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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

and produce a crevasse rivaling that of
Davis in 1885, when the river here fell with
considerable rapidity.
Work at the crevasse progressed steadily
during the day. Early In the morning some
or the cribbling at the lower end yielded
10 the force OF the current, but the line was
recommended and good headway made
The lower end of the broken levee is wash
Ing badly and the crevasse Is said to be
over 300 feet wide, but ii is hoped to ar
rest the crumbling as soon as IL is felt
safe to begin sacking. One hundred thou
sand feet of lumber and $1,000 sacks went
10 the scene early this afternoon by barge.
The area of overflowed land was largely
increased to-day, but no lives nor stock
have been lost. The Texas & Pacific was
forced to suspend traffic over its own line
in the vicinity of the break. Through traf-
fic over the Mississippi valley has been cut
off by the La Grange break in the Missis-
sippi. The service between this city and
Vicksburg has not, however, been inter-
rupted. The Illinois Central is arranging
to handle its valley business over its main
line via Jackson.
No unfavorable news came to-day from
other Louisiana points than Hymelia. A
valiant fight is in progress from Baton
Rouge to New Orleans on the opposite
bank and early tonight the whole line was
said to be holding. There is reasonable
hope that the levees in the Fifth district
will pull through safely.
Locally the situation is barren of events.
The fact that the river has been prac-
tically at a standstill for three days has
enabled the forces employed to improve
the temporary embankments and TO accumu-
late material at various points to be in
readiness for use at a moments notice.
While the expectation is strong that the
Hymelia crevasse will be closed the en-
gineers are preparing to throw up emer-
gency levees to protect Algiers and the
thickly settled towns on the west bank
opposite New Orleans.
Local cotton men as a rule do not take
a pessimistic view of the situation in the
YaZoo delta from a crop standpoint. They
believe that If the flood passes quickly
there will be ample time to recoup the
losses resulting from the present over
flow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
SORROW AT BLOOMINGTON.


the Unfversfty's Best Athletes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March 2S.-Robert
Bruce Lockridge, who was killed at Louis
Vile to-day, was one of the best athletes in
Indiana University. and the news of his
death has caused great shock in univer-
sity circles. He went to Louisville last Sat-
urday to assist in coaching the Male High
School team of that city. Lockridge's home
was in Roam, Ind, where his father, Web
ster Lockridge, is well-kncwn and pros
porous farmer He came here three years
ago and had been identified very promi-
nently in athletics throughout his college
career. He was a prominent member of
the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and dur
ing his sophomore year was president of his
class Last year he played left end on the
Varsity football team. and because of his
prominence in athletics was this year elect
ed manager of the track team. He was one
of the best athletic managers Indiana Uni
versity has had for many years. This
He was twenty-three years old.
Coach Horne Is director of athletics in
Indiana University and is about thirty-five
years old. He stands very high with the
instructors. He has been here about five
years, but has arranged to withdraw from
the institution at an early date.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
OF To-DAY's JOURNAL.


Page
1-Flood Situation az Greenville, Miss
More Grave; Republican City Conven-
tion; Athlete Lockridge Accidentally
Killed by Coach Horne; Reciprocity
Treaty Ratified by Cubans.
2-Arrangements for the Presidents Trip
Completed; Lockouts, Strikes and Labor
News In General.
+Indiana and Illinois News.
5-Parker and Shively Nominated by Du-
bois; Germans Again Angry at Dewey
6-Sporting News.
7-Sporting News.
S-Sporting News.
S-Serious Riot in Russia: New Evidence
in the Burdick and Pennell Cases.
1o-Republican City Convention (continued)
u-Real Estate News and Classified Ads.
I-Hotel Lobby Gleanings; Resignation Of
Custodian Krietenstein.
Part Two-Twelve Pages.
1-Houses with Ghosts: The Future in
China; Talks on Live Topics.
&Questions and Answers.
3-American University Too Great an IN
dertaking.
EEditorial Page.
5-Outfit for the Woods.
6-Personal and Society News.
personal and Society News (continued.)
S-Picture Postal Cards.
9-Local Court and Labor News: City
News in General.
10-Live Stock and Local and General Prod
uce Markets.
11-Gossip of Wall Street; Financial Mar
kets.
R-Oil Fields Of Indiana
Part Three-Eight Pages.
1.-The Hydrophobia Germ; Rapid Transit
In Paris; For Southern Teachers
I'm Brownings Defense; Literary News
and Gleanings.
3-Ways of the Tourist.
EMusic and Drama.
5-Methods at Tuskegee; Professions for
Women.
6-Illustrated Fashions.
7-George AIDES Fable: Sphinx Lore.
S-Tennysons Greek Poems: Romance of
the Weather.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
WORM TURNS AT LAST.


