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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
He Speaks Calmly of the Possible APP
prOach of Death and Dismisses
His Auditors with Gifts.
PHIPPs GIVES AGAIN TO INDIA
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF AGRICULTURE.
President Francis to See President
Land QuestiOn-Other Foreign.

ROME, March DIR. Lapponi. the Pope's
physician, made this morning last effort
to induce his Holiness to renouhce his
strated with him, saying. "Your Holiness,
my duty is to point out that your health
would greatly benefit by resting to-day"
The Pope replied: my dear doctor, be-
fore your valuable advice comes my duty.
which 1 shall perform until the end"
The audience was held in the Pope's
private library, and Leo XIII spoke con-
tinuously for half an hour with the forty
two cardinals present. No address was de-
livered and the most important words were
when the Pontiff referred with emphasis
TO his advanced age and approaching end.
He was led to speak thereof in reminding
the cardinals that the room in which he
was receiving them was the same in which
Plus TX held his last consistory, he Cleo
KID being present, but In bed. The
cardinals greeted this reference to the pos
sible approach of death with chorus of
noes and with EXPLANATIONS of I'VE have
all come to wish you a long life"
By this time the excitement of the re-
ception had improved Pope Leo's appear
form was bowed and trembling. but he now
seemed TO have acquired strength and ami
nation. He showed the cardinals magni-
ficent antique clock which had just been
presented to him by the Count of Caserta,
the head of the Naples branch Of the Bour-
bon family. Before retirement he pre-
scented to each cardinal a richly embellish-
ed pamphlet reviewing the chief events in
his pontificate, including a Latin poem of
his own composition and five of his most
important encyclicals. His Holiness said
II will order that the few cardinals alb
sent, like Cardinal Gibbons, shall also have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The thirty
fifth annual convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association will
be held i'm New Orleans on March 1873
The association goes TO New Orleans I'm re-
Spouse TO invitations from the Progressive
Union. the Era Womans Club and many
action taken by the State In 1893. when its
constitutional convention Incorporated a
clause giving to taxpaying women vote
on all questions of taxation submitted TO
the electors I'm commemoration OF the use
they made of this privilege at the election
held TO secure to New Orleans the comple-
ton OF Its drainage and establishment OF a
and I'm celebration OF the recent decision OF
the State Supreme Court. which has de-
clared invalid the act of the last fegis:a-
ture that proposed 10 take the large fund
for this purpose out OF the hands Of the
legally appointed board
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GEN. BOOTHS NEW PLAN.
A University for Training Rescuers of
the Submerged Tenth.

NEW YORK. March l.-General William
Booth, head of the Salvation Army, pre-
sided at three farewell meetings in the
Academy of Music to-day to make the close
of his five months visit TO this country,
during which he delivered addresses in
fifty-two cities.
At the night meeting the Academy was
flied to overlooking. In the course of his
address General Booth announced plan
for the establishment of an international
university for the development of trained
rescuers of humanity.
"A university of the science Of human
ity." he said. where men and women can
be trained to reclaim depraved women.
criminals and drunkards-thats what L
want now. / mean a great institution, with
its main establishments in London and
New York. correlated with branches in Mel
bourne, Toronto, Berlin and Paris, from
which thousands of Salvation Army work
ers shall be sent to the submerged masses
each year, skilled in every known method
of rescuing human beings from the under
world of despair
The general will address his last meeting
in this country tomorrow.
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new ROLLER POLO LEAGUE
w. HI. WATKINS SECURES FRANCHISE
FOR INDIANAPOLIS TEAM.
C. f. Ruschaupt Will Also Control n
Franchise-Getting Ready for
Next Season.

