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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
TOY REPUBLIC NON EST
GAMBLING LEADS TO THE UNDOING
OF NEUTRAL-MOREsNE
Tiny District Goes Too Far and IL
Sold Out by Prussia to Belgium
Price Not known.

BERLIN, Aug. 25-Altenberg or Neutral
Moresnet. the little neutral district barely
covering one and half square miles and
has ceased to be, Prussia having sur
rendered her claims, covering from the
Napoleonic period. to Belgium in view of
cash consideration that at present is not
disclosed.
This nook of territory where Holland.
Belgium and Prussia meet belonged to
Austria from 1898 to 1914 Following the
Napoleonic settlement both Belgium and
Prussia claimed Moresnet. They agreed IN
1916 to let the inhabitsn nts rule themselves
and since then Moresnet has been practic-
ally a republic governed by an elected
mayor and ten councimen. the statutes be-
ing the code Napoleon. The inhabitants
had free use of the stamps of either coun-
try, trade was absolutely free and the peo-
pie were exempt from military service
Prussia and Belgium had dispute over the
Galmei zinc mines located I'm Moresnet in
1S4l. but it did not result in a change in
the government and the republic got along
well until a few months ago. when gamblers
from Liege obtained the eouncilmens con-
sent to erect a gaming pavilion in Mores-
net which was designed to rival Monte Carlo
The concessnaries agreed 10 build electric
railroads to neighboring towns, to maintain
parks and various institutions and to share
in this way the profits of the roulette tables
with every inhabitant. A casino was opened
last week and the German and Belgian
press contained reports OF the distinguished
persons surrounding the tables. especially
rich youths from Cologne
9sae attention of both governments was
drawn TO the anomalous status of the ter
ritory and quick exchange of communica-
would sell her claims To Belgium. as the
Foreign Office informed the Associated
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CHEYENNE sun DANCE
PROF. MOONEY SAYS HE DID NOT
ENCOURAGE 1T.
He Opposed Barbarous Features of
the Ceremony and Did Not Wit
ness Any Cruelty.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. = Professor
Mooney, of the Bureau of Ethnology, has
made a statement to Professor Langley, sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institution, in
reference to the Cheyenne sun dance, which
he is said to have encouraged. He denies
that the dance was paid for by him, in
whole i'm part, but says that it was the
regular tribal ceremony enacted by numer-
Gus tribes on various Western reservations
every year Within the past ten years, Mr.
Mooney says. he has witnessed four of these
dances which were held with the full
knowledge and sanction OF the agent. He
denies that any dancer was strung up with
cords, and that of the thirty-nine Indians
who participated in the dance recently held
one was anxious to undergo the peculiar
form of torture i'm accordance with VOW
of sacrifice Professor Mooney says that a
public council of chiefs was held, and he
advised against anything in the nature of
on the last night of the dance the man re-
ferred to had two Sits made in his breast
with a knife each cut being about half an
inch I'm length. He declares that he was
not present and did not know of the occur
renee until the next day. He refutes the
charge that he hired or instigated an Indian
to drag buffalo skull by means of cords
passed over skewers fixed In the mans
shoulders. He says he was not present
when the man started, but that later Mr..
Seger the superintendent who. 1t Is said,
made the charges against him, witnessed
the act and attempted no interference.
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POSTAL LAWS AMENDED
IMPORTANT CONCESSION TO PUB
LIsHERs AND NEWsDEALERS.
Baggagemasters on Railways Author
ICED to Deliver UnpOuched News
paper Mail When Labeled.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The postmaster
general issued formal order to-day au-
thorizlng the delivery os unpounched news
paper mail by baggagemasters- The regu-
lation is made by amending Paragraph 5,
Section 1883 of the postal laws and regula-
tions so as TO make 1t read:
wherever delivery of outside news deal
ers' packages cannot be made by the regu-
lar railway postal clerks. because of there
being no postal clerk the train used for
the transportation of such packages, the
haggageman on the train will deliver the
newsdealers' packages outside of the mail
sack, and while in his custody they shall
be considered as mail matter. Baggage
men shall deliver such packages at the
place shown in the address.
"Baggagemen are not permitted TO re-
ceive second-class mail directly from the
publisher On eostmasters certificates un-
less spccially authorized by the department
through the division superintendent to
do
Packages for delivery outside of the
mail when handled and delivered by rail-
road baggagemen will be duly weighed and
credited TO the railroad company carrying
them TIE same as other mail matter.
.sIn order TO distinguish packages for out
side delivery sent by mail from those sent
by express companies or by railroad sery-
printed I'm bold type on wrapper of mail
packages for outside delivery the words
United States mail for outside delivery at
publiSherS risk
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He Receives the Verdict, Reached on
the First Ballot, i'm silence
and UnmOved.
WILL GO TO THE PENITENTIARY
TRIAL OF BAKER AND OTHER AL
LEGGED RIOTERS BEGUN.
Special Nenire Is Exhausted without
Obtaining Jury-Bessfe ARM
strong sick.
reelal to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DANvILLE. ILL.,. Aug 25.-winfield Bak-
er, the leader of the Danville Jail rioters,
was found guilty by a jury this afternoon
of assault with attempt to murder Sheriff
Whitlock. The jury found him guilty on
first ballot. The punishment is confinement
in the penitentiary from one to fourteen
years. He received the verdict in silence
with unmovcd countenance. Afterwards
when he thought no one was looking, he
muttered few words to himself, took a
fresh chew of tobacco and interested him.
self in the selection of the jury which was
to try him for rioting.
When arraigned several days ago he
asked the court and was granted leave
to try his own case. He afterwards saw
fit to change his mind and retained Attor-
neys Salmans and Brown. They did every
thing possible for him, but were unable to
rebut the overwhelming evidence brought
in by States Attorney Kuslar.
This afternoon Baker and John Walton,
Clay Biddle, Adam Murray, William Red
wine. Isaac Slade, John Robertson and
Thomas Bell were put on trial for rioting
a misdemeanor punished by fine and Jail
sentence. Each prisoner has six peremptory
challenges. When court adjourned this
evening only eight jurors had been accept
ed, and the special venire of sixty had been
exhausted. Judge Thompson this evening
issued another venire for sixty more jurors
to appear in court tomorrow morning.
Edward Hart, who was indicted with the
others. has fed, forfeiting his bond
of 500. Bessie Armstrong was too sick to
appear and her case was continued
This evening Deputy Sheriff Nowlin ar
rested Harmon Mangold, q painter, residing
in South Danville. he attempting to
incite riot i'm front of the courthouse. He
was put i'm Jail, being unable to furnish $500
bail for his appearance before Justice Allen
Grant Sept. 4.
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SENATOR M. A. HANNA ILL
OVERCOME IN HIS OFFICE AND SENT
TO HIS HOME.
Found to BE Suffering from StOmach h
Trouble. which Was Aggravated
by the Intense Heat.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. Ex-senator NJ.
A. Hanna, who recently returned from
several weeks vacation, was taken so i'll at
his office to-day as to require the services
of physician. The physician stated after
an examination that Mr.. Hanna was suf-
fering from stomach trouble and advised
his immediate REIMBURSEMENT of business
and retirement to his home. Senator Hanna
Immediately left for his home tonight and
is reported to be somewhat better than this
afternoon.
The remarkable warm weather that lfas
prevailed during the past few days no doubt
has affected Senator Hanna and in all
probability the heat has aggravated a
minor complaint sufficiently to overcome
him.
A telephone message from Senator Ham S
home at 10 o'clock tonight was to the ef-
feet that he had retired at o'clock and
was feeling better. The Senator may not
be able to take active part in the State
campaign which begins in few days as
he had anticipated.
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BURSTING OF HUGE TANK
WATER -FOUR FEET DEEP IN THE
STREETS OF LAwRENCEBURG.
Sixty-Five Thousand Gallons Escape
Several Children Narrowly
Escape Drowning.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

