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MURDERED AND ROBBED.
Farmer Killed, Two Sisters Locked i'm
Kitchen and House Looted.

UNIONTOWN. Pa. April 1S.-Alfred J.
Jones, wealthy farmer, and uncle of Dis
trict Attorney Jones. was murdered and his
house robbed near Cans last night by three
burglars. A voice inquiring the way to
the railroad about o'clock attracted Jones
TO the door and as he opened II he saw
three men who had quietly slipped up
While Jones was trying 10 push the door
shut one of the burglars reached around
the door with his revolver and fired at
Jones. He fell 10 the floor at the first shot
and the burglars had everything their own
way. Two sisters who lived with Jones
were locked in the kitchen and guarded by
one of the men while two went to the room
where Jones kept his chest The heavy
chest was broken open and everything OF
value taken. II was 4 O'Clock before tho
women could summon courage to call for
help and none came until $50 this morning
Their brother had been shot through the
brain and died almost instantly. No trace
of the murderers has yet been found. Jones
was eccentric and was supposed 10 keen 4
quantity of money in the house.
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Rejoicing in Washington

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-There was
great rejoicing in Washington when the
news of the acquittal of Major Waller ar
rived. Beyond any doubt he is the most
popular man in the marine corps. He has
seen more hard service and his military
record in the corps surpasses that of any
other officer. There was great depression
among his admirers and friends when the
court-martial was announced, for it was
felt that it might deprive him of the place
of commander-in-chief of the CORPS when
General Haywood retired. This will be
soon. as Haywood now has the oldest COM
mission of any officer in the army or navy.
The staff officers of the marine corps have
been persis tently pushing to the front an
other candidate, one Of their own number.
This rivalry has engendered the greatest
bitterness. The court-martial for a time
seemed to obscure Walters chances. Now
that he has been acquitted there is general
rejoicing. His friends feel that he used
his best judgment under the most terrible
circumstances and that his brilliant career,
which has revealed a soldier of the highest
ideals, went a long ways toward conviction
that he had not been guilty of an un-
military act.
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AFTER The BEEF" TRUST"
STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO DISSOLVE
THE COMBINATION.
United states District Attorney at
kansas City Instructed to
Begin Proceedings.

KANSAS CITY, April 13.-The Journal
will say tomorrow: According to a dis
patch from Washington, Major William
Warner. United States district attorney,
has been instructed by the attorney gen
eral 20 Immediately take steps to dissolve
the sO-called beef trust. A federal grand
jury will be ordered this week TO commence
it's session next Monday. Major Warner
yesterday positively declined to make any
statement whatever regarding the matter.
Nothing so important TO the entire people
has occurred in years as the ordering of
this investigation, if it should transpire
to be the fact as il is believed TO be.
In the past year, but notable in the past
six months, the price of meat has gone up
in an alarming way.
THE attorney for one of the largest pack
ors in Kansas City. after hearing the dis
patch TO the Journal read. said: We an
ticipated some such move as this. Two
weeks ago the Journal had a dispatch from
Washington indicating that President
Roosevelt would personally order an inves-
tigation. We scarcely thought that IL
would go TO the length OF having the dis
trict attorney summon grand jury, as
understood Ma jor Warner has arranged 10
do. As 10 the merits or demerits of the
case. l have nothing to say. OF course,
tie
"A large retail dealer said: We think
there is trust. No butcher is allowed to
slaughter his own cattle II he does there
will be a butcher shop start up next door
10 him. and he will find himself undersold
on everything he offers for sale. Ii Is
this treatment which compels all of us &c
buy from the packers. and all packers
charge the same price. "
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c. M. RICH AT MUNCIE
CHARLES f. w. NEELY'S FORMER
FRIEND RETURNS TO HIS HOME.
Refuses to Discuss the Cuban Cases,
but Smiles When Hopes of
NeeIy's Release Are Expressed.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, April 1S.-CorydOn NJ.
Rich arrived home from Cuba this after
noon and was warmly greeted by his many
friends who have worked increasingly for
him during the Cuban postal cases. Rich
was given an appointment by Charles f..
w. Neely, and when Neely was arrested
there was a narrow escape for Rich, who
was detained on the island until the trials
of Neely, Reeves and Rathbone were COM
pleted. The authorities refused TO accept
a bond for Rich, and he was held for al
most two years His father-in-law, Joseph
A Goddard, a wealthy wholesale grocer,
had much to do with the young man escap-
ing. but he promptly gave to the authori-
ties all information he had in regard to
Neelys alleged crookedness.
Rich refused to discuss the postal cases,
but when the suggestion made that
Neely's friends are expecting him home
soon, Rich smiled. He spent two weeks in
New York before coming home. Rich will
be busy several days detailing the pros
poets of Neely to the latter's friends, who
are still ready and willing to aid Neely,
and il is expected that Rich will look we'll
TO his home interests.
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AN ENGINEERING FEAT.
TwO-Thousand-TOn Bridge Moved a
Distance of Thirty Feet.

