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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
KILLED BY WIfE'S FRIEND
WILLIAM j. PEPPLER SHOT BY WILL.
LIAM E. DOBsON AT NEW YORK.
Former Found the Latter I'm His
Wife's Company and a Fight En-
sued, with Fatal Result.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Filled with jeal-
Gus anger at finding another man in his
wife's company this afternoon. William j.
teenth street, threw the visitor into the
hall, fought him from the third floor to
the front door of the apartment house in
which he lived, with the wife screaming and
weeping at their heels, and was there shot
dead by the man, who, he thought, had
wronged him. This man was William Earl
Dobson, a cashier in a stock brokers' Of
flee. Peppler was twenty-six years old and
clerk. He had not been married long.
A policeman, sumomned by the cries of
the other tenants of the house, who were
alarmed by the shooting. rushed into the
building, and in the hall stumbled over the
dead body of Peppler. on which his wife
was lying unconscious. Peppler had been
shot in the side the bullet passing clear
through the body.
After being revived Mrs Peppler said
that she and Dobson were together when
her husband returned Unexpectedly from
work and a fight followed. resulting in Dob
son being thrown out of the room and pur-
sued down stairs by her husband. In the
lower hall the men clinched again and
Dobson fired one shot. After that the
woman remembered nothing.
Dobson is said to be a married man with
a wife and two children living somewhere
in North Carolina. He was arrested to-
night in the apartments or friends living on
West One-hundred-and-elev street. He
took his arrest calmly and refused TO make
any statement. At the police station he
said he had wife and two children in
Washington, ID. c. He was locked up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
ACTORS MOBBED AGAIN
IRISHMEN OBJECTED TO "M'FAD-
DEN's ROW OF FLATS"
And "Egged' Arthur Whitelaw While
He Was Singing "Mr. DooIey"-
Panic, Followed by Arrests.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 30.-A pam
ic was precipitated at the Peoples Theater
tonight when the actors in the farce, NC
Fadden's Row of Flats" were mobbed by
throng of Irishmen. Eighteen men were
arrested and held without bail charged with
melting to riot.
The disturbance occurred in the first act.
While Arthur Whitelaw was singing "Mr.
Dooley" he was greeted with a shower of
eggs, and some person in the audience dis
charged a pistol. Immediately there was
a rush for the exits and in the excitement
women and children were trampled upon.
None was seriously injured, however.
The police were called and three patrol
wagons filled with policemen were dis
patched to the scene. The disturbers were
inclined to resist arrest and there was a
lively encounter, but the riotous element
was quickly subdued. The magistrate be-
fore whom the prisoners were arraigned re-
fused TO accept bail for them.
Major p. c. b. ODonovan, national pres
ident Of the Gaelic League, occupied box
at the theater. After the occurrence he
said his presence was due to desire to
Judge for himself If the attack made on the
play in New York Saturday night was war
ranted. Major O'Donovan said he saw moth
ing offensive in the performance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
EN- ROUTE TO PORTUGAL
KING EDWARD STORMBOUND AT
PORTSMOUTH LAST NIGHT.
His Majesty and Queen Alexandra to
Visit Erin This Summer-lrish
People Pleased.

LONDON, March 30.-King Edward with
a suite consisting of half a dozen persons
started for Lisbon to-day, having few
hours previously seen Queen Alexandra of
for Copenhagen. The Portuguese minister
to Great Britain, the Marquis De Several
accompanied the King on his Journey
Owing to the rough weather prevailing
King Edward decided TO remain at Ports
mouth tonight.
1t is officially announced that King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra will visit Ire
land in July or August of this year.
land in July or August of this year. This
announcement has been received with great
satisfaction in Dublin and Belfast, where
ii is predicted the visit will be triumphant
success, as they will see Ireland in hap
pier frame of mind than she has been for
many years. Nothing is known regarding
the itinerary that their Majesties will fol-
low, but it is believed their trip will be
made on the royal yacht and several places
will be visited 1t is hoped that the visit
may coincide with the autocar races for
the James Gordon Bennett cup, and great
deal of speculation is already indulged in
as to the possible functions which may be
graced by the presence of the royal visitors.
In political circles the announcement OF
the Irish trip is accepted as an augury that
the land bill may be passed without any
undue friction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31

Army Omcers to Visit the Various
States Next Month.

