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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
SULLIVAN COUNTY COAL
1T is ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION
BY EASTERN CAPITALISTS.
Heavy Purchases of Coal Lands, with
Good Veins Already FOund-Need
of the Indianapolis Market.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. Dec. 31.-The recent
finding of rich veins of coal in the western
part of this county has caused unusual ac-
tivity among capitalists and operators
This part of the county was always con-
sidered a strictly agricultural section.
Pennsylvania and Ohio operators have been
looking over the field. and several tracts
of land have been purchased, while negotia-
tions are being made for the purchase of
several other tracts. Five drills are at work
on one piece of 5000 acres adjoining the
city on the west The veins of coal found
on this land compare favorably with the
best veins found in the eastern part of the
county, and negotiations are under way for
the purchase of this large tract
The coal field in this county is attracting
the attention Of electric railway people,
and some Muncie capitalists have become
interested in proposition concerning the
construction of line in the coal belt. The
Mammoth Vein Coal Company, composed of
Ohio operators, is sinking two large shafts
west of the T.. * t. III. tracks near Shell
burn. The two new mines will be among
the best in the county.
Ii is noted that the local dealers at In
dianapols are complaining that the Indiana
operators are discriminating against them.
and selling their coal at Chicago where they
can get higher price. IL scarcity Of
coal exists at indianapolis ii is the fault
of the railroads and not the operators.
Chicago has direct outlet to Indiana :
richest coal fields, indianapolis has not
On account of this fact over five-sevenths
of the output of the Indiana mines is
shipped TO Chicago The railroads give
low rates for shippers to the Chicago mark
cts, and with direct line the bulk of the
coal output goes 10 that market The op-
orator sells where he can get the best
1AA and tars
This condition makes the fact more appar-
ent that Indianapolis needs a railroad that
would put IL in direct communication with
the Indiana coal fields.
The Manufacturers Mining and Fuel
Company, which closed deal for 2 200 acres
of mineral land lying northeast OF this
city. has notified all The landowners TO have
their abstracts prepared and the formal
transfer will then be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

All OF the regularly employed locomotive
engineers and firemen connected with the
Wisconsin Central, numbering between 600
and 200. received a New Years greeting
this morning from General Superintendent
Il. T. Potter. of the company, in the shape
OF an official announcement OF general
advance in their wages.
The Metropolitan Street-raliway Com
pany, OF New York, has announced an IN
crease In the wages of its motormen and
conductors. The pay of the men Will he
regulated by their terms of service. The
management of the road says the new
scale will be higher than that of any SINH
lar corporation In the country.
Fifteen thousand miners and coke work
ers of the Connelsville, Lower Connellsville
and Latrobe regions received 10 per cent.
wage advance for New Years gift. The
independent concerns followed the example
set by the III. G. Frick Coke Company and
virtually the same scale will go into ef-
feet all over the coking country the first
of the year.
Beginning to-day new schedule OF wages
went into effect on the Lackawanna Rail
road that increases substantially the pay
OF large percentage of the employees. The
percentages of increase vary in different
departments and with different men OF
classes of employees. President Truesdale
would not state definitely what these in
creases would aggregate. but IL was ascer-
tanned that they would approximate S5OO,OOt
per annum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
new LEAGUE OF TOILERS
INDEPENDENTS TO BE ORGANIZED
FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
Will Demand that Employers Run
"0pen ShOps"-NOne but Amer
leans to he Members

