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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

Mr. Quay Now, Mr.. President" said he.
1--WE are ready for a vote on this BILL.
Mr.. Nelson was quickly on his feet ana
declared Mr.. Quay's course was clearly out
of reason, as Mr.. Burnham had not con-
cluded his remarks.
"That question was practically deter
mined by the vote of the Senate remarked
Mr. Quay He said that he was disposed
to be courteous to Mr.. Burnham and to
listen to his remarks, but If first one sena-
tor and then another opposed to the omni-
bus bill took up three or four days each, ii
was not worth while to push the bill
further. "a conclusion" he said. mo mat
ter what it may be, should be reached in
view of the important legislation await
ing action by the Senate" He thereupon
said he had no objection to the bill being
laid aside until tomorrow, when he would
move to take il up and keep 1t before the
Senate. Then turning to Mr.. Beveridge,
Mr.. Quay said:
"I hope the senator from Indiana will be
prepared to put up his men,
Mr.. Burton requested the passage of
| bill which. he said. had been vetoed once
by the President and explained that in
| it's present shape Ii was satisfactory to the
President.
There was disinciination to take the
matter up and finally Mr.. Hoar criticised
| the President for having indicated to Mr..
| Burton his approval of the measure. 1t
| is being continually stated in the news
| papers, said Mr.. Hoar, that such and
such bills are administration measures and
| that a set of senators had called on the
| President and made arrangements for the
| Senate's action on trust bills, the state
| hood bill and other measures. The time
| for the President to make up his mind
about statutes is after we have passed
them and not before. unless he avails him
| self of his constitutional privilege to make
communication to the entire body by mes
sage"
The discussion was ended by Mr.. spooner
moving an adjournment, which was car
ried. and at O'clock the Senate ad-
journed.
President Roosevelt had further confer
| ence to-day with senators respecting the
omnibus statehood bill. The situation as
/ it developed in the Senate yesterday is re-
garded by the President and leaders in the
| Senate as serious. The President is taking
no active part in the statehood contest, but
| he is concerned lest ii should result in the
| sdetracking OF other important legislation.
He has indicated his opposition to the omni-
bus bill, but whether he will veto it in
case it were passed is regarded as doubt
/ fll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
BOMBARDED BY GERMANS
San Carlos, Venezuelan Fort, at Entrance OF Mara.
caibo Lake, SheIIed Again and Village Burned.

the same time One rebel column pushed
nearly to the center of the town. At first
the government soldiers were thrown into
from the surprise. they stood up against
the rebel attack. The government men
were commanded by Generals Hermosillo
and Talleria. After an engagement which
lasted for ten hours, the fighting going
in the streets and from houses of Coro,
the revolutionists were obliged to retire.
General Riera, who showed great personal
bravery during the fight. is reported to be
wounded in the leg. He is now fleeing in
the direction of Paraguayana, and he will
probably embark for Curacao. The govern
ment lost ten men killed. The houses in
Coro are riddled with bullets.
The victory of the government at Coro
is held up as proof that the revolution is far
from being as successful as is represented
at Willemstad, where the revolutionary
headquarters are. General Velutini, who
has arrived at Macuto, near Laguayra,
from Barcelona, after having eluded the
vessels of the blockading powers. reports
that the government has 1900 men with
which to oppose the revolutionists in the
Barcelona district.
1t is known here that two schooners sue
ceeded Jan. is in landing arms and anu
milton for the of the revolutionists
under General Riera at point on the coast
near Coro. The fact that these schooners
were overhauled by an Italian cruiser be-
fore they had the munitions of war on
board and that they succeeded in passing
the blockade when loaded with arms and
ammunition for the revolutionists is quoted
in Caracas as proof of the truth of the fire.
quent statements TO the effect that the
blockading powers are interested in aid
inig the revolution
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Won BueIow quote. Roo-evelt.

