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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
Christmas Tree for Orphnns.

The Colored Orphans Home is open for
all gifts that may be presented 1t that will
help to give the little inmates a happy
Christmas Many gifts have already been
received, but more are wanted. The latest
present given the home was a Christmas
tree by James IL. Moore the five-cent knife
sharponer. One-half the amout OF the tree
was donated to him for the purpose
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
Burford to Right Wrong.

The State Printing Board met yesterday
and heard statement from William Bur-
ford, the State printer. regarding the State
legislative manual. Mr.. Burford explained
how some of the pages were married and ex-
pressed regret that some of the books were
injured. He promised To replace the de-
fectiye volumes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MEASLES SPREADING.
Inspectors Kept Busy Carding
Houses of Patients.

Over 700 cases of measles have been re-
ported to the city health department for
the month of December. keeping six of the
departments inspectors busy carding the
homes of the patients. Most Of the new
cases are now being reported from the
northeast part of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

You can buy the choicest, handsomest,
snappiest, most brilliant diamonds at Her.
ron's for the same prices you pay other
dealers for inferior ones.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MONON ROUTE.
9O.7O-Chicago and Return-$6.70
Holiday Excursions.

Tickets sold Dec "a, Is, 81 and Jan. 1;
final return limit Jan. 4. Also to all points
in Central States. Similar rates to nom
resident students and teachers upon proper
certificate to cover vacation period. See
ticket agents for particulars.
X. p. ALGEO, D. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
A Christina. Present.

A silk hat, Tuxedo OF derby hat, Dun
laps at SEAToN'S HAT STORE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

BENNINGTON. VT. Dec 22-Mrs. Mary
A Rogers to-day found guilty Of muir
der I'm the first degree ia killing her husband
Marcus II. Rogers. on Aug. II. 1892. The YER
diet carries the death penalty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

Gas coke Sc a ton. Connellsville coke, $3.50 a
ton Best quality. COBURN COAL CO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

New Pianos. sls and up. wulschner'a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

Table Wines for the Holidays at SCHULLER's
WINE HOUSE. 210 North Meridian street
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18
The Sultan's Press Agent.

The Sultan is an unSpeakable Turk and bloody minded tyrant who would have been more at home in the middle ages than he is in this era of civili zation, but he is thoroughly modern in ore respect. He has a press agent. He has employed Joseph E. Macombe, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to herald his vir tues to the people of the United States.
 There is something grimly humorous in the idea Of the sultan going to tue baciSwoods of Iowa for man to explain to the American people how mistaken they have been in supposing that Ab- dull -Hamid is anything but a saint. But Press Agent Macombe, we are told, got the job by the exercise of native American cheek. He wrote to the sul- | tan and pointed out the advantages which would accrue to the Turkish ty- rant through having a man on the ground here in the United States to contradict disa greeabIe stories-and was at once employed We may now expect a revolution in American senti- ment on the Macedonian and Arme- nian questions.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18

much discussion were we to go into all the reasons why this is so. But lack of education is at the bottom of much of the south's emotionalism. Poise and cool judgment always accompany ed ucation. to an extent. at least. and among the white people of Arizona the percentage of illiteracy is almost nil.
 It is easy to understand how the ''el oQuent" lawyers who defended Tillnan were able to work upon the emotions of the impressionable South Carolinn the minds of jurymen is becoming less and less all the time, and it is undoubt- edly true that many jurymen have reached their conclusions by the time the evidence is finished. But the oratory of counsel is still an important factor in all murder trials, for on every jury in a murder case there are sure to be a few men who think solely with their emotions and look upon the noise, gy rations and ridiculous fustian of con- tending lawyers as reasoning of the highest sort. With this class of jury men, speeches that would cause snicker among cultured people are still accepted as the real thing.
 And South Carolina is only more SO than some other sections of the coun-
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18
The TilIman Verdict.

