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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28
BANK MYSTERY SOLVED
DRAFTS AND LETTER DIVERTED BY
RICHARD G. DAVIS FOUND.
Discovery Made Accidentally In Peo-
pies Rank at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ier's Testimony Recalled.

The Indianapolis public will remember the
stout denials OF Richard c. Davis. the CASH
Ter of the Peoples National Bank. of Wash
ington. to the assertions that he had di-
verted bank drafts sent from the banks
correspondents and a special delivery let
ter that President Burke sent TO the Capt.
tol National Bank of this city. President
had not recalled the special delivery letter
sent TO the Capitol Bank and Davis test-
fed he knew nothing about the letter or the
drafts.
Both the letter and the drafts were dis
covered yesterday in the Peoples Bank. at
Washington, by an accident A depositor
brought in box OF coins which was acci-
dentally overturned. Several coins rolled
under the safe. A broom was used TO bring
them out, and in doing the special de-
livery letter. unopened, and the drafts were
found 1t is thought Davis hid them there.
but had no opportunity to get them away
after President Burke became satisfied OF
his wrongdoing. Davis was watched
closely.
The special delivery letter was sent TO
the Capitol National Bank in effort CT
President Burke TO understand why the
Peoples Bank was a debtor of the Capitol
when Cashier Davis's books showed a bal
ance in favor of the Peoples Bank. Not
receiving the letter the Capitol Bank sent
Vice President Packard to Washington to
ascertain the facts, and this led 10 the dis
Of the papers explains this mystery of the
Davis
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by them. and making it the duty Of the
omitted by the stakeholder from his list
There is no objection TO this proposed law.
provided that this extraordinary mode or
reaching taxable property is also EXTENDED
to all the institutions of the State which
receive and keep money on deposit for in
vestorS or Tor safekeeping. AS one tden-
titled with building associations l protest
against the unfair and unreasonable dis
elimination proposed by the pending bill
/ am Informed that the State Board OF
Tax Commissioners is behind the proposed
bill and desires its enactment into law
Their purpose is admitted TO be laudable
and l agree TO IL, but insist that all the
cashiers of all the state, national. private
and savings banks and secretaries of all
the trust companies doing business in the
State be required TO furnish to the county
auditor list Of their depositors and the
amount deposited for like purposes. IL Is
well known that the depositors in building
associations are generally persons of small
means who make small weekly or monthly
deposits preparatory TO obtaining a home
and that generally they have no business In
and are not connected with banks or mon
eyed institutions. 1t would take a diagram
to explain just why they should be sought
out by the State Tax Commission and the
owners of the millions of dollars always
on deposit in the banks and trust COM
panies of the State should be allowed to
escape. This matter will bear investiga-
ton and should be ventilated in a hurry.
G. V. MADAMS.
Williamsport, Ind. Jan. 70.
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MANY LUNATICS BURNED.
Fifty-TwO Bodies of Women Taken
from the Ruins of an Asylum.


from the Ruins of an Asylum.
LONDON, Jan. N-Fifty-two insane pa
tients were burned to death by fire at the
Colney Hatch Asylum this morning. The
outbreak occurred in the Jewish wing of
the institution. The flames spread with
great rapidity and before they could be got
under control five wooden buildings, includ-
ing dormitories and the doctors apart
ments, were Quilted. All the efforts of the
officials were directed TO removing the in
sane inmates, but the latter became wild
with excitement and so panic-stricken that
not only were they unable to help them
selves, but greatly impeded the operations
of those trying to save them. There were
nearly 600 women in the burned annex at
the time the fire was discovered, and most
of them were safely transferred to the
main building, which was uninjured. So far,
fifty-two charred bodies have been taken
from the ruins. All the victims were women.
The nurses had a terrible experience in
trying to assist the insane people, who
were so panic-stricken they had literally
to be driven TO a place of safety. The in
flammable premises almost Immediately be-
came furnace. Nothing was left standing.
The corrugated iron roofs of the dormitor-
les and the bedsteads of the patients were
melted by the intense heat. Some of the
lunatics were burned in their beds and the
charred remains of others were found
huddled together in corners. while groups
the corridors showed that many persons
lost their lives and sacrificed those of 9TH
ers in their frantic efforts to force a pas
sage through the flames to the main build
of deaths at fifty-two. All the victims were
women.
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Mr.. John Mitchell Did Not Adher,
Strictly to Facts.

