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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
ARREST OF JOHNS.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
with the agreements in said letter con-
tanned, then such action will be taken as
the circumstances demand and the depart
''' &c. A. C. CHRIsTIANCY.
Acting assistant attorney general Tor
Postoffice Department.
No warrant will be issued for Ryan, who
has not only made full statement 10 the
inspectors. but also furnished copies OF
letters and kilograms. The originals OF
all kilograms and letters between Ryan and
Johns and also those of washington ON
Gals are here in the hands of the post
office inspectors, who claim herewith to
have complete chain of evidence for Dis
trict Attorney Bundy to present 10 the
next federal grand jury.
RYAN'S LATEST STATEMENT.
]. ]. Ryan tonight made the following
statement: "E. ]. Arnold & Co.. Brolasky
e. Co., the International Investment Com
pany, the Christy syndicate and another
turf company all broke up within two days
and the managers left the country. These
people merely made books. whereas 1 was
operating a race track and trying to form
a circuit through the West. that in a short
time would have been great paying prop
osition. Every subscriber would have
made plenty of money. But when the fall
ure of these concerns all came together
and they ran away and left the country II
naturally forced me to the wall. / imme-
diately set forth to distribute what money
/ had among the subscribers and to organ
ize a new racing company, which is now
known as the Kentucky Racing and Breed
ing Association and which controls the
Newport track. This track will open June
20 and 1 will manage it for the subscribers,
in hopes of getting them all out with a big
profit. After the assets of Arnold q Co.
were collected and sold and turned into
the hands of the receiver each subscriber
got per cent. The International will pay
about - per cent and the others nothing.
This makes a total Of So per cent. paid by
all in a full settlement. / have paid 10 per
cent. and issued them stock in the Ken
lucky Racing and Breeding Association for
the full amount of their original investment
and am still here with the people and will
manage and operate their track and will
try to get them out with a big profit. In
operating the Newport track IL necessitated
a fight on the Western Jockey Club, so
that / had an uphill battle, but / was just
getting in splendid shape when the other
concerns blew up. There were 1900 sub
scribers in my company. each investing
go OO0 but we have the Newport race track
and the Singerly stock farm at Elkton,
Md, the latter worth perhaps 100000, as
assets. and 1 believe our subscribers will
come out ahead.
Ryan says he was told that IL he put up
SIS 900 for a certain senator that the postal
department would stand by him, but that
he declined the proposition
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AFTER MANY COMPANIES
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS
PERMITS FORFEITED.
Fffty.Nfne Foreign Insurance Con-
Germs Charged with Violating
the Antitrust Act.

AUSTIN. Tex, May 26-Attorney General
Bell to-day filed a suit in behalf Of the
State of Texas in the District Court. against
fifty-nine foreign insurance companies for
forfeiture of their permit to do business in
Texas, and against one state company Ger
forfeiture of its charter and the appoint
ment of receiver to wind up its affairs.
The grounds for these suits are that they
entered into an agreement to fix ana main
tain rates of fire insurance in the city OF
Austin In violation of the antitrust act
passed at the recent session OF the Legisla-
ture and which act prohibits the combi-
nation of capital 1t is claimed that this
alleged unlawful agreement was entered
into prior to April Of this year. 1t is also
alleged that an Eastern fire insurance
company furnished each fire insurance COM
pany doing business in Austin with q rating
sheet of each house in this city and that
this rating sheet was accepted and adopted
by all these companies. In addition to the
forfeiture of the permits of the foreign
companies to do business in Texas and the
cancellation of the charter of the COM
panies. penalties aggregating $500 from
each company are sued for, the daily
penalty being $50 per day for each company
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
CAUSED A BROAD SMILE
w. G. II. U. RESOLUTION BEFORE
NORTHERN PRESBYTERIANs.
1t Condemned Ministers for Stopping
at Hotels Where Liquor Is Sold
MOrmOnism Denounced.

