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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-07-16
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
Prompt Payment Of Insurance.

The fraternal insurance orders
which are SO eommendable because of
their fellowship features, have re-
ceived a strong local testimonial in
the fact that a check for $4,000 in
payment of the death claim of the late
P. L. Austin has been received by
Maspha Tent, X O. T. NJ, and has
been delivered to Mrs. Austin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
McRAE WON'T RUN.
Too Busy to Give Attention to Cover
norShp Matters

norship Matters.
Little Rock, June 27.-HOn. Thomas
c. McRae, Of Prescott was in the city
yesterday morning, leaving for home
in the afternoon. He came here to
look after business matters.
When questioned as to his attitude
in the race for governor, he stated
that he had been too busy to give the
subject much attention, considering
also that the actual canvass would not
begin for almost a year hence. Should
he determine to become a candidate,
the fact will be announced in due sea-
son.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
Board of Health Meeting.

The board of health met Friday
gNight to attend to some special busi-
pess. One Of the things was the
greasy, filthy corners Of the city where
might lunches are served from some
,ef the wagons. This is a good move.
Some OF the streets are in deplora-
Ta1yhs condition and need cleaning. The
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

board has just received formalde-
hyde gas machine, to be used in dis
injecting houses and homes where in
fectious diseases have been. This
machine costs a very small amount of
money, considering the good to be
derived.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

suffering from severe cold for the
past two days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

Mr.. Sam Tucker has been at home
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28
Jul 4l.tf1, 100.

MEMS Straw Hats--We will give a
discount on any straw hat in the house
OF Is per cent.
Manhattan Shirts, known as the
best, The best known:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

With every 10 cent cash purcras
Ne Give one vote that can be cast for
any public institution in Pine Bluff
E-or further particulars ask at oUr
store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-28

With every 10 cent cash purchase
We give one vote that can be cast 70,
any public institution in Pine Bluff
ror further particulars ask at our
store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
Speed Through Spokane, DemoIish n
House, XIII at Least Four Per-
sons and Injure Eight More.
LIKE ACCIDENT AT RAWLINS
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED BY RUNA-
WAY FREIGHT CARS.
-Four Also Are MangIed I'm a Collision
I'm Observation-Disclosures at
other Places.

SPOKANE. Wash. June 22.-On the
Spokane Falls & Northern Railroad. part
OF the Great Northern system. early to-
day, short distance from the center Of
the city. a runaway train of sixty cars
without an engine rushed four miles down
grade through town. demolishing dwell
ing house. wrecking the Crystal laundry,
killing at least four people, injuring eight
others and piiing up a tangled mass Of
debris nearly fifty feet high. The dead are
El.e. aged nine; two unidentified men.
The train began to slip and soon had
gained a terrific speed. An empty box
car In which William Thomas and an I'M
known tramp were sleeping was first struck
and demolished Then the train crossed
the street.. ran over rock pile and crashed
into a six-rocm dwelling 300 feet from the
end Of the car track, occupied by the fam
HES of John Slee and Mrs. Meyer. The
house was smashed into kindling wood. Two
hundred feet further on the frame build
ing occupied by the Crystal steam laundry
was struck and wrecked. and the speed OF
the train was spent Nine people were
Sleeping I'm the Slee house. James Slice,
the father, was pulled out of the ruins
practically unin jured. The dead body of his
son Elmer was found near by. Another
son, Clarence, and the baby were injured
and were taken TO the hospital. OF the
sleeping In the house. only one, Irene, was
injured.
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REPORTS ON POSTOFFICEs.
Mass of Information to Be Summarize
and Made Puhlic.