New York Commercial.
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, when he took
his farewell OF the strike commission last
decidedly weaker than it has been at any
time since the commissions appointment
Had he let IL rest just where il was on
the previous Friday night its status would
not nave been strong by any means, but
better by far than 1t is now
In his eagerness TO correct what he man.
ifestly regarded as a false impression in
the public mind with reference TO the atti-
tude and policy Of his men in and about
the mines he made the fatal mistake of
not sticking TO the facts. Misstating the
policy OF the operators with reference 10
the loading and the moving of cars was not
whit helpful to his men or their cause
IL merely served to heighten Indignation
against s.s MIN and to materially lessen pop
ular sympathy for the union miners
Mitchell, said Superintendent Rose of
the Delaware q Hudson Company. next
day after exposing the MISREPRESENTATION
IN the mine workers leaders harangue
IS one or those men who believes that
he always tells the truth and that other
men lie" Close observers OF the course OF
John Mitchell during the past nine months
VIII hardly regard that outgiving as doing
the man an injustice. He is doubtless un-
aware that he does not speak the truth
But, STEPPED for years In the tenets and
the pracuces or unionism and moving con-
tinually in an atmosphere surcharged with
all sorts OF prejudices. he may easily have
had ms moral perception good deal blunt
ed leader who heroizes lawbreakars
and who believes. presumably In his in
nermost soul that the assailants of non
union laborers are actually slaves TO duty
may easily come TO hold badly perverted
notions about truth and falsehood
The most charitable View OF John Mitch
ellis latest exhibition of himself NAV cali
for more pity than for condemna ton
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JUDGE GRAY DISPLEASED
WAGE FIGURES FURNISHED By A
WITNESS WE'RE WRONG.
One of Markle's Men Sharply Critf-
cised by the Chairman of the An
thracite Strike Commission.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-Considerable
progress was made to-day by the anthra-
cite coal strike commission. 1t is probable
the Independent operators will have con-
cluded their cases by tomorrow. The testi-
mony presented to-day was varied and in
teresting. an important witness being AL
bert c. Leisinring, superintendent Of the
upper Lehigh Coal Company. Mr. Leisin-
ring said he believed the meeting of en-
ployer and employee to be beneficial to both
parties, and when asked If he preferred to
allow his mine to fill with water rather
than grant his men an eight-hour day he
said he would rather not.
Another witness who aroused the interest
of the commission was II. K. Christ, a coal
breaker builder, who said he was refused
permission by the district officers Of the
United Mine Workers to build two breakers
while the strike was in progress.
p. Edward Ross. a professional account
ant, who was called to testify concerning
pany. was compelled to change many of the
ngureS that appeared In the company s
answer to the miners demands recently
published. In every case the amounts were
higher than the men had received, the fig
ures ranging from 10 cents to $40. Chair
man Gray became impatient with the wit
ness and expressed his diSpleaSure in
pointed terms. He said: "Of all things In
the world get professional accountant
who can't see anything unless it's in a
column of figures. Let us get at the facts
that underlie the bookkeeper's system. Do
you know whether the boy or his mother
received any money from the company dur
ing the time specified?
81 don't know" answered the witness.
Addressing the cOmpanyS counsel, Chair
man Gray said: This man does not know
anything about this case"
81 think that is hardly fair responded
the lawyer
81 do not usually resort to strong ex-
pressions of opinion without reason" re-
turned Chairman Gray. This man knows
only what his figures show" Further ques-
tons elected the information that Mrs.
Burns was indebted to the company for
coal and rent which was eventually
charged to profit and loss.
At the afternoon session there occurred
spirited interchange between Attorney
Mccarthy, for the miners, and Willard
Young, who had acted a special coal
and iron policeman during the recent strike.
Mr.. Young insisted that reign of terror
existed in the Lehigh regions, but under
cross-eXamination several times contra
dicted himself regarding the nature of the
disturbances which he said had occurred.
self almost precipitated a riot, but later
admitted that the only information he had
on the subject was hearsay. Contrary
to Mr.. Youngs testimony was that of Ariot
Plat, who said reign of terror did not
exist. but declined to commit himself as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of ordering out the
troops.
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LIGHT AND SMALLPOX.