PITTSBURG. Pa. April 1S.-One of the
most remarkable and cleverly executed
pieces of engineering work ever performed
in the country took place to-day when the
2.000-ton bridge OF the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad spanning the
Allegheny river between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. was moved "A distance of
about thirty feet 10 temporary piers TO
make way for the new double-deck struC-
ture that Is 10 take IT'S place. The moving
was done I'm such an incredibly short
time that there was practically no inter-
ference with traffic. Further than this
the huge mass of steel and wood was
moved with absolutely mishap of any
kind or even a hitch In the arrangements
The feat was accomplished in less than
two hours
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Pierre, however. said that three rioters had
died in the hospital and that another one
there was believed 10 be mortally injured.
Thirty others who are badly hurt were re-
ceived at the hospital last night. Among
the injured are many imprudent spectators
of the rioting. who were caught between
two fires. as the gendarmes frequently
combined their movements and charged the
mob front and rear at the same time. A
doctor who was returning home after hav-
ing visited a patient was caught between
bodies of charging gendarmes and had his
nose cut of with sword. A woman was
also among the injured. One of the men
killed was the assistant secretary of the
Socialist Jewelers. Union. Few policemen
were hurt.
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There Was n Crowd of People in the
Waiting Room at the Time of
the Robbery.
BLoODHoUNDs ON THE TRAIT
THEY soon RAN DOWN TWO WHITE
MEN AND A NEGRO.
Probably Fifty Shots Exchanged by
the Suspects and Their Pursuers
Much Excitement.

United States mailbag was rifed at
Roachdale between II and / o'clock yester
Gay morning and three men, who were
tracked by bloodhounds. are now in jail at
that place awaiting an investigation by the
government authorities The l., d. & w
train, which is due at Roachdale at 12:1O
carries considerable mail which is trans
ferred there to the Monon. A number of
pouches were thrown off there within ten
feet of the operators window yesterday
morning. There was large crowd in the
waiting room of the station and while the
operator went to another part of the build
ing to attend TO some duty, one of the mail
bags was cut open and the contents stolen
The operator was away from the window
but a few minutes.
The rifled bag was rolled UP and placed
back with the others so that the theft was
not discovered until after the mail was on
board the Monon train. The mail clerk
made the discovery while handling the mail
and Roachdale was notified from Craw-
fordsville. There were about fifty or sixty
people in the waiting room of the station
when the word came and all volunteered to
assist in running down the thieves. A
farmer living near Wheaton, about three
miles distant, has a PACK of bloOdhounds,
and the dogs were secured and put on the
trail. They readily picked up the scent
and the crowd Joined in the chase. In an
hour or 80 the dogs led the party to two
white men and a negro, who were at once
taken into custody after. perhaps, fifty
shots had been fired. The negro was heavily
armed None of the mail was found but
the three men were taken back TO Roach
dale and placed in jail.
Ii is said that one of them has made ad-
missions that will involve him in such a
way that he will have considerable diff
Guilty in extricating himself. The negro
appears to be a bad character. Ii is be-
lieved that the men arrested were impli-
Gated in a number OF thefts and robberies
in the vicinity of Linden recently. The
value of the stolen mail is not known.
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ANCIENT JEWISH RITES.
Hebrews Bid for the Privilege of
Performing Various Things

