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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-01-17

is process marked at times by very
disgusting Incidents; and the question
is being asked why these reptiles should
not be fed on newly killed and still
warm carcasses instead of living ami
mails. The rigid secrecy with which
the managers of the Zoo have attempt
ed to conceal from public knowledge the
repulsive tragedy of the python and its
goat is an indication that all is not as
it should be in the "Bastille Of the
Beasts
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-01-17

It begins to look as it the main bus
ness of The Hague tribunal in this
Venezuelan matter will be to audit :;
few accounts.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-01-17

Geological Gardens Criticised.
The periodical feeding of the python
on live goat at the Geological Gardens
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
G. W. PERKINS A WITNESS
MORGAN'S CONNECTION WITH SHIP
BUILDING TRUST EXPLAINED.
CabIegrams and Letters withheld
Lewis Nixon Tells Why the Big
Company Collapsed.

NEW YORK, Dec. Sat the hearing in
the United States Shipbuilding proceedings
to-day Lewis Nixon, president of the COM
pany, who has occupied the stand for some
time, concluded his testimony, and was
followed by George w. Perkins, who gave
the story of the connection CT Morgan &
Co. with the shipbuilding fiotation. His
testimony, on direct examination, went to
show that Morgan & Co.'S connection with
the Shipbuilding Company consisted in
supplying trust companies with money to
loan the Shipbuilding Company and in the
sale of the Bethlehem plant. The defense
made strong efforts to keep certain cable
grams and letters bearing on the French
underwriting from being published, and at
the close OF the hearing one of the attor-
neys pocketed one copy of one letter, the
newspaper men being unable to attain it.
Mr.. Nixon, in his testimony, declared that
If the Bethlehem Company had paid divf-
dends the shipbuildng could have gone on.
What was the cause of the collapse of
the Shipbuilding Company" asked Mr.. I'm
termyer.
1.-The suit which your clients started"
answered Mr.. Nixon; but Mr.. Untermyer,
unsatisfied, made him admit that the pro-
mitigation of the Sheldon reorganization
plan was a confession of insolvency.
$50 far as you know, was there any one
who was willing to trust the Shipbuilding
Company after the Sheldon plan came out,
on May 20, 1903, and before the action was
begun, on June 10, 1902"
Mr.. Nixon's reply was mo"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
GERST TO DESERT TROTTERS
FOR THE THOROUGHBREDS
Nashville THURMAN Made a Failure
with Harness Horses and Will
Have a Stable of Runners.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. S.-The light
harness horse brigade is to lose another one
of its prominent members, who forsakes the
trotter owing to his extensive interests In
the thoroughbreds. William Gerst, the
Nashville brewer, owner of a string of
horses numbering thirty-five head, now in
winter quarters at Cumberland Park In
charge of Will Mcdaniel, announces that
he will give up his trotting horse interest
in favor of the runner, and in the future de-
vote his operations to the "bangtails."
The decision to abandon the Grand Cir
cult was due to the poor showing of the
Gerst horses IN the past several seasons,
Mr. Gerst having lost no less than $4,000 in
the venture. His racing career was started
with the light harness horse back in the
nineties. He invested heavily, buying, be-
sides many good horses, the HERMITAGE
Stud located near this city, which estab-
ishment proved unsuccessful. Mr. Gerst
followed the trotters for a number of years
before entering the thoroughbred business,
and il was not until 1898 that his colors first
appeared on the running turf. From this
year on he commenced to weed out his light
harness horses and increase his collection
of thoroughbreds. When the Grand Circuit
closed this fall Ii saw the last of his colors.
and IN the future his interests will be con-
fined to the eQuineS. He intends to stock
his farm with blooded horses, and i'm years
to come will campaign animals of his own
breeding.
Harry Benedict, who has had charge of
the Gerst trotters since Dick Stickney left
the Hermitage, will in future be assistant
to Scott Hudson, the noted driver and
trainer Mr.. Gerst will reserve a few mares
and probably stallion for private use
best horse ever brought out by the Gerst
II riuQ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
FOR HOSPITAL REPAIRS
MORE MONEY TO BE ASKED OF THE
COUNCIL.
Finance Committee, However, Will
Visit Institution Before the
Amount Is Named.

