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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.
Law Not Fully Enforced, but General
Effect Is Good.

Kansas City Journal
A writer in the latest issue of the Out
look states that although the prohibition
law has been on the statute books of Kan
sas now for twenty-five years. the battle
for the suppression of the saloon is only
partly won. The statement is true, for,
strictly speaking, there is no absolute pro-
hilton in Kansas. The constitutional
amendment adopted to secure this much
desired result, in the cities and larger
towns at least, operates in practice simply
to secure local option.
In Kansas City and Topeka, the first and
second cities in size in the State, the
forcement of tho law has been lax and in
termittent In Atchison. Leavenworth and
Wichita attempt is made to suppress
the liquor traffic, while in all other sizable
cities and towns the people have their
prohibition whisky according the adj
ministration i'm charge of the municipal
government tavors a dry wide OPEN
policy. The most fragrant instance of the
violation of the law and defiance of the
prohibition sentiment occurred last winter
at Topeka. where joint was run for the
use of legislators, i'm connection with the
lobby of q popular hotel under the shadow
of the dome of the State Capitol. This bold
offense did more than any other fact in
recent years to arouse the Prohibitionists
Generally speaking, 1T may be truthfully
said that Kansas is welded to prohibition.
The law has been beneficial, and in many
particulars, very effective. The prophecy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-A petition
in involuntary bankruptcy was to-day filed
with T. j. Logan, deputy clerk of the
United States Court in this city, by the
Modern Buggy Company, of Auburn, and
the Ohio Rake Company, of Dayton, against
Nellie Freygang, of Angola. The petitioners
set out that they hold claims and notes
against Nellie Freygang for $1,000 and that
within four months she has transferred
property and stock with view to conceal
her assets from these creditors and that
she has within that period given the
Ligonier buggy works preferred claim
for $780,
The business was operated by Nellie
Freygang'S husband, who went through
bankruptcy himself less than two years
ago. This failure is not allied In any way
to the Kinney bank failure. but is a seri-
Gus disappointment to the business men
of Angola, who believe the bank has
caused the town all the financial disturb
ance it ought to bear.
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LAVA is STILL FLOWING
GREAT MASS OF LIQUID FIRE VOM-
ITING FROM VESUVIUS.
New Fissure Opens and Tons of Molten
Rock Run Down the Side Of the
Great Volcano.

NAPLES, Aug. 2S.-The correspondent of
the Associated Press has just returned from
spending a night on Mt. Vesuvius with the
special permission of the authorities to pass
within the prescribed limit. The scene
was terrifying but magnificent. Enormous
masses of liquid fire flowed almost to the
correspondents feet, forming great mounds
Occasionally q mass of burning material
became detached from the pyramid and rolled
down the side of the mountain, the fast
cooling lava in its turn detaching other
masses, until the whole became stationary
at the bottom. The main stream of molten
lava flowed down the volcano until stopped
by the mounds of old lava, when il divided
and filed up the valleys, the old and new
masses meeting with such force as to cause
loud detonations, which shook the earth.
With tremendous detonations heard for
miles around, a new fssure opened at s
o'clock this afternoon in the cone of vesu-
vius and from the new gap came pouring
out tons of burning lava which flowed in
the direction of the village of Ottajano. The
stream, however, encountered the deposit of
lava from the previous eruption and did no
harm. There is said to be no danger to
the village.
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tnat q statute which could not be salts
factorily aid completely enfogced would
lower the moral tone of the STAGE has nod
been verified In those places where vioia-
tion Is the most scandalous the iointkeeper
and topper suffer a certain kind OF outiawry
No one takes pride in them as friends or
desires them as associates. They belong
distinctively TO the criminal class and have
no respectable standing I'm society and but
little open influence in politics. The moral
forces which brought about prohibition are
considerably strengthened by its legal ex-
istence. They arc supported irrespective
of political PARTIES, aid no candidate with
wiki hope for success would dare publicly TO
antagoniZe them.
