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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

to attend the first meeting, public one, to
be held in Tomlinson Hall tomorrow Fol-
lowing is the programme for the first
days session:
Meeting called to order by o. C. William
son, of indianapolis Lodge. No. I46.
prayer .;;....:.......... Rev Thomas ]. Villers
Song, selection. ....-.......J. Russell Powell
Welcome to Indiana by secretary OF
state ....................D Daniel E. Storms
Piano Solo. -. Bro. Eugene Rogers's Son
Welcome to indianapolis. Mayor Bookwalter
Piano Solo by Bro. p. o. Shea's daugh-
ter. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Hazel Shea
ad9ress. ...-.,.............;;::: John Mitchell
Aodress.........".... Frank Z. Gavin
Response by Grand Master ..............
Observation-Disclosures. Frank T. Hawley
Song, selected. .-..-........J Russell Powell
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
Following Mondays sessions the meetings
will be executive and held in Masonic Halt
during tire week and in Germania Hall the
week following. During the week a num-
Der of social features of the convention
will be provided for the entertainment of
the Delegates. The local committee from
indianapolis lodge No. 146 composed of
Noah B. Smith. chairman A c. Akers.
treasurer, Eugene Rogers, treasurer. and
p. o. Shea, C. p. Fate and ]. j. Sedwick,
has arranged for a grand ball in Tomlinson
Hall tomorrow night. a trolley party TO
Fairview Park Tuesday night. a visit to
Kingan Company's packing house Wednes-
day afternoon, visit to Garfield Park
Thursday night. picnic in Riverside FRI
day night. and a visit TO the Atlas engine
works Saturday afternoon. Next Sunday
a special train will leave the Union Station
at $50 a. IN. for trip around the Belt
Railway through the courtesy of the Monon
company. Luncheon will be served to the
Delegates in Broad Ripple. Next Monday
afternoon the visitors will inspect the Van
Camp packing house. and Tuesday will be
rendered a picnic by the local lodge In
White River Park.
majority OF the delegates to the conven-
ton will have reached the city by midnight
tonight. The New York delegation, with
the Eastern representatives of swtchmen's
lodges, will come in on a special train from
Buffalo at o'clock, and other parties
from the middle and far West are due dur
ing the evening. The general officers.
boards OF directors and important commit
teemen have been IN the city for several
DAYS at work under the direction of Grand
Master Hawley and Grand Secretary treas
urer Welsh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

numerous in the city. and an effort will be
made to prevail on their owners to have
the Objectionable signs removed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
Notes of Labor.

committee whenever the employers signify
a willingness to settle the strike
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

to attend the first meeting, a public one to
be held in Tomlinson Hall tomorrow. Fol-
lowing is the programme for the first
days session.
Meeting called to order by o. c. William
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
LOADED PISTOLS
Disorder on Fayetteville
Street Last Night.
MIR. CeIedon Hutchins Wounded in the
Aand by Pistol Shot as the
Ball Glanced Up
wards.

Last night the crowd on Fayetteville
street were SO tumultuous and there was
such disorder as to make it necessary Ior
arrests to be made other than the drunkS
as called for in the instructions from
the mayor. Mayor Powell had permitted
the firing of blank cartridges in pistols,
and indiscreet youths and some men took
further liberty and many pistols were
fired loaded with lead.
Just as Mr.. Celedcn Hutchins was leav-
ing the store of Hunter Brothers and
Brewer, a man in the street fired pistol
pointed at the ground and somewhat in
the direction OF Mr.. Hutchins. The bali
glanced up, striking Mr.. Hutchlns hand
and cutting slight, but painful wound.
The offender could not be located as he
disappeared in the crowd.
The police had taken no action against
those firing pistols loaded with blank car
trfdges as it was stated that they un-
derstood Mayor Powell's order to permit
this, but as the privilege was abused It
was found necessary to take some step 10
stop the disorder. Members of the Board
of Aldermen on the street were alarmed
at the situation and one was present
lust as officer Jack Beasley laid hands
on a young man, who had Just fired a
pistol into the air, from the sidewalk Ill
front of the Tucker Building Pharmacy.
The only casualty reported was that
of Mr.. Hutchns In some quarters OF the
city thoughtless youths threw torpedoes
against the doors of residences where
people were asleep, thus alarming women
and children
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
FINGER TAKEN TO CHARLOTTE.
Capt. Fowler Still in a Serious COndi-
tion---Feeiing Runs High.
(special to News and Observer.)

