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Neither Russia Nor Japan Have MADE
Move Looking to Opening
OF Hostilities.
SITUATION IS IMPROVING
DISPUTE WILL BE SETTLED AMI
CABLY, COUNT, INOUYIKE SAYS.
No Secret Agreement Between Ger
many and Russia-Latter Power
Still Transporting Troops.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 13.-An reports enaa,
mating from Shanghai of the opening OF
hostlities between Russia and Japan. etc,
may be discredited as untrue. Russo-Jap-
anese affairs are marking time. The second
secretary of the Russian legation left Toxic
Oct. II with secret dispatches for the Rus
sian viceroy of the far East, Admiral Alex
Jeff. An important conference of veteran
Japanese statesmen. including the Marquis
Ito, was held at the premiers office to-day.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 13.-The Foreign
Office says it has no official confirmation of
the Decentralization of Japanese troops at
Ma-San-Pho Regarding Manchuria the For
eign Office states that the question is at
present closing. The existing situation is the
fault of the Chinese, Japanese and British.
If China desires 10 reopen the negotiations
and adopt certain conditions the situation
could still be changed. as Russia is not
rooted to the soil and could leave it if she
liked Russia is now transporting $4,000
troops nurses, physicians and hospital sup
plies to the far East. The present strength
OF the Russian army there is reliably re-
ported to be 2S3, 900 men. Officers detailed for
duty in the Orient have been forbidden TO
take their wives.
BERLIN, Oct. 13.-Count Inouyike. the
japanese minister says everything In the
dispute between Japan and Russia Will be
settled amicably. The Foreign Office says
no secret agreement exists between Russia
and Germany relative TO East Asia and that
the only agreement concerning East Asia
which Germany has Is that of 1900 with
Great Britain. The correspondence respect
ing this agreement has been fully published.
The Foreign Office here now looks upon the
situation in the far East as being less grave.
Both Japan and Russia appear willing to
arrange a modus vivendi concerning Corea,
which country and not Manchuria, is the ex-
treme point of difference. Russia, 1t is as
serted, would consider it casus belli were
Japan to land troops at Ma-San-Pho.
LONDON Oct. 13.-Baron Hayashi, the
Japanese minister here, has received reas-
surfing news from Japan with reference to
the situation In the far East. He says his
telegram indicates that there is no need
whatever for alarm and adds that the mes
sage was not a reply to anything he had
cabed, so he thinks it was probably sent
because of the alarmist rumors which have
been in circulation in Europe and which
finally reached Japan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-At the Cabinet
meeting to-day Secretary Hay spoke OF in
formation he had received as to the stua-
ton in the far East and it was understood
this afternoon that there was no immediate
indications of hostiities between Russia
and Japan. He intimated that negotiations
are in progress between the two countries
which seem likely to result favorably for
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quantity of liniment. and taking NOR
phine. He was found In time TO save his
life. Green was a paroled prisoner from
the Michigan City penitentiary. Miss Walk
er, although in a critical condition at this
time. probably will recover from the muir
derouS assault.
Green was sent to the prison for a term
OF one to fourteen years. Ten years of the
maximum time is yet to be served. IT was
considered best 10 take Green to prison 10
serve the unexpired term of ten years rather
than prosecute him at this time for at
tempted murder. as the punishment will be
just as great IL he was tried and found
guilty of the present charge. Rather than
be taken TO prison he planned To kill him.
self Before retiring last evening he asked
the turnkey of the jail for a bottle OF iinl-
ment which he wished to use on sore
hand. Instead of applying the liniment TO
the wound he drank the contents OF the
bottle. His mouth and throat were badly
burned. He did not nave a sufficient GUAM
tity of morphine to Kill, but he suffered
some from its effects.
State Agent Covalt, of the Northern
Prison, left with Green this afternoon, and
he will serve ten years before being re-
leased
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CAST TO THE WIND
UNUSUAL FUNERAL OF MRS. LAURA
ANDERSON, NEAR MUNCIE.
Trouble Over the Scale in the Ball
Brothers Factory-No More Gas
Meters i'm Muncie ParlOrs.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct 13-One Of the most
unusual funeral ceremonies ever seen in
this county was that of Mrs. Laura Ander-
son, at Oakville, this afternoon. Mrs. An
derson's body was cremated last August
and the ashes have since been kept at the
family home. To-day, the anniversary OF
her birth, the ashes were scattered over a
favorite rosebush in the front yard. This
was according to the last request Of Mrs.
Anderson. The scattering OF the ashes
was accompanied with appropriate services.
Mrs. Anderson was a noted advocate of
the Free Thinkers ideas and was at one
time editor of the Free Thought, the off,
cial organ of the Free Thinkers. The last
services to-day were conducted by DR.. 7.
j. Bowles, of this city, who was associated
with Mrs. Anderson in the advancement
of her belief.