It is to be expected that South Caro- lima will come in for an avalanche of harsh criticism because of thc acquittal of Tillman, but in reality it was such verdict as might have been reached in any com nnunity of the union. In most parts of the country the trial jury is about the same, and everywhere the verdict of jury is a mighty uncertain quantity. The probabilities of acquit- tai were greater in South Carolina
 however, than they would have been under like circumstances in New York, or Arizona. for instance. In South Car ofira and in many of the southern states. the cowardly custom of pistol toting'' is responsible for large pro- portion of the appalling number of hornicides. and where there are ire quent murders there will be a higher percentage of acquittals. of course.
 One of the reasons why South Carolina jury is more likely than a jury of Arizonians to acquit a murderer lies in the fact that the South Caroli- nians are emotional people and the Ari- zonians are not. It would involve too
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18
Sun Spots and Storms.

The great sun spots recently discovered far exceeds in dimensions any of the spots heretofore observed, not except ing even the area of disturbance noted in 1882. Astronomers are agreed that there is ar intimate relation be- tween spots on the sun and storms on the earth-the violence and frequency of storms increasing in direct propor- ton to the expansion of the sun spots with this exception. however: it ie possible for the earth to be in such q
 position at the time that the sun passes taining the power to disturb our planet
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18
Rich Porto Rico

| An American who has become a planter in Porto Rico is now on a visit to Washington. and what he has to say concerning the future of the island is interesting, albeit perhaps trifle rosy. Nevertheless, this gentleman has been there long enough to discover several | things. and his word must be taken for a. least it's face value. In the first place
 he declares that the island is to be-
 come the great orange growing sec l tion to supply the markets of the Unit cd States. and the absence of frost is guaranty, as he takes it, that the cror is to be safe every year. other condi- tiors being equal. Then, in respect to coffee, this gentleman is convinced that the Porto Rico product is soon to
 make. itself felt in the United States
 market" although it is necessary to prepare it in one particular way in or der to make it palatable. Summing up
 his observations on the subject he says:
 Before the American occupation the islands coffee found market in Spain but this market was closed when the mother country put a heavy tariff on Porto Rican coffee Within few years, though, the United States will buy every pound of coffee that Porto Rico can grow for export.
 There are several thousand acres planted in cotton for the first time
 in twenty-five years. The quality is
 good and the yield fair. With proper cultivation it is destined to be a pay ing crop. Sugar is the money cro7
 of the island. The acreage has been largely increased since the
 American occupation. but king su- gar will have to take sec
 ond place when the cultivated
 Porto Rican orange groves come
 into bearing"
 If the hopes of this gentleman are fulfilled the time is to come when Por-
 questioned importance in a commercial
 sense. With sugar. coffee. oranges. cot
 ton and tobacco raised there the sup ply of such products will serve an eX-
 cellent purpose ir meeting the de- mands of the United States and as an offset for any failure of such crops
 elsewhere. Although it has been only
 about five years since the United States
 took possession of Porto Rico the phy
 sical and intellectual character of tie people has been advanced. Agricultur ally there has been made a marked ad- vancement, and the new possession
 Of the United States is bound to
 become profitable in the end. Edu- cation is eagerly sought by the children and the bushes smethods
 now employed are vastly superior to the old Spanish methods. Now
 the resources of the rich is
 land are to be developed, and both Porto Rico and the United States are to be the benefciaries.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18

Some of the older readers of the pa- pers will recollect the killing of Mill ionaire Rice in New York. It was 3 case of poisoning finally traced to 2 lawyer named Patrick. who was tried convicted and sentenced to death near ly two years ago. The case, howeN CT still hangs dangling on T string of technicalities before the court of ap- peals. and it now appears that the criminal may escape justice through some fault in procedure. This is the kind of trifling that breeds mob law and makes men tolerant of it's awful consequences.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18

will glance beyond the edge of the earth. Professor John A. 13rashear of Pittsburg, one of the leading astrono- mers of the country observed the pres ent spot with care the other day. and found it so large that he expects to see storms of unusual severity this winter. All of which should make Arizona people glad that they live in a region that has no storms.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18

1t has been demonstrated that the new battleship Maine so readily an swers her steering machinery that the immense vessel can be turned within a distance equal to her own length while going at full speed of 11 S-4 knots. It is to be hoped, however. that the Maine will never have occasion to turn away from an enemy.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-18
LITTLE JAMES.

