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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27
q TORPEDO BOAT SCANDAL
\. Aoneared Before Committee and Re-
|V 'actpd Bribery Charges Against Quigg.
:. testified Falsely at the Instigaton of Con-
Pys ~" IAN .essier on Plea of the Latter That
3 He Would Be Politically Ruined.

:. January 2s-Philip D0o'n'
is'n' ..1 before Ne house committees
| ''' ,sas saturday that he mao al, ap,
y. representative ns''ies , Of New
'S' :. y oner of money to influence
y W. ,,s submarine boat BILL ana
." ,r,+ber statement that he had
nv ...o might be $1,000 In 1t for
''s me astounding statement be-
u'1 ,mn,ttee today that he made
Y. saturday which we're not true
l' :. wanted to retract his state
=, Nj. ouigs had rendered oriOe
" .mnpt came without any pre-
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". oysd nj one another in amaNe"'n'
n lee III, ,o,t on With his statement
p''nu mac pogcrs. ain attorney was In the
5fla'u' "gs ofter the first witness han
Il aal'''s ny mis- morning and said he APP
'p' Mr. poblln who bad stated 10
10 Ipoblin had made some stare state.
"a !. Saturday when "e'e 81, n,na ,
iiIth WHY -,,.h Mr.. Goblin had sworn
- cement 10 WV IA tuovr Mr.. Less.
4, Rogers SID ne nav s.,.t, higbl, 80
n a,nd prizcd hls irl'nosn'p
" oxothlog viii say is intended
n atdsa' ~ 1oss,er am simply
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27
LOWEST RATE EVER DECLARED.
Further Declines Would Result in Com
mercial Disasters.

mercial Disasters.
Manila. January 26'r decline In SILVER
has forced the Philippine government 20
lower the official rate The new ratio II
. n silver Tor 81 gold, tho lowest ol'ir'al
-,ta ever declared. II represents heavS
rnLe " tbe Ins,llgr treSsuiy and the com
.oss y" bnuses fear that further declines
n NH result In commercial disasters; Ln 1ee
WV WIS that congress disagrees on the cur
rep p question has bad a disquieuhg enec'
h.s,a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27
Remember

the constantly
proven fact that no
matter in what de-
partmtnt you make
your pure has e
QUALIFY is always
a foremost consid-
Grafton. A low price
without quality
means nothing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
SAFE CRACKERS AT WORK
THEY DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION TO
BUDDENBAUM LUMBER CO.
Safe in the Office of the COmpan!
Cracked This MOrning-Missed
the Valuables.

