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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
GOVERNOR TAFT KNOWS.
Understands Perfectly the Situation
i'm the Philippines.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
IF the people of the tnited States will
allow Governor Taft to settle the dispute
concerning the frfars' lands in the Philip
pines justice will be done TO everybody,
said Mr.. Frank f. Dominique. an attorney
from Manila. p l. He understands the
situation perfectly. He is absolutely hon
est and the Filpinos have confidence in
him. For time I was one OF the secre-
taries of the Philippine commission. and
had an opportunity to become well &C
auainted with Judge Taft. and have the
greatest respect for him.
THE opposition 10 his proposed settle
ment of the land question is said to come
from Catholics. ! am Catholic. | have
a knowledge of affairs in the Philippines.
acquired by three years OF residence there.
During that time l have Travelled widely
and have had an opportunity to study the
conditions existing in the islands. | be-
lieve that Judge Taft will make a better
settlement Of the land disputes than il is
possible for any other man or body of men
TO make And believe that any Catholic
VINO VIII study the situation carefully and
make the acquaintance Of Governor Taft
will be of the same opinion. 1t is impos-
sible for people who are not familiar with
the Islands and their peoples TO pass Judg-
officials in Manila
1T is astounding how much rot has been
circulated concerning the islands. Politics
is responsible. doubtless for the circula ton
of many of the untruths. y man who has
Travelled through the islands must admit
that the people are not capable of self
government There are some educated and
cultured FtltpinOs, but such men are rare.
In some of the provinces the people wear
no clothing. / have seen crowds OF naked
natives driving dogs which they were
about TO slaughter preparatory TO having
feast Then there are tree-dwellers and
all sorts of barbaric peoples scattered
through different provinces
The United States is doing much for the
islands, The school teachers are doing
good work Manila has been cleaned up by
the Americans and is improving rapidly.
The American colony now numbers 1000 or
5000 people, and is rapidly growing. Al
ready the influence of Americans is telling
on the people of Manila. Even American
strikes have reached the city. More than
1000 cigar makers are now striking there
for higher wages"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
New York Is a Foreign City.
Leslie's Weekly.

Leslie weekly
In the city OF New York there are only
1871 white persons born Of native parents.
or but PA per cent. of the population of the
city. This statement means that out OF
every 100 persons living within the munich
pal boundaries of New York seventy-eight
are either foreigners, or the children OF
foreign-born parents, or colored people.
New York. however, is not the first, but
largest foreign-born population. Fall River.
Mass, is first in that respect Official ng-
ures show that there are In New York city
more males under twenty-one years OF
Slavonic parentage than Of any other peo-
pie, and the Slavonic men more than twen-
ty-one years Of age exceeds that OF any
other nationality except Germans and irish.
In the Fourteenth Assembly district OF New
York county the percentage OF Hebrew
families with nine children each is six
times as great as the Protestant percentage,
while the number of Hebrew families with
no children at all is but about one-half the
Protestant percentage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Knife and Club Used.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal
WHITESTOWN. Ind. Aug. Awhile
threshing wheat on the Alonzo Essex farm
northeast OF Whitestown to-day, the owner
OF the wheat. Mr. Essex. became involved
in a quarrel with a neighbor. James W.
Shoemaker. Words were succeeded by
blows. and both men were severely injured
Shoemaker struck Essex with a club,
knocking him down. Essex drew pocket
knife which he used freely on his assailanI,
cutting his arm and hand severely. The
threshins nrachine was stopped and the
hands stopped the fight. Both men are
we'll known Mr.. Shoemaker is a former
trustee OF Union township and is promi-
nent in local Democratic politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Suicide of n Muncie Woman.