Yes you have quite q fine collection of dahliaS. What do you find so charm ing about the flower by the way? To me it seems so artificial"
 That's it's charm. One gets so tired of these natural effects once in a while don't you think ?''-Chicago Tribune.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
TRADE REPORT.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Revi'

R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review Of
Trade last week says:
Further improvement in the move
ment of freight and fuel makes the
general situation more favorable, al
though shippers are still constantly
complaining and pig iron furnaces are
not able to run steadily. Numerous
labor struggles are interrupting man
ufacturing, yet mills and shops are
producing freely as rule. Jobbers
and wholesalers are busy, while spring
retail trade has opened very we'll in
many lines, notably wearing apparel.
Permits for building operations show
large gains over last years figures,
giving additional strength to lumber
and other materials. Prices Of COM
modities scarcely alter in the aggre-
gate during February. Foreign trade
continues very heavy. Conditions in
the iron and steel industry need no
other calculation than the plans for
extensions announced by the United
States Steel corporation.
Spinners are growing very conserva-
tive in regard to accepting contracts
calling for distant deliveries Of cot
ton goods, owing to the uncertainty as
to what the raw material will cost
Dealings are small in woolens and
worsteds, but mills are fully occupied
The spring clothing trade is satisfac.
tory, especially in staple lines.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
BIG DOCK FIRE IN PORTLAND
VICTORIA DOCK WAS ENTIRELY
DESTROYED.
Total Loss Estimated at 100000, In
surance $34O, ooo-Flre Was Started
by ncendiary-Several Houses De-
stroyed, Assregating $6soo-Two
Other Big Fires.

Portland, Ore, March 10.-Victoria
dock, situated on the east bank OF the
Willamette river just north or the rail-
road briuge, was entirely destroyed by
IRE about noon, toge.ner with l0,0OO
TONS OF wheat and zUO0 tons OF salt
stored on the dock.
Inc total loss is estimated at $780,
000 The insurance is ABOUT $240,0OO.
1t is certain that the tlre was start
ed by an incendiary, as man was
seen leaving the dock after the hre
mad gained some headway. The police
station was notified as soon as pos
siple, but before one officer arrived
on the scene the man disappeared.
three times during the past fortnight
tires have been started on docks in this
city and it is supposed that the same
man Is responsible tor all OF them.
The fire broke out On the dock short.
ly before noon and it looked for q
while as though the entire line OF
docks on each side Of the river would
be burned and several times Irving
dock, adjoining, caught fire, but by
diligent effort on the part of the fire
department the flames were confined
to Victoria dock and few small build
ings near by. 1t was late before the
ire was entirely under conrotl.
The barkentine Amazon was moored
near the dock and had it not been fol
the fact that the wind was blowing
from the vessel it would have beer
destroyed. Several small houses neal
the dock were destroyed, the loss or
the houses aggregaLlng $4,000.
Earlier in the day the half block OF
frame buildings bounded by Missis
sippi. Russell and Goldsmith streets
in Albina, not far from Victoria dock
was destroyed. Eighteen families who
lived in the block were rendered home
less. The ground floor was occupied
by several small stores. The total loss
is about $4,000.
Fire damaged the stock of Canning
Wallace & Co., wholesale druggists, u
the extent Of $4,000 and partially de
stroyed the building occupied by tn,
firm. The total loss Is $4,000, full!
covered by insurance. The damaged
building is owned by r. r. Thompson
and IS located on Front street, nea
Pine
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
CALLED FOR LOUISE.
Crown Princess Son Prayed for Moth.
er's Return,