srecial TO the indianapolis Journal
LAwRENCEBURG, Ind, Aug 25.-A
large water tank, taxed TO its utmost ca
pacity of 5000 gallons. burst this morning
at the Lawrenceburg roller mills, deluging
the entire block and doing an estimated
damage of 5000 to the mill property and
residences i'm the immediate vicinity.
Water flowed along Maple and New
streets at depth of four feet, dashing into
the windows of the smaller houses and do
ing considerable damage TO furniture, car
pets and other household goods A huge
timber from the tank was driven entirely
through a small frame house at the corner
of Maple and New streets. Several chill
dren who were playing i'm the streets mar
rowly es ,aped drowning.
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the Zimmerman men by the Bernard dele
cations. Each made separate selections,
those of the Bigelow delegations being
unanimous. while the Bernard delegates
had opposing candidates. The Bigelow dele
gates participated in the Bernard meetings.
but the Bernard delegates took no part
with their contestants. In the first district
Louis G.. Bernard was reelected Il member
of the State Central Committee by vote
of III to 6. and i'm the second district Henry
Ketter was elected over John Roth by
vote of 10 TO 9.
Mayor Johnson addressed the meetings of
his home delegates, representing the Twen-
tieth and Twenty-first districts. urging
them to stand to the last for John II.
Clarke for senator At the same time his
home district refused to indorsc c. Nj.
Saltzgaber for senator, but Saltzgaber was
indorsed by other districts.
The result of the district meetings set
tied almost everything except the sena-
torial Endorsement, which is still badly
mixed. The Johnson men claim to have
carried seventeen of the twenty-one dis
tricts and by the election of G. G. Philbrick
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LIGHTNING HITS A CHURCH.
Father Carrfco and Electrician BoIen
Have Miraculous Escape.