special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 4.-Love for an eigh
teen-year-old boy and her inability TO
marry him because she had husband liv-
ing. is said by the husband of the deceased
woman, Mrs. Annie 4. Murphy, aged
thirty-one. TO have been the cause of her
suicide. last night. Mrs. Murphy swallowed
fifteen grains OF morphine at her home on
West Sixteenth street. last night, and died
four hours later. despite the efforts Of
physicians 10 arouse her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Young Woman Takes Poison.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind. Aug 4.--Soon after
Elmer Chambers. lineman for the Central
Union Telephone Company. went 10 work
this afternoon, his wife joined him in the
stock room at the exchange The couple
talked for a few moments when Mrs.
Chambers stepped toward the water cooler
and drained a half-ounce vial of carbolic
acid down her throat. She Immediately fell
10 the floor in commissions of agony. A
doctor was summoned and did what he
could for her. but he says she will die. Mrs.
Chambers is about twenty years old and
had been married about two years. The
cause OF her act is not known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
GOLD DECLINING IN VALUE.


Stateu IN tnlts Oh ShahS1nS Naiue'
o. L. Redfield. in Engineering Magazine for
August.
Until recent times both gold and silver
have been used as measures of values, and
both have been produced by manual labor.
assisted by such tools as the miner could
carry with him. AS neither metal occurs in
large masses, the amount of effort required
to produce them long remained a nearly
constant quantity, from which fact came
the idea that they represented definite and
uniform values. In the seventies large sill
yer deposits became available by reason of
the introduction of improved machinery.
The consequence Of this was a reduced cost
of production, and this reduced cost was
in a few years reflected by fall in the
price OF silver compared with gold. During
the last decade concentrated effort J has
been going into the production of gold. ex-
actly as it went into the production of sill
yer some thirty years ago. This concen-
trated effort has been, and is now, reducing
the cost of producing gold. Owing partly TO
the comparatively short time through which
the improved methods of producing gold
have been in operation, and partly to the
temporary shutting off of the least expen-
sive supply, by reason of the South African
war, the amount added TO the general stock
at the reduced cost of production has affect
ed market values TO only limited extent.
With the reopening of the South African
mines and a continuance of the process of
reducing gold, its value as a purchasing
commodity will decline. 1t is impossible to
say TO what extent the value of gold will
decline, but 1t seems probabl that during
the next twenty years the decline will
amount to about 80 per cent Whatever may
be the extent of this decline, we may be
quite certain that it will be considerable
and will continue for a number of years.
We may therefore say that in the mme-
diate future prices will be stated in units
of continually. reducing value. In other
dc fnr irnr o.tFa
gold to pay for articles which have a uni
form value.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
USE OF BUTTER FOR COLORING.
An Apparently Weak Point in the
Anti-Oleomargarine Law.

