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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-13
ToAVERT RACE WAR.
Respsctabis Negroes of indianapolis
 Have commcnIabie scheme.

hospecthuto NoEFueb ui huuEhuapUtAh
 Have commcndnbie scheme.
 IndianaDo Ind., July 13. Negro leaders in Indianapolis are taking steps to avert a race war. The Evansville riots and conflicts between the rioters have made them apprehensive of a. sim liar outbreak here. An organization that is known as the Negro Business league has just been formed to rid the city of what the better element of the race calls Him Crow" negroes. The prime movers of this league are J. H. Lott, pr. B. J, Morgan and A. E. Man ming. Gurloy Brewer. editor of the World, the negro organ, who is support ing the movement said to-day:
 It is very easy to determine who the shiftless, worthless negroes are. Agents of the Negro Business league will make inquiry concerning them and those who will not work will be reported to the ad- thorities with request that they be driven out of town. This scheme of rid- ing the city of worthless negroes is both practical and sensible"
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RAILRoAD MAN DEAD.
Firat Vice Prssidsnt Mackinnon of the {, "A t.lraa Boston 6 Maine. .. s.s

MarbIehead, Mass, July 2.Tristram Allan Mackinnon. first vice president and general manager of the Boston and Maine railroad, died to-day at his sum- mer home on Marblehead Neck. The cause of death was heart failure. Mi. Mackinnon was stricken while at his desk in the north station, Boston, late Friday and was at once removed here. Physicians held out no hope for his re- covery, but the friends were greatly shocked to-day when they learned os his sudden demise.
 MT. Mackinnon was born in Ireland July [, 1S45. He was prominent in both the railroad and social life of New Eng land. He. is survived by a widow. son and daughter.
 The funeral service will be held at Emanuel church. Boston, Tuesday af- ternoon a. 1 o'clock and the interment will be made at Montreal on Wednes- day.
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MAN AND WIFE KILLED.
struck While Out Driving by Com sOiidatod Express. :

East Brewster. Mass. July 12.-Mr. and Mrs. Adna H. Rogers while out driving this afternoon were struck and instantly killed by the afternoon ex- press train to Boston on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad.
 The double fatality occurred at a point where a private roadway leading from the woods crosses the tracks. At the time the engineer was making good speed between Orleans. the. last stop. and Harwich. The body of the carriage was directly between the rails when the engineer pushed down on t.
 MT Rogers was seventy years old and his wife was sixty. He was harness maker in East Brewster.
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nnrgIar... .n seu.n nlanehe.,sr:

South Manchester, July 1.-Two houses in this town were entered by burglars late last night or early this morning, In the house of John M, Will Hams the burglar was frightened away before he could secure much plunder, a small amount of money being the only thing missed by MT. Williams. The house of Night Operator Wilson was also entered and here the burglar se- cured SIP. The police arrested man, but soon afterward released him. There have been four burglartss in South Manchester within the past week.
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Amer,can Yacha n ,vinner.

Copenhagen, Denmark, July 12.--The regatta of the Royal Yacht club opened to-day in fine, warm weather. Seventy yachts representing Great Britain, Germany, Scandinavia and America participated. Robert w. Goelet's yacht Swan won the first prize in class 4. de- feating the well known Swedish racer Khaki. The course was twenty miles long. The Swans time was 5 hours, 14 minutes and seconds and the Khaki's 6 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds.
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A STRIKE PICKET SHOT.
FIRED UPON FROM STEARNs
 FACTORY IN SYRACUSE.
Walking Harmis..ly Along the street at rhs Time Four Italians Arresssd-- Said to Havo Been Told They Would be Protected Police Take Four Rtfie. from the shop.