HOBOKEN, N. j., March 2s-After SUBJ
hitting to the annoyance Of boys for thir-
ty-eight years Mrs. Margaret Lorenz of
Eighth and Jackson streets. retaliated, and
three boys have been taken TO the hospital
suffering from shot wounds. Mrs. Lorenz
Is sixty-eight years old She says thirty
eight years ago boys began to annoy her
at her home. and. although those who first
started TO tease her have reached middle
age. other boys have taken up the annoy
ance. For some days her husband has been
i'll, and. driven 10 distraction by the bows
bombarding her house with stones she got
out old Misunderstanding shotgun and fired
into the laughing group In front Of the
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
WOMAN WHO CAN BOSS.
Also Can Arrest Men Who Interfere
with Her LabOrers.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 2S.-Daniel Blake
and Richard Smell ridiculed street labor
ers at Clinton and Harrison streets be-
cause they were ''bossed" by a woman
inspector, Mrs. Paul. the street inspector
of the Nineteenth ward. After submitting
to the remarks of the men for several min
utes, Mrs. Paul arrested them and held
them at a patrol box until the wagon took
them to the Maxwell-street station. IN
Justice Sabath's court room Smell tried to
prove that he assisted Mrs. Paul to arrest
Blake, but she contradicted him, and the
court continued his case. Blake had moth
ing to say. 1t was testified that Blake
taunted the men for a considerable time
before he was arrested and was taken into
custody only after he had told Mrs. Paul
what he thought Of a woman who would
try to inspect the work of men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
FOUND DYING IN HOTEL
JOHN w. GRESHAM BELIEVED TO
HAVE KILLED HIMSELF.
He Had Taken Treatment I'm Indian
apolis for Nervous Disorders and
Was known I'm the City.
snec,al 10 the Ind,anapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 8.--John
w. Gresham. of Indianapolis, died tonight
at the Rich Hotel under circumstances
pointing to suicide. He was employed by
the American Central Life Insurance Com
pany and had been here for week. but
had been drinking heavily. Charles z.
Dark. of the company. has been here try
ing to sober him up. He was taken to his
room about o'clock and at his groans
attracted attention. A doctor was called
but could not save him. On the stand
were three boxes which had contained
quarter-grain morphine pills, bought at E.
M. Crawford's. Pennsylvania and Meridian
streets. A letter addressed to him at 224
West Ohio street WIS found on his person.
Death ensued at o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

nations make commercial treaties, and pre-
dicted with certainty the results in this
case.
The vote was taken separately on each
section of the substitute report. The vote
on the unconditional ratification of the
treaty was u to 8; on the recommendation
to the executive ii was II to 3.
The session of the present Senate then
adjourned. The ratifications will be ex
changed by cable.
United States Minister Squiers said this
evening: THE ratification of the treaty
without amendment is due almost entirely
to the assurances given by President
Roosevelt that he will call an extra session
of Congress before Dec. 1. This action of
the President will be appreciated and ac-
cepted by the Cuban government and people
as an additional evidence of the most sim
oere friendship and interest on the part of
a man in whom they have ever had un-
bounded faith and confidence
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Much suffering Expected.

VIckSBURG. Miss, March 2s.-As a re-
suit OF the crevasses at Lagrange and Albe-
marie traffic on the vicisburg- -Greenville
and the Riverside divisions of the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley road has been entirely
suspended. an order annulling all trains
having been Issued this morning. Water
from the breaks has spread rapidly and
there Is hardly dry spot between here and
Greenville. Under such conditions and with
a large negro population which lives from
hand to mouth much suffering is sure to
follow.
The river here fell two-tenths during the
twenty-foVT hours ending at D. m but
this fall will be checked In a day or two.
as the water from the Lagrange crevasse
will find its way back into the Mississippi
at this point through the Yazoo river.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
AN EQUESTRIAN DINNER.


