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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19

mittee was appointed. which will endeayor
to raise the unsubscribed two-thirds of the
required $4,000 through the medium of sub
committees In nearly every department OF
business and In the various professions.
The coroner has completed the inquest
into the death of the victims of the petro-
leum explosion on the Erie Railroad at
O1ean, N ", a short time ago, and as re-
suit has found that the railroad company
was in no way TO blame for the loss OF life;
that the people knew of the existing dam
ger and were warned to move back, and
that they were on the company's property.
BY vote of PA to 2O7 the New Hamp-
shire House of Representatives has put
itself on record In favor of a license law
in preference to the existing prohibitory
system, which has been in force since 1s4S
The majority reported license law, while
the minority recommended that ii was in
expedent to legislate. The bill reported
by the majority was given its first read
ing.
Whitaker Wright, the London promoter,
who was arrested in connection with the
alleged ewindling of English capitalists out
of many Millions is reported i'll abed at the
Ludlow street Jail in New York, where he
is a prisoner His case was to have hear
ing Wednesday. but the jail physician tele-
phoned to United States Marshal Henkel
that Wright was too i'll TO appear in court.
He is said TO be suffering from insomnia.
The case was adjourned until Friday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Information of the appointment of Bishop
Conaty, formerly rector of the Catholic
University in Washington, as bishop of
Los Angeles, is confirmed by private ad-
vices received from Rome
]. W. Bess, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Martha Martin, whose body was found
in a pond, was indicted Wednesday by the
grand jury at Lexington, Ky. Not waiting
for an examination trial Bess pleaded not
guilty.
Following the appointment of Edward s.
Strobel Bemis, professor of international
law at the Harvard law school, as legal adj
wiser to the King of Siam, il was an
nounced Wednesday that Assistant Profess
sor j. I. Westengard had received the ap-
pointment of assistant legal adviser to the
same ruler.
Colored Methodists met at Chicago We'd
nesday in thirty-fourth annual session of
the Lexington Conference. Bishop John NJ
of the conference held in Chicago. The
conference is composed of five districts and
extends through the States of Illinois. In.
diana, Kentucky and Ohio.
With a full cargo of stores, clothing and
provisions for the warships of the North
Atlantic squadron. now assembled on Pen
sacola, Fla, the United States supply
steamer Culgoa left the Brooklyn navy
yard late Wednesday and cleared port be-
fore midnight. The vessel had been at the
yard Ave days taking on the supplies.
The initial step in a move to save the
Chicago Orchestra from dissolution and
TO insure IL a permanent home In the fu-
ture was taken Wednesday at a meeting
called by President Bryan Lathrop OF the
Orchestral Association. An auxiliary COM
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
WHY THEY WANT CORBETT.
A Western PeddIer i'm Whom Pension
Omcials Are Interested.
Washington Star.


The Pension Office officials are looking
anxiously for Boston" Corbett, the man
who shot John Wilkes Booth, and who was
thought to be dead. Information has been
received that man answering the descrip-
ton of Corbett is making his way from
Arizona to Kansas with @. peddling outfit,
and the pension agents in that locality have
been instructed to look the matter up and
determine the mans identity. 1t is a mat
ter of some Importance to Corbett to make
himself known, as he has not drawn pen
sion for a number of years, and there re-
mains to his credit in the treasury consd-
erable money. The records of the Pension
Office show that Corbett enlisted in the
Twelfth Regiment of New York volunteers
in April, 1861, but was discharged few
months later. He again enlisted in a New
York regiment and was discharged about
year later. Again he enlisted, and remained
in the service about one month, being mus
tered out with his company He enlisted
again in the Sixteenth New York Cavalry
and served to the end of the 1t was
while a sergeant in the New York cavalry
that Corbett was detailed with the party
which pursued the fugitive assassin of
President Lincoln after his escape from
Washington. Booth was found in a barn
and the barn was set afire. The fugitive
made a dash for liberty and Sergeant Cor
bett shot him.
After the war Corbett returned to his
home, where he worked at his trade as
halter, and in 1878 moved TO Kansas. taking
up homestead. He divided his time be-
tween preaching and farming, and later was
placed in insane asylum. He was dis
charged from there, however, and that is
the last the Pension Office heard of him.
The question involved is entirely in the
identity of the man said to be Corbett. The
department is reliably informed that the
Arizona peddler is the man they are looking
for, but ii is desired that the question of
identity be established beyond doubt, and
to this end the pension agent In the Kansas
district through which the peddler Is likely
to pass has been requested to look out for
him
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
BAD WEATHER in WEST
BLIZZARD IN COLORADO FOLLOWED
BY Low TEMPERATURE.
Severe Wind and RainstOrm I'm Utah,
Idaho and WyOming-SnOw in
England-A Hot Wave.