from the shop.
 Syracuse, July 12.--An Italian strike breaker at the foundry of P, c. Stearns & Co. this afternoon fired upon and wounded George Moore, a inoulder en- ployed elsewhere, but in sympathy with the strikers Three men are under ar rest for complicity in the shooting Thomas Ross or Rosa; Antony Deter, Or Antonio Ditor and Nicholi Perrulle, or Nieolo Mazullo.
 Moore was fired upon on the street from the factory, and evidence obtained by the police points to Ross as the man who fired the shots. He himself when arrested accused Perrulle. and q mum Der of Italians who were in the place at the time say that Detter, a sub-boss, had given general orders to shoot on occasion at union pickets who walked the streets outside the factory. The shots were fired from behind a big pick ct fence which shuts off the factory yard from the street. No immediate cause for the trouble was apparent, but during the long strike there have been threats that blood would be shed before the termination.
 Other people near Moore narrowly es- caped being shot When arrested Ross was armed with dirk. Four Winches- ter rifles were taken from the factory by the police. The rifles are claimed to have been produced by the head of the company, and the Italian boss is said to have told his men that they would be protected if they used firearms. MT. Stearns himself would neither confirm nor deny the statement that he had put the weapons into the hands of his men. Moore's injuries are not fatal.
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Fell overbonrtl ana Drowned.

Rockville, July 12.--Arthur Hummer, thirty years old, was drowned in Snip sic Lake this afternoon. His body has not yet been recovered. He is survived by widow and one child. Plummer had been spending the afternoon at Snipsic Lake park. At 4 o'clock he got aboard the small lake steamer for the purpose of crossing to the other side. Hummer sat on the outer rail of the boat and when the steamer was in the middle of the larke he fell overheard. Before assistance could reach him his body had gone down.
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Death of Lawrence English

Lawrence English, who lived on Linn erick street, in Fair Haven, died at the hospital early this morning from inter- nal, injuries received by falling out of a cherry tree. He was about sixty-flve years. old. He leaves son, who is in the army and now stationed at Fort Totten. His wife died some time ago.
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:. Steal GunstIs, Weapons

Elnira, N Y.i July 12 Saturday noon it was discovered that couple of loaded revolvers, some razors and knives belonging to guards had been stolen from the store room at the FL mira Reformatory. Since then the guards have been doubled and every ef- fort made to find the missing weapons without avail There seems to be no doubt that the inmates have hidden the weapons somewhere.
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No chnnce for Fors,gn car,linal.

London, July 13,-The Daily Tele- graph correspondent at Rome tele- graphs: T am authorized to. state on
 the authority of two cardinals, one of whom is himself candidate, that neither Cardinal Gibbons nor any other foreign member of the Sacred College possesses the remotest chance of suc- ,ceeding Pope Leo" ...
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Panic on Exoursion s,eu mer.

New York, July 12.-The excursion steamer Clifton, running around Man haitian Island, was in collision this af- ternoon with the Fulton Ferry boat New York. During panic which en- sued on the Clifton two deck hands jumped overheard, one being drowned. No passengers were injured and both boats escaped with trifling damage.
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Kl.n.n eff Relief lss..., is.

s St. Petersburg, July 12.-The Kishi- sneff relief committee has received the
 sum of 192,5OO roubles from America
 and 36S, 700 roubles from Russia. The total received up to the present amounts Ito 736,500 roubles and the total expended
 has reached 464,500 roubles. The future expenditure is estimated at at least a50,- BOO rouhless
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derbi,. Horse Wen Rich Stake.

Paris, July 12.--W. K. Vanderbilt's Alpha. ridden by the American Jockey Nash Turner, won the Prix du Pres idente de Ia Republique, the principal event at to-day's race meeting at Mai sons I.afitte. worth S6.4O0. His Mari gold ran in the same race but was un- placed. The French president and Madame Loubet accompanied by their suite witnessed the race.
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Hope of NIaher's Recovery

London, July 12.-Danny Maher, the American jockey, who was injured in an automobile accident, passed a quiet day and doctors are now hopeful of his recovery. The condition of his chauf- feur, however. remains serious. King Edward has telegraphed inquiring about Maher's condition.
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An Tmporsant Meeting.

The national, officers of the Knights of Columbus will hold a business meet ing in the Tontine hotel this morning.
 It is expected that the principal trans action of business will be a considera- tion of the $2O0,O00 building which the order. intends to, erect in, this city, :
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s,,zs p,ph, ,n uon.ru.u.

Honolulu, July 12.--(By Pacific Ca- .ble).-Joe Millett, of the Olympic club, fought five rounds last night with Billy Woods, the former sparring partner of Jim Corbett. When athe sixth round
 was. reached the police stopped the
 mill. The referee awarded Millett the decision. '
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Death of mr. Entity Goodrich smith.

