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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-25

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Troops I'm All Provinces to Be Placed
ON a National Basis, with Arms
and Equipments Alike.
PRINCE CHING FEARS BRITAIN
THINKS THE ADVANCE ON THIBET
MAY MEAN PARTITION.
Minister Allen Interviews the EN-
perOr Of Korea on the Opening Of
Wiju to Foreign Commerce.

PEKING, Dec. 5.-An edict issued to-day
appoints Prince Ching the grand secretary.
Yuan Shi Kai the Governor of Chilli prov
ince and Manchu official to be committee
to reorganize the armies of all the Chinese
provinces on a national basis with similar
arms. equipments and organization. 1t was
stated later that Yuan, Shi Kai had been
appointed commander of the imperial army
and navy, the highest rank in China.
While the edict indicates that the dowa-
ger Empress has some appreciation of her
country's needs there is no reason to anti
cipate greater results than from the recent
similar DEGREES relative TO financial, educa-
tional and other reforms. Yuan Shi Kai is
the only member of the committee who is
competent TO undertake the work, but he,
like Prince Ching, is overburdened with
other offices.
Prince Ching continues optimistic on the
subject of the restoration Of Manchuria.
He tells the officials here that the Car IA
vors its evacuation and although Viceroy
Alexeiff desires its annexation the Car,
according to Prince Ching. will overrule
him. Ching, with other Chinese officials.
is apprehensive of the results of the British
advance in Thibet The native press fears
it is a step towards partition which the
other powers may initiate.
Reports from Mukden say numbers of
Russian civilians are settling there The
new taotai of Mukden, who was appointed
to succeed the taotai who was withdrawn
by the Russians, remains at Picking fearing
to GO to his post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
UNCLE SANS DEMAND
FOR OPENING OF WIJU.
periOr Of the Hermit Kingdom,
but Gets No Answer.

SEOUL. Korea, Dec. 5.-United States
Minister Allen had long Interview with
the Emperor of Korea to-day on the SUBJ
ject of the request of the United States
for the opening to the commerce of the
world of the Korean port of Wiju, on the
Yalu river. No definite decision was ar
rived at. The government has been placed
in dilemma by the demand of the United
States.
wiju was selected by the United States
as a prospective port instead of Tongam-
pho because lying forty miles above the
latter port, which is at the mouth of the
Yalu river, the country within that limit
will likewise be open to traffic and neutral
lied, a substantial gain in the extent of the
market afforded. The United States naval
officers at first decided upon the Tung-
lung-Lao the second Manchurian port
that Japan had previously made the same
demand and had secured it's allowance i'm
her treaty with China. so that a request
from the United States was unnecessary
and An-Tung was chosen instead But the
naval officers who examined the reach of
the Yalu river, Ow Tung Lung on the Chi
nese side, found that its position strate-
gically and from trade point of view would
be vastly improved, were Wiju, on the on
posite side of the river neutralized by being
made a free port. and this was the object
of Mr. Aliens visit to the Emperor of
Korea to-day.
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PLIGHT OF A STOWAWAY
WITHOUT FOOD AND PRACTICALLY
NO WATER FOR FOURTEEN DAYS.
Imprisoned I'm the Hold of n Freight
steamer and shouted in Vain-LOst
Eighty Pounds I'm Weight.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 5.-Self-
imprisoned in the hold of an ocean freighter
fourteen days without food and practically
no water Robert Leslie, thirty years Of age,
a stowaway, was rescued in almost a dying
condition to-day.
Leslie slipped on board the British steamer
Rappahannock. Captain Buckingham, while
the vessel was taking on cargo at Liverpool
two weeks ago and secreted himself among
the merchandise When the vessel was out
at sea he endeavored to find his way out
but was unable to do so. For ten days he
tried to attract the attention of those on
board by shouting. but no relief came and
he lay down t. die, despairing of rescue.
When found he was In a terrible condi-
ton and presented a pitiable sight. He
weighed only sixty pounds and was too
weak to raise himself from a recumbent
position Leslies weight when he secreted
himself at Liverpool was 14o pounds.
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GAS KILLED A GIRL ARTIST.
Virginia l.. Thornton Is Asphyxiated
I'm Her Bathroom.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5--Virginia l.. Thorn
ton, young artist, was found dead early
to-day in the bathroom of her East Six
teenth-street apartments. She had been
aspliyxiated by gas from a small heating
apparatus, the tube of which had become
disarranged while she was preparing her
bath. Miss Thornton had a furnished apart
ment on the second floor. People in the
house smelled gas and called Janitor Ernest
Philblatt, who traced the leak to the artist s
rooms and got Policeman Vose to break in
She was found on the bathroom floor. Dr.
Reed. of the New York Hospital, said she
had been dead only about five minutes. The
police think that the escape of the gas was
undoubtedly accidental. A gas stove and
a jet were lighted in the room. The gas
was escaping from one jet.
Miss Thornton had lived in the Sixteenth
street house only few months. She was
u sister of Col Albert Thornton. a men,
ber of one of the most prominent families
in Kentucky and well known throughout
the South. Until recently she had made
her home with her brother at Lexington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
AUDIENCE SAW STAGE SET
LIEBLER & CO.'S BIG PRODUCTION
LATE In GETTING HERE.
Wait the Curtain Was Rung Up with
Stage Hands at Work.