BERLIN, Jan. H.-Chancellor Won Bue-
low, during his speech in the Reichstag
yesterday on the Venezuelan question,
quoted the note from President Roosevelt
declining to arbitrate presented to the For
eign Office here by Ambassador Tower
Dec. q. as follows:
THE President appreciates to an ex-
traordinary degree the honor that the pow
ers have done him in asking him to act as
arbitrator in settling their present diff
Guilty with Venezuela. He would have been
happy to meet the wishes of the powers and
exert his best efforts for attaining de-
sirable conclusion, but for the fact that
another and better way presented itself
for settling this difficulty. The President
has been of the opinion always that the
whole controversy should be referred to the
higher court of arbitration at The Hague,
since this court was created by the most
important powers of the world to settle on
questions like the present. which involve no
questions of national honor or cession of
territory"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
MUCH HAVOC PROBABLE
CRUISER PANTHER WAS ONLY 500
YARDS FROM THE SHORE.
Part of the Fort Destroyed by an
ExpIosion-Pr0teSt from Ger
mans al MaracaibO.

MARACAIBO. Venezuela, Jan. 21.-Three
German warships. supposed to be the
Panther. vineta and Fake, began shelling
the fort of San Carlos at half past 10
O'Clock this morning. The fort returned
the fire.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press. in rowboat. approached to within
three miles of the fort at noon. The roar
of the guns terrific. The Panther ap
peared to be not more than five hundred
yards from the fort. Her guns were fired
every few minutes. The fort could not be
seen for the clouds of smoke but it was
plain that the Venezuelan gunners were an
swering the German fire splendidly and
with great rapidity.
At o'clock in the afternoon an explosion
occurred. apparently in the fort, and a
cloud of smoke covered part of the ram
parts. number OF Indian fishermen were
intercepted fleeing from the direction of the
fort in their dugout canoes. They reported
that the smoke seen was from the burning
village of San Carlos, which had been
sheIled by the German ships and was in
fames.
The shelling of San Carlos has created
much excitement among the German resi-
dents of this port. who have protested
against the action of the warships.
class OF $500 tons displacement. She is
Si5 feet long with draught of p feet 6
inches She was built i'm 1897, has three
propellers and 10000 indicated horse power
Her armament consists of two S2-inch
quick-firing guns. eight 6-inch quick firing
guns. ten 3.4-inch and ten 1.4-inch quick
firers. and four machine guns. She has
speed OF 1875 knots and complement of 40
men, The vineta has been in Venezuelan
waters for two or three years.
The Panther Is the German gunboat that
shelled Fort San Carlos last Saturday aft
ernoon for one hour and was Obliged to re-
treat because of the forts fire. She is of
47 tons displacement, 2O6 feet long and was
built In 1901. She is armed with eight a.
inch and six 1.4-inch quick-firing guns and
two machine guns.
The Fake is a protected cruiser with
displacement of 1.5sO tons and length Of
255 feet 10 inches. She carries eight 3.9-
inch firing guns and four one-pound re-
voiving cannon.
number of the sailors of the vineta
were ashore one night at Puerto Cabello
In October OF 1901. when they were attacked
by the populace of that port. Considerable
street fighting resulted and the vineta had
TO send in a boatload of armed men to res
cue the shore party. Several of the Vineta's s
crew were wounded.
Fort San Carlos is twenty-five miles from
Maracaibo and commands the entrance to
the lake. or inner bay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
$4,000 WILL BE VOTED
STATUE OF COUNT PULASKI TO BE
ERECTED IN WASHINGTON.
Bill Favorably Acted on by the Sem
ate Committee After Striking Out
the Word "Equestrian."
staff Correspondence of the Journal.

