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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

So far there has been no interruption or
freight or passenger traffic as a result OF the
strike.
Stuart R. Knott president OF the rail-
road company, said to-day that the strikers
had made no proposal for a compromise
and that the railroad company had maoe
no overtures looking TO a settlement or the
strike.
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TOLEDO, March 14.-As a result of the
visit to this city to-day of W. II. Bishop.
secretary of the Ohio State Board of Arbi-
tration, negotiations were reopened for a
settlement of the teamsters strike. A
meeting has been arranged for Monday
morning between Mr.. Bishop and commit
tees for the teamsters' union and the Cart
age Association to consider terms of set
tlement.
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KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March H-The ma
chinists and helpers at Mena, Ark, and the
blacksmiths, boiler makers and copper
smiths at Pittsburg. Kan, joined the strik-
ing machinists on the Kansas City Southern
Railroad to-day. The shops at Pittsburg
were idle all day excepting in the coach and
car departments. Mort Roberts. superin-
tendent of machinery. to-day posted notices
informing the men that they will no longer
be In the employ Of the company II they do
not reaort for work next Monday morning.
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CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo-. March IA
Three men and one woman, negroes locked
up under a charge of pilfering under cover
of the flood excitement were taken from
fail last midnight by citizens and whipped
with leather thongs. They were then or
dered to leave the vicinity. A gang of $50
men are working night and day to complete
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. COL. - =
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That In the Price to He Paid Conan
Doyle for Twelve Stories.

NEW YORK, March 14-The Heralds
London cable says: Here's a little item
of news which should make the mouths of
authors water. DR.. Conan Doyle has just
entered into contract by which he will
receive the largest sum that has ever been
paid to any author for a work. English
and American magazines have Jointly
agreed to pay him f1.S00 $4,000 each for
twelve stories of 10000 words each. This
payment Is at the rate of ESQ $500 per
thousand words No other author receives
more than ESQ (s250) per thousand words.
so that from the rate of payment now
agreed 10 be made TO DIR. Doyle some appre-
citation of the popularity Of his work can
be gatned.'t :
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Burial of the Pencils.

BRUNSWICK, Me-, March 14-With a
brief committal service the bodies Of Arthur
r. Pennell and his wife were buried here
to-day at Pine Grove Cemetery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

SOUTH MALESTER. I. T.. March IA
W. F.. Burgess and his son James, miners,
were killed yesterday by an explosion OF
gas in a mine of the Great Western Coal
and Coke Company. at Wilbuxton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

NATCHEZ. Miss, March H.-There were
a few rays of sunshine to-day, but they
were preceded and followed by light show
ers that only aggravated the situation and
intensified the feeling Of gloom which per-
vades this section. The reports from nearly
all sections of the territory tributary to
Natchez are of a most discouraging nature.
The river end of Jefferson county for a dis
tance of thirty miles and extending inland
more than nine miles is covered with water,
but despite this the Natchez gauge rose
rs and is now 800 above the danger line.
Gloomy reports come from the back part
of Concordia parish, Louisiana, opposite
this (Adams) county, where the cultivated
lands along the Little and Black rivers
are being flooded by water out of the Red
and Ouchita rivers, and hundreds of acres
Black river from South Bend south is run
ming over its banks. The Natchez, Red
River & Texas Railroad announces that it
will have to close the levee near Black
River Station, La, and move its terminal
back several hundred yards, from which
point it will transfer freight by boat to
Jeffersonville and Trinity. Sycamore levee
can stand about two and a half feet more,
but the water is backing in from the river
at heavy rate. 1t is expected that some
of the leveees will not be high enough to
lands from Vicksburg to Bayou Sara are
under water and some of the finest planta-
tions in the delta are flooded. Even If the
levees should hold the damage already in
CURED will amount to many millions OF
dollars
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Engineers Optimistic, but Others Ex-
pect Trouble Before the Crest
Reaches the Crescent City.
L0wLANDERs MOVING HIGHER
STEAMERS BUSY CARRYING PEOPLE
FROM DANGEROUS PLACES.
Ohio Falling at Evansville, hut Ex-
pected to Rise Again-Part Of Pa
ducah Under Water.

