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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-29
Debate on the Philippines So Acrimo-
nious That Personal Encounters
Seemed Imminent.
BEvERIDGE IN THE FRAY
TRAPPED TELLER IN A DELIBERATE
MIssTATEMENT OF FACT.
Lodge Goaded Into Passion-Sensa-
tiOnaI Tilt Between Senators
SpOoner and Til1man.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-A Philippine
storm was central in the Senate chamber
to-day for nearly three hours but was void
of definite results. At times it looked very
serious, and the spectators who thronged
the galleries watched it withs breathless in
terest. Acrimony in Senate debates is not
infrequent, but old senators say it has
been years since there has been such a
sonal taunt, of ugly charges and of unmoc-
ifed criticism as was witnessed to-day.
Not since the discussion OF the resolutions
leading up to the INSTRUMENTATION war
have any scenes occurred in the Senate
comparable with to-day. Even that debate
lacked the personal bitterness manifested
at times to-day. Irritation was aroused on
both sides OF the chamber. and once or
twice personal encounters between sena-
tors seemed imminent. Once when Senator
Teller taunted the Republican senators by
declaring they knew the statements made
in a recent dispatch from Manila. in which
General Wheaton was represented as criti-
cising the opponents OF the governments
policy in the Philippines were true. half
dozen Republicans were on their-faet- In
an instant. Senator Lodge. at whom the
taunt seemed to be aimed particularly.
hurriedly crossed from his seat in the CEN
ter Of the Republican side TO the main aisle
of the Senate. and, white TO the lips. pas
sionately challenged the statement of the
Colorado senator and demanded that he
withdraw IT, Senator Teller so modified
the statement that further hostilities at
that time were avered.
One Of the sharpest colloquies OF the ses-
sion was between Senators Spooner, OF
Wisconsin, and Tillman, OF South Carolina.
The race problem, involving the lynching
of negroes, was interjected into the con-
troversy and much feeling was manifested
by both senator's. In the course OF the col
loquy Mr.. Spooner declared that il the
same rule were 10 be applied to the colored
people in the Philippines Mr.. Tillman
referred TO in the South, then God help
the colored man in the Philippines"
God help him in the Philippines now!'
shouted the South Carolina senator pas
sionately. you have already butchered in
three years three times as many as the
Spanish did in three centuries"
1T is one thing" retorted Mr.. Spooner.
''to kill men with arms in their hands
against the government and against the
flag. 1t is another TO burn them"
Senators in their excitement seemed for
the moment to have forgotten the subject
of debate. The chair CMr. Frye was able
with difficulty to maintain order. When
the discussion finally was ended for the
day the chair felt called on seriously TO
admonish senators that the rules OF the
body had not been observed. and after
reading the rule which had been violated
he expressed the hope that in the future
senators would have care TO observe it,
Such an admonition has not been made by
the presiding officer of the Senate in many
years.
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NO TRACE OF ROBBERS.
Express Safe Found in the River Uu-
Opened-Rewards offered

