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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-30
NEIGHBORS In A LAWSUIT
HENRY KOTHE CHARGES LEVI s.
PIERsCN WITH BREACH OF FAITH.
Latter Accused of Tnmpering with
Kothe's Heating Plant to Further
His own Comfort-COurt News.

Henry Kothe yesterday filed 5000 dam
age suit in the Superior Court against
Levi s. Pierson for breach OF contract and
damages to his property.
The complaint recites that the plaintiff
and defendant entered into contract on
March %. 1902. by the terms Of which the
plaintiff agreed to erect a party wall,
heating plant and chimney, for which the
defendant was to pay nine-twentieths and
the plaintiff observation-disclosures of the cost.
The heating plant was located in the base
ment of Kothe's house. 1t was further
stipulated in the contract that the defend
ant was not to tap the chimney except on
the south side and in the basement.
The plaintiff charges that the defendant
entered upon his premises on July 20. 1908.
and secretly removed of the boilers
used in the heating plant from the plain
tiff's basement into his own basement. The
plaintiff further charges Pierson with hav-
ing tapped the chimney on the north side,
and thereby impaired the draught. After
the boiler was removed the complaint al
leges, Pierson made pretense of repairing
the wall, but on account of the poor work
Kothe was compelled to repair 1t to pre-
vent further damage to his property
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HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

2o057 Il. & o. S. ". r. r. Co. VS.. Har-
mon. Jennings c. G. Dismissed. Monks.
G. J.--If a cause within the Jurisdiction
of justice of the peace is appealed and
there is no question presented within Sec
ton s Of the act OF 1901 facts 1901 D. J66,
authorizing the appeal. the cause viii be
dismissed.
Di74. Hoover VS.. The State. Marion
Criminal Court. Affirmed. Dowlfng III
Failure to discuss an illegal error in an in-
struction. waves any error therein. & Where
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Two Bankruptcy Petitions.

Two voluntary petitions In bankruptcy
were filed in the Federal Court yesterday.
One was the partnership petition of Edgar
c. HawAlns and Fannie Hawkins, under
the partnership name of Edgar c. Hawkins
& Co, Of Kentland. Ind.
The other petition was that of Leroy
Reed, mail carrier, of Lakeville, Ind,
whose debts amount TO Sl,96l.20 and assets
to 1894.
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bond VIII be Arnishcd. Attorney Marshall
declares. and preparations will be made 10
test the law.
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transcripts Filed i'm Federal Court.

A transcript from the Hancock county
Circuit Court of the case of Claude 4.
Phinney against the Cincinnati Hamilton
& Dayton Railway Company, was filed in
the Federal Court yesterday. Phnney was
injured while in the employ Of the COM
pany.
Another transcript from the Marion coun-
ty Circuit Court was filed yesterday in the
Federal Court The case is that of Rachel
Swain against Joseph III. Kerr and Law
renee II. Freeman. The cause OF the suit
Is the claim of the defendants to interest in
real estate of the complainant, which is
adverse TO the rights Of the compliments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-17
ENGLAND ASKS
AN EXPLANATION
Annexation of Islands of BoTneo
Not ReIiShed.
SITUATION VERY DELICATE
ISLANDS AMERICAN BY RIGHT
OF CONQUEST.

7 ONDON, July 17.-According to the
Daily Chronicle the action Of
America in annexing the islands
of Borneo raises an exceedingly deli
cate situation. and the British foreign
office has asked Washington for an ex-
planstion.
The islands concerned. says the "a
per, are a group Of seven which orig
inaHy belonged to the Sultan of Sulu,
from whom they passed by charter
in 1881 to the control OF the British
North Borueo company, whose officers
confirm that they are undoubtedly
British territory. They are insig-
nifcant in size, but of the highest STRAIT
egic Importance, dominating Sanakan
harbor and Labukay. Their names are
Taganae, Baguan, Bakkungsan, Limb
man, SibSung, Beeaan and Lankdyan.
The American side of the question, as
given by the United States embassy.
says the Daily Chronicle, is that the
islands are undoubtedly American by
the right of conquest, having belonged
to the Philippines, and the Sultan of
Sulu having confirmed and acknowl-
edged American supremacy over the
islands. the course taken was to DEM
onstrate Americas right and establish
a more clearly defined line between the
American possessions in the Philip
pines and the Sulu sea and the ter
ritories of the British BorneO company
The islands have never been occupied
by any European nation and it is un-
known whether Spain ever recognized
the trading treaty that existed between
the BOrneO company and the inhabit-
ants of the islands.
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WILL BROOK NO
INTERFERENCE
State Department Has Received
a Reply From Russia.
PETITION CANNOT BE SENT
END OF THE KIsHINEFF MAssA-
GRE INCIDENT.
PETITION CANNOT BE SEM

