davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Arrived: Bulgaria,
from Hamburg. The ST. Paul, from South
ampton, was reported siXty-five miles east
of Nantucket lightship at 4:22 a. m. Sailed:
Etruria for Liverpool; Finland, for Antwerp;
Messaba. for London; Patricia, for Ham
burg; Hohenzollern, for Genoa and Naples;
Ethiopia, for Glasgow.
YOKOHAMA, July 1S.-Arrived: Athenian
from Vancouver for HongKong; Ga tic
from San Francisco, via Honolulu, for
Hong-Kong; Pyo Maru, from Seattle for
Hong-Kong; Victoria, from Tacoma, fo.
Hong-Kong; Hyades, from Tacoma, fol-
Port Arthur and Taku.
CHERBOURG, July 1S.-Arrived: GrosseI
Kurfurst. from New York for Bremen, and
proceeded.
LIVERPOOL, July 1S.-Arrived: Lucana
from New York. Sailed: Umbria, for New
York.
DELAWARE BREAKWATER, July 49,
Passed up: Friesland, from Liverpool.
BREMEN, July 1S.-Arrived: Kaiser viii
helm der Crosse, from New York.
ROTTERDAM. July 1S.-Arrived: Ryn
dam, from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, July 1s.-Sailed: Ne
nominee, for New York.
LONDON, July 1S.-Arrived: Minnesota
from Philadelphia.
HAvRE. July 1S-Sailed: La Bretagne
for New York.
ANTWERP. July 1S.-Sailed: Kroonland
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
Paid $3.50 Each for 527 Automatic
Cashiers, which Sold on the Open
Market at 1928 Each.
COMPANY RECEIVED
THE AGENT s5o AND THE REMAIN
DER WENT TO "GRAFTERS.c
Evidence of Postomce Inspectors Who
Were Instrumental i'm Securing
Beavers's Indictment.

WASHINGTON, July 1S--It developed to-
day that the total number of cash registers
supplied to .the Postoffice Department by
the fraudulent Automatic Cashier Com
pany, of WATERFOWL, Wis, was 527 The in
spectors have evidence of this although the
present action of the grand jury in Brook
lyn in indcting George w. Beavers is
based on the contract under which 25O of
the machines were supplied The infor-
nation in the possession of the government
is that of the amount paid by the govern
ment for each machine the contracting
company received $50. while 800 went for
commissions, of which amount the agent of
the company received $50. The cash regis
tiers were sold openly in the market
throughout the country for s125, while the
government paid $50 each. There was a
slight change in the construction of the
machine sold in the open market and those
sold to the government. but the inspectors
say this change was trivial and the cost in
significant The supply of the machines
dates back to the latter part of 1897, when
the first machines were furnished the de-
partment for a trial. The contract for the
go machines at $50 was entered into May
8, 1898.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
has received no word from New York as
to the prospect of the arrest of Beavers.
Mr.. Seabury, of counsel for Mr.. Beavers,
said at New York to-day that his client was
not fugitive from justice. Mr.. Beavers
is not in hiding" he said. HE is not seek
ing to escape the operation of the law. OF
course, l believe in my clients innocence,
but / beg to be excused from making any
statement at present, which, think, would
be premature. 1 may make a statement at
some later date"
The controller of the treasury has COM
pleted the examination of the accounts of
Postmaster Van Colt, of New York, for
| the quarter ended Dec. 81 1902, which he
took up as the result of the postofice in
vestigation, and has allowed all the ac-
counts except an item of $3.50 paid to III. G..
Graft for alleged services as cashier of the
| New York poStoffice at the rate of $1,S00 a
| year. Graft was Intimately associated with
| George II. Beavers, now under indictment
| by the federal grand jury at Brooklyn.
| The controller holds that Graft was not
employed as cashier at New York and was
/ not on duty in that city, but was Inspector
| in charge of inspecting and adjusting cam
ceiling machines and motors at postoffices
throughout the country. The controller
/ says the law distinctly prohibits the detail
| of employees from any branch Of the postal
| service outside of Washington TO duty here
and the payment is illegal. Postmaster Van
Colt contends that he was acting under the
4 direction of a superior officer and had no
| control over Mr.. CRAFTS appointment, which
| was made from Washington, but the con-
| troller says these facts do not relieve the
disbursing officer from responsibility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
Dog TOOK TO THE STEAK
HE FELL INTO THE ALLERDICE GEL
LAR AND WAS WELL FED.
Later He Repeated His Tackles, and
1t Is RumOrcd that He Did 1t
Just to Get Food.