CHARLESTON. s. c., Jan. 2S.-No clew
has yet been found to the highwaymen
who held up the Charleston train on the
Southern Railroad last night near Branch
vile, S. c. Governor McSweeney this morn
ing offered $4O0 reward for the arrest of the
robbers. and a reward of $3.50 is already
outstanding for the arrest of one of the
men believed to have been implicated i'm
the robbery, on the charge of murder.
The local safe which was robbed con-
tanned a small amount, the officials say,
probably less than $50. The through safe,
which was carried off bodily by the rob-
bers, was dumped into the Edsto river
and has been recovered unopened. There
are swamps in nearly all the country
around Branchville, and the pursuit of the
robbers probably will be a long one.
The bungling work of the robbers and
their want Of expert knowledge seem to
point to local talent. 1t is said that some
clews are in the hands of the express of
ficials. The sheriff of Charleston this
morning sent a well-armed posse. prepared
for the chase.
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Mothers with Infants Grope Through
Binding Smoke and Painting
Women Are Carried Out.
FIRE VICTIMS AT BOSTON
EIGHT ITALIANS BURNED TO DEATH
AND OTHERS INJURED.
Some Forced to Jump to Escape the
Flames of n Burning Tenement,
and Three May Die.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-Two hundred and
thirty guests of the Lindell Hotel were
driven from their apartments into the
sleety streets at 10 o'clock tonight by a
fire which wrecked the adjoining building,
at the corner of Seventh street and Wash
ington avenue, and for thirty thrilling min
utes threatened to sweep away the hotel.
Panic stricken, almost fainting women
were carried from the upper floors by ele-
vatOr and down the stairway. Mothers
with infants in their arms CROPPED their way
through suffocating smoke. Men dragged
their trunks after them down the stairways
of the hotel and clerks in the office has
tily procured the valuables of the guests
from safes and vaults and carried them
to places of greater safety.
The structure in which the fire originated
was seven-story brick affair, known as
the O'Nein building. 1t was an old and
infammable structure. There were a dozen
or more firms occupying it, of which the
largest concern was the L. Bauman Jew
elry Company. The losses suffered by these
concerns will approximate 100000.
The blaze was the most spectacular thing
of the sort ever witnessed in this city and
it drew an immense crowd. The infiamma-
DlUty Oh the ~ Nelll DullulllS dlO It's COH-
tents was of such nature that the struc-
ture was within fifteen minutes after the
fire originated a seething furnace from
cellar to roof The night was extremely
cold and high wind carried the flames a
hundred feet into the air and across the
streets to the south and west Several
buildings were ignited but the prompt ac-
ton of the fremen saved them.
About half an hour after the alarm was
given the fire communicated to the roof and
top story of the Lindell Hotel and the
guests began their exit. Under the direc-
ton of Proprietor Shaughnessy the entire
force of porters and bell boys were ordered
to all the floors above the office TO assist in
carrying cut the heavy sample trunks of
drummers and a large quantity of personal
effects remaining in the rooms.
Blistered by the intense heat and driven
from their positions. Mr.. Shaughnessey and
his fire fighters returned again and again
TO battle with the blaze. Finally the fire
department succeeded in getting half a
dozen lines of hose 10 the upper floors and
roof of the hotel. where play was made on
the flames in the O'Neir building. and
Marshal Swingley sent dozen men with
fire extinguishers TO reinforce the hotel
corps. These reinforcements made them
selves felt at once. and the hotel was soon
out OF danger of burning though the loss
by smoke and water amounts TO about
sos COO
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Ten Missing Men Rescued I'm n DeIir-
ious Condition, Two Being i'm
Trees Barking Like Dogs.
SOME NOT LIKELY TO RECOVER
RETURN OF GEN. CHAFFEE FROM
HIS TRIP OF INSPECTION.
Recent Fighting In the Philippines
posed to ROsewater Treatment.

MANILA. Jan. 2s-General Chaffee cur
tailed his trip and returned here this
morning. He says he found the condi-
tions satisfactory everywhere. except at
Samar, where continuous rain during the
past two months. has retarded the cam
paign. especially against such an elusive
enemy.
The condition OF Captain David d. Por-
ters marines. who took part in the ex-
pedtion into the interior of Samar, is much
worse than previously described. They
out food for several days The natives
who accompanied the marines claimed they
were unable to distinguish the edible roots.
which the marines did not believe The
anger of the marines against the natives
is intense None Of the latter returned
with the marines.
The marines suffered so acutely from
starvation that they ate raw the flesh of
two dogs. When Captain Porter and the
first three OF his men staggered into camp
they were delirious. and difficulty was ex-
perienced in ascertaining the whereabouts
of their companions.
Williams. of the First Infantry, headed
the relief expedition in the face of a tor
rental rainstorm which flooded the rivers.
He succeeded I'm reaching the remaining
ten men, who would otherwise certainly
have perished. He found them all delirious.
Two of the men were discovered in the
branches of trees. barking like dogs. Some
of the marines are so I'll that they are
not likely to recover.
General Chaffee has endeavored to obtain
full details OF the trip of the marines, but
Captain Porter is not yet able to lucidly
explain matters.
The expedition into the interior of Samar
led by Captain David d. Porter, of the
marine corps. numbered thirty-sx men.
It had been absent two weeks. The marines
had been provided with rations for only
five days. On jan 21 Captain Porter and
twenty-six members Of his party reached
the coast Of the Island of Samar. The
other ten were missing, and little hope of
their safety was entertained.
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RECENT sKIRMIsHEs.
FtIipinos Captured-Fight Between
Renegades and Police.

