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WATER IN THE BEDS.
White River OverAows Its Banks
Near Seattle, Wash.

Near Seattle, Wash.
overf1owed it's banks near O'Brien
station, IA miles below Seattle, at
three o'clock Sunday morning. The
people of the town were awakened in
many places by water creeping into
their beds. A relief train was ordered
from Seattle, and on arriving with
boats the rescuing party found sew
eral families, the women and children
of which were huddled on chairs and
tables in order to keep from the wa
ter that was more than two feet deep
on the floor. All persons we're taken
to places of safety. No lives are re-
ported lost, but much property has
been ruined or lost. Not since 1869
has there been such floods in the
the White river valley. The present
one was caused by the recent nine
days rain and the chinook winds,
which melted the heavy SHOWS in
the Cascade mountains.
Announcement was made Sunday
by the Great Northern that the Madi-
son bridge would be repaired Mon
day evening and the first break in the
traffic blockade would be made dur
ing the night by the arrival of an
overland train. 1t will carry four
days mail.
There is no telling when the North
ern Pacific main line will be open, but
probably not for several days. Sun
day night the Portland division was
cleared and the first train in two
days came in from the south. All the
coast lines from Seattle north, with
the exception of the Whatcom line,
have been cleared.
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EMPLOYEES DISCHARGED.
The blockade Causing Suffering
from Want of Employment.

The Blockade Causing Suffering
from Want of Employment.
La Guayra, Jan. 5.-Half the clerks
employed in the customs house here
and all the member of the coast
guard service have been discharged.
This means cutting off the revenue
of sixty or more families. The La
Guayra custom house will be closed.
About eight hundred stevedores are
at present without employment, and
rioting is feared. The government
will doubtless have to employ urgent
measures to maintain quiet.
The captain of the Tribune has
sent a message to the project of this
port commencing the behavior of the
Venezuela authorities up to the pres
ent time, but saying that he would
hold him, the project, responsible for
any injury to persons OF property of
British, German and italian subjects.
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PANIC AT
Bank of Venezuela Bills Selling for
Eighty Per Cent. of Their Value.

Bank of Venezuela Bills Selling for
Eighty Per Cent. of Their Value.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Jan.
5.-There was a financial panic at
Caracas Saturday afternoon. A large
humber of small traders and private
depositors went together to the Of
flee of the Bank of Venezuela for the
purpose of exchanging the banks
notes for silver. The bank refused to
exchange more than $40 worth of
notes for any one person, and at four
o'clock in the afternoon closed its
doors. The panic continued. Bills is
sued by the bank are now selling
for SO per cent. of their face value.
The leading firms at Caracas, not
outstanding the present situation,
have presented no notes for redemp-
ton, as they are all interested in sup
porting the bank.
A partial payment to the troops
was made Saturday, but it is not be-
lieved that these payments can be
continued.
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Fort Brady Barracks Burned.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Jan. 4.-The
fine barracks at TT. Brady, which
were built in 1892, were completely
destroyed by fire Saturday. Loss, $780,
900. The barracks were occupied by a
battalion of the Fourteenth United
States infantry and the men saved
their accoutrements and the furniture
of the building. There was little wa
ter in the city standpipe when the
alarm was turned in and consequently
not sufficient pressure in the mains
for the tiremen to cope with the
flames. An investigation of the lack
of water is now being made.
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The Uuion MOI Bank Robbery.

