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SEVEN FOUND GUILTY
JURY BRIBERS CONVICTED AND SEN
TENCED AT CHICAGO.
One Given Penitentiary Sentence,
and others, Including Three
Lawyers, Fined Heavily.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-The omnibus trial of
alleged jury bribers which has been in
progress for three weeks terminated this
evening, all of the defendants, seven in
number, being found guilty. William j.
Gallagher is given an indeterminate term
in the penitentiary; z. H. O'Donnen and
James T. Brady and Cyrus S. Simon, law
yers, are fined $1,000 each; John O'Donnell,
brother of p. H. O'Donnell, received a fine
of $500; II. T. Lawrence and Herbert Roth
cry jurors, fine of $500 each.
The trial grew out Of the troubles of the
residents of the suburb of Austin. where
the Union Traction Company, which oper-
ates practically all the street car systems
on the north and west sides of the city.
The people of Austin demanded that they
be granted, in compliance with an ordi-
nance passed by the City Council. passage
to the city for single fare. The company
refused to obey the ordinance and caused
the ejectment of a number of people from
the cars. They brought action against the
company. and the suits, which were de-
Tended by Cyrus S. Simon. an attorney reg
ularly employed by the company, and by
O'Donnell Brady, as special counsel,
were decided in favor of the company.
Charges of bribery were at once made
against the attorneys for the traction COM
pany and a number of jurors. The case
has been on trial for three weeks and has
been bitterly fought.
Among the witnesses for the State were
several jurymen who SwOre positively that
they had received So cash for their votes in
favor of the company.
William ]. Gallagher who is sent to the
box stufing and served a term in states
prison.
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Says He VIII Violate Judge Keller's
Order if His Duty Calls Him
West Virginia.
COAL COMPANY GIVES IN
MINERS OF FAIRMoNT, w. VA, GET
NEW SCALE OF WAGES.
"Mother" Jones Stops in the City and
Tells Her Experience in the
Federal Court.

W. B. Wilson, secretary and treasurer of
the United Mine Workers, whom Judge
Keller of the West Virginia Federal Court
mas enJoined from holding conferences,
within the jurisdiction of the court with
miners or their representatives., states en-
phatically that if his duties call him to
West Virginia and he finds it necessary TO
confer with representatives, of his organi-
zation he will disobey the injunction, even
If he is arrested and put in Jail.
II shall certainly violate the Injunction
If my work takes me there" he said "I
don't think Judge Keller's order is lust or
fair The injunction is violation of our
natural rights, and l will take the risk of
jail if have to. l have not been informed
of the injunction, except through the news
papers No papers have been served on
me. If he has enjoined me from holding a
private conference on business pertaining
TO our organization L shall not pay any at
tention to it,
Judge Keller, who sused the Injunction.
is judge of the Southern district of West
Virginia, and the order will cover the mines
in the New river field.
Secretary Wilson will meet President
Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers. in
OIlcldlS
will talk the situation together. Pres
ident Mitchell has notified the secretary
that he will leave Wilkesbarre for Chicago
to-day. Secretary Wilson goes to Cincin-
natl to-day and from there to Chicago He
will return to Indianapolis Tuesday
telegram was received by Secretary
Wilson yesterday notifying him that the
Rosemont Coal Company, of the Fair
mount, W. Va, field, has accepted the
scale of wages proposed by the miners and
that the men affected, about one hundred in
number, Will go to work tomorrow Tues
day, or as soon as cars can be obtained.
Mother Jones, the famous organizer
and woman worker among the miners was
in the city yesterday on her way to Evans
vile, where she will to-day attend a meet
ing of the Evansville trade unions She
was recently tried in the Federal Court at
Parkersburg. w. Va, for violating an in
junction. She says she was well trea ted by
the marshal IN whose charge she was, but
she did not fancy the questions asked her
by Judge jackson, of the Federal Court
You are not a resident of West Vir-
ginia - ii is said that Judge Jackson asked
her. ''Why do YOU not stay where YOU be-
long instead of coming here t stir IN
trouble among the miners?'
Il answered him" said Mother ZONES
by saying 1 am a citizen of the United
States, and as such | think l have a right
TO so to West Virginia or wherever else my
duty calls me. "
She says that she will not quit holding
miners meetings in West Virginia ''Thcv
can't muzzle US and keep US from talking .
she declared.
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Three Killed and One Fatally Injured
in One House in Posey County and
One Killed Elsewhere.
SEVERAL ARE REPORTED HURT
ALL THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES
SWEPT AND KENTUCKY VISITED.
Car Barn Damaged at Louisville and
N MOtorman Caught and Killed
by Falling Timbers.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 2S.-One of the
most destructive tornadoes that ever Wis
tied this part of the country occurred late
this afternoon and carried death and de-
struction in it's path. 1t swept across
Posey county and narrowly missed Evans
Vile, crossing over into Kentucky a short
distance above this city, and there swept
everything before it.
The storm was most severe in the neigh
borhood of ST. Wendells, in Posey county,
about fifteen miles from Evansville. The
town proper escaped the wind and the peo-
pie knew nothing of its fatal aspect until
relatives and friends of the victims rushed
into the place for doctors and an under
taker The dead at this point are:
FRANK GOEDDE, sr., eighty years old.
CHRIS LAUGEL, aged twenty-five.
SON of Frank Goedde, jr., seven years
old.
The large two-story Goedde home was
DlOWn DOWN ana QeIHOllSHeu. rank
Goedde. jr.. probably fatally injured
A grain and stock barn was also demol-
ished and some stock killed. The property
loss will reach $1,000.
Two miles farther on the home of Peter
Wolfe was demolished and one member of
the family was killed. The homes and
barns of Jacob Resinger and Anton Whit
ernheimer were blown down, but all in
mates escaped with their lives. although
some were injured
Great damage in other localities is re-
ported, but wires are down and it is impos-
sible to get in communication with the ter
ritory said to have been devastated. The
storm swept through, heavy timber and
cut clean path in places. In this city
the wind was severe and much damage
was done, but there was no loss of life.
There was a heavy downpour of rain fol-
lowing the storm.
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KNOX TO INVESTIGATE.
President Wants to Know whether
the Coal Combination Is Trust