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 31.-Rev K. NJ.
Fairchild. of Albany. who has been called
into consultation by the workmen inter-
League OF Independent Workmen of
America, said tonight:
1.-The league will be organized in the near
future. 1t is proposed to put a national
organizer in the field and to organize local
branches all over the country and demand
that employers run their shops as open
shops in which union and league men can
have an equal and fair chance for en-
ployment. The league will be strictly a
iaboring mans affair, bnt il will be incor-
porated, so as 10 command the confidence
of employers and the general public and
be i'm a position to defend the rights of it's
members through the courts Only
American citizens will be eligible to MEM
bership. The specific objects for which the
independent workmen propose to organize
are as follows:
"First-To protect independent workmen
in their independence.
"Second-To sustain high wages by skill
full. energetic cooperation with our en-
ployers.
"Third-To establish reasonable hours of
labor according TO the exigencies of the
trades.
''Fourth-To promote intelligent under
standing of our work.
''Fifth-To furnish favorable conditions
for training apprentices in order that our
boys may become successful workmen
''Sixth-To maintain sanitary conditions
of employment by means of state laws and
inspectors.
'.Seventh-To compel officers of the gov
ernment to enforce the laws
'sEighth-ToN compel labor unions to OBJ
serve the laws.
"Nnth-To protect members against un-
just treatment from employers by due
process of law.
'Tenth-To provide labor bureau for its
members
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
MONEY FROM APPOINTEES
JUDGE RASCH, At EVANSVILLE, AD-
MITS THAT HE TOOK 1T.
Says the Sums Were "COntributions to
Campaign Expenses'-Impeach-
ment Proceedings Expected.
ecial to. the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. H.-Louis o.
Rasch, judge of the Vanderburg Circuit
Court, acknowledged to-day that he mad
taken money from appointees in return for
offices under his jurisdiction. The ac-
acknowledgement came as the elimination of
persistent rumors, and later Impeachment
proceedings were threatened. Immediately
after Judge Rasch took Office, on Dec. l,
1t was noised about that he had appointed
a court baliff and probate commissioner
for a consideration. Finally the fact was
firmly established that Judge Rasch had
received 500 from A. Sanders for the ap-
pointment as court bailif 1t was further
reported that Probate Commissioner Haw-
kins had been required to pay $3.50 for re-
appointment. Acting upon the facts, a
committee of members of the bar held a
conference and delegated a close friend of
the Judge to interview him. At the inter-
view the judge is said TO have admitted
that he accepted 500 from Bailiff Sanders,
but that the consideration had not been for
the baliff s office, but as a voluntary con-
tribution to help defray the expenses of
the judges political campaign He said
further that after one day he had re-
turned the money; Concerning the tran
saction with Hawkins. Judge Rasch said:
He and / were talking over his appoint
ment, and IL was agreed that he was 10
have the place. Finally suggested that L
was put to heavy expense in my campaign
/ said that / did not know il / could de-
pend upon the appontees had in my juris-
diction to help pay a part OF the expenses.
Commissioner Hawkins agreed that IL was
lust that the appointees should paw some
thing toward defraying my campaign bin -
Commissioner Hawkins. according to
Judge Rasch. did not pay any part of his
assessment Judge Rasch is Republican.
He is almost prostrated. His only iustifca-
tion ia that he was acting in good faith
with his men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
ROBERT BACON RETIRES.
J. p. Morgan & Co. Lose Well
Known Member of the Firm.

NEW YORK. Dec. S1.-J. p. Morgan &
Co. announce that Robert Bacon has re-
tired from the firm of ]. p. Morgan & Co,
New York, Drexel e. CO., Philadelphia, and
Morgan. Harjen & Co.. Paris. Mr.. Bacon,
1T is added. retires temporarily from active
business. Shortly after the announcement
j. Pierpont Morgan said: Mr.. Bacon re-
tires owing to i'll health
Another member of the firm said that
Mr.. Bacon's place would not be filled. Mr.
Bacon Is director in the United States
Steel Corporation, and has been the Morgan
representative as director i'm a number of
other corporations. 1t was said Mr.. Bacon
would continue TO hold these positions and
would attend to the business incident to
them, so far as his health permits. Re-
ports that Mr. Bacon's outgoing had fol-
lowed certain disagreements were officially
denied at the Office of j. Z. Morgan & Co.,
where ii was said that i'll health was the
sole cause. member of the firm said the
retirement of Mr.. Bacon was a matter of
general regret.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