STAFF Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-The statue to
Count Pulaski, in which the Polish people
of Indiana are interested is practically
assured The Senate committee on libra
ries will report the bill favorably at once
This evening Chairman Wetmore. of the
Senate libraries and Chairman McCleary
of the House committee had a conference
as to some of the details of the BILL The
measure will go to the Senate with a
slight amendment AS introduced by Rep
resentative Brick, of Indiana. the measure
provided an appropriation of $4,000 for an
equestrian statue of Pulaski. The Senate
committee has amended the bill by elimi-
mating the word equestrian" This was
done so that an equestrian statue will not
be absolutely required, If it is necessary to
have another kind. Ii is understood that
If the statue is to be placed at one of the
corners of Lafayette Square, ii must not
were not intended for these corners If
1t is placed anywhere else, it probably will
be equestrian statue.
Senator Fairbanks is waiting for an an
swer to his letter addressed to the secre-
tary of the treasury before making a report
on his bill providing an additional appro-
priation for the indianapolis federal build
ing, the bill having been considered by
his committee. Both the senator and Mr.
Overstreet are hoping the appropriation
can be increased TO 10000. The House
committee may discuss Mr.. Overstreet's s
bill at its meeting Friday.
Major and Mrs. Steele gave a theater
party to see the Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast tonight The guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Dalzell and their guest, Miss Mccoy
and Captain Ritter, of the United States
navy.
The Smithsonian Institution will replace
the set of it's reports burned in the Marion
high school Major Steele requested that
this be done.
Senator Fairbanks to-day introduced a
bill TO correct the military record OF Boni-
face Meyers and to increase the pensions
of John Sexton and James III. Moon
NJ III. Myers. OF f>Jeffersonville, Ind, is in
Washington tonight on his way to New
York Other new arrivals from indiana
are: s. NJ Saylor OF Huntington; Arthur
H Mohr. of Fort Wayne, and John T.
Stan, OF Terre Haute. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Kahr, of Indianapolis, are at the Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure. OF Argos. Ind,
are in Washington, sight seeing.
G.. A. G.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Debate in the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 - The House
spent to-day in debate on the Philippine
coinage bill. The minority offered sub
stitute providing for the introduction of
the American currency system into the
island and it received powerful support
from Mr.. Hill, Rep, of Connecticut, who
declared on the floor that the proposition
for the extension of the American system
had the support of Secretary Shaw and
other high officials of the Treasury Depart
ment. Those who participated In the de.
bate were Messrs. Jones, Maddox, Patter-
son, Shafroth, Crumpacker. Williams of IL
linois, Hill, Cannon, Robinson and Williams
of Mississippi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Output of Anthracite.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-The moderate
weather is apparently having its effects as
far as coal shipments concerned. All
the mines Of the Philadelphia & Reading
Company were working to-day with the ex-
ception of one which was closed on account
of funeral. At the Reading office ii was
stated that ,241 cars were mined and loaded
yesterday. That is about $4,000 tons. The
Lehigh Valley Company shipped l0i7 cars,
aggregating about 81 500 tons over its lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. PA represent
ative of the Lehigh Valley Company said
to-day: Efforts are being made to run the
collieries as long each day as the supply
of coal in the breakers will warrant. In
most Of the mines of the Lehigh Valley
Company the miners will only work ten
hours a day; consequently, when the
breakers clean up the coal that Is mined
in that time they have TO cease operations
If the miners would continue work longer,
the operation of the breakers could be con-
tinued from twelve to fifteen hours day.
coal at the mines The region at Centralia
is a notable exception, a. there the miners
work late into the night and consequently
turn out more coal per day per man tnan
any other portion of the territory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Shot While Stealing Coal.

CHICAGO, Jan. H.-F'ifteen-year-o VIII
liam Stohmeyer was shot and probably ia
tally wounded to-day by Special Officer
Martin Ward, employed by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway Company. The boy
is said to have been stealing coal in the
railway companys yards Ward was locked
up pending the outcome of the boys in
jury and to protect him from the wrath of
an angry crowd when the story of the
shooting became known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Charcoal Bur,er. STARVING

