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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
BRITISH NAVAL MANEUVERS.
Many Big and Little Ships Engaged in
the Game of War.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-War was declared to-
day between the Home fleet, under the
command of Admiral Wilson, and the Med
iterraneon fleet, commanded by Admiral
Domville. The annual British naval ma
neuvers thus commenced are regarded as
the most interesting yet devised by the
Admiralty. Altogether twenty-six battle
ships and forty-three cruisers will be en-
tered in contest for the command of the
sea between two maritime countries
The opposing fleets are represented by the
letters Il and y, the former being the
home fleet, which is divided into two squad
rons, one at Berehaven, Ireland, command
ed by Admiral Wilson, and the other at
Madeira, under Lord Charles Beresford.
The problem to the home feet is to eff
feet junction of forces at sea, while on
Admiral Domyille, in command of the X
fleet, concentrated at La Cos, Portugal, is
imposed the task of finding Admiral Will
sons or Lord BereSfordS squadron before
they are able to effect junction and de-
feat whichever is discovered first before
the other comes to it's assistance The
operations cease at noon Aug. IL.
Independent of these maneuvers, opera
lions by torpedo craft proceeding on
the Irish coast, sxty-one destroyers thirty
seven torpedo boats and nineteen other sea-
going craft being engaged
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CHASE AFTER FIFTY DOLLARS.