WASHINGTON, July 16.-It was
w learned tonight that the state
department has received a reply
from Russia stating that it neither
would receive nor consider the matter
of the Jewish petition on the subject
Of the Kishinef incident The infOr-
nation WIS received by cablegram
from Mr.. Riddle, the American charge
at St. Petersburg, who was given Sne
difficult task of inquiring of the
Russian government as to its attitude
with respect to the petition of the
Jews. 1t is believed that this will end
the matter and that no further
steps viii be taken by this government
to bring the views of the petitioners
10 the attention of Russia, although as
yet no consideration has been given by
the president to the course to be pur-
sued in the light of Russia's response
to our inquiry.
The reply that Russia would make TO
all suggestions on the subject of the
Kishineff massacre was forecasted very
clearly by the Associated Press some
weeks ago in an authorized statement,
when the public was definitely in
formed that Russia regarded the affair
as an internal matter as to which she.
in the exercise of her own sovereignty.
must refuse TO receive suggestions
from any OtheT government or outside
source
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even in his feeling. The best example
thereof is perhaps the continual proofs
Of confidence that his holiness bestows
on Cardinal Rampolla, who. after
faithfully serving the pope sixteen
years, is now being made the object of
most bitter attacks especially during
the last period. because of the Fran
cophiie attitude of the papacy. The
pontih seems to have had an intuition
thar while he lies with one foot in the
grave Cardinal Rampolla's adversaries
are beginning 70 take advantage of his
lettering power to pull down the idol
which until yesterday they wOr-
shipped, so his holiness leaves nothing
uninterrupted to show the world UP TO
the last moment how much he trusts
his secretary of state. No one was ad-
mitted 10 the sick room today except
the cardinal secretary of state, who
Was only allowed in on the repeated re-
quest of Pope Leo, who said to him
that he desired to confirm and extend
the power his eminence already eXer-
discs because of his position and au-
thOTiZed him TO take measures which
In ordinary times would necessitate the
direct Intervention Of the pontiff '.in
! recognition of his personal devotion to
the pontiff and the services he had rem
1 dered to the church"
The pope was much pleased when
/ Cardinal Rampolla Informed him of the
] universal manifestation of sympathy
! toward his holiness coming from all.
/ even from Catholics.
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OVERTAKEN BY FLAMES
Four Lives Lost In a Fire in San
itarium at Bonner Springs,
Kansas.

Bonner Springs. Kan, July 16.-Four
persons lost their lives in a fire early
this morning which destroyed Bonner
Springs sanitarium at Bonner Springs,
Kan, seventeen miles west of Kansas
City.
The dead are: Captain J. A. Mcclure
of Junction City Kan, a former at
torney for the Union Pacific railroad;
Miss Jennie Campbell, patient lola,
Kan Mrs A A. Cook, patient Law
renee, Kan; DR.. A. e. Rogers, the
steward.
The fire started in the laundry in the
west end of the main building and
reached the roof of the main structure
before it was discovered. A light wind
drove the blaze into the halls and
rooms on every floor. The entire build
ing was filled with smoke before the
inmates, some thirty in number were
awakened. A nurse, Payne by name,
went into the hall and heard DR.. Rog-
ers calling for help. Payne broke the
door open and led Rogers part of the
way down the nall He reached the
porch. only to find that Rogers had not
followed. Later it was found that DR.
Rogers had stopped to save woman
patient and was burned to death. All
those who were burned were evidently
first sufOcated as none was heard Ia
scream.
The bodies of DR.. Rogers and one OF
the women have been recovered
Workmen are searching for the others
The fire was discovered at o'clock
Thirty minutes later there was nothins
except the foundation standing TIL,
building was three stories high and
contained sixty rooms. Loss about
S2o, 600
Captain Mcclure. who was widower
has six children-Mrs- J. ]. Devereaux o
salt Lake City. Mrs. L. A. w. Brown o
Aspen. Colo: James Mcclure of Seattle
Wash, and three in the cast.
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FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Knapp Found Guilty and viii
Probably Go to the Electric
Chair.