LAGUAYRA, Jan. H.-The Dutch cruiser
De Ruyter arrived here this morning. The
cruiser has visited the islands of Los
Roques, where she found the population,
who are charcoal burners trading with
Laguayra, and whose sloops have been
seized by the blockaders, to be upon the
verge Of starvation. The cruiser left pro-
visions and water for eight days. The plan
to convey the inhabitants of Los Roques
to the Dutch island of Curacao is to be
pushed forward rapidly possible. A
schooner will be dispatched from here for
that purpose. Los Roques is 120 miles north
of Laguayra
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
Coal Captured by n Mob.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-A crowd of men,
women and children to-day attacked and
captured a train of seven cars loaded with
more than 200 tons of anthracite coal on the
Long Island Railroad in Brooklyn. The
train crew tried to fight the crowd Off. but
IL was too big, and the railroad men were
forced to stand by while the people filled
their bags baskets. carts, wheelbarrows
and even wagons with the coal. Many OF
those who took the coal say they are will
ing to pay for it and that only after efforts
to buy had resulted in failure they decided
to raid the train
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
INSURGENTS DEFEATED.


CARcAcAS. Jan. I.-The revolutionary
force under General Riera. which attacked
Coro Monday. was obliged to retreat. leav-
ing thirty men killed and lis wounded. as
well as many prisoners. considerable
amount OF arms and baggage
Early Monday morning the revolution
lists. under Riera. Unexpectedly assumed
the offensive. The government supposed
General Riera was at Sabaneta, but In
stead he appeared outside coro with 1000
men. his entire command. and attacked
the town from two differen. directions at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

TOLEDO, o., jan 21.-After an investiga-
ton lasting a week the Common Pleas
grand jury to-day indicted the following
officers of the Toledo Coal Exchange on the
charge of maintaining alleged combine
to keep up prices for coal: William E.
Pardee, president; Daniel ID. Schenck. Law
renee Burkhart and Anton Bueschen, first.
second and third vice presidents; K. j..
West, secretary, and Arthur Herman.
treasurer. The report says that forty other
persons are unlawfully engaged in the al
legged conspiracy. They were arrested this
afternoon and gave bond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
TORCH AGAINST PLAGUE
MEXICANS FIGHTING THE BUBONIC
PEST WITH FIRE.
Streets of Maxatlan ThrOnged with
Idle People Watching the Battle
Gases and Deaths.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21-Reports re-
ceived here say the life of the poor people
of Mazatlan presents many horrible fea-
lures. Unable to leave the city and with
out employment, they daily throng the
streets and watch patients being carried to
the hospital. Nightly crowds of panic
stricken men and women gather in the
streets to watch the burning of houses in
which cases of plague have occurred Near
ly all the families of well-to-do people have
left the stricken city. and the balance will
leave as soon as possible. The charity
committee has thus far received $4,000 for
the benefit of the plague sufferers.
The official bulletin reports for Saturday
last six deaths and six new cases. Sunday
there were four deaths and three new
cases. Seven patients who were discharged
from the hospital were taken to the bar
racks of the fort called the Thirty-first of
May. where they will remain for the pres
ent. The people who are confined to the
pavilions are loud in their praise of the
work done in their behalf by the members
of the relief committee. Forty-five patients
are now In the hospital
MAZATLAN, Mex. Jan. 21.-There were
six deaths from the plague to-day. The
house of the chief of police, with its fur
niture. has been burned. owing to the con-
tamination by the plague There are forty
three serious cases in the lazaretto The
number of houses burned Is 14l. Money
is coming in freely from the City of Mexico
and interior cities, and a deep sense of
gratitude Is felt by the entire community
Great numbers of poor people are without
work owing to the closing of business con-
Germs and factories An air of gloom pre-
walls.
GUADALAJARA. Mex. Jan. H-Four
quarantine stations have been established
In Jalisco by the state government They
are at Ameca. San Marcos. Zapatlan and
communicate with Mazatlan and other
places where the bubonic plague is report-
ed to exist. Each of the stations has a
medical director and corps OF assistants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
RESULT OF VACCINATION.
Girl Brings Suit Against Former EN-,
ployers for $4,000 Damages.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Because her employ
ers, Truax, Greene & Co., insisted that she
be vaccinated and because, she alleges, she
became i'll as a result of that vaccination,
Miss Grace Voorhees, has brought suit
against her former employers for $4,000
damages. Miss Voorhees, asserts that she
was able to earn 800 month in February,
and that she submitted to the vaccination
because she thought that ii would be
properly done. and that she could not
tain her position unless she did submit.
She AYERS, however, that the vaccination
was not we'll done: that from it's effects she
became i'll, and that she will never again
regain her strength because of the poison
which was inserted in her system at that
time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

