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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21
THEIR VISIT AT AN END
KING AND QUEEN OF ITALY WILL
START FOR HOME TO-DAY.
Great Britain and Italy Now in Per-
feet Accord i'm Regard to Their
Foreign Policies.

LONDON, Nov 20-The visit of the
Italian sovereigns to England practically
terminated tonight with a banquet to the
monarchs and their suites in ST. Georges
Hall, Windsor Castle. In spite of the fact
that eighty-six persons were present, the
banquet was a quiet and almost a family
affair, There were no speeches. but the
conversation was cordial
In view of the announcement of the re-
suit of the conference yesterday between
the Italian foreign minister, Signor Tittoni,
and the British secretary of foreign affairs.
Lord Lansdowne. when a perfect accord
was reached respecting foreign policies it
is generally conceded that the visit of their
Italian Majesties will aid in the solidarity
of the great powers and do much toward
preserving mutual friendship in western
Europe The visit has been marked
throughout by the cordially of the English
people toward the Italian sovereign. When
ever they appeared in public King Victor
Emmanuel spoke in English, and all during
the stay here made markedly frienedly
impression on every one of the Populations
whom ne received in audience
Queen Helena has been the object of gen.
eral admiration, her personal beauty and
kindliness closely corresponding TO those of
Queen Alexandra which have endeared her
To-day's recreation of the sovereigns of
the two countries consisted of a pleasant
drive in Virginia Water. A lunch followed
in the picturesque pavilion erected at the
waters edge, at which the British prin-
cesses were also present.
King Victor Emmanuel received four dep
utations at Windsor Castle this afternoon,
including delegates from the peace society
the Numismatic Society twho presented to
his Majesty gold medal struck i'm honor
of his visiD, the electrical engineers, who
were recently entertained by King Victor
Emmanuel at Rome, and deputation from
! the city of London. The King entered into
| and talked entertainingly on the growth of
| Italian commerce and shipping. He said
| that Italy's desire for a worldwide
peace, and he showed considerable famil-
| iarity with electrical affairs. He appeared
however, to be the most keenly interested
| in the delegates of the Numismatic Society,
| as he is the greatest collector of coins
| among the royal personages of Europe.
He told the numismatsts that he already
| had $1,000 coins in his collection which he
hoped soon to increase to 10000. He de-
| scribed enthusiastically his forthcoming
catalogue of coins, copy OF which he
| promised to send to the London society.
The arrangements for the departure of
| ing are practically identical with those
| which obtained at the time Of their arrival.
| The Life Guards will escort King Victor
| Emmanuel and Queen Helena to the railroad
| station, whence King Edwards special
| train will convey them to Portsmouth.
| They will spend tomorrow night aboard
| the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Cher
| bourg, from which place they will leave
| for Italy Sunday morning.
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WASHINGTON. Nov 20.-Rear Admiral
Cotton. commanding the European station,
has been authorized to leave Beirut with
the flagship Brooklyn and the cruiser San
Francisco and is expected to sail in a few
days for cruise In the Mediterranean be-
fore coming to the United States to take
part in the naval maneuvers in the Carib-
bean about the end of December. The
withdrawal of the American fleet from
Beirut Is with the consent of the secretary
of state on the general ground that there
is no longer any necessity for their re-
tention in that quarter.
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WESTERN LAND SPECULATION.
The Middleman's Profitable Venture
In Old Kansas Mortgages.