Between the hours of and yesterday
afternoon the interior of Englishs Opera
House presented novel spectacle. Liebler
& Co.'S big theatrical production. with sew
eral carloads OF heavy scenery, failed to
arrive in Indianapolis on schedule time
owing to an unavoidable delay on the rail-
road, and when the players and all of the
scenic equipment for the play had finally
reached the stage of Englishs the matinee
crowd had assembled, and it was already
nearly time for the curtain to rise on the
first act of the THE Eternal CITY =
The orchestra played the overture and
then rendered several more selections In
its repertoire as the time slipped by, Half
past o'clock saw the stage In a state of
disheartening confusion. W. ". Ranous, of
Lieber & Co.'s forces, and Manager Miller.
of English's, put their heads together and
concocted a very wise scheme.
Mr.. Ranous, as a result of this diplomatic
consultation. stepped before the curtain and
explained matters to the audience. He said
that it would be an impossibility to COM
mence the performance before 8 o'clock,
and that it had been decided to raise the
force of stage hands at work. There was
which changed into an outburst of hearty
applause as the large plush curtain rose,
disclosing heaps of scenery and properties
and crowd of busy. hurrying men engaged
in shifting fraI walls and quaking land
scapes.
Gradually the stage began to assume the
form of ROOM and soon the room became
an apartment in a luxurious Italian palace,
with a balcony in the rear and many hand
some Roman buildings in the background.
Lights, not In evidence before, were turned
on, and this new illumination gave an en-
tirely different aspect to the scene. 1t was
a beautiful picture. The stage hands had
vanished into the wings; two or three for
eign-looking people appeared in the room,
and before the audience realized it-for
there had been no lowering and rising Of
the curtain--the play was
'"The Eternal City is long play, and
it was 6:15 o'clock when the last curtain
had fallen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
PLEADED GUILTY TO
ACCEPTING BRIBES.
Six Former officials of Grand Rapids
Have Thrown Themselves the
Mercy of the Court.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 5.--Six for
mer officials of Grand Rapids, who had
waived examination in Police Court on a
charge Of accepting bribes from former
City Attorney Liant X. Salisbury, to-day
went into the Superior Court and pleaded
guilty. Judge Newman deferred sentence,
releasing them under bonds to appear
whenever ordered by the court. Those who
pleaded guilty were: Corey p. Bissell. for
merly q member Of the Board of Public
Works; John ID. Donovan, Clarke Z. Slo-
cum, John McLachlin, Raynor Stonehouse
and Abraham Ghysels, formerly aldermen.
In addition to the punishment 10 be pro-
nounced by the court, each of those who
have pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe
will be forever disqualified by statute from
holding public Office of trust.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
DEAD BODY REPLEVINED
MRS. WILLIAM HOFFMAN SECURES
CORPSE OF HER HUSBAND.
to the Home Of His Daughter
Many Complications.