Salisbury, N c.. Dec. 24.-Burt Finger,
the negro who made murderous attack
on Captain John A. Fowler at Spencer
Monday night, was carried to Mecklenburg
county Jail last night for safe keeping.
This action was taken by Sheriff Julian,
of Rowan, in order to avoid possible un-
lawful demonstration in the event of
Fowler's death The latter has been in
serious and perhaps critical condition
since the affair, and it is yet feared that
he may die. though all that medicl skill
can do to save his life is being done. On
yesterday Finger was carried before Mr..
Fowler for a second time, hoping that he
might be thoroughly identified but as the
attack was made in almost total darkness
the wounded man could not make a posi-
tive statement. However, Finger was
carried to his own nome, and after much
pursuasion was made to produce the va
lise which he had taken from Mr.. Fowler,
the contents of which were also found in
his possession. Feeling against Finger
rungs high, and there is no telling what
would happen upon the death of the
wounded conductor
A movement is IN foot, and has been
well nigh perfected, whereby Salisbury
will secure handsome and commodlous
opera house to cost about $4,000. The
structure Will be up-to-date in every re
spect and it is expected that work Will
begin in the near future.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25

on by both the friends and enemies of
the administration. The former say that
no special effort was made to ket through
the resolution, and that those voting
against it did so because they deemed the
step inadvisable rather than because of
opposition 90 Mr.. Roosevelt. On the
other hand, those unfriendly to the Presi-
dent say that, with his usual tactlessness,
he has not only alienated the Southern
white Republicans and embittered all the
Southern white Democratic, but has even
failed to assure to himself the South
ern negroes.
A possibly more correct view than either
of these is that the darkey having an eye
on the future patronage supply would
lust now give the President hint that
further spells are necessary to their 10y
atty. If they can frighten him or worry
him into giving them more places, any
objection they may have to "Marse
Roosevelt" will quickly disappear.
Some idea of the products of the South
ern nine is obtained from the fact that
last year nearly s12,0OO0O fohwt6. = In
last year nearly $12,OOO,00O worth OF
naval stores" were shipped abroad in ad-
dition to the vast quantity of them used
in this country. Of this $12000,00 worth
exported nearly $7,50O,000 was represent
ed by spirits of turpentine and nearly
81. $50 900 by resin. The lEncpal pur-
chasers were England, Germany, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Brazil.
Another forest product that is bring
ing big" money to the South, especially
the mountain sections of it, Is tan bark.
In addition to the vast quantities of it
that are being gathered and used in this
country over quarter of a million dol
lars worth of it was exported last year.
1t goes principally to Japan, Great Brit
ain and Germany.
The lumber and timber sold by this
country last year to other countries ag-
gregate in value $36,0OO,O0O. Of this sum
s26, 900 900 represents the value of the
| timber sent abroad and $10,000,000 that
of the timber. In this Great Britain,
Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, Cuba,
Argentine, Germany and Belgium were
our best customers, though nearly every
country purchased more or less extensive
ly from us.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
Alleged Fraud on Government.
(By the Associated Press }