Lightning struck the Holy Angels Cath
olic Church. corner OF Northwestern ave-
nue and Twenty-seventh street, I'm North
indianapolis. yesterday afternoon. Father
Carrico. priest. and Floyd c. Bolin. an
electrician. had narrow escapes from being
killed. The lightning struck the church
about o'clock and for a time there was
great excitement i'm the neighborhood as
the clap of thunder that succeeded the
stroke was very loud and signihed that
the electrical bolt had been effective.
Father Carrico was standing in the sac
risty door when the lightning struck.
causing a big ball of fire 20 shoot past.
BoIin was investigating the wires I'm the
church and had one hand on the switch-
board. If he had had both hands on the
switch he would have been killed Instantly.
Both men were badly shocked but neither
hurt. The damage to the church, which is
a new one being only partially complicated.
was slight. The only part OF the building
that was struck was the west side of tho
tower.
Pieces of lumber were thrown for many
feet around. but the tower can be repaired
at little cost.
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JESSE IRWIN SLAIN IN sARx.
Two Sons of Aaron Leatherman =
stunned Near MilIersviIie.

Lightning struck the barn OF Aaron
Leatherman. one and a half miles north OF
Millersville. yesterday afternoon and killed
Jesse Irwin and badly shocked Allen and
Bert Leatherman, sons of the owner. be-
sides totally destroying the building.
The accident occurred about $50 and the
three men were standing just inside the
door when the lightning struck. Irwin was
nearest the door and killed instantly.
He is a farmer and lived on the Leather
man farai He was married and has five
children. Hc Is about thirty-five years old.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 1 COL 81
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william Enoch, Farmland, II Killed
Near Cumberland.

During the thunder storm yesterday. VIII
liam Enoch, farm laborer, was struck by
lightning and killed while at work on the
Huntington Page onion farm about
mile southwest of Cumberland. Enoch was
working in the field with $50 other mefi
when the bolt struck him on the head
and ran down his back. He died I'm a few
minutes. His little son. who was working =
few feet from him, was knocked down and
remained unconscious for several hours. A
number of the men working near Enoch
were knocked from their feet as a result
of the shock but none was seriously hurt.
Enoch is farm hand by trade and has
worked several years for Huntington e.
Page He leaves wife and several chill
dren, who lived with him on the farm. The
body was placed in charge of Deputy Corr
oner Furgeson, of Hancock county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
new CHIEF AT MARION
CAPT. BERT WHITE MADE SUPER
INTENDENT OF POLICE.
Claude n. Martin Is Elected Chair
man Of the Board-First Meet
ing of New Body Held.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION. ind. Aug. 25.-The new me-
tropoltan police board held its first meet
ing tonight. Claude n. Martin, who was
named to succeed w. w. McCleery, was
made chairman of the board.
Capt Bert White, who has been men,
ber of the Marion police department for
five years, was elected superintendent of
police to take the place made vacant by
the resignation of Superintendent Lindsey
Addington.
1t is said that Governor Durbin caused
the changes to be made i'm the police board
i'm order to bring about the resignation or
discharge of Addington.
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FIVE SERIOUSLY HURT
COLLISION BETWEEN PASSENGER
AND FREIGHT TRAINS IN OHIO.
Engineer. Fireman. Mail Clerk and
Others Injured-Three Men
Blown Out Of a Cab.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o., Aug. "a
north bound passenger train on the Cleve-
land, Lorain & Wheeling collided with a
freight near the station in this city this
afternoon and five were seriously hurt. The
injured:
THEODORE BURGESS, Lorain. o., en-
gineer, scalp wound, ankle and shoulder
hurt.
G.. A. QUIT, Bridgeport. o.. fireman.
head cut and arms aud leg bruised.
SID ALLEN, Medina. o.. mail clerk. head
cut and arms and legs bruised.
OTTO KROBITZSCH. Norristown, o.,
passenger, fingers dislocated and knee In
jured
T. w. BUTLER, Bridgeport o., engineer
learning road. hand cut and knee injured.
Many passengers suffered slight injuries.
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EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.
Chances of Obtaining S5O,OO0 ApprO-
priation from Congress Good.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Matters of general
interest to the blind and questions per-
tanning to their welfare being consid-
cred at the seventh convention of the
American Blind Peoples Higher Ed
ucation and General Improvement Asso-
ciation, which began here to-day at the
Illionis Industrial Home for the Blind.
One hundred delegates from several States
were present when the address of well
come was delivered by Louis L. Blume, of
Chicago, response being made by Presi-
dent a. NJ Shotwell. of Lansing. Mich.
The reports of Secretary Fred III. Hoar, of
'rrimountan. Mich, and of the treasurer,
Mrs. W. ]. Logan. of Kansas City, Kan,
were read. and report also made Dy
e. j. Nolan, OF Chicago. to the de-
sired $4,000 appropriation from Congress
for the higher education of the blind. The
chances of obtaining this sum were said
by Mr. Nolan TO be good.
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RELIANCE AGAIN THE VICTOR
Beat Shamrock iii in One of the PrettieSt Races
Ever Sailed in American Waters.
FOUR PERSONS POISONED.
One Woman May Die-AnOtber and
Two Men Seriously ILL.,

LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug. 2-Mrs. Fannie
Land probably will die and her daughter,
Miss Hattie Land and Enoch and Palmer
Gore are seriously iii as the result of arsen-
ical poisoning. The poison was admin
istered by some one as yet unknown to the
police: the indications being that il was
mixed with the coffee consumed by the
quartet when the young men took din
ner to-day with Mrs. Land and daughter.
A younger daughter was the only one pres
ent who was not poisoned.
Enoch Gore has figured i'm a poisoning
case before. Two years ago he was arrested
on the charge of aiding in the murder of
Edward Lambert, a soldier returned from
the PHILIPPINES. VINO died as the result of
cocaine poisoning. Gore was discharged
for lack of evidence. his alleged accomplce,
Jennie Ashcraft. having died in prison
while serving sentence for the crime
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LOVESICK GIRL A SUICIDE.
Alice Sample, of bloomington, Ill.,
Shoots Herself Twice.

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, Aug. @.-Alice
Sample, of this city. killed herself this
morning by firing two bullets into her
breast. Dependency over love affairs is
responsible.
Her name was mentioned two years ago
i'm connection with the murder OF Mrs pa
vid Leslie by Miss Daisy Carlton. Miss
SAMPLE was an intimate friend OF the Carl
ton girl and was with her when Mrs. Leslie
was killed.
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VICTORIA. Aug. 25.-The steamer Emp
ress OF china prousnt among her passs N
been directing the operations against the
Moros I'm Nfindanao. and who. accompanied
by Mrs sumner, Is bound for Omaha where
he win take command Of the Department
ef the Missouri
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BLOWN OUT OF THE CAB.
Three Railway Men Injured by an Ex-
pIOsiOn ON a Locomotive.

ERIE Pa Aug. 25.-While ascending a
heavy grade about two miles west of Girard
the crown sheet of Lake Shore railroad
locomotive on westbound freight train
blew out, fatally scaiding Engineer Charles
Albright. of Buffalo. and Fireman j. w.
Burns. of Ashtabula. o.. and terribly burn
ing Brakeman Ralph Clary, of Collnwood.
O. All three men are single. The men
were blown clear out OF the locomotive ca b.
The train continued TO run and the rest
of the crew knew nothing of the accident
until they saw from the caboose windows
the bodies Of their fellow employees
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CARTHAGE. Mo-. Aug 25.-Announcement
was made to-day of the engagement of Miss
Sfbyi Hodges. of Carthage. to Congressman
Malcolm r. Patterson. of Memphis. Tenn.
Miss Hodges Is the grand-daughter of
illinois with Congressman Pattersons
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AtTBURN, Cal. Aug. 25.-F'irc destroyed
the Auburn Hotel to-day and Daiel Christy
and W. Bert Maither were burned to death.
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DEATH IN PATH OF STORM
Lightning Stays Two Men in Marion County and
Does Great Damage to Property.
NO CONVICT SCHoOLBOOKs.
Illinois Prison Commission VIII Not
Begin Their Manufactures.