Wichita Letter in New York Post.
LAND revival has really started in the
semi-arid regions of far western Kansas.
1t is not Land craze" where vast sums
are being invested. nor where prices, COM
pared with farm prices elsewhere. are high.
But it is the ending of an extremely cur
ious story of cheerful Western borrowers
and Eastern lenders, Of s and 10 per cent.
interest rates, of famous crash in which
all parties suffered alike, and then of a
long period when people lost sight of the
ownership of the property.
The story dates back to days when al
most every Eastern capitalist held a few
farm mortgages on Western land Quar-
ter section just "homesteaded" were mort
gagged for more than they were worth. The
occupants of the land. the givers of the
notes, moved away, and the mortgages be-
came owners of the land through foreclo-
sure. They became Disguised with the
outlook in the middle nineties that they
paid no more attention 10 the lands and
the counties took them in for taxes. Those
who did take the trouble to foreclose were
willing TO sell out to any one who offered
money-no matter how little-for the land.
The land speculator then entered. He
was manifest in the middle Western town
as. the lawyer-real estate agent with a
connection IN the East. He advertised in
numerous OF papers tudt WOuiu Duy ue-
taulted Western mortgages. no matter
where the land might be located and so he
did. But the prices. Hundreds of mort
cages have been bought for IS To $40 a
quarter section of 160 acres-about per
cent of their real value In this way a
large portion of the Western real estate
has passed away from the hands of the
investor and has gone to the spectators
They figure that this is a good time to
sell.
The method of the spectators in obtain
int
| mon plan has been to buy the mortgages
| of Eastern investors. through advertise
| ment or by searching the records finding
who owned such mortgages and sending 8
| cash offer, which was seldom turned down
| When the mortgage was secured hun,
! was made for the patentee who took up ths
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Needed Theater Reforms.
New York Press.

Acclaim greeted the decision OF theatrical
managers to abolish the nuisance of read
ing election returns TO election night audi
ences This, 1t seems, is a trivial matter.
We can offer more valuable policies for
immediate action. Why do we have our
feet crushed by the weight OF moving bodies
both before, between and during the acts?
Why are chair backs slammed down by the
ushers so as TO drown the most strident
stage voices? Why must We suffer the ex-
travagant and undiscriminating approval OF
first-night audiences and the unprepared
speeches of unwilling and incoherent starsf
Wherefore does not the penal code provide
for justice 10 the sidewalk ticket hawkers
who set upon unoffending folk as they APP
proach the doors2 When Will owners and
builders adopt ordinary methods of intro
ducing fresh air into their play houses and
approved ideas of expelling the fumes OF
red fire that strange the helpless behold
ers of spectacles?
Designers or our newer palaces OF dra-
matte pleasure. IL is true. have done away
with the supporting balcony pillars. which
have often made converts 10 the cause OF
his satanic majesty, and sundry other nui-
sances are found TO be eliminated in the
fierce strife OF competition. Yet there Is
still ample room for Improvement along the
lines named.
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FELONY CHARGE PENDING
AGAINST THOSE WHO SEIZED PENN
sYLvANIA CASH BOX.
All Implicated in the Plan and It's
RepIevin Proceedings Begun.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. 20.-The SEN
sational seizure OF the cash box Of John c.
Snee, paymaster of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, in this city yesterday in
which Sheriff Lewis Beckley and his as
sistants broke open the box with an ak and
extracted $19,705.99 on an execution on judg-
ment in favor of Thomas III. Collins and
George w. Lightheiser, railroad employees,
who had sued the company for damages for
personal injuries, is still the topic of dis
cussion on all sides and further sensational
developments are anticipated.
Judge George E. Ross, attorney for the
company, who was out of the city at the
time of the episode, characterizes the affair
as case of highway robbery and declares
that the sheriff and all interested in the
scheme will be charged with having COM
mitted felony. He contends that Sheriff
Beekley had no more right to break open
the cash box than he has to break into a
house safe. he proposes to bring suit
against all interested in the affair, includ-
ing the attorneys who acted as advisers
for the sheriff and his deputies.
To-day Judge John s. Larry, of the Cass
Circuit Court, issued temporary restrain
cashier of the City National Bank where
the money was placed on deposit after il
had been taken from Paymaster Snee from
mingling it with other money or personal
property and from delivering it to any
person who may make a demand for il in
behalf of the defendants. Last night re-
/ pleyin proceedings were entered by John
| C. Snee and Coroner j. p Hetherington
| served the writ on the bank officials, but
the latter have not yet turned the money
/ over 10 him.
| Stewart T. Mcconnell. one of the attor.
/ news of Collins and Lightheiser, declares thai
/ the money cannot be replevined and thai
! in will never be returned to the railroad
company He stated that it had been pre-.
/ sumably distributed and that the railroad
| company will not be able to identify it,
| In the replevin and Injunction proceed
! ings the money Is claimed by Paymastel
| Snee to be his own personal property, as III
| Is under bond to the railroad company fol
| the amount while il Is in his possession
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MASONIC TEMPLE BURNED.
An Old Building Containing the Hop
kins Theater Destroyed.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. 2O--Fire early
occupying half the block bounded by
Fourth, Fifth, Green and Jefferson streets,
in the heart of the retail business district.
The loss is about a quarter of million dol
lars, divided as follows: Masonic Temple
building, sl25,0o0. insurance, $4,000; Hop
kins Theater. scenery and properties. s20.-
600; j. w. Fowler Drug Company, $4,000,
insurance $4,000; Bick Brothers. shoes, $l5,-
900; Boston Shoe CompsEy $4,000; Manu-
facturers' Shoe Company, 5000; Rodgers &
Krull, jewelers., $4,000; Charles b. Smith &
Sons, matters, $4,000, insurance l1,000; j. I.
Johnson Y Co., opticians, $1,000; Heaths
billiard parlor, $1,000, insurance 5000; Eng
lish kitchen restaurant. $1,000: w. r.
Watchell & Co., Photographic supplies. ST.
500; Badgeley & Graham, Photographic sup
plies. 5000.
The fire is supposed to have started in the
scenery on the stage of the theater The
losses to the tenants of the building will
be heavier than ordinary, owing to the
high rate charged for insurance. The un-
derwriters made a rate of S3.S5 because of
the construction of the building, and be-
cause of the fact that 1t contained the
alter. The heavy expense of carrying in
surance caused the owners to carry as
small amount as they considered safe
and several were unable TO place as much
as they desired, because OF the unwilling
ness of the insurance companies TO handie
the risks.
There were seven acts on at the Masonic
Theater this week and the people present.
| ing them lost their effects. Harry Howard,
whose home is in Bloomington, H., lost
several dogs and monkeys. and the Kauf-
man troupe is short fourteen high-priced
John ID. Hopkins. of st. Louis.
| The building, which was erected in 1864,
| is total loss. AT one time it was the
popular theater of Louisville and all the
| famous actors and actresses of the day
made their appearance there. The Masonic
| fraternity recently dedicated a temple at
| Fourth and Chestnut and had removed all
| their effects to their new home. The block
| was owned by Lawrence and Sanders
| JONES' who had recently expended nearly
| $4,000 in improvements.
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A Too Inquisitive American.

