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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-03

BERLIN, Nov. AT to-day's session Of
the court which is trying the Countess Isa-
belle Wezierska Kwilecki, DR.. Rossiki. the
family physician, testified that he came to
Berlin from Posen in answer to kilograms
from the countess and visited her the night
after the ostensible birth of her son. The
countess persistently refused to permit the
doctor to examine her, which made a pain
full impression on the physician. Her
daughter also vainly urged the countess to
submit to an examination. The doctors
request to examine the child also was re-
fused, under the excuse that the infant had
just been warmly wrapped up. The child in
description was described as being strong
and as weighing ten pounds. 1t was not
impossible that ii was just born, but the
doctor had his doubts and they were only
removed by the assurances of two noble
Polish ladies, Countess Won Mozewska and
Won Koszorowska, who asserted that they
were present at the birth. They, however,
afterward admitted they were absent.
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BIG FACTORIES RESUME.
Many Men Return to Work in Mills
Near Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 2-After an idleness
of six weeks. about 1000 men resumed regu-
lar work in the McKeesport district to-
day. At the Devices wood plant of the
American Sheet Steel Company, where
some of the departments had been operat-
ing on part time, the full complement of
day and night men were given regular en-
ployment. AT the plant of the Pittsburg
Steel Hoop Company. G~lassport. where sew
eral departments had been idle, 800 men
were given employment. Full time was
resumed at the Demmler tin plant and all
departments were again in operation.
In the Braddock district, the five big
foundries connected with the eleven blast
furnaces and steel rail mills of the Edgar
Thompson plant of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, including the roll foundry, casting,
brass and mold factories, also resumed
operation in full, after a suspension of sew
eral days to allow the steel mills to catch
up on their orders for steel rails.
AT Leechburg the mills of the American
Sheet Steel Company will resume opera
tions on Wednesday morning, after being
shut down for twelve weeks. The plant
at Salisbury will resume on Wednesday
also, and the Hyde Park plant next Mon
day. These three mills resume at a reduc-
ton of 20 per cent. in the wages of men
on tonnage, but this is offset to some de-
gree by the fact that the limit of produc-
ton has been removed. The rollers, heat
ers and shearmen all signed an agreement
to accept the new wage scale.
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ExPREssMEN LOSE THEIR STRIKE.
Must Drop Their Union II The Ex-
pecf to BE Re-EmuIOyed.