The body of William Hoffman, who died
yesterday at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs. Hiram b. Helbert 140S Sample street,
was seized on writ of repleyin in the hands
of Constable Hiidebrand of Justice Nicker
sons court yesterday afternoon and was
taken from the daughters home to the
home of Mrs Hoffman, widow of the de-
ceased, at $40 South West street. The writ
of replevin came through the refusal of the
daughter to allow the body to be removed
from her home after the death of her
father.
A peculiar feature of the replevin suit is
that the case will not be heard i'm Justice
Nickerson's court until Tuesday morning,
while the funeral will be held from the
home of Mrs Hoffman tomorrow afternoon
Hoffman and his wife never were agree
able to each other, il is said, and the chill
dren of the unhappy pair sided with the faith
er rather than with their mother, who. it
seems, has little use for the other members
of her family. She drove her husband from
his home. her daughter says, and having
no place to live, he was taken in by Mrs
Helbert and given a home for the re-
mainder of his days. Recently he became
ter and her brother, Albert Hoffman, who
makes his home with Mrs. Helbert, decided
to pay the expense of burial for their
father, and yesterday they arranged with
Undertaken Herman to take charge of the
remains and prepare them for burial. In
the meantime Mrs. Hoffman decided that
the funeral of her husband should be held
from her home, and she FASTENED to Justice
Nickerson and Swore out writ of replevin
for the body. Constable Harry Hildebrand,
armed with the writ and accompanied by
Undertaken Herman drove to the home
of Mrs. Helbert and demanded the body in
the name of the State of Indiana. Realz-
ing that it was useless to argue the ques-
tion, the children gave possession of their
fathers corpse, and saw Ii loaded into a
wagon and carted off to the home of their
mother Hoffman, it is said, had his life
insured in favor Of his wife some time ago
and owned considerable property.
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ARRESTED AS HE WAS
LEAVING ENGLISH PRISON.
Charles Allen, Wanted i'm Illinois for
RObbing a POstOfice, Will BE
Extradited.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-Charles Allen, the
well-known American criminal, who has
just completed term of imprisonment,
was rearrested on an extradition warrant
at the governors Office in Pentonville
prison to-day, the moment the governor
handed MIN his release. He was charged
with a postoffice robbery at Springfield,
ILL.,, in 1885, Accompanied by two Scotland
Yard detectives. Allen was driven to Bow
street Police Court, where Deputy United
States Marshal Watts. of Springfield was
waiting with representatives Of the United
States embassy.
Allen was much affected by his rearrest.
He said: lit was unfair. / was not
warned that my freedom would be so
short lived"
The prisoner is quite bald and rather in
firm. He waived all objection to his ex-
tradition after receiving the magistrate $
assurance that he could only be tried on
the charges mentioned in the warrant,
which include robbery, larceny and jail
breaking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
TWO HANDCUFFED MEN
LEAP FROM A TRAIN.
Banker Who Is Alleged to Have En-
bexzIed $4,000 and One OF His
Victims Disappear.

SHARON, Pa, Dec. 5.-Handcuffed to the
man he is alleged to have defrauded out
of $500. Gabriel Hossza, the young foreign
banker of Sharon. wanted for the embez-
element of nearly $4,000. made his escape
from an Erie train at Binghamton, n. Y,
at an early hour this morning. Hossza was
arrested in New York city last Wednesday,
and Charles Flowers. of Sharon, was dep
utized to go after him. Flowers took with
him Frank Espyeach, one of the prose-
cutters of Hossza. On the return trip Flow
ers handcuffed his prisoner and Espyeach
together I'm the smoker, and he went to the
Pullman TO get some sleep. When he awoke
this morning the trainmen told him the two
men had walked to the forward part of the
car as the train neared Binghamton and
jumped off. No trace of the men has been
found
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VICTIM OF THE MAFIA.


