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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
PURSUED BY FARMERS
ALLEGED MURDERER OF THREE
WOMEN CHASED 20 MILES.
Thomas Madison Accused of Killing
Mrs. Elsie Payne, Her Daughter
and Granddaughter.

BLADEN, Neb., Sept. T.-Three sherffs
and $50 farmers to-day pursued Thomas
Madison, who is wanted for killing three
women near Red Cloud, Neb., for twenty
seven miles through corrfelds and across
meadows and are still running across coun-
try. Madison has two revolvers and may
fight If overtaken.
officers learned to-day that Madison took
breakfast with a niece near Inavale and
that he was wearing bloody clothing. He
told his niece that he had beaten a man
and that officers were looking for him.
Madison is said to have killed Mrs. Elsie
Paine. her daughter Mrs. Williams with
whom he was enamored, and by whom
ne had been rejected, and Mrs. Paine
granddaughter. twelve years old. The three
women were found dead in Mrs. Paine's
home at Red Cloud yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18

their complaints and appoint investigating
commissions which never convict.
Reports from Monastir of the burning OF
villages and the massacre OF their inhabi-
tants continue. The Autonomic publishes
the names of thirteen villages in the Nilayet
of Monastir which were recently destroyed
by regular troops and bashi-bazouks and
also announces that the monastery OF the
Holy of HOLES. near Okhride, has been
destroyed. AT the monastery Turkish sold
iers killed an entire family. the Bulgarian
priest, his children and his grandchildren,
thirty-five persons. in ali.
According to a telegram from CONSTANT
nople. the Greek patriarch has compla. ned
10 the Porte that the Bulgarian exarch IS
helping the revolution in Macedonia. ana
has asked the Porte TO limit the exarch
authority. keep him under supervision. and
give the Greek patriarch authority over the
Christians in Macedonia.
letter from Adrianople says 1.5Oo retu-
gees, mostly women and children. have ar
rived in that city. having escaped from the
general burning and massacre in the VIII
lagos of Ediga. Karadare and Mokuschexo
b. the Turkish troops. Many of the chill
dren were horribly mutilated. The insur-
gents have cut the telegraph line between
Voden and Ber in Albania
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
JOHN MITCHELL'S VIEWS
HE OPPOSES OPERATORS FORMING
TRUST TO RAISE PRICES.
Says Neither Employer Nor Wage
to Extrot Money from the Public.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. f7-James Mooney.
a coal miner of Novinger, Mo-, and a men,
ber of the national board of the United
Mine Workers of America, suggested, in a
speech at the conference with the opera
tors to-day, that the coal miners and the
mine owners in this region combine to in
crease the price of coal so that the opera
tors might make a good profit and the
miners might receive high wages, regard
less of what it might cost the coal-con-
suming public.
This suggestion was Immediately repud-
lated by John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers Of America, and by
Mr.. Lewis, vice president of the organiza-
ton. Mr. Mitchell said: I'VE, as an or
ganization, believe that the operators are
entitled to a fair profit on their investment
and that the wage earners are entitled to
d fair wage for their labor. But TO obtain
either we should not enter a combination
to extort money from the public
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Case of w. A. Miller.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE case Of w.
A. Miller, assistant foreman in the bindery
of the Government Printing Office. who was
removed from his position because he had
been expelled from the local Bookbinders'
Union and afterward reinstated at the di-
rection of President Roosevelt, has been
taken up by the Central Labor Union of
Washington. That body has sent To each
of the central labor unions In the United
States, representing the entire number of
organizations affiliated with the American
Federation Of Labor, a resolution adopted
by the Central Labor Union of Washington
calling attention to the Miller case, declar-
ing that the order of the President cannot
be regarded In any but an unfriendly light
and urging organized labor to petition the
President TO modify his order ''of no dis
elimination and TO order w. A Miller's dis
missal from the government service 10 pro-
mote the efficiency of that service
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Looking for a witness.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 17.-Tom Cock
rill, brother OF late Town Marshal Cockrill.
Of Jackson, for whose assassination Curtis
Jett is on trial in Cynthiana. came here
tonight to ind witness Charles Greene.
Greene is one of the four eyewitnesses to
the tragedy who testified before the Breath
lit county grand jury that he recognized
Jett as one of the men who killed Cockrill.
Greene's wife says that he has been missing
since last Sunday. and that he left at that
time ostensibly for Canada. Greene gave
as an excuse for leaving that he fears
assassination if he testifies. He was under
$500 to appear a witness at Cynthiana
Cockrill was sent here as a special bailiff
TO arrest him, and has an attachment for
him
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
NONE MUST ESCAPE.