MANILA. Jan. 2S.-Major Lot and three
Filipinos, lieutenants, with ten rifles, three
revolvers and twenty-four bolos, surren-
6ered TO Major Anderson. of the Sixth
Cavalry. yesterday at Lipa. province of
Batangas. Lot was brought in sick on a
litter. He was cordially hated at Lipa.
where he looted $4,000 worth of jewelry
from prominent families.
Nickerson's scouts have captured Colonel
Lot a brother of Major Lot. near Batan-
gas.
Lieutenant w. X. Larnes, OF the Sixth
Cavalry. has had a slight engagement with
some FilipinOs, during which he killed two
insurgents and captured a captain and two
soldiers.
The general outlook in Batangas province
IS decidedly favorable.
A party of insurgents. led by two rene
gade Americans. recently entered Alang-
ulang, in Leyte province, claiming they
were constabulary but not yet uniformed
The impostors were taken TO police head
quarters and were royalty entertained by
the native sergeant in charge. AT a given
signal the renegades and insurgents fell
on the police, who. though outnumbered
more than two To one, fought desperately
and drove off their assailants after a hand
to-hand fight, in which bolos were the chief
weapons. The victory was notable. as the
police were completely surprised and 50
outnumbered They lost two men killed
and had one man wounded. The insurgents
left man dead.
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new YORK'S EXPLOSION
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
THINKS 1T WAS DUE TO FIRE.
POwderman Is Believed to Have Ig-
nited the Paper i'm Which Dyna-
mite Was Wrapped.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S-The authorities
are energetically at work trying to solve
the mystery of the terrific explosion of
dynamite which killed six people and did
so much damage in the vicinity of the
Grand Central Station.
District Attorney Jerome said tonight
he had come to the conclusion that fire
undoubtedly caused the explosion He has
ascertained that Epps, the powder man.,
had a candle in the dynamite house, and
with it had lit another and longer candle
In doing this, according TO the district at
torneys opinion, a fire may have been
started which ignited the paraffined pa
per in which the cartridges were wrapped.
Mr.. Jerome has concluded, from informa-
ton received from various sources, that
at the time of the explosion there was be-
tween 125 and 800 pounds of explosive in
the house at the time of the supposed fire,
and in the morning there had been prob
ably 600 pounds.
John X. Mcdonald. chief contractor of
the Rapid Transit tunnel, tonight gave
out a statement in which he said the blast
ing work nearest TO the magazine which
exploded was nearly zoo feet away. He
does not attempt 10 explain the cause of
the accident. Mr.. Mcdonald declared that
dynamite would not explode by burning
that ii could be burned just like sawdust.
An estimate of the money which must
be expended to repair the damage done to
buildings was given out to-day, with the
statement that IL was necessarily approx
mate. The estimate amounts To $150300.
The work of clearing away the wrecka ge
of buildings damaged by the explosion was
resumed this morning. Large forces of
men were employed at the Murray Hill
and Grand Union hotels. al the Grand Cen
tral station and at the Manhattan Eye and
Ear Hospital. 1t was expected that a week
would be required TO put the hospital i'm
proper condition 10 make safe the return
OF the patients who were removed to other
Institutions yesterday. All of the hos
pitals 10 which injured persons We're taken
after the explosion reported that their pa
tients were doing we'll Many who had
suffered mostly from shock were able 10 go
To their homes TODAY
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j. A. HINSEY ACQUITTED
NOT GUILTY OF CHARGES BROUGHT
AGAINST HIM BY PYTHIANS.
Former Head of the Endowment Rank
Found to Have Made Good the
S5OO,OOO in Dispute.

CHICAGO. Jan 2.-After twenty-three
sessions a committee of five past chancei-
lors of Interdomain Lodge, knights OF
Pythias, has unanimously voted 10 acquit
John A Hinsey of the charges brought
against him. Mr.. Hinsey is the former
head of the insurance department of the
Knights of Pythias. Charges of misman-
agement and misappropriation of the de-
partments funds were made against him
al the meeting of the Supreme Lodge in
Chicago last July. A few weeks ago he
was tried on criminal charges brought
against him before Judge Dunno and ac-
Quilted.
The trial in the order however, was of a
different character. For twelve years Hin
sey was the head of the endowment rank.
and resigned a year ago. The Supreme
Lodge in session at the Lexington Hotel
last July, announced that a shortage OF
$4,000 had been found that the loss had
endangered the existence of the depart
ment of which he was head, and sixty
three charges, including embezzement,
submitting false reports and misconduct
and mismanagement of the insurance de-
partment were made. Five past chancel-
lors of Interdomain LOdge-McCOrmick,
Wright, Davis, Phillips and GOdding-were
appoited to try HinSey. and they began the
hearing of evidence last September At
the twenty-third session. just concluded,
the verdict of acquittal rendered.
The evidence which the defense produced
was to the effect that $5O0.0O0 had been
loaned on good security, and since paid
back to the treasury. In another paragraph
Hinsey was charged with appropriating to
his own use ST. .726 while he was secretary
of a Milwaukee lodge in 1893, and this
charge was also diSprOved.
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other Losses by Fire.