Kansas City Journal.
If the report of the case of Sherman
Nicholas, who is suing to recover $50 that
was stolen from him were included in
work of fiction, it would be regarded as
highly improbable and almost beyond be-
lief. Such a sequence of evil following an
ill-doer rarely comes to the attention of
courts of justice. This case is now pending
before Justice Jenney, and that sagacious
limb of the law confesses to having been
prepared for almost anything after hearing
the evidence.
According to the evidence given in the
case Sherman Nicholas, a merchant of
Rawson, this State, was putting some mer-
chandise into freight car at Rawson. The
work was so arduous that Nicholas re-
moved his coat The task finished, he put
his coat on and went to his place of busi-
ness. On getting to that place, Nicholas
put his hand in his coat pocket to get his
purse, and then noted its disappearance. 1t
had contained five bills, each of the denom-
ination of $40. AS might be supposed, Mich
olas hastily made his way back to the
freight yard and made search there No
trace could be found of the money, but
news from down the Wabash railroad some
two miles. This man said that as the last
train to go out had passed under a bridge
of the brakemen sitting down on top of a
box car with shoe in his hand, seemingly
trying TO stuff something in the toe This
sounded strange, but the man backed up
his words by saying that not only did he
see the brakeman throw something away,
but that the something looked like a purse.
This was almost too much for the Rawson
people to believe, but they had to believe
1t when the man with the news from the
bridge said he marked the place where the
supposed purse fell, and he offered to lead
Nicholas TO the spot
No sooner said than done, and off all con-
cerned-by this time most of the inhabi-
tants of Rawson-set for the vicinity of
the bridge. The leader turned Nicholass
pocketbook I'D for him in short order
Then il was that brakeman. that stole
my money, was the only conclusion Mich
olas could reach, and in that all present
1t was very quickly decided to apprehend
the brakeman on his arriving in Kansas
City, to which place his train was destined,
and the wires were put to work. However,
they failed. There was a wreck on the
Wabash that day and the telegraph wires
were down. This was bad, but not so bad
but il might have been worse. The train
that broke down the telegraph poles was
the one which the alleged thieving
brakeman was riding. Rawson learned of
this early. and there was another chase
posse started for Excelsior Springs, near
which place the disaster had occurred
On reaching Excelsior Springs the news
of the wreck of the west-bound freight was
confirmed, but it was found that only one
man had been injured and that man had
matter of indifference to the posse, Nicho-
las in il. who that man was. all they want
ed was to see the tra/l crew before il re-
moved its boots. On = Kansas City was the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
Will BE POPULAR CARS
TROLLEY LINE SLEEPERS THAT AT
FORD ROOM FOR DRESSING.
To Run Between Indianapolis and
Columbus, and Perhaps st. Louis
and New York.
Special to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 5.-The cars that
are being built for the palace and sleeping
car service from Indianapolis to Columbus,
o., and eventually from st. Louis to New
York, will be models in their way, and the
plans for them exhibited here by represent
atives of the Holland Palace Car Company
and the Appleyard company. were very
pleasing to all who saw them. They are
being built by the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company. of Wilmington. Del. The cars
fifty-six feet four inches long and
weigh 100000 pounds. They are nearly four
teen feet high and require a passageway
of about fifteen feet. There are four 15O-
horse power motors, one to each axle. The
cars are Constructed of the very best ma
terial and are built for speed and safety.
-Four steel beams run the full length of the
cars. Between the bottom of the car and
the floor is a packing of mineral wool and
layer of asbestos to keep out the heat
and the cold and to serve as a protection
from fire. The toilet rooms completed
in manner up TO date in every way. The
inner part of the body of the car is finished
in mahogany. There are ten compartments,
with twenty berths and twenty chairs.
Each berth is separated from the aisle by
a wood rolling partition similar to that
used on a business desk. Thus the utmost
privacy is secured for each passenger. The
Holland traction car offers one advantage
that is not offered by the regular Pullman
cars. A dressing space fiftysix inches wide
is given each passenger. Double windows
with plate glass supply each compartment
with plenty of light. Fine silk draperIes
are part of the furnishings of each COM
partnlent. Individual heaters put in
each part and any temperature desired may
be had These cars are the finest of their
kind In the world.
There is nothing yet to indicate what
action, il any. will be taken by the Rich
mond Council toward placing Main street
in condition to admit of the through serv-
ice AS the street and bridge of the c., G..
and l.. now stand there is a leeway of but
thirteen feet, while the cars require fifteen
feet. The Council is willing to do its part,
but when the matter came up for considera-
ton it was put back on the company with
the understanding that its representatives
would come to Richmond and meet the
Council in special session The officials
have not asked for special meeting. How
ever. il is not though to be i'm the least
probable that Richmond will allow Muncie
and Portland TO get the through service.
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new POLICY is URGED
BARON DE CONSTANT FAvORS AN
ARBITRATION TREATY.
Also an AnglO-French Agreement for
Reduction of Naval FOrces-An
Appeal to DeIcasse.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-Baron D'Estournelles
de Constant, who headed the French par
liamentary arbitration group on its
recent visit to London, has writ
ten letter to Foreign Minister
Delcasse setting forth the results of the
recent exchange of views in London and
Paris between members of the British and
French parliaments and the leading minis
tiers of the two governments. The confer
ences included those with Foreign Minister
Lansdowne and Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain, and there is good reason to believe
that Baron ID Estournelles, i'm the refer
ences he makes in his letter to the conclu-
sion of arbitration treaty for the settle
ment of the outstanding Anglo-French diff
ficulties, has the distinct approval of those
controlling Great Britain's foreign policy,
while his suggestion for a reduction of
naval force is due entirely to the initiative
of the leading members of the British Min
istry.
The letter says that during twenty years
the fear of parliamentary opposition has
alone prevented the settlement of the
Anglo-French difficulties, and, now that
that fear is dispelled nothing prevents the
adoption of conciiatory policy All the
British statesmen whom he in Parlia-
ment, says the baron, were unanimous in
desiring this suggested new policy, which
must be clearly defined as the former one
was obscure. The new policy has three
essential objects:
First, the conclusion of a reasonable ar
bitration treaty, similar to that negotiated
between Great Britain and the United
States. and in accordance with Clause 10 of
The Hague international arbitration con-
vention; second reduction in the over
whelming naval expenses in agreement
with France and Russia, concerning which
the baron claims to have received categor-
ical verbal and written assurances; third
friendly settlement of the outstanding
differences which for twenty years have
vainly exhausted the resources of diplo-
macy.
Baron d Estournelles urges Minister Del
casse let this favorable moment slip
by, and declares that with equal good will on
both sides these three general agreements
with Great Britain can be signed in a few
months. He finally announces his intention
of putting a question to the minister on the
subject in the Chamber of Deputies when
Parliament reaSSembleS.
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]. w. ALEXANDER. President.
w. ALEXANDER, Secretary.
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SPRINGFIELD. o., Aug. 5-Colonel
William j. Bryan, coming from Urbana
where he lectured at the Chautauoua TO,
day, was the guest for two hours of John
w. Bookwalter. Rumors are now afioat
that the Bryan wing of the Democratic
party favor Mr. Bookwalter as the Demo-
cratic nominee for President. Mr.. BRYAN
following the conference with Mr. Book
walter, said:
"Mr. Bookwalter is one of the best and
most ardent Democrats in the country
We had an ENJOYABLE conference devoted
wholly to a discussion of political policies
I am more convinced than ever that he is a
-the-woor Democrat. 1t is too early
yet to talk definitely about a presidential
nominee. We have the congressional cleo
lions 10 take our time and attention next
1t seems that Mr.. Boowkalter would make
a suitable candidate. He Is a farmer and q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
BOX OF SNAKES in CANAL
PATROLMEN CRABTREE AND LEE
MADE A STARTLING FIND.
Striped and Spotted Reptiles, i'm Com
atose state, Were Found Floating
Near Brighton Beach.