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WOMEN MISSION WORKERS.
They Gather i'm Annual Session at
Grace Church, Richmond.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 13.-The twentieth
annual meeting of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Richmond district of
the Methodist Church opened this morning
at Grace Church. Fifty or more delegates
are in attendance. The morning session was
opened with praise service by Mrs. Eliza
beth Haughton, of this city. president of
the society. A number of committees were
named. The reports of district officers
showed that good work has been done dur
ing the past year and the work has pro-
gressed satisfactorily.
This afternoon the devotional service was
led by Mrs. j. F. Radcliffe of Knightstown
Reports were heard from auxiliaries A
symposium was conducted on '.Our Homes -
Mrs. Angie Pearson, of indianapolis deliv-
cred an address. Mrs. George III. Hill, presi.
dent of the District Foreign Missionary
Society, extended greetings. This evening
the programme was of a popular nature.
Mrs. Lee Ault. of Cambridge City. conducted
the devotional service Mrs. c. Il. Wilcox
of Middletown, made an enCoura ging re-
port on young peoples work and Miss Carrie
Barge, field secretary for the young peo-
pies work, delivered an address.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. BE. G. Young,
representing J. G. White e. Co., Of New
York. the firm which has the contract for
the construction of the Northern Indiana
Traction Company line between Marion
and Wabash, to-day awarded the contract
for the grading and drainage of the line to
j. y. Beck, OF Toledo. The contract stlpu-
lates that the work of grading shall be
started not later than Saturday. The con-
tractor will employ one hundred teams and
four hundred men will be placed on the
work. 1t is the intention of the company to
construct the road for high speed. The
track will be level and straight.
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in HANDS OF THE JURY
CASE OF NATHAN RANKIN FOR THE
MURDER OF KOONsMAN.
Prosecution Puts . Former Jury ON
the Stand-Plea Of the Defense for
Judicial Clemency.
Special to tn. indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind, Oct. 1.-THE Rankin
murder case went to the jury tonight. Judge
Richter holding a session of the Circuit
Court this evening in order that the trial
might not be carried over until tomorrow.
Prosecutor Clarke surprised the defense
this morning. After the evidence of Chief
McWeeney, Of the South Bend police force.
Charles Shurmann, Rankin's Hebrew com
panion, and several others who had
knowledge pertaining to the crime. he called
the jurors that convicted Mallory of the
same crime. They testified that Rankin. on
stand in the trial, swore that he held
revolver on the clerk during the attempted
robbery. and when Boone shot Koonsman.
There was no other way TO get this evidence
before the jury, as it was not expected that
Rankin would be placed on the stand.
The States attorney also caused consfsr-
nation among the lawyers for the defense
by securing the admission of an af7idavit
signed under oath by Rankin on JAN -
last In which he stated that he was with
Melville Boone and Joseph Mallory on the
night of Dec. IL, 1902. when an attempt was
made 10 rob John Koonsmans grocery store
in South Bend. and that Koonsmsn was
shot and killed by Boone: that he IRanl<is)
had weapon In his hand and that Mallory
was directly behind him. He also declared
In the aff1daNlt that the statement was made
without fear of punishment or reward and
that the statement was enirely voluntary
and OF his own free WILL
The defense made every effort TO keep this
statement from going before the jury, but
in vain. The defense called no witnesses
except TO place Prosecutor Clarke the
stand and by him prove that Rankin had
testified for the prosecution at the three
previous trials and that he had materially
aided in securing the conviction of Boone
and Mallory, the principals I'm the murder.
and was therefore entitled 10 leniency- The
attorneys for the defense made statement
to the jury in which a strong plea for Glenn
ency was made and the claim made that
Prosecutor Clarke had promised Rankin he
would let him of easily. the same plea be-
ing made still stronger tonight In the argu-
ments OF Lawyers McInterney and Wurzer
in behalf OF the accused
Prosecutor Breeze opened for the State
and States Attorney Clarke closed, asking
for the infiiction OF the death penalty
There will be verdict until tomorrow
morning. The expectation Is that Rankin
will be found guilty OF manslaughter.
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TO FIGHT SUNDAY THEATER.
Anderson Ministerial Association
Thinks 1t Has a Way.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct 13.-The an
nouncement was made to-day that the Min
isterial Association of Anderson had de-
cided to join the fight against the Sunday
theater in this city. The movement of A.
NJ. Oswalt has revealed to the association
members way in which the association
believed the theater be closed on Sun
day. The ministers feel very keenly about
this matter of the Sunday theater and have
been casting about for months in the hope
the theater could be permanently closed on
Sunday nights. The sentiment i'm Ander-
son, however, seems to be in favor of the
Sunday amusement, for the house is gener-
ally packed and that. too, by a constit-
uency not in the general habit of attending
the theater during the week.
