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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
Ranchmen and Sheriff's Posses Bent
on Running Down Charlie Carries
Elk and His Band.
FIGHT ON LIGHTNING CREEK
SHERIFF. MILLER AND A DEPUTY
AMBUSHED AND KILLED.
Rumor that Ten Indians Were shot
and Eleven Captured Later-Red-
skins Slaughtering Game.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 2.-Ffve hundred
men, including sheriffs' posses, augmented
by volunteers from the ranches adjacent,
are securing the country in the vicinity of
Lightning creek, in eastern Wyoming, in
search of the band of Indians which. on
Saturday afternoon. fought with Sheriff
MlIlers posse, killing the sheriff and one
deputy named Fossenburg. The latest ad-
vices are to the effect that there has been
a second fight and ten Indians killed and
eleven others captured, but this has not as
yet been verified.
News from the scene of the trouble,
which is twenty-five miles from telegraphic
communication, is very meager. The In
dians, seventy-five in number, are said to
be under the leadership of Charlie Carries
Elk and are supposed to be Sioux from the
Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies in South
Dakota. They have been hunting in the
Converse country, Wyoming. in violation of
the game laws of the State. Sheriff Miller,
with posse, went to the scene of their
depredations last Saturday for the purpose
of arresting the Indians. The Indians had
received warning of the coming Of the
whites. and prepared an ambuscade for
them. The posse would have been wiped
out but for the fact they We're proceeding
CduliouSiy anu were, IN a pre-
pared for some trick the part of the
Indians. AT the first volley Sheriff Miller
and his deputies hastily ran to cover and
then ensued a genuine Indian fight The
whites found refuge behind trees and
bowlders Ii is thought that at least six
Indians were killed and several others
wounded, among the latter being Eagle
Feather, a subchief.
The fight lasted almost an hour, when
the Indians began to make their escape by
ones and twos on horseback. They carried
their dead and wounded with them and are
Bad Lands in Nebraska. The officers did
not attempt to follow, but sent a courier to
! Lusk, the nearest telegraph Office, with a
message to Governor Chatterton, apprising
| him of what had occurred. The news of the
| for miles around armed himself and joined
| one Of the numerous posses hastily organ
| lied to punish the Sioux. The Governor
| wired the Interior Department at Washing
| ton that the Indians must be Immediately
| arrested.
| For the past two weeks the band of In
| dianS has been in northeastern Wyoming
slaughtering game in violation of the law.
| In addition, the settlers have been COM
| planning bitterly that the Indians have been
| killing and stealing their cattle. Settlers
/ warned the leaders of the band to leave the
| country, but the redskins only laughed at
| them. They claimed that the government
| had so reduced their amount of rations that
| they were forced to kill game to keep from
| starving. Charlie Carries Elk openly de-
clared that if he and his followers were
/ driven too far they would fight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
DUE TO SUN SPOTS.
Scientific View OF the Recent Magnetic
Disturbances.

LONDON, Nov. 2.-Scientists attribute the
recent magnetic disturbance to sun spots.
The worst effects of the phenomena appear
to have been experienced in France, but
Berlin was not affected and apparently
neither Austria, Italy nor Denmark suffered.
In Switzerland. however. there occurred
strange phenomenon. The telephone service
ceased suddenly and remained suspended
for half an hour, while the telegraphs were
rendered useless. In Geneva all the electrical
street cars were brought to a sudden stand
still and the unexpected cessation of the
electric current caused CONSERVATION at the
generating works, where all efforts TO dis
cover the cause were fruitess.
The meteorological office reports a mag
nettc storm. accompanied by aurora bore
alis, In several parts of Ireland and Scot
land. The telegraphic disturbance was one
OF the most extraordinary on record. Before
II had been settled where the disturbances
originated. Siberia was strongly suspected
as light seismatic disturbance were reported
from the Riviera.
PARIS. Nov. 2-The almost complete
paralysis or the telegraph system on Sat
urday last Is attracting the attention of
numerous scientists, including Camille
Flammarion. the astronomer who attrib-
huge sun spots which crossed the center
meridian of the sun on Saturday. Eugene
Antonali. formerly a co-worker of M
Flammarfon at Juvisy, says the disturb
ance was due to a magnetic storm caused
by a group of spots 125, ,442 miles in
length. The largest sun spot, according to
Nj. Antonali. was 81 ,260 miles long
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
PUBLIC is WARNED.
Caution Is Advised in Helping Beg
gars I'm Buying Tickets.