DENVER, March 1S.-The snowstorm
which reached this city from the west this
morning has proved to be the most severe
blizzard experienced here this winter. This
snow, driven fiercely before a high north
wind, makes walking difficult and business
is generally suspended. There is every indi-
cation that the storm will continue
throughout the night and that the weather
will become decidedly colder, especially in
the northeastern portion of the State.
Within the city limits all the street cars,
with the exception of a few downtown
lines, were effectually stopped, and trains
have been stalled on some of the railroads.
said If the storm should continue for
twelve hours the loss of cattle will be of
incalculable damage. '"The sleet is of such
dampness that it will stick to their
hides" he said, land will chill them so
that they will die by the thousands"
The storm subsidized tonight and the
weather has been growing colder. AS soon
as the wind went down the street-railway
generally delayed, but no blockades were
reported. The storm is reported general
throughout the State. The snowfall in
Denver was about six inches. II was much
heavier In the mountain districts.
SALT LAKE, Utah, March 1s-A severe
snow and windstOrm prevailed to-day Up
TO o'clock more than four inches of snow
had fallen, accompanied by thirty-mile
wind. Street car traffic was hindered The
storm was general throughout southern
Idaho, northern Utah and western Wyo-
ming.
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MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY.


New 1OEh llI1eS.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the youngest of
New Yorks social leaders, Is one OF the
most independent of them all in thought
and in action. 1t is not a defiant independ-
ence, but that of one who goes her own
way, not caring the lift of an eyebrow what
others think or say. She was born to So
cial position and endowed with money,
great beauty and also. rarer yet, with
brains, for both the Duers and Travers
were ever wise well witty In marry
ing Clarence Mackay she won for hus-
band a straightforward, manly fellow. just
the sort one would expect son of that
remarkable self-made man, the late John
W. Mackay That Clarence Mackay was
the son of one of the wealthiest of Amer
icas multimillionaires had nothing to do
with the marriage, which was love match
on both sides.
Although Mrs Mackay has been the host
ess at some novel entertainments, she finds
her greatest enjoyment in her own home,
and the finishing and furnishing of Harbor
Hill. the superb country seat of the Mack
avs, at Roslyn, l.. l., is the thing uppermost
in her mind. She says it Will take twenty
years to put Harbor Hill in the condition
she wishes TO see Ii.
Her picturesque dressing Is for her own
and her husbands pleasure. not for star
ing public TO comment on. She would wear
one of her enormous plume-laden picture
a fashionable restaurant as quickly IL no
one at all were there TO see her as she
would If the whole of New York sat around
to gaze and admire.
Mrs. Mackay believes in herself. She
will be led by one. despite her youth.
for she has the brains and judgment 10
be herself a leader She Is that type Of
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
ARTISANS NEEDED AT PEKING.


