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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
GROWTH OF FEDERATION
SUBJECT OF REJOICING AT CATHO-
Lie ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Indian Tribe Represented I'm Atlantic
City COnvention-Father Cant.
wells Sermon on InhdeIity.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Aug AT to-
days session of the American Federation
Of Catholic Societies, Secretary Anthony
Matre reported an increase during the past
year in State federations from four to nine
and that there are at present 266 county
federations in forty States. Twenty-Five
members of the hierarchy, three cardinals
including the two apostolic delegates and
ffty-three archbishops and bishops have
declared in favor of the federation. Four
thousand Sioux Indians are represented at
the convention by chief, Mimitani Hans
ka, of the Rosebud agency, South Dakota
The Chippewa tribe have also joined the
federation.
Bishop Kealy, of Savannah celebrated
solemn pontifical mass.
Father Cantwell. of Long Branch, who
preached, said the federation would prove
a great bulwark against the rising tide of
infidelity, numbering, according to New
York daily, $4,000 souls in this country. One
cause of infidelity was the fact that part
of the people preferred novelty and senti-
mentality to religion and morality and
that the great beginning of infidelity was
made with the So-caled reformation; that
some preferred to discard some doctrine
and others another doctrine until finally
none of them believed anything. Divorce
was another great cause, and il was
strange that while the courts held that the
ordinary contract of dollars and cents
could not be broken they easily broke the
highest contract. that of marriage-the very
foundation of society.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
CONVICTS YET AT LARGE
A SUCCESSFUL RETREAT FROM SAT-
URDAY'S BATTLE GROUND.
Leave Hats, Firearms and Water Can
Behfnd-BOdies of Soldier Vic
Tins Are Found.

PLACERVILLE, Cal, Aug. 2.-The con-
victs who escaped from Folsom prison are
still at large. The five who engaged in a
fatal fight with the pursuers at the Grand
Victory mines last night have not been
seen to-day and apparently have made a
successful retreat. In their haste to get
away from the militia and sheriff's posse
they left a water can, several hats and
some firearms on the hillside where last
nights conflict occurred.
The dead bodies of Festus Rutherford
and w. c. Jones. the militiamen who Were
shot by the outlaws, were found this morn
ing where they had fallen. Jones had served
in the Philippines as a member of the
First Tennessee and the Thirty-seventh
Volunteer United States Infantry. AL Gill,
the National Guardsman who was shot
through one lung, is now expected to re-
cover. Another victim of the convict chase
was Philip Spinger, a resident of the dis
trict. He is hard of hearing, and failing to
respond to an order to halt was fatally
shot by a picket early this morning.
A report received this evening states that
four convictS. not believed to be the same
who ambushed the officers last night, were
discovered to-day near Botus, in the Weber
creek district, by a posse. A number of
shots were exchanged, but so far as known
without result.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
"CUSSED" THE PRESIDENT
RESIDENT OF OYSTER BAY INSULT
ED MIR. AND MRS. ROOSEVELT.
Swore at Them as They Drove Up to
the Door of Christ Church-Made
to "Mowe On" by Officers.