The greatest obstacle 10 prohibition is the
rather widespread belief that saloons and
joints are necessary evils through which
TO raise the necessary revenues for carry
ing on the municipal government. The
the only means by which poor drinkers.
who have no property tax. can b. made
to contribute their share towards the pub
lie expense. In many cities, Were IL not
for these fines, there would be a deficit I'm
the treasury. Although this is so in COM
munities where the law is not observed,
yet on the other hand those western coun-
ties and towns where IL has long been en-
forced are better off financially as a result.
for the reason that the costs of keeping
peace officers and poor houses and Of pun
ishing crime. have been materially reduced.
The city OF Hutchinson furnishes an ex-
cellent instance of this fact. We quote
from recent report OF ltS mayor.
For the first time I'm the history of the
city the floating debt has been reduced.
The street fund has changed from deficit
of $500 to surplus of $4,000 and the gen.
eral fund from a $1,000 deficit to a 5000
deficit Not one dollar Of joint money
went into the treasury in this time. In the
eight years prior, when the saloons were
running. the floating debt was increased by
S75 900 OF this $50 600 was refunded and
$4,000 was left over for US to pay. During
part of that time as high as $1,000 month
was collected from the joints
I'm two years the criminal docket of the
district court originating from Hutchinson
has practically disappeared. The total cost
to county and city of criminal cases orig
mating in Hutchinson for two years will be
less than $500. against probably 5000 TO
$4,000 for each two years prior under me
fine system of allowing saloons 10 run.
TAX levies have been reduced, yet we
levied l mill for a Carnegie library, IN
creased electric lights from thirty-four to
forty-six, and added two miles OF water
mains to our water plant We reduced the
police force, and our city has been free
from the criminal element. A large portion
of the money formerly spent In saloons
or lost gambling has gone into legitimate
trade, and our merchants all report in
creased business. During two years not
a woman or child has complained that her
husbands. fathers or sons wages were
spent in a saloon or gambling den.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
BRITISH BLUE BOOKS
BLUNDERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN
WAR OFFICIALLY AIRED.
Statements by Lords Roberts, VOL
seley, Kitchener and Lansdowne
and General Sir Redvers Butler.

LONDON, Aug 2S.-The evidence given
before the royal commission on the South
African war is issued to-day in the form
of three blue books containing over loo
pages.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Lord Kitche-
ner, Field Marshal Lord wolseley and other
generals gave various reasons for the fall
ures of the war. Lord Roberts gave espe-
cially lengthy opinions regarding the most
important lessons learned from the war.
He considered the initial error of strategy
as practically irretrievable. He criticised
the War Office with regard to the general
preparations and equipment. the first plan
of campaign. the Understanding of the
enemy and ignorance as TO the geography
and extent of the country and the lack of
artillery and mounted infantry.
General Sir Redvers Butler said he was
hampered by The refusal of the War Office
to accept his plans and the failure on the
part or the War office TO give him definite
instructions and information.
Lord Kitchener said the officers in many
cases were not qualified for their work and
expressed the opinion that the juniors were
better than the seniors. He praised the
lack OF training Of the reservists and volun-
teers.
Lord Wolsely. in a memorandum. COM
plains that the commander-in-chief has be-
come the fifth wheel to the coach and that
the secretary of state for war is the actual
commander-in-chief Replying TO this crit
lcism Lard Lansdowne, war secretary dur
ing the early part OF the South African
war, and Mr.. Brodrick. present war secre-
tary and Lord Lansdownes successor, sug-
gested that Lord Wolsely was ignorant of
many of the powers of a commender-in-
chief. or failed to them.
The whole publication teens with evil
dences of mistakes and failures at home
and in the field. resulting in the report of
the royal commission embodying its recon-
mendatons, which were cabled Aug. o.
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WORK OF MASKED men
SIX BANDITS LOOT THE RAILWAY
STATION AT M'FARLAND, KAN.
Beat Two Men, Secure Eight Watches
and $3.50 and Lock Six Employees
in a Refrigerator Car.

