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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
DESPERATE PISTOL duel
QUARREL RESULTED OVER POKER
GAME, ONE MAN LOSING,
Three Persons Severely Wounded
One Being a SchoolbOy-SOldiers
Made the Arrests.

JACKSON, KY, July 21-In a desperate
pistol duel at Cave Run schoolhouse, three
miles east of Jackson. this morning, three
were severely hurt. James and William
Barrett and Jack Howard and his fourteen
year-old son were the principals. A bullet
from James Barrett's pistol lodged in the
abdomen of James Wires. aged twelve, who
was sitting at his desk in the schoolhouse
Mack Howard was shot in the arm and
his elbow shattered. James Barrett was
shot in the head with buckshot and his
skull fractured.
The civil authorities declined to take ac-
were sent to make the arrests. Captain
Foley's posse arrested the Howards, and
details under Captain Mcleod overlook the
Barretts seven miles from the scene of the
shooting. Mack Howard was too seriously
hurt to be brought to town, but the others
were landed in Jail here. James Barrett
is a mulatto, but so light as to often pass
for white man. He admitted shooting
twelve men and one woman. and of these
two died. For one killing he was acquitted
and for the other given one year in the pen
itentiary. being pardoned last April Mack
Howard Is paralyZed from the waist down
from being shot in a fight four years ago.
Last night Howard and James Barrett
played poker in Jackson. and Barrett won
Howard s money and accepted his pistol as
a pawn for $40. Howard followed him to
the scene of the shooting in an attempt, he
says, to redeem the weapon. Barrett
claimed the pistol was bought outright
Howard borrowed gun, and his son had
a pistol. The Barretts had revolvers, and
several shots were fired. The schoolboy
may recover, but the two men are fatally
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
CLERK STEALS S3OO,OOO
USES EMPLOYERS MONEY IN BIG
REAL-ESTATE sPECULATIONs.
Buys Much Land and Finances N Man.
ufacturing suburb i'm Hopes of
Realizing Quick Profits.

BUFFALO. n. Y, July PA defalcation
already aggregating 100000 and likely TO
be increased to a larger amount when all
the facts are known, has been uncovered in
this city.
The alleged defaulter is a confidential
clerk and trustee bookkeeper in the office
of one of the wealthiest law firms in this
city, and is under thirty years old. Shrewd
real estate men, bankers and lawyers un-
knowingly helped him to carry out his
schemes. One of the transactions alone
was on a stupendous scale. 1t involved the
buying up of a tract of land 1000 feet long
in the Elmwood district, one of the finest
sections of the city, and converting it into
a parkway. The clerks employers have
known Of his operations for some time. 1t
is said that he confessed when confronted
but was willing to make restitution. A
desire to straighten out the firms affairs
and to save as much possible of the
money involved has caused the firm TO
stay the hand of the law.
fake mortgage for a large sum
brought the matter TO light.
None of the firms money was squan-
dered II was invested in legitimate business
enterprises ostensibly for IAN Eastern
capitalist" A manufacturing suburb. it is
alleged was financed with the firm S
money by the clerk, who hoped to realize
quick profits and return the money.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22

was stormed and captured. Ninety-four
dead rebels were found inside, among them
being General Azanza. one of the revolu-
tionary leaders. whose head had been
blown off by shell. II is impossible to
render an idea of the carnage which oc-
Cured at this point.
AT the same time General Rivas, General
Gomez's chief lieutenant with $500 men.
succeeded in destroying a barricade erected
around the Miranda plaza, the key to the
capitol where all the survivors of the
revolution were concentrated. All the roads
and streets running into the capitol are
guarded by government troops and the
escape of the revolutionists after the cap
ture of the capitol which is inevitable.
seems impossible They must either sur
render or die.
At o'clock tonight the custom house
was taken after a ten hours fight. The
Associated Press representative counted
sixty killed as a result of this fight. The
Dalton block, where the American con-
sulate and most of the foreign business
houses are located. was captured at 5
o'clock. The revolutionsts are without pro-
visions and water, the supply pipe having
been cut yesterday Their situation is con-
sidered desperate and hopeless. The shops
are being pillaged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
MOUNTAIN AS SECURITY
MRS. ELIZABETH MATTHEW'S MAKES
SERIOUS CHARGES.
Land Given to Secure a Note for 800
Only Fit for the Raising of
Goats, 1t Is Said.

