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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Noun
tain roads will be held in st. Louis to-mor-
row. Following is a synopsis of the annual
report submitted by President George
Gould: Actual mileage operated. 5.64S; gross
earnings, S37, 495,6S7 operating expenses. s25.-
043.190; net earnings, s12. 452. 49, net earn
ings after deducting taxes and sundry
charges. s10.76s.154; added interest on in
vestments, dividends on stock, etc., s.. 49,,
139; net income applicable to interest on
bonds and rentals of leased lines. SO. 100. 294
interest on bonds and rentals of leased
lines, S6,645,672; surplus of income for the
year over all charges, SC, 544, 622; total divi-
dends declared from surplus, S., $50, ITO. An
appropriation of 100000 has been made
from the income for the current year TO
pay in part for improvements planned for
1905. The necessity for the development
and expansion of the Iron Mountain sys-
tenn has made necessary the authorization
of new issue of bonds, to be secured by a
first mortgage on the property to be &C
quired with the proceeds of the bonds, 10
be known as the river and gulf divisions
first mortgage. The total amount of bonds
authorized to be issued under the mortgage
is $50000,0O0 Vice-President and General
Manager Russell Harding approves the an
nouncement that, effective March Is, the
Headquarters of the general superintendent
OF the Iron Mountain road will be removed
from st. Louis 10 Little Rock, and that, ef-
fective March II, the headquarters of the
will be removed from st. Louis to Kansas
Civ
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
REBATES NOT PERMITTED
FREIGHT ASSOCIATIONS GIVE IN
sTRUCTIONs IN THE NATTER.
The Monon Will Build Its Coal Road
The Big Four May Go Into Pitts
burg Over It's Own Rails.

Practically speaking every freight repre-
sentative of the Central Traffic Association.
the Western Freight Association and the
trunk lines have received from the general
freight department of the road he repre-
sents notice that all tampering with rebate
propositions is forbidden. The Elkins law
is law secured by railroads that have in
terests necessary TO make such a measure
necessary. Its real aim is to stop rebates.
not because they are unjust, although that
may figure in the case, but because
rebating is throwing money away. and
the roads now desire TO obtain all possible
revenue under the present freight tariff.
Within the past few years conditions have
so changed that it seems probable a ma
jority Of the larger lines can act in har-
mony and make such a law effective. The
community of interests" backs this meas
ure. and any small lines that disobey 1t
can expect to be taught an exemplary les
SON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

WILLIAM RHODES ACQUITTED BY
CRIMINAL COURT JURY.
Jacob Miller, the Prosecuting Wit
ness, Creates a Scene in the
COartrOOm-Other Cases.

The first of the twenty-five cases against
men accused of selling their votes in the
last general election was tried yesterday
before Judge Afford. in the Criminal Court
William Rhodes. aged sixty-three. one Of
the men indicted. was discharged by the
jury after the evidence had shown that he
had no guilty intent when he accepted 81
from Jacob Miller. the prosecuting witness.
for campaign expenses.
After the trial was ended Jacob Miller,
also more than sixty years of age. and the
man who instituted all of the charges
against the men indicted. was elected from
the Criminal Court room for raising dis
turbance. Miller was indignant at the ver-
dict of the jury, and left the courtroom
in an angry mood. Shortly afterward he
returned and asked Bailiff Mendenhall for
Judge Afford. Finding that the judge was
not in court, he requested to be shown TO
where Prosecutor Ruckelshaus could be
found. Mr.. Ruckelshaus was not around,
and when Miller was SO informed he got
excited and declared that the entire Grim
inal Court was corrupt, and that he had
been defrauded and justice cheated.
He raved and created the impression that
he was partially intoxicated. Finally, when
Mendenhall became exasperated, he tele-
phoned to the police. and Bicyclemen Dun
can and Askins came to the court and took
the old man away After getting him out
side and being assured that his anger had
cooled they sent him home. He, however
returned to the courtroom again and be-
rated Mendenhall, whose patience had be-
| come exhausted. He finally left the court
vowing vengeance on Afford and Ruckels
| haus, who, he declared, had not tried
Rhodes fairly.
| The defense of Rhodes was conducted by
Frank McCray and Charles McGroarty. In
/ disputing the testimony of Miller thai
| Rhodes had sold him his vote for 81 ant
! signed receipt for the money they secured
| the statement from the defendant that he
understood the 81 to be what he considered
! legitimate election expenses-money fol
| beer and cigars He said he signed the
| receipt while the top of it was folded down
| and that his eyesight is so bad he could no.
| have read it if it had been lying before him
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty
| after having been out less than an hour
| The other twenty-one cases may be dis
! missed The testimony of Miller is all tina
secured the indictments, and 1t was said Al
the time that it was hardly sufficient Il
| convict the men,. The penalty provided fol
the offense is acknowledgements, although
| the law allows a reward of 500 for the ar
rest and conviction OF any man found lille
| gally disposing of his vote. 1t was said a
the time of the grand jury investigation
| that Miler's motive In prosecuting the mel
| might have been furnished by the statu
tory provision of reward for convictions
| under the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
scaIpers Permanently Restrained.