meeting of some Importance was held
in the office of Mayor Hoffman last eve
ning at which were present the Mayor,
the Board of Health and the members of
the Councils finance committee.
In fitting up the new wing of the City
Hospital for the use of the administration
Offices, physicians quarters and nurses
apartments, ii has been found it viii
be necessary to put in several new par
titions and make other minor alterations.
Three bids for the proposed work are in
the hands of the Board of Health, the low
est 200 and the highest $500.
To secure funds for this work, which
must be done at once, a special appropria-
ton will have to be made by the Council,
and it was TO secure such an appropriation
that last evenings meeting was called
The members of the Councils finance
Committee, who will draw up the ordinance.
in a general way favored the proposition,
but will visit the hospital in person this
morning to see for themselves what has
to be done, and how much will be required
to do IT. The ordinance will probably call
for an appropriation of $500.
Mayor Hoffman stated last evening that
other repairs are necessary on the older
parts of the hospital and that it was sug-
gested at last evenings meeting that the
whole matter be embodied in one ordinance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
ALLEGED BRIBERY CASE
FEDERAL GRAND JURY IS TAKING
EVIDENCE In OMAHA.
Senator Lowe Says He Was offered
$500 to Write Letter Endorsing j.
ID. Billings for appointment.

OMAHA, Neb, Dec. S.-The taking of evil
dence by the federal grand jury in the
alleged postoffice bribery cases was con-
tinued to-day. United States Senator
Dietrich was in consultation during the
day with General Gown, his counsel, and
other associates.
The testimony of a number of witnesses
and their continued presence in Omaha
was a matter of interest.
The name of State Senator Elliott Lowe
is involved in the published statements,
and Mr.. Beddeo is quoted having testi-
fed to a conversation which he Is alleged
20 have had with Senator Lowe while they
were together on trip to Denver.
Mr.. Lowe to-day stated that he had not
been permitted to give his testimony, and
also complained that others who could give
material evidence in his own and Senator
Dietrich's behalf were not being fairly
treated by the district attorney.
Senator Lowe, in an interview, among
other statements said the following Il
never received any money, but was offered
$500 for letter indorsing one j. b. Billings
for reappointment postmaster. L told
him that 1 could not give him a letter, as
had already promised j. c. Mitchell that
/ would indOrse him, and / absolutely re-
fused to give him the letter. and, of course,
he never gave me the money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
FORMER POSTAL CLERKS CONVICT
ED OF RECEIVING A "RAKE-OFF."
Government Successful in Its PrOsecu-
ton of McGregOr and Upton at Bal
timOre-MOtiOn for New Trial.

BALTIMORE, Dec. S.-Former Postal
Clerks Thomas w. MeGregor and Column
bus Ellsworth Upton were convicted to-
day in the United States District Court or
conspiracy to defraud the government in
connection with the purchase of 10000
leather pouches for use in the free delivery
service. Charles E. Smith, who received
the order for the pouches through the in
fiuence of Upton and McGregor, was the
principal witness against the accused. The
case was given to the jury late this after
noon and after celebrating forty-five min
utes verdict of guilty was returned.
Counsel for the convicted men Immediately
Morris agreed to hear arguments on the
motion on next Saturday Bond In $1,000
was furnished by Upton's friends and he
was released. McGregor is In charge of
United States Marshal Langhammer pend
ing the arrival of friends from Washington
to furnish a similar amount of bail for him.
To-day's session of the court was taken
up entirely by arguments of Counsel for
the prosecution and defense. In the course
of his remarks Mr.. Bryan, for the defense.
took occasion to criticise the methods of the
Postoffice Department. He said in part:
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne is overpaid for merely signing let
tiers he does not read. The whole Post
Office Department is incompetently and
shamelessly run and the government Is
bounding McGregor and Upton as scape-
goats because Of gross incompetency in
conducting the affairs Of the department.
He ridiculed Mr.. Wynne as "a high roller"
and man who lived on champagne, green
peas and canv9s-back ducks and did not at
tend to his business, and called attention to
the way the government had sent special
counsel besides the district attorney to
prosecute McGregor and Upton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
BADGERS FEAR FOR CREW.
Question of Funds to Send Oarsmen
East Battles MANAGEMENT