Los ANGELES. Cal. May 26.-The sub
ject of home missions and aid for colleges
occupied the two sessions OF the Presby-
terrain General Assembly to-day. Both re-
ports were productive of long and interest
ing debates. The notable speech of the day
was made by the Rev. DR.. Charles L.
Thompson. of New York, who followed
the reading of the report of the board of
nome missions. DR.. Thompson is an orator
of force and learning and his speech
aroused the assembly as nothing else had
done. His denunciation of Mormonism was
especially strong. and every sentence was
greeted with applause from the assembly
and the gallery. The entire afternoon was
taken up with the discussion of the report
of the special committee on aid for col
leges.
After the reading of the report of the
board Of home missions by Chairman Hol-
loway. which included twelve recommended
tons as to means of carrying out the work
during the ensuing year. and which. If
adopted, will be put into force by indi-
vjdual churches, he predicted that they
would mark the year of 1904 a banner
year for the church in America. DR.. Van
Dyke. from the committee on bills and
OvertureS, mace a SupplefDeDldI report.
A resolution which came up in the assembly
yesterday and which was referred to the
bills and overtures committee. was the
first one rejected. The resolution recon-
mended that the moderator appoint a COM
mittee of fifteen to act as a board of arbi-
tration in disputes between capital and
labor The committee reported that 1T
found II inexpedient to act on such ques-
tions." An overture from the Kansas City
Presbytery on the subject of temperance
was also rejected. the committee recon-
mending that no action be taken, as the
overture was based on newspaper reports.
The w. c. T. L. sent in a resolution
through one of the commissioners which
caused a broad smile among the church
men and much amusement in the galleries.
1t said:
Resolved That we condemn the incon-
sistencies of Christian people and Christian
ministers in stopping at hotels where liquor
Is sold and the employment from such
hotels of caterers TO serve I'm the case of
social functions and banquets."
This resolution was promptly referred 10
the committee on temperance, and will
probably come up again later in the week.
At the request of a minister whose name
was not mentioned and of Rabbi Wise, OF
Portland, Ore, a resolution was introduced
and passed condemning the recent mas
sacre of Jews in Russia and resolving
THAT the General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church In the United States pro-
test against the sickening, revolving perse-
cution of Jews and pray Gods hand TO
stay the wrath OF man.
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BOARD of Trade Nominations.

Bewteen II O'Clock this morning and
o'clock this afternoon the members OF the
Board of Trade will select seven members
of a nominating committee which is to pre-
pare a regular ticket for the annual cleo
ton. to be held on June s. The polls will
be in the assembly room Of the Board OF
Trade building. The following men will
be voted on to-day and the seven receiving
the highest number of votes will constitute
the committee: J.. j. Blaker. Z. W. Bassett
1. s. Gordon, f. u. Stalnaker. ". III. Coop
er. j. s. Lazarus, j. l. Dissette. Il. b.
Minor s. B. Sweet. NJ. A. Woolien, Ford
Woods. Albert Sahm, w. +. Piel. jr.. A. a.
Young Arthur Gillet, Henry Russo. Ed
ward Hawkins. l.. q. Deschler. Joseph G.
Morrison. J. III. O'Boyle, NJ. G. McLain and
James l.. Reach.
The regular ticket selected by the nomi-
mating committee will be for the offices OF
president, vice president. secretary, treas
urer and eleven governors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27

Adjt. Gen. John Ward received yesterday
commissions authorizing the promotion Of
six of the National Guard officers, who
were examined at Auburn on May 20 by an
army board consisting Of Maj. A l.. Kuhi-
man. Capt. w. Z. Parsons and Capt ]. +.
Lahnum. The commission promotes Jesse
L. Birely, of the Fort Wayne company,
from the rank of first lieutenant TO cap
tain; John r. Mcdowell TO be a captain OF
the Auburn company; Wade McDougan to
a first lieutenantcy in Company X or the
Third Regiment; Anderson l.. Smith. for
merly a corporal of the Second Infantry at
Lebanon. to first lieutenant of the COM
pany; James II. Woolford, Of Madison. to
battalion quartermaster and commissary.
and Roscoe z. Rowe to first lieutenant in
the Lagrange company.
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MANY FANATICS SLAIN
SIXTY KILLED IN FIGHT WITH
AMERICAN TROOPS.
Band of 200 Filipino Insurgents Rout-
ed by Lieut.. Javier's Constab-
uIary and Volunteers.