Macon, Mo-, Jan. 5.-Four men sus-
pected of completely in the robbery
last week of a Union (Mo.) bank,
when $4,000 was secured, were ar
rested here Sunday night. Fred Raw
Inns, n of the men, surrendered to
the sheriff and betrayed his alleged
confederates, because "they had re-
fused to divide fairly" The other
three men disclaim any knowledge Of
the robbery. One of them gave his
name as Thomas Nea, of st. Paul, and
another gave the name Of j.. F. Bcw.
or, of Kansas City.
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New York, Jan. 1.-The Pressed
Steel Car Co. proposes to carry for
each of its employees who have been
six months or more in it's employ
from one to twenty-five shares of the
preferred stock, now paying seven
per cent. dividends.
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WATCHED AT WASHINGTON,
The Position of President Castro Be-
lieyed to he Critical.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The agrees
sive movements of the Venezuelan
revolutionists are being watched
closely here. Late unofficial advices
indicating great activity on the part
of the rebels, and reporting a menace
ing movement toward Caracas, give
the impression that President Castro's
position is critical. 1t had been con-
idently hoped there would be a cessa-
ton of the hostilities against the gov
eminent, so that there might be
prompt action with respect to arbi-
tration of the claims against Vene-
zuela by the European allies.
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A ubstantfal Increase.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 4.-Three hun.
dred engineers, boilermakers, switch.
men, and ~yardmasters on the Oregon
lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Co., have received an increase in
wages ranging from six to ten per
cent.
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Sagebrush Sam-That ~tenderfoot
says he's a ridin'-school graduate.
Cactus Cal-Mebbe he IS; but jest
wait till he tackles that bronc an
you'll see him git a postgraduate
course.-Judge.
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Portland, Ore, Jan. Anime hours
will hereafter be considered a work
ing day in all of the iron works of
the city but the employees wages will
still be the same as they were at ten
hours.
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Another Rich Diamond Field.

London, Jan. Att seems to be be-
yond question: cables the Johannes
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail.
"that large and enormously rich di9-
mond fields exist north of Pretoria"
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THE PRESIDENT LAUGHED.
President Castro of Venezuela Amused Over
Reports of His Intended
Reclamation.

Caracas, Jan. 5.-The report that
President Castro proposes to abdicate
or resign the presidency of Venezuela
is untrue. A correspondent saw the
president with regard to this matter
Sunday. The president laughed when
questioned, and then said, thought
fully:
"You are at liberty to say that I
have done enough during two years
TO retain the supreme power which
was vested in me by the people of
Venezuela. i will no more abdicate
than l will resign. Matos' revolution,
without assistance from foreign pow
ers, will soon be a past story"
British Open Foreign Mail Bags.
Caracas, Jan. 5.-The course pur-
sued by the allied powers in maintain
Ing the blockade of La Guayra has
caused establishment among the for
eign residents of this city. When the
Dutch steamer Prinz Willem V. ar
rived off La Guayra to take on board
the European mails, the authorities
at La Guayra sent the mails out in a
small boat. This boat was stopped
by the British cruiser on blockade
and the mail bags were taken on
board the warship. The postal clerks
who were in the small boat say that
the mail bags, Notwithstanding their
protests, were opened on board the
cruiser.
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load lots and the rest was purchased from
local merchants: that no supplies were fur
nished to other than the striking miners
and their families; that IL was against the
laws of the union to admit any one not
miner one employed at the mines to
membership in the organization; that he
was first informed of the trouble In Raleigh
county Feb. 21: that he both wrote and
telegraphed to ]. II. Lilly and Joseph Gill
more United Mine Workers. TO make no
resistance to the demands OF the ofhcers.
to submit to arrest and that arrangements
had been made for bond for all OF those
arrested; that he. together with s. c. Bur-
dette, an attorney employed by his Assoc
citation, went TO Stamford City on the 18th
to investigate the tragedy and did investi-
gate the same, but his evidence throws no
additional light upon the matters.
1.-THE evidence shows that after the 7th OF
June, 1902 when provisions began to be sent
in for the union miners. large number of
persons in that vicinity who were not
miners and who had never mined a bushel
of coal joined said union and received sup
plies as striking miners: that of the crowd
that camped Big Mountain after the
demonstration at Atkinsville on Feb. q,
estimated at from go TO 300, 50 per cent.
were not miners; that of those who
marched from Big Mountain to Stamford
City on the oath. LAP by actual count.
large number were not nor never had been
miners, but were composed largely of the
lawless element of the community and
had come in there to take advantage of the
lawlessness originating and fostered by
the United Mine Workers in the vicinity of
the trouble"
This report is signed by all members of
the grand jury.
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CITY NEWS ITEMS.