pecf to he Re-EmpIOyed.
KANSAS CITY. NO., Nov. Wv. c.
Fleming. national organizer of the Broth
erhood of Railway Expressmen, tonight
notified the striking employees of the Pa
cifc Express Company that they had lost
their fight, and he advised them, if pos
sible. to make their peace with the express
company. A large number of local strik-
ers, numbering $50, are willing TO go back
to work as soon as the company will take
them back.
The strike began I'm st. Louis two weeks
ago. when the employees of the Pacific Ex-
press Company made an effort to obtain
an increase of 10 per cent. in wages and
uniform hours of work. The strike in
GUIDED messengers and drivers. When the
men made an application for reinstatement
at the headquarters of the company in
this city, tonight, they were told to make
formal application for employment as
though they had never worked for the
company. They were also told that they
must resign from the Brotherhood Of Rail-
employed. This union has been in existence
a little more than a year. and the loss of
this strike, it is said, will seriously injure
its prestige. National Organizer Fleming
said the strike failed because of the large
number of assertions at st. Louis.
The strike was officially declared off by
President Z. K. Mode, of the Brotherhood
of Railway Expressmen. Mr.. Mode issued
an order resembling the strike and advising
the strikers to act as they see best in re-
turning to work.
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WORK HAS BEEN RESUMED
TRACK-LAYING UNDER WAY on THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LINE.
Local Capital Helps h Company Out
of n Financial HoIe-PIans for a
Big New Paper Mill.
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BLUFFTON, Ind, Nov. being
tied UP for three weeks. because Of lack
OF funds to pay employees, freight charges
and other expenses. the Cincinnati. Bluff
ton & Chicago Railroad Company to-day
resume operations. and workmen began
laying steel. Financial aid was furnished
by banks and leading business men of Port
land. Bluffton and Pennville. who will be
repaid when the line is completed and
bonds can be sold.
None of the workmen had been paid since
Sept. 10. and other charges had been accu-
mulating a similar length of time. All bills
were being paid off at the company's offices
IN this city to-day. and thousands of dol
lars were paid out.
Over one hundred carloads Of material,
which were being held for freight charges.
were released by the Lake Erie and Clover
Lea railroads. The line Is being built
from Huntington to Portland.
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ANDERSON, Ind. Nov. "A franchise
was granted tonight to Wallace B. Camp
bell. Of this city. for an interurban line
which he has projected from Anderson to
Lebanon. The franchise is for a term of
fifty years. Mr.. Campbell is required to
have his line completed by July 1, 1905. The
franchise Is very much on the order of tina
granted to the Union Traction Company.
Mr.. Campbell Is satisfied with the action
and assures Anderson that his line will be
built. This practically assures the right
OF way as all other towns and cities nave
passed on 1t or agreed TO do so. The line
will practically parallel the track of the
old Midland Railwa
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ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
TRUMAN BEAM, ACCUSED OF KILL
ING PORTER COUNTY GIRL.
First Hearing in the New Hammond
Superior Courthouse-Habeas Cor
pus Case at Anderson.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. 2-The new Ham
mond Superior courthouse was dedicated as
a temple of justice to-day by the beginning
of the trial of Truma Beam, of Valparaiso,
for his life. 1t is the first murder trial
that ever took place in this part of the
State and was brought to the Lake county
Superior Court from Porter county. The
prosecution is having hard work to obtain
from the venire jurors who are not preju-
diced against capital punishment.
Last April Martha Lawrence, twenty-five
years old, was found dead in bed. She had
been throttled. The young woman was
housekeeper for Truman Beams father,
and, it is alleged, though substantiated only
by circumstantial evidence. that the young
man murdered her because she would not
marry him.
The defense will be that the girl choked
herself in a fit.
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TO PREVENT STRIKES.
Building Contractors Anxious to Max,
Agreements with Unions.