NEW YORK, June &--President Roose-
welt has requested Attorney General Knox
10 submit an opinion, says a Washington
dispatch TO the World. as TO whether the
combination controlling the anthracite out
put constitutes a trust within the meaning
of the Sherman antitrust act and decision
of the United States Supreme Court there
on IN making his request the President
gave Attorney General Knox the report re-
Gently prepared by Carroll D. Wright
commissioner of labor, after a careful in
vestigation OF the differences existing be-
tween the coal operators and the miners
the facts forwarded by President Mitchell
OF the United Mine Workers Associate
and all other data in his possession bear
ing upon the subject II will the be the
duty OF Attorney General Knox to formu-
late an opinion for the President, making
a definite declaration that the anthracite
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LONDON, June 2S.-The announcement
in the morning bulletin issued from Buck
ingram Palace that the King is now out
of immediate danger" spread quickly
throughout the metropolis and caused gen
eral rejoicing. The verdict on which the
nation had so anxiously waited caused "A
longer consultation than usual Lord Lis
ter, Sir Frederick Treves and the other
doctors discussed the patients condition
for nearly an hour before they committed
themselves TO the important pronounce
ment. 1t was read at Buckingham Palace
b. only a small crowd. the public being
practically assured by yesterday evenings
reports that everything was going we'll.
Yet. to use the words OF the Westminster
Gazette, the bulletin full of intense
relief"
The underlying suspicion that the doctors
might fear more than they wrote. the SEN
sational rumors of his Majesty's death.
which continued even SO late as yesterday,
and the lack OF sufficient news, all COM
bined 10 create intense nervousness. Such
hopeful statements as the Associated Press
had been able TO make were not avaiIabI
10 the British public, who. however, were
spared the sensational reports now so pal
pably absurd. which were ca bled to Amer
lea. The reference TO the wound i'm this
mornings bulletin. il is authoritatively set
forth. can be regarded without any dis
Guietude. BY June % the doctors are ex-
pected 10 announce that all danger of
eomplica tions has passed.
The King was very cheerful this morning
after four or five hours OF sleeD and his
temperature was normal On Sunday his
Majesty probably viii be transferred from
his bed TO "a couch, where he will be able
10 reclinc. lie is already able to slightly
raise himself by the aid OF pulley. When
he first made an attempt 10 do so the Queen
adjusted the pillows SO 70 form back
rest and with a sigh OF intense relief the
King exclaimed: All, that il better
The Lancet. in its comment to-day. saws:
mo immediate septic absorption has taken
place az shown by the complete absence
o. disQuietiug symptoms We hope that
rumOr is ceasing TO be busy With the origin
and pathology OF his Majesty illness since
the very plain statement cf facts in the
case which were able TO publish June
. aud since the absolute accuracy of the
bulletins has been justified.
II view Of the Kings rapid recovery il
Is small wonder that the group OF members
o. the royal family. which gathered at
Victoria Station this morning. were happy
and cheerful The Prince OF Wales Went
there 10 bid farewell 10 his cousin Prince
Hen-y OF Prussia and To the crown Prince
Lou Philip OF Portugal. and others who
wers leaving London. including the grand
lex francis. and tie Egyptian and Moor
fsh ENJOYS The chief of stan OF the last
named said 10 a reporter. Il am smitten
10 the earth with sorrow for King Edward.
England Il a great country. but 1 glad
70 be going back 10 civilization"
Prince Henry and his suite joined the
German flagship at Portsmouth to-day. A
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POND BURST ITS BANKS.
Farmers Catch Fish in the Fields
Landslide Blocks c.. r. a NJ