Hamilton, O.. July 16.-Alfred A.
Knapp was convicted in the first de-
gree for the murder IF his wife, Han
nah Goddard Knapp, by d jury in
Judge Belden's cOurs today. The YER
dict was reached at 1870 o'clock, the
Jury having been out since 5 o'clock
last night. To the surprise of every
body there was no recommendation Of
mercy and Knapp must go to the cleo
trOcutiOn chair. rhe jury stood ten for
conviction without mercy and two for
conviction with mercy, being unani-
nous for guilt.
When Knapp was brought into court
there were but a few spectators present
and there was no excitement. Knapp
took his seat quietly and when the
verdict was returned he did not show
any sign of emotion or make any COM
mept. Knapp was taken back to jail
at once and Sheriff Bisdorf viii allow
no outsiders to see him. Knapp's moth
er and sister were very much affected
when they heard the verdict.
The case viii be carried higher on
the usual appeals, but it is generally
believed that Knapp will be electro
cuted. A motion for a new trial was
filed this afternoon by knapp's cOun-
sci. Knapp's relatives visited him al
the jail today The meeting was pa
thetic as he tried 10 comfort his mother
No visitors were allowed to see KNAPP
today. Three hours after conviction
Knapp said; L suppose it's all of
with me-"
Knapp has spent two thirds of his life
in prison. but for the five murders &c
which he confessed he had gone un-
suspected, until a few unguarded words
let drop by him set the law upon him
For years he had been a stranger, he
admitted. bouncing upon innocent chill
dren and choking them to death. HI
was twice in state s prison for fiendisf
assaults upon women. All of his vic
/ tins were strangled.
( Insanity was the only defense made
| by his parents and sisters as well az
/ by attorneys.
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CASTRO WILL BE MERCIFUL TO ALL
EXCEPT ONE DOUBLE DYED TRAITOR


soledad Venezuela. July 15.--The sit
uatlon is unchanged. The attack on
Ciudad Bolivar by the Venezuelan gov
eminent troops. which appeared inn
minent yesterday morning, as cabled 70
the Associated Press at the time. has
been deferred at the request of United
States Consul Henderson, Herr Brok-
men. the German consul, and the bish-
Cd, who transmitted to President Cas-
tro through General Gomez. the com
mander-in-chief Of the government
forces. a long telegram asking him 10
be magnanimous and to show mercy TO
all if the revOlutionists surrender II
Is known that the president ansW cred
as follows:
YES. for everyone except the traitor
Ferrera. the author Of so many tears
and the cause of making so many or
phans."
The final period Of delay given by
General Gomez for a definite answer 10
his request for the surrender of Cen
eral Rolando and his followers expires
today. but the correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press is informed at the last
moment that President Castro, wishing
to save the lives of the inhabitants OF
Ciudad Bolivar and to avoid the hOr-
rors which must follow the storming
of the city. ordered General Gomez not
to open fire if he il not attacked, Du1
to simply besiege the city.
The revOlutiOnists, having no proVi-
sions. cannot resist more than. ten days,
The Venezuelan man-Of-war Bolivar
has left for the island of Trinidad to
fetch provisions for the government
troops.
The armistice ends at midnight.
The United States gunboat Bancroft
and the French cruiser Jouffrey arrived
during the afternoon.
Soledad, Venezuela, July 16.-The
/ Associated Press correspondent has Sc
cured copies of kilograms exchanged
/ between the rebel leader ROlando and
1 President Castro with respect to a con
] ditional capftulatiOn of the insurgent
! forces. The following is General Ro-
/ laDdo's dispatch to Castro:
Il desire to avoid shedding blood
/ which must prove sterile in view of the
/ exceptional circumstances in which The
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revolution is placed. After having
agitated the public for upwards Of two
years, it seems that you have an Op-
portunity of terminating the long
struggle by the exercise of d little
patriotism by guaranteeing the person
al liberty of General Sierra. who, ac-
cOrding to Vice President Gomez. is the
only obstacle, and authorizing the lat
ter to accept a formal treaty instead of
an unconditional surrender as he de
sires. which is also another obstacle.
The foregoing suggestion does not
in any way involve a manifestation of
weakness either on the part of the self
denying and heroic army I have the
honor to command, or on my part. for
il. unfortunately, we are not able to
arrive at an honorable settlement. my
army will know how to do its duty.
With esteem. ] remain,
NICHOLAS ROLANDO-"
General Castro replied last night as
follows:
If you were really an honorable and
patriotic man. you would not have en-
tered into this revolution Of a most
unjustifiable and criminal nature. not
only because of its entire lack Of mo-
tive. but because of the COnnivance il
has had with the enemies OF the cOun-
try, or. which is the same thing, with
foreigners.
1T seems to me to ask under these
circumstances that the double traitor
Ferrera be included in the exercise Ot
mercy is p height of iniquity. Speak
ing to you in sincere language, so tha'
you may realize for all time that
prefer the triumph of the principles o
justice at all cost, guarantees canno
be granted to Ferrera by one who up
holds above all else truth right. jus
tice and equity.
Referring to the last paragraph o
your telegram, regarding the fulfill
ment of your duty, il is neither for m
nor for YOU to judge who have don
I their duty. That remains to posterit,
and history Your cOuntryman.
"CIPRTANO CASTRO
In view of these kilograms the open
\ ing of hOstilties. which was improb
able yesterday, appears inevitable to
day
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RIOTING WAS GENERAL
Squad Of Forty Chicago Police
Compelled to Uss Their
Clubs.