MADISON, Wis, Dec. S-"Where will the
University of Wisconsin Athletic Associa-
ton get enough money to take the crews
East next June?"
This is the question that is agitating the
minds of the Wisconsin athletic authorities
and particularly Graduate Manager Kill
patrick and Coach Andrew NJ. O'Dea The
small financial showing of the Wisconsin
football season has brought a deal Of
worry.
The football department is ordinarily ex-
pected to earn enough cash to support the
crew, baseball and track athletic DEPART
ments, with the exception of the small gate
receipts at the track and baseball games
and the limited individual contributions to
the support of the crews. This year the
football department did not much more
than bear its own burden of expenses, due
and MINNESOTA games, resulting from the
Chicago street car strike, cold weather and
the poor showing mace by the Wisconsin
team in the games.
The financial report of the football de-
partment has not yet been announced. but
from figures given after the several games
compared with the salaries and expenses
of the department. il is assured that little
will be left after the bills are paid
In years heretofore generous cash SUBJ
scriptions have been secured from the
but this will not be forthcoming this time
because of the "throw-down" given Mil
waukee in the switching of the Minnesota
game from Milwaukee 10 Madison after il
had been promised and scheduled for the
State metropolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
RIDER CRIED BITTERLY
WHEN TAKEN OUT OF RACE.
Calvin Tainted I'm Race and His PART
ner Was Not Allowed to Continue
Several Riders Hurt.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The condition Of
some Of the riders in the six-day bicycle
race was made plain tonight when Calvin
tainted from exhaustion and remained IN
conscious for half an hour. AS Bardgett,
Galvin's partner, relieved him at once, the
team lost nothing.
In spite of Galvins condition it was an
nounced that he would be allowed to con-
tinue riding. The score at midnight was as
follows:
Content and Breton, $50; Leander and
Butler, $50; Krebs and Peterson $50; New
kirk and jacobson, $50; Bedell brothers,
$50; Root and Dorian, $50; Calvin and Bard
gett, $50: Bowler and Fisher, $50; Walthour
and Munroe, $50: Keegan and Moran, 1873;
Samson and Vanderstuypt S796; Krebs and
Barclay s19.6; Gougoltz and Rettich, S79.4;
Dove and Hedspeth, S69.7. Record, 1868.
Calvin collapsed for the second time
shortly before midnight and fell from his
wheel, bringing down Manus Bedell, Bar
clay, Samson and Rettich with him. Sam
son and Barclay turned somersaults and
landed in a heap in box where three men
and woman were sitting. Barclay was
mishap were carried to their quarters Gal
vim was found to be so weak that the man.
agement refused to let him and his part
ner, Bardgett. continue. Bardgett cried
bitterly when he heard the decision. Benus
Bedell was found to be stunned by the
upset, but bones were broken. Bar
clay had his right leg badly wrenched, but
Ii was announced he will be able to ride
Rettich was not hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
REAL BROWNING WAS
NOT A MORALIST.
DIR. Frederic Dewhurst. Former Ply
mouth Church Pastor, Before
Browning Club at Propylaeum.

The Rev. Frederic E. Dewhurst, pastor
of the University Congregational Church
of Chicago, read very interesting paper
before the Indianapolis Browning Society
at the Propylaeum last night on 'Some
Tendencies in Modern Thought, as Reflect
ed in the Poetry of Browning"
DIR. Dewhurst prefaced his paper by say
ing that the most recent of Browning biog
raphers have said that 1.-The real Browning
was quite different person from the grim
moralst and metaphysician who is seen
through the spectaclcs of Browning socie-
ties and university extension lecturers"
He said, however, that he would register
his complete agreement with the biog-
rapher of Browning who said that Brown
ing was first and foremost poet, a man
made TO enjoy all things visible and invisi-
BILE, priest of the higher passions
An informal reception held for DIR.
Dewhurst after he had finished his paper,
and he was greatly pleased to meet his old
friends again DR.. Dewhurst was pastor of
the Plymouth Congregational Church in
this city for a number of years, but &C.
copied the pastorate at Chicago about six
years ago. DR.. Dewhurst left for Chicago
last night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
HIS ANGOLA.
A stock Broker Who VIII Have Music
with Variations.