The residents OF Park avenue between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets have been
bothered almost to death by the antics of
a drove of tramp dogs which has infested
their neighborhood during the last few days.
and have clamored for police protection
from the animals, which seem to enjoy the
discontinue they are causing the Park
avenueites
The fact that bad dogs are as bad as bad
boys, and worse. was demonstrated to the
family of Joseph Allerdice, 1912 Park av-
enue, Friday midnight, when dirty yell
low cur had fit and fell through their
cellar window. causing such racket by
mis- barking and snarling in the basement
that the entire enighborhood was awakened.
After much coaxing, even unto tempting
the half-starved bum" with a fine piece
of beefsteak, which was to have been
served at the family breakfast the snarl-
ing cur was lured up the cellar stairs and
out of the house and the window through
which the animal fell was boarded up with
heavy planks TO prevent a repetition. At
about 1 o'clock in the morning after the
incident had been forgotten and the Aller-
dlce family were again slumbering, another
chorus of barks and snarls broke in upon
their rest and an investigation resulted
in the self same dog being found in the
cellar for the second time. He fell in
through the cracks left between the boards
just to get another steak for dog friend
of his. he seemed to say, and the operation
was repeated and the cellar cleared of the
| barking dog.
Half an hour later six dogs-red dogs,
brown dogs, shaggy dogs, all tramps-as-
sembled under the front porch of j. 1. Dis
sette's home at 1910 Park avenue and gave
a canine imitation of the anvil chorus for
about half an hour, but were finally scared
| away by crowd of indignant neighbors
| who arose from their beds and in their
| night robes began a war on the frolcking
| dogs with Shoes vases, dishes and all kinds
| of household articles.
At o'clock in the morning one wee
| little snarling pup, unable TO keep up the
| pace of his larger companions, went crazy
| and fell into manhole of a sewer that
was left open and fourteen of his canine
companions assembled around the opening
| and set up such howl that the attention
| or two negroes was attracted and they
| lowered a rope TO the insane dog and lifted
| him to the ground. A moment later he
was seen scampering towards Indiana ave-
nue. and the other rogs dispersed until
| Tuesday night, when they say they will
| have another lark on Park avenue If not
| stODped by the police
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
Losses by Fire.

AUBURN, n. Y, July lS.-Fire which
started in large frame building in Garden
street shortly before midnight caused losses
estimated at $l50.Ooo. partly insured. The
burned structures included the High School.
erected a few yeass ago at cost OF $4,000:
the Auburn Soap and Chemical Company,
r. w. Webb's planning mill and Francis
Dobsons stair factory.
DANVILLE, Va, July 1s-The Star ware
house on Spring street, operated by G. D.
Noel & Co.. and the large four-story
prizery owned by John b. Anderson x Co.
were consumed by fire tonight. Between
$1,000 and $4,000 worth of tobacco was de-
stroyed. The entire loss will be about SIS, 600
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
MAYVILLE, y. D., July 1S.-'The fiber
mill OF the By-Products Paper Company
burned early this morning Loss $50 coo, in
Guiding eighteen cars OF the raw product
ready to so TO finishing mill at Niagara
Insurance about half.
PASADENA. Cal. July 1s-Luther Stier.
niger. fifty-eight years old. an electrical
engineer. died to-day Of consumption. III
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
GROWING WEAKER.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
drawn from the chest leaves no doubt, says
the dispatch, as to the nature of the disease
DIR. Rossoni, who is a Freemason and an in
innate friend of DIR. Bacelli, Italian minister
of commerce, industry and agriculture, has
not concealed from the latter, according to
the Journals correspondent, that his diagno-
sis differs from that of his colleagues and
that he considers Pope Leos condition
hopeless. DR.. Rossoni is said, further as
serts the correspondent, to be unwilling TO
contradict officially the affirmations of the
other doctors and signs only the bulletins
giving the general state of the -Pope's i'll
ness without specifying the disease from
which his Holiness is suffering. He signed
Thursdays bulletin, but did not sign the
later one mentioning the pleuritic liquid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
obituary..