Patrolmen Crabtree and Lee, neither of
them drinking men, had an experience
last night with snakes that nearly turned
Crabtree's hair gray and robbed Lee of
his power of speech, and it is still a ques-
ton which one of the policemen can take
the longest steps in the shortest period of
time. While walking along the canal bank
at Brighton Beach the patrolmen hap
pened to glance at the water. Several feet
from the shore they very suspicious
looking box moving slowly along with the
lazy stream towards White river.
Seeming a crime of possible monstrous
proportions. the officers of the law Sc
cured long poles and drew the half-sunken
box into the shore. 1t was heavy, but they
tore the lid off with their fingers. They
saw snakes Long snakes and short,
striped. spotted. big and little. With stimuli,
taneous yells they took to the tall timber
Later their courage returned and they de-
cided to investigate their find.
II born in the city of Los Vegas,
n. NJ, and when a boy was paSSiOnately
fond of reptiles" said Crabtree. ''but I've
grown older now. You better take the first
look, partner" WELL said Lee, Il never
was fond of the reptiles and l guess we
had better both look at them atathe same
time
A GREWSOME FIND.
Aiming themselves with long poles, the
policemen moved stealthily toward their
grewsome find and breathlessly peered into
the box. There were the snakes, with
their Shiny bodies glistening in the pale
moonlight, but close inspection showed
them to be in comatose state, maybe
dead. Nevertheless a creepy sensation
crept over the patrolnlen they gazed
at the REPTILES.
Soon a crowd collected and one man who
said he was not afraid of snakes picked
them out of the box one by one and laid
them on the ground. The longest reptile
measured over twelve feet from head to
tail and was fully four inches in diameter.
The shortest one, striped venomous-
looking viper, was fully five feet IN length.
There were ten in all, striped snakes,
of the rainbow, 1.-The finest grade of i'm
ported snakes said the patrolmen when
telling OF their find.
The box was an ordinary shoebox of pine
boards but inside of ii was a small box
which contained a sponge saturated with
chloroform. 1t is thought that the reptiles,
instead of being dead, are merely under
the influence of the drug. They will be
kept to-day, when they will be turned over
to some person who can use them in a
museum or will be placed in charge of
the dead animal man after they are killed,
If they are not already dead.
The police believe tie box was stolen by
some knave from circus amuse-
ment company, who, when he discovered
what he had taken, threw his booty into
the canal
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HOnors Conferred on Irishmen.

LONDON, Aug. ga long list Of honors
conferred by the King in connection with
the royal visit to Ireland is published to-
night. The recipients include Sir John
Charles Ready Coomb, member of Parlia-
ment chairman of the Irish Appeals Com
mission, and a justice of the peace in
County Kerry, where he has a seat, and
Thomas Andrews, chairman of the County
Down County Council anG a prominent
Ulster man, who have been made privy
councillors, ard Sir Daniel Dixon, lord
mayor of Belfast. and Edward Fitzgerald
lord mayor of Cork, who have been created
baronets. Other honors are distributed to
the officials of the principal towns Visited
during the royal tour.
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FuIills Strange Vow.
Philadelphia Press.