MANILA, May 26-Lieutenant Javier,
commanding a force of constabulary and
volunteers, has defeated two hundred fanat-
ical insurgents in the Island of Cebu, kill
ing sixty eight of them and capturing
twenty-nine. The fight occurred in the
mountains near Tabogon. No details Of
the engagement have been received, and
the government losses are not known.
Justice Fletcher Ladd, of the Supreme
Court of the Philippine islands. has re-
signed on account of the Illness of his wife
and has left Manila for home He belongs
to Lancaster, n. II. Commissioner Worces-
ter leaves here for home in July.
Gabriel Gala, q native living on the
island of Leyte. has sued Mai. Edwin F..
Glenn of the Fifth Infantry, for 1900 pesos
damages on the ground of alleged false i'm
prisonment. Gala, who was insurgent
sympathizer. was suspected of aiding the
Samar insurgents. In 1901 he was arrested
by Major Glenn's orders. General Smith and
the civil authorities of Leyte approving,
and was confined in Samar. Ultimately
Gala was released. Major Glenn has re-
ported the filing of the suit to Major General
Davis, who probably will refer the matter
to Secretary Root.
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FOR KILLING A PRIVATE
NAVAL ENSIGN HUsSNER PUNISHED
By COURT-MARTIAL.
German Officer Who Slew an Artfl-
leryman with His Sword for Not
Saluting Properly.

BERLIN, May 26.-Naval Ensign Huss-
ner, who at Essen, on Good Friday, killed
Artilleryman Hartmann with his sword for
court-martial at Kiel, to-day, and SEN
fenced to four years and one weeks i'm
prisonment and to degradation. Five judges
presided at the trial.
Hussner's replies to the presidents ques-
tons were straightforward. He said that
while regretting that his sword strokes
killed the artilleryman, he affirmed that he
acted within the service instructions, and
that he was obliged by honor to compel
obedience.
But" said the president. "you said you
never drew your weapon without using it?'
''Yes," replied the prisoner. 1T is so or
dered in the regulations"
"You were seen loosening your sword be-
fore Hartmann left your SIDE" continued
the president.
YES" the prisoner answered. IT thought
Herr Hussner mentioned the name of an
officer who, after having been struck by a
private, was obliged TO resign because he
was unable to loosen his sword, and the
private, who was not identified. ran away.
The court read a letter which Hussner
which he said: God Almighty will not
desert me. because i only acted as had to.
If am punished shall have the glad con-
seriousness of having maintained my honor
unimpaired. 1t is, after all, the highest
gift a man possesses. / trust In my re-
deemer, Jesus Christ. My cell was opened
this moment and my dinner was brought
in. The food is quite good. My fellow
prisoners look with envy upon it. 1t is sad
that they lock up man preparing to be
an officer"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Two more spring settlements were made
yesterday with State Treasurer Hill by
counties. They were from Amos c. King,
treasurer of Wells county, to the amount
of $24,279.70, and w. A. Pierson. of Stark
county, TO the amount of SIC. 1870.
DR.. w. F. Molt, 37s Massachusetts, avenue,
will leave for New York city to-day, where
he will take a three months postgraduate
course at the New York Postgraduate
School and Hospital He will probably re-
turn to his practice in this city about
Sept /.
Mrs. S. A. Wright. 4S0 South Ritter ave-
nue., lrvington, fell from an Irvington car
at the corner of Illinois and Washington
streets last evening and suffered several
severe bruises about the left hip. She was
taken to her home in the City Dispensary
ambulance by DIR. Crockett
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
AN HONEST SKEPTIC
And Where He Landed.