In the Circuit Court al ST. Louis. or Mon
day, Judge WOOD made permanent the tenn
porary Injunction granted last October
against Bennett Wasserman ct al. ticket
scalpers, restraining them from buying or
selling worlds fair excursion tickets. The
temporary injunction was granted at the
instance of all the railroads entering 81.
Louis. and was argued recently One case.
that of the Wabash. was decided on Mon
day. IL was agreed by the attorneys repre-
senting the scalpers and the railroads that
the other suits should abide by the result of
the Bennett Wasserman case While the
suits were brought in the names of the
railroads, the worlds fair took an active
part in the prosecution of them, as the
railroads had insisted without the protec-
ton of the courts against the scalpers they
could not afford to make low rates
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
FRANCIS SPENDING COIN.
Cables Long Report of His Inter-
view with the Kaiser.

view with the Kaiser.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. March 9.-The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition officials tonight re-
ceived the following cablegram from Pres
ident ID. r. Francis. who is in Berlin:
Audience of fifty minutes with the EN-
peror; strictly private: not even the
bassador being present. All Berlin copsId-
ers 1t an unusual honor. Exceedingly graz
cious. remarkably strong. evidently sincere.
patriotic and greatly interested in the ex-
position. He will send many personal treas
'ures for exhibition. Expresses admira ton
and friendship for the American people.
launched Commissioner General Lewald,
meeting twenty-five of the largest manu-
facturers Will be received with Ambas-
sador Tower by Chancellor Won Buelow at
$50 and by Foreign Minister Richthofen at
5:3l: dine with Richthofen at O'Clock a
~ meet several government ministers:
leave at II o'clock for Brussels. Will be
received at p. m. Tuesday by the King of
Belgium: thence to Paris: thence TO Cher
bourg.'
Mai. Gen. II. G. Corbin who is here from
Washington. D. c., accompanied by Mr.. p.
De Graw, the exposition representative
at Washington, and Maj. Gen. John G..
Bates, who arrived to-day from Omaha
with his aid. Capt. H. NJ. Reeves, were es-
corted TO the worlds fair grounds to-day on
a tour of inspection. The national commits
sion will meet here tomorrow. A special
committee Of ten from the board of lady
managers will also begin several days
session here tomorrow and discuss the
question of womans work at the exposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

1t is pretty well understood that the In
dianapolis & Louisville Railroad Company,
which filed articles of Incorporation with
the secretary of state last Saturday, is the
much-talked-of coal road to be constructed
in the interests of the Monon. The route
is not definitely settled, but construction
will begin within sixty days on the line
through Marion. Hendricks, Morgan Put
nam. Owen, Clay, Sullivan, Green. Knox
Pike, Gibson. Warrick and Vanderburg
counties TO Evansville. f. c. Field, who
Is vice president of the company and one
OF the promoters, is general solicitor for
the new company, is also secretary of the
Monon. 1t is stated that il is the inten-
ton of the company to build direct line
and as free from heavy grades possible.
as the company is DESTROYS of delivering
coal at Indianapolis at very low rate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