Secretary Grout. Of the Charity Organi-
zation Society, has received from the New
York branch of the society a confidential
bulletin describing professional beggars,
crooks and others who prey on the public.
Many of those described as imposters have
been convicted in New York city for beg
ging. The bulletin contains the following
caution:
Members are advised to consult with
this society before giving to the societies.
private almoners persons included in the
cautionary lists named. This caution does
not necessarily imply condemnation. 1t
does imply that the society knows of facts
which should be known to members and
may affect their action. Any information
relating to names upon the lists, particu-
1arly If of such character to warrant a
withdrawal of this caution, should be for
warded promptly to the executive commit
tee of the council.
Managers of charitable institutions are
cautioned against professional charity pro-
moters and all persons advised not to
buy tickets for entertainments of which
they know little or nothing, especially when
offered by persons of whom they know less.
1t is not stated or implied that all such pro-
moters are frauds, but only that the meth
ods adopted may lend themselves to fraud
ulent use, so that ii is well to inquire of this
society before employing them or purchas-
ing tickets for entertainments got UP by
Them
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
IN BRYAN'S STATE.
Republicans Estimate Their Plurality
at About $4,000.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 2.-The last day of
the campaign was spent by the chairmen
of the respective parties in sending out in
structions to the workers in the State At
the Statehouse there was an exodus of
officials and clerks for their homes to vote
Governor Mickey left this evening for Osce-
ola. Chairman Lindsay. of the Republican
committee, insists with an average vote
the ticket will win by 1900. He said: "Our
work is about finished and John b. Barnes
will be elected supreme judge tomorrow at
the polls. We have waged quiet cam
paign, but we feel that our work will prove
effective. Whatever the weather may be
we must be contented with it. / look for
this wet weather to add to the Republican
vote"
Chairman Weber, of the fusion commit
tee, had figures to offer. He said: I'VE
are jubilant over the prospects for the re-
election of Chief Justice Sullivan. We will
poll large vote in Omaha among the con-
servative business men Of the Republican
party, and the prospects for getting out the
full vote in the western section of the State
are better than we had anticipated The
wet weather will help us. The majority
which Sullivan will have cannot be calcu-
lated"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

The funeral Of James G. Wheat, who died
yesterday of cancer, will occur from the
undertaking rooms OF Johnson, Hassler e.
George this afternoon. Mr.. Wheat was six
ty-two years of age and was well known
in this city. He will be buried by the
Masons, of which he was a member.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
local council, 10 be held to-day at the
Propylaeum. Mrs. Mary Wood Swift. the
president of the National Council Of Women
of the United States. who is just returning
from Germany. where she went to attend
the meeting of the executive session of the
International Council will be present. Cit
liens are particularly interested because the
next executive session OF the National
Council of Women of the United States,
under the presidency OF Mrs. Swift. will be
held in Indianapolis during the first half
OF February.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
MIDDIES ON TRIAL.
Three Youths Of the First Class mt An
napoIis Accused of Hazfng.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 2-The proceed
fngs OF the naval court-martial. called for
the trial Of the three midshipmen of the
first class. charged with hazing members
OF the fourth class began to-day in the Of
fee OF the commandant OF midshipmen.
The first midshipman to be arraigned was
John II. Lofand. OF Oskaloosa, Ia, and his
plea was not guilty. All of to-day's session
was occupied with the hearing OF witnesses
for the prosecution. AS soon as the trial OF
Lofand Is completed, the court will take
up the cases OF Joseph D. Little, of Spring
Held, o.. and Earle w. Chaffee, of Rhine
land Wis.
The men are charged with having sub
5ected Midshipmen W. w. Lawrence of
Colorado, and Churchill Humphreys of
Kentucky. of the fourth class TO. phys
icai indtgnities. The former. IL Is alleged,
was compelled 10 stand on his head and the
latter forced 10 undergo protracted physical
exercise.
The members OF the court-martiaI are
Lieutenant Commander s. w. Il. Muir w
r. Shoemaker and w. H. @. Bulard. Lieu
tenant Commander B. w Wells jr is
Judge advocate. Daniel X. Randall, states
attorney for Anne Arundel county. was ap-
pointed as counsel for the accused midship-
men The witnesses examined to-day were
Midshipman Lawrence and Humphreys
who, IL Is charged. were hazed and
number of other fourth-class midshipmen
All OF them. Is usual In cases OF the kind
showed the greatest reluctance TO say any
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
May Rain in Iowa.