NEW YORK. March 2S.-The equestrian
dinner. projected by c. X. G. Billings of
New York and Chicago concerning which
many stories have recently been published,
took place tonight. According to the
Herald, the dinner was held, not in Mr.
Billings's new stable. as was originally in
tended, but in the ballroom of Sherry's.
which was transformed into rural scene
by the introduction OF grassy lawns, thick
foliage and beds of flowers Here the
guests found thirty-two richly caparisoned
horses bearing on their saddle bows small
tables two feet long by eighteen inches
wide covered with cloths The steeds. all
high-class horses from a riding academy
were perfectly trained and remained mo-
tionless. while attendants in hunting cos
tunes served the various courses to the
riders. The plan of the dinner was kept
a profound secret up TO the last moment
when the horses are said to have been
taken up in the ballroom on the freight
elevator. Each guest found his mount by
means of horseshoe-shaped cards bearing
the various names attached to the saddles.
Among the guests were many prominent
horsemen in New York
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
NEW USE FOR FoRMALDEHYDE.
Six bad Kentuckians Choked Into
Submission by the Police.

LEXINGTON. KY, March 2S.-Formalde-
hyde was used to dislodge a half dozen log
men from Breathitt county. who had barri-
caded themselves in a house on Vine street,
this morning. One of the men had thrown
a glass through a mirror in a saloon and
the police had a warrant for him. With his
companions he retreated TO the house on
Vine street. The door was made fast and
the officers were told they would be killed
IL they tried to force IL. The police pro-
cured formaldehyde apparatus and placed
nauseating fumes filled the room the six
men began to feel sick. Soon the police
heard appeals. and. opening the door. took
the man into custody.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
THE HYMELIA cREvAssE.


NEW ORLEANS. March 2s.-Though a
great torrent OF water is pouring through
the break In the levee at Hymelia pianta-
tion. the river here shows little tendency
TO decline. Much consolation. however. is
derived from the fact that since the
crevasse occurred the rise has ceased
The early morning reading was 201. BY
nightfall II was 1o.2. II the efforts to close
the crevasse abandoned the ievee, built
g river sand. win doubtless melt rapidly
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
MAIL POUCH FOUND.
Rined Of Money, but Contained $780,
900 Worth of Checks, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 2S.-A mall
pouch containing more than 100000 worth
of checks and money orders and many
letters that had been rified of money, was
found to-day in cornfield half mile
from Springfield Junction. None of the
money orders had been molested and 1t is
thought that little money was obtained by
the men who stole the pouch from the sta
ton at the junction of the Wabash and the
Chicago & Alton Railroad. The sack was
taken on the night of March IL.
Postoffice Inspector Laughlin, of Chicago,
will examine the contents of the sack next
week to ascertain how much money the
thieves secured.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Refugees from the Flooded District.

NATCHEZ. Miss, March 2s.-The steam
er st. John came up from below this morn
ing with full load OF passengers and stock
from the flooded district. The officers re-
port a daring rescue of three men who
were found adrift in Black river. One of
the men was on a log. and the other two in
trees. They had been washed out by the
crevasse at Bougere, and had been with
out food for three days.
The gauge is 504, a rise of one-tenth for
twenty-four hours ending at p. m. All
the levees in this district are holding.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

athletic instructor at the Indiana Univer-
sfty at Bloomington since 1898, and has
done much proficient work. He has had
charge of all the athletic work at the uni
versity as coach, trainer and part of the
time as business manager. He was largely
responsible for placing Indiana among the
leading colleges in the West in football
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
STONE DROPPED ON TRAIN.
Broke Through Roof Of Coach and
Fell I'm the Aisle Between Seats.


Fell I'm the Aisle Between Seats.
BAYONNE, N. j., March 2S.-An attempt
to damage New Jersey Central train
while 1t was passing through Bayonne last
night. running at the rate of about fifty
miles an hour, narrowly escaped resulting
in death. or at least injury to many pas
sengers. The train was heavily loaded. AS
II was passing under the bridge at East
Forty-sixth street some one dropped a
stone weighing about thirty pounds from
the bridge to the top of the coaches. 1t
Is supposed the purpose was to drop the
rock on the engine. The rock had a twen-
ty-foot drop. 1t hit the roof of the first
passenger coach. broke through, shattered
the gas connections and fell in the aisle
between seats that contained passengers
The noise of the stone tearing through the
roof and dropping to the floor caused wom-
en- TO scream and faint and there was gen.
eral excitement in the car. A brakeman
not knowing what had occurred. pulled the
emergency brake cord and the train was
stopped suddenly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

]. r. Horne. who accidentally killed r.
d. Lockridge at Louisville yesterday, is
one OF the best-known men in athletics in
the State and he will receive the sympathy
of all who know him because OF the de-
plorable accident, : Mr.. Horne has been
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
CRIMINAL CURIOSITY.
Dismissal Of q Postmaster Who Could
Not Resist Opening Letters.