DR.. C. /. Fletcher will repeat, by re-
quest, his Martinique-Mt. Pelee lecture in
the Universalist Church Wednesday even
ing, April s.
At the 4 o'clock vesper service at May
flower Church tomorrow afternoon Miss
Edith Brown, violinist, will assist the choir
in rendering special music The musical
grim and I'm Stranger" by Marston, and
my Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Schneck-
er with violin obigato), and violin solo,
selected, by Miss Brown.
Rev. z. l.. Gillian, former pastor Of
Simpson Chapel, A. M. E. Church. in this
city, was exonerated Of charges made
against him by the Lexington Annual Con-
ing held in Chicago. Mr.. Gillian was sus-
pended last November on the charge Of
conduct unbecoming a pastor preferred by
a committee of the church.
The local postoffice officials do not desire
the public to labor under the impression
that II Is necessary to provide mail boxes
in order to receive mail. The postmaster
general has issued no order of this kind.
Word has come to the postmaster that per-
senting letter-box supply companies, and
giving the impression that boxes have to be
put up or the householder cannot receive
mail.
The owners of the Century building have
added to the equipment of the building a
6O0-horse power engine. The engine now
used has capacity Of 375-horse power,
which is hardly sufficient to supply the
needs of the tenants of the building. The
some time In the future the building will
be increased in height two or three stories.
although there is no immediate intention
of making the addition.
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RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
GREENWOOD ITEMS.

Miss Hattie Freeman has returned from
a visit in Brownstown.
Mr.. F. o. Hoyt has returned from
Georgia, where he spent the winter.
Mrs Mark Wiley was the guest Of her
sister, Mrs. Dudley Peek, of Franklin, this
week.
Miss Mabel Tingle was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Grant Covert, at Hurricane
this week.
Mr.. Martin Daily and daughter, of Mad
ison, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stevenson.
Miss Bessie Dill of Indianapolis, is the
guest of Mrs. George Schryock at the Idle
wood Hotel.
Mrs. George Christian and little daugh-
ter, of Indianapolis, are visiting relatives
here this week.
Misses Mabel Whitenack and Alma
Brewer are home from college to spend
the spring vacation.
Mrs. John Jennings and daughter Eliza
beth were guests of Mrs. John McCaslin,
of Franklin, this week.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Dragoo, of Indianap-
oils, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Webb the first of the week.
Mr. Carl Cole has returned to his home
in North Fork, n. D., after a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. A C.. Weaver.
Miss Lydia Jennings entertained on
Wednesday evening. The out-of-town
guest was Mr.. Will Gates, of Indianapolis.
The Rev. s. E. wishard, of Ogdon, Utah,
was the guest of his brother, DR.. ]. NJ.
Wishard, and other relatives here, this
week
On Tuesday evening Miss Olive Crearey
gave dinner in honor of Mr.. John Woods.
of Colorado, who is the guest of his sister.
Mrs John Jennings. She was assisted
by Mrs. s. w. Van Mugs, of Franklin.
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NOT NORA FULLER's SLAYER.
Tramp with a Mania for Confessing
Crimes He Never Committed.

FREMONT, Neb., March 20.--A man who
gives the name OF John Bennett and who
asserts he Is the murderer of Nora Fuller.
girl who was killed at San Francisco
year ago, has surrendered TO Sheriff Bau-
man here and Is being held. The man
appeared at the jail last night and begged
the sneriff to imprison him. saying that
the face of the dead girl haunted him. The
prisoner Is about forty years old and we'll
dressed. He is good looking. wears a stub
by black mustache and weighs about ls5
pounds. Bennett. confessing his crime to
the sheriff. said that he formerly was
lawyer. but that he had done nothing since
the murder. Bennett said he choked the
girl 10 death at a house at 1121 Walnut
street. San Francisco. He would not tell
II was done he left the city hastily. He
was placed in a cell. and during the night
raved like a wild man. At one time he
addressed a fancied jury. This morning
the prisoner was much more quiet. He
Will be held for investigation.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 20.-It transpires
that the man in Jail at Fremont who
gave the name OF John Bennett and
said he was the murderer OF Nora Fuller
at San Francisco Is John Flax, well known
10 the lincoln police. He was released
from the county jail on Wednesday. Flax
has mania for confessing crimes he never
committed. He told Lincoln officers he as
sisted In the Burlington train robbery near
Lincoln last fall, but the statement proved
untrue. The police look upon him as a
harmless tramp.
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Entertainment Furnished by the Mem
deIssohn Quartet Company.