At meeting of many prominent base
ball and business men at Dayton, o., yester-
day a new roller polo league was organ
lied comprising Cincinnati, Hamilton, Day
ton, Columbus, Springfield and Indian
apolis The name of the new league is
the National Roller Polo League. Fran
chises were awarded to F. c. Bancroft,
Cincinnati; r. ]. Bryce, Columbus; w. III.
Watkins, indianapolis; c. w. Jessup Day
ton; c. II. Fisk, Hamilton; c. +. Rus
chaupt, Springfield.
Frank Bancroft, business manager of the
Cincinnati Baseball Club, was elected presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer.
New Kinks will be built in several of the
cities James Caravan. manager of the New
Haven Baseball Club, will manage and
captain the Cincinnatis.
The season will open next November and
run five months.
Mr.. Watkins is manager of the local
baseball club and Bryce is president of the
Columbus Baseball Club.
Negotiations will be opened at once for
the best polo talent
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Otherwise His Spirits Are Good and
He Seems tn Enjoy Himself i'm
the Jail at Hamilton.
HE PLAYS CARDS AND READS
TALKS FREELY TO ALL VISITORS
ABOUT HIS CRIMES.
Special Grand Jury May Not BE Called
-Cincinnati Authorities Are Watch
ing His Relatives There.

HAMILTON. o., March 1.-Alfred Knapp
was to-day visited by Herman Littleman.
of Cincinnati father of little Emma Little
man, the victim of Knapps first murder in
Cincinnati. Littleman was unable to identi-
fy Knapp as any man whom he had ever
seen or known. The most significant fea-
ture of the interview was the fact that for
the first time Knapp expressed some little
remorse and showed signs Of breaking
down before the enraged father. Little
man stood outside the cell and after he
had looked at Knapp, said: 81 have never
seen this man. / do not care TO look at
him any more" Knapp said: 81 am just
as sorry as can be that little Emma is
dead. She had eyes and hair like yours"
As Littleman turned away tears stood in
Knapp's eyes. This was his first demonstra-
ton in that way. The prisoner was in bet
ter health to-day and he passed the day
quietly.
Judge Belden said to-day that he had
not been asked to call special grand jury,
and that there might be none, as the courts
are very busy now.
While convicted of minor offenses, Knapp
was never charged with capital offenses
until his brother-in-law last week started
an investigation. With all the charges of
incendiarism, robbery and other crimes, it
is conceded that his predominant trait is
that of brutality. Two of his terms in
penitentiaries were for criminal assaults
that were not followed by murders. The
officers say he allured his victims to Sc
cluded spots before stranging them and
that his elaboration is shown in the pre-
caution to evade detection.
n Jail Knapp mingles freely with other
prisoners. eats well, sleeps well and talks
cheerfully and freely to all visitors. He
makes the most damaging statements with
a manner as matter-of-fact as the ordinary
man when he tells of any common occur
renee.
In the few months he lived in Hamilton
he has shown these vicious tendencies. w.
b. Carr, who employed Knapp, says Knapp
one day, while at work on the third floor
of the mill, saw a well-known young man,
accompanied by a lady, passing in the
street. He had large chisel in his hand
which he hurled at the couple in pure
devilish abandon, as he did not know them.
Later he tried to kill an unknown passing
woman by hurting chunk of iron at her
in a similar way.
Knapp does not use tobacco i'm any form
and was not known as a drinker. He is
quite a reader and is kept supplied with
magazines and books, but Is not allowed
to see newspapers. He enjoys card play
ing with other prisoners.
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John w. Foster.