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. PA suit in
equity has been instituted in the United
States Circuit Court here to subject the
stock of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Company, standing in the name OF
l.. Laflin Kellogg, of New York, who is
alleged to be in reality the attorney for
and trustees of Benjamin d. Greene, "a
citizen of Connecticut, temporarily re-
siding in the city of Quebec" to payment
of demands alleged to be due the govern
ment of the United States. The allega-
ton is that Oberlin M. Carter, benjamin
d. Greene and John f. Gaynor conspired
to defraud and did defraud the Unftec
States and that a portion of 1reen's share
of the spoils was invested by Kellogg
in some 400 shares of common stock OF
the Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany. The object of the SUIT If to in
join the transfer of the stock and to
sequestrate for the benefit the gov
ernment A temporary injunction has
been granted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
A SLIGHT REACTION
1t Was Only for a Mo-
ment, and Cotton
Rushed Up Again.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 24.-Early trading in
cotton was very active again today WITH
fluctuations very irregular although gen
orally speaking there was good under
current of bullishness as result of rath-
er better cables than expected, moder-
ate receipts, unfavorable weather, reports
of good spot sales at yesterdays ad-
vances and continued aggressive buying.
On the other hand there was very heavy
liquidation and more talk of unsettled con-
ditions in the Far East SO that every
betterment met with heavy selling. The
market opened firm points lower to IL
points higher. Immediately after the call
covering and bull support put prices up
to a net gain of 13 to 20 points with
july selling at 1870 Then liquidation
caused a reaction OF several points after
which the market showed further fever
iskness and irreguiarity.
The early reaction only lasted for q
moment and was followed by another
upward rush of prices. January sold at
1851, March at 1881 and May and July
at 1891. This was an advance tor the
day of "a to 35 points and such gam
Just before a triple holiday naturally
became n very tempting place Tor proht-
taking so that realizing was very heavy
and prices in the early afternoon saggeo
down about 10 to 12 points from the top.
In the late trading fluctuations were
very violent and irregular. First there
was a sharp break that carried prices
down to about last nights finals on the
active months, but in the last ten min
utes a renewal Of bull support and active
covering brought about another upturn
with the market finally irregular and un-
settled, net { to 16 points higher. Sales
were estimated ct 100000 bales
New Orleans, Dec. 24.-The cotton mar
ket was very active today In spite OF IN
enormous volume OF holiday -quidation
prices advanced. Leading bulls support
ed the market and the buying forced
prices up point by POINT until May was
II points higher than yesterdays close.
1t was rumored today that another bull
pool had been formed on the same lines
as the famous bull pool of last year. 1T S
claimed the pool has ten times as much
money at it's command as it had last year
and that it will force cotton to extreme
prices. .
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
Rough Passage of the Kron Prinz.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 23.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm ~
rived tonight from Bremen, Southampton
and Cherbourg, after very rough, temp
estuous voyage of seven days, three hours
and So minutes. The steamer lost one
blade of her port propeller three hours
out from Cherbourg, which reduced her
speed. Under good weather conditions the
kron Prinz is said to be able to make
about l knots with one blade of the pro-
peller missing but the heavy westerly
gales and the high seas compelled furth-
er reduction OF the speed because great
part of the time the across were clear
of the water, causing the engines to race
violently.
On the third day out from Cherbourg
a Greek steerege passenger named George
Kolovos, aged "a years, developed small
pox and was promptly isolated On arri-
val at Quarantine he was removed to the
contagious hospital and "a of his fellow
passengers were transferred to Hoffman
Island for observation.
After disinfecting the steamers hospl-
tai and steerage the health officer per-
mitted her to go to the dock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
AS TO EDGAR BELAiR.
Letter From Gen. Leonard Wood Tells
of His Acquaintance WithHim.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

New York, Dee. 24.-The Commercial
today prints a letter signed by General
Leonard Wood and addressed to DR.. Hor-
ace Fletcher, of Yale University, in which
the writer tells of his acquaintance with
Edgar Bellairs. In the letter, which was
written at Cairo on May II, last General
Wood referring to Bellairs, said:
''In the spring of 1899 he was promoted
to Havana (from Santiago not at my re-
quest or suggestion, direct or indirect, as
/ remember it. He asked absolutely no
favors of me, or so far as l know, from
any one.
after my transfer to Havana, as Gov
ernor of the whole island in December
1899, Belairs continued on duty, 1 should
say about five months and was then sent
to China and the Philippines, not at my
suggestion or request directly or Indirect
ly. / was sorry to have him go, and as
we all liked him and found him reliable
In the Philippines Bellairs was believer
in military government instead of civil and
apparently wrote accordingly, and of
course, trouble with the civil government
in the way of loss of friendly relations
followed After Bellairs left Havana ugl,
rumors about him began to be circulated.
They came almost entirely from number
of men who did not like him, and on in
vestigation nothing definite was found 1
heard from him very seldom NFinally
some one published what purpo' be a
story of Bellair's past, and points OUT that
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News and C4laton