Building Contractors Anxious to Make
Agreements with Unions.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The Building Con-
tractors Council, of Chicago, through it's
secretary, issued a call tonight for a
national convention of building contractors
councils and contractors associations to
meet in Chicago Dec. 10 to form a national
association. The object of the new or
ganization will be to make joint trade
agreements between contractors councils
and labor unions, to prevent strikes or
lockouts and TO settle all disputes by arbi-
tration.
The present depression in the building in
dustry, which the call says, is due primar-
lily TO the unusual activity OF organized
labor In the building crafts, is to be looked
into and remedied by the national body
If possible. The scarcity and high price
of certain building materials has had a
tendency to curtail building operations, and
some remedy for this condition Of affairs
also will be devised.
Two delegates have been invited to rep
resent each contractors association. Fol-
lowing are some of the cities where such
associations exist and most of them, 1t is
said, will be represented at the meeting:
New York, P~ittsburg. San Francisco, st.
Louis, Minneapolis, Topeka, Cedar Rapids,
Jackson, Mich; Cincinnati, Newark, N. j.;
Reading, Pa; Denver, Louisville, and Erie,
Pa
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CHILD SLAYER INDICTED
Upton GRAND JURY ACTS QUICK
LY IN M,CLURE,s CASE.
Will BE Tried Next Week-Outbreak
in HOwar County Feud District
An Epidemic of Suicides.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, Nov. 1.-The Upton coun-
ty grand jury was in session this morn
ing, and the first case acted upon was that
of Jesse Mcclure, child murderer, now con-
fined in the county Jail. Several witnesses
were examined, and in less than an hour
an Indictment was returned against him
for murder in the first degree. Judge
Elliott announced this afternoon that on
Tuesday he would set the day of the
trial. and in all probability the case will be
tried next week.
AS Mcclure is without means, Judge FL
lott appointed Attorney w. r. Oglesby,
county attorney, to defend the prisoner.
The opinion prevails that Mr.. Oglesby will
defend his client on the plea of insanity,
but many believe that he will throw the
prisoners case upon the mercy of the court.
When informed this afternoon of the in
dictment returned against him., Mcclure
was unmoved and made no statement.
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FOR A FEDERAL BUILDING
MIR. CRUMPACKER TO MOVE n nee
HALF OF MICHIGAN CITY.
He Says the City Needs It-Indiana
Delegation Has Not Given Up Fight i.
for q Training Station.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, Nov. 2.-Con-
gresham <. d. C~rumpacker spent the day
in this city consulting with Michigan City's
citizens, regardless of party Affiliations. on
matters pertaining to harbor improvements.
the proposed new federal building and other
matters of less Importance. Mr.. Crum-
packer stated that he will, during the
coming session of Congress, frame and i'm
troduce a bill for a government building fer
Michigan City. He thinks the city IL IN
need OF one and should have IL. He win
ask for a building to cost xl25. ooo. II .
building bill can be put through II this
session CT Congress Michigan City will b
included in the list of places to rsceive
new buildings.
In speaking of the proposed naval training
station, Mr.. Crumpacker sees no reason
why Michigan City's chances for securing
its location are not as good as any other
place at present. He says that, OF course,
il is impossible to fortell where IL will Be
located. 1t Is believed, however. that the
matter will be settled at the coming session
of Congress by the making OF an appropn-
alton TO secure a site and begin the work.
From what he has learned OF the
report of the naval board and the situation
of affairs as they now stand. he 10 inclined
TO think the station will be located on the
east shore of Lake Michigan and II SO that
means IL will be located somewhere between
Chicago and a point south OF M~uskegon.
At any rate the Indiana delegation In Con.
gress has by no means given up the nght foe
Michigan City and with the aid OF Senators
Fairbanks and Beveridge Indiana's chances
for securing the location Of the school AZ
this point are as yet as good as any.
There are many points I'm favor Of THU
city and there Is probably not one place yet
mentioned that includes a combination OF
more or better Advantages which the naval
board has specified as essential than does
Michigan City. Mr.. Crumpacker assures
Michigan City that he will leave nothing
undone within his power to bring the naval
school here.
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Notes.

The new cable OF German Atlantic Cable
Company between Emden and Fayal,
Azores, has just been completed. This
Is the first section of the second cable
between Germany and New York city. The
section between Fayal and New York city
will be laid early in 1904.
Arrangements for the formation OF an
Austro-Hungarian petroleum cartel have
been practically completed. II Is under
stood that the offer OF the Standard OIL TO
handle the export business OF the cartel
has been refused, the refiners deciding thai
the cartel itself shall manage this branch
of the business.
King Edward dined at London last night
with $50 fellow benchers OF the Middle
Temple. The entire proceedings were pri-
vate and there was only one toast, that to
His Majesty" The prominent persons
present included Ambassador Choate, the
Duke of Devonshire, Lord Lansdowns and
Lord Rosebery.
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DEED OF A CRAZY MAN
Louis Mortified Kills His Wife and
Ends His own Life.