The Pittsburg Post says this morning:
Another railroad line from Pittsburg to
the lakes is in prospect. 1t will carry the
millions Of tons of coal from this region to
the piers Of the Pittsburg Coal Company,
near Cleveland. 1t will be owned and OPP
Grated by the railroad-coal combination,
with general offices in Pittsburg. The lack
of railroad facilities during the past year
prevented the Pittsburg Coal Company
from marketing several million tons of
coal in the Northwest and along the great
lakes and this condition has precipitated
the present scheme. 1t was learned in
Pittsburg to-day that the big corporation
had gone so far in the railroad project that
surveys have been made for a line The
lake terminus. it is said. will be south of
Mentor Marsh, on Lake Erie. The location
is specially adapted for extensive coal
wharves. and a Cleveland dispatch says
that the men behind the coal combination
have already secured six large farms at
that point to form the basis for its termi-
nails. coal wharf, shops and other equip
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
The Big FOur's Pfttsburg Line.

Reports emanating from Ohio are to the
effect that Notwithstanding efforts to dis
courage the idea the Big Four management
is gradually working up plans to get into
Pittsburg, and will ultimately go into that
city over its own line. 1t is further stated
that the construction of Chicago line
bears an intimate relation to this move.
Nothing is said as to where this is to leave
the Erie, beyond the statement that all
Vanderbilt lines will abrogate whatever
agreements have been in force in the terri
tory and build into Pittsburg in sef-pro-
lection. The scheme as mapped out is
broad and comprehensive, and contem-
plates quite as much as has been accom-
plished by the Baltimore G. Ohio Presi-
dent Underwood. of the Erie is equally
ambitious, and has plans for the Erie to
meet whatever competitive conditions may
arise. The Erie has reached a position
where 1t can act more independently than
at any time in its history.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.


Room John L. McMaster, Judge.
James S. Cruise VS.. julius Newmeyer ct
al: to quiet title. Defendants called and
defaulted. Submitted and evidence heard.
Finding and decree quieting title to real
estate described in complaint. Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
James Cruise VS.. Constantine Newton ct
al. Defendants called and defaulted. Find
real estate described in complaint. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
The City Bond Company VS.. Thurman
by plaintiff Costs paid
Robert Foster. jr:; VS.. Citizens Street
jury.
Room flames NJ. feathers. Judge.
State Life Insurance Company VS.. Ellen
Leary' ct al; foreclosure. Change of venue
granted and case sent to Hancock county.
George r. Harris VS. Indianapolis Street.
railway Company; damages. Change of
venue granted and sent to Hancock county.
Room 3-Vinson Carter, Judge.
City Bond Company vs. Charles A. Bates
City Bond Company VS.. p. c. Weyenburg
ct al; lien. Dismissed and costs paid.
Mary Morrison Patrick w. Ward;
damages. Jury out.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford Judge
William Rhoades; vote selling. Defend
ant arraigned and pleaded not guilty. On
trial by jury. Evidence heard Jury re-
tired. Jury returned verdict of not guilty.
CIRCUIT COURT
Henry Clay Allen. Judge.
Indianapolis G. Northwestern Traction
Company Charles Foley ct al, instru-
ment of appropriation. Herman c. futile,
John Roberts and Arson j. Gardner ap-
pointed commissioners to appraise property.
John "A. Simpson VS.. John Klee ct al; ap-
pealed from justice of the peace court.
Submitted to court Finding for defenda Mt.
Judgment against plaintiff for costs.
NEW SUITS.
Julia A Child VS. John William F. Child
divorce. Circuit Court.
The City Bond Company vs. Alkaline F.
Campbell ct al: complaint on Improvement
lien. Superior Court, Room 2.
Aetna Saving and Loan Association VS.
Ella r. Lee: foreclosure of mortgage. SUI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

BURIAL vAULTS-American Burial Vault Co.
manufactures the improved Okey; gnoul-
proof and water-tight; indestructible: reason
able IN price: sold only to undertakers. New
Phone 2zS5 and Black 1912. w. W. DUNNlNG-
TON. IS Baldwin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
A New General Freight Agent.