John II. Masters. a prominent real-estate
dealer with offices in the Baldwin block,
was arrested last night by Patrolmen Larsh
and McCarty and Bicyclemen Morgan and
Simon on a charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretenses.
Masters was arrested on a warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews, resident
of Indianapolis, who says that some time
ago she traded all of her household goods
and the privilege of the lease on the house
in which she had been living to Masters for
a note for $400, which was secured by sixty
acres of land in Pike county, Ohio. Two
days after she traded her effects for the
$4OO note Masters sold the household goods
at an auction sale for S145, il is said.
When the note fell due she attempted to
collect Ii, but found that it was uncol-
lectable. She then inquired of the recorder
of Pike county, Ohio, as to the value Of
the sixty acres of real estate which was
security for the note, and received a letter
from him stating that the land in question
was a part of a mountain and was worth
possibly $50 or $40. but no more She then
appealed to Masters, asking him what she
would do with the mountain land and was
told to raise goats on IL. He refused to
make the deal good, she says, and she de-
cided TO have him arrested as a last re-
sort
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
BIG HAILsToNEs FELL.
Crashed Through skyIishts and Win
dows at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July H--The most severe
storm of the season passed over this city
to-day Torrents of rain fell. accompanied
by a high wind and a terrific precipitation OF
large hail stones which crashed through
sky-lights and windows and pelted horses
in the streets into frenzy. Dozens OF
runaways are reported over the city.
A partial list of injuries TO persons and
other accidents due TO the storm is as fol-
lows: Two unknown persons injured in a
runaway on Jackson boulevard. Cabman
hurt in a stampede OF horses. A street car
wrecked by a runaway team Madison
street Man, unknown, leg broken I'm try
tached to a heavy dray crashed into a gfr-
der of the long viaduct on Milwaukes
avenue causing the collapse OF a portion
of the structure.
Great damage was done 10 the trees and
foliage in Lincoln Park and thousands ot
panes of glass in greenhouses and con-
servatories in the path OF the storm were
demolished
II was learned later that two persons
were killed outright by the storm. The
dead: Bessie Jilovie, two years old. crushed
TO death beneath piano blown from the
hands of movers; Henry Term. struck by
bolt of lightning while standing on street
corner Many persons suffered broken
limbs and severe cuts and bruises due to
runaway accidents.
The storm was accompanied BY q hixk
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
Residences Struck by Lightnine. Oil
Derricks Rssed, Cellars Flooded
and Live stock killed.
SHOWER OF ICE AT CHICAGO
HAILSTONEs CRASHED THROUGH
sKYLIGHTs AND WINDOWS.
Frightened Horses, which Broke
Loose, Dashed Through the streets
and Injured Many. Persons.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, July 2i.-Anderson
and the country north of here was visited
by a heavy storm of wind and rain about
6 o'clock this evening. The downpour was
the heaviest in years. The storm cloud was
very ugly looking and descended upon the
city from the north.
The wind assumed hurricane proportions
in North Anderson. The Wright shovel fac
tory suffered the complete destruction OF
the north l. of the building. 50xl00 feet, in
which was stored valuable machinery. The
property loss cannot be ascertained to-
night. house and barn on First street
were blown down. The residence OF William
Jarrett on Delaware street was hit by
bolt of lightning which split the house I'm
twain, but the family, consisting OF parents
and two children, escaped without serious
injury. Farmers report serious crop dam
age between here and Alexandria.
SUMMITvILLE, Ind, July 2l-zhe north
end of Madison county was swept by a
terrific storm at $50 this afternoon and
thousands of dollars damage was done. The
wind blew at a high velocity for several
minutes from east TO west and wrecked
everything in it's path. Mount Pisgah
Church. three miles southeast of Sum-
mitville, was totally destroyed by the wind
and lightning. The church was lifted from
its foundation and then completely de-
molshed.
8 Oil field derricks were blown stf the
ground and a strip OF timber land e. mile
wide was swept clean. Many farm build
ings were damaged and much stock was
killed.
Rain flooded the Easements Of business
IN apdr q hoa wv
No fatalities were reported but several
persons were injured.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
WOMAN'S FATAL PLUNGE
MRS. FANNY JEWETT FALLS DOWN
AN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
She Was Employed as Stock-keeper
at Whites Restaurant and
Met Her Death There.