Washington Post.
81 never knew what real enjoyment or
music was till 4 bought one OF those new
tangled mechanical attachments for play
ing the piano." said the stockbroker. II
didn't know a thing about IL when began.
but now / can turn out performances that
would make a street piano green with envy.
sit by the hour at my Angola and tan
out melody with my feet It's good exer-
else. too. / calculate that in doing an over
ture / will walk as far as / would In five
games OF golf. and a rag-time selection sets
me ahead three miles. I'm going 10 have
a pedometer attached TO the thing before
hadn't had the thing more than a week be-
fore | began to think that the man who
sold it TO me hadn't dreamed OF half its
possibilities. He showed ne how TO hitch
In on exactly so that the music would run
true to stock, but had a good idea Of my
own They told me that music marked G
didn't have any black keys In IL, and fg-
ure6 that If / showed the Angola up about
three keys I'd get entirely new effect.
did. too. There wasn't any pedal business
in il, of course. the way i fixed IL. but IL
went all right Even my hunting dog liked
n I played one whole thing marked G.
with the Angola three keys higher than ft
belonged, and IL sounded as original as IL
I'd composed X myself; You can 90 II u
things marked you can play anywhere
YOU like The idea I'm working ON now u
geola man about It and he almost had NJ.
I suppose IL cut him To think I'd thought
of II before he did. IL you take one of the
perforated rolls on the stick and wind IL up
carefully the other way you can run IL
through the machine just as well hind end
first as not. I've got two pieces fixed that
way already. and If you've never heard
music played backwards you haven't any
idea how IL sounds. The Angola man says
I'll smash the rim OF the double bevei self
feeding supply cog, but / don't care IL I
do / can get another one. Just as soon as
I get enough pieces fixed so they'll work
backwards I'm going 10 give musicale.
and IN bet anything I'll be the talk OF the
work both WAYS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
LAW TAKES NO ACTION
OVER H0FFMAN'S BODY.
Widow and Daughter Friends Again,
and Replevin Suit Over Corpse
Dismissed.

At the hearing before Justice Nickerson
yesterday of the replevin suit. brought by
the widow Of John p. Hoffman, who died
several days ago, against her daughter,
Mrs. Emma Heber, both Mrs. Hoffman and
Mrs. Heber asked that the case be dis
missed. AT the funeral of Hoffman held
Monday the two women torgave each other
and declared that they were sorry for the
action they had taken, each admitting that
she had done the wrong thing.
Hoffman died at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Emma Heber. on Sample street.
and before the body could be prepared for
burial, an officer came with replevin papers
and took the body to the home Of the
widow ON South West street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
THREATS MADE BY
DRUNKEN ITALIANS.
Armed Strikers at SigundO, Col, May
Attempt to Clean Out a Min
ing Town.

TRINIDAD, Col, Dec. Sword has been
received from Segundo tonight that an at
tack on the new part of the settlement is
expected from the italian strikers in the
old town, and that a bloody fight may be
looked for. Nearly every man in New
Segundo is armed and will shoot at first
sight of any assault. All day the strikers
are said to have been drinking and have
made threats that they will clean out
Segundo. The situation in that camp is
most critical. At all the camps and in Trim
dad the Italians are worked up to a pitch
of frenzy. Sheriff Clark returned from
Segundo this afternoon and stated that be-
fore daylight two inches of snow would fall
and obliterate the trail of the men who am
pushed Tom Jennings and four nonunion
miners and prevented him from trailing
them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
SWALLOWS STRYCHNINE TO
END LIFE AND WILL DIE.
James Ellis Attempts Suicide I'm East
New York Street ROOming House
Refuses to Tell Motive.

James Ellis, a roomer at the boarding
house of Mrs. Hollingsworth, AL East New
York street, took a quantity of strychnine
some time last night and at o'clock this
morning was not expected to live. Bicycle
men Lowe and Bernauer learned of the
case and called at the house. but reported
at the police station that Mrs. Hollings-
worth would not allow them to see the
man.
DR.. Jeffres, of the City Dispensary, was
called to the case, and in company with
another physician, gave the man atten-
ton. Mrs. Hollingsworth would give no
reason for her refusal to allow the police to
see Ellis. She could give no cause for his
attempt 10 end his life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
BEYERIDGE WILL PRESIDE
JUNIOR SENATOR TO BE TOAsTMAs-
TER AT LINCOLN DAY BANQUET.
VIII Occupy Seat of Honor at Column
bia Club Spread-Charles Emory
Smith Guest.