Manager j. 3. Dickson says he is not
worried over the turn affairs have taken
but proposes to keep the rheater open until
compelled to close, and then the house will
be shut tight
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DAYTON, o., Oct. 13.-To-night this city
is welcoming the incoming encampments
of the Union Veteran Legion to participate
in the eighteenth annual encampment. Be-
tween 400 and 500 delegates will be on hand
for the opening session tomorrow. En-
campments from Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Illinois. Indiana, Wisconsin. Michigan,
Columbus. o., and Cincinnati are registered
at headquarters. General gephtha Garrard,
of Cincinnati, w. III. Knauss, of Columbus
and DR.. w. III. Manning, of Dayton, are
candidates for the office of national COM
mander. Probably loo encampments, with
1000 members. will attend the encampnent.
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pecial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind. Oct. 13.-At a meeting of
the Employers Council of Marion the fol-
lowing delegates were selected to attend
the national convention to be held in Chi
cago Oct % and 80: John Mcdonald. b.
f. Burke, w. ID. Hudson. Charles Waltz
7. j. Gould, John c. Haswell, w. NJ. Pick
ard, George C.. HARDWOOD. F. NJ Garland.
r. j. Spencer, Philip Matter, II. d. Thorn
as, w. II. Swanger. Burr Custer. w. f.
Gillespie. Phil Patton, Pasco Peele, Milton
Martin. w. I. Dick. Ira Emmons and P j.
Harrigan. The delegates were instructed
TO work In harmony with tire national as
ISOLATION and to cooperate in detail with
the association headed by d. NJ. Parry, of
Indianapolis.
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NO METERS IN THE PARLORs.
Muncie Gas Company Recedes from
It's Previous Position.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 13.-No more meters
will be placed in the parlors of Muncie
homes. AT the meeting of the City Council
last night the special committee reported
that the Muncie Gas Light and Fuel Com
pany had agreed TO ask no more of its
patrons to put their gas meters in the
front rooms of their homes. The company
had been making it's patrons sign an agree
ment to that effect, ON threat of cutting off
their gas supply. The committee also re-
ported that the company would not hold
any of the contracts regarding the meters,
previously made, as binding.
Since the diminishing of the gas supply
there has been constantly increasing
amount of ashes to be disposed of by the
city. 1t has become necessary to purchase a
dumping ground for such purposes. Last
night the Council confirmed the purchase
of the Franklin land for such a purpose.
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Black Bears for the Park.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. Oct. 13.-Thursday two
black bears will arrive in Muncie, direct
from South Dakota. They are for the new
park which George F. McCulloch has given
to the city and which is now being trans
formed into a modern pleasure ground. The
park consists of a hundred acres in the
most beautiful place along White river near
the city. The bears, with two deer, which
are expected soon, will be placed In the
park. A gravel pit will be made into a den
for the bears. They are the gift to the city
of Councilman w. A Petty, who bought
them last summer.
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Died After Long Suffering.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Estella
Espiche. the bride of a few weeks Of Will
liam Espiche, who took strychnine Sunday
night with suicidal intent, died at 1890 to-
night. Espiche and his wife came here from
Redwood Falls, Mimi, on their wedding
trip. Mrs. Espiche's infatuation for an
actor whom she had seen but once was the
cause of her suicide
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BERLIN, Oct. 13.-An odd case Of lese
majestic is reported from Meiden, Bavaria,
against priest who refused to administer
communion to a sick person until portrait
of the Empress was removed, on the ground
that her dress, which was low-cut, was an
evil spectacle for the youth. The priest
also ordered out the Emperors picture, al
leging that both portraits belonged to-
gether. The states attorney caused the
priests Indictment.
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Union veteran. weIcomed.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Oct. 13.-About one
hundred old soldiers were present this
morning when the first session of the nine
teenth annual epcampment of the Union
Veterans Union was called TO order Sew
eral welcoming addresses and responses
were heard and at their conclusion General
r. s. Dyrenforth, of Washington. an
nounced that he declined TO stand as a can
didate for national commander Several
auxiliary organizations will hold meetings
during the day
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 13-Suit for $4,000
was filed to-day against the Indiana Union
Traction Company by Addison Hopes, of
this city. He holds the company response
BILE for the death of his five-months-old
daughter. Last May Mr.. and Mrs. Hoppes
were in a traction car when il was struck
by a l.. L. & w. train. The baby was
thrown to the floor and the plaintiff claims
received injuries which caused its death
two months later
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HANOVER, Ind, Oct. 13.-Mr. Henry
Doolittle, class of '95. Franklin. Ind, has
offered a prize of SIS, to be given to the
winner of the debate between the Union
Literary and Philalathean Literary socie-
ties of Hanover college at their annual con-
test at the end of the second term of the
college year. This will greatly stimulate
the rivalry between the societies and add
to the interest in debate. This contest has
been carried on for about ten years. Each
society has one representative in declama-
ton. Grafton and debate. The honors have
been about equally divided between the
two societies so far.