WASHINGTON, Nov. % Mortified.
to-day shot and killed his wife n then
committed suicide at their boarding house
here. Mortified was a paroled patient of q
hospital for the insane and it is believed
the deed was committed because of his fear
of being returned 10 the asylum, as ar
engagements had been mad. to send Mort
field to the Washington Asylum Hospital
to-day or tomorrow.
Mrs. Mortified engaged in a desperate
struggle with her husband before she was
killed. She received a cut on her forehead
and her right arm was burned by contact
with the revolver. About 5 o'clock this
morning Mrs. Margaret Worrell, the land
lady. heard the woman's frantic appeaIs
for help and endeavored to reach the room,
but the door was locked. The landlady ran
into the street and appealed to several peo-
pie. one, a Waterman at a nearby building
but all failed to respond. Mrs. Worrell re,
turned, telling Mrs. Mortified to hold ont a
little longer as the police were coming. Two
shots were then fired and Mrs. Worrell
thinks they were intended for her. Three
shots followed and il Is believed these
ended the lives of the couple.
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Compromise Is Probable.

CHICAGO, Nov. "A settlement to-mor-
row of the impending general strike by the
stockyards unions is probable. Michael
Donnelly, president of the A~malgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen's
Union of America, was In conference with
representatives of the packers tonight, but
no conclusion was reached and an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow. The
packers, it is said. have offered to increase
the pay of the skilled workmen to the full
amount demanded, % cents a day, but were
adverse to increasing the wages Of the un-
skilled men. 1t is the general belief among
the union representatives that some sort
of a compromise satisfactory to both sides
will be reached Tomorrow.
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Kruger still Has Hopes.

MENTONE, France, Now Paul Kru-
ger, the former President of the Transvaal
republic. replying to-day to the gift OF a
statue from subscribers to the Patrie, said:
II do not despair. A man Of my age has
no further earthly expectations, but /
have confidence in the justice Of God.
The younger generation will witness the
triumph of this justice and will see the
realization of our experience and patience.
/ thank you for all you have done for the
cause of the Beers and thank you for not
forgetting me in my exile and grief"
Mr.. Kruger is described as being con-
stantly occupied in reading the Bible, as
desiring isolation, and as maintaining a
dignihec bearing. But he is calmly re-
signed TO the events in South Africa.
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BERLIN, Nov. 2.--An interesting case o.
lese majesty has become known through
the imposition of a sentence of two months
in a fortress on Herr Schultze, editor of a
newspaper at Schwanebeck. near Magde-
burg. Herr Schultze had for years bitterly
attacked B~urgomaster Frommknecht and
frequently referred to him as Ibis Majesty"
Schultze repeated his attack along this line.
once even in a beer garden. when he
was overheard by a personal enemy, a bar
Der, who denounced Schultze in the presence
of the police. The latter then accused
Schultze of referring to the German En-
peror. This charge the editor denied, but
nevertheless he was arrested, convicted and
sentenced.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind. Nov. "A postofice
was established at Providence to-day. with
Frank T. Perkins as postmaster, and three
new rural routes from that and the Frank
lin office were put in operation. With the
starting Of these three routes Johnson
county now has a complete rural mail serv-
ice. The first route was established In 1899,
and the service has since been gradually
extended until there are now thirty-one
routes operating wholly or in part In the
county. Congressman Overstreet has been
responsible for the county being so well
cared for.
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Mementoes of Pope Leo.

an advisory capacity for a trust company
recently formed in Switzerland
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Habeas Corpus Hearing.
ne INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 2.-Before Judge
Mcclure tonight the proceeding in habeas
corpus was heard of A. J. Baker VS.. the
State. Bake is held for the murder of
Kiser, at Eiwood, in September. The at
torneys for Baker showed by Capt. e. E.
Nuding. of the police, that Kiser threat
ened twice that day to kill Baker. DIR. Ter
rill testified that he found a wound on
Baker due to a blow that was strong
enough TO split the ear drum and daze the
recipient. The State showed By H.. d. Bal
lard that Kiser did not hit Baker and that
the latter deliberately drew his revolver
and held 1t against Kiser when he fired the
fatal shot. The case will be determined in
the morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-03
Not an Incendfary Fire.