Waterbury, July 12,--Mrs. Emily Goodrich Smith, seventy-t three years old and daughter of Samuel Griswold Goodrich, the famous Peter Farley p died at the southmayd home in this city at 7:10 o'clock this evening. Mrs. Smith had been at the home for three yearss '7-r7~> '# r -,
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A Brave Layyyrr,

Clayton, N. r., July 12.-In the pres- enoe of hundreds of excursionists George H. Vandewalker, an attorney of New York city, jumped into the water this afternoon and rescued -year-old Ralph -Mifiignssyaho was droWninga, ~z,
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CASHIER WREGKS A BANK
JOSEPH Y. CUMMIN OF CORN WALL, N F., CoNFESsES GUILT
Called the State Examiner Aside When That Official Called to Examine tho Books and Admitted He vas short Botween s4o,oCo and 5o,ooo-speeu- lated With the Money.

Newburgh, N. T., July 12.-Joseph ". Cummin is in jail here on the charge of grand larceny He was sec retary-treasurer and cashier of the Cornwall bank and is alleged to be a defaulter to the extent of about $50,000, wrecking the bank. Yesterday the state bank examiner appeared at the bank and before the examination of the books Cunmin took him aside and confessed that he was short ill his ac- counts between forty and fifty thou sand dollars. He added that he would render the examiner all assistance pos sible and point out the falsified ac- counts A meeting of the board of di- rectors was called and Cumnlin was placed under arrest. Justice of the Peace H. w. Chadayne of Cornwall held him for examination on Tuesday. and has a wife and two children. He was president of the board of trade, vice president of the Cornwall Realty company and president of the board of school trustees. The capital of the Cornwall bank is s25,GOO. Charles E. Cooks is its president. Cummin was under bonds in s7,OO0 in the American Surety company. He at once voluntar- fly turned over to the bank all his per sonal and real property and insurance which amounts to between fifteen and twenty thousand dollars. It Is said Cummin speculated with the banks funds. Bail will be fixed in his case tomorrow. Cummin was formerly an assistant paymaster of the Long Island railroad before coming to Cornwall
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ShspDtDs News.

Queenstown, July F 6:25 q. m. Arrived: Steamer Cymric, New York for Liverpool (and proceeded. Sailed, 9:3o: Steamer CamDania, New York.
 Liverpool, July 12.-Arriyed: Steamer Imbria. NeW York.
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-R.HE.

Cincinnati s...... Q 00S3Oo | 1--5 8 5
 New York .... 70 Q 40 I II 0--7 1S P Batteries Ewing and Bergen; Tay- Tor Cranin and Warner.
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NEGROES RIOT IN NEW YORK
POLICEMAN. ATTACKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ARREST.
Reserves of Three Precincts Called Out to Qnel the TroubIe-shots Ex- changsd-Poiice Pursue some Of the ' Dlr,nrbers Over .he Roofs and Arcs. Several.

New York, July PA riot which re quired the reserves of three police pre- cincts to suppress broke out tonight in the negro quarter in West Sixty second street. The trouble was precipitated by the attempt of Policeman Connor to ar rest William Johnson, the leader of a gang of negroes who were making disturbance in the street. The police man secured his prisoner after q sharp fight and was dragging him to the sta- tion house, when he was assaulted by a mob and yolleys of bricks and stones were hurled at him from the roofs of adjacent tenements. On the arrival of two other policemen Connor opened fire on a negro on 3 roof, and the shots were returned from windows of the house. The reserves cleared the streets and chased the rioters over the roofs. mak- ing. several arrests, and finally restored order.
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St Louis ....a..1 0o10101 Is Il 8
 Philadelphia 70 13 0 % O-4 8 3 Batteries Murphy, Dunleavy and Ryan; Frazer and Trimmer. s
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' At ChIeago-- 9.59
 R.H.E. Chicago .........0 O6 00000 *--6 6 8 Brooklyn .......0 Q 1 0 000 0 0--11 1 Batteries Wiener and Kling; Schmidt and Ritter.
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TWO BRAKRMEN DROWNED
BoTH EMPLoYEs OF THE CON-
 S0LIDATED ROAD.
wsns in Bathing in tho Connections With Other Members Of Their Crew One Became Exhausted and Wont Down Twenty Yards From shore Other Who Could Not swin Got Ee- yond His Depth-A Third Ha. Marrow Escape.