DES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 2.-Rain is indi-
Gated over Iowa tonight and tomorrow.
Should ii keep farmers out of the fields
the aggregate vote of the State will be in
creased, and with it the Republican plu-
rality. All the state headquarters are
closed, and no revision of Saturdays claims
have been made. Governor Cummins closed
his campaign with an address at Clinton
tonight, and J. B. Sullivan. Democratic
candidate for Governor, spoke at Creston,
his home Each had a large audience. Nom
partisan observers predict a Republican
plurality of 10000 10 $4,000. Governor Cum
minis claims 65,0O0 Republican Chairman
Spence gives no figures, and Democratic
Chairman Jackson admits Republican
plurality of 10000
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
DOWIE'S HOST RETURNING
OVER 1000 LEAVE NEW YORK FOR
THEIR ILLINOIS HOME.
Wife and Son of the Prophet at Liv-
erpooI-Father of Elijah III Says
John Alexander Is His Son.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2-Without parade or
demonstration more than 1900 members of
John Alexander Dowie's Zion Host left
the city for home to-day on trains via the
New York Central and Hudson River, Del
aware, Lackawanna & Western, Lehigh
Valley, New York, Ontario & Western,
West Shore and Pennsylvania railroads.
The largest party, numbering 90O went
over the New York Central road, leaving
at 1850 and occupying seven day coaches
and one sleeper. Only about hundred of
Dowie's followers are left in New York,
and they include members of the choir
elders and sub-overseers.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. Mrs. Dowie wife
of John Alexander Dowie, the Zionist their
son, Gladstone. lady's maid and colored
valet, arrived here to-day from Boston on
the steamer SaxoIia, and were besieged by
reporters. Mrs. Dowie emphatical denied
that she had Dowies treasure chest with
her, or that she intended to start a mission
in London. and confirmed the reports that
she will ultimately proceed to Australia
where Dowie will join her and conduct a
great mission. Gladstone Dowie was very
bitter in his denunciation of the American
newspapers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
THIEVES in HARD LUCK
THEY STOLE AN IRON SAFE AFTER
ARDUOUs EFFORT.
Frightened by Merchant Policeman,
They Deserted Their Prixe-LfttIe
of Value Was Inside.

Merchant Policeman Pat O'Neil, while
walking near the old rolling mills on South
Capitol avenue last night. noticed two men
dragging a large object into the mill yard
He at once notified the police station, and
on the arrival of Bicyclemen Simon and
Morgan made an investigation.
The police found an iron safe, which had
been stolen from the office of III. Hollowitz,
a junk dealer, at COZ South Capitol avenue,
lying inside the yard, but the two men had
made their escope as soon as they saw
they We're being watched.
The safe had not been. opened and the
contents were intact. 1t contained moth
ing but a few papers of little value. and had
the burglars accomplished their purpose
they would have gained nothing for their
trouble. They made their entrance to the
Junk dealers office through a rear door and
carted the safe across the street on small
hand truck. No trace Of the guilty pair
could be found.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
NO FAMILY GATHERING
ALL THE BOOTHS NOT TO MEET AT
THE DEAD LEADERS, BIER.
BallingtOn Declines to Visit Saliva
ton Army Headquarters After His
Rebuff of Sunday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2-General Ballington
Booth. head of the Volunteers Of America,
who refused to remain at the services in
memory of his sister, Consul Emma Booth
Tucker, at Carnegie Hall Sunday because
the Salvation Army officials refused to per-
nit family gathering prior to the public
services, later received letter>from Colonel
L. M. Higgins. of the Salvation Army, in
explanation thereof, together with an in
vitation to view the remains privately at
the Salvation Army national headquarters
to-day. In reply, the national secretary for
the Volunteers of America forwarded a let
ter to Colonel Higgins, which is as fol-
lows:
Your letter TO General Ballington Booth
has been received, in which you say that if
he wishes privately to view the body of his
sister to-day CMonday), you will exclude
the public from the lying in state as his
doing so was impossible at Carnegie Hall.
After the inconsiderate and Indifferent way
in which General Ballington Booth was
treated yesterday at the Carnegie Music
Hall 1t would not be wise for him to subject
himself to further misunderstanding Dur
ing the three-quarters of an hour he waited
there it would have been quite possible for
you to have acceded to his, as also Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Booths request for a fam
lily gathering. He was at the hall with the
understanding that you had been fully
consulted, as also Commander Booth Tucker
and Miss Eva Booth His request was one
perfectly natural to any brother-simply to
pray with the members of the family for a
brief time around the coffin. He came pure
ly in the spirit of sympathy and unofficially,
as also did Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Booth.
1T was furthest from their thoughts
to allude to any difference between the
movements OF governments, and they felt
that when the public was being allowed to
participate in the obsequies of their sister,
they as members of the family, had some
rights. He would never have gone near the
Carnegie Music Hall had he not been as
sured over the wire by your representative
that his requests would have been re-
spected. General Ballington Booth was
told in the hearing of Mrs. Booth that his
arrangements We're conceded TO, all but
that one point and he Immediately waived
that wish in Difference to the request Of
Miss Eva Booth and Commander Booth
Tucker.
look the express purpose of General Bal
lington Booths and Herbert Booths visit
to the Carnegie Music Hall. 1t for a
family gathering around the body, and not
merely to view the remains
I'VE regret this deplorabe exhibition of
Salvation Army spirit, and We cannot ad-
wise General Ballington Booth to be ex-
posed to the probable repetition of disre-
spect that would be shown him were he to-
day 10 visit the Salvation Armys own
EeadQuarters."
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
sAG0UNTS EARLY CAREER.
His Alleged Part I'm the Burning of the
American College mt Mersivan.