WASHINGTON, March 3o.-Prompt and
satisfactory responses have been received
at the War Department from adtutants
general of States and Territories to the re-
cent telegraphic inquiry as to when the
organized militia would be ready for per-
sonal inspection by an army officer In order
to determine the number of magazine arms
and equipments to be issued to them under
the provisions of the new militia law With
only five exceptions the state troops will
be ready for the proposed inspection during
the month of April. and II is expected the
War Department will be able TO announce
its plans for the inspection In few DAYS
The States which have announced their
readiness for inspection either during April
or at the convenience or the War Depart
ment are Alabama. Arizona, California,
Colorado. Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois In
iana Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan
Minnesota, Mississippi. Missouri. Nevada
New Jersey. New Mexico. New York. North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma
oregon, Rhode Island. South Carolina
South Dakota. Texas. Utah. Vermont Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The militia of the District of Columbia
Arizona, Utah. Washington and Wyoming
are already armed with the regulation
ware IL being reorganized and is not ready
for inspection at this time A similar state
of affairs exists In Florida which State
suggested that the inspection of her troops
be postponed until August The New
Hampshire militia will be encamped at
Concord June Is. and IL is probable they
will be inspected at that time. The new
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
GREENVILLE STILL FLOODED.
Cutting of the Protection Levee Has
Brought No Relief.

GREENVILLE. Miss, March 3O-There
is little change in the flood situation to-
night. The cutting OF the protection levee
at the northern border of the town has
given no perceptible relief in letting out the
water. On the contrary. a rise is still
in progress generally throughout the city.
The electric light plant is being rapidly
pumped out, and il is possible 1t may be
able to resume tomorrow. The big crevasse
three miles south of the city continues to
widen, and Ii is impossible TO say what
the ultimate breadth will be if the efforts
to strengthen the ends and prevent further
cutting are not successful. A large force
of men is still engaged in this work
So far as known not single life has
been lost as result Of the breaking of the
levee and the subsequent flooding Of the
country. The negro family, woman and
five children, that was reported TO have
perished. was rescued. There have been
many sensational rumors of persons
drowned, but TO date not one of them has
been confirmed. Rescue boats are out in
every direction, and all refugees brought
to the city are being cared for.
In Greenvile the water is causing endless
inconvenience and much damage but the
city and its inhabitants are not considered
TO be in the slightest danger, even should
the water get much higher. The threat
ened break at Catfish Point has failed to
waning.
Persons who have returned from the
creyasse south of the city report that a
second has occurred about five hundred
feet north of the first break. The new
crevasse Is about four hundred feet wide
This new opening will add 10 the volume
of water that is flowing inland from the
swollen Mississippi. but 1t is not consid-
cred that 1t will serve TO complicate the
situation further than possibly to make
greater the overfowed area.
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Speculation as to the Effect Changes
i'm Membership VIII Have on Tariff
Legislation This Fall.
RAIN MARS THE EXCURSION
sHORTRlDGE HIGH SCHOOL PARTY
STRIKES WET WEATHER.
Unable to Visit Mount Vernon and
Other Places of Interest About the
National Capital.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-In view Of
the official announcement that there will be
q special session OF Congress beginning
early 1ext fall in order to secure early ac-
tion on Cuban reciprocity. there is some
interesting speculation now going on here
as to what the changes in the ways and
means committee may forebode with refer
ence to the entire question of reciprocity
and tariff legislation.
Three leading Republicans from the
west-Steele of Indiana, Hopkins of Illi-
nois and Long of Kansas-have retired
from the committee and from the House.
An effort will be made by the delegations
from the States named to retain these i'm
portant places. and certainly the attitude
of the delegations relative 10 the tariff will
have something to do with the matter. 1t
is believed here that Representative Jesse
Overstseet, Of indianapolis, will aspire to
the vacancy created by the retirement of
Major Steele.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
COUNTED THE BALLOTS
HANECY'S INJUNCTION DEFIED BY
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.
Sensational Phase of the Lorimer-
DurbOrrOw COntest-Three Hun
dred Policemen on Guard.

