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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
CLASH AT COKE OVENS
FIGHT BETWEEN STRIKING COL
ORADO MINERS AND GUARDS.
Three Italians Shot, Two Probably
FatalIy-TwO Marshals Attacked
by Eleven Women.

TRINIrAD, Col, Dec. 7.-Word reached
here at midnight that fight occurred at
Segundo, a Colorado Fuel Iron camp,
tonight, between about thirty striking
Italian miners and seven of the company $
guards. Three of the strikers were shot
and two of them probably will die. One
was shot in the body, one in the ad and
the other in the leg. None of the guards
was hurt
The fight occurred at the coke ovens at
the edge Of the camp. The miners went
to the ovens, but were ordered to stop by
the guaros. Almost Immediately the shoot
ing began each side claiming that the other
fired first After the affair mass meet
ing of strikers was called, but dispersed
shortly afterward. Sheriff Clark, with a
posse. is now on the ground and every
thing is quiet
Two nonurion men were ambushed and
fired on earlier in the hight, but nothing
had heen :heard from them UP till midnight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
KILLED A WOMAN AND
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
Suicide of l.. c. Fitzgerald, a Glass
Manufactured, After Shooting Mrs.
Matilda Wood.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Lester c. Fitzger-
aid, member of a glass manufacturing firm
of this city, shot and killed Mrs. Matilda
Wood at a hotel in the Williamsburg sec
tion of Brooklyn to-day and then commit
ted suicide with the same weapon. Mrs.
Wood was the wife of a newspaper COM
positor, who said he believes that Fitzger-
aid committed the crime because Mrs.
Wood repelled his advances. Fitzgerald
was married. but his wife had secured a
divorce from him and had since remar-
ried-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
WILL WATCH CoL0MBIANs.


WASHINGTON. Dec. THE dispatch of
the cruiser Atlanta to the Gulf OF Darien
is of interest in connection with the rumor
from Colon OF the departure OF Colombian
soldiers for the fsthmus % Panama This
Is about $50 miles east OF Colon and the
cruise in those waters will, enable her COM
mander TO keep in close touch with deyei-
opments in the Colombian situation crigi-
mating in and about the vicinity OF Carta-
gena. from which place Is Is rumored the
soldiers are To march on the isthmus:
To the CoIombians in Washington the re-
ports from Colon produced lmystfylng
effect They will not say whether they be-
lieve the rumors or not. Perhaps IL - so.
| do not know" said one OF them to-ngnt,
as he shrugged his shoulders. The Colom-
bians believe there are 1900 or more soldiers
AT Cartagena and ether points along the sea
coast available for such a purpose as that
stated i'm the dispatch from Colon should
the government desire 10 use them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
ABOUT 100000 FOR
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Assignee Of Savings Company 10
Pay n Dividend of % Per Cent.
Next Week.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 7-Assignee
Frank II. Gin. of the Euclid-avenue Trust
and Savings Company. will pay a second
dividend of Is per cent, amounting to about
$500 900. ten days before Christmas. AL
ready 90 per cent. dividend has been de-
clared and Mr.. Gin states that there are
sufficient assets to make full payment of
the banks liabilities. About 100000 will be
distributed, and among those benefited is
John u. Rockefeller to the extent of So, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
ELECTROCUTI0N OF A-N-.A.-.,s.,s-.t
SMALL MUNCIE BOY.
Caught Hold of Telephone Wire Hang
ing mt Recess-Teacher Hurt.
.c;a, n the Ind,ananol,s Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 7.-Richard Steple-
ton. the nine-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Stepleton, of B street and Ken
lucky avenue, this city, was instantly
killed at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon by being
electrocuted
While the boy was playing at school, at
recess. he saw telephone wire hanging
across the trolley wire of the city street.
car system. and took hold of it, With a
few struggles he was dead. not uttering a
cry. Miss Karn, the teacher. ran to the
boy. but could not pull him away from the
wire, which burned through his hands. She
also was severely shocked. Neighbors ran
to the scene and cut the wire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
FORCED TO DISGORGE JEWELS
VALUED AT $40, 900.
Arrest of Two Men who Tried to
Bribe Of.cers. but Were Taken
to Police station.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.-Two men giving
their names Abraham Thaller and Nor
ris Opar, both twenty-six years old, Of
New York city. were arrested here to-
day. After the prisoners had attempted
to bribe the officers they were taken to
Central police station and compelled to
disgorge diamonds and other jewelry val
ued at $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
FOUND HANGING - A TREE.
Body Of a Well-Dressed strny ger Who
Was Well Supplied with Money.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. Dec. 7.-Hunters
on the river near here found to-day the
dead body Of a well-dressed stranger hang
ing to a tree. Papers he carried showed
him to be Robert Hanson. OF Union Grove.
Wis He was well supplied with money and
had pass from Chicago to San Francisco.
Friday last the sheriff received a telegram
from Wisconsin notifying him of the es-
cape OF a man from Union Pacific train
while demented and requesting that he be
captured and held. The two are believed to
be IDENTICAL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
CANAL TREATY ON A STEAMER.
VIII he Carried tn New York ON the
City of washington.