CHICAGO, April 13.-Rites of the Ancient
Jewish faith. dead for 1000 years. were re-
vived i'm Chicago to-day when many mem
hers paid sums ranging from $40 10 slOOl
for the privilege Of performing certain rites
connected with the laying OF the corner
stone of the new home for aged orthodox
Jews al ogden and Albany avenues Sam
uel Schwartz. OF Waukegan, gave $1,000 for
the privilege Of laying the cornerstone. The
lighting Of sacred candles was the cere-
mony next in importance and the privilege
OF applying the flame TO the first one was
sold for $50. The right 10 light the sec
Ond brought SO and $50 each was paid for
the the privilege of lighting the third and
fourth The others sold all the way from
$50 down 10 $40 until II came to the last.
Then the bidding became spirited when IL
became known that but one more was 10
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situation This Morning.

BRUSSELS. April liking Leopold went
to Ostend yesterday and returned to Brus-
sells last evening. His trip was uneventful
Brussels is quiet early this morning. The
civic guard was dismissed and the members
went to their homes at quarter past 1
o'clock
The condition of Queen Marie Henriette
is reported to be very serious. She is suf-
fering from heart disease, which is enter
ing upon the dropsicaI stage. Three doc
tors have been summoned TO Spa, in the
province of Liege to hold a consultation.
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Clarence Green Forgiven for shoot
ing Lewis Vosburg by the Latter
on His Deathbed.
SHOOTING at TERRE HAUTE
MAN MORTALLY WOUNDED By a
WOMAN IN A RESORT.
Fire Loss of $4,000 at Kokomo-Ms-
Conference Delegates.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, Ind. April l3-Strike sympa-
thizers dynamited an interurban car just
west Of here early this morning, damaging
the car and tearing the rails from the
track. A stick of dynamite was ingeniously
placed in the joint Of one OF the rails, and
when an cast-bound car. with several pas
sengers on board. struck the dynamite II
exploded. throwing the car of the track,
tearing OF the front trucks and break
ing the glass i'm the windows. The passen-
gers escaped serious injuries, but were
badly shaken up, and one woman tainted.
The explosion shook the frame residence
occupied by William Anderson. near the
track The dynamiters, who are unknown,
made their escape. The street-car company
is greatly excited over the deed and Will
do everything IN its power 10 apprehend
the wreckers. The strike has been in
progress about three months.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Gustave Miller Accused of killing n
sheriff Near Peoria i'm 1897.

CHICAGO. April 13.-Gustave Miller,
wanted in Peoria for the alleged murder of
a deputy sheriff in 1897 was arrested here
to-day Miller was taken into custody for
creating a disturbance, while under the
influence of liquor and he is not aware of
the fact that he is being held on a charge
of murder In 1897 Miller worked for a
florist near Peoria, and in a fight with
fellow gardener severely injured the latter
with a hammer a sheriff went from
Peoria TO arrest Miller and also seized the
hammer as evidence. On the way TO the
jail. ii is alleged. Miller attacked the sher-
iff and beat him to death with the ham,
mer Miller fled and although vigorous
search was begun IL was not until to-day
that the fugitive was discovered.
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METHoDIsTs IN PULPIrs.
Conference Delegates Preached I'm
Marion Churches Yesterday.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind. April T. - There were
many hundreds OF visitors in the city to-
day. drawn here by the North Indiana
Methodist Episcopal Conference From
places all along the lines of the Union
Traction Company large numbers of people
came 10 Marion. The city was turned over
10 the Methodists. and every church Was
supplied with a Methodist minister by the
conference. All the churches were crowd
ed 70 the doors at both the morning and
evening sessions. The chief sermon Of the
Gay delivered by Bishop Joyce at the
First Methodist Church. The large audi
torium was filed 70 the doors with people
who had not been able TO attend the con-
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PART OF STOVE WORKS BURNED.
4 kokOmo Company suffers "a Loss of
SIo.50O. Covered by Insurance.
q The Indisnapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. April 13-The pattern
and mounting departments of the Globe
Steel Range and Stove Works were de-
stroyed by fire to-day the flames starting
from an overheated stove In the pattern
room. The company estimates its loss at
sl9.50O. Insurance. $1,000 i'm each Of the fol-
lowing fourteen companies: Royal OF Liver
pool. Franklin OF Philadelphia. Phoenix OF
London. Aetna, Springfield r. and NJ, In
dianapOlis Fire. queen Of New York. Amer
lean Central OF St Louis. North British
and Mercantile OF London. Imperial OF Eng
land. Citizens OF st. Louis. Aachcn and
Munich Of Germany. Agricultural Of Water
town. -. Y. and Thruingia Of Germany.
The works will be rebuilt The patterns
were all destroyed.
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ANOTHER COMBINATION.
xty-Million-DOIIar Southern Cotton
Yarn MILLS Trust" Proposed.