The Mendelssohn Quartet Company gave
the entertainment I'm the Y. NJ. c. A lecture
course at Roberts Park Church last night
A large crowd was present and IL keenly
enjoyed the music furnished by the COM
pany. The quartet. composed of Alpheus
NJ Apologize and William c. Smith. tenors,
Howard S. Bennett, baritone. and Urban
Leo Alkire, basso. is an excellent one. and.
unlike most quartets. does not bore It's au-
dience with coon and sentimental songs.
Its work was lightened by the singing or
Miss Helen Faye, soprano, who possesses
good voice we'll adapted for the solos In her
repertoire -
Marguerite Smith. in child impersona-
tions. was the best of the entertainment.
Miss Smiths voice is suited TO the mimicry
of boys and girls and she gave clever ex-
hibition of her powers. Several OF her imi-
tsd1nS were b snsea Mrn Of closing
day exercise Of grade school, were anus
ing.
The programme consisted of Bucks ION
the Sea-" by the quartet; without Thee.
by d'Hardelot, sung by Miss-Eaye, ana
'.'Sweet and Low" and 'Massa's in de Cold.
Cold Ground" by the quartet Mr.. Bar
strength. sang a song, XVIII o. the wisp."
which secured for him such hearty. ap-
plause that he was forced TO sing an encore
chorus from Faust effectively and re-
sponded with a medley of popular songs.
ranging from "Annie Laurie 10 Come
Back, Bill Bailey" The quartet-as Is COM
mon with most quartets-attempted some
comedy after 1t had won the approval OF
the audience and for fifteen minutes
amused itself in trying to anuse the audi
Gus. Mr.. Barnett and Mr.. Alkire sang
duet 1.-The Hunting Song" from king
Arthur" by Billiard. and the entertainment
was closed by the entire company singing
the Jacobite war song. Swords Out for
Charlie"
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Good Mother Gabrielle Auguste. superior
of the order of Little Sisters of the Poor.
died yesterday morning at St vincents
Hospital from heart failure. following an
operation. Sister Estelle Tlguet. as she
was known prior to entering the sisterhood.
was born in Cambray. Department Pas de
connected with the house in this city for
three years. Prior 10 coming here she had
been good mother Of the Little Sisters OF
the Poor I'm New Orleans. The house here
is now temporarily In charge Of Good Moth
er Clotin, of Chicago
The funeral service will be held Monday
morning In the chapel OF the Little Sis
ters of the Poor Friends will be admitted
to the services. The burial win be at Holy
Cross Cemetery.
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NEW YORK, March 20.-Maj. Gen. A. r.
Chaffee told the members of the District
Social Union at the Hotel Savoy tonight
that he had never met intelligent Chi
nese who expressed any desire TO embrace
the Christian religion. General Chaffee and
the Rev F. r. Gamewell. one OF the field
missionaries in China at the time of the
Boxer troubles, and who was of much as
sistance at the defense of the American
legation. were announced as the speakers
at the meeting. General Chaffee's subject
was 1.-THE Philippines and China"
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quale Mitelose, says that he is sure a
number of the immigrants in the steerage
were killed in the collision. while others
Jumped overheard. He said: II believe
that about fifteen Italians persisted in the
disaster. I saw five dead and L salts
fed that I saw at least ten more jump ov-
erboard." Another Italian says he saw sew
of his countrymen leap into the sea after
the collision.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-21

Frank S. Clark Camp. No. 26, Spanish
American Veterans, held its regular meet
ing last night. After the routine business
was disposed of smoker was enjoyed. This
camp is composed only Of those who have
seen foreign service and any of this class of
Spanish-American war veterans are invited
to join the camp. The meetings are held
the first and third Fridays in each month,
at Room "a Statehouse. The camp now has
about sixty members in good standing
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STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Three Women Killed and Another
Hurt while Walking on the Track.