COLON. Dec. THE canal treaty reached
Colon from Panama at about il-SO this
morning I'm care OF Consul General Gudger.
who arrived I'm a special car. Mr.. Gudger.
this afternoon. delivered the box containing
the treaty 10 the purser Of the steamer.
City OF Washington, taking receipt Tor
them The two keys 10 the separate boxes.
i'm the inner one OF which Is the treaty, VIII
go TO the United States In custody OF Mai
Guy l. Edie OF the medical department. OF
the United States army. who has been here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
SKELETONS UNEARTHED.


NEW YORK. Dec flight human skel-
etons. supposed to be the remains of Con-
tinental soldiers who perished during the
Revolution. were uncovered to-day by
workmen excavating in the City Hall
park near the old Hall of Records. A
lean prisoners occupied this site in Revo-
lutionary times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
WOMEN DEFEND HOMES.


HASTINGS, Col, Dec. 7.-Eleven women.
wives of striking coal miners. attacked
Marshals Hightower and Waybright while
they were tearing down some shanties on
the Victor Fuel Company's property in the
Italian quarter of town to-day. Marie
Vanelli ssruck Hightower on the head with
a butchers cleaver, nearly cutting off one
of his ears. Other women gave Waybright
a severer beating. The women were ar
rested ard taken to Trinidad for trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
MRS. GowDY SERIOUSLY SICK.
Consul Generals Wife Stricken with
Inhamm matOry Rheumatism.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
lTSHVILLE, Ind, Dee. IA cablegram
from John X. Gowdy. United States consul
geners at Paris. to Thomas A. Jones, man.
ager of Mr.. Nwdy's interests and estate in
Rush county. says Mrs. Gowdy is seriously
sick with infiS 0matory rheumatism.
Mrs Gowdy recently presented TO the
Methodist Sunda.s school here two original
prints. made I'm 1904. of paintings by Benja-
min West. the famous American artist, now
hanging in the Louvre at Paris
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
MADE MANY SUFFER.

from Seven Muncfe Wells.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Dec. THE Muncie Gas
Light and Fuel Company has posted offers
of a 500 reward for the conviction of the
person who turned off the supply of seven
of the company's wells during the recent
cold weather. The seven wells were in a
remote part of the field and had not been
visited for some time Many patrons i'm the
city suffered for a lack of gas as a conse-
quence.
The company will begin the operation of a
new 100000 pumping station within two
weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08
RUMOR THAT THREE THOUSAND CO.
LoMBIANs ARE ON TIE WAY.
Reported to Have Left Gsrtasena- N
Port Which Has just Been Re-
opened to Commefcs.
MOVEMENTS OF wAR VESSELS
AMERICAN SHIPS ENGAGED IN
REcoSNoIrEnIsG EXPEDITIONS.