The safe in the office of the Buddenbaum
Lumber Company, at New York and Pine
streets, was cracked early this morning,
but the robbers secured only few trink-
cts for their troubles. The safe is mas
sive iron affair and the outer doors were
torn from their hinges and hurled half way
across the room.
The inner doors were blown off and sew
eral small pieces of jewelry which were
in drawer were secured. The money was
inside an enclosure in the safe, to which
there was third iron door, but the cracks
men were scared away before they could
break into it. Several attempts were made
TO get into the money box, but so much
noise was made by the explosion when the
outer doors were torn off that number or
persons living in the neighborhood were
awakened from their slumbers and they at
once called the police.
Captain Hyland and Bicyclemen Simon
and Morgan at once went to the office OF the
lumber company and all the patrolmen In
the city were notified to be on the lookout
for suspicious characters, but the burglars
made their escape from the office when the
first persons arrived on the scene and they
could not be located by the police.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
CHEAP zinc PRODUCTION
MADE POSSIBLE BY INVENTION OF
TWO INDIANA STUDENTS.
Method of Electrical Treatment of
Ore-Founders' Day Is Celebrated
at Wabash College.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. 20.-After
months of painstaking work in the chemis-
ana, William f. Oesterle of the class of '03,
and o. w. Brown, A NJ, go, have discov-
cred process that may revolutionize the
zinc industry. They have just been granted
patent on the process, which involves a
specially devised furnace, into which the
ore is run and there charged with electrici-
~, thus roasting the oar quickly and at a
considerable lower expense than has been
known heretofore. 1t is estimated that by
the use or the new process four men will
De able 10 do the work now requiring the
services or 100 men. In working out this
process, these inventors have solved prob
lem in electro-chemistry that has baffied
scientists for the last half century
Oesterle Is Marion boy, and since leav-
ing college last June has been employed as
chemist for the Oliver Iron Mining Com
pany, OF Minnesota. Brown is now at the
University of Wisconsin doing college
work. 1t is stated that plant will be
established either at Marion or Indian
apolis.
The leading college men at Indiana Uni
Verslty have started new club for varsity
men The purpose of the organization
Will be 10 promote scholarship, train in
the art of debate and public speaking and
encourage the literary spirit of its men,
bers, who must come up 10 certain stand
ards In some one of these lines before eligi-
bic TO membership. There are at present
outside of the fraternitieS and college de-
partment organizations only two literary
CLUBS In the university. The immediate in
huence of the organization will be to revive
interest in such organiza tons as once eX-
listed here in large numbers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
Other State Neurology.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Nov. 20.-Lester
Salyards, formerly of this city, died this
morning in a passenger coach in the union
depot at ST. Louis while his way home
from Denver, Col, whittier he had gone for
his health several months ago. He was
unable to stand the high altitude and
started home with his mother, Mrs. Sophia
he neared home and he died while waiting
to change cars at st. Louis. He was
twenty-five years old and was member of
Company G. Observation-Disclosures nth
Indiana Regiment, in the Spanish-Ameriean
war
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 20.-Gabrel Miller,
northwest of this city, died under pecul-
lar circumstances last night. He and
his son were driving home from Akron. and
Mr.. Miller sat down in the wagon bed to
escape the wind. The noise of the wagon
prevented conversation, and when the
home was reached and the son spoke to the
father, he got no response. Investigation
showed that Miller had died some time
before, and was cold and stiff. He was six
~ years old.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. 20.-Freeman z.
Scott died this morning at Houston, Tex,
aged sixty years. He was nephew of Col.
Horace Scott, who for years was superin-
tendent of the Louisville division of the
Pennsylvania road. Mr.. Scott served the
road for several years as engineer and la ter
as foreman of the shops at Indianapolis.
For the past fifteen years he has been sup
erintendent Of the railway terminals at Gal
weston, Tex.
PORTLAND, Ind, Nov 20-John Henizer
home here at the age of seventy-six Mr..
Henizer had lived In this county almost all
his life and was known by every man and
woman in this vicinity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
WABASH COLLEGE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Nov. 20.-To-
day was observed by the faculty and stu
dents of Wabash College as founders day,
on account of the football game the exer-
cises were held to-day.
On Nov. q, 1892 Wabash College was
founded. and the first board of trustees was
elected the same day. On Nov. % William
son Dunn gave the site for the college. On
Dec. 3, 1888, the college was opened in
charge OF Prof. Caleb Mills, and in 1884 it
was chartered by the Legislature and it's
faculty was formed with z. w. Baldwin as
president and Caleb Mills, John S. Thorn
son and Z. " Hovey as professors In 1885
the present campus was purchased and in
January, 1888, the present south hall was oc-
cupied. The next September it burned. In
1888 the first class graduated with two
members. Over 1000 young men have re-
ceived instruction in the college. The pres
idents have been T.. w. Baldwin, lS34-4O
Charles White, 1Si1-61; j. F. Tuttle 1922;
George S. Burroughs 1929, and W. p
Kane, who was inaugurated on Feb. %, 1900,
and is the incumbent
The exercises to-day consisted of songs by
the college glee club, short talks by faculty
members and students and an address by
Thomas r. Marshall, of Columbia City.
Prof j. l.. Campbell prepared a paper on
college "reminiscences" which was read
by President Kane A few remarks were
also made by III. j. Milligan, of Indianapo-
lis The invocation was by the Rev. Dr.
Nave.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

QUEENSTOWN. Nov. 0.-Arrived: Gel
tic, from New York for Liverpool: Column
bus from Boston. for Liverpool: Campania.
from New York. for Liverpool. and all
proceeded. Sailed: Romance, from Liver
pool. for Boston
NEW YORK. Nov 2O.-Arrived: Lauren
tan, from Glasgow; Lucania, from Liver
pool. Sailed: Cymric, for Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 2o.-Sailed: Do
minion. for Halifax; Victorian. for New
York.
PRAwLE POINT. Nov. 20.-Passed:
Rotterdam, from New York, for Rotter-
dam.
GLASGOW, Nov. 3o.-Arrived: Cartha-
genian. from Philadelphia via st. Johns
SOUTHAMPTON. Nov 81, a. mar
rived: ST. Louis. from New York.
MOyILLE Nov 20-Sailed: Astoria.
from Glasgow. for New York.
KINsALE. Nov. 20.-Passed: Celtic,
from New York. for Liverpool.
FIUME. Nov. ao.-Sailed: Aurania, from
Venice. for New York
HAvRE. Nov. 2o.--Arrived: Ia Gas
sogne. from New York
GENOA, Nov. W.-Sailed: Liguria for
New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
nve or forty new wells completed. none Of