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. 2S.-Fire to-
day destroyed the Original Bathhouse con-
nected with the Avery Hotel here, and the
loss is estimated to be about $4,000 with
insurance of $1,000 For a time 1t seemed
as if the Avery and Agnew Hotels, which
adjoined the bathhouse were doomed.
ALBA, Ia, Jan. 2S.-The mine of the
Mine Star Coal Company, few miles from
the scene of the Lost Greek horror of last
week. caught fire last night from an ex-
plosiOn following shots set by miners
Forty men had just left the works. 1t is
still burning.
CRAB ORCHARD, Neb.. Jan. 2S-The
main part of Crab Orchard was DESTROYED
by fire last night. The loss Is estimated at
$50 600, partly insured.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 2S-rhe business por-
tion of the town of Rippey, Green county
was destroyed by fire early to-day. Loss,
$4,000.
MANITOWOC, Wis, Jan. 2S.-The Wag-
ner department store was damaged $50 600
by fire to-day.
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DEBATE IN DETAIL.
Spooner's CoIIoquy with TiIIman and
TelIer's Outburst.

When the Philippine tariff bill was taken
up Mr.. McCumber, Of North Dakota, re-
ferring 10 the statement OF Mr.. Dubois yes
terday regarding General wheaton hav-
ins been a charity boy educated at the Nil
itary Academy, said General Wheaton
never had been at West Point, but rose
from the ranks.
Mr.. Dubois said he was glad 10 know A.
Senators had been quibbling over the dis
patch from Manila, but far he had
observed none OF them had ventured TO
suggest that army officers should not be
reprimanded for their criticisms OF scna-
tors
Mr.. Bacon presented a joint resolution
providing that the law restricting the ves-
sells Of the United States the transporta-
ton Of passengers and merchandise, direct
" or Indirectly. from one port OF the United
States 10 another port Of the United States
shall not be applicable TO foreign vessels
engaging in trade between the Philippine
archipelago and the United States. or be-
tween ports in the Philippine archipelago.
Mr. Bacon explained that this resolution
vas an extract from the pending Philippine
tariff bin, and was introduced for the pur-
pose of relieving commerce OF the diff
culties presented under present conditions.
The resolution went over
Referring 10 "A recent criticism OF Gen.
Wesley Merritt. formerly commander OF
the Department of the East. for some
statements he was reported 90 have made
in "A public speech. Mr.. Foraker presented
a letter from General Merritt denying en-
phaucally that he ever had said the Con-
stitutiOn was an antiquated document and
ought 10 be abolished.
Mr. Spooner then resumed his remarks on
the Philippine tarim bill he said the pend
ing htll was simply measure temporarily
10 provide revenues for the Phiiippine
islands Mr. Spooner then referred 10 The
report OF the minority. declaring that even
that lid not propose immediate with
Gfawal of this government from the Philip
pines as IL held that should remain
i'm the islands until the establishment OF
a stable government. able TO DISCHARGE its
interna tlonal obligations and protect life
and property. lie could not understand On
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TWO PRISONERS WOUNDED.
One Hundred and Forty-Three Made
Break for Liberty.