and Made Public.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Postofice
Department will make public in the near
future a general statement summarizing
the conditions in the offices of cashier,
finance clerk, ETC., at the various post
offices. The. postmasters at all first-class
postoffices in the country. numbering about
go. have been directed to make reports on
the subject. The report of Postmaster Van
Colt, of New York, gives list of the clerks
in his Office, with their duties, designations
and c0mpensat ton. IT is stated that the re-
port shows no evidence of irregularities.
Many of the reports from other cities are
already In. They give similar information
as to the names, titles and compensations
of the clerks.
Postmaster General Payne said this aft
ernoon that no charges whatever had been
Med against the officers of the second and
third assistant postmaster general and
therefore, sweeping investigation of those
offices was not contemplated. This state
ment excerpts charges brought by certain
employees of the mail bag repair shop
against the administration of that shop
the reply to which by Second Assistant
Postmaster General Shallenberger has been
in the hands of Postmaster General Payne
for weeks. This report, it is said, does not
bear out the charges.
A strong plea for James T. Metcalf who
recently was dismissed from the Postoffice
Department, where for years he had been
chief of the money order bureau, was
made to President Roosevelt by Director OF
the Mint Roberts who has known Mr.. Met
calf for a long time. Mr.. Metcalf was dis
missed for alleged interference in behalf of
a certain bidder for the contract to print
the money order blanks for the depart
ment. President Roosevelt was urged to
obtain for Mr.. Metcalf a reopening of the
case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23

SAN FRANCISCO, June PA serious ac-
eldest occurred on the North Shore Rail-
wal yesterday afternoon In which two per-
sons were killed and score more or less
severely hurt The dead are: Anton Ro-
mar. founder of the Overland Monthly, NJ.
NJ. Kirk OF San Francisco. Seriously hurt:
Thomas Donneau. ex-county clerk of Ma
rine county, James Lunsted, sheriff of Ma
rine county.
All of the victims were returning from
the funeral of Warren Dutton, president
of the State Dairymens Association and
president OF the Bank of Marine County.
at Tomales- An extra special consisting
Of an engine and passenger coach was used
to bring back the friends OF the deceased
banker to this city. About one mile south
of Point Reyes the passenger coach jumped
the track. The coach, which was well filed
with people. rolled down an embankment
OF twelve feet and was badly shattered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
ARCHITECT HoNoRED.


LONDON. June 22.-Charles F. McKim,
the New York architect. tonight received
the Kings gold medal which was awarded
by the Royal Society for architects. The
medal was bestowed on Mr. McKim on &C
count OF the excellence of his designs of
many public buildings in the United States
and Of his being the president of the Amer
lean Institute OF Architects and also in or
der TO do honor 10 the great progress Of
choate and others Witnessed the presenta-
ton.
Mr.. McKiu. in acknowledging the medal
said he accepted II for his whole profess
sion In America rather than as a personal
tribute. THE fact that the medal has gone
TO America twice within decade" he con-
tinued. showed how kindly the British
body recognized the work of its younger
COLLEAGUES"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
TEMPEST in A TEAPOT"
NOT A GREAT STORM THAT MAY
WRECK OCEAN CARRIERS.
Cunard Company's Withdrawal from
the Atlantic Agreement 3elittIed
by MOrgan's Representative.

NEW YORK. June 22.-Various reports
having been circulated as to the attitude of
the Cunard steamship line toward the In
ternational Mercantile Marine Company, an
official statement as to the Cunard lines
position was obtained to-day. 1t says, in
part:
February last the Cunard Steamship
Company gave the necessary three months
notice to the North Atlantic conference at
Liverpool, as provided i'll the agreement, OF
its withdrawal of its passenger service from
the Continental and British agreements.
Three months having expired and nothing
having been done to meet the demands or
the Cunard line, nothing further remained
but to make the withdrawal maj. Inc
company feels that there are too many
ships in the trade. IN other words, the
supply exceeds the demand, and there can
be no relief from the existing situation
without the withdrawal OF the extra tom
mage which had been put into the trace
by our competitors, and further the Cunard
Company demands read1ustment 10 cor
rect the inequalities which now exist IN
the classification of some OF Its steam
ers so far as passenger rates are concerned.
The object of the Cunard Company in
Withdrawing from the agreement is simply
a desire to place itself in a position where
IL can protect its share of the trade. We
have no desire to provoke hght or lnau-
gurate a cut in rates, and all we want is a
reasonable share in the business without
being unreasonably handicapped, and We
take il we are entitled to that.
When James A. Wright, of the Interna-
tional Navigation Company, was shown
the statement he said II don't think there
is any danger of a rate war. When several
parties are doing business together under
an agreement and when one of those par
ties thinks that certain changes are neces-
sary he gives notice that he wishes TO have
the agreement revised. This seems to be
the condition of the Cunard line people.
They have asked for revision of the agree
ment So far this revision has not been
accomplished and they have exercised their
privilege to withdraw. / cannot prophecy
what the outcome will be. but whatever is
done will probably be settled on the other
side"
Mr.. Steele, OF j. p Morgan & Co., said
concerning the withdrawal of the Cunard
line: ''It is a tempest in a teapot. The
talk about il is absurd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
Rural Delivery Funds Used to Pur-
chase r. Device Favored by Loud.


WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Post to-
morrow will say that among the matters
which Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al Bristow is investigating is the purchase
from a California company, the Postal
Device and Improvement Company, of
some 1900 letter devices for indicating the
hours of collection of mail. The invention
is that of the postmaster at San Francisco,
il is said. 1t is also said that 1900 of these
devices originally were ordered at a cost of
81 or more each, or profit of 100 per cent.
on cost. and the allegation is made that a
further order for 10000 was placed, not
withstanding the original 1000 devices were
not used, bun were reposing in a storehouse
The company controlling the device was
largely made up of California postal en-
ployes, and the Post will say that it is in
formed that former Representative Loud of
California, formerly chairman of the House
poStoftice committee took an active part
in their behalf and wrote several letters
urging the device in the department and in
one of them said 1t would be an accommo-
dation TO him if the matter were attend
ed to-
After the company had difficulty in secur-
ing its money for the device, Mr.. Loud the
Post will say, appeared at the department
In its behalf, but specifically disclaimed
any interest in the company other than it
the ground that whatever the necessity or
lack of necessity for the device, constituents
or his had secured the contract and fur
nished the articles called for. Therefore, he
believed they should be paid. as the gov
eminent had stipulated to pay them. Dur
ing his recent visit to Washington Mr..
Loud, on certain of his visits TO the de-
partment, took up some of these unpaid
bills. making 1T plain. however. that he APP
peared only in behalf of constituents and
not as one financially interested in the
company.
The allegation was made, the Post will
say, that $4,000 of the deficiency of S105 600
in the free delivery service with which Mr..
Machen is charged was due to purchases
OF the device in question, but at the Post
office Department this was denied and the
statement made that the matter was under
investigation. Complaints also had been
made, it was said, that at the instance of
Mr.. Loud, the rolls at the Preside had been
padded with postal employees, but at the
Postoffice Department they were without
any knowledge Of such a thing one way
or the other. An effort was made to get a
statement from Mr. Machen on the subject,
but he declined either to affirm or to deny
the reports.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
MORE MONEY Is NEEDED
MKINLEY NATIONAL MEMORIAL AS
ISOLATION HAS s5OO,OOO,
But Requires Another 100000 to Care
for Proposed ument-Designs
to BE Invited at Once.