Washington Letter in New York Post
s. III. Nealy, the architect who was sent
to Peking to supervise the erection of the
new United States legation buildings, has
written back a letter describing the difficult
ties attending the work. These arise chief
ly from the impossibility Of getting efficient
labor. The Chinese carpenters and brick
layers, who get twenty cents day for
wages, and the laborers who set twelve
cents, are industrious and patient. but un-
skilful and painfully slow. Mr.. Nealy
thinks that, as European city a mile long
by half-mile wide, is going up in the very
heart of the old Tartar city, and is likely
to spread, few first-class working brick
layers, plasterers, carpenters and timers
the next few years.
The Chinese bricks, as they come from
the kiln, are badly distorted. and all
have to be squared by hand chisel before
laying. In stone cutting alone do the Chi
nese mechanics excel, but when an orna-
the pains Of carving complete model in
wood.
The American compound, which is 400
feet square, is cut into by the plot assign
ed to the Netherlands government, an awk-
ward arrangement, which there seems no
way of remedying. The water everywhere
is alkaline, and very bad. The best wells
allied INVASION but the water I'm them
comes up foaming so as to be unfit for
boiler use and unwholesome for drinking
purposes. Mr.. Nealy recommends the sink
ing of artesian wells, 1000 or 100 feet
deep, which he thinks would reach soft
anxious about this. in view of the possi-
bilities of another siege, as their sufferings
from lack of good water during the upris-
ing of 1900 are bitterly remembered.
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coyery that there were more speeches TO
be made in opposition to the treaty tnan
had been counted on. Indeed, IL was oini-
cult to secure an agreement 10 vote on sne
treaty tomorrow. and II was evident that
this result could not have been accom-
plished but for the anxiety OF the senator's
TO secure final adjournment OF the ses-
sion
The executive session covered six hours,
and was devoted largely to adverse erlti-
cisms of tile treaty. During the day Sen- sen
alton Of Cuba, and presented an amend
inent 10 the treaty rendering an INVITATION
to that island TO become a State or tne
American Union. The debate was partlcl-
pated in by Senators McEnery, Newlands
Spooner. Teller, Nelson Cullom, Gorman'
Bailey and Carmack.
The Senate spent the first half hour or
the executive session in discussion of the
propriety of printing all the speeches with
the Panama canal treaty since the ofnelal
reporters were admitted to the chamber
last Monday The unanimous agreement
TO print included only Senator Morgan
speech and Senator Cullom's closing re-
marks, but none OF the others. Inere was: ::
however, a general understanding that II
the other speeches were In order all would
be printed. When the question was taken
up objection was made to the printing OF
the speeches not included In the agreement
on the ground that they should not be given
out because they pertain to executive Dusi-
ness and some Of them discuss the treaty
with considerable frankness- There was
no objection to the printing OF the Morgan
and Cullom speeches, and the Senate passed
from the point OF printing the other
speeches to the consideration of the Cuban
reciprocity treaty without deciding the
matter. The discussion, however, made 1T
quite clear that comparatively little, IL
any, OF the running debate would be
printed
When the Cuban treaty was laid before
the Senate Mr.. McEnery took the floor
and made a speech of something more than
two hours length in opposition to it.
Senator Newlands next took the floor. His
speech was notable not only because IL was
his maiden speech in the Senate but because
he appeared an open advocate of the
annexation OF Cuba to the United States
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
APPLICANTS MUST WAIT.


Until Colombia Ratifes Treaty.
WASHINGTON. March Rehabilitation
OF the Panama canal treaty by the Senate
has increased materially the pressure on
the President for appointments on the COM
mission which Is to supervise the water
way. Several senators had interviews to-
day with the President regarding the per-
sonnel of the commission. 1t Is understood
that the President will be in no haste to
announce the names of the commission.
and it is quite likely that no absolute de-
cision will be reached respecting its person
by the Colombian Congress, which will not
convene for several weeks.
DR.. Thomas Herran, secretary of the Co
lumbian legation in Washington and charge
d'affaires, has informally advised his gov
ernment of the ratification of the canal
treaty by the Senate, but awaits a formal
announcement by Secretary Hay before
transmitting the information officially to
Bogota- The special session Of the Colon
bian Congress-, according to information
at the legation, has been called by the Pres
ident for the specific purpose of consider
ing the treaty, adjustment of currency mat
ters and for one other purpose. If the canal
treaty is placed before the Congress first,
final action. 1t is stated. must be taken on
subjects. 1t is said at the legation that the
treaty must be acted on by both the House
and Senate. and that debate in either
branch can be controlled by the majority
and can be curtailed If desired. While DR..
Herran has not been advised of the exact
date of the convening of the Colombian
Congress, it Is his opinion that 1t will meet
on April 1, or not later than April Is.
Speaking of the treaty, DR.. Herran said
to-day: II believe that upon the reading
of the full text much OF the opposition,
which has been based on a misunderstand-
ing of the provisions of the treaty, will
disappear. In fact, / have received news
from Bogota that such Is the case. While
the treaty has violent enemies it also has
some very stanch champions"
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Meaningless Phrase That Hides Many
Important Causes of Death.