Receiver Malott has appointed William
Hodgdon general freight agent of the Van
dalia, the appointment taking place on
Monday next. Mr.. Hodgdon is at present
general freight agent of the Cleveland
Akron & Columbus. He was born at ST.
Louis. Oct. %. 1859. and began his railroad
service as stenographer in the general
freight office OF the Ohio & Mississippi in
1875. From 1880 to 1881 he studied law. then
re-entered the service OF the freight de-
partment of the @. & NJ. and was sue
cessively clerk. travelling freight agent. Ill
vision freight agent and assistant general
freight agent for that company and the
Is y. ,. w. On Nov i. 1875, he was
appointed general freight agent of the C..
A * c. which position he now leaves to
SO TO St Louis rs general freight agent of
the VandGlia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
Building Permits.

A. E. Stout. Centennial street. frame cottage
$3.50
G. W. Eldridge. East North street. addition
$500
500.
II. F. Resner, Cottage and Ringgold streets
frame cottage. $3.50
Charles Neurge. East Washington street. re-
modelling brick building. $i90.
William Schlensker. Minnesota and
Madison streets, remodeling storeroom, $50
NJ. J; Trueblood, zoos Howard street. two-story
frame house 81. 200
Miller Brothers. 5el East Ohio street. repairs
$500.
Mary wurtz. Ills Udeil street. addition tc
frame house. $50.
W. ". Lowe. 1913 East Twenty-second street
frame she'd 500
A. J. Fiest. 5ls GoodIett avenue addition $500
X. NJ Brooks 80 Mount street frame porch
SO
Christine Meyer. GIT East Ohio. repairing frame
dwelling. $500.
J.. y Lawrence 1925 North Alabama street
twc-story frame dwelling. So
F. II Burgman. l12l Bsrth street. frame cot
tage. $1,000.
j. A. Rink. Meridian and Twenty-hrst streets
Stone dwelling and brick barn, $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

MONUMENTS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. PIP e Ohio ST
MONtIMENTS-A. II. Farrell. 241 West WASH
ington 81 New Phone 24ls.
MONUMENTAL DIENER 449 z. Washington
Tel 2525- Branch works e entrance Crown Hill
AONOMENTS-For high-class monuments and
mausoleums from the celebrated granite quar-
rfes OF Mcdonnell & Sons. the famous manufac-
turers. address HENRY MYERS. Western man
ager. The Chalfant Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

A jury decided against Rocco L. Lapetina
in his application for admission to the
Marion county bar under the constitutional
provision yesterday in the Circuit Court.
Lapetina is an Italian. and as man of
good morals and ordinary intelligence APP
piled to be admitted to practice in the
Marion county courts after waving the
examination before the examining board OF
the Bar Association. The jury, which in
cluded one lawyer, decided that Lapetina
was not entitled to admission as his resi-
dence in the State had not been of suffi-
cient duration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
Homer Bird Executed.

SEATTLE. Wash. March "a special to
the Times from Sitka says: Homer Bird
was legally executed on Friday. On the
gallows he made short speech without Wis
ible emotion in which he protested his in
nocence. During the Klondike rush OF 1897
'9S Bird started up the Yukon river with
two companions. The bodies of the two
men were found. riddled with buckshots.
Birds sentence was affirmed by the United
States Supreme Court and President Roose-
Welt refused clemency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

Nary Colgan ninety-three years, Sherman
drive. SeniIity
Gertrude EDDY. two years. 800 North Pennsyi-
va MIA. pneumonia.
Charles Rinso. thfrty-nve years. SCI Concord.
pslcumCnia.
Richard smoot. sixty-eight years. sD West
SheffieId. Jrnonia-
C V. Dunbar. ffty-eight. AS Haugh. pneumo-
MA
Anna Kiefcr. forty-four years. I52s Lexington.
exhaustion
Amy Boecher. eighty-three years. 103S North
West. pneumonia.
Miles NJ. Foutz. forty-nine years. Indianapolis.
railroad accident.
Annie Lfebfried, seventeen years. Is West
North. exhaustion.
Howard Jefeson. twenty-one years, 1851
BROKER. pneumonia.
HAIRY Harold. year. Indiana polls. acciden-
tai drowning.
Frank sorger. fourteen years. Indianapolis.
heart trouble
William Springer sixty-three years. 1920 East
Pratt. railroad accident.
smallpox.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
MANY LAND PATENTS VOID.
Important Decision in Kentucky in
Favor of indianapolis PIaintias