NEW ORLEANS, March 14.-Though
New Orleans experienced the most terrif-
ic rainfall in many years to-day, the river
tonight was at the same stage as in the
early morning, reading 1872, three-tenths
under the record of six years ago. During
the forenoon the work of mending weak
spots In the levees along both sides Of the
river continued and hundreds of sand-filled
sacks were placed in position, but the un-
usual precipitation, amounting almost to a
cloudburst, suspended operations for three
and a half hours. All the embankments in
the city and immediate contiguous country
resisted the double strain, however, and
tonight discloses no material change in
conditions. No breaks up the river had
been reported when darkness fell.
The engineering authorities continue opti-
mistic, but 1t will not be surprising II some
thing gives way above the city before the
crest of the flood reaches New Orleans.
The rainfall here during twelve hours
amounted to 792. of which Ave and a half
inches fell from noon to o'clock. The
drainage machinery was simply over
whelmed and many streets were flooded,
the lower floors Of stores in many instances
being under water.
At the race track there was foot and a
half Of water on the back stretch and In the
stables. The Derby was run in a terrific
downpour on a track that in some places
resembled a creek. The infield was a sea
of water. 1t is raining tonight.
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BILL WILL CARRY
RIVER AND HARBOQ APPROPRIATION
SAFE IN THE HOUSE.
Amounts. However, VIII Be Small Work
Now Under Way VIM Oct the Bulk Of
It-New Projects Are DOOmed-cO.
Iumbia River and Oregon Coast VIII
Be Recognized.

Washington, Dec. l6.--The fact that
the river and harbor committee of the
house today held preliminary meet
ing and decided to enter upon a series
of hearings of representatives from the
leading states Of the United States that
are in need Of further appropriations
for their harbors and waterways, is
taken to indicate that river and har-
Dor bill will be passed at the present
session. The opinion generally pre-
walls, however, that such a bill to Sc
cure approval of the house leaders,
must make a comparatively small ap-
preparation, and provide principally for
continuing work previously begun,
which would include all Columbia river
improvements not taken care of in the
sundry civil bill, as well as the more
important work along the Oregon coasts
that are now in course of construction.
1t is probable the bill will make pro-
vision for surveys, but very little in
the way Of out and out new appropria-
tiOns.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
PROPOSES AN INCOME TAX.
Williams Also Wants Over-lssue OF
Stocks Prevented.

Washington, Dec. 17.--Representa
tive Williams, OF Mississippi, has intro
duced concurrent resolution in the
house proposing an amendment to the
constitution to give congress power to
collect taxes on incomes, and providing
that such tax shall not be construed to
be direct tax within the meaning Of
the constitution. MIR. Williams also
introduced the following bills;
To put on the free list, when coming
from countries which permit identical
products of ours to enter free, hides Of
all animals, leather of all sorts, boots,
shoes, saddles and harness.
To prevent individuals or corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce
from making it a condition of sale Of
their products that the purchaser shall
not sell or deal in products of any 9th
er persons, firms or corporations.
To prevent the over issue of stock by
corporations or combinations Of corpor-
ations and defining such over issues as
public cheating"
Requiring the payment of interest
on public funds deposited with banks.
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AID TO EFFICIENCY.
rhe British RemOunt System PIeases
General Carter.

London, Dec. 16.-General William
H. Carter, of the United States army,
who has been investigating the re-
mount system of the British army,
with view to reporting to the general
staff of the United States army, had a
farewell interview with H. o. Arnold
Foster, British secretary Of war, yester-
day. He will leave England tomorrow
for the Transvaal.
Every facility has been afforded Cen
eral Carter here and he expresses his
appreciation of the friendly spirit Of
the war officials, and especially of the
remount bureau, which arranged for
his investigations. At Aldershott a
squadron of the celebrated Fourteenth
Hussars and battery of the horse ar
tillery were paraded before General
Carter, who highly praised these Or
CARNATIONS and particularly the quality
of their horses.
The general thinks the excellence of
the British cavalry and horse artillery
is due to the system Of supplying re-
mounts and to the efficiency of the
corps of riding masters.
General Carter visited Woolwich and
Sandhurst. He does not think these
establishments compare very favorably
with the military academy at West
Point, but he says the results obtained
are more satisfactory.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
NEW LIGHTS AT CAPITOL.
Incandescents Take the Place Of the
Old Arc Lamps.