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, June 2S.-A large fish
pond on the farm of <. T. Ice. a farmer
near Mount Summit. fourteen miles south
of this city, burst its banks during a heavy
rainstorm to-day and swept earth and
other debris for almost half a mile into
Blue river Corn and wheat fields in the
path OF the water were ruined and thou
sands of fsh were scattered over the land
The damage to growing crops will amount
to $1,000 The farmers OF that vicinity are
spending their time catching fish i'm pools in
the fields.
Because of a landslide over the tracks Of
the C, r. & NJ near Richmond traffic on
the c. r. & Nj. will be suspended to-mor-
row The slide covered the tracks for a
considerable distance.
The heaviest rain that has fallen i'm this
county for three years poured down stead
ily ali Friday night and part of to-day
Ii is estimated that between three and
four inches OF water fell in twelve hours
and rain is falling this evening The
farmers are becoming alarmed at the out
look for the hay crop. Wheat harvest is
(coNTINUEn ON PAGE 2. COL. A.
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And Last Night the Attending Sur
geS2s Announced IL Occasionally
Caused Discomfort.
CoNvALEsCENCE WILL BE SLOW
EVEN UNDER MOST FAVORABLE con-
DITIoNs, THE DOCTORS SAY.
General Rejoicing Over His Majesty's
Improv of the Festivi-
ties tn BE Carried Out.

LONDON, June 2s.-Following official bull
letin regarding the Kings condition, signed
by Drs. Treves. Barlow and Laking. was
issued from Buckingham Palace az II
o'clock tonight:
The King has passed "A comfortable
day, and his strength has been well
maintained. The wound occasionally
causes discomfort.
The morning bulletin, issued at 1O;45
O'Clock. was the most satisfactory an
nouncement yet made by the doctors. 1t
was signed by Lister. Treves. Barlow.
Smith and Laking. and reads:
The King had "A good night and his
improved condition is maintained.
We are happy that are able to
state that we consider his Majesty
10 he now out of immediate danger,
and the general condition is salts
factory.
The operation wound, however,
still needs constant attention, and
such concern as attaches to his Maj
esty's condition is connected with the
wound.
Under the most favorable condi-
tions his Majesty's recovery must, of
necessity, he protracted.
The ID. m. bulletin will he discon-
tipued.
At p m. Drs. Treves. Laking and Barlow
made this announcement:
The Hing passed n very comfOrta-
BILE day and his progress continues to
be quite satisfactory.
So accustomed has the public become to
favorable news of King Edwards condi-
tion that to-night's latest bulletin. while
read with eagerness. was accepted almost
as a matter OF course. The word ''discom-
fort used in connection with the wound
in the IL O'Clock bulletin, is not regarded as
having special significance; and it is an
nounced that the transfer of his Majesty
from the bed TO a wheeled couch caused
the royal patient no pain.
The Prince and Princess of Wales. the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught and others
of the royal family dined at Buckingham
Palace this evening.
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large crowd OF people gave the prince a
hearty send-on. Princess Henry OF Prus-
sia left London tonight.
Among the numerous kilograms received
by the King. he was especially gratffied by
a dispatch from a large meeting OF Trans
vaalers assembled at BalmOral, Transvaal.
embodying prayer that the Almighty re
store him TO health and grant him and the
Queen health. wealth aid long life"
The illumination fixtures attached 10 the
fronts OF buildings generally are being re-
tained in anticipa ton that they will be
lighted up when the expected announce
ment OF the certainty OF King Edward S
recovery shall DE issued. In other respects
London is assuming normal conditions
Newcastle and some OF the smaller towns
IN England were Illuminated tonight in
celebration Of his Majesty's progress to-
ward recovery
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STRAITS OF hONDONERs.
They Are Hoping for Something to
Enable Them to RecOup Losses.