the metropolitan on his retirement from
the auditors office i'm 1858.
ON GOVERNORS STAFF.
When the Civil War broke out. Governor
Morton, in May. 1861, made Mr.. Brown as
sistant adjutant general on his staff He
held this rank until appointed by Presi-
dent Johnson collector of internal rev.
enue for this district. He retired as col
lector in 1862 January l, 1870, he became
assistant cashier of the banking house of
Woollen, Webb & Co. After year in the
fire insurance business he elected, in
1874. clerk Of Marion county. For a year
and half during the war he was city and
military editor of the Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Mr.. Brown was a Democrat of conserva-
tive principals. In 1876 he was chosen a
member of the National Democratic Com
mittee and represented Indiana on that
committee for thirteen years. Part of this
time he spent in Washington chief of a
division in the Treasury Department. as a
member of the apoliS City Council,
in which he served a number of years, and
a member OF the .R3a-si OF School Cor1mis-
sioners. He was also deputy surveyor of
customs under George G.. Tanner. He
served one term as postmaster of Indiana
months ago when. overtaken by falling
health, he left the office of the indianapolis
Stove Company.
A keen sense of humor constancy in
friendships absolute integrity in business
life, and intense interest in the welfare of
Indianapolis were prevailing traits in Mr..
Browns character.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN I'D,
Vital Statistics from Office of City
Board of Health.

During 1902 there were 2.606 deaths in In
dianapolis, as shown by the records OF the
Board of Health. The statistics as to the
various causes of death are not tabulated
SO that they may be given, but they VIII
not show much difference from previous
years in the various classes. During the
year there were 3,469 births, showing that
the reports that Indianapolis was falling
behind in the relationship of deaths and
births is untrue.
The death rate of the city, based on an
estimated population of $4,000 is shown to
be Is per each 1000
The births for the year were:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
LEAF TOBACCO sMUGGLED.
Collector Stranahan Thinks There Is
Conspiracy-Many Seizures.

Collector Stranahan Thinks There Is
COnspiracy-Many Seizures.
NEW YORK. Dec 31-The Evening Post
says to-day: Nevada NJ. Stranahan COL
lector of. the port. from certain evidence
in his hands. believes that there is reg
ularly organized gang of tobacco smugglers
engaged i'm bringing the leaf into this coun-
try on the North Atlantic passenger liners
he is satisfied that he knows the principal
leaders in the illegal traffic. and he is ready
to close the nets around them and arrest
the ringleaders and as many of their tools
and underlings as he can lay hands on and
find legal proof against. In line with his
plans to root out the evil many seizures
OF tobacco have been made recently. Mr.
Stranahan said to-day: Practically every
month since L have been in office seizures
of smuggled tobacco have been made. Al
ways IL has been Sumatra wrappers, on
which the duty is SIS pound. Every evil
dence points TO an organized trade and
am satisfied that / know the men behind
it, The stokers and sailors whom we have
arrested have had their fines paid in every
case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
MORE THAN $20,000,O00.


SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Dec. 31-In Trim
ity Church tonight DIR. f. NJ. Mills. secre-
tary of the Twentieth Century Thank Offer
ing Commission, made the announcement
that the Methodists of the country had
raised more than 100000 900 in response to
the movement begun in Trinity Church by
the board OF bishops four years ago. DIR
Mills said 5000 600 had been raised on
church debts through the country; $sl50.-
600 for Methodist colleges and schools, and
raised for the permanent fund for the con-
ference claimants and little over $ss0.0O0
to build churches in destitute communities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
Totals $3.50. 81, ,9S6.5O7 ss,7A.s69 2.75s 2.5Ol
F. j. Mack succeed. Isaac King.

Mayor Bookwater yesterday announced
the appointment of f. j. Mack as the Dem
ocratic member of the Park Board. to sue
ceed Isaac King, resigned Mr.. Mack was
a member of the Board of Aldermen many
years ago, and was later member of
Mayor Taggart's Board of Public Safety
for two terms He is active in German
society work, being vice president of the
Germania Park Verein, a director i'm the
Maennerchor and an organizer OF the
South Side Turnverein. He was selected
because the mayor wanted TO appoint a
man who would be representative in all
respects of the South Side Mr.. Mack has
lived on South Illinois street for twenty
years and is widely popular He is large
property owner and one of the earliest adj
vocates of the Improvement of Garfield
Park.
The mayor has received the acceptance
of Col. Michael A. Downing of reappoint-
ment for period of four years the
other Democratic member of the Park
Board. :. t.at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