SALONICA, European Turkey, Sept H.
Orders were received from Constantinople
yesterday to try by court-martial all Turk
ish officers whose ignorance or negligence
permits the escape of insurgents.
Hilmi Pasha. the inspector general. tele-
graphs that in the fight at kaimakchalan
on Sept Is 80 Bulgarians were killed and
that in the engagement at kasu 200 Bull
garians were killed.
Ibriham Pasha telegraphs from Seres
that in an encounter near Melnik forty-nine
Bulgarians were killed. The Turks lost
seven men. The fugitive insurgents were
pursued and surrounded at .Jumaibala.
where thirty of them were killed and twen-
ty wounded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY.


NEW YORK, Sept. IA new depart
ment. almost a subsidiary company, he's
been formed In the United States Steel Cor
poration. according to the Times. This de-
partment. or company, is the United States
Steel Products Company. and will have for
its object the extension OF the export trade
Of the corporation Its capital will be mere
ly nominal.
II is understood IL is not the present in
tention of the corporation management to
send agents abroad, but to content Itself for
the present by instructing its foreign repre-
sentatives TO secure many contracts as
possible. the belief being that this new
business will more than Offset any pos ssible
falling off In the domestic demand.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
SCOTTISH RITE OFFICERS.


BOSTON, Mass, Sept. HL-At the annual
convention of the Scottish Rite Masons to-
day the following officers were elected:
Grand commander, Henry L. Palmer, Mil
waukee, Wis; grand lieutenant command
er. Samuel Crocker Lawrence, Medford.
Mass; grand minister of state, John Cor
son Smith. Chicago: Newton d. Arnold.
Providence, r. J., grand treasurer general;
James H. Codding. New York, grand secre-
tary general: Charles c. Hutchinson, Low
ELL grand keeper Of archives; Thomas Z.
Balding. Milwaukee, grand master general
of ceremonies; Robert E. Patterson, Phil
adelphia, grand marshal general William
Geake, Fort Yayne, Ind, grand standard
bearer; George A. Tyler. Burlington. VT,
grand captain OF the guard The State
deputies were all reelected.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Turkey on a War Footing.

BERLIN, Sept. 17.-With the calling out
of the reserves of the Fourth and Sixth
corps Turkey is now on war footing, only
two Arabian corps remaining at peace
strength. The fresh mobilization, according
TO German military operation will take
three weeks but if the troops are to be en-
ployed in European Turkey 1T will take
considerably longer. A month from now,
however. Turkey will have all the reserves
available.
The Ludwig Loewe Company. of Berlin,
has completed an order of 10000 cart
ridges for Turkey. The last Of them, IL is
understood, in transit. This company is
also delivering to Turkey more of the sin
gle-shot Mausers formerly used by the Ger
man army.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
SOCIETY MAN ENDS LIFE.
Hugh Edminston Commits Suicide by
Inha1ing Gas.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 17.-Hugh Edmins-
ton. young society man OF Lincoln, was
found dead in his office early this morning.
He had turned on three gasjets and the
fumes ended his life. He left two notes. both
OF which indicated that he had been de-
spondent. Edminston went TO his office at 3
o'clock this morning and turned on the jets
The body was found at o'clock. Edmins-
ton was Twenty-Five years old and was well
known in Omaha, where he has a brother
I'm the insurance business, and In Kansas
City. He was a member OF the insurance
firm OF j. NJ. Edminston & Son. Members OF
the family believe there was love AFFAIR.
In which he was disappointed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Outraiges Occur Daily.