Hartford. Conn. July 12.Two men were drowned in the Connecticut river this afternoon and a third had nar- row escape from similar fate, having been rescued just in tue nick of time by a companion.
 The dead men were Harry Lowner and John Bramen. The name of the man who had such a narrow escape from death could not De learned. All are from Boston and were employed as brakemen on the Highland division of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad, running between Boston and East Hartford. This afternoon the crew of q freight which had just arrived from Boston, consisting Of i've men, went i'll bathing iIl= the Connecticut riv- CT They waded half way across the river when Lowner tried to swim to the Hartford shore. He was within twenty wards of it when he became ex-. Shausted and sank, Braman, who was unable to swim. got beyond his depth and he was also drowned. A third mem Der of the crew also got beyond his depth and was in danger of drowning when he was rescued by one of his com panions.
 Both Lowner and Braman lived in Hyde Park. The formed is survived by a widow and one child and Braman leaves a wife whom he married only four weeks ago. The bodies have not yet been recovered.
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At Cincinnati
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At St. Louis
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-13

Dr. Lappont Feels So Certain That the Pontifr Is Not in Immediate Danger That He Leaves the Vatican Tor tho First Time-- Admits Pope is Better but Asks That His Optimism be Not Ex- aggerated.
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AYBAsEBALLGAMES
Na.lonal Leagae..

At Chicago
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05
Senator Scored
By MI. Cannon.

WASHINGTON, March SIN the
small hours Of yesterday morning
Representative Joseph Cannon, the
watchdog OF the treasury" who is
to be the new speaker of the house.
delivered an address scoring minority
rule in the senate that has since set
the city of washington agog.
Mr.. Cannon's remarks were inspir-
ed BY q measure to give to the state
Of South Carolina S47.000 for war
claims growing out of the war OF
1915. He commended that the money
was given because by methods that
amount to blackmail one senator
threatened to hold up the whole ''em-
nibus" appropriation bill. 1t. was
these same tactics, Mr.. Cannon con-
tended. that enable one republican
senator year ago to hold the floor
of the senate 10 hours and talk to
death the river and harpor appropri-
alton bill.
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GAMBLING BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
All the Measure Now Requires to Become a Law
Is the Signature Of Governor
- Mcbride.

OLYMPIA, wash, March B.-After
striking out the amendments making
It q Felony TO rent property for
gambling purposes, the amendment
relative to lotteries and raffies, and
the amendment relative to conducting
81 Of chance at fairgrounds, the
senate yesterday passed the Bill maxi
ing it a felony to conduct any gambl-
ing games. All the bill lacks to be-
come a law Is the signature of the
governor, ana there is little doubt but
that he will sign the bill.
The vote for the passage of the
measure was 81 ayes, nays, Senator
Graves of Spokane being absent. The
nays were Davis, Heinrich, Stansell
and Vandevanter.
Senator Tolman OF Spokane read
the petition signed by Spokane BUSH
ness fnen protesting against the bill,
professors became part OF the ON
yeial record. Senator Crow read tele-
grams from o. c. Jenson ana John w.
Graham, Spokane business men. ask
ing that their names be erased from
the protest against the bill.
These men are among those who
sent the rival petition from Spokane
night before last. Senator Hurley of
Ferry county read and had placed on
record kilograms from Eugene B.
Hyde of the Spokane land once and
Hal J. Cole of the Spokane republican
city committee protesting against the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-05
WILL PAY PENALTY
FOR TERRIBLE CRIME
bud" Taylor. Former Ball Player. to Be Hanged
at Kansas City For the Killing of a
Young Woman.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March g.
Unless there is unexpected interven-
tion on the part of the executive
power. Bud" Taylor. formerly a we'll
known ball player. will be executed
tomorrow. Taylor's crime was the
murder of his sweetheart, Ruth Mol
lard. March 3. 1901. The deed was
one or the most cold-blooded crimes
!. SSer committed In Kansas City.
Taylor. who was married and had
one child. became infatuated with
Miss Nollard and their intimacy last
ed several months. They had many
quarrels. followed by threats of vio-
lence, warrants for Taylor's arrest.
and usually by reconciliations. But
the girl finally transferred her af-
fections to another and this so crazed
Taylor that he determined to take
her life. In fulfiilment of his plans
he rented an upstairs room in West
Ninth street. through which thor
oughfare he was sure the girl would
pass. and. armed with q repeating
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passage Of the bill. senator Stanley
Hallett or Medical Lake brought out
the point that the opposition merely
wanted reconsideration for the sake
Of striking out the amendments that
had bsen made to the BILL ~
The senate also passed the bili wip.
ing out -the-slot merchandise
machines. The text of the gambling
law Is as follows:
ANY person who shall conduct,
carry on, open. or cause to be opened,
either as owner, proprietor. employee.
or assistant OF In any manner what
ever. whether for hire or not, any
game Of faro, monte, roulette, rouge
ct noir, lasquenette, rondo. vingt
Cor 2i), poker, draw poker, brag.
bluff, thAw. tan, or any banking or
other game, played with cards, dice.
or any other device. or any slot ma
chine. or other gambling device,
whether the same be played or oper-
ated for money checks, credits, or
any other representative or thing OF
value, In any house, room, shop, or
other building whatsoever, boat,
booth, garden or other place, where
persons resort for the purpose Of
playing. dealing or operating any such
game, machine, or device, shall be
guilty OF a felony. and upon convic-
ton thereof. shall be imprisoned in
the penitentfary, for the period of
not less than one nor more than three
years.
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Telegraphle Briefs.