Surveying Landing Piacef and Ascer-
tanning Condition OF Tails Which
Might he Used by coiambians-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-08

The President to-day submitted TO Con-
gress. with his approval. rules and regu-
lations for the lease or other disposition
OF the public lands. other than timber or
mineral I2nds. m the Philippine islands by
AcoN @~JED ON PAGE 4. COL. 81
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-17

tive feature of the day, and at the
morning service the choir OF twenty
voices rendered Millard's Mass in e.,
while in the evening IT rendered Mil
lard's Vespers, both OF which are
selections OF a high character and
they were rendered with good taste.
The choir was under the direction Of
Miss Grace Goodykoontz, with Mrs.
Cora Boice-Crow at the organ.
Easter was an important day at
the Methodist church. In5the morn
ing Pastor Youngman preached along.
missionary lines, and the choir gave
some most excellent music. a collec-
ton was taken for the general mis-
sions Of the church, and a very
liberal spirit prompted the people to
respond to the appeal of the pastor
for money to help along in the.
various causes. About $500 was sub
scribed. In the evening the Sunday
school had charge Of the Easter pro-
gram and it was a most entertaining
one. The church Was crowded to its
utmost capacity. The program was
announced by Superintendent Barber,
and it consisted Of songs and recita-
lions, and class exercises. a chorus
choir Of thirty voices furnished some
splendid music during the evening.
The chorus was drilled by Miss
Mary Windle, and Mrs. ". "A. Bar
Der presided at the organ. A collec-
tion Of good proportions was taken
up during the evening. The decora-
tions for the day were very pretty.
Palms, Easter lilies and cut flowers
made up an attractive display.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-17
Married Tuesday,

James g. Anderson, OF Alta, Iowa,
and Miss Nellie Jones were united in
marriage at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
at the Congregational parsonage
by Rev. D. r. Tomlin. The bride
returned to Chamberlain this after
noon and the groom went over to Ar
tesian to attend to some business
matters. They will leave the latter
part Of the week for Alta, where
they will reside.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-17
'SUSPENDS SENTENCE
.Chas. Tsnley RscslEsd q Sentences d
TWO Years 1n the Psnitsntiary
In Iowa.
The Court Suspended the Sentence Dur
Ing His Good Behavior Surprise
10 Him.
Els Faithful Riie Made a Strong Plea.
With the Judgs fol- Lenlsncy and
Twas Granted.
TENNY GOT TWO YEARS.
Judge Shiras, However, Suspended
Sentence During the Good Be-
havior Of TennY.

When Charles Tenney wired home
to his parents Saturday that the case
against him for riding the mails in
the Sioux 'Jity postofice had been
dismissed it was evident that he took
the most liberal view of the result
Of his appearance before the federal
court at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From
the Sioux City Sunday journal we
obtain the proposition on which Mr..
Tenney's case was dismissed, if such
1T can be called. Judge Shiras, Of
the Federal court. imposed a sentence
OF two years in the states prison and
la fine Of 81, but the court suspended
both line and imprisonment during
the good behavior Of the defendant.
and he, with his wife, was permitted
to return to his Sioux City home the
same day. The Journal gives the
following information concerning the
case, as related by United States
Marshal Tracy, who took Tenney to
Cedar Rapids:
No drama or novel could more fully
portray the devotion of woman than
has the tragic story OF Charles Ten
fney. From the time of his arrest on
February 5 for rifing tho United
States mails until the present day.
his wife has never wayered in her
loyalty.
The morning after the arrest found
Mrs. Tenney in the Jail corridors. hes
Seechlng an interview with her hus-
band. When he was released from,
the cell and permitted 9by JaileI
Krege t oscome out into the corridor.
Mrs. Tenney kissed her husband and
assured him that she would stay by
him and see him through his trouble.
There was nomoney and Mrs. Tenney
obtained employment as a steno-
grapherin the Office OF John "a. Jack
son, bravely supporting herself and
interesting herself in her husbands
welfare.
"No matter what Challie,s sem
Etence will be-" she told Marshal
tracy on the way down to Cedar
Rapids, will be the same to him
when he comes out Of prison. / shall
work and save my money, and when
uAS PlioVti uOUlo pSuEL LID i Snail
be there to meet him and will be the
same to him that / have always been.
We have lived together for ten years
and in that time be has always been
good to me, and even though he has
done wrong now / remember the
past years and will be true to him
just the same.'
The story of the sentence and its
dramatic remission as told by Mar
shall Tracy is one Of keenest interest.
Tenney had gone to Cedar Rapids
without expecting to make any de-
Tense. Through his attorney, Z. "A.
Sawyer, he hap asked that he be
brought before the court at Cedar
Rapids at the present session SO that
be might not have to wait in Jail
here until some time in Nav. He
was anxious to begin the serving OF
his sentence at once. Mr.. SAWYER
finally obtained the desired permits
sion, and SO Tenney was taken TIC
Cedar Rapids yesterday.
The prisoner went with the full
intention Of throwing himself upon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-17
BETTER HEALTH CONDITIONS
Orr nance Passed Regulating SAM.
tary Conditions Within the
Fire Limits Of the City.