Cure for the Disease.
Cleveland Moffet. in McClure's Magazine.
1t was a simple enough line of reasoning
that led Finsen to his first discovery He
found that If a number of earth worms are
placed In box covered half with red glass
and half with blue glass they will always
crawl away from the blue light and seek
shelter from the red light. In blue light
they are restless and Ill at ease, In red light
they lie still.
half of its body is under blue glass and the
other half under red glass, the result being
that one half of the chameleon turned al
most black under the blue light. while the
other half remained almost white under
the red light. Which means. explained
Finsen, that the chameleon uses its nova
bic pigment cells to protect itself against
the disagreeable effects of blue light
The summing up of these and hundreds of
similar observations was that, of the vari-
Gus colors composing ordinary sunshine,
the blue or actinic rays-including violet
and ultra-violet-are the only ones that
have any noteworthy physiological effect
upon animal life.
Finsen was at this point in his researches
when one day he came upon a pamphlet
published in 1892 by DIR. Pictou, of New Or
leans. In the pamphlet there was Incl
dental mention of the fact that, during a
certain smallpox epidemic, some soldiers
confined in dark dungeons had suffered the
disease and recovered without supperation
or soaring. In fash of insight Finsen
seized upon the truth. The soldiers had re-
covered without soaring simply because.
being in the dark cells, they were protected
against the irritating actinic rays that dis
turbed the earth worms so. Within a
month F'insen offered to the world his red
light treatment. declaring confidently that
smallpox patients would suffer no soaring
If cared for in rooms from which all light
but red had been excluded. And the curl
Gus part of II is that at this time Finsen
had never seen a case of smallpox. Yet.
when in August, 1902. the first test was
made on eight smallpox patients. four OF
them children who had never been vac
cinated and were bad cases. the result was
a triumph for Finsen.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

At regular meeting of the local union Of
the Journeyman BARRIERS International
Union a resolution favoring the passage or
the bill legalizing Sunday baseball was
unanimously adopted.
The d. X. Z. college fraternity is to have
a handsome banquet at the Columbia Club
on Feb. for all the ID. h. Els I'm Indiana
If any of them has not received an invita-
ton he is requested to send his name ana
address at once to Mr.. V. ii. lockwood.
415-1s Lemcke building. city.
A badly worn and faded certificate OF dis
charge from the army has been sent to
Adjutant General Smock, of the Indiana
G. A r. The paper was found a few days
ago near the City Hospital and bears the
name of James Boal, private in Company
H of the Seventeenth Indiana mounted in
fantry The certificate shows that Boal en-
listed on March S, 1864, and was discharged
on Aug. 8, 1865.
A freight train on the st. Louis division
of the Big Four crashed into the rear OF
Vandalia freight train yesterday MORN
ing at clock on the Belt road near the
Interstate Stockyards Two cars of the
Vandalia train loaded with shelled corn
were splintered. Several other cars were
demolished. Daniel Lynch, brakeman on
the Vandalia train, jumped and received
injuries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28

United States Government and Count Wolff
Metternich. the German ambassador here
to the British Foreign Office further par
ticulars received by the German govern
ment of the circumstances which occa-
stoned the bombardment of Fort San Carlos.
Venezuela. According TO this statement
the German cruiser Panther was proceeding
to enter Maracaibo lagoon when she was
suddenly fired upon by the fort and had no
alternative but return the nre. The COM
mander of the Panther communicated with
the German commodore and thereupon
other German warships were ordered to
lombard Fort San Carlos. In making this
communication to the United States the
German government expressed the convic-
ton that British American admiral
would have suffered his ships to be fired
upon without retaliation. AS indicative OF
the fact that the Germans do not desire to
imbroil the situation unnecessarily, it is
pointed out in the official statement that
the Restaurador now under the German
flag. was recently close to the shore at La
guayra when many rifle shots were fired at
her, but, in order not to cause trouble, she
left without returning the fire.
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BLOWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
Thirteen Men Who Went Into a Mine
with a keY of Powder.