Hon. John w. Foster, whose valuable his
tory Of American Diplomacy in the
Orient is just published, has led a most
interesting and busy life. He was born in
Pike county, Indiana. March 2. 1886. In
1856 he was graduated from the State Uni
versity of Indiana, and during the follow
ing year was a student at Harvard Law
School. He was admitted to the bar in
1857 and practiced his profession at Evans
vile until July. 1861, when he enlisted in
the Union army, and remained in active
field service for three and a half years.
holding rank successfully as major, lieu
tenant colonel, colonel and brevet brigadier
general. The beginning of his diplomatic
service was in his commission as minister
TO Mexico by President Grant in 1873; he
was transferred by President Hayes as
minister to Russia in 1880; was appointed by
President Arthur as minister to Spain in
1883: by President Cleveland on a special
mission to Spain in 1885. In 1886 he resumed
the practice of the law In Washington, d.
c., giving special attention to interna tional
cases, but in 1891 was commissioned by
President Harrison as plenipotentiary to
negotiate treaties of reciprocity with Spain,
Germany, the British West Indies, San
Domingo and other countries was desig-
mated agent of the United States i'm the
Boring sea arbitration with Great Britain,
June l. 1892; was appointed secretary of
state to succeed James G.. Blaine June 20,
1892. and resigned Feb. %. 1893, to attend the
Boring sea arbitration tribunal at Paris.
After the adjournment of this tribunal he
made a tour of the world. During 1895 he
visited China and Japan, having been
asked by the Emperor of China to assist
in the peace negotiations with japan. In
March, 1897, he was offered the mission to
Turkey and the embassy to Spain, both of
which he declined, but he accepted the ap-
pointment by President Mckinley of am
bassador special mission to Great Brit
ain and Russia for the settlement of the
Boring sea seal question. In 1898 Mr.. FOs-
ter was appointed a member of the Anglo
American joint high commission for the
settlement of Canadian questions. i'm which
capacity he is still acting. He is at pres
ent living in Washington.
The foregoing constitutes a more varied
and longer diplomatic career than that of
any other American. with the possible ex-
ception of John Quincy Adams, whose serv-
ice was longer but not varied. The pub
lie services of Mr.. Foster have been recog-
nized by honorary degrees from Princeton
and Yale universities. and he is an hon.
orary member of various diplomatic, scien-
tific and historical societies of France,
Spain. Russia and Mexico. His earlier
book. "A Century of American Diplomacy
now in its seventh edition, has taken its
place as standard work
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EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE.
Country Around Mexican Volcano Is
Being Buried with Ashes.


GUADALAJARA, Mex, March 1.-The
rain of ashes from Mount Colima still con-
tinues. Many plantations situated i'm the
rich valleys east of the volcano have been
devasted. The slate-colored powder covers
the ground to a depth of several inches
Lava is pouring down the eastern slope of
the mountain. Natives are terror-strcken
by the terrific earthquake shocks. The
seismic disturbances show no indication of
decreasing in violence. The shocks occur
at intervals throughout the day and night
Everyone is camping outdoors. pail of
sitting smoke that hangs close to the earth
covers the country for fifty miles around
the volcano. The sun is shut out and
lamps are required throughout the day.
The cathedrals are crowded with worship
day and night.
Henry Eakeil an American i'm charge of
construction camp on the Tuxpan extern
sion of the Mexican Central reached
Guadalajara to-day. He was at Seapotlan,
situated only five miles from the volcano,
when the eruptions began several days
ago. lie says reports had reached Sea-
potlan Of the destruction of many build
ings in the towns of Tonita. Santa Maria,
Canada, Autlan and Naranja by earth
quake shocks.
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Gen. "Ba1dyv Smith.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Gen. Will
liam Farrar Smith, better known as
Badly Smith. one of the prominent fig
ures of the civil war. died at his home in
this city last night. He was in his eightieth
year and was born in st. Adams. VT. He
entered West Point at the age of seventeen,
and when the civil war broke out he was
made commander of the Third Vermont
Regiment. He rose rapidly and became
Fifteen years ago he became engaged in
the work of improving the rivers and har-
bors in Delaware and Maryland, and made
his home in this city. About a year ago
he retired from this work, and last No
vember he took a cold. from which he
has never recovered. He is survived by a
daughter and son, who is an assistant naval
constructor. The funeral will be held on
Tuesday.
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BOWEN CALLED TO BROOKLYN.
Death of His Mother a Severe Shock
to the Minister to Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The United
States minister TO Venezuela and Mrs. Her.
bert W. Bowen left Washington at 12:45
this afternoon over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for Brooklyn to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Bowen's mother, Mrs. Ellen Holt
Bowen, which will take place i'm Brooklyn
tomorrow. The sad news was a severe
shock to the minister and reached him late
last night i'm dispatch from his brother
Pressure of work here in connection with
the Venezuelan negotiations had prevented
the minister leaving Washington since his
arrival here in January. He had however.
planned a visit to his mother on the COM
pletion of his mission before sailing from
New York for Caracas about the middle of
March, when his leave of absence will ex-
pire.
For several days Mr.. Bowen has been
confined to his room with fever He will
return to Washington in time to sign the
Belgian protocol with Baron Moncheur on
March g.
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TAKES AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW.