Chicago. July 16.-Unique prepara-
lions were made for the removal OF
freight from the Kellogg Switchboard
plant today. A truck was ordered to
start under police guard with sealed
orders and the driver given a note in
structing him where 10 take the freight
but was ordered not TO open the note
until after the start. A crowd of pick
cts and strikers had gathered near the
plant and squads of uniformed police
and detectives assembled at the plant
when the start was made.
The crowd surrounding the Kellogg
factory increased until more than 5000
persons had gathered. the greater num-
Der of whom were strikers and strike
sympathizers intent upon preventing
the moving of freight from the factory.
The blockade of the streets became so
serious that Police Inspector Shea,
with fifty policemen, charged into the
crowd, which they routed with the free
use of their clubs.
The saloons and gathering places of
the neighbOrhOOd were cleared in like
manner. The rioting was general
One policeman was struck in the back
with a brick and seriously injured
Several other policemen We're hurt.
When efforts of the striking team
sters and their sympathizers failed to-
d
from the Kellogg Switchboard & Sup.
ply company to the railroad warehouse,
President Albert Young of the Team
sters' National union declared he would
darken the city unless the strike Wer
settled. He announced that he wOul,
visit the Chicago Edison company TO
morrow and demand Jhat-it shut off tn
power at the Kellogg plant. Should n
receive a refusal. he declared that b.
would shut off all the Edison company
supplies and force the company to shu
down. In making this threat he in
! sisted that he had the support of tn
tug men who deliver coal to the com
pany and that all these would be Gale
out il the company attempted 10 get
supply of fuel by the river.
Tonight a mob lowered around tn
! factory of the Kelloss company at Con
/ gress and Green streets and attempte
/ to wreck the building. Many of tn
windows were smashed and damas
! amounting to $4,000 was done to tn
plant before the crowd was disperse
/ by the police.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-17
SILVER EXCHANGE COMMISSION
First Conference at Berlin But Is More Than Unlikely That Any
thing Can Be Accomplished For the
White Metal

n ERLIN, July 16.-The American and
Is Mexican International silver ex-
change commissions met the rep
'resentatives of the German government
for their first conference today. Ger
many. was represented by President
Koch and Director Lumm of the reiehs-
hank, Privy Councillor Dombois Of the
imperial treasury. Count Won RoedOrn
of the Prussian finance ministry, Pro-
fessOr Helferich of the colonial bureau,
RolandO Lucke of the DeUtsche bank,
Arthur SalOmonsohn of the Disconto-
Gelleschaft hank and Franz Urbig of
the German Asiatic bank.
The conference lasted an hour and
thea was adjourned until Saturday. The
/. = ssaciated Press correspondent learns
t1rtt Germany's -curesent atives rec0g-
nize the desirability of hxing the ratio
Of exchange between silver and gold
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FATHER SHOOTS DOWN
C0WARDLY MlSCREANT