MFARLAND, Kan, Aug. 2S.-At O'Clock
this morning six armed masked men
appeared at the Rock island sta
ton and started to enter the Of
flee door. Conductor Monnehan, of
freight train, which had just pulled in, and
Night Baggageman Charles Toler saw them
and hurriedly attempted to block the door.
but the robbers forced an entrance and after
taking their money and watches, beat the
railroad men into insensibility. They then
robbed the depot and going hurriedly to the
eating house held up and took all the valu-
ables from a half dozen men on the plat
form, employed at the roundhouse and a
part of the train crew. Passengers at the
lunch counter scurried upstairs and blocked
the entrance effectively. The bandits then
looted the eating house cash register and
silverware, doing their work in cool man.
ner. Then, apparently a joke, they
marched and carried six Of the Rock Island
employees, including the night hostler and
baggageman, and locked them in refriger-
ator car and disappeared
During the thirty minutes of their pres
ence not a shot was fired and only Nome
han and Toler were injured. Two hours
after the robbers disappeared Sheriff Frey
had organized a posse. released the prison
ers from the refrigerator car and started in
pursuit. The bandits secured eight watches
and probably $3.50 They left Mcfarland on
foot.
Afternoon advices from Paxico. where
the robbers were seen to-day, show that
the bandits eluded the posse in pursuit
and passed on through the thick brush
toward the Maple Hill bridge. where they
south side and scatter. The officers do not
seem anxious to come up with the desper-
ADDE'S. The officers were on horseback and
the bandits on foot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29

New York Sun.
Salisbury was rude He couldn't help Il
any more than he could help his bad eyes
or his stub nose. or his ungainly figure
But il hurt all the same. They say that
he didn't know all the members of his
Cabinet A short time ago he made a
famous rector Bishop of London. Soon
after at a dinner party the Premier talked
long and earnestly with a parson. WHO
is that nice Clergyman he asked after
wards. He was surprised to learn that he
had forgotten the very appearance Of the
man upon whom he had just conferred
one of the greatest places in his gift.
He was not a snob. There is no reason
to believe that he set much store by his
marquisate or his Garter. He refused a
dukedom several times. He said that the
happiest period of his life was when, as
younger son. who had married for love, he
supported his family by his pen and that
his best work was in some volumes his
shelves. He was a fine man OF business.
whether he was about his own affairs or
those of his country. But while he was
governing England he longed to get back
into a private station and give his time
to his beloved chemistry. Politics bored
him. But he could become enthusiastic
il the novels of Jane Austen were men-
toned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
RIOT AT DEMLER.
One Man Wounded and a Car Of Pc
troIeum Burned.

M'KEESPORT, Pa, Aug. 2S.-In riot
at Demer tonight one man was shot and
Il car of oil burned. The trouble took place
at the Baltimore & Ohio tunnel. where
seventy-five Italians are engaged
To-day a new boss by the name of John
Cassidy was placed over the gang and they
resented his coming among them. The
crowd became unruly tonight and the men
began throwing stones at Cassidy. who shot
into the crowd wounding Antonio Basic
wherupon the rioters quickly dispersed.
During the excitement "A car of oil was set
on fire either by the rioters or by accident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
Depot Clerks Are Uneasy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-There
is CONSERVATION among the fifty more
clerks employed at the United States quar-
termaster's depot in this city over rumor
that a number of clerks In the War Depart
ment are to be transferred to the Philip
pine islands to relieve an equal number of
clerks who have been in the islands more
than five years without a vacation. 1t is
said that Gen. Charles +. Humphrey, re-
Gently appointed quartermaster general of
the United States army, is of the opinion
that the men who have seen long service
there should have a chance to come home
for awhile and recuperate in health. None
of the clerks at the local depot wishes to
take the trip, and all will be uneasy until
the matter is settled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-Arrived: Phla-
delphia. from Southampton and Cherbourg
La Lorraine. from Havre; Lucania. from
Liverpool. Sailed; Cyneric. for Liverpool.
BRowHEAD. Aug 2S.-Passed: Cam
pania, from New York. for Liverpool; u
tonia. from Boston. for Liverpool.
CHER BOURG. Aug. 2S.-Sailed: Fuerst
Bismarck. from Hamburg aud Southamp-
ton. for New York.