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 2.-Profane and
abusive language was directed toward
President Roosevelt and his family to-day
as they were driving up to Christ Church.
to attend the morning service. The Of
fender was q resident Of Oyster Bay, Nc
Cam by name. He was hustled away from
the church unceremoniously by the secret
service operatives.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and two
of her children, the President had driven
to the village from Sycamore Hill to at
tend church, as is their custom on Sunday
mornings. Directly in front of the church
McCann was walking along the roadside
pushing a bicycle. At the Presidents car
riage was about to turn into the driveway
leading to the church grounds, it passed
McCann. McCann, with an oath, demanded
to know whether they wanted the whole
road. This was followed by abusive and
profane language. AS the carriage stopped
at the church door, the President, greatly
annoyed at the insult offered to Mrs. Roose-
Welt and the children, alighted and directed
the attention of the secret service officers
to the man and ordered that he be COM
PEELED to l. we the vicinity of the church.
McCann hestitated when ordered to move
on, but as an officer was about to stimulate
his movements he sprang on his wheel and
rode away rapidly.
While the incident was annoying to the
President and his family it is his desire that
no action be taken against the man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
council CANNOT AGREE
GAS METER QUESTION Is STILL UN.
SETTLED AT LAFAYETTE.
Council and Company Unable to Agree
on the Meter Rate-Relative Cheap
ness of Gas and Coal.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug 2-No agree
ment was reached by the City Council! and
representatives of the Lafayette Gas Com
pany at a joint meeting held last night to
consider the question of compulsory gas
meters in the city. The price to be asked
per thousand feet is the bone of contention
that may lead to court contest before the
matter is solved.
Two weeks ago the gas company peti-
toned the Council to enact an ordinance
compelling the general use OF meters. The
matter was referred to the ordinance and
natural gas committees OF the Council, but
it was unable to agree. Then it was re-
solved to bring the question before the full
Council and last night Col. Samuel Muir
dock, president of the gas company, out
lined the company's plan to the city ia
theirs. 1t Is proposed to charge % cents
tn tnousann iih@ oee cbsrg ine company S to install
willing to inaugurate the meter system but
In view of popular opposition will not be
persuaded that the price should be what
the gas company proposes. Professor w.
f. NJ. Goss, of Purdue University, was
present at the meeting as a fuel expert He
reported that tests made by him of the rel
ative value of the different fuels showed
that gas was by far cheaper than wood or
coal Professor Goss discovered that a per-
son who burns hard coal at 81 a ton could
AFFORD to burn natural gas at the rate of
So cents a thousand and secure the same
heat Asked ii he would be willing to pay
80 cents thousand feet for gas he replied
that he would.
Lafayette and Logansport are at pres
ent the only cities in the State operating
under a fiat rate system and in each city
the gas meter question is now troubling
the city administration. Should the Coun-
Gil here refuse to grant the request of the
gas company the latter threatens to take
refuge under the clause In its franchise
which gives IL the right to select the ter
ritory to be supplied in the event of a fail
ure or partial failure of its supply and TO
serve gas in the city only to those who
burn by meter. of whom there are about
100 The session last night was a secret
one and when adjournment was taken
there was nothing like agreement
reached The subject will come up before
the Council at its meeting next week
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MIR. Whitaker Also Pays His Respects
TO the Former superintead-
ent, A. II. Hert.
FEW RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
EXPENSE OF MAINTENANCE CAN BE
REDUCED $1,000 ANNUALLY.
The New superintendent Assumes
Morning-A Warm Report.

Will III. Whitaker assumes charge OF the
Indiana Reformatory superintendent this
morning, and simultaneously with the turn
ing over to him of the institution the board
of managers makes public the report which
he submitted at Saturdays meeting OF the
board. The report is the result of two
weeks investigation which Mr.. Whitaker
conducted at the reformatory last month.
He is experienced in the details OF prison
work and the keeping of books in an insti-
tuition of this character and was conse-
quently able TO get an insight into the man.
agement of the reformatory in a compara-
lively short time.
Mr. Whitaker finds many objectionable
features i'm the management OF the institu-
ton, and his report reflects on the methods
of the board of managers and the superin-
tendent during the past six years. Former
Superintendent A. T. Hert, now manager OF
one of the companies having labor con-
tract at the reformatory, comes in for full
share of criticism. Mr.. Whitaker makes
number of recommendations, among others
one to the effect that a number of subordi-
nate offices be abolished, pointing out that
the adoption of these recommendations will
result in a saving of over $1,000 annually in
the maintenance of the institution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS
THIRD HEARING IN THE CASE OF
TAfLOR's SECRETARY OF STATE.
1t VIII BE Held Before Judge Robbins
mt a Special Session Of the Scott
Circuit Court.