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Despite oper-
alton which was expected to save her life
the widow Of +. o. Matthessen, formerly
president of the American Sugar Refining
Company, is dead AT her summer home in
Morristown, n. j., from appendicitis. Her
husband died in Paris two years ago, leav-
ing an estate of S15.00o,CO0. His widow was
a large donor to various charitable works
The couple had no children and the great
fortune will fall to Conrad II. Matthiessen
a nephew.
HELENA. Mont, July E-Mrs A. H
Barrett, wife of State Treasurer Barrett
is dead in Baltimore, Md, where she went
for medical treatment, accompanied by hel
husband Mrs. Barrett was member of &
noted Morgantown, West Virginia family
and was one of the few women who came
to Montana in 1864. She had resided con
tinuously in Helena for forty years.
ATLANTA, Ca. July 1S.-Justice. Samue
L. Lumpkin, of the Supreme Court OF
Georgia, died in Washington, Ga, las
night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

PARIS, July 1S.-A special dispatch from
Rome to the Temps says that DR.. Mazzoni
was questioned at length and told the cor
respondent of that paper that the Pope S
illness was necessarily fatal: that his dea tn
was only a question of time; but that it
might not occur for days, even a week.
On the other hand the Journal des Debats
publishes a dispatch which quotes DR..
Rossoni as saying that the condition of
his Holiness is better from day TO day, and
adding: I'VE see little hope. If his Holi-
ness holds out a few days longer without
fatigue and takes a little nourishment, as
he did last night, we may definitely hope
for cure, perhaps more promptly than
generally believed "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

came here from New York last December.
Stieringer next TO Edison. his friend and
associate. IL was said. was the inventor of
more electrical appliances than any other
man.
NEW YORK, July 1S-After standing as
a hosiery about 40 years, the Lodi Hctcf,
at Kearney. N J., has been destroyed by
fire. Generals Washington and Lafayette
are counted among the historical person-
ages who put up at the old tavern. They
passed a night there shortly before the bat
tie OF Monmouth.
BUFFALO, N Y, July 1s.-Henry c.
Moffatts brewery was destroyed by fire to-
day. The loss is estimated at 100000. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The build
ings contained much valuable machinery
and in the malt house 1900 bushels OF malt
was destroyed
LOWELL. Miss. July 1S.-Fire tonight
i'm the Merrimac print works coal sheds
wrecked the steam power plant of the plant
and caused a loss OF 500. 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
No CarmcIite Madonna Procession.

ROME, July 1s.-One of the most pic
turesque ceremonies of this season in
Rome, the procession of the Carmelite
Madonna, which occurs two days after the
fete day of the Madonna, was much cur
tailed because of Pope Leo's condition.
Usually long procession of women. girls.
priests and monks winds through the
tortuous streets of Trastivere, the popular
district. carrying image of the Madonna
and chanting hymns in her praise. while
candles fare and flowers are strewn along
the route, the multitude looking en-
chanted. To-day, however, the image OF
the Madonna was taken early and privately
to the church without any display, but long
and more fervent prayers were offered To
God for the preservation OF the aged
POntiff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

civilian Began. colored, of 1853 West Thir-
teenth street fell from the steeple of the
Shiloh Colored Baptist Church. at the cor
ner of Walnut and West streets, where he
was engaged in painting the roof yester-
day afternoon, ami was very painfully and
possibly seriously injured. IL is thought
that he may be suffe ring from internal
injuries as in falling he struck on fence
which surrounds the church grounds. He
was taken to the City Hospital in the dis
pensary ambulance, in charge OF DR..
~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
wETHERELL BRINGS SUIT.
Wants Receiver Appointed for Two
Companies, Alleging Conspiracy.