this unexpected tribute of esteem showed
that he might be surprised and delighted,
but he couldn't be stampeded into a loss
of eloquent words in expression of graft
tude. The Greensboro Electric Company
sent every one of its seventy-five en-
ployes home last night with large Christ
mas turkey on his back.
Mrs. Fanny Ogburn ndrews. relict of the
late L. w. Andreds. died at 1 o'clock last
night, aged 65 years. She was most es-
Unable and highly beloved woman and
had borne with great patience the afflic-
ton of being paralyzed since last May.
She vii lbe buried at Green Hill ceme-
terry tomorrow, with services at the West
Market Street Methodist church, of which
she was a devoted member.
Mrs. Andrews was the mother of Mr..
Z. b. Barbee's second wife.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
One Phone For Durham.
(speeial to News and observer.)


Durham, N. c., Dec. 24.-Practically
all business, save the merchantlle busl-
ness, has suspended in Durham until after
the Christmas holidays are over. Today
the various factories and mills turned
their host of employees loose and the
streets and stores were packed all day
and late at night. There has been
great deal of shopping done up to this
time and athe cash drawers of the mer-
chants are running over with the lucre
Since yesterday morning Register OF
Deeds Suit has issued seventeen mar
riage license. Several of s-.ese couples
were married last night, eight or ten
this afternoon and tonight and others
will get married tomorrow.
Durham now has but one telephone
system. The Bell phone has been abb
sorbed by the Interstate company and the
phones of the former are being taken
out of offices and residences where ooth
'phones have been used. lie Bell has
leased to the Interstate company 9
retain only the long-distance business.
which will be done over the long distant
line of the Bell and the local lines OF the
Interstate. 4he Bell will place an opera
tor at the long distant board in the
Interstate office. In Durham the ne
company has leased the old one but tn!
is not the arrangement at other places
Tie leasing Of the Bell by the Interstate
people ends a long and hard fight for
business. The Bell tried to kill the Inter
state people soon after they came in the
field and for several years no change was
made by the Bell company for anything
save che long distance service. A phone
was placed in every home that wanted
one free of charge. But the Interstate
continued to live and finally the Bell came
back on a paying basis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25

he was my particular friend, and that l
sent him to China, and that his attitude
toward the civil government was at my
suggestion, and that | was working to re-
lieve Taft, etc, etc. conclusions as false
as they are childish and silly. Whostart
ed the thing no one knows, but doubtless
some of the people had to handle with
out gloves during my stay in Cuba. 1t
was far-fetched and dishonest and intended
to create trouble. This is the whole story.
Bellairs was in no way especially intimate
with me or my family-that is to say, l
don't think that in all this Cuban service
he was at my table more than three or, at
most. four times. =
II saw him daily, as did the sun man,
and gave them such news as l could. They
were treated exactly alike"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
FIRE At MARS HILL
Ouietest Xmas in Ashe-
Vile for Many Years.
Man Who Chopped ArmIess Negro in
the Head Capiured---Elks' Xmas
Tree to 1900 Chill
drep.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Asheyiile, N. c., Dec. 24.-Tonight is
has witnessed for many years. The edict
of the Board of Aldermen that there
should be no shooting of fireworks on the
public streets of the city during the holi-
days and the instructions of Chief of Po-
lice Jordan to his officers to arrest any
and everyone who sought TO shoot off fire
works had its effect, and Notwithstanding
the fact that the streets are crowded and
jammed little noise is heard, as no ire
works are being exploded.
A destructive fire occurred at Mars Hill
early yesterday morning. The postoftice,
telephone exchange and the store OF Nc
Divitt being destroyed. How the fire
originated is not known, but when dis
covered it had gained so much headway
that it wa swith difficulty that other
buildings were saved. The switchboard in
the telephone exchange was removed dur
ing the progress of the fire and was placed
in a vacant lot, where the Hello bust
ness was yesterday conducted. There was
no insurance on any of the burned build
ngs, and the loss is total.
Everything is in readiness for the Elk S
Christmas II ee to the poor children of the
city Saturday afternoon. Something like
81, 900 has been contributed for this pur-
pose and it is expected that from one
thousand to fifteen hundred children will
enjoy the tree and receive gift of some
description.
The man Adam Mcintyre, who Wednes-
day evening chopped in the head an arm
less negro named Piercy, has been cap
tured and is in Jail awaiting the outcome
of the injuries inflicted on Piercy, who
was cut on the head and on the shoulder
with an axe, and whose injuries may
prove fatal. The trouble between the men
arose over a woman.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25
WILL "BRU|N"
YIELD To "PUG?"
Britain Deems Japan S
Demands Just.
WARSHIP TO COREA
Russian Official Circles Hope for Pa
cific Settlement of Russia---Jap-
anese Dispute. Russian
Press is Irritated With
British Newspapers
(By the Associated Press)