five or forty new wells completed, NONE OF
them of remarkable size.
1t is q mistaken idea that the Standard
Oil is benefiting through the increased price
of oil. For the year 1902 IL increased the
price of crude oil "a per cent. and the ad-
per cent. and the proportion In favor OF
crude oil this year has been far greater. Or
course the Standard Oil Company Is a large
producer of oil through its producing sub
sidiary company, the South Penn Oil Com
pany, the largest producer in the Pennsyl-
in the advance in the price Of crude oil.
but the Standard buys the major part or
its crude oil.
Ii is evident that the Texas oil fields are
destined TO play an important part IN the
future lighting of the world. The Texas
oil per month or within 100000 barrels OF
the Indiana and Ohio production. The gen.
eral activity i'm the Texas oil refining in
dustry is looked upon as good proof that
the refining; of the Texas product has passed
the experimental stage. There are TOUR
the Standard Oil Company. through its sub
sidiary company, the Security OH Company.
owning the Burt refinery at Port Arthur, IS
planning 10 expend 5000, 600 In adding 10 It's
plant, making it the largest oil refinery in
the world.
No better evidence Is needed as TO the
success of the treatment of Texas oil Tor
Illuminating purposes than this proposed
expenditure on the part OF the Standard
COMPANY While the quality OF the Texas
oil is poor compared with the pennsylvania
| product and the profit in treatment small.
! the declining stocks in the other nelos
make the treatment of this Texas product
| imperative. Stocks of Texas oil above
ground are estimated at about l4,oOooOo
barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
COST OF PANAMA CANAL.
To Complete 1t Will Take Nearly Two
Hundred Million Dollars.
New York Tribune.

New YORK tribune.
1t is estimated that it will cost the United
States 1854, 233, 1853 to acquire and complete
the Panama canal besides the amount 10
be paid TO the government in control or
the isthmus for the concession.
Already there has been an immense
amount of money and energy expended on
the canal. 1t is safe to say that a sum
more than sufficient to dig waterway
from ocean to ocean at sea level has been
collected from investors at different times
in its history.
When De Lesseps organized the first COM
pany, in 1880 for the construction OF the
canal, 1T started work with paid capital
of $6O,Oo0,O00. For eight years the COM
pany toied, employing at times as many as
fifteen thousand men. Then came ne
cessity for changing the plans and the
company failed. after having collected in
round figures from the sale of stock and
bonds s260000.Oe0 OF this it was shown
isthmus amounted to $156, 100000 and that the
cost of excavation and embankment proper
was SIS, 100000. The ultimate cost was then
estimated at $l74,600OO0. For several years
an effort was made to capitalize a new COM
pany to complete the work, and at last,
in 1894, the present Panama Canal Com
pany was organized with paid-up capital
of $13.0o0,OO0. Since that time work has
advanced at the rate of about 100000 cubic
yards of excavation each year.
The total amount of excavation up to the
present time has been about 81 100000 cubic
yards. Unfortunately only about 100000 900
cubic yards of this is available for the
waterway proposed in 1899-19OO by the canal
commission, of which Rear Admiral Walker
was president. The Walker commission S
recommendations included this available
excavation in the S40000,000 to be paid the
canal company for it's work, maps, records.
drawings and the property of the Panama
Railroad Company. The commission esti-
mated that the total amount of excavation
which would be required for the canal to be
built from its plans, exclusive of that for
the Bohio dam and the Giganti spillway,
would be 94,S63. 703 cubic yards. The work
remaining to be done, therefore, represents
the difference between the amount of avail
able excavation which it will acquire by
purchase from the Panama Canal Com
pany, or nearly three-ffths Of the entire
work. 1t is estimated that the cost of this
work will be sl44. 1885, in addition to the
sum to be paid to the present owner OF the
property. By the time 1t is completed more
than $45O, 000 900 will have been obtained In
one way or another for use in building the
canal, while nearly $3l2, 900 will have ac-
tually been spent in connection with its
construction and administration.
1t was the intention of the Panama Canal
Company to make the canal 295 feet deep.
The increased dimensions of steamers now
being built has made it necessary to plan
for a much deeper canal, and the Walker
commissions plans are for waterway
thirty-Six feet deep.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
WILL SUIT COMPROMISED.
Lilley Estate VIII He Equally Divided
Another Parliamentary Contest.
Special to the IndIanapolls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind. Nov. 20.-The contest
over the construction of the will of Albert
p. Lilley. who died two years ago, leaving
estate valued at $4,000. has been COM
promised and the suit brought in Laporte
Circuit Court by Mrs. Clara Coplin. one of
the daughters, against her sister, Mrs.
Daisy Armstrong. has been dismissed.
BY the terms of the compromise the rich
farm lands owned by Mr. Lilley are about
equally divided between the two daughters,
their inheritances being subject, however.
to the payment of third of the net in
come therefrom to John w. Hewson, guar
dian of their mother, Mrs. Sarah Lilley.
who Is hopelessly insane. for her care dur
ing her life- Mr.. Lilley was one Of the pio-
neer farmers of the county.
Proceedings to break the will of the late
James 7. Anderson, another early settler
of the county, were begun to-day I'm the
Laporte Circuit Court by Davis c. Ander-
son and Mrs. Emma j. Copelan, son and
daughter of the testator, who allege that
their brother. Charles f. Anderson, was
favored by the father in distribution of the
estate, which Is valued at $4,000 Unsound-
ness of mind and undue Influence are al
legged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
POSTPONED UNTIL JAN. II.
Government Not Ready to Try Machen
and Other Alleged Conspirators.