SACRAMENTO. Cal, Dec. 5.-The in
quest of the body of Amodeo Nicola, the
Italian who shot himself at Nixon Station.
just west of this city, last Sunday, devel-
oped the fact that he probably was a vic
tim of the Brooklyn Malta. Just before he
fired the fatal shot Nicola handed letter
to B. r. Lewis, another passenger, and the
letter was turned over to Conductor Rick
ert, who incorporated it in his repart to the
division superintendent at Oakland. A lit
eral translation of the letter. which was
written in Italian. and signed by himself,
follows:
"All this that you do to me is unjust.
do not remember to have done wrong to
anybody. You will give me the death PEN
atty, but without me having committed any
fault. / salute all you of Brooklyn. and
L declare yourselves of being men of great
power and that you are men of protecting
women of ill-tame and vagabonds. All that
you have done to me / never deserved, but
my blood will call vengeance upon you
ALL"
The verdict of the jury was that Nicola
came to his death by suicide.
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EVERY SOUL ON BOARD
PROBABLY PERISHED.
Square-Rigged Vessel Wrecked on
Ferryland Head, Near Cape Race,
During a Storm.

ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Dec. 5.-A square
rugged vessel. believed to be a Norwegian
craft, struck on Ferryland Head, near Cape
Race, during furious storm last midnight,
and every soul aboard, 1t is thought, per-
ished. One body was washed ashore this
morning. but there is nothing to identify it
except gold ring marked with the initials
"a. j. E." Portions of the wreck also drove
ashore bearing the letters ''Torrens,
"Levekapsy," "Bestr" and "Kukal."
These are the only clews so far obtaina-
bic. and nothing is known of the ship in
these waters. though 1t will probably be
possible to identify her when the sea be-
comes smooth The vessel struck at the
foot of a steep cliff and hung on the rocks
for short period.
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ALTRUISTIC PLAN TO
ABOLISH THE DIVES
Northern Indiana SOciety's Scheme to
Embark i'm Legitimate Business.

LAPORTE, Ind, Dec. 5-To close saloons
and gambling houses by making it more
profitable for their proprietors to engage
in legitimate business Is the project to be
undertaken by the New Commandment As
sociation of Northern Indiana, organized
at Walkerton.
The plan is to induce the owners of ques-
tionable establishments to transfer their
energies to other enterprises under a guar
aptv that the association will make IN TO
them any loss Of Income incurred while
they are establishing themselves settle
ments to be made monthly. If any man
making such change should be dissatisfied
al the end of the first year he may return
to his former ways.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
E. L. VENT REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN FOUND.
Young Philadelphia Millionaire, who
Disappeared Oct. IA, Said to
BE Demented.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Dec. Sit is reported
tonight that Edward L. Wentz, the young
Philadelphia millionaire who has been miss
ing since Oct. II. has been found and is
probably demented. According to the re-
port, Wentz is either in Philadelphia or on
his way there. His brother, Daniel Wentz.
went TO Philadelphia three days ago. One
of Wentz's attorneys, when asked about
the matter tonight, would not deny that
Wentz had been found. but said 1t might
be so. 1t is said Wentz has been hiding in
the mountains not far from Finney sta
ton on the Clinch division OF the Norfolk
* Western Railroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
NEGRO HANGED BY A
MOB OF WHITE MEN
Was Charged with Attempting to As
: sawlt . Three-Fear-OId Girl at -
Fort De Soto, Fla.