BEIRUT, Syria, Sept. H.-Business is still
suspended Notwithstanding the change in
the governorship. and it will take long
time to restore confidence. Robberies and
murders are the order of the night, If not
of the day. and the feeling of insecurity on
the part of both the European and native
residents is very grave. Some form of out
rage of the foreign and Christian population
occurs daily. The Christian refugees in the
Lebanon mountains are returning very
slowly and in small numbers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
LIABILITIES $S,713,476.
Schedules OF Talbot j. Taylor a. Co..
Recently Failed Brokers.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE schedules of
Talbot ]. Taylor and James b. Taylor.
comprising the firm of Talbot j. Taylor &
Co., bankers and brokers. who assigned on
July "a to Philip j. Britt. were filed to-day
in the Supreme Court. They show liabili-
ties, Ss7l3.476: nominal assets SCI 01e, 762: ac-
tua assets, 81, .065. or the liabilities there
is secured s6i3S.ss6. leaving unsecured 81
PA, COO Omittjng securities, valued at Sc
779.172, held by secured creditors there re-
mains To be distributed among the unse-
cured creditors. S1l.1sS-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18

every indication now that Curtis Jett is
listening more to his mother than 10 all
others. and Ii is on this account that it
is generally believed that a full confession
will be forthcoming In this connection it
is reported that Jett has already made
confession to his mother. There is another
report that he Will take the stand in the
Cockrill case himself and make full con-
feSsiOn as a witness
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
RECORD.BREAKING SPEED.


BERLIN, Sept. T.-An electric car ran
at the rate of 1o6 As miles hour ON the
Zossen military road. This is said 10 be
the highest speed ever attained. The en-
gineers In charge OF the experiments ex-
pect that 125 miles an hour viii be reached.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
New Vail for Beirut.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. T-Halil Pa
sha, formerly vail of Brusa, Asia Minor,
has been appointed vail of Beirut. Reshid
Bey who was removed from Beirut the
result of United States Minister Leishmans
representations, has been appointed vail of
Brusa.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Fresh Peace Proposals.

LONDON, Sept. 17.-It is announced here
that Russia and Austria have made fresh
proposals to Great Britain. which, If carried
donia.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
Correspondent Expelled.

LONDON, Sept 1.-THE Porte has ex-
PEELED the Daily Nails correspondent at
MonaStir
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18
THREE MEN PARBOILED.
Horrible Fate of Employees of :
Louis Packing House.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. l7.-Moses Hart. Lewis
Brooks and Charles Ronk. employees of the
Swift Packing Company in East ST. Louis,
were fatally scalded to-day by falling into
a vat OF boiling water. They were literally
parboiled, and when taken from the water
pieces of flesh came away with the cloth
ing as it was removed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-18

The last of the race Is being run,
The horses speed Ger the ran-soaked track.
The September day is nearly done.
And the crowds to the city are starting back
In the judges stand the tnkllng gong
Is sounding monotonous recalls;
Impatient now Is the holiday throng
To be home again before darkness falls.
The peanut boy and the popcorn maid
In weary voices their wares cry out,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
BASEBALL RACING BOXING ROWING
CASE PATTEN HARD HIT,
WHITE SOX WIN OUT
Senators Continue In Their Yellow,
Losing Streak.

The White Sox fattened up their aver
ages yesterday at Case Patterns expense
and drubbed the Senators, 10 2. The
Senators failed to get a man across
the rubber until the eighth inning. when
Delehanty cracked out a single and took
second On Coughlins grounder to Pat
terson. Then Clarke banged out a safe
ty to center. Jones threw TO the plate
to head off Delehanty. the ball went
wide of Its mark, Del was safe, and
Clarke continued on TO third. He scored
moment later on RObinson's out.
The Chicago men opened up on Patten
in the first, cOrralling three runs
! Holmes led of with a triple. This is
the same Ducky Holmes presented to
Chicago by Loftus.) Jones went out,
but Green hit to center, scoring Ducky.
Green purloined second and Callahan
went out. Isbell raped out a two-bag-
ger, scoring Green. aud scored on Ma
goons single.
Again in the third the home team lam
basted the leather. Magoon drew four
bad ones and was sent TO third by
Tannehill's two-sacker. both scoring on
Netherlands rap to left. Patterson
struck out. Holmes came up and With
fiendish glee tore off another one for a
single. Jones hit safely and the bases
were full. Green popped UP a little fly
into right center which the entire
Washington team endeavored to trap It
bounded barmlessly out of Delehanty's
mitt and two White Sox romped home.
Green was caught of third by fal.e
| throw of Drill's and the scoring was at
an end. Attendance, 4SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
That Cans Britt Affair.