SOUTH MALISTER. I. r. Jan. 2S.-One
hundred and forty-two prisoners in the
United States jail here made an unsuccess-
ful break for liberty last night and two of
them were wounded by the guards
Nicholas Woodbridge, charged with murder
and Charles Carter. charged with peddling
whisky. were shot in the legs. The prison
ers had been thwarted in an effort 10 cut
through one of the walls Of the Jail early
in the day. and they charged their failure
TO an aged trusty whom they suspected of
tetraying them They pounded him nearly
TO death before ne was rescued by the
taller general riot followed the fight
ing. The prisoners destroyed the lights
and attacked the guards and were about TO
escape. when the jailer and his assistants
fired on them. wounding two and fr1ghten-
ing the others into submission.
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officers and members Of the anthracite
districts in bringing about a joint confer
ence of the operators and miners prior 10
April !. and, be IL further
Resolved. That should their efforts fail
and a strike be forced on them, the mine
workers Of the entire company shali
pledge all possible assistance, moral ana
financial TO bring the contest 10 a
speedy and successful termination and De
it further
Resolved. That should il develop that
coal is being shipped from the bitumlnous
districts into those markets which proper
ly belong TO the anthracite product, or
should it develop that the Eastern rail- -
roads, which now consume anthracite, are
being supplied with coal, mined by mem
bers of our organization in the bitumin-
Gus fields. the national executive board
shall have full power 10 order either a
sectional or national suspension or WORK
or take such other action they may deem
necessary TO make successful the move
ment OF the anthracite workers..
PRESIDENTS RECOMMENDATIONS
The recommendations of President Mitch
ell that the eight-hour day, recognition of
the union and a minimum wage scale be
made the paramount issues in the anthra-
cite field were adopted.
The tellers reported the election OF dele
gates to the next annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor as fol-
lows: John Mitchell, w. b. Wilson. T. L.
LEWIS, INtCSts W L. ~ l. -
Nichols John Fahey: alternates Patrick
Dolan, w. II. Haskins, Edward Mckay,
w. b. Farley, John Dempsey, ID. III. sui
livan and Thomas Z. Duffy.
The new auditing committee is composed
of Michael McTaggart, John j. Mossop
and Patrick FitZsimmOns.
The special committee appointed TO ar
range the coal fields of the United States
into five scale districts upon the recon-
mendation of Vice President Lewis re-
ported as follows:
First District-Pennsylvania anthracite
fields.
Second District-Central and northern
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the
part of West Virginia shipping TO Eastern
markets.
Third District-Western Pennsylvania,
Fairmount and other West Virginia dis
tricts shipping TO Western markets, Ohio
Illinois. Indiana, Michigan and Iowa.
Fourth observation-disclosures Tennessee and
Kentucky.
Fifth Dstrict-Missouri Kansas, Arkan-
SaS, Colorado and Indian Territory.
The purpose of arranging these scale dis
tricts is TO enable the miners and operators
CONTINUED ON PAGE j. COL. -
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TREATED LIKE A PAUPER.


CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-Refused burial as an
army soldier by the adjutant generals Of
fee OF the United States. unaccepted by his
father at Lancaster Pa. the remains Of
Or" Harry j. Zeigler, who killed his Wife
and then committed suicide at the yelling
ton Hotel Monday. will be turned over TO
the county officials for a pauper's burial
unless a second message Is received from
the dead mans parent. The cOroner's jury
returned a verdict that Zeigler shot and
killed his wife and then committed suicide
After an examination OF the milk and beer
found in the room OF the couple. chemists
declared no traces OF poison were found.
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BRIGANDS HAGGLING.


VIENNA. Jan. 2S.-A telegram has been
received here from Sofia saying that the
brigands wish the liberation of Miss stone
the captive American missionary. to take
place on Turkish territory, and that the
Turkish government will not consent to
this arrangement unless it be advised of
the time and place of the passage of the
brigands across the frontier The Turkish
government also requires that a neutral
escort accompany the brigands
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What wheaton Meant.

MANILA, Jan. 2s.-The criticism OF the
Senate minority report on the Philippine
tariff bill has been general. both in public
and private here, though many people ad-
nit the statements made in the report are
correct
General WheatOn's vigorous criticisms re-
ferred entirely 10 Professor Schurman' s
speech at Boston. though he holds the pro-
fessOr in high personal esteem. The state
ment that person who made such remarks
here as those credited TO the professor dur
ing his Boston speech would be sent to
jail referred merely TO the recent sedition
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ported to have said. IL is found that Cen
eral Wheaton did not criticise the United
states Senate or its committees. and IL Is
thought at the department that the misap-
prehensiOn on that score arose from a gen.
eral statement in the dispatch attributing
such criticisms TO other persons than Gen
eral Wheaton