LONDON, March captain Shave
Taylor, secretary of the Dublin landlord
and tenants conference. and who has just
returned from visit to the United States
describing this visit tonight, said:
President Roosevelt, who is himself half
an lrishman. and extremely proud of it,
received me most cordially. 1 believe there
is nobody in the United States more anx-
ious than he for Ireland's welfare
Referring to the Dublin conference Mr.
Roosevelt said: L am not speaking now
as a politician when / say that, in COM
pany with the whole civilized world
heartily welcome the. prospect of final
settlement OF the Irish land question:"
Captain Shawe-Taylor concluded the in
terview by saying that during his visit to
the United States he met Irishmen of all
shades and degrees of political opinion. and
he added: IL have the highest possible au-
thority for making the statement that q
final settlement of the land question. by
removing the barrier now existing between
Ireland and England. will greatly improve
the relations between the United States
and England, and will also link in closer
friendship Canada and the rest of the Brit
ish empire.
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Phipps's Gifts To India.

CALCUTTA, March Henry Phipps,
director of the Carnegie Steel Company,
who on Feb. 1 gave Lord Curzon $4,000 TO
be devoted to some practical object for
scientific research promising to be of en-
during benefit to India, and who on Feb 8
gave Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy.
10000 for her Victoria memorial midwifery
fund, handed TO Lord CurZon to-day fur
Their sum of $4,000 for the promotion of
agricultural and scientific education.
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naissance," makes out strong case
against football as ii is played to-day, and
Tom Mason discusses how many men
girl should be engaged to before she mar
ries. 1.-The Woman of Fifty" by Mrs. Will
son Woodrow, deals with the victory of the
modern woman over her hereditary enc
my, Time. Other articles are: 1.-THE Young
Napoleon, - by Field Marshal Viscount
Wellesley, X p; Mankind in the Making,
b. III. G.. Wells; Insurance as a Profess
s.on," by Charles F. Thwing. LII. d., presi-
dent of the Western Reserve University,
and Beauty in the Modern Chorus" The
March Cosmopolitan also contains four
complete stories in addition to Henry Seton
Merriman's new novel, "Barlasch of the
Guard"
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President Loubet Mr. Francis intends to
proceed TO Madrid and thence TO Berlin,
where IL possible he will have an audience
with the German Emperor on March 3. He
hopes TO sail from Bremen on March 10 on
the Kronprinz Wilhelm for New York.
The last day of President Francis in Lon
don was marked by an interesting luncheon
given in his honor by Chief Justice Lord
Alverstone. who will be member of the
British royal commission TO the st. Louis
fair
Prior TO leaving Mr.. Francis said he
could not have asked for expected more
hospitality than had been shown him dur
ing his flying visit TO England. "All
classes" he remarked, have exhibited
much interest in the St. Louis exposition
and have treated me in the kindest possible
way. for which / am very grateful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02

ROME, March cardinal Serafino Van
nutelli, subdeacon of the Scored College,
gave a dinner to-day in honor of the Rev.
Dennis r. O'Connell, the new rector of
the Catholic University at Washington.
The guests included Cardinal Satolli, the
project of the Propaganda of Studies. from
which the university depends, Cardinal
Vincent Vannutelli, the Very Rev. j. A.
Zahm, of Notre Dame, Ind, and a number
of monsignors. Rector OConnell. within
the last week. has received from personal
friends two purses of $1,000 each to found
two scholarships, and promises of much
larger sums from others. He will leave
Rome on Wednesday on his return to the
United States.
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HOPE AT MAZATLAN.


MAZATLAN, Mexico, March 1-There
were no deaths here to-day from the
plague, but two deaths are reported at
Cerrites ranch. six miles from the city, and
a physician has been sent there to investi-
gate. Four men working on the ranch
have been inoculated with serum
There begins to dawn a slight hope that
the progress of the disease soon will be
stayed. owing to the efficient and rigorous
system of disinfection carried on and the
burning of all infected houses.
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LONDON, March 2.-The Geneva corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle telegraphs
that news has been received there of an
engagement between Turkish troops and
bodies of Macedonians and Bulgarians near
Monastir. The Turks suffered repulse
After the fighting thirty-two dead and
many wounded men were found.
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Duchess ConsueIo mt vienna.