Venexuela's Condition Precedent to
Opening of Peace Negotiations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-Raising of the
blockade is Venezuela's condition precedent
to the formal institution of negotiations
with the powers for settlement of their
caims.T Minister Bowen has presented this
proposition to the representatives of the
allies here, and it has been cabled to Lon
don, Berlin and Rome. Little progress can
be made pending the receipt of the answers.
Considerable reticence is being maintained
by the negotiators to the preliminary
the nature of Venezuela's initial PROPOSE
non until a reply to Ii has been made. 1t
is understood, however, that in asking that
the blockade be lifted Minister Bowen let
il be understood that he was in a posi-
ton to offer suitable guaranty for the pay
ment of the just claims of the allies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

try and he was not educated up 10 using
il in the way Fahey had employed it, He
hated tyranny. he added. no matter where
il was practiced or by whom. The chair
man delivered his remarks with much force,
and the incident created stir in the court
room.
Mercer closed his direct examination by
saying that during the strike the miners
compelled a man to cease hauling feed TO
mine mules. Judge Gray refused to believe
this statement until a letter showing that
such a thing had been ordered by local
union was shown him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

VERA CRUZ. Mex. Jan. 21-Yellow
fever has made it's annual appearance here.
Five deaths. including two Germans. have
been reported. and there are number of
cases under treatment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-11-26
AMERICANS co TO OXFORD.
some students from the UaIted states
Take Course at the English
UAiversity.

The few Americans who are now 90
be found at oxford and Cambridge are
Of two clhsses, says the London Speak
er. There are the sons ~ rich men NJ.
fected by n more or less acute form uf
Anglomania, who are often more Eug-
Nsh than the American undergraduates
themselves. There mag Dee ignored. Tor
they will not want TO participate in
Mr. Rhodes scheme The second class,
and II IL n very small one, consists OF
tho sons ~ English born parents who
have settled in America, but wish 60
maintain English traditions The
sons themselves, possibly do not, but
believe that nearly all the new sehol-
arships will 90 to Americans the tradi-
tions Of whose families are largely
English.
| have never heard Of a pure-bred
American who came 10 oxford or Com.
bridge merely becnuse he thought. or
his parents thought, that he could get
betetr education at those uniyerti-
ties than he could get 90 home And
believe that the pure-bred American
with no English AK 60 grind who would
come 20 oxford for his degree, mud
then 60 back TO his own country, will
be as rare when Mr Rhodes scheme
comes into effect AS be is now. But.
In any case. the result will be the same,
for, whatever their fathers may be.
American sons Of English parents are
as American ~ anybody. aud they are
not likely 10 forget their nationality
whom they find themselves at On
ford.
You will have, then. IN oxford.
hundred young Americans glorying iu
their nationality, gloryiug. that is in
being unlike the other young men
who now, 60 use phrase, own the
place They will bring with them
IDEAS of what university life should Lc
Ike. drawn from their knowledge of
what university lIfc il in the United
States. They mny De very good ideas.
but they n.il not be- the IDEAS ~ OK.
ford The Americans will form them
selves into society md will try 20
push those idcns, and they will not do
II very quietly f1r those are the ways
Of young Americans The men who
own the place will resist them. very
tsnacioufly at hrst, and with immense
scsorn and dislike. And there will
probably Do o good deal ~ trouble.
which will bind the newcomers lill
more closely together Finally. / be-
lieye that the American ideas ~ what
a thoroughly upto-date university
should be- I.Ae socially will make way.
and oxford will to some extent be
AmericaalLsd. as