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Farmer sandbagged Near Marion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. 13.-William Carey,
a dairyman living east OF Marion. was seri-
ously injured tonight by being assaulted
by highwaymen as he passed through the
McFeeley covered bridge. just out of
Marion. He struck on the head with
a sandbag and it is thought that his skull
was fractured. He remained unconscious
for several hours a boy who was with
Carey escaped from the wagon and spread
the alarm. Carey had collected 800, but
left it at local hotel before leaving for
homo
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Il to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct. BAT the sugges-
ton Of Superintendent of Police White. of
Marion, big workhouse to accommodate
prisoners of Marion, Muncie, Anderson, Ell
wood, Alexandra and other cities on the
traction line probably will. be built at some
point central to these cities. 1t has been
found that one city the size Of these men,
toned cannot afford to conduct work.
house for prisoners, and 1t is believed that
a joint workhouse would be a success.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Oct 1S.-"Yo' Honah. Use
refuse to be tried at all If youhe goin' to
try me on Friday. That am an unlucky
day for this niggah" This was the state
ment which William Baugh. colored por-
ter OF the Kirby House. made to Judge
Letter this morning when arraigned for
larceny. Baugh had stolen a wheel OF q
travelling man. Judge Letter agreed not 20
put the trial on Friday.
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PARIS, Oct. 13.-Helen Knowles Irish,
the divorced wife of Chevalier Trezza di
Musella, president of the Italian Chamber
of Commerce here, attempted unsuccess-
fully to shoot the chevalier in front of the
opera house last night as the audience was
leaving causing considerable excitement.
The cause of the woman's attempt to muir
der the chevalier was his refusal to diyulge
the whereabouts of their child.
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Germany's Naval Programme.

BERLIN, Oct. 13.-The German naval es-
Inmates for 1904 are in the hands of the
finance minister. The programme will take
the sixteen years course originally outlined
in 1900, The reason is an obvious one-lack
of money. The governments view is that
the country is reconciled to carrying out
the programme under which by 1920 1T will
have fifty-five battleships, thirty-eight of
them up to date, with 5000 officers and 3d.
500 men. But the country would not APP
prove of largely increased burdens to carry
it through in a shortened period
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Charged by Cossacks.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 13.-Further Sc
rious disturbances in connection with the
transfer of Armenian church property to
the government occurred at Nakhitchevan
Transcaucasia, Oct. Il. A mob took possess
sion of the cathedral there and drove out
the elders Cossacks charged the crowd
and numbers of persons were injured.
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Al to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Oct. 13.-The Delaware
County Sunday School Association began
its sessions to-day at Dalevile and will
continue through tomorrow. Tonight an
Palmer university, on the subject: The
Harp of THOUSAND Strings" Tomorrow
a big basket dinner will be held
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Hoods Tors0p0rili0

Price was in court asking for a divorce
from her husband, Fred G.. Price. On the
stand each testified that they had been liv-
ing together for several days only and that
they left their home TO come 10 the court
room together. They desired TO be sepa-
rated. as they said they were tired of being
married. Judge Letter refused TO grant the
IN
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Gen. Mile. Commented.

GETTYSBURG. Pa. Oct. lS.-At the
meeting of the Medal of Honor United
States Army convention here to-day Gen.
ID. r.. Sickels. OF New York, presiding. a
resolution commencing Major General
Miles as a brave soldier was passed on an
appeal from the decision OF the chair that IL
did not belong to the affairs of the associa-
ton.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct 13-One of the
strangest divorce cases on record In the
Delaware Circuit Court was brought before
Judge Let1ier this afternoon. Mrs. Gussie
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peciai 70 the Indianapolis Journal,

Special 70 The IndianapoIls JoufndL
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Oct 13.-Reuben
Key. a negro. was found guilty OF rioting
in the Circuit Court this afternoon and SEN
fenced to serve two to ten years in the
State Prison. He took part In the July riot
here when several people lost their lives
The Jury was out but a few minutes.
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TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.
William Green, Who Had Tried to
XIII His Sweetheart at Marion.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Oct 13.-Wilham Green.
who last Friday tried to murder his sweet
heart. Alice Walker, made an. effort to COM
NIT suicide early this morning by drinking
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Wbaler and Crew Lost.

FAYAL, Azores. Oct. 13.-Tbe American
Whaler Joseph Mania has been wrecked on
the Island of Pico, one of the Azores group,
and all aboard were lost.
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The Joseph Mania hailed from Province
town. Mass. was of ZIG tons, and was built
in 1900 at Essex, Mass. She carried crew
of fifteen men.
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A rose by any other name would smell
as sweet and champagne-well, buy Cooks
Imperial.