CHICAGO. July 1S.-Oscar ID. Wetherell.
former city controller of Chicago, has
brought proceedings in the Circuit Court to
have a receiver appointed for the National
Life Insurance Company and the National
Life building, ISL TO 161 La Sale street The
bill alleges that Albert M. Johnson, Eugene
NJ. Prussing, Edward Shedd and others en-
tered into a conspiracy to defraud him out
OF 900 shares OF the capital stock of the
National Life Insurance Company.
wetheren asserts that Shedd and Prus-
sing confederated with other persons to
take advantage OF bis weak physical condi-
ton. which bordered on mental collapse. to
influence him to sign a bill OF sale trans
ferring the stock to Johnson without con-
sideration. He alleges that without his
knowledge Prussing was acting in the
dual capacity as his attorney and for Shedd
and Johnston at the same time.
When acquainted with the charges Mr.
Prussing declared they were false from be-
ginning TO end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
BEEF TRUST" APPEALS.
'sBig six" Firms Will Go Before the
United states Supreme Court.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-The Chicago packing
firms made defendants in the Beef
Trust cases to-day appealed the suit to
the Supreme Court of the United States,
the order being entered by Judge Grosscup
after conference with Attorney John S:
Miller, representing the packers. and United
States District Attorney Bethea, who con-
Quoted the prosecution. The six defendant
firms who took the appeal are: Armour q
Co, Swift & Co., Nelson-Morris Company.
Hammond Packing Company, Cudany
Packing Company, and Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger.
This Is the case in which the big Six
at the stockyards were enjoined from con-
tinuing the operation of an agreement
which the court held to be in restraint of
trade. The bill was filed in May, 1902, and
after a year had elapsed and arguments
had been presented Judge Grosscup over
ruled the demurrer of the packers. The de-
PENDANTS still could file an answer TO prove
that they did not commit the acts COM
planned of, but they defaulted, and May Il
the court entered final order of fnJunc-
ton From this the appeal was taken. The
objections raised by the defendants are
chiefly technical.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

When the De Lesseps Company failed, a
second organization was formed. which took
over the concessions of the first company,
and it has been operating on small scale
ever since-not with the idea of completing
the work, but merely to hold the charter
and save something from the wreck by
selling out. When an agreement was
reached between this company and the
United States government, 1T was provided
that the former should go on with the work
of construction until the formal ratifica-
ton was accomplished between Colombia
and the United States, when the latter was
to paw for all work that had been done in
the meantime. This sum will be in addi-
ton TO the S40,O00,000 we are to pay for the
full rights and property of the French COM
paQy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
BACK TO REFORMAT0RY.
Earl Spain VIII Have to Spend Nine
Years There.

Earl Spain, the man who was arrested by
Captain Gerber, of the city detective de-
partment the other day for alleged ex-
tensive thefts of valuable horses in this
and other counties during the last year or
so, will be taken back to Jacksonville to
serve out the balance of a former sentence
from which he was paroled year or so
ago. He will be compelled to stay in that
institution nine years, which is the unex-
pired portion Of his original term.
The constable from, Knightstown. in COM
pany with several residents of that city,
were in indianapolis last night seeking to
recover two horses and buggies which they
claim Spain stole there several weeks ago
and disposed of in Indianapo polls.
Captain Gerber is under the impression
that Spain was connected with an organized
gang of horse thieves and acted merely as
their agent in disposine of the booty and
an effort will be made to break up the band.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
OPIUM JOINT MANAGERS.
Heavy Fines Melted Out to Them in
the Police Court.

The cases against the opium joint man
ayers were tried in the Police Court yester-
day morning, and the defendants, Joe and
Julia Shafer and William and Carrie Davis,
all colored, were fined 500 and costs on the
charge of running an opium joint. William
Davis, who attempted to shoot the detec-
tives when they raided his house and placed
him and his wife under arrest was given
an additional fine OF 500 and sentenced to
sixty days in the workhouse for drawing
deadly weapons on the officers of the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

Mrs. Sarah Eliza Terrell, age seventy
two years. died yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Montgomery 9l5 West Thirty
first street, after protracted illness.
Mrs. Terrell was the widow of the late
Gen. w. II. H. Terrell, and during her
younger days was a favorite in Indianapolis
society. She leaves a host of friends who
mourn her death, and is survived by one
daughter Miss Emma Terrell.
The funeral will be held from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Montgomery tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, and the interment
will be at Crown Hill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

WATERFOWL, s. D., July ia Great
Northern passenger train ran into an open
switch south of the depot here to-day and
collided with a freight on a siding. In the
cab OF the freight engine were two boys
and the engineer and fireman. Three OF
them jumped. One OF them was hurt and
may die The engineer of the passenger
train jumped and was badly hurt. The pas
senger conductor was also hurt and the
brakeman had one of his arms almost sew
cred The passengers were badly shaken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
Two Persons KILLED, Sixteen Injured
and One Hundred More shocked.