GEORGETOWN, KY, Aug. 2.--The third
trial of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers
as accessory to the murder of Senator
William Goebel before the fact. begins here
tomorrow before Judge Robbins at a spe-
cial term of the Scott Circuit Court.
All the other trials of Powers and How
ard and Youtsey, who are now serving life
sentences for alleged conspiracy that re-
suited In the shooting of Goebel he en-
tered the Statehouse grounds at Frank
fort three years ago last January were be-
fore Judge Cantrill. Both sides claim to
have much additional evidence and it is
thought the hearing will continue through
the month.
Powers has been convicted twice and
sentenced for life both times. While he is
now expecting freedom, the prosecution
claims that its new evidence may result
in a verdict of first degree. James Howard,
who is charged with doing the shooting
also awaits a new trial.
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was given for them to halt Governor Dur
bin. astride his horse. followed by his staff.
went through the lines of each company
and closely scrutiniZed the troops. He then
made a brief talk to the soldiers in which
he thanked them for their conduct at
camp this year, expecting that the eff
cheney they have shown will be continued.
He hoped, he said, that the men would
make creditable showing with the other
diers in the maneuvers at West Point. KY.
next October. He then waved his gloVed
hand 10 Brigadier General Mckee, who also
made a brief speech complimenting the
troops. Recall was then sounded, and the
different regiments and the artillery re-
turned to their respective posts. and the
camp of instruction of the Indiana Ma
tonal Guard was practically brought 10
close. Cheer upon cheer went up from the
the field.
When the men reached the inclosure OF
the camp many compliments from admir-
ing friends were thrown at the soldiers as
they marched to their tents.
The intense heat of the sun had It's Dad
effect on many of the men. The following
succumbed to the heat: Joseph Clayton,
Company f, Third Regiment; William hln-
ney Company T., Second Regiment; jesse
Washburn, Company b, Second Regiment;
Oscar GulitZ. Company c. First Regiment;
o. f. Hutton, Company l. Second Regl-
ment William Johnston, Company L, Sec
ond Regiment Edward Hecke, Company I,
Second Regiment; Fred Parselles, COM
pany NJ, Second Regiment; Richard wilson,
Company c, First Regiment. OF these men
Hutton's case is said to be the most seri-
streets before they reached the parade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
PRICE GEN IS. CENTS

motormen being uncertain as TO where to
proceed and not being able to communicate
with the train dispatcher. None of the men
in charge of the colliding cars attempts 10
place any blame on the others. all being OF
opinion that the accident could not nave
been avoided under the circumstances.
Paul II. White. general manager or the
Indianapolis * Martinsville road, said yes
terday afternoon to Journal reporter that
he had been unable TO find where the men
running the cars were at fault, and thought
the accident was one of those things that
cannot be avoided. He said further that IL
he had been called upon to pick men Tor
highly responsible undertaking he shoulo
have selected those i'm charge OF the
wrecked cars. The train dispatcher is sald
TO be man of eighteen years experience
and he is entirely exonerated from all re-
sponsibility.
This is the first accident on the Martins
vile line, and an odd coincidence is the
fact that the road has been in regular run
nlng operation just one year yesterday. The
report of the collision caused a furore of eX-
cite nent at Bethany Park and all sorts OF
wild rumors were afioat. The topic OF con-
versation soon shifted from the religious
services in the tabernacle to the accident.
and little else was talked about the remain
der of the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
SAFE IN CHARLOTTE JAIL.
Negro Who Assaulted and Killed q
Southern Woman.