Berlin, Dec. 24.-An intimation has
reached the Japanese legation here that
Russil will concede Japan's requests.
Inquiries made by the Associated Press
as to particulars OF this lntimatlon'
whethe rit came from Toxic or st. Peters
burg brought out nothing more than that
a peaceful solution is now highly prob
able.
The British government, it is understood
form another source, has represented to
the Car that Great Britain deems Japan's
demands just, and earnestly expects that
Russia will grant them. This representa-
tion is supposed by the utterances of the
British Ambassadors here and in Paris
and Vienna, who have informed the re-
spective governments to which they are
accredited that Japan, in the opinion OF
the British government, will fight ii Rus
sia holds to the position taken IN her re-
cent note.
The Russian Ambassador here has for
several days been inquiring freely what
the opinions of the diplomatic corps are.
London, Dec. PA dispatch to Reu-
ter's Telegram Company from Toxic says
Premier Katsura and War Minister Ter
ach visited the Marquis Ito. President of
the Privy Council, and the Marquis Yam
agata Chief of the Council of Field Mar
shals at their villas today, two hours dis
tnat by rail from Toxic. The meetings
are believed to have been connected with
important developments in the Russian
Japanese situation. The ministers return
ed to Toxic this evening.
The impression is growing in the best
informed circles that the adoption of such
policy is now inevitable.
London, Dec. 24.-Diplomatic circles in
London look for several days of dull Rus
so-Japanese negotiations.
The Japanese legation points out that
Japan's counter proposals will possibly
entail somewhat prolonged consideration
Meanwhile a London Times dispatch
! from Toxic saying: THE best informed
circles in Japan do not share the pessi
mism which appears to prevail III London
| inasmuch as to resources of diplomacy are
bv no means exhausted" has created {
more hopeful feeling, especially as the
Times yesterday, both in its dispatches
and edltorially took a warlike view Of th'
| SltudllOu.
Washington, Dec 24-At the request o
the State Department Secretary Moody
today sent a cablegram to Rear Admira
Sterling, commanding the Asiatic squad
ron, to despatch warship to Chemuipo
Corea to protect American interests there
st. Petersburg, Dec. 24-The hopeful
nes sin official circles of a pacific settle
ment of the Russo japanese dispute was
reflected today on the Bourse, which large
ly recovered from the nervousness which
| had prevailed for several days.
The Russian newspapers are displaying
the liveliest irritation at the British
press, whose anti-Russian attitude in thi
present Russo-Japanese dispute ha
aroused even greater public anlmosit!
1 against Great Britain than exists agains
Japan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25

Barlow, Fla, Dec. 24.-Colonel John
Beatey, general manager of the Green
Bay Phosphate Company. While driving
to his mines this morning was shot from
ambush by negro whom he had dl
charged Yesterday. Mrs. Beatey was with
him and was seriously hurt. several shots
striking her about the face and breast.
Colonel Beatey was not hurt very badly.
Colonel Beatey's horse came near run
ming away and the negro escaped in the
woods. Posses have been securing the
woods all day and late this afternoon a
negro was captured who is supposed TO
be the right man. He was placed in jail
here and will be taken to Colonel eBatey
in the morning for Identification.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-25

Chicago, Dec. 23.-The rand jury to-
night voted indictments against j. E..
Johnson, business agent of the Brass
Workers Union: Lee Fisher, Secretary OF
the International OrdA--of Machinists;
and James j. Lamb, business agent OF the
International Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers. The indictments charge con-
spiracy to wreck the business OF the Kel-
logg Switchboard and Supply Company
during a strike which twas productive of
much violence during the early spring