There has been more or less talk Ia
the past two or three years OF dis
lodging the water closets that line
the alleys east and west Of Main
street, requiring that they be removed
and closets being established in con-
nection with the city sewer. An or
dinance was passed and adopted ait
the recent session of the city council
which will do away with all these
nuisances within the fire limits. TIT.
ordinance does not 60 into effect,
however, until the 1st of July, when
it will be published. The council
set the date off that far in order to
give the parties interested time to
make the changes in their business
property, and that they may UNDER
stand thoroughly the conditions of
the ordinance, the substance Of the
measure is published.
Section l declares that it shall be
unlawful, and it is declared a nuis-
ance for any person or corporation to
cause, create, maintain or keep upon
any lot or lots AUDITING Main street
within the fire limits Of the city any
outside Water-closet unless the same
shall be properly connected with the
city sewer and so constructed and
maintained that the same shall be at
all times free from filth and offensive
odor. by being properly flushed and
carried to the said city sewer.
Section 2 provides that it, shall be
unlawful for any person to maintain
upon any premises within the FIRE
limits, except as proyidedin the first
section, any w~ater-closet unless the
vault is properly cemented or bricked
up and cemented and unless the same
shall be at least six feet in depth, the
same to be kept free from filth and
offensive odor.
Section 8 provides for the chief OF
policesupon being notified OF the ex-
lstence Of any such nuisance shall
forthwith give notice in writing to
otEEE
the person causing or maintaining
or permitting such nuisance, or to
t he owner or person in possession OF
the premises where such nuisance
is, to at once abate the same. andit
such nuisance is not abated within
"a hours after the service Of such
notice, it shall be the duty Of the
chief of police to forthwith cause.-the
same to be abated and removed at thu
expense OF the city, and the city may
recover the reasonable cost Of sucl
abatement from the owner of the
premises, lot o. parcel Of land where
such nuisance existed.
Section 4 provides that any person
violating any of the provisions Of thi
act shall upon conviction thereof b,
punished by a fine Of not less than S
or not more than $50.
The parties who live within the fir
limits and who have property abutt
ing on Main street, have two month
and a half in which to conform Il
the provisions of this ordinance, an,
it's understood that it's provision
will be eNfictly enforced.
Filling Temporary Position.
Carroll Kennedy, Of st. Paul. j
temporarily filling the position Q
telergaphfpoerator at the Omaha de
pot. 2. p. Loveloy is still con6ne'
to the house BY reason Of the opera
tion he had performed. He ha
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-02
AN UNNECESSARY SCARE.