Favor of indianapolis Plaintiffs.
FRANKFORT, KY. March 9-Judge
Cochran. in the Federal Court to-day. rem
dered an opinion in the case of Lockard VS..
the Asher Lumber Company of Clarke
county
The case involves the famous Lockard
patent of 1873 for 42.400 acres of land in
Harlan county. Judge Cochran holds tina [
the statute of Kentucky of 1853. which pro-
vides that a patent for larger tract than
two hundred acres shall not be issued is in
effect. and invalidates the Lockard patent.
which, the court holds. is null and void
The decision is exhaustive, and wipes out
every patent for more than two hundred
acres issued since 1852 and will have a
sweeping effect in eastern Kentucky lands.
where extensive patents are held by many
companies and persons. issued since the
1852 statute. The Kentucky Court of Ap-
peals has heretofore upheld these patents.
The plaintiffs reside in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10

BARLOW, Fla. March 9-wiiliam Still
water. of Pennsylvania, shot and
killed by Deputy Sheriff Childs while at
tempting TO escape from the county jail
last night. where he had been placed for
a minor offense. He rushed at the deputy
sheriff, catching al his right hand in which
was revolver. Deputy Sheriff Childs
pulled away from him and the pistol was
discharged the ball entering Stillwaters
breast, inficting wound from which he
died In twenty minutes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
UNION TRACTION CO. OF INDIANA.
Station, Magnolia Building,
Corner Kentucky and south Capitol.
Corner

For Anderson, Muncie. Marion. Alexandria.
Elwood and Upton and intermediate stations
leave AIS a. m. and each hour thereafter until
s.I5 p. m and IL 10 p.
Limited trains for Anderson and Muncie. ar
irving in Anderson In l hour and q minutes and
Muncie in hours, leave at and IL a. m and
and r. m. the IL a. m. and ; trains
make direct connection at Anderson with linn
ited trains for Ewood
Express cars leave indianapolis station. corner
Kentucky and :. Capitol avenues for Auncie
and Anderson at 80 a. m and 2.30 p m Morn
ing car makes direct connection with express
car for Elwood- Marion and Alexandra.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
INDIANAPOLIS q MARTINsvILLE
RAPID TRANSIT co.

For Mooresville and intermediate points: First
car leaves Kentucky av, and Washington ST at
$40 A. m. and every hour thereafter. the
half hour mark. and including $40 p m. after
which time viii leave at $50 p. m. and
II Is y. m -
Leaving Mooresville; First car al a. m. the
next at 100 a. M. and every hour thereafter On
the half-hour mark. and including ! 80 p. M.
after which time VIII leave al 10 p. m.
Hourly service from Mooresyille &C brooklyn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-10
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.

Minutes

Minutes
1888. Edgar d. Closon VS.. Marie E. Bell
man ct al. Cass c. c. Appellants reply
brief 80
1913. Mary II. Lusk VS.. James Pool ct al
Huntington c. G. Appellants brief
1852 c.. l. & L. r. r. Co. VS.. George L.
Cunningham. Washington c. G. Appel
lant's additional authorities (S.)
473i Jacob BoOs vs. Carl Lang ct al
Wabash c. c. Appellants dismissal petit
ton to withdraw papers.
i6l. Edmun.s Electric Construction
Company VS.. Horace Manotte. Allen s. c.
Appellee's petition for additional time.
New Suits
40 Jacob A. Cannon ct al. VS.. Andrew
o. Castleman Porter G. c.
Also. Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago &
ST. Louis r. r. Co. VS.. Sarah E. Carey.
Delaware G. e.
SUPREME COURT.
Minute
1894 Robert A Parkinson, treasurer
Jasper c.. ct al VS. Jasper County Tele-
phone Co. White c. c. Appellee's addi-
tional authorities SD