Negro Who Assaulted and Killed
Southern woman.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Aug. 2.-Wilford
Roseboro, the negro who is charged with
having assaulted Mrs. ID. Beavers in Ire
dell county, then numbering her and throw
ing her body in a well, is in Charlotte Jail.
He was brought here to-nigh. by Sheriff
Summers, of Iredell county, for safe keep
ing.
Roseboro was captured in Polk county
yesterday and taken to Asheville Jail. When
it became known i'm Statesville that the
sheriff was coming there with his prisoner
a mob began to form for the purpose of
lynching Roseboro. This was just before
the arrival of the train. Sheriff Summers
eluded the gathering mob, however, and
took his prisoner to Mooresville by private
conveyance and there caught a train for
Char )tte. When captured Roseboro had
twC pistols and a razor on his person.
Mrs. Long, of Rocky Mount, who was
assaulted Saturday by a negro, on regain
ing consciousness said her assailant was
named Till Black. He is known and his
capture is considered certain, though up
to tonight he had eluded his pursuers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
KANSAS FLOOD
CLOUDBURST CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE
AROUND SALINA.
Water Is Higher than During the May
Observation-Disclosures Trains
Stalled-CrOps Destroyed.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. "A special to the
Times from Salipa, Kan, says:
"A cloudburst which occurred to-day
flooded the lowlands and valleys from
point near Lindsborg, northwest of Ellis
worth, doing much damage. The valley
northwest from Lindsborg is all under
water and at Carneiio, Brookville and Ba-
varia the water is from one to two feet
deeper than during the recent flood At
Carnerio the streets were flooded and the
water reached the platform of the Union
Pacific depot. Residences in the lower part
of town are from one to three feet under
water
Twelve miles of the Union Pacific track
west of Brookville was swept off the road
bed and the Union Pacific passenger train
due here at midnight last night arrived
at noon to-day, having come over the
Missouri Pacific tracks from Ellsworth
The storm caught the train at Arcola, east
of Ellsworth, and for part of the way back
to Ellsworth the passengers got out and
assisted in the work of cribbng the track
The water was above the track and the
train was compelled to feel its way por-
tion of the trip. West from Bavaria is a sea
of water and much damage TO crops will
result. Wheat in the shock is seen going
down stream.
West from Lindsborg the Smoky Hill
river is bank ful. and rising rapidly, but
the smaller streams are about stationary
and probably will carry off much of the
surplus water which will necessarily find
its way into the river for the next day or
so. Inc territory now under water was the
first scene of the memorable May flood. >
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
MAN AND WOMAN DEAD.


WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. "A special
to the Telegram from Northboro says:
Frank Foss. while on his way home to-
night, heard screams in the direction of
Grange Hall, on School street. Fastening
to that direction he came upon two dead
bodies lying in yard close TO the side
walk. According to the police they were
the bodies of +. p. Egan and Mrs Sadie
Booth both of Spencer Mrs. Booth was
twenty-tight years old and had been living
for the past month with her sister at
Northboro. Her throat was cut almost COM
pletely across. A was found under
her body Death had been almost instan-
taneous.
THE mans throat was cut i'm a similar
manner, but not quite so deep. There was
another cut, higher up. and one on the left
wrist. The theory of the police is that the
man cut the womans throat and then killed
himself"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
ORDERS Misunderstood.
Collision of Queen & Crescent
Freights Causes Six Fatalities.

SOMERSET, KY, Aug. 2.-Through mis-
understanding of orders two Queen & Cres-
cent freight trains, both double headers, COL
lided head-on last night between Cumber-
land Falls and Greenwood killing six men,
fatally injuring one and seriously injuring
another. The bodies recovered were those of
Firemen Joseph Phillips. Frank Fletcher
and Walter Waters and an unknown man
who was stealing ride The dead bodies of
two brakemen whose names were not
learned are known to be buried under the
debris where forty cars were wrecked
One of the engines was wrecked and the
others badly damaged.
The remains of Phillips, Fletcher and
:. alters were brought to their homes in
Somerset. Engineers Duke and Fitzgerald
were seriously injured. Duke may die En-
gineers Klein and Hainsworth escaped by
Jumping, as did the rest of the trainmen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