SCRANTON, Pa. Jan. 5.-Thirteen men
were being taken to their work in the re-
cesses of the Bellevue mine of the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western Company on
an electric engine this morning. They had
a keg of powder with them. A spark from
the naked lamp of one of the men set off
the powder and terrific explosion fol-
lowed, blowing the men In all directions
William Hughes was terribly burned
about the face, hands and feet and will
die; Walter j. Needham, John Mangan and
Edward Miller were also badly injured, but
will recover Others injured were William
Davis, Thomas Louce, William Williams,
James Certify, William Kearly. Thomas
Melvin, Dan Bevan. John Carney and Dan
williams. 1t is against the mine rules to
take powder In as was done i'm this case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28
ROBBED BY TWO men
ABOUT $4,000 TAKEN FROM THE
BANK OF STEELvILLE, ILL.
One Man Held Citizens Back and An
other Blew Open the Vault--Curi-
Gus Woman Intimidated.

STEELvILLE, Ill, Jan. z.-Robbers
blew open the vault of the Bank of Steel
Vile at 3 o'clock this morning and secured
$1,000, with which they escaped in a car
riage. Nitroglycerin was used to open the
vault and four explosions were necessary
before the robbers could gain entrance.
One man did the work inside the building,
while another stood guard on the sidewalk
outside.
Paul thinner. an engineer in Gilster's
mills, was awakened by the report of the
first explosion. Mr.. thinner, who lives next
door. glanced out Of his front window
toward the bank and saw the man stand
ing on the sidewalk. Dressing hurriedly,
Mr.. thinner went down through the alley
in the rear OF his house to the mill and in
formed the mill employees. thinner and the
men armed themselves and started back
toward the bank. Three other explosions
were heard in the bank building in quick
succession. The last explosion, more serious
than any OF the preceding ones, was fol-
lowed by crashing of glass and sheets Of
flame poured from the bank windows.
Mrs thinner, in the meantime, had
dressed herself and was standing on the
lawn of their dwelling. which adjoins the
bank property, watching the robbers. She
screamed to her husband to hurry UP or
the robbers would get away with the mon
ey. The robber on guard turned toward the
woman. and, fourishing a revolver at her,
said:
shut up, or I'll blow your head off.
Turning to the bank, the robber asked his
confederate: Are you all right, Jim? Hur-
ry up and scrape up the cash, for they are
after US, but / will blow the head off the
first man 1 see.
The mill is about two blocks from the
bank but so rapidly had the robbers
worked that the vault was blown, the mon
ey gathered and the two men were running
rapidly up the street by the time Mr.. Zim-
mer and his posse had armed themselves
and started back toward the bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28