TAMPA. Fla, Dec. 5.-Lewis Jackson a
negro charged with having attempted to as
sault the three-year-old daughter Of Su-
perintendent r. f. Ensey, of the govern
ment works at Fort De Soto, Mullet Key,
last Monday, was iynched near Tampa last
night by mob Of white men. Jackson was
brought here pending an investigation. 1t
was found that owing to the popularity of
the crime there was no law under which
the negro could be convicted and he was
ordered released. The negro had barely
reached the outskirts of town when he was
apprehended by two white men, who placed
him in a cab and carried him to spot near
the city, where mob of white men hanged
him.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 5.-Japan has
communicated indirectly with the Russian
government urging on it the desirability for
an early response to the Japanese note re-
garding the affairs in the far East on ac-
count of the political situation in Toxic and
the Foreign Office here has expressed the
opinion that the reply will be ready by
Tuesday next. The return to st. Peters,
burg to-day of Emperor Nicholas will ia
cilitate early action on the document.
Some Russian financiers are arranging
for the establishment of depots along the
line of the East China Railroad for the sale
of Russian goods by wholesale.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
DECLINES THE GIFT.
Mrs. Eddy Refuses to Accept a Church
That Cost $1,1SJ,OOO.

CONCORD, n. H., Dec. 5.-Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy has declined as a gift the new
building erected at a cost of S1,1S5.0o0 by the
First Church of Christ. Scientist, in New
York city. The tender was made by men,
bers of the church las a tribute OF loving
loyalty and gratitude"
Mrs. Eddy said THE magnificent gift of
your church edifice in New York city is an
unexpected token of your gratitude and love.
i deeply appreciate IL, profoundly thank
you for 1t and gratefully accept the spirit
OF il, but must decline to receive that for
which you have sacrificed so much and la
bored so long
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Russia Buying War Munitions.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 5..,The ships Of the
Danish East Asiatic Company, which has
a number of vessels under the Russian flag.
and is connected with the French East
Asiatic Company, are carrying unusually
large cargoes of ammunition and other war
supplies to Russian ports in Asia. The last
steamer of this line leaving Russian ports
prior to the close of navigation has just
sailed also loaded to her fullest capacity.
Hereafter the shipping will be from Odessa,
from which port the Danish company Is
prepared to transport troops. Every effort
has been made to maintain secrecy regard
ing these war shipments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
DUKE OF MANCHESTER
TAKING REST CURE
American Duchess Contradicts n Re-
port that Her Husband Has
Grave Kidney Trouble.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-The dowager Duchess
of Manchester, formerly Miss Zimmerman
of Cincinnati, in response to an inquiry con-
cerning alarming reports circulated in the
United States regarding her husbands ILL
ness. telegraphed as follows from Sandring-
ham House: kindly contradict the reports
The Duke is only taking the rest cure
Rumors said the condition of the Duke
had been pronounced grave; that he was
suffering from an advanced form OF kidney
disease Instead of being at his castle in
Ireland it was declared the Duke was in
private London sanatorium under treatment
by specialists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
KEG OF POWDER
EXPLODES IN A STORE.
Place Was Filled with PeOple-One
Man Fatally Injured and Others
Seriously Hurt.

CAIRO, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-A keg of powder ex-
ploded in the store of M. Dean at Ava, ILL.,,
this afternoon when the place was filled
with people. ID. Williamson was fatally
injured and several other persons were SER
iously hurt. The building was considerably
damaged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
FOR NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.
Thomas f. Barrett Sentenced to Inn
prisonment and Fine at ST. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-Thomas Z. Barrett
former marshal of the st. Louis Circuit
Court of Appeals, was to-day sentenced
by Judge Adams in the United States Dis
trict Court to five years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary and to pay a fine of 81, ,0OO
Recently Barrett, with John p. Dolan
chairman of the Democratic State central
committee. and Policeman John Barrett
was convicted of having aided and abet-
ted others in having fraudulent naturaliza-
ton papers in their possession. The others
mentioned have already been sentenced
Pending his appeal Barrett was released in
bonds of $4,000.
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Think. He Wa. Demented.

NEW YORK, Dec. SIN Brooklyn Fa-
bato Nicola who is brother of Amodeo
Nicola, the Italian who committed sui
eide near Sacramento, says he knows of no
reason for his brothers action unless he
was temporarily demented because of poor
health He suffered intensely at times
from rheumatic pains in the back.