When Pasquale Nicolello. a wealthy sa-
loon keeper of No. 1917 Stone street. East
New York, lay stricken with infiammatory
rheumatism six months ago, he prayed to
the Virgin and made that If he re-
covered he would give to the Church of Our
Lady Loretto, in Brooklyn, candle as
heavy as himself Nlcolello i'm usual health.
weighs 115 pounds He recovered. and he
has kept his promise. He was informed
that ii would be impossible TO make one
candle weighing 175 pounds. he decided
to have two made. They have now been
finished. and one of them will be placed in
the Church of Our Lady of Loretto and
the other in the Church of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel. in Manhattan. The candles
are ten feet high and one foot In diameter
They are deliberately carved and guaranteed
to burn two years and cost 1900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
ROBBED THE PRIEST.
Burglars at Anderson Enter ParOchial
Residences.

Special the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON. Ind, Aug 5.-This morning
when Father Mulcahey awoke at the paro-
chial residence in this city he found that a
window had been forced and his private
desk rified. There was something like SIS
in money in drawer. This was taken, but
500 of church money nearby was over
looked. About year ago the residence was
entered late at night at the conclusion of
the Catholic fair. Father Conroy had taken
home several hundred dollars i'm money.
The burglar at that time was discovered
by Father Conroy, who showed fight and
the two. after discussing the matter, ex-
changed shots The burglar escaped and
Father Conroy had a miraculous escape as
the man turned squarely upon him and
fired. The thief last night entered the home
through the cellar and had rified the private
apartment of Father Mulcahey. There is
no clew to the escaped burglar.
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MAYOR REFUSED TO SIGN.
"Held Up Ordinance Providing Con-
iuit System for EIIxhart.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind. Aug. Sat this even
ing's meeting of the City Council Mayor
Charles Greene refused to sign a contract
that had been awarded to the Elkhart Con-
struction Company for the paving of East
Franklin street, and to sign an ordinance
which requires underground conduits for all
power. heat and light electric wires carry
ing currents generated outside the city lin
its. The award was made and the ordinance
passed at a special meeting of the Council
held last Wednesday night The mayor
general reason for refusal is that
this object of the special meeting
was not specified in the call, which
ostensibly for sidewalk legislation, but
in addition he holds that the contract was
awarded in direct violation of the Council s
rules. The ordinance requiring under
ground conduits was urged in the interests
of public safety, but since its passage it
has been pointed out that it applies to the
trolley system as well as other electric
wires, and also that it has no penalty
clause
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The Pope's Ring.
Chicago Past


Interest has been aroused In matters OF
detail I'm the ceremonial connected with
the demise of and the installation of a
Pontin by the decease Of the late Pope Leo
XII. Regarding the true origin OF the Gus
tom of wearing the "Annulus Piscatoris."
il is stated by King. a high authority on
the subject OF glyptics. 10 be follows:
1T was derived from the custom OF the
empire by which a ring was given TO the
military tribune upon his appointment 70
legion. which ring. early Juevnafs
times, had become a synonym for the Office
itself. The p0ntifcial ring Of the Caesar,
charged with litreus, was the parent OF
the papal --Annulus Piscatorfs- The
son of a preference OF a sapphire for the
papal ring was probably from its accredited
virtue OF testifytng to and maintaining the
virtue so essential to the episcopal dignity.
The sapphire Is said 20 grow dim and lose
its color If by adulterer. Worn In
a ring in any other manner, il il be-
leved To subdue lust. on which account IL
is suitable TO be worn by the priesthood.
and by all vowed to perpetual chastity.
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DEFENDED HER CHILDREN.
Plucky
Lavvrenceburg We
Welded n Club.
Woman
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG. Ind. Aug. 5.-John
Bolden, arraigned before Justice John
Probst to-day on charge of threatening the
life of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson, of
Manchester Station. was bound over to the
Circuit Court Bolden's home is in Pitts
burg. He has been employed for some
months on the Big Four railway improve
ments at Manchester Station. and boarded
with the Robinsons: Several days ago ne
came INTO Rooinsons home drunk and be-
knocked him down with club and turned
him over TO local officer with the result
that he was sentenced TO thirty days i'm the
county jail. On the way here he vowed
TO kill Robinson and his wife as soon as he
got out of jail. Robinson lost no time in
placing the fresh charge against him.
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BROWN CAPTURED BY MOB
PUT OFF SOUTHERN TRAIN, HE
FIRED AT THE ENGINEER.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 5.-Thomas
Brown, son of physician of Oakland City,
Ind. was put off a passenger train on the
Southern road at Huntingburg to-day for
refusing to pay his fare. AS the train
pulled out he tried to kill the engineer by
shooting at him. A mob of about sixty men
and boys formed and followed Brown sew
eral miles in the country. where he was
surrounded and taken to Huntingburg and
locked UP. Had it not been that the leader
of the mob advocated lenency Brown
Would probably have been lynched.
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FOUND GUILTY OF PERJURY.
Former Member of st. Louis House of
Delegates Convicted