One Jimmy Britt, a much heralded
youth indigenous 10 the Pacific Coast. Is
not breaking any sprintlng records Just
now in his chase after Joe Cans and the
lightweight title. Time was-and not
many moons agone-that Britt was
tloudiy proclaimiug from the Frisco
hcusetops the terrible things he would
do to the champion II 81 were HIS good
fortune to get that son OF Ham within
the ropes.
But blue curtain has been hung over
the rosy hue of Britt's vision. He saw
Cans work He saw him dispose OF
willie fitzgerald, a particularly tough
proposition, with a neatness and dispatch
| that opened his eyes to an invoice OF
fighting material not set down previously
IN his dictionary.
Then Britt's own showing with Jack
o'Keefe didn't boost him any along the
highway 10 Cans.
Al Herford, manager OF the champion,
.is willing 70 give the Frisco boy a
chance. but the prospects OF their com
ing together do not look DOW anything
like as certain as death and taxes. Inci-
dentaIly Al Herford Is sore unto death.
The raw deal be received, IN oregon q
night or two ago. when the night between
Walcott end Jackson was called a draw
has started the genial Al on the Tarpath
Now be IS out with the statement that
n walcott will not give Peter, jr.. an
other chance at him. be will Get Joe
Cans on the trail OF the ebon-hued
pcrapper. and thus avenge all past
1yrUDRs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
YOUNG BALL TOSSERS
WANT A PLACE To PLAY
Thomas Circles Unique Communication
to the Commissioners.

The Thomas Circles are ready to
blossom into full-hedged Juvenile ball
team. All the youngsters lack is
pc tition to the Commissioners which
may prodr e the coveted diamond
I'VE are boys and we like to play
ball," are the opening words of the
communication sent to the Commission
ers by their young constituents along
Massachusetts Avenue, near Thomas
Circle. But we cannot play in the
street, for that would be dangerous 10
passersby; we cannot play In the parks,
for that would inJure flowers and grass
and trees and shrubbery; we cannot play
or vacant lots, because that annoys the
people living In houses on the sides OF
tho lots. We do not wish 10 break the
laws OF be a menace to people. but we
do wish we could have a playground.
VIII you be so kind as TO give US a
place where we can play ball?"
Unless the Commissioners take some
action there are likely to be some
broken windows and some broken laws.
but the youngsters have given fair
warning. Commissioner MacfarIand has
the petition under consideration, and
with the aid of the other Commission
ers he will probably find grounds be-
yond the hearing OF persons with too
many nerves.
The young fans are nine in number
and will line up as follows: George H.
Kennedy. pitcher; Fred Pushaw. catch
or; Theodore Bolton. first base; Carl
ton Lowe. second base; Paul Dorland,
third base; Owen Kennedy. shortstop;
Daniel Bensinger. center field; Meade
Bolton, left field; Norman w. Klopfer.
right field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
SENATORS CONTRACT
LASTPLACE HABIT
SECOND BAPTIST WINS
FROM NORTH CAROLINA
Oyster Pitches Fine Game, While Kerr
Twirled Well-His Support Poor.

The Second Baptist Church team took
another game. winning yesterday from
the North Carolina Avenue boys to 4.
Oyster was on the slab for the Virginia
Avenue bunch, and, while the North Car
olina Avenue team obtained seven hits.
he kept them well scattered. Kerr
pitched a splendid game for the losing
team. but his fine box work was offset by
yellow fielding.
Second Baptist scored first. Hoffman
took first on four bad ones. and Ritter
was hit. Hoffman was run out between
bases, but Ritter scored on Perry's drive
for two bases. Suit drove one to right
that was too hot to handle. Perry was
caught at the plate. Suit stole second
and came home on Oysters single. Toll
bert let Babson's liner get past him, and
Oyster scored. Kerr lowered the curtain
on this comedy Of errors by striking
out the next man up. One more run was
obtained in the third. In the fifth, a
combination Of three hits and three err
rors resulted in two more runs. This
ended the run getting as far as Second
Baptist was concerned.
North Carolina scored one in each OF
the last four innings, ragged work by
the Second Baptist infeld being mostly
responsible.
The score-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
Shortsighted Policy.