CHICAGO, March 30-In spite of Judge
Hanecys injunction in the Lorimer-Dur-
borrow contest and in the face of threats
of contempt proceedings. the election COM
missioners to-day opened and counted the
ballots cast in one precinct of the Sixth
congressional district in the election of
last November. Their action constituted,
in the opinion of Judge Carter, by whose
advice the injunction was violated a tech
nical vindication of the election law The
count finished, the election commissioners
remained in a state of siege throughout
the remainder of the day, with police
massed inside and outside of the board
rooms, awaiting an expected attack by the
Lorimer forces. Upwards of three hun
dred policemen, drawn from the various
stations throughout the city, were on
guard, but the day passed without a clash.
Even after the adjournment of Judge
Hanecy's court, however. and in spite of
his declaration that no writ has been is
sued. the vigilance of the commissioners
was not relaxed through fear of a coup
the part of their opponents.
When the rumor gained currency that
Judge Hanecy had issued writ impound-
ing the ballots and ordering the vault in
which they were locked seized by a force
of deputies which was said to be awaiting
his orders, there was intense excitement
throughout the city nall. The rumOr caused
Chief of Police O'Neil to mass several hun
policemen on the stairs and in the halls
leading to the board rooms. No person was
allowed to pass In or out of the rooms.
While these preparations were being made
in the city hail. Judge Hanecy proceeded
with the hearing of his calendar in the ad-
joining building. He denied having issued
the writ in question, but declined to say
what he intended to do. You may rest
assured" his reply to a query, that
what / do will be in open court and in the
usual manner"
Chief of Police ONeill tonight expressed
his intention to carry out the instructions
given MIN by the counsel for the election
commissioners. IF any one comes here to
serve a writ or legal document" he said,
has merit and authority sufficient to admit
the bearer. L am ready and willing to ac-
cept the Judgment of the counsel for the
commissioners that score. If necessary
/ can have 20C0 men here within a few
hours. Should IL come to a brush l could
swear in a lot of special policemen. / am
not going TO let those ballots be seized
Intervention by the grand jury in the elec-
ton recount dispute was asked of States
Attorney Deneen tonight by Attorney John
j. Knickerbocker, who demanded that VIII
liam Lorimer, Elbridge Hancy, Sheriff Bar
rett. John A. Cook and j. A. Linn be sum-
criminal conspiracy. Linn and Cook are
included in the count because of the alleged
closing of their offices in the Superior and
Circuit courts Saturday afternoon with the
supposed object of preventing the election
commissioners from securing writs of
habeas corpus after their arrest for con-
tempt of court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Forrest McCOrd Cuts Charity StOrts's
Throat and His own.

CHILLICOTHE, o.. March 3O.-Forrest
McCord a barber, aged twenty-four years,
living at Bournville. this county, to-day
killed Charity Storts, girl aged twenty
years, by cutting her throat from ear TO
ear. after which he cut his own throat In
a like manner The deed was done at the
girls home, near South Salem. McCord
and a number of companions were drink
ing heavily Sunday. and he struck one o.
them with a beer bottle. A warrant was
issued for his arrest He left his home
Immediately for the StortS home, eight
miles distant, and found the young girl
alone with her mother, who occupies an
upstairs room. He remained with Miss
Storts for about one hour when the
screams of her daughter brought the moth
er TO the stairway, and she saw her daugh-
ter in McCOrd's arms, covered with blood,
and her head almost severed from her body.
She rushed downstairs, but before she
reached the first floor McCord dropped the
girl and drew the razor across his own
throat and fell to the floor.
McCord and Miss Storts had been sweet
hearts for several years. 1t is supposed
that McCord, fearing arrest, was filled with
remorse. and went to the Storts home and
committed the deed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
Order Issued by the President That
Will Release Certain Convicts Inn.
prisoned at Atlanta, Ga.
MILITIA TO BE INSPECTED
ARMY OFFICER TO VISIT
INDIANA BEFORE LONG.
An Inspection Of the Citizen SOldiery
to BE Made to Determine Need of
Arms and Equipments.