ROANOKE. Va, July lS.-By the explo-
sion of a large quantity of dynamite and
blasting powder in magazine near Pearls
burg to-day James Phillips and George
Noel, laborers, were killed. sixteen persons
were injured and hundred persons
shocked.
passenger train OH the Norfolk & West
ern Railroad was going at full speed past
the magazine, which is two hundred yards
from the tracks, when the explosion oc-
CURED. The windows of the train were
broken, the coaches were damaged and ev-
cry person in the train was shocked.
A special train with surgeons on board
conveyed the wounded TO Bluefield, where
they were placed In hospital. 1t is not
known what caused the explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
WORK OF THE SNAGBOATS.
What Was Done in the Mississippi in
the st. Louis District.

ST. LOUIS, July 1s.-Major Thomas L..
Casey of the United States engineers, in
charge of the department having jurisdic-
ton over the Mississippi between the
mouths of the Ohio and the Missouri
rivers, to-day forwarded his report on the
work done during the fiscal year ending or
June 30, 1903.
Reporting upon the work done by the
snagboat, Major Casey says that the snag-
boat John III. Macomb pulled up $50 snags,
cut 5,1S3 trees and steamed 5,201 miles last
year, while the III. CT. Wright pulled up Sll
snags, cut 531 trees and steamed 5,l2i
miles.
uuired for this wSrk since March, 1873. The
customs collected in St. Louis during the
fiscal year amounted to s2,035054. Internal
revenue receipts were $7,970,623. Cost of
removing snags this fiscal year, S72,5Sl.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

NEW YORK, July 1s.-The district attor-
ney announces that he will refrain at pres
ent from requesting the service of bench
warrant upon Mr.. Beavers, deeming it right
that he should have the opportunity to sur
render himself if he sees fit, and has adj
vised his counsel Messrs. Morgan and Sea-
bury, to that effect. The crime for which
Beavers has been indicted is technically a
misdemeanor, punishable by two years i'm
prisonment or $4,000 fine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
Roxbury's AssaiInnt Identified.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Charles Jackson.
the negro who was yesterday arrested for
the murder OF Charles w. Roxbury, was
to-day identified by Miss Lillian Thomasch
as the man who struck Roxbury down. Miss
Thomasch was with Roxbury when he was
attacked A blood-stained pocketbook that
tailed with one carried by Roxbury on the
night of his murder was found in Jackson s
ma rfments to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
SUMMER RESORT MYSTERY.
Body of a StyIishly Dressed Woman
Washed Ashore.

PORT STANLEY, Ont, July E.-The
body of q woman about twenty-five years
old was washed upon the beach of this
summer resort yesterday. 1t apparently had
not been in the water more than twenty
four hours. The body was stylishly dressed
with fine underwear and high heeled
French kid shoes. An ugly looking cut was
on the right temple, which gives rise to a
suspicion of murder. There was nothing
about the body or clothing by which her
identity could be established.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

KANSAS CITY, July ls.-The Kansas
City Star has begun successfully the opera
ton of it's paper mill. which has been built
within the last nine months. The capacity
of the mill is forty tons of white paper
daily, all of which will be consumed by the
The paper is made from pulp shipped from
Canada There is only one other newspaper
in the world that manufactures its own pa
per. the London Telegraph.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

PARIS, July 19-The Paris edition of the
Herald publishes dispatch from Rome
saying that members of the papal court in
tend to have his Holiness informed of the
presence in Europe of Cardinal Gibbons.
when Pope Leo will surely summon the
cardinal to Rome In order to have a last
conversation with him concerning Cathol-
icsm in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1S-Rev. F. c.
Foute rector of Grace Episcopal Church.
has been stricken with paralysis In the left
and IL was feared that he could not survive.
He has recovered the use OF his faculties,
however and his condition Is reported as
greatly improved. DIR. Foute is OF the
best known Episcopal divines in the United
States.