CLEVELAND, o., June 22.-The trustees
of the Mckinley National Memorial Associ-
alton met here today at the office o.; Senator
Hanna for the purpose of reviewing the work
so far accomplished and deciding upon future
action. The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Justice Day, the president of the asso-
citation. A report from the officers of the
association and also one from Treasurer
Herrick showed total contributions amount
ing to about 5000 and il was decided that
designs should be at once invited. to be in
spected and acted upon at such time as the
board may determine. The trustees issued
the following statement at the conclusion
of the meeting:
Experience in respect to other national
memorials has been so Unfortunate that the
trustees of this association are determined
that the monument. when erected, shall be
properly cared for out of fund which is
yet to be supplied, and Ii is estimated that
100000 additional funds will be necessary
to build and endow the monument. The
monuments erected to the memory of Lin
coin and other great Americans suffered for
want of provision for their maintenance, or
an admittance fee is charged to cover the
expense thereof Considering these facts the
trustees most urgently request renewed ef-
forts on the part of all Interested In the
work for the raising of this additional fund.
Ii Is thought that when the facts are fully
known and the necessity for the additional
fund is recognized the money will be forth
coming.
The association now feels warranted in
view OF the time necessarily required to con-
slider TO select an appropriate design in an
nouncing to artists and designers OF orna-
mental architecture, that IL is now pre-
pared TO consider designs for the memorial
TO be built at Canton o. The competition
so far as the nature of the work and artistic
effect are concerned. is open to the artists of
the world, the assistance of all interested
being desired in the hope that the memorial
may be true expression of the affection
of the American people who have aided so
generously in commemorating the life and
character of William Mckinley. Letters OF
inquiry addressed to Mr.. Frederic S. Hart
zell. assistant secretary. Canton. o., will
have prompt attention.
Mr.. Lewis c. Reynolds. of Dayton, o.
founder of the Carnation League of Amer
lea made a proposal to the memorial trus-
tees that the members of the CarnatiOn
League be given an opportunity to assist
In raising the 10000 additional for an en-
dowment fund. Mr.. Reynolds said the
league now numbered probably $4,000 men,
bers and he expected il would number a
million before many months had passed.
Senator Hanna's suggestion that Mr. Reyn-
olds be authorized to enlist the members of
the Carnation League in the work was ap-
| proved.
Messrs Day, Lynch and Hartsell were
| enir certificates Among those at the meet
ing were Mr.. Justice Day. Senator Hanna,
Senator Fairbanks. Secretary Cortelyou
| Revell and Frederick Hartsell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23

NEW YORK, June 22.-Three persons
have been severely hurt and a score were
cut and bruised in panic aboard an Am
sterdam-avenue trolley car. The fuses in
the controller box blew out and jets of
blue FIRE frightened those sitting near by
almost out OF their wits. woman leaped
of and struck head first against an iron
pillar. she was badly cut. Her husband
Jumped with their little girl and also was
badly cut The child was uninjured. An
othsr man broke one of his legs. BY this
time the excitement aboard the crowded car
had become intense. Several women faint
ed and their fellow-passengers trampled
them under foot I'm the rush for the exits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
POSTAL SCANDAL OF 1884.


WASHINGTON, June 22-It is a some
what remarkable fact that, in view of all
that has been published about the existing
scandals in the Postoffice Department the
famous scandal of 1884, more sensational
in it's way than the arrest and Indictment
of A. w. Machen, chief of the free deliv-
cry system, has been entirely lost sight of.
Writers on the subject of the scandals of
to-day are fond of comparing to the famous
star-route cases of 1881. These involved al
legged stealing of millions OF dollars on
fraudulent contracts for carrying the mails
on star routes in the far West. and after
a protracted trial that attracted the atten-
ton of the country the accused men with
master general, at their head, were all ac-
quilted
The guilty man in the scandal of 1884 was
not convicted, neither was he acquitted
and he is alive and walking about the
streets to-day. He is Col. C. o. p. Burn
side, one of the most popular men who
have ever lived in Washington, and he es-
capped punishment by the plea of insanity.
1t was in the summer Of 1884 when Wal
ter Q. Gresham. of Indiana, was postmas-
ter general. that the city was startled one
afternoon by the report that Colonel Burn
side, who was superintendent and disburs-
ing officer of the Postoffice Department,
was short In his accounts many thousands
| or dollars. some OF TIE estimates placed
his defalcations as high as $4,000.
Colonel Burnside was the custodian of all
| the money received from the sale OF worn
furniture. waste paper and other property
of the department, and had spent all that
he had taken in for several years on high
| living in Washington. He was not a man
of bad habits, but he had an expensive
house, kept fine road horses and entertained
| his friends like the royal good fellow he
was and generally lived far beyond his
means He at that time the head of
! the crack local military organization, and
had many friends as any man in the
| city. He i'm every way representa-
| tive citizen. honored and respected
When brought to trial his guilt and con-
| viction were certain that. acting on the
advice of his friends, he made a plea OF
| insanity, which was known and openly adj
mitted TO be a subterfuge. But IL was a
| choice of the penitentiary the insane
asylum. and Colonel Burnside chose the
| beth's, the government institution across
| the eastern branch OF the Potomac, within
| full sight of the Capitol and other build
| ings of the city, and there he Is to-day.
He Is as sane as any of the doctors inside
| of the madhouse walls, or any person out
side of them, and this is generally recog-
nized
Colonel Burnside is such q tractable and
companionable person that he is allowed
| and friends about the city at frequent In
| tervals He Is often seen In the evenings
riding the street cars. visiting the the
alters or strolling about the streets In the
/ vicinity OF his old home. Only few nights
/ ago he attended reunion OF the survivors
/ of the military organization which he once
SO proudly commanded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
Outsiders Unwilling to Testify.

