passengers and crew es-
capped.
TEAARKANA. Ark. May T. Half :
block OF brick buildings are on fire to-
night. and the hremen do not seem able 10
check the flames.