1t is surprising that those who have
their money invested In the club allow
this condition of affairs TO continue.
These men know the game. and know T.
thoroughly. They rarely miss a game
and must see and recognize the vast
superiority Of every visiting team over
the local tailenders. They also know
that they have but one redress and that
is TO put some one In charge OF the team
capable of extracting the best efforts
from the men. who are drawing fat
living from the clubs Golfers. Yet they
are content to SIT idly by and see the
, team adding defeat after defeat to It's
already appalling list. when they well
5bnow the public is becoming daily more
disguised and attendance at the coming
games will materially fall of In conse-
oue2ce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
Standing of the Teams.
INDEPENDENTS DOWN
NORRIS PETERS TEAM

A crowd of fully 1000 baseball en-
thuslasts saw the game between the In
dependent Athletic Club and the Norris
Peters baseball teams. After a nip
and tuck contest. repIete with sensa-
tional plays. stops. and hitting, the first
named team won out by the score Of 4 10
4. The principal feature of the game
was the superb pitching and catching
Of c. Waller and Harvey. Mr.. Wal
ker handled the Indicator
The game was the first Of series Of
three TO be played between these teams.
The next will be played on July l. Tho
Independent Club is composed mainly
of department clerks and former mem
bers Of the departmental league. The
team Is a good fast one. and capable Of
taking the measure OF most Of the best
amateur aggregatIons in Washington,
as has been proven by the fact that
the Adams Express. Radford and Norris
Peters have proven easy going for them.
At National Park on juno 80 the In
dependents will line up against the
Bureau Athletic Club nine. and a red
hot game should be the result.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
HORSES OF PIT!SBURG
PHIL ARE RULED OFF
Drastic Measures Adopted Against
Plunger.

NEW YORK, June 24-George E.
Smith, better known all over the turf
world as ''Pittsburg Phil" was praed-
cally ruled of the turf yesterday by the
Jockey Club. The freedom of the race
tracks has net yet been denied to Mr..
Smith, but an order was issued directing
that his entries be not accepted. In
other words. he may visit the tracks and
he may wager on the races but his horses
may not compete.
There are reports that seem TO be fair
~ we'll grounded that even more dras-
tic measures are TO be adopted. and that
the well-known plunger will be request
ed not to attend the races In the East.
In his own behalf Mr.. Smith made
statement last night in which he declared
that his treatment is most unfair. and
that II is the result OF jealousies and per-
sonal dislikes. In a most emphatic man
ner he announced his intention OF fight
ing. He said his honor has been i'm
peached, and that be will spend every
dollar he possesses to vindicate himself
For several weeks IL has been known
that trouble was In store for "Pittsburg
Phil" Even last year it was whispered
that he was in disfavor. II was then
said that the Jockey Club. which is all
powerful in matters pertaining to the
turf In this section, had objected TO his
heavy wagers.
1t is now known that word was sent to
him that his methods were deemed per-
nicious and that he would oblige If he
would cut down his operations. Answer
was returned that "Pittsburg PHIL at his
own accord had determined TO make
fewer and smaller wagers.
His operations this year had been upon
minor scale as compared with those Of
last year. Yet he has been in constant
danger ever since racing opened in this
State. This was emphasized when Willie
Shaw, a jockey developed by him. was
ruled off the turf In discussing the race
last night Mr.. Smith said:
Shaw got into trouble riding Dwyer's
Africander He rode the colt In race
that he should have won. He was
roasted for losing. and roasted him.
He admits he should have won by three
lengths. but be tried to go up on the in
side near the rail- The other boy cut In
and shut him of. Then IT was too late
for him TO go around. 1t was bad judg-
ment. but Il was not criminal. l bet
lot OF money on Africander. and l did not
want to lose. but ] know Shaw had not
tried TO throw away the race
The noted Illyria race. however, prob
ably brought about the drastic action.
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information for Fishermen

Late yesterday afternoon about twenty
large shad were dipped in the Potomac
just below the Chain Bridge. The dip
ping or shad and herring now is directly
against the law, the season having closed
June 10.
II is reported that shRd are numerous
in that vicinity. The police OF the Sew
enth precinct are keeping a sharp look
out for the dippers. so far no arrests
have been made for this offcnse.
Condition Of Water-Great Falls
Temperature. Z; condition. 3. Dalecarlia
reservoir Temperature, 7; condition at
north connection, 1; condition at south
connection. 2. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperat Il. condition at
infiuent gatehouse, 3; condition at ef-
fluent gatehouse, A.; Washington city
reservoir-Temperatu Il; condition at
iniuent, 8; condition at effiuent. ~.