Salem--Electricians have finished i'm
stalling complete equipment of incan-
descent lamps in the rotunda of the
capitol, to take the place of three are
lights that have been used heretofore.
The arc lamps hung in the center of
the rotunda, on each of the three floors.
The incandescent lamps are arranged
around the edge of the large circular
openings in the second and third floors.
There are 80 lamps in each Of these
circles. Around the base of the interi-
or of the ornamental dome circle of
so lamps has been placed in such po-
sition that the light will be thrown
upon the olnamented surface. At the
top of the interior dome is circular
opening about 20 feet in diameter, COW
cred with ornamental colored glass.
Above this has been arranged group
of 80 incandescent lamps. When all
these lamps are lighted at night the
rotunda of the capitol will be place of
rare beauty.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
SHOULD FORM DISTRICT.
Importance Of a Corporation Is Urged
at Freewater.

Freewater-A. D. Stillman, a prom
inent attorney of Pendleton, delivered
an address on the irrigation question of
this district before a large attendance
of fruitgrowers of this district. The
meeting was held in the sehoolhouse
north of here. His principal object
was to show why government irrigation
districts should be formed.
An election on this question will be
held December 21. A deep interest is
taken. Mr.. Stillman said in part:
."An irrigation district, organized un-
der the statute, is nothing more nor
less than a municipal or public cor
poration. The irrigation district as a
municipal corporation is of such recent
origin that it is not generally under
stood, and it is probably for this reason
that the inhabitants of a proposed dis
trict hesitate to assume the powers and
obligations of an irrigation district.
"The irrigation district is provided
for by the general laws of the state of
Oregon, act of 1895, which provides
that the inhabitants of any given or
limited area that is irrigated from
source may form an irrigation
district and assume the powers usually
exercised by municipal or public cor
-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
AIMED AT GUESSING CONTESTS.
Penrose Would Also Amend Postal Law
TO Reach Get Rich. Quick Men.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two bills
have been introduced in the senate by
Senator Penrose, designed to strengthen
the laws regulating the use of mails.
One is aimed at the "get-rich-quick"
concerns and guessing contests, and in
cludes the District of Columbia and
''all territory within the jurisdiction Of
the United States in the law forbid
ding the use Of mails for the transmits
sion of lottery tickets. The bills were
drawn in the law division of the post
office department. The act of 1890 for
bidding lotteries is amended by insert
ing the following language in the pro-
hibitory section:
cor any person, or company, con-
Quoting any competition or contest in
volving the award of prizes, and based
upon the relative accuracy of guesses
or estimates; or conducting any
schemes or device for betting, wagering
or making pools upon horse races or
other similar contests
This amendment is held to be neces-
sary by reason of the attorney general
holding that contests which involve
the award of prizes obtained upon the
relative accuracy OF guesses or estimates,
as to the number of votes in political
election or the number of beans that
certain jar contains, etc., are not in Vi
olation of the present lottery laws,
1t is sought by the amendment also
to protect the public against fraud, as
we'll as to suppress gambling which ac-
companies betting on horses. Betting
on horse races has been held not to be
within the purview of the lottery laws
Consequently it is held that the only
way by which these turf investment
schemes can be suppressed under ex-
listing laws is upon the ground of fraud,
in which caes it is extremely difficult
to obtain sufficient evidence to warrant
an action. Such evidence cannot be
obtained in any event until after the
scheme has been in operation some time,
and after the company has in its pos
session thousands of dollars Of the peo-
ple's money.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
improving Upper Columbia.

Washington, Dec. l6.-Representa-
tive Cushman today introduced a bill
directing the secretary of war to locate,
survey and begin the constitution of q
wagon road over the most direct route
from Valdes to Eagle City, Alaska,
He also introduced bills authorizing
surveys of several rivers and harbors,
with view to their further improve
ment, as follows: Upper Columbia,
between Wenatchee and Kettle Falls,
Chehalis river, between Aberdeen and
Montesano, Everett harbor, Belling-
ham bay and South Bend harbo1s,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
Engine Pulls Down Train.