Crown Princess Son Prayed for Moth.
er's Return.
Dresden, March 10.-Little Prince
George, eldest son Of the Crown Prince
Frederick, was recently missing from
the palace and for several hours his
tutors and the household officials were
In CONSERVATION. The favorite rumor
was that the prince had been abducted
by agents of his mother, the former
Crown Princess Louise. The boy was
found praying in the cathedral that his
mother might return.
The socialists are using the crown
princess episode for political agita.
ton, and the unpopularity of the Sax.
ony monarchy appears to have been
considerably heightened. The carriage
Of Princess Mathilde, sister of the
crown prince, was surrounded by a
crowd In Wilsdruffer strass, one of the
principal shopping streets Of Dresden,
one day last week, and the cries Of
Give us our Louise" were raised.
Princess Mathilde was SO frightened
that when the police reached the scene
she was escorted to a shop and event.
ually went out by the rear door and
took another carriage home. Several
similar incidents. showing the unpopu-
larity of the royal house, have occur
red since the agitation caused by the
elopement of the Princess Louise. but
none Of them has been mentioned in
the newspapers Of Dresden.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
OIL TANKS ON TRAIN EXPLODE
MORE THAN A SCORE OF PEOPLE
KILLED.
Accident Occurred Near Oiean, N. Y.
oil Freight Train Broke In Two
Came Together With Crash-Fire
Broke Out-Three Explosions Occur
Number Of People Injured.

Clean. N. ". March 11.-More than
a score of people were killed and a
large number injured by an explosion
OF oil near here.
A freight train on the Erie, made up
principally Of oil tank cars filed with
oil, broke in two near this city about
8 o'clock. The two sections of the
train came together with crash and
one Of the oil tanks was demolished.
Fire broke out almost instantly and
the sky was lighted up for miles. A
large crowd of people left this city for
the scene Of the fire.
Three Explosions Occur.
While they were lined up along the
tracks, terrific explosion occurred.
The flames communicated quickly with
the other tank cars and q second and
third explosion followed each other In
rapid succession. sheets of flames shot
out In all directions. Scores of per.
sons were caught within the zone Of
the fire and enveloped in flames. Men
and boys ran screaming down the
tracks with their clothing ablaze. 9th
ers fell where they stood, overcome
with the awful heat Just how many
were killed is not known, as many IF
the bodies were incinerated.
The number Of dead Is known to be
at least IL, and some estimates place
1t as high as 25.
More than two score were more or
less seriously burned. Some Of them
will die.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION.
Summary of Findings are Made
Public.

The New YorL Herald prints the
following as a summary Of the findings
of the coal strike commission, appoint
ed by President Roosevelt, which 1t is
expected will be handed to the presi-
dent within a week.
There will undoubtedly be at least
10 per cent advance in the pay for
mining, to take effect from the time
the miners returned to work last Oc-
tober. The per diem employees will
not have their wages increased, but
will be recommended for the same pay
for a day of nine hours.
The system of pay will be regulated.
Wherever practicable. the operators
will be required to pay by weight, in.
stead of by the car, and elsewhere by
the lineal yard. The miners will have
check docking representatives at their
own expense. This will practically
amount to second increase Of wages.
There will be indirect recognition OF
the union, which will come when the
findings are submitted by President
Roosevelt to John Mitchell, as presi-
I
dent of the miners union.
The causes Of the strike, as found
by the commission, will not be COM
forting to the coal mining companies.
The boycott will be condemned, and
the principle will be laid down that a
miner has right to work without mo-
lestation, even though he does not be-
long to the union.
The terms Of the verdict are to hold
good for three years and recommends
lions are to be made for settlement of
wage and other questions at the end Ut
that period.
In local disputes the operators will
be advised to treat with committees
Of the miners and there may be a sug'
gestion for a local board Of arbitra.
| ton
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
ROOF GAVE WAY,
Two People kilIed-Gathered to See a
Boat Burn.