LONDON, Nov "A former resident OF
Constantinople in an interview connects
Sagatel Sagouni. the president Of the Ar
menian Revolutionary Society in London,
who was murdered in a London suburb
last week, with the burning In 1898 OF the
American College for Armenian Girls at
Mersivan, in Asia Minor. In the interview
it is said that the college was destroyed
by the Turkish authorities on the ground
that it harbored Armenian revolutionists.
Two OF the professors at the college, Eng
lishmen, were arrested and sentenced to be
hanged, but owing to the intercession or
the British Foreign Office the sentence
was commuted to Punishment from the
country Sagouni, the interview says, was
charged with conveying messages from the
college to the revolutionists, but fed with
subject He afterwards came to London,
where the two English professors OF the
American college for Armenian Girls at
Mersival, are now living.
The interview repeats the report that a
plot for the removal of four Armenian men,
bers OF the Huntchakist Society was ar
ranged at a meeting held in New York seven
months ago the Alfarist, physical
force faction of the society which plot,
il is alleged was revealed to the Huntchak-
ist section through error in sending a
report of the meeting to branch at Mil
ford, Conn.,, which had seeded TO the Hunt
chakistS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03

c. E. Barrett Thinks Assets Would Go
tn the Original Stockholders.

Charles z. Barrett, an attorney OF this
city, who is considered an authority on cor
poration law, said in speaking OF the dis
mantling OF the trust company's property.
that if the company did go out OF business.
the 400 original subscribers and not those
investors who have bought up the stock
certificates, would be entitled to the assets.
If the courts should hold that the original
subscribers are entitled to the assets OF
the trust company in case of sale, it is very
probable that these investors would be more
than willing to have the plant manufacture
artificial gas.
Hugh II. Hanna, a trustee OF the COM
pany, resents the allegation in Marotts bill
for receiver of the company. charging
that John P. Frenzel used undue influence
over him. He said that the statement was
an unwarranted and unnecessary insult and
was wholly untrue. Mr.. Hanna further said
that he had always believed that when the
natural gas supply failed, the plant or the
company should be used for the manufac-
ture of artificial gas. In order TO convert
the plant into an artificial gas plant, MI
Hanna thinks that it would be necessary
for the company TO extend its mains in all
parts of the city, which would require an
immense expenditure OF money, but he mas
proposed plan TO raise the funds by calllng
the bonds that the company would issue
Mr.. Hanna thinks that 100000 would not
be too large an estimate TO put upon the ex-
penditure necessary for the conversion or
the present plant of the company into an
artificial gas plant If the company should
issue its bonds in the ordinary business way
it is doubtful whether enough purchasers
could be found TO raise the necessary
amount especially when the Eureka Invest
ment Company might, by reduced rates,
make il impossible for the trust company 10
pay the interest on the bonds.
Mr.. A. A. Barnes, a director of the Trust
Company, is also Of the opinion that when
the natural gas supply gives out the plant
of the Trust Company should be converted
into an artificial gas plant, and that II
should be operated for the best interests or
the people, furnishing the gas at cost. The
problem which confronts him is the same
as confronts all the directors and trustees
of the company-the problem OF finances
Mr.. Barnes said: I'VE Uhe trustees and d.
rectors) have never been able TO borrow
money on the plant, and / am convinced
that it would take a half million dollars to
convert the plant into an artificial gas
plant and that another half million dollars
would have to be spent If the mains were
extended to all parts Of the city, as they
should be in that event. We reach but 1900
customers. If the proposition of changing
the plant into an artificial gas plant Is taken
up, it means practically a complete reor-
ganization."
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
Memorial Service i'm London.