Andrew Carnegie Promises s25O,OO0
to New Orleans for Libraries.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. 3i.-Andrew
Carnegie has given New Orleans $4,000 as
New Years gift. The money is TO be de-
voted to main library building and three
branches. The city is to furnish the sites
and pledge $4,000 year for support. The
conditions Will undoubtedly be accepted
and the city probably will tear down the
present library, facing the City Hall, as the
site,for the main building. Prof. ]. III. Dill
lard, or Tulane University, vice president
OF the library board, was summoned to
New York TO arrange the details.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
VICTIM OF STRANGE DISEASE.


NEW DECATUR, Ala. Dec. 31.-Rev. DIR.
Marks, a retired Methodist clergyman.
aged eighty, is dead. near Sheibyyille.
Tenn. from disease which baffied the di-
agnosis of. skilled physicians from New
York. Chicago and many other cities. A thin
sheet OF cartilage. commencing its growth
four wears ago, mad encircled the mans
hody from the pelvis to the chest. gradu-
ailv suspending the functions of the organs
mill death ensued. The pressure of the car
,ilagineous growth upon the heart and 9TH
er organs OF respiration is believed to have
been the immediate cause OF death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

HOUSTON. Tex, Dec. 31.-The firemen
of the city to-day notified the mayor they
would cease work tonight for the present
wages. but would stay on duty for forty
eight hours free of cost. The firemen re-
Gently organized a labor union and yester-
day made a demand for an increase in
wages. The strike was precipitated by a
report that the committee having the mat
ter i'm charge will recommend only mar
tiaI increase. Seventy-three men are af
fected. the officials being included. A
special session of the Council will he held
TO consider the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

Aggregate Less than i'm 1901, Contain
ing No Enormous Item.

Building during 1902 in Indianapolis, so
far as cold figures speak, was behind the
preceding year. However, the table for the
year is misleading in a way. The numper
of permits greatly increased, but the year
had no enormous single items, such as last
year, when the permits for the Newton
Claypool building and the new Claypooi
Hotel were taken out. The tables compiled
by Building Inspector Bartel for the two
years show as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

Civil Courts to Decide Church Quarrel /.
I'm the Philippines.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l.-Secretary Root.
by a decision just rendered. practically has
thrown into the hands of the civil courts
i'm the Philippines for decision the coptro-
versy between the two elements in the
Catholic Church I'm the islands which have
developed into an actual schism. The schi>-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
EATEN BY CANNIBALS.


BRUSSELS. Dec. sL-The Congo admin
istration has received news that Lieutenant
De Magnse and his party, who were In
charge OF Port Boni on the frontier CT
Uganda. were attacked by cannibal tribe
June IA last. that the entire party was
murdered and eaten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01
Fee. Collected by City Clerk.

The fees collected by City Clerk Charles
N Elliott from Oct. 10, 1901 up until yes
terday have been tabulated by him and
reported. A comparison is made with the
fees collected by John L. Geckler, city clerk
previous to Elliott, for a corresponding
period in 1899 and 1900. Elliott collected
$l1,261.15 more than Geckler,, and furnishes
the following table to show the distribution
of the money:
City Fines. State Fines. Docket.
Elliott ........$1 151.O0 $6,757.65 s., ,736. %
Geckler .......... 506.00 3,671.S5 3,249. 40
s645.00 $s.0S5.SO s2,3O6 SIS
City Att State Att.
Elliott .................S2S54 S5450 $40, ,29O. 90
Geckler ..................... L. ,32S.A 6,293. IL
sl,526os ss,ss7.Ss
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istration which caused the city to cucumber
itself with temporary loans aggresauhs
$l95, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

ton declined to-day to discuss the reported
approaching retirement Of President
SchWab.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-01

the Metropolitan on his retirement from
the auditors office i'm 1858.
ON GOVERNORS STAFF.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
CARR
APPOINTED
CADET
President cowden, Ct the Board of Re
gents of the state University, Makes
Louis A. Can, of This City,
a Cadet.