Madrid, Dec. 16.-While running at
top speed today the express train from
Malaga for this city jumped the track
near Cabra, and IL persons were in
stantly killed, while 20 others were SER
iously injured. The accident took
place while the train was crossing
bridge spanning a ravine, and the loco
motive was the first to leave the rails.
1t pulled the rest of the train after it,
the whole piling up, mass of wreck
age so feet below. All Of the carriages
were reduced to kindling wood and that
any escaped is miraculous.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 71@72c; blue
stem, 77c; valley, 7Sc.
Barley-Feed, $40 per ton; brewing,
$20@2O.5O; rolled, s2l,
Flour-Valley, 1915. .@3.S5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4,000. 10;
clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, 1920 a 4.5O; graham, 1915;
whole wheat, $4 rye -four, $4.50@
.4.75.
Oats-No. l white, $1.1O; gray,
$1.07R per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $18 per ton; mid
dlngs, $23; shorts, $19; chop, slS;
linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, SIG per ton; clover,
SIP; grain, $12; cheat, $12.
vegetables-Turnips, 65c per sack; /;
carrots, Zoe; beets, soc; parsnips, rs a
9Oc; cabbage, 1@lK tomatoes, Sic
1.25 per crate; caulihower, 75c@$l
per dozen; celery, 100000 per dozen; !;
pumpkins, lc per pound; onions, yell
low Danvers, S0c@$1 per sack.
Honey-$3@3.50 per case.
Potatoes-0regon, choice and fancy,
65@75c per sack; common, SOC per
sack, growers prices; sweet potatoes,
sacks, &c; boxes, 2Kc.
Fruits-Apples, 75c@s2 per box;
pears, sl@1.50 per box; cranberries,
$6@i0 per barrel.
Butter-Fancy Oregon creamery, 30c
per pound; dairy, 2Og22hc; store, is
@I56c.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 14@l5c;
Young America, 15@l6c.
Poultry - Chickens, mixed, 100
l016c per pound; spring, lie; hens, IL
@12c; turkeys, live, lSc; dressed, 15c;
ducks, s6@7 per dozen; geese, Sc per
pound.
Eggs-0regon ranch, S7Hc; East
ern, 27@30c.
Hops Choice, 228c per pound !;
prime, zoe; medium, lie; common 15c.
Wool - Valley, 17@1sc; Eastern
Oregon, 12al5c; mobair, S2@s5c.
Beef-Dressed. 5@624c per pound.
Veal = Dressed, small, s@sKe;
large, 5@6c per pound.
Pork-Dessed, 6@6ke.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
ENGLISH PARTRIDoES THRIVE.
cOvey Turned Loose Ia Linn County
Has MULTIPLIED.

Albany-A number of inquiries as to
the success experienced with the Eng
lish partridges which were turned loose
in Linn county have been received in
Albany. These queries came largely
from prominent Portland sportsmen,
who were instrumental in securing the
valuable addition to Oregon's stock of
game birds. Edwin Stone, who Sc
cured the covey Of birds that were
turned into Linn county fields, and who
has kept an eye on the birds since they
were freed, said today that he had
heard from the English partridges re-
Gently, and they seemed to be thriving
Twenty-foui of the birds were turned
loose in Linn county by Mr.. Stone in
January, 1901. The partridges were
secured by popular subscription.
When released, the birds Immediately
flew away in divers directions, but soon
began whistling to each other, and in
a short time they were gathered into
covey. They were turned loose on the
Lines place, at the base of Knox butte,
about four miles from Albany. Wheat
was placed in the field for them, but
they did not remain to partake of the
hospitality of their liberators. They
soon took to the butte, to orchards,
small groves, etc.
Since that time number of English
game birds have been seen about the
butte and in the surrounding fields,
and always are seen in coveys. A COM
plant has been registered that some
one was following the birds with a gun
last fall, and killed number of them.
Several coveys of the birds, ranging
from ten to sixteen in number, have
been seen this fall, and any number of
them have been heard whistling in the
fields around the butte.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
COAL IN GRANT COUNTY.
Expert Says There Is Every Indication
OF Good Quality.