LONDON. Nov. 2.-There was an i'm
mense gathering of Salvationists at Con-
gress Hall. Clapton, tonight at memorial
service for Consul Mrs Booth-Tucker. Gen.
eral Booth. comander-in-chief of the Saliva
tionists throughout the world and father of
Mrs. Booth-Tucker. made a touching ad-
dress, in which he reviewed the active and
effective life work OF his daughter in con-
nection with the Salvation Army. He urged
that a greater devotion 10 the purpose of
the army would be the best memorial to
Mrs. Booth-Tucker.
General Booth read a message from Com
mander sBooth-Tucker, chief ~ the Saliva
tion Army in the United States. and also
messages of coincidence frcm all parts of
the world. including a large number from
prominent persons in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
Claims of Colorado Politicians.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 2.-The chairmen of
the political parties have been doing all in
their power to-day to bring out their full
strength in to-morrow's election of a judge
of the State Supreme Court. Republican
Chairman Farley says Judge Campbell will
be reelected by 5000 to 10000 plurality if
there is no repeating, and added that no
frauds would be permitted.
Milton Smith, chairman of the Democratic
state committee. said: Wilson's plurality
in Denver will be from 5000 to 10000. We
expect 10 carry the rest OF the State by a
small plurality. We will do our best to
prevent any fraudulent votes being cast
Populist Chairman Gray ventured the
opinion that there is a strong probability of
the election of Overs. A good deal of money
was wagered to-day at 100 to 20 in favor of
Campbell as against Wilson.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
Bay State Republicans Confident.

BOSTON, Nov. with good weather to-
morrow the party managers all agree that
there will be heavy vote cast in Massa-
chusetts. not only for Governor. but for
the entire state ticket. The Republicans
are confident. while the Democrats are
hopeful. Both candidates have worked
hard during the short but lively campaign,
and are looking forward to substantial re-
suits of their labors. Not for many years
have the Democrats worked SO hard, and
their efforts have thoroughly stirred up
their opponents, and the State has been
better canvassed than for ten years.
Every effort will be made tomorrow to
get out the largest possible vote, and the
systematic work in that direction has been
one of the hardest tasks that the commit
tees have undertaken.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
DOWIE'S PARENTAGE,
Alleged Father Resents the "Proph-
cts" Reputation.

ESSEX, Ia, Nov 2.-John Murray Dowie,
crushed by the attack made upon him by
his son, John Alexander Dowie, says: "The
statement that 1 am not the father of John
Alexander Dowie is the greatest myth ever
uttered by the mouth of man. 1t is scan-
dalous that my should repudiate me
nv son. and was born in lawful wedlock
No one can deny it. The records may be
had at the great register offices, Princess
street, Edinburgh. Scotland. | have always
lived a quiet peaceable, Christian life and
1t breaks my heart to have this trouble
come toward the end"
Mr. Dowie, who is respected by the whole
community lives here in his little cottage.
The resemblance between him and John
Alexander Dowie is so close that the father
has often been taken for the The old
man is growing feeble, and the recent trou-
BILE has aged him greatly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-03
Republicans Expect to Retain Jersey.

TRENTON, n. j., Nov. 2.-Unless the un-
expected happens the Republicans will re-
tain control Of both houses of the New Jer-
sey Legislature as a result of to-morrows
election. Only six senator's are to be elect
ed, and to gain control of the upper house
the Democrats will have to elect all of
them, which is not considered possible.
A full House of Assembly is to be chosen,
and it will probably remain in Republican
control, although possibly by a reduced
majority. The contest in Jersey City be-
tween Mayor Mark II. Pagan and his DEM
ocratic opponent, Police Justice James j.
Murphy, promises to be exciting.