For the purpose of promoting greater
accuracy in death returns. which form a
most important part of its records, the
Bureau OF Vital Statistics OF the Census
Department makes a score or more OF per-
tinent suggestions in paper of recent
issue. Among them is the following:
Heart Failure-The use Of this term is
stigma upon American statistics. 1t
should never be accepted, but inquiry
should be made whether some organic
disease of the heart was intended, and IL
not, then for the disease that caused the
heart failure Not infrequently diphtheria,
puerperal septicaemia or orther cause of
death has been concealed by the ignorant
or Intentionally misleading use of the
term"
The criticism is well deserved. and the
recommendation contained therein should
appeal to every health board I'm the United
States as well as 10 every medical practi-
tioner. Heart failure" is a phrase that
has taken its place in medical nomencla-
ture only in recent years. Ii is meaning
less II is misleading. IL is not expressive
1t conveys no idea to the lay or professional
mind. The great tripod OF life-the lungs
the brain, the heart-may fail simultane-
ously or separately. but for the failure
there must be a cause-just as the Bureau
of Vital Statistics indicates. The phrase
has no place in a physicians vocabulary
II should not be accepted as an adequate
description OF a cause Of death I'm any
death certificate. XIII ii. hold an inquest
and let the verdict be that heart failure
came to its death because Ii could not ad-
vance any reason for its existence
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
MOODY'S CUBAN TRIP.



HAVANA, March 1s-Secretary Moody
and his party. with the exception of Post
master General Payne and Senator Hale
left Havana for Santiago on special train
to-day. Mr.. Payne continued his Journey
to Santiago on board the Dolphin, and
Senator Hale has started on his return 20
Washington. Mr.. Moody stopped for three
hours at Matanzas. He also will visit Sar-
ia Clara and Puerto Principe and will ar
rive at Santiago Friday.
The secretary informed the correspond
ent OF the Associated Press previous to
his departure that the impression he had
formed during his three hours stay ashore
at Bahia Honda was entirely favorable to
that place. The harbor. he added, Is con-
venient, and there is an ample sit for a
coaling station. The coral formation of the
bottom of the harbor will apparently re-
quire little dredging.
company had already purchased a big
tract of land for colonizing purposes in the
immediate vicinity of the coaling site
Although the arrival of Secretary Moody
and his party at MatanZas were unexpect-
ed, they received most cordial attention
from the governor and members of the
council who met them at the station. A
nara ba was at the arrival and played
airs. A luncheon was given in honor OF
the party at which Mr.. Moody toasted the
government and people of Cuba and con-
graduated them on the success of the ex-
pertinent of self-government. Congressman
Cannon toasted the city of Matanzas Az
ter visiting points of interest I'm the town
the party proceeded to Santa Clara, where
they were also warmly received.
The news that the reciprocity treaty is
about TO be ratified by the United States
Senate has not evoked the enthusiasm that
IL would have brought out IL IL were under
stood that the treaty would go into effect
within a reasonably brief time. Business
men disappointed at the prospect OF n
prolonged period OF uncertainty.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
HOSSEY DENIES CHARGES.
PhiIadeIphia's '.Herb Doctor" Says He
Did Not Poison People.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1S.-From his
cell in the Central Police Station George
Hossey, who is accused of conspiring to
poison William Danz, has given out a
declaration of innocence. This says:
What has come out about my killing or
poisoning people is untrue in every respect
and I want to contradict it. understand
they are trying to get evidence against me,
but they cannot do it, because 1 did not
do anything"
Eleven druggists have been examined in
the district attorneys office. None of the
party, nor anyone connected with the dis
trict attorneys office, will discuss the mat
ter. A declaration by Frederick Shoyer,
assistant district attorney, that the detec-
tives have found where Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams obtained arsenic is thought to have
some relation to the Hossey case. 1t is
now known that the search for evidence in
the Williams child-murder case unearthed
Hossey. Some of the authorities apparently
see some significance in the connection of
a company of spiritualsts with both Mr.
and Mrs. Williams and William Danz.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19