PHILLIPsDALE. r. l.. March 2o.-Three
women were instantly killed and fourth
probably fatally injured to-day while walk
ing on the tracks of the New York. New
Haven s. Hartford Railroad. The victims.
in trying TO avoid train. were struck by
an engine on another track. The killed.
Rose McAloon. Bridget White and Mary
McTierney. Injured: Lizzie Mcknight. The
women were all under twenty years of age
They were walking on the tracks from
their homes 10 the GlenyOn dye works AT
this place, where they were EMPLOYED
Miss McAloon, Miss White and Miss Nc
Knight lived liz Pawtucket and Miss Nc
gierpey in Central Fails.
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Charles A. Holwager, a carpenter en-
ployed on work at the new federal building.
was struck by wire cable yesterday morn
ing and suffered fracture of the skull
at the base of the brain. Holwager was
taken to the City Hospital by Dr. Towles,
of the City Dispensary. He lay unconscious
all day and last night. and IL is thought
that he cannot recover. He lives at 2243
Jackson street.
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ParaIy.i. Cau.ed Death.

Mary Anderson Garfield. wife of Charles
B. Garfield. of New York city. died early
yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. j. V. Duncan, in Morton
Place. Mrs. Canfields death resulted from
a stroke of paralysis which she suffered
about ten days ago after coming here to
visit her daughter. Her husband and son
will arrive from New York to-day. Burial
will take place at Hartford, Conn.,, the for
mer home of the family.
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IRvINGTON ENGINE HOUSE.
Wolf & Harrison the Lowest Bidder
Other City Affairs.

The Board of Public Works received bids
yesterday for the construction of the Irv-
ington engine house. This is the building
that is believed to be the zenith of aestheti-
cism in fire stations as well as complete in
all modern facilities. The lowest bidder
was Wolf & Harrison, who bid sS.499. The
other bidders were Joel II. Norman. 1884
w. p. Jungclaus, $500. and C. w. Pearce,
$11,SOO.
Bids were also received for the construc-
ton of an addition to the fire station at
Kenwood avenue and Thirtieth street. j.
H Norman bid $24S4. The w. p. jung
clause Company bid 81, 800.
No action was taken on the bids.
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At the Central-avenue NJ. f. Church to-
morrow morning the pastor, Rev. DIR. KEEL
logg's topic will be "Canaan-the Souls
Heritage" The evening sermon will be IL
Illustrated by stereopticon views; subject,
John Calvin. or the Reformation In Switz-
erland." The musical programme at the
morning service will include a tenor solor
by Mr.. Edward Taylor, And Heard Q
Great Voice"
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Preparinx for summer Meeting.

Arrangements are being made by the Rev.
Marion Crosley. pastor of the Central Uni
versaiist Church. of this city. and state
superintendent of the Universalist Church.
TO hold the summer meeting OF the mem
bers of the Indiana branch of the church
at Rome City. This year the occasion prom
Uses to be the largest the church has held.
as the centennial celebration OF the birth OF
the church will be held.
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Meridian Lodge. No. $50. /. o. o. f.. win
attend the Edwin Ray NJ. E Church. cor
ner Laurel street and Woodlawn avenue.
tomorrow morning. The services will be in
honor of the twenty-eighth anniversary OF
the institution Of the lodge, and VIII be
conducted by the Rev. c. C. Edwards, pas
tor
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BOSTON. March 20.-The special train
the Plymouths passengers arrived here this
afternoon. Among the passengers were sew
eral Italian immigrants. one Of whom. Pas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-21

The assembly hall OF the George Wash
ington School was filled last night when
William Watson Woollen read a paper by
DIR. c. F. Hodge. of Clark University. on
Birds and the Home" The lecture was
illustrated with atersopiicon views. Ths
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
BIDS RECEIVED.

BIDS RECEIVED.
For the construction of a new engine
house, to be known as No. Is. and located
in Irvington. Joel H. Norman, 1884; Wolf
& Harrison, sS,499; the w. p. Jungclaus d
Co., 50, 800; G. w. Pearce, $11, 500.
For the construction of addition to
engine house No. IA, Kenwood avenue Joel
H. Norman, $2.4s4; the w. p. Jungclaus &
Co., $500.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Vacation of the first alley east of Isa-
bella street, from Twenty-eighth street to
the first alley north of Twenty-eighth street.
PETITION FILED AND REFERRED TO
THE ENGINEER.
For asphalt roadway in Hamilton ave-
nue., from Michigan street to Tenth street
BOND APPROVED.
In behalf of the American Construction
Company, with the National Surety Com
pany, in the sum of saba. for brick road
way and curb in River avenue, from White
river bridge to Kentucky avenue pavement.