New York Press.
The young King of Spain has no fear Of
Anarchists. The astrologers have told him
that he bears a charmed life and will live
TO a good old age. One horoscope, made IN
1898. foretells attempts upon his life. but
says that he will receive nothing worse
bullet or knife. He Is TO marry a dark
woman older than himself. very rich in
money and lands. and the couple will live
long and happy together. Spain is 10 begin
TO be exceedingly prosperous under his
reign when he arrives at the age OF twenty
two He will be victorious in many battles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28
FIRST JOINT CONFERENCE
MIR. BOWEN AND REPRESENTATIVES,
OF THE ALLIES MEET.
Two Small Details in the Settlement
of the yenezueIan.TrOHble Are Yet
10 he Cleared Up.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE first joint
conference of the Venezuelan negotiators
occurred during the afternoon by appoint
ment at FIR. Bowen's apartments, and
ranking diplomat Signor Mayor Des
Planches. the Italian ambassador, making
the representations in French to Mr.. Bow
en-. The question under discussion was a
matter OF the merest detail. the ENJOYS
wishing 90 know whether the monthly pay
ments to the allies should be in proportion
TO the amount OF the claims. or whether
Great Britain. Germany and Italy would
receive the same amounts each month"; un-
til the indemnity was paid. Mr.. Bowen
said he was quite willing To leave this to
the powers themselves TO settle. and that
any arrangement they might make would
be satisfactory to Venezuela.
Another detail which has not yet been
cleared up involves the question of prefer
entail treatment of the allied powers as
against France, Denmark, Holland, Nor
way and Sweden, Belgium. Spain and the
United states In the payment OF indemnity.
The point was made by Venezuela's repre-
sentative that were the dispute referred
10 The Hague tribunal all the powers
would be required TO stand an equality.
and furthermore that as this question did
not form part of the allies condition
precedent 10 the raising of the blockade II
did not seem fair that IL should be pre-
had comIihed with the original proposition
and onere1 a satisfactory guarantee This
answer was cabled 10 the foreign Offices al
London. Berlin and Rome tonight. and
IL Is hoped that favorable answers will
be received Tomorrow. The force OF Mr..
Bowen's contention has appealed TO the
allies representatives here and there is
reason 10 believe Great Britain Germany
and Italy will yield on this last objection
and sign the protocol for the raising of
the blockade. The blockade once lifted
the representatives OF all the powers HAVING
claims against Venezuela will treat with
Mr.. Bowen separately for the settlement OF
their indemnities.
The following statement was made af
the British embassy az noon to-day with
the assent and Endorsement of Signor
Mayor Des Pianches. the Italian ambassa-
dor. and Count A. Won Quadt-VVykradt-
lsny, the German charge d'affaires: "A
report has appeared in New York morn
ing paper 70 the effect that there has beer
friction between the representatives of the
powers who are conducting the Venezulau
negotiations with Ar. Bowen. This is In
correct The three representatives have
kept each other informed from day to day
OF everything which has passed between
them and Mr.. Bowen, and have been actine
I'm perfect harmony since the commence.
ment OF the negotiations"
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CONFERENCE IS SECRET.


The representatives of the allied printing
trades continued in conference yesterday in
the office of the International Typograph-
ical Union. in the De Soto block The con-
ference has not yet agreed on any plan for
the settlement of the questions of jurisdic-
ton which brought it together. There is a
sentiment among several of the trades
union men present that there should be
federated board from the several unions
which would have the power and authority
to settle the questions that arise and In
that manner establish a more harmonious
relation between the printers, stereotypers,
electrotypers and photo engravers, as well
as the pressmen, bookbinders and kindred
crafts of the printing and publishing busi-
ness.
The conference is secret and little or no
information as to what has been done has
been made public. 1t is expected that an
agreement will be reached to-day. but 1t
will not be made public until after II has
been ratified by each union represented IN
the conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28

The Mutual Loan and Savings Company.
of Shelbyville, notified the secretary OF
state yesterday of an increase OF its capital
stock from 100000 to 100000. The presi-
dent of this company Is Kendel NJ. Hord
and the secretary A. l.. Gutheil-
The Indiana Tanking Company, in
corporated under the laws of Arizona, filed
articles of Incorporation I'm Indiana yes
terday. Its capital is $4,000 and one-third
of IL Is represented in Indiana. Bert L.
Bradbury, Muncie. is the State agent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28
Coal Trust Evidence Abundant.

BOSTON, Jan. 27.-The congressional In
quiry into the coal situation in New Eng
land in general and in Boston in particular
will close tomorrow. That the committee
has formed an opinion on the subject was
indicated this afternoon when one of the
members. who has done considerable of the
questioning, remarked: MANY man has
been hanged for murder on less conclusive
evidence"
When questioned as to what could be
done in case combination to keep uu
prices should be proven TO exist he adj
mitted that practically nothing could b.
done. and the beneficial effects of the in
vestigation, IL there were any. must develot
In subsequent legislation by Congress-