woman who prefers work on psychology
to reading the weekly Review of Scandal.
One of her friends discovered her Willing
away her time at Sherrys, while waiting
for Mr.. Mackay in the perusal of we'll
marked copy of Prof. William James's S
work on psychology.
Mrs. Mackay is a personal friend of Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, and was present at sew
eral of Mrs. Campbelfs rehearsals in Aunt
jeanne" offering many suggestions as TO
action, gesture and expression, which Mrs.
Campbell found it well worth while to ac-
cept.
Mrs. Mackay has a gift at repartee that,
as a girl, sometimes made her rather
dreaded because of her caustic wit and
occasional biting sarcasm.
Perhaps the best thing after all to be
said for Mrs. Mackay is that her friends
are loyal, for those who know Mrs. Mackay
she really is are devotedly attached to
her. She would sooner take some socially
unknown girl whom she fancied out for a
drive or guest at a luncheon than an
empty-headed woman of high social posi-
tiOn and great wealth.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
WINTER RETURNING.
Rain and Colder To-Day-Fafr and
Much Colder TO-Morrow.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
Indiana and Illinois-Rain and colder on
Thursday; Friday fair and much colder;
brisk south winds, becoming northwest.
Ohio-Rain and colder on Thursday; Fri
day fair and much colder; brisk south
winds, becoming northwest.
Lower Michigan-Rain and colder on
Thursday; Friday clearing, colder in south
portion: fresh southeast winds, becoming
northwest
Kentucky-Fair in east, rain and colder in
west portion on Thursday; Friday rain and
much colder.
Iowa-Rain and much colder on Thurs
day: Friday fair, colder in east portion.
North Dakota-Fair on Thursday, except
snow in southeast portion; Friday fair and
warmer.
Kar sas-Rain and much colder on Thurs
day; Friday fair and colder.
Nebraska and South Dakota-Snow and
colder on Thursday; Friday fair.
Wisconsm-Rain and colder on Thurs
day; friday fair and colder; brisk north
west winds.
Minresota-Snow and colder on Thurs
day; Friday fair; brisk northwest winds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
URUGUAY'S REVOLUTION.
Overtures Made by the Government to
Insurgent Leaders.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 49,
Fighting between the revolutionists and
government forces is reported to have oc-
CURED near this city and members of the
Red Cross Society have started for the
scene of the operations. Four delegates
have been sent from here to treat for peace.
The government proposes to call out the
National Guard and declare state of siege.
All kilograms are censored.
The government peace delegates are in
structed to notify Saravia, the instigator
of the revolution, that the government as
the basis of the arrangement, Will agree
to the appointment under the direction of
the Nationalist party of new projects In
six deDartmentS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-Arrived: Georgic.
from Liverpool; Astoria. from Glasgow.
Sailed: st. Paul, for Southampton: Ger
manic. for Liverpool; Statendam, for Rot
terdam.
LIVERPOOL. March Is.-Arrived: Ger
manic, from New York; Rhineland, from
Philadelphia Sailed: Celtic, for New
York. via Queenstown.
FAYAL. March 1S-Sailed: Common
wealth. from Genoa and Naples, for Bos-
ton.
NAPLES. March 1S.-Arrived: Palatia.
from New York, for Genoa. and proceeded
LIZARD. March 1s.-Passed: Minneap-
oils. from New York, for London.
QUEENSTOWN. March 1s-Sailed: u
tonia, from Liverpool, for Boston
SOUTHAMPTON, March ls.-Arriyed.
Philadelphia. from New York.
ALGIERS. March 1s-SaiIed: Sarderna
from Genoa, for New York.
CHERBOURG, March 1S.-Arrived. penn-
sylvania. from New York
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WATER ALL AROUND.
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delta. These fears were not allayed until
afternoon. when the government steamer.
with Captain Arthur Hider, United States
engineer, aboard, arrived in port from
above. Captain Hider reports that the fears
for the Duvall levee are unfounded, as the
embankment there is intact and shows no
signs of weakness Even IL the outer levee
should give way there is an inner line of
greater strength. Telephone messages to-
night from point along the Louisiana shore
report that everything is intact and stand
ing the strain splendidly
Along the river front in this city a rather
serious condition of affairs exists as many
warehouses and a number of residences are
flooded, with the water steadily climbing
higher, and merchants are removing goods
TO places of safety. The gauge tonight reg
listers 49.4 and rising.