Washington Special to the New York Even
ing Post.
After running several gauntlets the oleo-
margarine law stands a fair chance of hav-
ing all the real object of its existence
knocked out of ii at one blow. Judge Out
calt of Cincinnati, is TO APPEAR before the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue next
week to argue the coloring question on a
new line. The Commissioner recently ruled
that oleomargarine which has been col
ored TO any shade of yellow" by the use
of butter is "artihcially colored," and that
it is subject to the ten-cent tax. But Judge
Outcalt has filed brief in contradiction
of this opinion. designed TO show that, as
yellow is the natural color of butter accord
ing TO the contention of the darymen
themselves, il canot be held 10 be artificial
when the butter is simply mixed with oleo-
margarine.
1t apears from experiments made by gov
eminent experts that very good color can
be given to ter pounds of oleomargarine
by mixing about one pound of rich yellow
butter with it. The Commissioner, if con-
WINGED that his former ruling is wrong will
say so candidly, and that would mean the
practical nullity of the law as an agent
for the destruction of the oleomargarine
industry, and leave 1T at least honest in its
pretensions, as internal revenue legislation,
and nothing more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
wOODMEN AT kOKOMo.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind. Aug. 4.-The Woodmen
of Indiana are assembling in this city for
two days log rolling, TO begin on Tuesday.
The first day will be devoted to reception of
delegates, addresses of welcome, military
professions. closing at night with spec
tacular reproduction Of robin Hood and
His Merry Men" at the Athletic Park. This
will be given with electrical effects and will
have five hundred armed and costumed
characters.
On Wednesday there will be held the prize
drill contests log rolling and wood-chop-
ping matches, band concerts and individual
drills. Robin Hood will also be given
Wednesday night. 1t is expected that 1900
visitors will be here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
WOMAN ARRESTED.
New Turn I'm the Case of Mrs. lotions
Alleged Murder.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind, Aug. 4.-The mystery in
the Tolton alleged murder case continues
to deepen. Mrs. Cassie Dolphe. a deaf
mute who has been brought into the case
by reason of the allegations that the West
VILE man murdered his wife in order that
he might marry her, become alarmed over
the situation and tried TO escape but did
not succeed. being apprehended in Porter
county and brought back. She is held on
warrant charging her with completely
in the alleged murder She believes Tolton
murdered his wife, but denies any know
ledge OF the actual commission.
The impression having gained ground that
Tolton may have thrown the body of his
wife into Clear lake. near Westville, Sheriff
Small is making arrangements 10 drag the
bottom
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Farmer Killed by His Horse.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE. Ind, Aug. Awhile Geo.
Wheaton. a weIl-to-do farmer about nine
miles northeast of this place. was lead
ing his horse to the barn yesterday the ami
NAL. which had been in the family many
years and always had been accounted gen.
tie. suddenly seized him by the back with
It's teeth. Ii dragged him 10 the door of
the barn and there dropped him and paved
him to death. His hip was broken and
three ribs and his head were crushed
Those who went TO Wheaton's rescue were
attacked by the Infatuated animal which
was subdued only with great difficulty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
SERIOUS CASE OF SMALLPOX.
Girl Near to the Point of Death in
Monroe County.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Aug. A serious
case of smallpox is reported in the family
of Henry W. Adams, southeast of the city,
the patient being Mr.. Adams's seventeen
year-old daughter. The girl has been sick
almost a week and the chances are against
her recovery There have been many ex-
posures in the neighborhood and much
alarm is felt at possible spread of the
disease.
The Adams girl Is supposed TO have con-
tracted the ailment from two sick strangers
who were given lodging at the Adams home
two weeks ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
PLANS FOR A GREAT LEvEE.
Clay County Eel River Project Warm
ly Espoused and strongly Opposed.

special 70 the indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL. Ind, Aug. 4.-To-day the Eel
River Improvement Company. incorporated.
petiuoned the County Commissioners to
appoint viewers TO assess benefits and dam
ages for the construction of levee on Eel
river. eleven miles in length. The petition
ers aver that the improvement will redeem
5000 acres OF good land which is untenable
now. big remonstrance also has been
fled against the construction OF the Ievee
the demonstrators declaring that the leyee
II built, would be OF a circular form and
would create a monstrous reservoir which
would cause the overflow Of many acres
OF ground. Both OF the contestng parties
have employed lawyers and will fight the
case before the commissioners next Wednes-
day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Denied by the Rear Admiral.

CHICAGO, Aug 4.-Rear Admiral Taylor
denies the story wired from Washington to
the effect that he believes the United
States and Germany may go to war in 1907.
When asked If he had set date for a con-
fict between the two countries he said;
Such assertions as have been credited to
me are without foundation other than that
l have said our seacoast defenses should be
we'll protected against attack by any Euro
pean power. All naval officers are of this
opinion. II would be ridiculous for me TO
predict war with any nation. Our navy
should be strengthened and in readiness
for any possible war"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Very Heavy saloon Remonstrance.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Aug. 4.-The most
exciting canvass for names for a saloon
remonstrance that this county has ever
had closed this morning with success TO the
remonstrants. The application was for a
saloon at Commercial Place, the factory
addition TO the city, and IL was necessary
for the remonstrants to secure a majority
of the voters of the township. or 7SS names.
They had $50 signatures. each signer gave
the power of attorney and applicants dur
ing the next two years will have this ma
jority of remonstrants 10 overcome before
a saloon can be established in the town
ship outside the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
WAGE REDUCTION REFUSED.
Tin Plate Workers Have Voted
Against the Company's Proposal