An honest skeptic will learn things that q
pretudiced and ignorant person misses.
There have been many skeptics of the great
rebuilding value of the pure food Grape
Nuts. simply because they did not under
stand the scientific principle upon which 1t
is based.
A Cincinnati man prepared to die and
then got well and strong in spite OF his con-
yictions. He says: II have always regarded
vour food as only another catch penny TO
fool the public. but 1 am now forced,
through simple justice to admit that IT Is
all you claim
II suffered for years from indigestion and
had set my house in order To die. Then
took I'D the study OF the alimentary table.
bought a set of chemical devices TO anaiyze
the different foods and set 10 work 10 In
telligently study the food question.
81 selected and ate those vegetables and
meats I'm which / found the most nutriment
and which were supposed To be the most
easily digested. but i continued 20 waste
away and my stomach grew 10 be verb
table hell: sour scalding eructations came
nm in my mouth. taking my breath away
for such a long while that thought many
times my end had come. l would fall In a
faint and remain unconscious for some time
and when revived would find great dark
spots obscuring my vision TO such an ex-
tent that II seemed 10 be almost night In
my room
aNy stomach grew so weak that could
not digest even well-boiled rice. While lying
in bed badly discouraged and more willing
to die than live. voice seemed TO come 10
me why don't you give up your prejudice
and try Grape Nuts i thought about 10
every little while during the day and late
in the evening sent out for some and ate a
little expecting IL would hurt me and cause
All the terrible trouble over again. but an
hour passed and everything was right. so I
took another little meal and waited felt
better and the old sick feeling quit. So
abou, O. clock took pretty good meal on
Crape-Nuts and went TO bed feeling geod-y
l laid awake some time fearing my poor\
weak and scalded stomach would suffer.
but. strange 90 say. I dropped of 10 sleep
and slept sound and peaceful and enjoyed
the most glorious nights rest 1 had for sew
eral years.
Il go heavy on Grape-Nuts now and !
have gained 10 pounds In the last i've
weeks: have sound. refreshing sleep. no
sour quotations OF the stomach. no dark
blind spots and my nerves are as steady a.
can be. l am truly myself again and All due
TO having at last found the proper food
Name furnished by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich.
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At the Blind Institute.

The commencement exercises at the
Blind Institute were continued yesterday
morning when the second year pupils con-
tributed to the entertainment The follow
ing took part: Clarence Clark, Lizzie
Postlewaite, Pearl ROUGH. Victor Kaltofen
Esther Harren, Ralph Blue, Earl Houck
Wheatley Glasscock, Quinton Webb, Will
liam Fox, Katie He'll, Louis Martin Net
tie Minthron, Jennie Endsley and Frank
Williams.
This morning at 1870 the exercises will
be in charge of the third year pupils.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27

The crowd at the matinee at Gentry Bros.
dog and pony show yesterday afternoon had
little idea OF the excitement that prevailed
in the "menagerie" tent during the per-
Torrance. Bridget. the mother Of the only
baby monkey ever born in captivity. es-
capped from the tent during the perform
ance. For two hours the employees OF the
circus searched for her and IL was not until
o'clock that she was found In the circus
cars a mile away from the show grounds
at Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue.
Two large crowds attended the perform
ances OF the trained animals yesterday.
The week bids fair TO break previous
records of this circus In indianapolis.
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searchers for "a White Colony.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Manila news
papers, which have just reached the War
Department contain an interesting account
Of an expedition that has gone into Min
doro, "ostensibly," one paper puts it, Ito
explore the country, but in reality to search
for white colony which it has long been
claimed lives in the interior of the island"
According to this same account numerous
statements have been made by reliable per-
sons, most of whom are officers In the serv-
ice. that the white colony exists, and they
declare that they have evidence to prove
the same" They are characterized further
as a rowing band which does not remain
in one place.
The expedition is headed by Governor
Offiey and is accompanied by detachment
of constabulary. A previous expedition
failed to penetrate the interior of Minoro
and was obliged to turn back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
Baptists Conclude Their Work.

BUFFALO. N. ", May 26.-The final ses-
sion OF American Baptist Publication So
ciety was held to-day. closing the series of
meetings of Baptist societies begun here
week ago. Hereafter the American
Baptist Home Mission Society. the Ameri-
can Baptist Missionary Union and the
American Baptist Publication Society will
work in greater unity by reason of the
unanimous ratification by each OF the re-
port of the committee of fifteen. providing
for the appointment of a committee of
nine members TO whom shall be referred all
differences which may arise In or among
the three societies named.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27

Dog owners may now secure licenses for
their animals at the city controllers office.
About 5000 dogs are harbored in the city
and in order that each of these may live
undisturbed by policemen the owner should
go to William 2ogardus. in the controllers
office. and pSE him 81. and i'm return re-
ceive brass tag (the tags are of uncer-
tain shape and very plain) and a certifi-
cate showing that his dog will be allowed
for one year. beginning June 1, 10 roam
the streets at will and live a dogs life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
INVESTMENTS OF CAPITAL.
New Bank for LOOgOOtee and Other
New Business Concerns.