y Indiana. Pa, July 16.-Margaret (
> Barley, aged il years. daughter
= Of John NJ Barley, farmer, was
y assaulted last night by Frank Will 4
= a tramp, while she was returning 1
4 from the postOfiice. The childs
y father, accompanied by a number I
= of others, found the tramp secret ="
, ed in a house nearby, and in at
= tempting to escape he was proDa-
y bly, fatally shot by Barley. To I
= prevent a lynching by indignant
= farmers who came in from the
= surrounding country. the wounded
4 man was brought to Indiana ana
= placed in the county Jail The
y girls condition is serious
44A&& y = y
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countries, but regard a scheme in that
direction merely as a piOus wish. From
a trustworthy German source the cor
respondent is informed that the Brit
ism and French governments fatty re
fused to obligate themselves TO the
purchase of a fixed amount of silver
yearly for Indian and colonial coinage.
This is one of the commissions pro-
posals. intended to stabilize the ratio
between silver and gold. For many
years delegates recognize that absolute
ly nothing is possible without the CO.
operation Of Great Britain and France
and It is not believed here that the
commissions work viii lead to the call
/ ing of an international conference
Baron Won Rheinbaben. the Prussian
finance minister. has invited the COM
mission to dinner on Friday and United
States Charge q Affairce DOdgc has eX-
tended dinner invitation for Monday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-17
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Meeting of Society of Santiago de
Cuba in Detroit

Detroit. July 16-Under beautifully
fright skies the military parade which
opened the reunion az the Society of
Santiago 6e Cuba and the Fifth army
corps marched through the centra
business portion of the city today. Ma
Ter General Chaffee. L. 5. A., was chief
marshal. and Major General J. c.
Rates. commander Of the department OF
the lakes. was in command of the mill
tarv division General Joseph Wheeler,
General Hawkins and several other
military men oS prominence occupied
-arrfa yes after the military division
Major General William r. Shafter.
president of the society. reviewed the
parade in front of the city hall.
This afternoon the first of the mill
tarv tournaments win be given at their
enclosed camp by the Infantry cavalry
and artillery which are here for that
purpose
TIE first business session win be held
this afternoon.
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TAKING THE REST CURE.
Millionaire schwab Living Under an
Assumed Name.

Philadelphia. July i7.-Thc North
American this morning prints the follow
ing.
Charles NJ Sehwab is staying in Phila-
delDhia under an assumed name. Schwab
left Now York June 30 in the company Of
his physician and since that time all trace
Of him has been lost.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Schwab was
seen in the palm room Of the St James
hotel Dr. Alfred Stencil Of this city was
with him. WEen a reporter requested
THAT his card ne sent &c the steel king
he was told that Mr.. Schwsb was not en-
the hotel. When the reporter pointed our
.fr Schwab ne was told that the gen
tleman's name was Mr.. Charles Lee
OF New York CITY "Nr. Lee" goes out
driving almost daily bat seldom unac-
comuanied IL is said he IS taking the
rest cure.
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PERMITS TO PREACH
Mormon Missionaries Given q
Hearing Before Mayor Low
of New York.

New York. July 16.-Mayor Low to-
day gave a hearing to counsel for the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, otherwise known as the Nor
mons. and John G. McQuarrie, pres
dent of the eastern states mission. on
the question of continuing the issuance
OF permits TO the Mormon missionaries
to preach in the open air These per-
r1its were granted until the first of this
year, when complaints made 20 the
mayor that the missionaries were ad-
yoeating the practice Of polygamy
caused him TO withhold his consent 70
a renewal of the permits. The mayor
took the matter under Amusement.
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BODY STUFFED WITH STRAW.
Suspicion That George Stark May
Have Been Foully Dealt With.

Schenectady. n. Y. July 16.-The re-
mains Of George Stark. who died in the
Albany city hospital on Dec. %. were dis
inferred today at the request OF brother
and IL was discovered that the trunk had
been stuffed with straw. A dissecting
knife was also found inside the body An
ATTEMPT will be mace TO ascertain the
exact cause Of death.
Albany y. Y. July 16.-Superintendent
John Cooley of the Albany hospital,
where Stark died last December, said to-
night:
''Stark's bCdv was delivered to his rela-
tives in the same condition in which il
was when he died II Stark's body was
tamDered with il was after IL left our
c&re"
SUPERINTENDENT Cooley refused to say
what was the cause of Starks death.
Dr. Nandeveer. who attended Stark at
the hospital. said tonight that Stark s
disease was an unusual form of blood
poisoning.