Unconsciously stepping into an open ele-
vator shaft, Mrs. Fanny Jewett, an en-
ploye of Whites restaurant, met a frightful
death yesterday afternoon. She fell from
the second story of the building occupied
by her employer to the cellar below and
struck on her head on the cement floor of
the basement.
Eight ribs and both collar bones were
broken by the fall and she suffered frac-
ture of the skull which alone would have
resulted fatally.
The dispensary ambulance, in charge of
DIR. Crockett, made a fast run with the
woman to the City Hospital. but she died
within three minutes after being placed OH
the operating table at that institution.
Mrs. Jewett was sixty-seven years OLD
and had charge of the stock room of the
restaurant. Her duties required constant
use of the elevator or the stairway, and she
was compelled to go from one floor to the
other many times during the day. She had
the reputation of being rather careless in
the use of the elevator and 1t is said that
she often jumped on 1t while it was in
motion.
she alighted from the elevator on the sec
ond floor and took a few steps towards the
center of the storeroom when she happened
to think of several things she wished to at
tend to on the floor below, and without
looking to see whether the elevator was
still waiting at the landing, stepped into the
open shaft and fell to the basement below
where she was moment later picked up
in an unconscious condition.
EMPLOYEES CAUTIONED.
Mr. White said last night that he had
often cautioned his employees about the use
of the elevator and attributed the accident
to the woman's carelessness rather than to
any fault of the restaurant company.
Mrs. Jewett was in the employ of the
Claypool Hotel prior to going to work for
Mr. White several weeks ago. and had been
known during her employment at both
places as faithful and trusted employe.
Mr. White said last night that he had never
known the woman to be under the influence
of liquor, although there was plenty of it
about his establishment TO which she could
have helped herself had she been so in
clined.
Deputy Coroner Gels held an autopsy
on the body last night and said that death
was due 10 the shock resulting from the fall
and he attached no blame TO the manage
ment of the restaurant for the accident.
Mrs. Jewett formerly lived in Louisville.
KY and her relatives there were notified
last night of her death and will be in the
city to-day TO look after the remains.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
They Pound United States Steel Cor
pOratiOn Shares Severely and Hit
Other Securities Hard.
UNEAsINEss AT NEW YORK
EFFECT OF THE SHARP DECLINE in
STEEL STOCKS is FEARED.
Losses Ranging from Is Points Down
to 1-Low Level in Several Rail-
way Securities.

NEW YORK, July N.-Bear attacks,
coupled with further forced liquidation. re-
suited in new low level for a number OF
securities In to-day's stock market. De-
clines ranged from Is points to g. while some
of the better grade stocks showed losses of
point or more
Railway shares of the better class were
moderately firm but in little demand, but
there was no evidence of bargain buying
in these issues
The attack on prices began at the open
ing and was continued at more or less reg
ular intervals throughout the day. In fact
the lowest prices for some issues came al
most at the close
The United States Steel shares were most
severely pounded, with net losses of "a
and 3s in the common and preferred, re-
spectively. Sales of these stocks aggre-
gated over $4,000 shares. over 132, 900 shares
of common changing hands. Trading in the
Steel stocks comprised considerably more
than one-tfth of the days business. Steel
common closed at y. low record figure.
while the preferred stock touched TO-
Besides the Steel issues the lowest prices
ever recorded were scored by Tennessee
Coal and Iron, Colorado Fuel and Iron,
Republic Iron and Steel preferred, United
States Realty and Virginia Carolina Chem
ical.
In the railway group there were new low
records in Rock Island common and pre-
ferred, Kansas & Texas preferred, Chicago
Terminal, Colorado a. Southern issues, Lake
Erie & Western preferred, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, Metropolitan Street-railway, Pa
cific Coast and Peoria & Eastern.
There was the usual large crop of ru-
mors, but nothing definite could be learned
At some of the banks which have close
Wall-street relations 1t was said that a
number of loans had been called.
Much of to-days selling was for out of
town account. The West was again a very
heavy seller, the gossips declaring that a
prominent St Louis interest had been
forced to sell out a line of 10000 shares
The day was not without some news OF
a favorable character Erie directors in
creased the rate of dividend the first pre-
ferred to a per cent. basis, and the quar-
terly report of the Tennessee Coal Company
showed a surplus increase of over $JD.ODO
with an increase of almost 100000 for the
half year. In spite of this the stock was
among the weakest in the list
The steady decline in the Steel stocks
created great uneasiness.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22