ATLANTA. Ga. April 1S-The Constitu-
tion tomorrow will say: plans are on
foot for the formation of a gigantic trust
of all the cotton yarn mills Of the South
ern States Investigation has been made
by a committee of five named at a recent
meeting of the Southern yarn spinners,
who will report favorably TO the formation
of the trust at a meeting to be held IN
will favor the acceDtance of "A proposal
made by f. l.. Underwood. Of 81 Nassau
street, New York. who agrees 20 issue a
total of S6O.cO0,000 capital stock under "A
company incorporated under the laws OF
New Jersey"
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SLAIN IN THEIR HOME.
Aged Woman and Her Daughter MUIR
dered-StepsOn of Latter Arrested.

CLEVELAND. April 13.-Mrs. Martha J..
Calhoun. aged seventy-fve, and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Vaughan. aged forty-six. were
shot and killed this morning by an un-
known person near Mantua station. forty
miles from here. VIII Vaughan. a stepson
OF the younger woman, Is locked up I'm Ra-
VIENNA jail as a suspect BlOodstains were
found on his trousers. He says the stains
came from cut finger. Mrs. Vaughan
was shot five times in the head. the sixth
bullet OF revolver ending the life OF her
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THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

Over 400 Cases and 31S Deaths in
Provinces Outside of Manila.
MANILA, April 13.-The cholera situation
in Manila continues much the same, but
the conditions in the provinces are becom-
ing alarming. The total of cholera cases
in Manila up to date is 245. while there
have been 1872 deaths from the disease. In
the provinces there have been AS cases and
31S deaths.
The United States army transport Grant
while on her way to Samar island, put into
Legaspi in southern Luzon having on
board a teamster who had the cholera
The Grant asked for assistance, but was
placed in quarantine for FIVE days. AS heI
supplies of water food and coal were linn
tied she decided to return 10 Manila. The
teamster died of the disease. Four Amer
leans have been attacked with cholera in
Manila and one of them died.
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Pittser's Trial Begins To-Day.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. April l3-1he trial OF
Charles Pittser for the murder OF his wife
will begin tomorrow morning, after three
postponements, said Judge LETTER to-day.
Keener & bennington will represent the
defendant with a plea of insanity. The
trial will occupy about four days. and a
death sentence is expected by the public.
Pittser, VINO was a soldier in the Philip
pines is charged with shooting his wife
two months after his marriage. He Is said
to have been jealous and TO have COM
mitted the crime while intoxicated.
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WOMAN SHOOTS 4 MAN.
Possible Murder i'm DisorderIy Re-
sort at Terre Hautc.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April i3.-Dora
Bartlett, keeper OF disorderly house. shot
and fatally wounded Joseph Mahalek this
morning. He and a companion did not buy
beer as freely as requested and when they
produced Is cents they were told they were
cheap skates" and no beer was furnished.
Mahalek put a beer glass IN his pocket,
which ne said was worth - cents. where
upon the Bartlett woman shot him, the
bullet entering his groin. She is ia Jail.
Mahalek is a candy maker, twenty-six
years OF age.
Owing TO the previous good reputation
of Mahalek the shooting has caused a
sensation. There is no hope for his re-
cOVcrN.
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Most of the demonstrators Belonged
to the Dregs of Population, but "A
Few Socialists Participated.
MORE TROUBLE LAST NIGHT
GENDARMEs USED BAYONETs TO
DIsPERsE A RIOTOUs CROWD.
Five Persons Wounded, One Fatally,
and Sixteen Arrests Made-NO Dis
turbances Throughout the Day.