PITTsBURG. Aug. 4-The proposition
made by the American Tin Plate Company
20 it's employees that they accept a reduction
IN wages OF Is per cent. has been rejected.
The vote. which has been in progress tor
several weeks. was tabulated to-day with
the result noted. Another conference be-
tween the company and the Amalgamated
Association officials has been arranged and
probably will be held In New York within
the next two weeks.
The proposition was thoroughly under
Ftood by the workers. Il having been ex-
planned that In order 10 secure the foreign
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
OLD SETTLERS MEETING.
Big Time Is Expected at Rideville
Next Week Thursday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special 70 the InGlanapoIls JournaI.
RIDGEVILLE, Ind, Aug. 4-The four
teenth annual meeting of the ''Old Settlers"
of Jay and Randolph counties will be held
at Lakeside Park. in Ridgeville, on Aug. IA
United States Senator Charles w. Fair
banks Will be present and deliver the prin-
cipal address. Aaron White one Of the
pioneers of Jay county, and many other
prominent pioneers Of Ohio and Indiana
Will Da present TO exchange "reminiscences:
Lakeside Park is at the head of beauti-
full artificial lake three-quarters OF mile
long on the Mississinewa river. and named
Peguannaha after noted Indian chief who
was killed on the bank Of the Mississinewa,
OF which the lake is a part, by one of the
earliest settlers of eastern Indiana. These
meetings have grown from less than one
hundred fourteen years ago into gather
ings of thousands and the mana cement is
preparing for $1,000 this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05

DEVILS LAKE, y. D.. Aug. 4.-The body
OF Nick Nachtsheim, an old bachelor who
lived alone. was found In the cellar OF his
cottage late last night. His head was
severed from his shoulders and there was
a bullet hole in its crown. AS the body was
in a bad state of decomposition IL Is evil
dent the crime was committed several days
ago, and the absence Of blood stains shows
the man was killed outside and his body
placed I'm the cellar. The ragedy is
shrouded IN mystery and the only motive
an il rnhhavV
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
STONE sAwYERs ARE OUT.
They Say Their Wages Have Been Re-
duced 20 Cents a Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, Aug. 4-The fifteen
striking sawyers at the Hoosier quarry
stone mills refused to go TO work to-day,
and as a result the outlook is not encour-
aging to the mill owners. The different
mills in the quarries mere employ about
seventy-fve sawyers. all of whom belong
10 the union.
The fifteen men out say they received
notice that their wages would be only
161z cents per hour in the future instead of
1S1a cents, which they have been getting,
and that they would receive no pay for
the extra half hour claimed by the men
10 be put in at noon TO secure a Saturday
half holiday, This, they claim, means a re-
duction of % cents per diem in their wages
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
The kOssuth statue Dispute.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 4.-The recent
action of the board of control of the city
granting a committee of Hungarian resi-
dents permission TO erect a statue TO their
national hero, Louis KoSsuth, was re-
considered tonight. The matter by the
city councils action is now referred back
10 the committee on parks, which has
charge of the site granted and which will
confer with a delegation OF Hungarians TO
see if another site, exclusive OF that on the
public square, cannot be agreed to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
school superintendent Resigns.