Louis a Carr. Of this city, has re-
ceived his appointment az a cadet in
the State University, from President w.
j. J. Cowdcn, of the board of regents Of
the University. Mr.. Cowden has the priv
ilcge of making such an appointment
from any district in the state where the
senators n Representatives have al
ready made their appointments. sena-
tor Hammer and Representative Kyle
their appointments when Louis
application to them for the same.
However, the gentlemen referred the
matter to President Cowdcn with their
recommendations, and with the result
that Mr.. Carr received the appointment.
Louis many friends will be glad 70
hear of his appointment. and that young
gentleman will show his appreciation by
winning a high grade in his studies At
the University.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20

location adopted BY the Fairmont cons
pany.
In announcing his opinion. Judge Ma
SON said that be had ~endeavored 70 50
decide the case 50 far as he could le-
gaIly, a to give both the rights to build
under che franchises given by the conn
ty court of Harrison county. The Fair
company has authority to Occur
Ply any part Of the turnpike, but the
county court gave the Salem company
the right to use such parts OF the pike
as were unavoidable in building its road.
Judge Mason refused to dissolve the
Injunction heretofore made or to grant
to the Salem company.
He filed a lengthy opinion in writing
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
NOT ovER-WIsE.

There is an old allegorical picture of
a girl scared at a grass-hopper, but in the
act of heedlessly treading on a snake.
This is ~para1leled by the man who spends
cellar, but neg1ects to provide his am
a large sum of money building a cyclone
lily with a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a
safeguard against bowel complaints,
whose victims outnumber those of the
cyclone a hundred to one. hits remedy
is everywhere recognized as the most
prompt and reliable medicine in use for
the diseases. For sale by Stone & Mer-
Ger, druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
COUNTY SUNDAY
SgA00L CONVENTION
WIN Be He'd At Nj. clare the Middle Of
septembg.-Fms Annual Meet
ing Expected

The county Sunday school convention
win be held ehis year at Mt Clare Tues
day and wednesday, September Is and
I6, that place and date being decided
upon by the executive committee Of the
organization. Sunday schools of all de-
nominations viii participate in die meet
ings. Strong speakers VIII discuss live
topics. Conferences and open Parliammts
win be conducted by Sabbath experts.
Some district Sunday school conventions
have been held and others are planned
Every Sabbath school IN the county
should be wen represented at h u
~ convention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
c pREvENrED.

Tho startling announcement that q
preventive Of suicide had been discoy-
cred will interest many. A run down
system, or dependency invariably pre-
cede suicide and something h been
found that win prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. At the first
thought of self-destruction take Electric
Bitters- 1t being a great tonic and nerv-
will strengthen the nerves and build
the system. It's also a great stom-
aeh, liver and kidney regulator. Only
soc. Satisfaction guaranteed by Frank
6. Ban. druggist
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
END OF BITTER FIGHT.

sTwo physicians had a long and stub
born fight with an abcess on my right
lung" white j. F. Hughes, of DUPONT,
Ga. @and gave me up. As a last resort
1 tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. The benefit I received was
strikig and I was on my feet in a few
days. Now I've entirely regained my
health" 1t conquers ali coughs, colds
and throat and lung trouble. Guaran-
teed by Frank g. BANDS drug store
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
NOTICE.

Bid viii be received up to and in
Guiding Saturday, August %, 1908, for
all of the frame and brick buildings on
what is known as the "Boughner Block
on the corner of Main and Fourth
streets. Buildings to be torn down and
moved off the premises by September
90, 1908. Will either sell separately, or
all together.
V. L. HIGHLAND,
S. C. DENHAM.
aul5td
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20
YOUNG LADY WHO VISITED
HERE, IS CITY EDITRESs

The many friends in this city of Miss
Nina Ayres, of Gaflipolis, Ohio, who Wis
tied friends here last winter, will hear
with interest that she is acting as city
editress of the Gallipolis journal, a daily
newspaper published in that old French
town. Miss Ayres has had some ex-
perience in writing for the press and
has several times held reportorial posi-
tons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-20

Miss Helen Horr of Parkersburg, is
her brother Frank Horr.