ISLE OF WIGHT. Aug. 2S.-Passed: Ryn-
Gam. from New York, for Rotterdam.
oUEENsTOwN. Aug. 2s-Sailed: May
flower. from Liverpool. for Boston
PLYMOUTH. Aug. &.-Arrived. Bluecher.
from New York, for Hamburg.
AOvfLLE. Aug. "a Sailed: Furnessia.
<rom Glasgow. for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
No Change i'm Lafayette strike.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-To-day saw
no change in the trouble between the La
fayette Telephone Company and its line
men, despite the fact that many confer
ences were held by Manager Freiberg and
committees from the union. Last night a
meeting was held at Labor Temple and Of
ficials of the telephone company were in
vited TO be present. Manager Freiberg
submitted the company's proposition that
the men continue at work under wage
and time conditions, but the union men
asked more favorable terms and were re-
fused. To-day both sides met, but MO COM
promise could be reached. Tonight the
linemen submitted to the company a plan
which they assert is final and they declare
a strike will be called unless the requests
are granted.
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HE MAY BE LYNCHED.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
URBANA, ILL.,, Aug. ga crime said to
be unequaled in the records of Champaign
county developed to-day. and resulted in
a warrant being issued for James Bristow,
charging him with the rape of Sibyl Eddy,
thirteen years old, under the provisions Of
the age-of-consent statute. Both live at
Sadorus. Bristow was told of the warrant
and has eluded arrest
The girl has been in delicate condition for
over three months and insists that Bristow
is responsible for ner condition, but States
Attorney Miller believes that warrant has
been issued for the wrong person, aud in
Inmates that a relative is guilty. He says
he knows the relative, but will take no ac-
ton until the grand jury meets.
Sadorus is stirred TO its depths, and
threats of lyncning. If a certainty of the
personality of the culprit can be established,
are frequent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
SEYMOUR's SHOOTING AFFRAY.
The Three Wounded Men Are Doing
Better Than Expected.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Aug. 2S.-The shooting
ARRAY last night in which ex-Mayor A. w.
Mills and Policemen Reddinger and Baugh-
man were the principals, all receiving
wounds, has been the chief topic of CONVEX
sation here to-day. The condition of the
wounded men seems better tonight. The
shot that Mr.. Mills received in the abdomen
does not seem to have penetrated any of the
intestines, which makes his case more
hopeful than it at first appeared. The shot
that Policeman Reddinger received on the
left side OF the face, made a very dan
gerous wound and it will take a few days to
determine what the result will be. Police
man 'Baughman was shot twice, but re-
ceived only flesh wounds in the left side
Mrs. Lizzie Bradbury. who figured in the
fight, was taken from Jail this evening
and fined So. She left on the first train for
her home at Indianapolis.
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DEATH in MAXINKUCKEE
SUICIDE OF MRS. JAMES CASTLEMAN,
RESIDENT OF CULVER.
Poor Health the Cause-BraziI Man
Tried to Kill His Family-Unusual
Crime at Urbana, III.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Aug. 2S.-Mrs.
James Castleman, of Culver. formerly of
this county, took her own life by drowning
in Lake Maxinkuckee last evening, about
o'clock. She was seen by several per-
sons in boat a short time before, whom
she told she was waiting for friends. She
was then seated on the bank. Soon after
ward she jumped into the lake and
drowned where the water was not more
than four feet deep. Her body was res
cued about twenty minutes afterward.
Mrs. Castleman had been sick for several
months and this is given the cause of
her act. She was past fifty years old
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
Seven Victims of Smallpox.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. Ind, Aug. 2S.-Seven cases
of smallpox have been discovered at Baal-
bee, village in the west end of the
county The health officer has quarantined
the entire west end of the county. Four
cases, il is believed. will prove fatal. The
people are fleeing from the vicinity of the
afflicted homes. Mrs. II. +. Cradle, a
widow and her four children, among
the victims
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-FOrecast fo

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday.
Indiana-Fair on Saturday. cooler in ex-
IRENE southern portion. Sunday fair and
warmer: fresh north winds.
Ohio-Fair Saturday. cooler in south
ern portions, fresh north winds.