LONDON, June pa week which has
witnessed emotions Of such conflicting and
intense character as 10 be without parallel
in the nations history is ending as it be-
gan-with rejecting. Englshmen themselves
can scarcely realize that in the brief space
of five days the country has gone through
the most acute stages Of jubilation. fear
doubt and nope. Now, with to-days bull
letin, they are talking of the festivities,
many Of which will occur as planned. The
Crystal Palace. July ?, will be the scene of
the brilliant hospital ball, IN which so many
Americans are taking part. On July the
India Office will be transformed with Ori-
entail decorations. plants and flowers for
the Asiatic reception, when the Prince Of
Wales is expected to welcome the visitors,
and London's poor are eagerly looking for
ward to their free coronation dinner.
Among the disappointed stand owners
and other sections of the public there is a
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NEW EXPLOSIVE TESTED.


CLEVELAND. o., June 2S.-In a lonely
locality a few miles east of this city, to-
day, test was made of a new explosive
known as hathamite, the invention Of
Prof. II. NJ. Hathaway, of Wellsboro, Pa
The safety features were demonstrated by
pounding the explosive upon an anvil until
the sparks flew throwing IL upon burning
Ere placing IL in tin box and firing rife
bullets through II.
The explosion can only take place when
a dynamite percussion cap Is used Some
OF the explosives We're next frozen into u
cake OF ice and exploded. Circular pieces
two inches I'm diameter were blown from
three-siNteenth boiler plate, cutting the
plate clean. one and One-half ounces of the
explosive being simply placed upon the
plate and detonated in the open air
one-pouHd regulation army shell was ex-
ploded within a receptacle and the shell
vas blown Into a thousand Dieces-
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situation in santo Domingo.

SAN JUAN. June PA native of Santo
Domingo, residing here, is in receipt of a
letter, the writer of which says the situa-
tion in the Dominican republic is decidedly
critical. The new government, according
to this correspondent. is In mOmentary dan
ger of being overthrown. President Vas
quez, ii is reported is mentally affected and
half the time does not know what he Is do
ing. The writer of the letter adds that the
finances of the republic are in a deplorable
condition. that the government employees
receive only half pay, that the people have
lost all confidence in the administration and
that numbers of them are leaving the
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Other Damage in Southern Indiana.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 2S.-A tele-
phone message to the CourierJournal from
Charlestown, Ind, thirty miles out on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
states that that vicinity was visited by d
severe windstorm in the nature of a tor
nado this afternoon, causing several thou
sand dollars damage. No one was killed
so far as reported
The residence of James Carr, three miles
from Charlestown. was blown over, but all
of the occupants escaped uninjured.
At Nabb's Station number of barns and
outhouses were destroyed. and at Lexing-
ton. Ind. the residence OF John Jones was
demolished, but no one was hurt
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UNCLE SAM-"They know it's coming"
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S JOURNAL.
Part One-TweIve Pages.