VIENNA, March 1.-The Duchess of
Marlborough, accompanied by Lady Norah
Churchill, arrived here tonight for stay
of six weeks. She will take a further
course of treatment from DR.. Mueller for
deafness arising from catarrh, from which
she is suffering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
WAR IN THE SPRING.
Russian Publicists Fear Conflict with
Turkey Over Bulgaria.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. q, via Eydtkuh-
men, German frontier, March l.-Some pub
licists are of opinion that only the, sternest
language towards Turkey can prevent a
war between Russia and Turkey in the
spring. They believe Turkey will pursue
bands of Macedonian revolutionists across
the Bulgarian frontier and that public opin-
ion will compel Russia to interfere.
The Russians thoroughly understand that
a war with Turkey will be a more severe
one than that of 1878. Officers are quoted
as saying that the Turkish army Is the best
in the world owing to it's German organiza-
ton and armament There is an inclination
here to anticipate German financial support
of Turkey and in view of the situation
forebodings of clash with Turkey are
freely expressed in private, although they
are carefully suppressed in the newspapers.
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wounded Prisoner a Forser.

oner who. while trying TO escape yester-
day. shot by detective. and who
gave his name as James j. Arnold. was to-
day identified as Alfred Saunders, of Louis
Vile Ky. Saunders had been arrested on
a charge of passing forged notes. He came
to Kansas City last fall from st. Louis
where he is said 10 have been a hotel clerk.
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WILL FIGHT IN JULY.
COrbett and Jeffries Will Sign in Bal
timOre This Week.

NEW YORK, March L. James j. Jeffries
and James j. Corbett met to-day and
agreed to fight twenty rounds next July
before the club that will give them $4,000,
or the largest purse that may be offered
above that sum. the winner TO take 20 per
cent. and the loser *.
1t was also agreed that the PRINCIPALS
should meet in Baltimore to sign articles
on Thursday next
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GOLD STANDARD FOR CHINA.
startling Proposal That In Regarded
aS Pretext for Delay

LONDON, March 1.-The Times corre-
spondent at Shanghai telegraphs that the
Chinese special mission to the national in
dustrial exhibition at Asaka, Japan. head
ed by Prince Tsai Chen. has been ordered
to inquire into and report on the question
of establishment of gold standard in
China on the japanese model.
1.-THE proposal is regarded as merely a
temporizing expedient," adds the CORE
spondent. .-and pretext for inaction in the
Indemnity question.
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Wilson Il. Nixon.

CHICAGO, March 1.-Wilson K. Nixon,
one of the men who assisted in the work of
rebuilding Chicago after the great fire, died
to-day at his home. He was seventy-seven
years old. and had been resident of Chi
cago since 1868. During the last few years
he had not been engaged in active business.
Mr.. Nixon was born in Geneva, n. Y, in
1896 and his family removed to Cincinnati
in 1880.
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All but one VIII RECOVER.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. March 1.-Only
eight victims OF the Southern Railways
wreck of Saturday morning at Lenoir City
now remain at the City Hospital six hav-
ing been discharged to-day. OF the eight
all will recover except Mrs. Sarah r. Nor
rison. an aged woman, whose home is at
Rogersyille. Tenn.
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ROCHESTER,. ~. Y. March IL H
Balru, vi uuss.iie' W, aseu tWehty-Iour,
from the Vincent-street bridge over the
Genesee river to the roof of the Electric
Light Companys plant below. a distance
of seventy-five feet Ii Is thought he
stepped backward and fell.
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Much Fighting i'm Macedonia.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 1-Advices
from Bulgaria, Servia and Macedonia re-
fleet the disappointment felt there regard
ing the illusory nature of the Austro- Rus
sian scheme of Macedonian reforms which
patches from Salonica report serious en-
counters between Turkish troops and bands
of Bulgarians in the Uskub district, many
being killed on both sides.
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opposite Lake Providence. La, and sunk
twenty-eight barges OF coal. Captain
Cameron. the local representative of the
Coal Company. SAYS the coal
sunk is Pittsburg coal destined for New
Orleans. He estimated Ii at 1900 tons.
with approximate value of $1,000. Part
of it will be saved.