At May meeting of the stockholders of
the Minck Brewing Company, of Richmond,
a resolution was passed TO issue $4,000 of
preferred stock in $50 shares of 500 each,
the shares to be per cent. cumulative
stock with dividends payable quarterly
The original capital stock was 100000. The
term of the preferred stock is twenty
years. Louis Minck, b. F. Dreschel. A. w.
Bliss, Daniel A. Rudy, w. II. Ingerman,
John Nj. Lontz and Caleb Price are the di-
rectors.
Another traction company was incor-
porated yesterday known as the Southern
Traction Company. Its capital stock is
$4,000 in 200 shares of 500. The seat of its
operation will be in the southern part Of
the State, especially in the construction
and operation of a street-railway line con-
Meeting Madison and Hanover, in Jefferson
county: the town of Lamb, in Switzerland
county, and Vernon and North Vernon. Its
directors are Henry s; Rominger. Henry
porate members are III. l.. Yoder, III. s.
Rominger. w. B. Hubbard. T. S. Rominger,
w. B. Hubbard and Z. b. Yoder
The August Pfaffiin Gravel Company was
incorporated yesterday at Evansville with
a capital stock of $1,000 in sixty shares of
$50 each. The object of the concern is to
construct gravel pits throughout the State
and engage in the selling and shipping of
gravel. The directors include August
Pfafflin, August Ruehman and Emil H.
Pfaffiin, all of Evansville.
The East Chicago Company adopted a
resolution at a meeting last week which
amended several of its bylaws. The amend
ments related to the election of directors
and the power to be invested in them The
directors are to be elected one-third an
nually, making their term of Office three
years. and they are given the power to
amend the company bylaws whenever they
deem 1t advisable. Albert Delo Erskine is
president and George w. Lewis is secre-
tary.
Loogootee is to have a bank. The White
River Bank was incorporated in that town
yesterday, its capital stock of $4,000 be-
ing fully paid up. 1t is to be bank of
discount, loan and deposit. The president
is j.. William Haughton. Noah Moser is
cashier
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Arrest of n Socialist.

WAI.LA WALLA. Wash. May 26.-Joseph
Becker. radical Socialist. is In the city
fail here on suspicion OF having intended
% kin President Roosevelt yesterday. The
episode was kept quiet until after the
Presidents departure. Becker ID accused
of having remarked I'm Pendleton Ore last
week that he had one bullet for President
Roosevelt and another for Emperor
William. OK Germany. He left for Waila
Walla with Winchester and his Pendle-
ton partner, Pat Kline. followed him here.
notifying the police. Becker was located
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27

Homer l.. Cook, Butler College student
will be elected superintendent of the Ma
rion county schools by the township trus-
tees at the election to be held Monday The
Democratic members of the board, five of
them. held a caucus yesterday and decided
on Mr.. Cooks election, and, as they have a
majority of one, his election is assured. Mr.
Cook has taught school for many years i'm
Marion county and received his education
in the State Normal School and also in Chi
capo University
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27

NEW YORK, May 26-Dr. Ootavius A.
White, a famous yellow fever expert, is
dead at his home in this city in the seventy
eighth year of his age While a surgeon in
the Confederate army, DR.. White was sent
into the Union lines at Goldsborough, N c.,
to treat Northern soldiers afflicted with yell
low fever, and in the Confederate prison at
Florence S. c., he won the love of many
Union men by his kindness during a SINH
lar performance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-27
SAW THE SOUTH POLE.
English Explorers Who Made q Long
Antarctic journey.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 26.-Lieut. B. H.
Shackelton. r. N. has arrived here on the
steamer Ventura, from Australia. on his
way to England. to make a report upon the
progress of the antarctic exploration expe-
dition of the Royal Geological Society. The
ship Discovery sailed from England on
Nov. is. 1901. in quest of scientific informa-
ton. Three of the party on board have sue
ceeded in getting nearer the south pole than
has ever been done before. These men are
Capt. r. F. Scott. in command of the ex-
petition, Lieutenant Shackelton and Mr..
Wilson. They were ninety-four days on the
ship with the temperature throughout at 80
degrees below zero.
The most important discovery so far is
that of a chain OF mountains from 1900 to
5000 feet high. extending three hundred
miles. and which is believed TO cross the
south pole.