NEW YORK, June 22.-SaIes of an auto
matte cashier to the government for post
office use were taken up to-day again by
the federal grand jury in Brooklyn. To-
days was the fourth session of the grand
jury devoted to this line of investigation.
The principal witness to-day was Post
office Inspector Oldfeld. George F. Miller,
agent for the cashier company, was in the
federal building and II was supposed he
had been subpoenaed to testify. 1t is said
that the grand jury was having much trou-
bic in getting testimony from other than
the postofice inspectors and this was adj
duced as the reason who no results of the
investigation had yet been made public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23

RAWLINS. Wyo.. June 22.-Four men
were killed in freight wreck four miles
east of this city early to-day. The dead
are: Brakeman McGrath, Laramie, En-
gineer Edward Baker, Laramie. Fireman
Charles FrezelI. Laramie, unknown tramp
Eight freight cars broke loose in the Raw
Inns yards and run down Greenville hill
where they crashed into a westbound
freight. The three trainmen killed were
on the engine OF the regular train. The
track was considerably damaged and traffic
somewhat delayed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
TROUBLE IN NIGERIA.

British Kill and Wound 300 Natives,
but Are Forced to Retire.
LONDON, June 22.-The former Sultan of
Sokoto is causing the British considerable
trouble in Nigeria. A force of 100 West
African troops in the middle of May IN
successfully attacked the former Sultan.
who was in command of large force in
the walled town of Durmi, about 200 miles
from kano. The British We're obliged 10
retire after losing four men killed and sixty
wounded. The enemy's losses were esti-
mated at 800 men killed or wounded. Rein
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
OTHER ACCIDENTS.


JEFFERSON CITY. No., June 22.-In a
wreck of two Missouri Pacific freight
trains, which occurred at Cole Junction. five
miles west OF this city last night. four
men were killed anu one dangerously in
fur,sd. The dead are: Fireman Mike Du-
val, Brakeman William Atkinson and two
unknown men, supposed to be tramps.
DANGEROUSLY injured and probably will die:
Engineer Michael Finnegan, of Jefferson
City. Both of the trains were loaded with
live stock as we'll as general merchandise,
and quite number of cattle, horses and
hogs were killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
MRS. HENRY SIEGEL HURT.


NEW YORK, June 22.-Mrs. Henry Sic
gel. wife of Henry Siegel, the principal
stakeholder in the Simpson-Crawford Com
pany. was seriously hurt by being thrown
from a carriage in a runaway accident at
Mamaroneck to-day. The horses drawing
the cdrriage in which she was riding were
frightened by a passing railway train. Mr..
Siege came to New York from Chicago
some years ago. In the accident Mrs. Sic
gel lost handbag containing Jewels valued
al more than $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
Committed suicide I'm JAIN.

COLUMBUS. o.. June "a special dis
patch from Denison. Tex. states that
there on request of Columbus officers for
completely in the murder of George Geyer.
a wealthy farmer near Alton, o., June TO-
committed suicide In his cell by taking
morphine. Willingford had been closely
watched since his arrest. He left letter
protesting his innocence OF the murder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
His Holiness Strong Enough to De-
liver a short AIIocution and Gre
ate New Cardinals.
RED HATS TO BE BESTOWED
AT A PUBLIC CONsIsTORY WHICH
HAS BEEN SET FOR THURSDAY.
Cardinal SatolIi Transferred to the
Summer Residence District of
the Roman AristOcracy.

ROME, June 22.--The consistory to-day
was specially important owing to the per-
sistent rumors regarding the Pope's i'll
health and the previous postponements
Naturally a ceremony in which the Pope,
half hidden in vestments, is borne in a
chair and is continually assisted, is not