Two People kllIed-Gathered to See !
Boat Burn.
Montreal, March 1O.-The Richeliev
4 Ontario Navigation company's mag
niflcent steamer Montreal, in course
OF construction, was burnt to the wa
ters' edge recently. A huge crowd was
attracted by the fire and several hun
dreds found their way to the roof OF
an Allan line shed, which, unable to
stand the weight, collapsed, roof and
people going down in a bunch in the
shed. Two persons were killed and
fully rs were injured. some Of whom
1t Is thought, may die.
The fire broke out about s O'Clock in
the after part of the vessel on the
main deck. How it started no one
knows. but within few moments from
the time the Waterman first detected
the fire the boat was a mass Of flames
from stem to stern.
Later.
1t Is feared that four OF the persons
crushed in the collapse of the Allan
lines shed last night will die. It is
estimated that fully 500 persons were
on top of the building watching the
steamer Montreal burn at midnight
when the structure collapsed. Only
one was killed.
w. d. Love!oy. prosecuting attorney
OF washington county. Idaho, is con.
lined In the city on charge Of forgery.
He is charged with passing forged
checks to the amount Of $50.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
MONEY MARKET IS WORRIED
NEW YORK BANKS ARE LOANED
70 THE LIMIT.
Loans Exceed notwithstanding Cap.
ltal ncreased-look for Harder
Money In the Future-Reserves De.
creased-Statemen Shows Lose
subtreasury Gets Money Back.

New York. March 1O.-The Financier
last week said:
The money market has assumed a
position which may be described as
delicate. The New York banks are
loaned to the limit, and under the cir.
cumstances firm rates must prevail. 1t
is also worthy Of note that loans again
exceed deposits, condition of affairs
that was last previously reported in
september. when the crop movement
period was at its height. As against
this 1t might be proper to add that the
banking capital and surplus of New
York city, counting both banks and
trust companies, has been increased
within the last year over $75,OOO,OOO.
Taking everything into consideration,
the future seems to involve harder
money. coupled with q consequent in.
creased attraction of foreign credit
and interior loans to this center. Both
seem certain under existing circum-
stances.
The decrease of s5.2s4,925 in re-
serves reported in the bank statement
for the weeA just closed brings the
excess surplus down to $666,975, by far
the smallest recorded at this season
for many years, and the lowest actual
figure. with two exceptions. noted with
In IL months. The banks lost in cash
$1O.176.60O. or almost twice the sum
Indicated by the known movements for
the week. As the previous statement,
however. failed to show the total loss
In cash. it is quite likely that the cur
rent exhibit reflects a belated average.
The decrease of $10,565 900 in loans
reveals the liquidation which is being
forced by banks in order to maintain
their position as respects reserves, and
the heavy contraction Of $19,566, 700 in
deposits is thus accounted for in the
changes just noted.
The feature of the statement is. of
course. the loss in cash. The greater
part Of the shrinkage is traceable to
operations with the subtreasury, which
gained heavily on bank operations last
week. customs payment and internal
revenue collections. The movement of
money to the interior on balance was
lnconsiderable.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
SIXTEEN MEN WERE DROWNED
HUDSON RIVER NEAR GLENS
FALLS PLACE OF ACCIDENT.
A Boy Was Thought to Be Goinq Over.
board the Boat; All the Men Rushed
to His Aid and Boat Tipped, Send.
ing Them Into the Water-Were All
Italians.

Glens Falls, N. Y, March 9.-Nine-
teen men are dead as a result of the
capsizing of the boat used by the work.
men at the Spier Falls, about 10 miles
west of Glens Falls, on the Hudson
river. More than a thousand men are
employed there at present in the con-
struction of the power dam of the Hud-
son River Power company. The boy
who had fallen overheard the previous
day seized one of the tackle ropes that
ran from the overhead cable to the
stern OF the boat. Some of the men
started toward him, and instantly the
boat careened and filled. The Hudson
swollen by the fresh rains, bore
score OF more of the struggling men
down the stream. Many others sue
ceeded In catching hold of the boat.
which had righted, and they cluny
there until they were pulled ashore.
me widest excitement prevailed.
Out the current carried many of the
men toward shore. where they were
rescued.
Ieams were quickly harnessed and
oaded with skilled log drivers and sent
down along the river to points where
inc bodies would likely be found. DOG.
ems Oh dinner pals, hats and coats
were hshed out, but it was nearly six
o CLOCK before the first body was found.
Ihis was in a log jam two miles be.
10" the dam, and was recognized as
mat OF an Italian interpreter.
me river for miles is being watched
ana dragged in hopes of finding the
bodies OF the other victims. There
were but two or three English speak.
ing men on the boat, the Italians being
all designated by number. The rolls
OIL the men were called and everybody
mas been accounted for except 16 men
ana IL is certain that these men were
drowned.