Special to the Indianapol Journal.
SALEM, Ind. Aug. 4.-The resignation of
Professor II. B. Wilson as superintendent
of the Salem public schools caused much
surprise here this morning as did the notice
of its acceptance by the School Board.
Professor Wilson has served as principal
of the High School and superintendent for
the past seven years, five of these years as
superintendent. He has brought the schools
TO high degree of excellence, He will go
To the suucTintendency OF the Franklin
schools al largely increased salary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Strike of Special Delivery Boys.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 4-Thirty-nine special
delivery boys, employed at the postoffice,
struck to-day against the payment OF the
salary of promoted messenger out of
the money set aside for delivery purposes
For two hours they refused to work and in
the meantime the special delivery service
was at a standstill. Postmaster Holiday
finally convinced the boys that they were
violating their oaths and were in open re-
bellion against the United States govern
ment and they reluctantly returned to
xr-or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
TnbuIated Vote OF Amalgamated As
.ocIstfon shows n Refusal of Pro-
posed Reduction I'm Wages.
FARMER KILLED BY HIS HORSE
TWO CHILDREN HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES NEAR FRANKFORT.
Small Strike of Bedford stone Saw
ycrs-Nev Rule by l.. A. 3OO-Young
Woman Swallows Poison.
sp.sia. 70 N. Indianapolis journal.

speeia} % The india IA Colls Journal
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Aug. 4-As the
Monon passenger train north at full
speed few miles north of here to-day an
unknown negro was killed He was lying
on the track and just as the train was
about to strike him, he looked UP, but
seemed unable TO move and was so in
jured that he died half an hour later. At
the same time another negro was seen TO
run across the fields, and he was arrested
here this evening. The suspicion is that
the two got into fight and the injured
man was placed on the track TO be killed.
The negro says his name is Leslie and
that the dead mans name was Brooklyn
and that both were from Louisville. Les
lie Will be held for further examination
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Pike Republican Nominees.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PETERSBURG, Ind, Aug. 4.-The Re-
publcans of Pike county met in mass con-
vention in Winslow on Saturday and nomi-
mated a full county ticket. The convention
was the largest ever held in the county
The following ticket was nominated: For
treasurer. c. d. Houchin; auditor DR. T.
w. Basinger; clerk, Joe O'Brien; sheriff,
Orion Peed; coroner, T. w. Tyner; sur
veyor, Joseph Carr; commissioners, w. II.
Gladish and Emory Chappen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Merger Ratified.

BOSTON, Aug. AT a meeting of the
shareholders Of the Bowker Fertilizer Com
pany the proposed merger of the company
with the American Agricultural and Chem
ical Company was ratified. The confession
of former Treasurer Coe was read to the
stockholders, together with memoranda
showing how $4,000 had been misapplied
by Coe and counsel announced that an
assignment of the company after the dis
covery of the Coe defalcation was averted
by the sale to the larger company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Killed by n Freight Train.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
KOkOMO. Ind, Aug. Late last night
Edward Mikels. of this city. was killed By
the Glover Leaf cars at West Middleton. He
had boarded a freight train for Frankfort
20 attend the races and fell under the
wheels. The entire train passed over him.
All that could be found of the remains were
placed in peck basket and brought home
for burial. He YVES twenty-four years old.
A widow and an aged mother survive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Destructive Forest Fire.

y LYONS. Col. Aug. 4.-The forest fire now
ra ging in the region of Aliens Park is one
of the worst ever known in this part OF
the State and can be eXtinguished only by
deputy state land appraiser, who arrived
here to-day. Il believe the fire was started
for Interior purposes" he said. land
certain people will apply for timber privi-
leges in the fire district, hoping 10 get them
for little nothing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Severe storm at Nashville.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 4.-The worst
storm in years visited this place Sunday
evening. Telephone poles were blown down
and fuses in nearly all telephones were
burned out by electricity. Many trees are
down two horses were killed and one man
was injured at Schooner. Corn, fences and
outhouses were destroyed over a wide tract
of country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-05
Arrested for Wife Murder.

PADUCAH. Ky. Aug. 4.-Thomas Ed
wards, OF Nashville, is In jail at Wickliffe,
Ballard county. on a charge OF killing his
wife, Ida Edwards. and placing her body on
the Illinois Central Railroad track to be
mangled by a train. He and the woman
had a fight near Wickliffe and had resumed
their journey, when her body was found
Edwards claimed death was due TO an ac-
cident but marks on her neck showed she
had been choked to death.