CHERBOURG,France, Nov. 2O.-The mill
tary authorities here have caused the arrest
of man giving the name of Allen, said to
be a naturalized American of French BIRTH
on the charge of seeking to obtain informa-
ton regarding the military defenses of
Cherbourg. Allen has been under close sur
VIGILANCE and IL is Claimed that he mingled
with privates belonging TO artillery regi-
ments and other soldiers, seeking to obtain
details of the ornaments of the forts and
that he made the friendship of a gunner,
who reported the facts TO the military au-
thorities. The latter charged the gunner to
secure evidence. 1t is claimed that Allen
made two written requests for informa ton
concerning the national defenses. His arrest
followed. Allen will be expelled from
France.
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BERLIN, Nov. a.-Naval Designer Zopke
reported exclusively on the uses of the
telephone at sea before the Shipbuilding
Technical Society yesterday and exhibited
a new stentorian microphone whereby a
commander is able to give audible COM
mands to the crew of six guns simutan-
eously. The instrument at the me instant
is susceptible to the faintest sounds and ex-
periments are being made in the detection
of the approach of ships not yet visible by
placing the instrument under water. De-
signer ZOpke also gave a demonstration of
new fortification instruments, notably a call
apparatus, which is loud as a trumpet
The audience displayed special interest
in explanation of Elisha Gray's telauto-
graph and in the wireless telephone expert
ments of Professor Simon, of Goettingen.
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CARDIFF. Wales. Nov. 20-Joseph
Chamberlain addressed great audience
here tonight. On his arrival in the city
he was greeted enthusiastically, thousands
of persons lining the carriage route from
the railway station TO the Town Hall. The
hall was packed and was surrounded by
hundreds who were unable to gain admis-
sion. In his address Mr.. Chamberlain APP
pealed especially To the interests of the
workingmen, the MINERS and the agricul-
turists, and said he believed the cause
of tariff reform had UNNECESSARILY pro-
crossed during the last six weeks.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o.-General Oliver,
assistant secretary Of war. has disapproved
the proposition made by Major General
Bates. commanding the Department of the
Lakes. for the transfer of the Apache pris-
oners OF war from the Fort Sill reserva-
ton In Oklahoma to the reservation at Fort
Reno in the same territory with a view to
the utilization of the Fort Sill reservation
Tor military maneuyerS on a large scale,
General Bates recommending Fort Sill as
an ideal place for crmy maneuvers Secre-
tary Root and Assistant Oliver have
reached the conclusion that there is no spe-
cial occasion for disturbing the Indians
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Boston Post.
Prof. Thomas c. Mendenhall. Of the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while
travelling through Ohio several years ago,
called at the district school which, as a
boy, he had attended. They asked him at
the school TO make a few remarks. He
assented. and began to talk to the children
from the start.
did any of you,'' he said, lever see an
elephants skiny
citedly.
"WelI?" said Professor Mendenhail tc
him.
II have" said the boy.
Where did you see 2" the professor
asked.
ION an elephant" was the reply.
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Glad Train Was Late.
Kansas City Journal.