WASHINGTON, March 3o-President
Roosevelt has issued a general order in
the nature of an amnesty toward certain
class of prisoners which will affect more
than hundred prisoners confined in the
United States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
In the early part of 1902 upon the COM
pletion of the Atlanta penitentiary, num-
ber of United States prisoners incarcerated
in penitentiaries in Ohio and New York
were transferred to the United States
penitentiary at Atlanta.
By reason of the transfer of these prison.
ers their terms of Imprisonment were in
creased in some cases to the extent of
three or four years, for the reason that
the Ohio and New York laws relating to
the diminution of sentences for good be-
havior, which by the federal statutes were
made applicable to United States prison.
ers, were very much more liberal than the
federal statutes under which such diminu-
ton of sentences is permitted in federal
institutions.
The last Congress repealed the federal
statutes making State laws applicable to
United States prisoners and enacting
very liberal Communication to the law ap-
plicable to all United States prisoners
wherever confined.
On account of the great injustice done to
the prisoners transferred to Atlanta in ex-
tending their sentences beyond the terms
which were intended by the courts In i'm
posing the sentences and in order to remedy
this injustice the President has issued
general order which, after reciting the law
and facts in the case, concludes as fol-
lows:
Now, therefore, be 1t known, that I,
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
United States of America, in consideration
of the premises, divers other good and suffi-
cient reasons thereunto moving, do hereby
order that each and every United States
prisoner who was or hereafter shall be
transferred from a state institution to the
United States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ca,
under sentence imposed on or before the
10th day of July. 1902, be discharged by the
warden of the said United States peniten-
tiary upon the day when he would have
been discharged had he continued to be
confined in the state prison or penitentiary
from which he was transferred; upon con-
ditions that his conduct in the said fnsti-
tuition and in the United States penitentiary
has been such as to entitle him to the de-
ductions hereby granted and allowed"
The President has denied fifteen applica-
tions for executive clemency and has exer-
cised clemency in nine cases. He has COM
muted to imprisonment for twenty years
the sentence of Thomas Thurber, convict
ed in Kansas of murder and sentenced in
1883 to be hanged. The prisoner has served
nearly fifteen years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
HIGH SCHOOL sIGHT-sEERs.
Rain Dampens the Spirits Of Indiana
Excursionfsts.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 30-The spirits of
the High School excursionists from In
dianapolis were dampened somewhat to-day
by a heavy shower of rain, which started
early I'm the morning and continued unin-
terruptedly during the day. The excur-
sionists were compelled TO forego the trip
planned to Mt. Vernon. Alexandria and
Arlington Most of the visitors inspected
the public buildings to-day. On account of
casoned by tO-days storm. IL may be that
the proposed call at the White House will
have to be omitted, but every effort will
be made TO carry out this part OF the itin-
and Old Point Comfort tomorrow evening
Unless another change Is made In the off,
ciai itinerary. the people of Indianapolis
will not see President Roosevelt during his
Western trip. The President desired to
visit indianapolis. but I'm making up the
programme IL was discovered that stop
could not be made at indianapolis without
inconvenience or delay. AS the President
visited Indianapolis last fall. IL was finally
decided TO omit that city on this occasion.
The presidential party will probably pass
through indianapolis at night
Ine controller OF the currency announces
the following changes in officials of Indiana
national banks: The First National Bank
Of Farmland, W. II. Meeks, vice president;
Cnaries r: Mcintyre, assistant cashier. The
FIRST National Bank of Lewisville, Claude
Bartiett r assistant cashier, In place OF
An order was issued to-day providing for
the establishment. effective July /, OF an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
Levee Board Afraid 1t Cannot He Re-
vetted Unless More Money Is
Forthcoming.
RAILWAYS NOW INVOLVED
TRACKS OF TWO LINES ARE SUB
MERGED BY THE FLOOD.
Little Change at GreenviI1e, Miss
Not One Life Lost, So Far
as Known.

NEW ORLEANS. March SO,-The. carry
ing away of additional cribbing at the
Hymelia crevasse early this morning
brought the forces that have been at work
there to the verge of abandonment of the
attempt to close the break. Later in the
day, however, 1t was agreed to continue the
undertaking. though all hands are likely
to be called off If the terrific current
washes out the new lines of cribbing which
were started from both ends of the levee
late this afternoon. In no event can the
work be completed inside of a week, and
unless ample money is guaranteed the next
disaster to the cribbing is likely to mark
the end of the struggle. The levee board
to-day let it be known that it was at the
end of it's resources and that unless the
planters and the railroads could assure
subscriptions amounting to $4,000 it would
be compelled to throw up its hands. Doubt
less double that amount will be required
to complete the job. BY evening it was
said the break was close to 200 feet in
width, with the ends still steadily melting
away.
Two ridges between which the levee caved
has prevented the water from spreading
rapidly above and below, but the mighty
torrent is filling the lakes and bayous to
the rear, and in the next fortnight the
whole basin from the La Fourche lower
limits of cultivated land in Placquemine is
likely to go under water, causing ines
timable damage and much suffering. The
Texas & Pacific Railroad is now hopelessly
involved with water running deep over the
tracks and with little hope of an early
resumption of traffic If the crevasse is
ed n
The Howell crevasse is beyond control
and this has suspended all traffic over the
Napoleonville branch of the Southern Pa
cific.
front of this city, marking 203 at night
fall. The rise yesterday, however, was
two-tenths Of foot. An inspection of the
local levees gives no cause for apprehen-
sion as to their safety. The whole line,
however. is being subjected to careful
watch day and night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-31
Charges Against Lieut.. Col. How're.

WASHINGTON. March 3O.-The War De-
partment is investigating charges that have
been filed against Lieut.. Col. Robert l..
Howe, who was in command of post in
northern Luzon in 1899 The charges relate
to cruelties TO Filipinos, allegations being
made that Lieutenant Colonel Howe was
cognizant of the fact that two natives were
whipped to death and that no punishment
>of the offenders was ordered. 1t was stated
at the War Department that so far as in
vestigated 1t appears the alleged outrage
was Derpetrated by native officers while
Colonel Howe was absent after hostile
Filipinos The matter has been brought 10
the attention of Colonel Howe and par
tial reply made that an investigation at
the time showed that only one native had
died. and that his death was not due 10
ill treatment, but to diabetes. Reports OF
alleged outrages in the Philippines for
which Colonel Howe and some other OFF,
GERS are said TO be responsible are part OF
General Mies's report of his recent in
vestigation in the Philippines.