GAINESVILLE, o.. March 2S.-Jacob M.
Stanbery, postmaster at Beavertown. O..
has been removed as the result OF al inyes-
tigation by the department. Stanbery. in
a signed confessf,9- admitted that for two
years he had been opening letters sent to
patrons of the Office Curiosity alone moved
him. Nothing was stole.a.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Thomas c. whallon Wins Over His
Opponent, Cass Connaway, for Po-
lice Judge by Eight Votes.
SENATOR BEvERIDGE pREsIDEs
DELEGATES GREET HIM AND THE
MAYOR WITH WAVING FLAGS.
The Platform Recites Work OF the
Present Adnainistration-Men Named
for Councilman at Large.
The Ticket.

Mayor-CHARLES A. BOoKWALTER.
City Clerk-CHARLES n. ELLIOTT.
Police Judge-THOMAS c. WHALLON.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
UR OF THE CHALDEs,

Turkish Government Refuses Excava.
ttcn Privileges to Americans.
New York, August 25.-After more
than three years of preparation and
effort, and the expenditure of more
than $4,000 plan for the excavation
OF Ur Of the Chaldes and other places
IN Babylonia by American explorers,
has been formally aband ndoned because
the Turkish government will not grant
permission to American citizens to do
work. In a letter to subscribers Of
the Ur exposition, the Rev. DR.. John
r. Peters, chairman of the advisory
board says:
On June 19, 1900, an application wa,
made for an trade to excavats Maui
gheir, Ur of the Cha1des, and Nawa.
wis ruins in close proximity in south
ern Babylonia, and the required topo-
graphical map was submitted with
this application. The application was
In all respects in conformity with the
law of the Turkish empire governing
excavations
No permission to eXcavate has been
obtaincI, nor has any satisfactory rea.
son been given for the failure 10 grant
such permission. Later. at the sug-
gest!on OF the Turkish authorities, Tel
Ibrahim was substituted for Maugheir,
with the same result.
DIR. Edgar ]. Banks, the director
of the expedition. has been in Con-
stantinople since Jan. II, 1901, earn
estly pressing the Turkish government
with the cooperation of the Uuited
States legation fer permission to ex-
cavate"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
Received In Audience by Pope.

Rome, August 25.-Cardinal Moran
and Archbishop OF Sydney, N. s. W.,
was received today IN private audience
by Pope Plus X and presented to the
pontiff the congratulations OF the Cath
olics of Australia. The pope was
very much pleased and said that the
telegram which Cardinal Moran had
dispatched to him from Ceylon had
given him the greatest pleasure. He
thanked the prelate heAStily and i'm.
parted to him the apostolic blessing,
which he also bestowed upon the
faithful of Australia. The audience
lasted half an hour Pope Plus x
Is particularly pleased with the pres.
ence of Cardinal Moran in Rome. as
with his meeting with the latter, he
has now seen every foreign cardinal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
RELIANCE IS AGAIN
VICTOR IN RACES
Second In Series of Race for
Americas Cup.
sHAMRock IS AGAIN BEATEN.

White Wings Of Defender Unfoldcd to
Wind and Sped Rapidly Away From
the British Challenger, Which Would
Lift Trophy.
Sandy Hook, August 25.-Marconi-
sram.-ReIianee wins by 81 seconds.
New York, August 25.-The pros
poets for another good contest be-
tween the Reliance and Shamrock III
today were encouraging at O'Clock
A fine 7-knot breeze VEG allowing out
OF the southeast, the sea was fairly
smooth and the horizon clear for many
miles. giving the yachts, especially
the Shamrock, every opportunity to
prove their worth over the 9O-miles
triangular course, which. according
to the program, must be sailed in the
second contest between the boats.
The course as sisualled was south
for the first leg. The other two legs
were north by east one half east and
northwest by west.
The preparatory signal was fixed
at 10:45.
AT IL o'clock the starting gun was
fred.
Reliance crossed the line first.
The unofficial time is: Reliance.
11:O0:37; Shamrock, 11:O2:O0.
At 11:05 Shamrock Ill was appar-
emily handicapped about 25 seconds,
as she crossed that much after the
handicap gun was fired. Thus her
starting time Is 11:02:OO, although she
crossed some seconds later.
Reliance crossed the linz. on the star
board tack, but Shamrock held away
too long and was behind the handi.
cap gun. She immed: ately upon
reaching the line came about on the
port tack and headed for the Jersey
shore. Reliance followed at once.
At 11:42:S0 Reliance tackled to star.
board, having held port tack since
11:03. At 11:43:30 Shamrock III
went about on starboart tack after
getting to the weather OF Reliance's
wake. 1t looks as If Shamrock had
gained on Reliance during the past s
minutes.
With a Strengthening wind Reliance
has increased lead to three-eights or
half mile.
The yachts are holding starboard
tack, and are about opposite Mon
mouth beach, nearly miles offshore
Reliance Is leading by a quarter OF q
mile. Shamrock seems to point high.
or today that Reliance
The Reliance crossed the line a
minute and "a seconds ahead of the
Shamrock. She will have to lead the
challenger at the finish at 8 minutes
and Fl seconds to win the race.
At LOS p. m. both boats turned the
first mark and set spinnakers for the
run to second.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
SILL ARP 10 DEAD.
Georgia HumorIst Enters Into Great
| Boyond.