discretionary move. and found him i'm sur
prisingly good humor, full of mirth ana
chuckes.
Hello. Mr. Keach. This is the Journal" ="
''The Journal?" came the reply, in far
away, questioning tone. The Journal
let's see-yes, I've heard of the journal
Ana then Mr. Reach laughed a big, hearty
laugh such as IL is good 10 hear. wei,
what can / do for you?
THE afternoon papers publish a list Of
several committeeman that the Mccullough
people say were removed by you. Is the
list correct as far as il goes Mr.. keachE
Well, now / haven't read the papers
answered the czar and again he laughed.
I've quit reading the papers. Haven't I
read paper for ten days. And once more
the car laughed. This time his joke ap-
pealed to him so strongly that his mirth
evidently overcame him. for between guf-
flaws he. gasped, Goodbye" and hung up
his receiver.
Reach has given out no names of precinct
committeeman he has removed in further
ance of his plan to force Holtzmans nomi-
nation, according to the other mayoralty
candidates, but partial list was compiled
by the Mccullough forces yesterday. III IN
cludes the following changes:
Seventh ward-L. w. Plogstreth removed
and Charles Nieman appointed, reason as,
signed. Change recommended by ward
committeeman" Frank Beadle removed
and c. G.. f. Meyers appointed; reason,
didn't come to city convention TO vote for
city chairman. Mccullough people say
Beadle was unable TO attend the convention
because of sickness in his family. Bill
kissel removed and Michael Zensmeister
appointed; reason, Didn't support Mcguire
in 1901" Mccullough people say Zensmeis-
ter has not been naturalized. Billy Will
son removed and John Peters appointed;
reason, "he's a friend of Kissel." L. H.
Mcclellan removed and Arthur Leopold ap-
pointed; reason. "he promised to support
Reach for chairman and didn't McCul-
Tough people say Leopold has never voted
the Democratic ticket Omer Smith re-
moved and Leopold Daniels appointed; rea-
son, hes business man and hasn't time
to give to the duties of committeeman"
HAINES'S STATEMENT.
In the seventh precinct of the Thirteenth
A. E. Haines has been removed and Ed
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WILL APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
BoOkbinders Oppose the Reinstate
ment of w. A. Miller.

WASHINGTON, July H.-The case of W.
A. Miller. assistant foreman in the bindery
of the Government Printing Office who
was removed from office because he was ex-
PEELED from the Bookbinders' Union. and
who was reassigned TO duty. came up to-
night at meeting of the union at which
about 500 members were present After a
session held behind closed doors, President
Barrett of the union announced that to-
morrow a statement of the case from the
union standpoint would be made A copy
of this will be furnished to the President
to Secretary Cortelyou. TO the Civil-service
Commission and TO Public Printer Palmer
Mr.. Barrett said that the paper would
show that the position of the Bookbinders'
Union was correct In the present case and
that the reinstatement OF Miller would
cause discord-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
steel Production of a Year.

HARRISBURG. Pa, July 21.-In the re-
port made public to-day by the Bureau OF
Industrial Statistics. the production of steel
in Pennsylvania in 1902 compared with 1896
is as follows:
Production 1902. s.5l1ls5 tons, against a
production In 1896 of 3.345529 gross tons
a gain of 154.4 per cent. The tonnage is
made up as follows: Bessemer 4 alS 35I
tons; open hearth basic and acid, 42aO. "a.
tons, and crucible and other processes
50, ,562 tons. The capital invested i'm plants
producing a rolled product I'm 1896 was
$l23 S51 ,3l7 which has increased to SAT S70. .7ls
in 1902, a gain Of 9s.9 per cent
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22