Enthusiastically fair on Saturday; cooler
In south portion. Sunday fair. warmer in
southern portion. fresh north winds
Lower Michigan-ClOudy on Saturday,
showers IN east portion. Sunday fair.
warm in central and west portions; fresh
Forth to northeast winds.
Neutrality-suspicious. on Saturday; Sunday
fair.
South Dakcta-Fair and warmer on Sat
urday and Sunday.
Nebraska-Fair on Saturday. warmer in
northwest portion. Sunday fair, and
warmer.
.Kansas-Fsir Saturday and Sunday.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy Saturday.
Sunday fair and warmer.
Misunderstanding on Saturday except show
eTS in extreme northeast portion; warmer
IN west portion. Sunday fair and warmer;
fresh northeast. to east winds
Iowa-Fair Saturday. Sunday fair
and warmer.
North Dakota-Fair. warmer Saturday;
Sunday far.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
Militia Captain Resigns.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SALEM. Ind. Aug. Sowing TO his
duties as principal of the Martinsburs
school, Captain A. w. Williams has re-
signed as captain of Company /, Indiana
National Guard, of this place, and Lieu
tenant w j. Purkhiser has been promoted
and will take charge of the company in
few days Captain Williams recruited the
company and labored very hard TO perfect
it's organization. and had the largest militia
company on the ground at the recent en-
camDment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-29
NEGRO Transfer KILLED.
He Had Tried to Stab Blacksmith
at SharpsyiIle.
necial 10 the INDIANAPOLIS journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind. Aug. 2s.-To-day a col
ored man. known only as BLACK Charley"
employed a teamster on the Indianapolis
Northern Electric Railway, took his team
to the smithshop of William Boomershine
at Sharpsville to be shod.
Boomershine and the negro quarreled over
the manner of shoeing and the latter drew
a knife and tried TO stab the blacksmith
Boomershine was too quick for his assail-
ant, and dealt him a blow with the end of
a buggy shaft that killed the negro almost
instantly. Boomershine gave himself up TO
the officers and went 90 Jail at Upton.
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EFFECT OF COTTON CORNER.
Fort Wayne Industries Are Beginning
to BE Punched by IL.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 2s-The cot
ton corner is beginning to have a bearing
on Fort Wayne industries. Fortunately the
Wayne knitting mills had large supply
of cotton yarns at the start and Is now
shy only on certain threads. but Manager
Theme sees ahead more trouble when the
now idle mills do get to work again. They
will have to pay the price of cotton charged
by the men who control il and the mills
will have to charge according to what they
pay.
The local factories which use cotton fab
RIGS in overall or shrtwaist goods are also
expecting not only high prices, but great
difficulty in obtaining the fabrics needed in
their factories to keep their labor busy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Aus. 2s.-By order of
Judge Willard New, of the Jennings Cir
cult Court, Mrs. Mary Butcherheld, OF
North Vernon. was brought to this city
to-day and placed i'm Jail to await her trial,
which is set for the October term of the
Jennings Circuit Court. Mrs. Butcherfield
is charged with assault and battery, with
intent TO kill, and on a preliminary hear
ing before justice of the peace was
bound over to court. but was unable to give
bond, and as the woman's department of
the Jennings county Jail is unfit for oc-
cupancy, the judge ordered her brought to
this city
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, Aug. &-The
county auditor has had force of assistants
in his office deducting five per cent from
the totals placed on the valuation of Shelby
county land and their improvements, ac-
cording 10 the orders OF the State tax COM
mission. He has now been notified that
this five per cent. reduction has reference
To land only and that the assessment placed
on the improvements will remain the same
as the county tax board reported and
that the city property valuation is TO be in
creased ten per cent
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Pleased with Their Gold Claims.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD Ind, Aug. 2S.-Charles Lewis.
]. r. Bottorff, Andrew Marshall and John
Jones Jones, officers and stockholders of
the Elwood Tin Workers Gold Mining Com
pany, have returned from British Columbia,
where they went to inspect the companys
mining claims The visitors spent month
i'm the camp, and are more than elated over
what they term the bright prospects. They
brought back a large number of specimens
of ore, which are very rich in minerals, and
expect To erect mill on the claim at once.