Georgia HumorIst Enters Into Great
Beyond.
Cartsrsville, Ca, August 25.-'Major
Charles H. Smith (Bir Arp) is dead.
Bnce the successful operation and
removal Of stones from the gall blad-
der. which prolonged life. he has been
gradually growing weaker, a battfe be-
twecn his fne constitution and tho Of.
fects OF the, distractions going on.
or his family, his wife, his daugh.
ters, Miss Marian and Mrs. Bruu.by,
are at the homo, the well known
Shadows" The other daughters,
Mrs. Aubrey and Mrs. Young, are res
ddents here and have been at the bod
Side. DR.. Ralph Smith, OF Jackson
vile. Fla, and Hines Smith, Of Rome,
the majors sons, are here.
The other sons, r. n. Smith, at Rock
mart, and Frank Smith, at San Anto-
MO. Tex, are teleSraphed and are ex-
pected; also Victor Smith, of New
York, and Carl Smith. of Mexico.
The funeral will take place at 10: 80
o'clock Wednesday morning.
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these two divisions OF the government
service I appreciate more keenly ths
invaluable advice and assistance you
have rendered me in innumsrable mat
ters OF weight not coming directly In
your departmental province. but in
which sought your aid with the GER
tainty of not being disappointed. Your
position on the Alaskan boundary
commission at the present moment is
an illustration of these services
May all good fortune attend you
wherever yon are; the American peo.
pie wish you well and appreciate to
the full the debt due you for all that
you have done on their behalf. Faith.
fully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
Alabama Turns to Calvin su,

Columbus, Ga. August 25.-At the
approaching session of the Alabama
legislature bill Is to be introduced
embodying the provisions OF the Cal
vim vasrancy bill, which recently be.
came law in Georgia. A prominent
Alabama legislator has written to Co.
iumbus for copy Of the bill, saying
that he Will Introduce 1t on the first
aay or the session of the Alabama leg.
islature. Conditions in that state
have been practically the same as in
georgia, and practical law which will
enable the authoritiessto reach the va.
grants is badly needed In that state
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
Sudden Death stampeded N.oros.

Wilmington, N. c.. August 25.-Os.
car Fullford, member of the choir o.
Q leading negro church in this city,
drepred dead in the midst of q meeting
The congregation was thrown into
great commotion and several members
made hasty retreat from the choir
loft. When the preacher announced
the hymn and the choir stood I'D to
sing. Fullford opened his mouth and
then fell back dead. Excitement was
so great IN the church the parson was
forced to hastily dismiss the congre.
CATION.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
Irial of Caleb Po,uera

Georgetown, KY, August 25.-Caleh
Powers took the witness stand again
this morning at the session of court
and made a denial Of the testimony of
the commonwealth with Henry
Broughton and Robert Noakes that he,
Powers. had asked them to select some
one to do the killing. He also denied
ohat he had ever asked the state wit.
moss, Frank Cecil, not to tell anything
on MIN. George Page, of Monroe,
county, new witness for the defense,
testified that he participated in the
meeting to get up the mountain army.
and 1t was only to petition the legis
lature.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-28
Fireman Is Crushed to Death.

Atlanta. Ga, August 25.-J. G. Tref.
Ger, a fireman on the Western and
Atlantic railroad, was crushed to death
yesterday at noon while at work on
Z switch engine in the railroad yards.
Tue engine was moving coal cars
and had to pass train which was sta.
tionary. Trefzer was standing on the
rear OF the tender watching to see IL
there was room to pass the train, and
IN some way he was knocked from the
tender. He was caught between the
engine and cars and so badly crush
ca that he died In few minutes