WASHINGTON. Nov. So.-The trial of
the postal cases of August w Machen.
former general superintendent of the free
delivery service Samual a. and Diller b.
Croft. of this city. and Mr.. and Mrs George
E Lorenz. of Toledo, arranged to begin
In the District Criminal Court here next
Monday. has been postponed until Jan IL
Attorney Charles A. Douglas, counsel Tor
Machen, objected 10 the delay, but the
court granted the request OF District At
torney Beach on the ground that the lat
ter was not ready to proceed.
The prosecution in asking that the case
go over stated that Assistant Attorney
General Robb was in Cincinnati, partici-
pating in the Miller-Johns trial, and that
Chief Inspector Cochran and Inspector
Mayer, leading figures In the Machen prose-
cution, were in New York State in connec-
tiOn with the postal cases against state
Senator Green. The court suggested that
counsel adjust the question and Jan. IL was
finally agreed On.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
GOAT ATE WIRELESS STATION.
How 1t Came the MarcOni Man Could
Not Call = Ship.
New York Herald.


Believing and emitting from horn to tail
uncanny-looking sparks, Jerry, celebrated
goat and mascot of the battleship Ala
bama, broke the high-jump record for
goats at the New York navy yard yester-
day, while sailor men beheld him with
horror.
Many and picturesque have been the bat
ties abetted by the goat, but never until
yesterday, according to the sailors, had he
cried quit" He jousted with wireless
telegraphy according to To-day Jones.
For several days electricians have been
equipping the battleship with a wireless
telegraph apparatus. Down topmast
hangs series of wire hoops which are
used to catch the messages flying in the
neck. AT first he liked the sensation. Then
his appetite overcame his manners and he
began an investigation. goat style. In med
itative mood he slowly gorged almost a
whole hoop. Strange sounds began to be
heard in his hold. He paused i'm wonder
Up at the Sands-street entrance experts
They are enthusiasts, and by strange CO.
incidence just as the goat was full of wires
they begun trying 10 make connections
down at the water front.
"Dot-dash-dot-dot Hullo, Alabama,
Do you hear anything? Hullo. Alabama.
Hulloi H-u-l-l-oi'
Never was there more surprised goat.
There was a rattle of dots and dashes In
his throat. Then the sparks generated.
His whiskers went off Pop. Pop.' like so
many Mausers.
Round and round he ran, with his stub
tail sparkling like a trolley pole a sleety
night Messages came thick and fast His
horns beamed like binnacles. His whole
demeanor suggested the diabolical In fact
the pyrotechnic spectacle might have ended
disastrously had not To-day Jones espied
the wire in the illuminated goats mouth
When the current had been cut il was
found the internal arrangements of the
hardy animal had been uninjured Smoke
however. was observed issuing from the
goats mouth. This was explained by the
chips before he converted himself into .
wireless receiver.
The indomitable animal looked as good
as ever last evening and showed only faint
traces of shock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
INDIANA NORMAL.
President Parsons Insists on Chapel
Attendf nee-AnnuaI Concert.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. &.-The
musical feature of the year so far at In
diana Normal was the concert tonight
with Madame Cecilia Eppinghousen-B Bailey
OF Chicago, singing from several operas
and the Normal chorus assisting.
President Parsons this week put a stop to
the practice of some students of devoting
the time Of morning chapel exercises TO
study. There is no rule making attendance
compulsory, but President Parsons made 1t
well understood that the wish of the school
management was as good as a rule.
In a talk to the student body, President
Parsons said the membership of the athletic
association is not large enough. He thought
that as the trustees had provided an ath-
letic field and otherwise showed a desire
TO promote athletics the students should
take more interest in ii.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
DECREASING OIL SUPPLIES.
Wells Are Not Producing as Fast as
the Country Is Consuming.