a tradition that the cardinals are allowed
TO send up a little smoke as a notification
of election and much smoke in the case
of a disagreement Any such hopes, how
ever. were almost immedia tely dissipated.
when cloud OF very thick smoke emerged
and continued for five minutes.
With many CALCULATIONS of disappoint-
ment the populace watched the last trace OF
the ballots disappear and then dispersed,
although IL was a long time before the
square of the Basilica resumed its normal
quiet appearance.
To-night's failure to achieve an election
was great disappointment to Rome ana
1T is doubtful whether such an immense
crowd will again assemble unless the con-
clave should continue until another sun
day.
The mute signal showing that the morn
ing ballot had been fruitlesS was seen at
IL 20 a. m. by many thousands also, but the
watchers in the morning, owing TO the IN
tense heat of the sun, were compelled 10
shelter themselves behind the colonnade.
During the day the Austrian and French
ambassadors called at the Vatican ana
were received by Prince Chigi, marshal or
the conclave. Cardinals Cretoni and vas
Zary continue to receive their meals from
the outside. The other cardinals who are
indisposed are reported to be slightly bet
ter.
There are thousands of rumOrs and un-
verified statements ahoat to what nap
pened in the conclave to-day, but the only
thing which seems to be reliably known
is that the entire Sacred College ASSISTED
Palmieri, their confessOr, and that the
Vent Creator was sung.
APPETITES ARE GOOD.
A great quantity Of provisions was sent
into the conclave to-day through the wicket
gate, including 800 chickens, 500 newly-laid
eggs, many litres OF milk. crates of fruit.
etc. All the provisions were thoroughly
examined before being allowed to pass
through the wicket. Forty of the chickens
were cut open to see that they did not con-
tain contraband matter.
Letters and kilograms for the cardinals
were sent in to the camerlengo. who does
as he thinks best about delivering them
Some of the Catholic newspapers also were
sent in, but no nonolerical papers. The
number Of kilograms for Cardinals Herrerc
Espinosa and Langenieux, who are sick
was so great that they made large pack
age.
The Spanish students who are particular
ly anxious about the condition of Cardinal
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flood I'm North Topeka.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 2.-High water
caused much work and excitement i'm North
Topeka to-day. Rain began falling here
shortly after midnight and by daylight the
storm had reached the proportions of a
cloudburst. The North Topeka sewers have
not been reopened since the June flood, and
all of the water ran through the low streets
to the river. The water covered the first
floors in number of the houses along
feet deep Many of the residents of North
Topeka who had been through the other
flood thought the river had broken through
at the west side of the city and that an
other flood was upon them. In South To-
peka, near the Shunganunga creek, the
water was nearly as high as II was north
Of the river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
Incidents of Camp Life.

Shortly after the troops marched of the
field last night after the Governors re-
view preparations were made for the de-
parture of many of the officers. Express
wagons were drawn up and the brigade
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Another Exchanre of shot.

DUTCH FLAT, Cal, Aug. 1.-TWO of the
Folsom convicts were surrounded here this
evening and fight ensued. 1t is supposed
that one of the convicts was shot by Glen
Wedgewood. Wedgewood was shot in the
hand by the convicts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
ATTACK ON A BRIDGE.
Effort to Blow Up Northern Pacific
Spau I'm Montana.

LIVINGSTON, Mont, Aug. Am at
tempt was made to-day to blow up the
Northern Pacific bridge across the Yellow
stone river east of Livingston. The explo-
sion was terrific and broke windows in
scores of houses in the eastern part of Liv-
ingston. The big bridge was twisted out OF
alignment.
The powder had been placed by inexperi-
enced persons, and TO that fact is attrib-
uted the escape of the structure. A big hole
was made In the central pier OF the bridge.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
Personal.

king Edward, when Prince of
Wales, was asked according to a late
London club story, what he would do
should he meet with a sudden reverse
OF fortune, or if the monarchy were
overthrow. The reply credited to
the Prince is: "Wen, | think l might
support my wife and family by lectur-
ing in the United States on how it
feels to be Prince of Wales"
Kansas school teachers are at a
premium, especially in the rural dis
tricts, and reports say that similar
conditions exist in Missouri. Good
positions, with good salaries attached,
have gone a-beggihg. One fair teacher
near Emporia suddenly quit work and
notice posted on the schoolhouse
door told her erstwhile pupils that
she had gone to husk corn. A man
has succeeded her.
Mayor Elect Mcclellan of New
York has leased "a residence in Irv-
ing place, in close proximity to
Gramercy Square. Two of his pred
ecessors, Harper and Hewitt, lived in
that exclusive ard historic vicinity
The city home of Tilden was in
Gramercy square and that of President
Arthur was not far away; Cyrus w =.
Field, James Girard, E. Ellery Ander-
son, Dudley Field and other not
ables also had homes hard by.