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. 5.-Harry Faux
ner former member of the House Of Dele
gates, was to-day. as the result OF his third
and his punishment fixed at three years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary. At the
Supreme Court reversed and remanded the
case. The jury that tried the case the Sec
ond time disagreed
The jury was OUT 1orty-nine minutes.
Faulkner expressed surprise at the verdict
as he and his attorneys had expected an
acquittal Faulkner's counsel filed a motion
for a new trial and gave bond In the sum
of $4,000. Faulkner had little TO saw other
than that he was confident of ultimate ac-
uuittal
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PURSUED BY A MOB.
Frank KOkemiller Argued with q
Woman and Got Into Trouble.

Frank Kokemiller was arrested last night
by Patrolman RAIDER at the corner of Ohio
and Illinois streets and locked up at the
police station. charged with disturbing the
peace and profanity. The trouble started
when Kokemiller become engaged in an ar
gument with a woman on North Illinois
street, the outcome of which was the flight
of the woman up North Illinois street with
Kokemiller close in pursuit, and behind
him a crowd of almost two hundred people,
attracted by the screams OF the woman.
Kokemiller, seeing that he was pursued by
a crowd, increased his speed and attempted
to elude his pursuers at Ohio street, but
ran into the arms of Patrolman RAIDER
who hurried him off to the police station.
BY the time of his capture almost three
hundred people had been attracted to the
scene, many of whom followed the police
mainland his prisoner to the station. Koke-
miller lives at ZIG South Senate avenue
All of his brothers are well known to the
notice.
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SCOTT Is POPULAR
Ohio and Illinois Both Sigh for HI.
Presence.

Soecial the Indiana polls Journal
NORTH JUDSON. Ind, Aug. 5-Jobr
Scott. who Is under arrest here. is wanted
I'm Illinois for the theft of forty head Of
cattle and the officers are here claiming
him as their prisoner. although the sheriff
of London, o.. is expected to arrive on
almost any train With requisition from
the Governor to take the prisoner back 70
Ohio to answer similar charge He ia
an ex-convict from Columbus and the MAJ
sbal here has certainly made a good catch
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ESCAPE THROUGH WINDOWS.
Passengers I'm Boston and Chicago
Special Receive a Shaking I'm.

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug 5.-A special
to the Telegram from Charlestown says the
Boston and Chicago special was wrecked at
the Charlestown depot this afternoon in a
collision with an east-bound freight. Both
engines were wrecked and two cars of the
express deraiIed. The damage is estimated
at over $4,000 Passengers on the deraiIed
cars escaped through the windows. The
engineer and fireman of the express crawIed
out of the ruins unhurt
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Terrific storm i'm Kansas.

LAWRENCE. Kan. Aug. 5.-The most
terrific windstorm that has occurred here
in years took place about o'clock tonight.
Trees were leveled in all parts of the town.
Roofs were blown from buildings, signs
torn from their places, the electric light and
telephone plants put out of business and
streets made impossible by debris. The
storm lasted about half an hour and was
accompanied by thunder, lightning and
very heavy rain, which drenched stocks
where the roofs were torn off. There was
loss of life and no person was seriously
injured.