Wall-street Journal
Preliminary figures of pipeline returns
for the month of October indicate that the
consumption of Pennsylvania, Indiana and
Ohio oil exceeded the production about co.,
600 barrels. made up of a decrease Of 90, 600
barrels in Pennsylvania and 100000 barrels
in the so-called Lima field.
This decrease reduces the STOCKS of Penn
sylvania oil above ground to 100000 bar
rels and of Ohio and Indiana oil to Is. 4OO. 900
barrels. the smallest stocks in ten years and
accounts Off the Is cents per barrel advance
in the price of crude oil during the past
month.
1t may not be generally known that the
Standard Oil Company's policy has been to
let the 'other fellow take the risk I'm pro-
ducing oil which the Standard Company
buys and makes its money in refining. trans
portation and distribution.
Stocks OF crude oil are getting near the
danger point Since Jan. 1. 1902. the con-
sumption Of crude oil has exceeded the
production by nearly 100000 barrels and
the stocks of crude oil have been drawn
upon to that extent.
A year ago Pennsylvania crude oil was
selling for about sl.35 per barrel as COM
pared with a price of slT to-day and indi-
cations point to still higher prices as the
winter is a period OF small production COM
of increased consumption.
The Standard Oil Company is advancing
the price OF crude oil for the purpose OF
encouraging the production. Drilling opera
tons throughout the oil regions are being
conducted upon scale never before known
but no new pools have been discovered and
the old production Is gradually decreasing.
This is an alarming situation for oil is the
poor mans fuel Statistics show that there
Is more lighting by oil in Greater New York
than by gas and electricity combined and
New York statistics apply to other leading
cities.
Drilling operations I'm the PENNSYLVANIA
oil fields in October produced SIS new wells.
which yielded 5.027 barrels OF new produc-
ton. This is a loss of 2222 barrels in new
production compared with the previous
month. At the close of October new opera
tions were the heaviest on record. but the
poor showing for the month is due TO the
large number of busters and gassers and
the average Yields of the new wells was the
lowest ever recorded Herculean efforts
are being made 10 maintain the supply of
high-grade petroleum. In northwestern
Ohio and Indiana there were $50 wells COM
pleted I'm October and the new production
was 10.001 barrels. At the close OF October
there were 1,2l0 rigs and drilling wells in the
Pennsylvania field and 81 I'm the Ohio and
Indiana field. Interest in the Kentucky field
is waning. owing TO the prevalence OF
busters. In October there were but thirty
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feet. cost ....................... $3.50 900. 90
Director Of Works building, 292 by
1U 1eet AAo'VVo.Vo
feet .. @ ll5.ooOo %
feet us. ooo 90
sa feet ......................... 100000
Dormitory 80 by 90 feet..... 100 900 90
Dormftory GAG by $50 feet......... 2l5, 90
Hall of Congresses, go by 100 feet. 25o,0 90
sos by IS feet .......,.............. 125, 900 90
Physical Culture building, 1S2 by
"a feet 5000 90
Powerhouse, 12O by $50 feet........ 1900 90
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21

Henry N Span said last night. in talk
Ing Of the acquittaI of Miller and Johns at
Cincinnati: 'Of course, we are pleased over
the verdict. The prosecution introduced
some new evidence and they were almost
certain Of conviction. but the jury evidently
did not believe their side OF the story The
judge was very fair in his instructions to
the Jury, his instructions being along the
same line as those given at the preceding
trial. The postoffice authorities at WASH
ington were also watching the case with a
great deal of interest and were anxlously
awaiting the verdict"