Senator Albert ]. Beverage will preside
as POSTMASTER at the banquet to be given
at the Columbia Club, Feb. u, 1904, in COM
memoration of Abraham Lincoln's birth
day. The junior senator's acceptance of
the invitation extended him was given last
evening.
1t is proposed to make this banquet the
greatest affair that Indiana's greatest polit-
zeal club has ever given. 1t is expected that
more plates will be laid for it than have
ever been laid for any previous one of the
clubs dinners or banquets. A number of
notable speeches will be made and one of
the guests of honor will be Charles Emory
Smith, formerly postmaster general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
AFTER THE TRUSTEES.
City Council of Anderson Wants Them
to Make Accounting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. S.-The City
Council of Anderson has taken a turn at
the water works trustees for their action
regarding the contract and Is proposing TO
works had been conducted in a haphazard
of money and the operation OF the plant.
One of the councilmen said that the water
know few things about the expenditure
manner and that under the present ar
rangement there means OF ascer-
tanning the true condition OF the finances
There are 200 fire plugs in the city and
Councilman Miller wants this TO be taken
as a basis of operation, declaring that $50 a
year rental was fair price. He also de-
mands a report of moneys and business
done the 1st of each month. The last an
nal report showed the receipts to have been
s26, 1862: the expenditures $22.S76.5s; In the
treasury, $i11S4.53. There were outstanding
orders unpaid amounting to $12 lS.26 and
a bonded Indebtedness of $4,000. The recent
contract for a filtration plant will mean the
additional expenditure OF fully $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
DENIES SHE EL0PED
WITH MORMON ELDER.
Allegations i'm Suit for Divorce
Are False.

Living In company of Mormons at 2o21
College avenue, Mrs. Lila T. Wilcox, for
merry of Toledo, denied yesterday that she
eloped with Elder Dill. the Mormon elder
on whose account a Toledo dispatch says
her husband is suing for divorce.
MY husband objected to my joining the
Church of God,'" she said, land when
refused to leave the church he deserted me
and my children. Then l came to this city
with Elder Dill and his family and other
members of the band. There is no truth in
the report that l eloped with the elder"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
FOOTBALL HAS IMPROVED.
Harvard Committee Says 1t Is Not Nee
essary to Discontinue Sport.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. S.-The athletic
committee Of Harvard University, which
was asked by the faculty of arts and
sciences to report whether. the big col
lege football contests should be discon-
tinued, reported to-day that such action is
not advisable at present The report says
in part that after a frank discussion the
consensus OF opinion was to the effect
that the game had improved in many of its
features in recent years, that the feeling
between opposing teams and particularly
between Harvard and Yale was of friendly
nature and that effort should be made
to modify certain apparently Objectionable
features. The report then says: THE COM
mittee ventures to express the opinion that
the game of football is only one of many
distractions in college life and that there
is no evidence that its abolition would
necessarily turn the attention of students
to more serious pursuits"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
PLEADS TO SEE BODY OF
PLAYMATE HE KILLED.
Young Harrington Cries to Leave Cell
to BE at Funeral Of Dead
PlaymQte.

While Albert Nicholas, the young victim
of his carelessness, was being buried yes
terday afternoon, Marshall Harrington, a
prisoner in the county JAIL wept bitterly
and begged to be allowed to go to the
funeral. Now that his deed has resulted
fatally young Harrington's grief seems
greater than even before Albert's death.
The coroner's jury heard testimony in the
case yesterday, but did not reach the end
of it's work. All of the testimony intro
duced tended to show that the shooting
was not accidental. The boy himself says
that he stumbled while aiming at a bird
and the gun was accidentally discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09
Cashier Missing.

RICHMOND. Va, Dee. S.-Theron 8.
Insurance Company of Virginia. whose
headquarters are here. Is missing. His
books are undergoing Investigation and the
officers of the company admit a shortage
OF several thousand dollars. Brown left
here for New York just before Thanksgiv-
ing day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind. Dec. S.-George Larea.
a farmer, living east OF Como. lost his
hand this evening in q corn shredder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-09

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. S-Thers
was a rumor at the track this afternoon
that Dee Hall had made a confession in re-
gard TO recent turf sensation. but the race
ma