A crowd had assembled at n depot IN
Wichita during the recent State meeting OF
the Odd Fellows 10 wait for a much-de-
layed train. In the crowd was a man rluch
the worse for LIQUOR. In the crowd also
was one of those good but meddlesome old
ladies who never lose an opportunity to
impress the lessons or temperance.
MY man." she said To the drunken fell
low. do you know where YOU are goingg
"Yes'm: goin' (hic) To Topeker." replied
the inebriate
"Mebby you are" responded the old lady.
severely, but yoa are also on the road TO
hell
''Thash so?'' said the drunken man. taxi
ing a brace on himself. WELL I'm dog
gone glad thash train ish late"
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New York Herald.

1.-The queerest signature / ever saw" said
Col. ABE" Gruber, was shown me by a
friend who is lawyer i'm a small town i'm
Texas. He was in my Office the other day.
and. taking sheet of paper from his
pocket, asked me what thought of ii.
Apparently IL was bill for the sale of a
horse. Directly underneath the item was a
rough sketch of a man with a rope around
his neck. L asked the lawyer what il signi-
fled. and he Informed me the picture meant
that tine bill was receipted and that IL was
drawn by man who couldn't write.
But why did he put moose around the
mans necky inquired.
oh. that means settled" you know !"
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-Secretary WILL
son presented at the Cabinet meeting to-
day specimens OF fine dates grown in Ari-
IONA. Four years ago one of the scientists
of the Department of Agriculture was sew
eral hundred miles into the interior of At
RIGA. He discovered date palms growing
luxuriantly. year ago the department
had several hundred of the trees brought
hara and shipped to this country. They
were transplanted in specially cultivated
land in Arizona. Secretary Wilson pro-
nounces the fruit from the transplanted
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The Kaiser May Go south.

BERLIN, Nov. D.-Emperor William may
spend a portion OF the winter in a south
ern climate. The Potsdam agency, which
gathers the court news. says the Emperor s
general health seems TO require his escape
favorable German winter, and the projected
trip. if taken, has nothing to do with the
recent operation. 1t is adued that the heal
ing of the wound Is now nearly completed
and that II Is taking a normal course.
Precisely where the Emperor is thinking of
going is not determined. He went out for a
walk to-day. although il was cold and rain
was falling.
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Fortune renowned by Nata,ia.

BELGRADE, Nov. 2O.-Former Queen
Natalia. of Servia the sole heir of the late
King Alexander, declined TO accept any
thing that was presented TO King Alexan-
der by the government after ne married
Queen Draga. The property thus renounced
includes a gold mine valued at 10000, pre-
scented by the SlIuptchina-
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Factory Destroyed.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. 20.-The
Leonard Baulle Shoecase Company's factory
together with warehouse and four dwell
ing houses were destroyed by fire early
this evening, mourning total loss of $780,
600. Aside from this loss was the damage
done to the windows of the 100000 City
Hall, which was situated directly across the
street from the fire. The loss TO the coun-
ty will amount to 5000.
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Theater Burned, Fireman Hurt.