vi NOOu Ouhiltys
John Day-County Surveyor G. G..
Caspary has returned from the newly
discovered coal region below Mount
Vernon. He stated that he had Just
completed the survey of % claims that
have been taken up by local investors,
chiefly Canyon City promoters. The
claims are located under the United
States laws governing coal land entries,
and aggregate 1920 acres. They are sit
uated north of the river, and few
miles below the original discovery near
the farm of James Small.
Mr.. Caspary, in speaking of the
probabilities of success in opening up
large bodies of coal said: "You may
say for me that there is every indica-
tion of good coal in large bodies in the
newly discovered fields, and there will
most certainly be great coal mines
opened up. have had a great deal of
experience in the coal fields of Pennsyl-
vania and the middle west, and have
made a careful study of the conditions,
formation and indications of coal de-
posits, and l am sure they are there,
that is in that section"
Robert Hinees, one of the most sue
cessful metal-mining men of the dis
trict, has taken charge of development
work on these new claims. He has a
crew of men at work sinking and tun-
neling.
This makes the third enterprise un-
dertaken in the last few months. The
first to begin prospecting on large
scale was the Sumpter Valley railway
people on the James Small place. The
P. A. Snyder company then began de-
velopment work near this place, 20
miles above the original location of the
Sumpter people mad Boise people.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
Montana Timber stolen.

Butte, Dec. 17.-Certain members Of
the Mormon colony in the Big Horn
Basin, Wyo., just across the Montana
border from Red Lodge, are charged
with wholesale thefts of timber from
the public domain in Montana, accord
ing to a communication addressed to
United States District Attorney Carl
Rasch last nightly the county commits
sioners of Carbon county, Motnana
The Nom are accused of devastat-
ing heavy forests in Pryor mountain
and having sawmills in the midst Of
the timber on government land.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
BITTER COLD IN CHICAGO.
Firemen Cannot Get Through Snow
Switchman Frozen to Death.

NAOASh W OS&ehs
Chicago, Dec. 16.--This was the cold
est day in Chicago for this season of
the year since 1875. Early this morn
ing the temperature began to fall, until
at 8 A. M. it had reached Is below
zero. The only time that this mark
has been reached in the history of the
weather bureau was December 8, 1875,
when IA below was registered. During
the day it began to moderate an to-
night it is lowering around the zero
mark, and the indications for tom rrow
are for warmer weather, with snow
storms.
On account of the cold and heavy
condition of the streets owing to the
heavy fall of snow yesterday the three
story department store of Bodzinksi &
Co., in West Twenty-second street, was
destroyed by fire today. A special call
for engines was sent in, but before they
could reach the scene Of the fire
through the drifts of snow, the build
ing had been burned, causing loss of
$S5 900.
So far but one death, that of Will
liam Duffy, a switchman, who was
found frozen to death in the Chicago &
Northwestern yards, has been re-
ported,
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New York, Dec. 17.-Tne steamer
City Of Washington arrived today from
Colon, bringing the signed copy of the
canal treaty with the republic of Pana-
ma. The treaty was in a metal box in
charge Of the purser, who turned it
over to a representative Of the govern
ment on arrival at the dock. There
was no news Of Importance reported by
the officers and passengers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
Sales Of Swamp Lands.

salem-As a result of a recent con-
test over swamp land in Southern Ore
gon. east Of the Cascades, in which con-
test there was mcuh evidence Of keen
rivalry over the right to purchase, the
state land board has adopted a new
rule, ordering that hereafter all sales Of
unsurveyed swamp land be made to the
highest bidder. Sales will be made
after 90 days advertisement.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-12-17
PAY OF 10000 CUT.
Steel Trust Orders a General Reduction
of Wages.

New York, Dec. l6.-The statement
was made today by leading official OF
the United States steel corporation
that, beginning January l, 1904, about
80 per cent of the employees of the cor
poration will suffer wage reductions
ranging from 5 to 20 per cent. This
reduction will affect about 100000
workmen in the various grades of the
subsidiary companies. The remaining
10 per cent of the employees are men,
bers of the Amalgamated association Of
iron, steel and tinworkers, whose wage
schedule runs to July l, 1904. The
finance committee of the steel corpora
tion has, it is understood, under consid-
Grafton the dismissal of many high sal
aried employees, in addition to those al
ready discharged, but no statement on
this point was forthcoming today. 1t
was ascertained that, barring some un-
forseen teohnicalities, employees of the
corporation who participated in the
profit sharing plan will, in the coming
month, receive a SIS dividend.