OUR IDAHO NEIGHBORS are un-
" duly exercised over the smallpox
situation i'm Salt Lake. The mayor OF
Montpelier is a notable example. In
a proclamation he warns his people
about the existence Of smallpox here
and urges them to be very careful when
they come to Salt Lake to attend the
semi-anuual conference. not TO mingle
too freely with the people of this city.
He also says some other things that
are incompetent Irrelevant and imma-
terial, as the lawyers would say.
AS a matter Of fact. the smallpox sit
uation iu Salt Lake is not alarming.
There was a time when it looked as II
we might have an epidemic, but that
time has passed. The plague is well
under control Instead Of an increase
IN the number Of cases. the most recent
reports show a decrease. Thanks to the
efforts of the health authorities as well
as of the public generally. quarantine
regulations are being well enforced.
Unless a visitor goes out hunting for
smallpox he might stay ia Salt Lake for
a lifetime without ever seeing a case.
Certainly a large majority Of the people
who live here have never seen q case
OF smallpox and never viii see a case.
We have not been compelled to aban-
don public meetings. the schools have
not been closed and no other radical
steps have been considered necessary.
This too, in spite Of the handicap the
authorities have labored under IN the
opposition of a liberal percentage of
Salt Lakers to the theory and practice
Of vaccination. Therein lies the real
root Of the evil but it has It's compens
sations. The statistics show that "a
very large majority of the persons who
have contracted smallpox here have
never been vaccinated successfully.
Very few of them have ever been vac
cinated at ALL If rAey prefer smallpox
TO vaccination, and many of them are
foolish enough 90 say they do. they
have no right to complain.
Without knowing anything about IT,.
The Herald would almost be willing to
venture "a guess that the mayor Of
Montpelier has not made any personal
Investigation of the Salt Lake situation.
If he had. he would never have issued
any such foolish proclamation as he did
issue Ills words are peculiarly map
propriate. too. for the reason that much
of the smallpox i'm Utah has been traced
directly 90 Idaho.
1t is a well known fact that IN many
OF the small towns of that state very
little attention is paid TO quarantine
regulations The people have smallpox,
cali it Manila itch and go on about
their business just as If they were
sound and we'll From such a source
the warning against salt Lake comes
with very poor grace With all due re-
spect TO- the mayor Of Montpelier. we
would suggest that he take a long look
before he leaps again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-02
sEATTLE's EXAMPLE.

CEATTLE HAS JOINED the noble
y army Of cities with a scandal IN
municipal nfe A number OF her Off
GERS. including the mayor and chief of
police. have been indicted for various
O1enses. all Ringing on the existence Of
crime by permission Of the authorities
and I'm defiance Of law. The conditions
ia Seattle are identical with those un-
covered IN New York, in Minneapolis
and In st. Louis. Having laws pro-
hibiting gambling. the city admlnlstra-
ton refused 10 enforce those laws
Presumably somebody was paid for per-
hitting the open violation Of the laws.
Liquor was sold without license. per-
jury was common where it was neces-
sary 20 evade punishment for crime:
and the officers who were under oath
to enforce the laws were the chief
agents responsible for defiance Of the
statutes.
The Outlook, in a recent sketch of
District Attorney Jerome's career in
New York. pointed out the fact that the
respectable element of cities is gener-
ally responsible in part for a situation
such as Jerome found and such as ex-
lists in Seattle. This respectable ele-
ment insists on the enactment Of laws
and ordinances which no one believes
can be enforced literally, blinking the
stubborn fact that no law is effective
without an informed and active public
sentiment behind it. officers are elect
ed with no intention of observing either
their election pledges or the obligation
of an oath of office. With the law as "a
weapon they are in position TO black
mail every criminal within their juris-
diction, levy toll on saloonmen and
grow rich out Of the proceeds.
The very people who demand the en-
actment of laws which cannot be en-
forced thus furnish the means of cor
ruption in official life and yet they are
amazed when such an exposure as
Seattle offers comes TO light Whether
the better element win ever recognize
its part in the programme is difficult
90 say. Mr.. Jerome, who cannot be ac-
cused of sympathy with the disorderly
element insists that any reform in civic
administration must be preceded by a
rational revision of the laws governing
vice I'm cities. And until an enforceable
system of municipal laws can be Sc
cured with the approval of the best
element standards in municipal official
life cannot be much better than they
have been and are now.