1t will lead 10 the nomination OF Mgr. Merry
del Val cardinal by the new Pope.
DIR. Lapponi now fixes the precise hour
of the Pope's death at 4:O6. The fact was
Immediately communicated to the Assocl-
ated Press, but under the rule which re-
quires that two hours shall elapse after
the doctors pronounce life extinct before
the dean ofzthe Sacred College shall OFF,
cially announce the death, the telegraph
office was unable to forward the message at
once. Ii left Rome on one or the nineteen
wires working from that city to Paris about
s o'clock local time Q2 O'Clock noon New
York time.)
The Italian government has given orders
to the railroad officials that cardinals COM
ing to Rome for the conclave shall be con-
sidered princes of the blood and have re-
served compartments or saloon cars placed
at their disposal from the frontier. In ad-
dition instructions have been given TO all
the government authorities TO put them
selves at the disposal OF the caralndls II II
they are requested TO do so, and to leave
nothing undone for their accommodation
TOUCHING SCENE.
There was a touching scene at the Vati-
can this morning when the nephews of Leo
with their families. entered the death cham
Der to take last farewell look of their
uncle for whom they had an intense rever-
ence. The elders were dressed in black and
the children in white. AS they entered, the
younger children. awe-struck and fright
ened, began to cry at this, their first ac-
quaintance with death, but the beauty of
the scene soon quieted them and they
ceased to weep. The little party advanced
on tiptoe and circling around the bed, fell
on their knees and joined in the prayers of
the penitentiaries. The whiteness of the
childrens gowns added a pleasing note to
the rather highly colored scene. Presently
the visitors arose and slowly filed past the
bed. kneeling to kiss the dead hand as they
passed. Count Camille. one OF the nephews
who knew him best, accompanying him al
ways when he went into the gardens of the
Vatican, was quite overcome, more so, in
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MORGANTOWN. w. Va. July 21-As a
result of free-for-all fight over cards at
Opeliska. this county. last night Tom Car
ter was killed outright. Charles Lewis was
mortally wounded and William Jensen ana
Henry Horner seriously wounded. All are
negroes in the employ of the contracting
firm building the lock and dam on the Mo-
nongahe1a river at Opeliska. The shooting
IL is said. was done by Robert Hyer also
a negro. who made his escape and has
not vet been captured
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
STORM AT KINGsBURY.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, July H--A terrific
storm of wind, rain and hail struck Kings
bury. this county, this afternoon. and for
about an hour the inhabitants feared every
moment that the place would be wiped on
the face of the earth. Windows were
broken, trees uprooted and corn and oats
driven into the ground by the hail.
Small buildings overturned and apple and
other fruits were badly damaged. The
greatest damage was caused at Sleigiey's
Touring mill. Tie hail completely covered
the ground. People who were outside when
the miniature cyclone struck the place hur-
ried to shelter so that no one was injured.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
HIT BY FALLING BRICKS.
Mrs. Tony HefeI Injured I'm Her House
I'm West Mu7cfe.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. July 2l-Growing crops
throughout Delaware county were damaged
by the severe wind and rainstorm which
struck Muncie early this evening. At West
Muncie the home of Tony Hefel was struck
by lightning and almost destroyed. Mrs.
Hefel was hit by falling bricks from the
chimney and knocked unconscious.
Mark Hopkins. ten-year-old boy, was
run over by buggy driven rapidly I'm the
storm and had his leg broken. A horse
frightened in Main street at a clap OF
thunder and dashed madly TO the side
killed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, July PA heavy hail
storm here this afternoon. accompanied by
high winds in some sections, did heavy
damage. Farmers suffered heavily, the
hail cutting the corn TO shreds and beat
ing down grain.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22

HUNTINGTON. Ind. July 21.-A hail
storm which visited this section thissafter-
noon caused great destruction TO skylights
and windows. Crops also were greatly
damaged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-22
PASSED AS A MAN.


PARKERSBURG. W. Va. July 21.-Ellis
Glenn, the woman who for years. IL is al
legged. passed as man. doing mans work
in this and other States. to-day appeared
In the United States Court, where she was
under bond to appear on an old charge of
forgery. Since her former trial she had
been c,erking in grocery store in a SUBJ
urb OF this city. Her case Will be sent
back TO the Criminal Court for trial.
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In the seventh precinct of the Thirteenth
A. E. Haines has been removed and Ed
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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-08
Ordinance No. 42.

An Ordinance Forbidding the COnstruc- ti0n, Erection or MAlntainance of Nuisanccs in the town of Skagway PrOyiding a Punishment therefor, and for other Purposes;
 Re to Ordained by the Common Council Of che Town C Skagway.
 Section !.
 That whoever shall construct, erect or maintain in the town of SkAgway, either as owner or agent of the owner, any thing which is a nuisince at common law, Or under e statutes Of the United Statcs apple tble Co Ala~ka, or under the ordinances of the town of Skagway, shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and upon conviction shall it the punish ment is not otherwise provided by or dinance, bs dned in any sun not less thsn s5.Ol nor moro than s200.0O; and each day said nuisance k maintained shall be considered as a seperate onense
 Section ..
 This ordinance shall take etfeet and be in force from and after lts passage and approval .. Passed the council Augugt 2lth 1903. W, S. MCkEAN, TOsn Clerk
 Approved August 2ith 1903.
 L. ;. KELLER,
 Mayor and President of the Council.