Washington.-D. c. Corbin. who
was recently here in the interests OF
the proposed branch line Of the Ca
madam Pacific railroad into Spokane.
has expressed confidence that the deal
will go through.
Washington.-Senat Ankeny is In
such poor physical condition at his
apartments In the Arlington hotel
through rheumatism in the knee and
a fever that he may not get to the
senate to take his seas this. after
noon.
Washington.-Spea David b.
Henderson of the house of represent
atives departed from the speakers
chair and from congress for the last
time. In his farewell address he paid
a tribute to the nation. TO the gov
ernment and to the men who have
proved themselves his friends dur
ing the many years that he has been
in congress.
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NOTICE OF SALE or SCHOOL
LAND,

Application No, 1617-1To9.
Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day of April. 1903. at the hour of
o'clock in the afternoon, on said
day. at the door of the courthouse in
Spokane county. Washington. the fol-
lowing described school land will be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder therefor. to-wit;
In section l6. twp. 81 north. range
IS east w M. the NEh of the NEE
containing 40 acres. appraised at
$500; improvements appraised at
$4,000. In section lS, twp rs north
range as east w. NJ. lots .. 8 and
4. block 1917. appraised at $3.50: i'm
provements appraised at S465.
Said school land will be sold for
subject TO the improvements situated
thereon. and as appraised by the
board of state land commissioners In
the manner provided by law. a state
ment OF which is now on ile In the
office of the auditor of said county.
Terms OF sale are: Under contract.
one-tenth to be paid on the day OF
sale. and one-tenth annually there
after on the first day of March OF
each year, with accrued interest on
deferred balance at per cent per
annum: Provided. that any purchaser
may make fun payment at any time
and obtain a deed.
The purchaser of such land will
DO required to pay at the time OF sale
the appraised value OF any improve
ments or valuable material on such
land In full. In addition to the one
tenth of the sale price.
The above described school lands
are offered for sale by virtue OF an
order OF the board of state land com
missioners. made on the 18th day OF
February, 1909. duly certified and on
file In office Of said county auditor.
z. STEWART. County Auditor,
Dated at Spokane. Wash. this 4th
day of March. 1903.
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Launching Of
Shamrock TIT.

LONDON, March Sit il now
learned that Shamrock III. will not
be ready for launching March IL, as
was originally planned, and the event
will have to be postponed until next
month. when the builders are conf
dent that everything will be in readi-
ness. The ceremony will be an elab-
crate one.
Sir Thomas Upton has placed the
order for the sailcloth for the Sham
rocks sails with a Dundee manufac-
turer. On previous occasions the sails
were made in Belfast. The sails viii
be of especially fine fabric. giving
great strength, and will be of slightly
yellow color.