JOLIET. ILL.,. Aug. 25.-Warden Murphy,
of the Illinois State Penitentiary, denies
dispatches from Springfield which stated
that the Prison Commission had decided TO
begin the manufacture of schoolbooks ana
school furniture under the new law pro-
hibiting convict labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-26
SWEEPS THE GAS BELT
HUGH ARNOLD, OF TENNESSEE. Wis.
ITING IN MUNCIE, IS KILLED.
The Loss in the Oil Fields Is Heavy,
About One Hundred DerrickS
Being Destroyed.
Killed.

JESSE IRWIN. farm hand. Millersville.
WILLIAM ENOCH. farm hand. Cumber-
land.
HUGH ARNOLD, Muncie.
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Injured.

WILLIAM ENOCH, farm hand, Cumber-
land.
HUGH ARNOLD. Muncie.
Injured.
ALLEN LEATHERMAN. MillersviIle.
BERT LEATHERMAN, Millersville.
HARRY PHILLIPS. Selma.
MILTON DRUCKEMILLER. near Rose
burg
The fierce thunder storm which broke
over the State yesterday afternoon. fol-
lowing a period of insunerabIe humidity.
did much damage in Marion county.
Two men killed. opc barn burned to the
ground with heavy loss on the contents.
others struck and several houses hit is the
result of the electrical accompaniment of
the wind and rain.
In this city the storm ragged hercely for
short time. Telegraph and telephone
houses and trees in the northern part of
the city felt the force of lightning In north
indianapolis. Holy Angels Catholic Church
struck by bolt. and while compars-
lively little damage was done. the priest.
Father Carrico. had a narrow escape from
electrocution. The rain fell heavily during
.a1e storm. but little relief was afforded
from the excessive heat.
Dispatches to the Journal from cities and
towns in the gas belt indicate that the loss
to property was very heavy. One life was
lost and several people injured by light
ming in this section of the State. Muncie.
Marion. Anderson and other places caught
the full effect of the storm.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COL. 5.
The colored American., 1903-11-28
ANOTHER CoLoRED INVENTOR.

Mr.. VIM. A. Robertson, U. IS. In
spector, Q. M. Department, U. S. Army,
Jeffersonville, Ind, was a visitor in
this city last week. He met the repre-
sentative men at the nations capital
and was royalty entertained by Re
corder J. C. Dancy, Judge R. H. Tur-
rell, Editor E. E. Cooper, Mr.. Charles
E.Hall. of the Census Office and Mr.
Dobert T. Douglas, of the Metropole
Club. Mr.. Robertson is a native of ST.
Louis, Mo-, and occupies the prominent
position of being the only young man
of his race in the U. S. Inspecting SER
vice Of the army. He is a high sala-
ried man with headquarters in Jeffer-
sonville, Ind. He resides in Louisville,
KY, where he has a most charming
family. He is an inventor of note.
His most pretentious invention being,
a portable laundry, or field laundry, an
invention which is designed to accom-
modate Uncle Sans troops in the field,
where facilities for cooking and laun-
dry work is limited.
Patents having been secured on his
invention and the laundry" is now
being used in the Philippines and in
Cuba, being ordered by the Govern
thement in large quantities. Mr..
Robertson has taken out patents on
other inventions, one being the Identi-
fication Button, which is used by army
officers and by the travelling public to
a large extent. He represents the pro-
gressive type of the young colored
men of to-day and The Colored Ameri-
can regrets that it can not present its
readers a picture of him.
The colored American., 1903-11-28
A LEGAL VICTORY.

Considerable credit must be given
the attorneys who defended George
Howard, indicted for murder on the
first degree, for killing Buck" Ais
tor, last July. There was absolutely
no defense on the part of the prisoner
and yet in the face of a preponderance
of evidence produced by the Govern
ment, the attorneys for the accused
succeeded in obtaining a verdict of
murder in the second degree. The case
was tried before Justice Prichard and
the Court room was crowded each day
during the trial which occupied nearly
all of last week. Mr.. Horners address
to the jury was highly commended by
the bench and bar. Horner and Har-
Ian assisted by eX-Assistant Prosecut-
ing Attorney Taylor defended Howard