ROME, Nov. Enquiry into the cause Of
the fire at the Vatican last night shows
that it was accidental. due either to care
lessness in leaving the kitchen fire lighted
or to the combustion of acids which NJ.
Marie kept for the purpose of his work in
making reproductions Of ancient manu-
scripts and Illuminated books for exhibition
at ST. Louis. The rumors of incendiarism
are proved to be altogether unfounded. The
damage caused by the fire has not yet been
precisely estimated. but 1t is supposed that
il will not exceed $4,000. The Pope has
ordered an increase in the force of firemen
at the Vatican In order to be able to face
any situation of the kind in the future and
10 protect the Vatican treasures.
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ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
Another Outbreak Reported I'm the
Howard County Fued District.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Nov. 2.-There is re-
newed excitement in the so-called feud dis
trict in Taylor township, eight miles south
of here.
Late last night Jacob Graft, after spend
ing Sunday evening with his sweetheart.
Miss Garshwiler, and while en- route home
in his buggy, was attacked by four masked
men, two of whom caught mis- horse and
the others attacked Graft with supposed
murderous intent. Graf was armed, and.
drawing his revolver. defied his assailauts.
and by vigorous use of the weapon COM
PEELED the men to flee.
The hold-up was in the same neighbor-
hood where Francis Sutton and Lewis
Yeager lost their lives last May while re-
turning home after calls on their fianced
brides. The similarity of time and other
circumstances leads to the belief in some
quarters that assassination was intended.
Others hold that robbery vas the motive.
and that murder was not mpl
The attack has created much excitement.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Nov. 2.-Georg
Jordan. temporarily insane. committed sui
eide by taking morphine Sunday night.
Death followed at 4 o'clock this morning.
He was found in the park which surrounds
the Friends Church about II o'clock Sun
day night, and was at once removed to his
home and medical aid summoned, but all
efforts proved futile. He was the engineer
at the Plainfield Touring mills. and a
member of the l.. o. o. +. He left a widow
and four children.
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BERLIN. Nov. "A special dispatch to
the Taggblatt from Balse. Switzerland.
says that a trust company for the hand
ling of American railroad securities has
been organized. the following Basic firms
participating: Sepeyer, Ehringer. Paravacigi-
Saracin. and the following Berne banks:
Macuard, Neuenberger, Barthaud and Pury.
The capital Is $1,000, 900. and $3.50 900 In
bonds will be issued
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
OF this city, have been requested to act In
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Engineers, Firemen and Others to Re-
cefve a Voluntary Raise of 10
to 20 Cents a Day.
FAILURE OF EXPRESS STRIKE
1T IS DECLARED OFF BY THE PRES
IDENT OF THE UNION.
M~essengcrs Not to He Taken Back by
the Pacific Company Unless They
Desert Their Organization.

BLOOMINGTON. H.. Nov. 2-Oficers of
the Vandalia Railroad to-day announced
an increase in pay to employees of the
Western division, including the Illinois
lines. The advance applies to engineers.
fremen, conductors, brakemen and bag
gagemen on both passenger and freight
trains. The advance is 10 to 20 cents a day,
figured on the trip basis of. the regular
runs and the previous basis for extra runs.
The increase was made voluntarily.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Nov. 2.-The Sun. Prog
ress, Matthews and Star window glass fac
tories at Matthews resumed operations to-
day after a four days shutdown because
of gas. The companies have made arrange
ments for securing the flow from addi-
tional wells and now have a bountiful sup
ply of gas. 1t is not anticipated that an
other shutdown because of a shortage OF
fuel will be necessary during this fire. The
Matthews plants are among the few win
dow glass factories in the country that are
In operation.
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NEGREss IS PRESIDENT.
Savings Bank for Colored People BE
gins Business at Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. PA savings
bank for negroes. with a colored woman
for its president. began business here to-
day. 1t is under the auspices of the col
ored Oredr of st. Luke, and members of
that order from New York. New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Maryland and other States
were on hand TO make deposits. The ag-
gregate of the deposits to-day was about
S75 90.