BUTLER, Pa, Nov. 20.-Fire in the Park
Theater building early to-day destroyed
property valued at $4,000. The falling
walls buried number Of fremen under a
mass of bricks and burning timbers, and
Chief Jacob Burckholder, Frank Ziegler,
Charles Douglass and Albert Walters were
seriously hurt. The fire was evidently
caused by an explosion of gas in the base
ment of the theater building. Several other
structures were burned.
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SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 2O.-A special
from Dawson says the Office of the Yukon
Sun was wrecked by an explosion OF gaso-
line in the basement last night. Fire de-
stroyed the building and plant. Loss, $751;
600 The men at work did not have time to
get their coats and hats, but rushed outside
with the temperature at 50 degrees below
zero.
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Attempted TO Kill a Tutor.

MADRID, Nov. 2o.-An unknown man
fred three times with a revolver to-day at
Senior Briesta, one of King Alfonso's tutors.
who was slightly wounded. The attempt on
the tutors life is believed TO have been the
outcome of a private quarrel
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GENEVA. H.. Nov. @.-Antonia Roma
ma. the Italian who murdered Nicholas
Tomaso at Aurora last February. was
hanged here to-day. The prisoner stated
on the scaffold that he was guilty OF the
crime. repented OF the same. and thanked
the sheriff for the kind treatment he had
received
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-The House was
in session but five minutes to-day. After
the oath was administered to Claude
Kitchen North Carolina the House at 12:O5
p. m, adjourned until Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. a0.-The Demo-
cratic caucus to-day agreed on the minor
ity's representation on the Senate COM
mittees. No provision was made for Sena-
tor Morgan chairman of a minority COM
mlttee, but a place is held open for him.
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nected with the stage and with whom the
woman formerly lived. Although sixteen
WOUNDS were inflicted her condition Is not
considered serious. The motive OF Ber-
trauxs attack was the refusal OF the wom-
an TO resume her former relations with
him.
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GIBRALTAR, Nov 2o.-The Columbia, the
sailing boat nineteen feet long, in which
CAPTAIN Eisenbraum left Boston Aug. IL
alone for Marseilles, has arrived here.
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freed by Farmer. Hogs.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Pursued by three hogs belonging to n
farmer I'm Shenango township. Miss Mary
Golden, a school teacher, climbed tree TO
save herself from being injured Then the
hogs laid down under the tree and Miss
Golden was compelled to remain on her
perch half the night. When found she was
nearly dead from exposure.
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woman stabbed I'm a Cab.

PARIS. Nov. 2o.-Gabrielle Chabriaes.
known on the music hall stage by the name
of Pacquerette. was stabbed in a cab yes
ter day by Charles Bertraux. also con-
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Wire Cloth Plant Burned.

YORK, Pa, Nov. 20.-The plant of the
New Freedom Wire Cloth Company was
destroyed by fire early to-day. Loss, s75,-
600, partly insured.
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THE GREAT CORN CROP.
1t Makes the West Indifferent to
Financial Reaction.
New York Evening Post.

The fact remains. whatever may be said
OF the accuracy OF the Agricultural De-
partments estimates. that a very large
corn crop has been raised-one large enough
for this countrys uses and for an abundant
export trade besides. liz Is estimated that
the country itself will use up. say.
2.000.000.000 bushels. When. early In the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-21

Under the head. Comedies OF the Heosier
Capital" will appear tomorrow In the Sum
day Journal the first OF n series OF clever
feature articles by Louis w. Jones. entitled
Comedies of the Hoosier Capital" Don't
fail 10 read IL
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SUNDAY coURTsHIP.

Promise OF Marriage Made ON Sunday
Cannot he Legally Enforced.
Philadelphia Press.
The young man who has Sunday night
only on which 10 make love Is safe from
the vaccinations Of managing mammas