Page
liking Edward Out of Immediate Dan
ger; Deadly Storms in Southern Indi-
ana and Elsewhere; West Virginia In
junction May Be Disregarded by w.
B. Wilson, OF the Miners Union; Serious
Accident on the Broad Ripple Electric
Line.
2Doings OF Indianians at the National
Capital.
3-Christian Endeavorers Have Busy
Day; Estes G. Rathbone Appeals to
Congress.
4Ertel Jury Unable to Agree; 3Other In
diana News.
5-Admiral Dewey Again Worriss by Dem
ocratic Senators; Proceedings of Con-
gress.
6-Sporting News.
7-Sporting News.
S-story of Appomattox; The Polite Con-
ductor.
9-Real-estate News and Classified Ads
1O-Live Stock and Local Produce Markets
11-Financial and General Produce Markets.
12-May Fight 'Oleo" Law; Hotel Lobby
Gleanings.
Part TwO-TweIve Pages.
1-Looking Into vesuvius; At the Chinese
Court; Senator Depew on the Glorious
Fourth.
2-Literary News and Gleanings; Fictions
of the Town; Degrump and His Tele-
phone.
3-Personal and Society News.
4-Editorial Page.
5-The Palace of a Caliph; Flrefghting
Taught a Science; Short Sermon.
6-Domestic Affairs Of the Bird World !;
What Women's Patriotic Societies Have
Accomplished; George Ades Fable;
Questions and Answers.
7-Suburban Society News; A Lesson in
Economy; Richest Hoosier Types.
S-Illustrated Fashions.
9-Original Story, BLACK Joan;" Sphinx
Lore.
1o-Expansion Defensible; News of the
Theaters.
1.-THE Teatro Marionette; Music in the
Early Days; Millions Hung by a
Thread of Eloquence.
12-The Day of Fast Passenger Trains;
Betting the Races.
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RESIGNATION DEMANDED.


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. June 2S.-Adjutant
General Charles Jacobson, of the Arkansas
State Guard. to-day demanded the resig-
nation of Harry II. Myers. nominee OF the
regular Republicans for Governor. as lieu
tenant colonel and judge advocate general
of the State Guard. The demand was based
on Myers's speech accepting the Repuh.
lican nomination for Governor in which he
referred 10 Governor Jefferson Davis, the
Democratic nominee and commander of the
State Guard, a human windmill and
bombastic dictator"
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wINDSTORM AT LOUISVILLE.
Car Barn Blown In and Motorman
Killed by an Iron Pillar.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 2s-One man
was killed and several thousand dollars
damage was suffered as a result of wind
storm which occurred in the northwestern
section of the city. known as Portland, late
this afternoon.
The principal damage was at Thirty-frst
and Portland avenue where a portion of
the car barn OF the Louisville City Railway
was blown in. Fl. II. Branch. a motorman
employed by the company. was standing in
the building at the time. and one of the
iron pillars which supported the building
fell on him, crushing him to death.
Several houses In the neighhorhood also
were unroofed and number of trees were
blown down. High winds prevailed nearly
all night.
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No Agreement in Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, June 2S.-The joint
conference between the coal miners and
operators which has been in daily session
here since the first of the week. has ad-
iourned sine die without any agreement
having been reached. The probabilities are
there will be a suspension Of work begin
ming Tuesday, July l. by the miners who
belong to the United Mine Workers The
miners demanded in effect an increase OF
cents a ton in mining. an eight-hour day
and a PAYDAY every two weeks. The Op-
orators refused these concessions. About
eight thousand men will be affected II
settlement is not reached by July l.
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One Man Seriously Hurt.

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky, June pa tor
nado swept over the southern part of this
county about O'Clock this evening. blowing
down telegraph and telephone poles. demol-
ishing barns and outhouses and doing i'm
mense damage 10 growing crops. The resi-
dence OF ID. S. Houp. at High Bridge. was
blown away. Just across the river on the
Mercer county side tremendous stone
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combination does not constitute trust.
His present instructions do not require him
to go further. and TO express an opinion
as TO the probability OF the successful
prosecution under the Sherman antitrust
act. The President will. it is believed. de-
termine on his subsequent line OF action
after Attorney General Knox has rendered
his opinion.
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MURDERED TEACHERS.
Names of Americans Who Were Killed
on the Island of Cebu.

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-The War De-
partment to-day made public the names
and home address of the four teachers who
have been missing from Cebu, Island of
Cebu. Philippines. since June 10, 1902, as fol-
lows:
CLYDE o. FRANCE, Marlboro. Stark
county. Ohio.
ERNEST HEGER, Philadelphia.
L. A THOMAS, Providence, r. I.
JOHN z. WELLS, Providence r. 1.
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rolled down the mountain crashing into the
residence of a man named Hudson and Sc
riously injuring him. Practically all the
wires between this city and High Bridge
have been carried away.