BRUSSELS. april 1S. midnight.-The
threatening of mob near the Maison du
PeupIe at II O'Clock tonight caused the
police and gendarmes to charge It. Five of
the demonstrators we're wounded. One of
the injured men will die. He received a
bayonet thrust in the back. Sixteen ar
rests were made during the evening. This
casualty list for a comparatively insig-
that the gendarmes who inflicted the in
juries are disposed to handle the groups
without mercy.
The burgomaster adopted most vigorous
measures during the evening The whole
civic guard was mobilized and the squares
and streets in the vicinity Of the Maison
du Peuple were occupied by $500 of the
corps Elite" The disorderIy element ap-
peared cOwed tonight as a result of the
repression of Saturday evening. and there
were only a few trifiing demonstrations.
These were Immediately suppressed by
charges of the gendarmes. None of the
latter was injured.
Late this evening "A group of rioters in
suited and jeered at Gordon of the civic
guard in the Rue ROllebeek, whereupOn a
body Of gerdarmes was sent out. They
caught the disturbers and badly mauled
them. But that this disturbance was not
serious is shown by the circumstances that
none of the men arrested carried weapons.
a sample. however. OF what the worst class
of rioters carry in the way of arms was re-
vealed when a young man who had been
arrested at another point was searched.
A knife. a pognard. a fork and revolver
was found in his pocket. The police closed
the Maison du Peuple this evening and no
one was allowed to enter the building
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SUNDAY PASSED QUIETLY.
Civic Guards Were Modified, How
ever, as "A Precautionary Measure.

BRUSSELS, April 13.-FrOm the gay as
pect Of the city to-day nobody would sus-
pect the bloody scenes which were enacted
yesterday. The inhabitants of Brussels
took advantage OF the beautiful weather to
promenade along the spacious boulevard
terraces. The cafes were crowded with holi-
day makers and a considerable crowd Wis
tied the quarter where the riots occurred.
But except for a furled red flag, tied with
crepe. over the MaisOn du Peuple nothing
was visible to recall the events of yester-
day evening. In the same square where the
CONTINUED ON PAGE ;, COL. 81
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FOrgave His slayer.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind, April l3.-Lewis Vos-
burg. who was shot nine weeks ago by Clar-
ence Green. who alleged Vosburg insulted
his woman friend. died this afternoon at
his home southwest OF here. Nosburg for
gave Dreen and IL was his dying wish that
his slayer be not prosecuted.
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WILL TRY TO OVERRIDE VETO.
House Military Affairs Committee
Wants Three Soldiers Bills Passed.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 13.-The committee
on military affairs of the House has in
formally decided to try to pass over the
Presidents veto the bills restoring military
rights to three soldiers. An effort will be
made TO convince the whole House that
the cases of these three soldiers are meri-
tOrious that ii is wrong to class them as
deserters and that the House should act
i'm the matter. Ii does not seem likely that
such a plan could secure the necessary two
thirds vote, although the merits of the
cases are not known al this time, and there
has been no discussion of the matter.
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Condition slightly Worse.

At IL O'Clock last night the physicians at
tending the injured stated that Mr. Fear
naught's condition vas not so favorable,
and il was feared that his injuries were
worse than at first supposed So many
people called at the house yesterday even
ing that the physicians decided il would be
best 10 refuse visitors admission. and they
make a request that people refrain from
calling on the injured for a time
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mother No one but the murderer saw
the crimes committed. The body OF Mrs.
Vaughan was found in the kitchen of her
home lying in. pool of blood. and that OF
Mrs. Calhoun in an adjoining room
crOuched in a corner with her hand before
her face, as If in self defenses There was
a bullet hole in her left temple. Naughan's
father died a few days ago, and il is be-
lieved he left the bulk Of his estate 10 the
two women
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Hope Expressed that He Will BE Pro-
mOted When the COmmandant
of the Corps Retires.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC GRAVE
1T Is SPREADING RAPIDLY IN THE
PROVINCES OF LUZON.
Four Americans Attacked by the
Disease i'm Manila and One Has
Died-Many New Cases.

MANILA, April 1S.-MaJ. Iyttleton w. T.
quilted. He was tried by a court-martial
on the charge of killing natives of the
Island of Samar without trial. The court
stood eleven to two for Walters acquit-