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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Alleged Pension Fraud.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb John F..
Page, an inmate of the Soldiers Home at
Noroton. was held to-day for the District
Court on the charge of fraudulently obtain
ing pension. 1t is alleged that Page. who
is now sixty-five years old. unprecedented
his father, who was veteran of the civil
war having served in Connecticut regi-
ment For twelve years Page has drawn a
pension and has lived at the home for part
of that time. 1t is said he received more
than 81 900 in pension money
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ALLAH BE PRAISED"


WASHINGTON. Feb. Tin quaint. florid
Oriental style, the State Department has
been advised that the Sultan of Morocco
has decided to make a government exhibit
at the ST. Louie exposition and has set
apart 100000 for the purpose. The notice
came to the department with the following
preface:
Thanks be to Allah alone. To the ven
erable, the highly honored. the wise in
whom reliance is placed, John Hay, vizier
of foreign affairs of the exalted American
government" etc.
The note is signed ''Mohammed Ben Ell
Arabee El-Azez, the Smile of Allah be upon
him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
TO BUILD A SHORT CUT.
Pennsylvania Trying to Relieve
Freight Congestion at Pittsburg.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. THE Pennsyl-
vania directors met in special session to-
day and approved an agreement with the
city of Pittsburg, as provided for in an
ordinance passed by councils Of that city,
permitting the company to build short
cutoff freight line through Pittsburg, and
authorized the executive officers to execute
the agreement The new line. which is
known as the Brilliant branch, will extend
from a connection with the main line at
Fifth avenue, Pittsburg to Brilliant Sta
tion on the Allegheny Valley Railroad and
thence across the river to Aspinwal on
the West Penn. The new line will be about
two and half miles long. 1t Is one OF
the plans OF the company to avoid future
congestion of traffic in and about Pittsburg
Bids for the building of the new line are
10 be submitted to Chief Engineer Brown
on Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

NEW YORK. Feb. 7-Cracksmen visited
the "Tenderloin" to-day and opened two
safes. one by drilling and the other by a
charge OF nitroglycerin that shattered the
massive steel box into small fragments
Hughes Brothers, contractors in West
Twenty-seventh street. and the Knicker-
booker auction rooms, in West Twenty
eighth street, were the victims, and be-
tween them they lost nearly 1900 i'm money
and silyerWare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
GIBSON WILL NOT PR0BATED.


CINCINNATI, Feb. Nudge Nippert to-
day refused to receive for probate the copy
of the will Of the late John Mccormick
Gibson, millionaire, i'm which he made Miss
Henrietta Cecilia Wolfe his heir Miss
Wolfe married him on his deathbed and he
died week later. The original will could
ographer's notes was presented. The court
said the copy was shown to be a true one
but the evidence did not show that the
testator had not revoked the will. BY this
decision the estate of Gibson is Inherited
by his mother and brother. The case at
tracted wide attention on account of the
legal question involved as well as because
of the romantic deathbed marriage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Byram H. Winters
for seven years In charge OF the customs
bureau at the postoffice here, was arrested
to-day on charge Of embezzling money
belonging TO the United States. The al
legged theft is over $500. Collector Strana-
han was the complainant Winters was
held in $4,000 bail by Commissioner Shields
for trial examination being waived
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

NEW YORK. Feb. MANY persons I'm
different parts of the city whose view was
unobstructed by high buildings were star
tied last night by meteor which burst
into flame Immediately over their heads
and sped swiftly toward the south. From
a point directly over the center OF the CITY
il fied south with marvellous speed its first
white light dimming away to a fine point
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

NEW YORK, Feb IA silver service of
sixty-four pieces. the gift of the city of
Albany 10 the cruiser Oh that name. was
presented at the navy yard by deleeation
of fifty citizens of Albany headed by fhs
mayor of that city. who made the presen-
tation speech. Commander Rogers re-
sponded expressing the thanks OF the men
and officers OF the ship
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
sANT0 DOMINGO OBSTINATE.
Seeking to Avoid Settlement of the
United States Claims.


SAN DOMINGO, Republic of Santo Do
mingo, Feb. IA public meeting has been
held under auspices of the Dominican gov
erument to consider the demands of the
United States, made through Minister Pow
ell, for settlement of the Clyde line and
Ross claims. The meeting declared that
the government of the United States should
not interfere in these cases and that the
Clyde line and Ross should settle their
differences with the Dominican government
In the courts. 1t was decided to send the
minister of finance, Senior Emliane Tejera,
to Washington to announce this decision to
the government of the United States
Meanwhile Mr.. Powell continues to demand
a settlement Of the claims refuses to sac-
cept the terms proposed and has announced
that he will not submit to any further de-
lay. 1t Is asserted that the Dominican
government is seeking to evade by all pos
sible means a settlement of the American
claims.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.--William Hooper
Young. trial for the murder of Mrs
Anna Pulitzer. was declared sane to-day
by q commission In lunacy. composed of
Drs. Flint. Mcdonald and Dana. appointed
by Judge Horrick-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Workers Secure Important Conces-
sions from Owners, Although Com
promise Was Agreed On.
FIGURES ON INSIDE WORK
VERBAL UNDERSTANDING AS TO
OUTSIDE LABORERs.
Effects Of the Conference-Result Dis.
cussed by w. 8. Bogle-Details Of
the Agreement.

The conference of miners and the owners
of mines in the central competitive field
after continuous sessions in committee and
as a whole since last Monday agreed on a
scale Of wages yesterday afternoon in open
conference held in Tomlinson Hall and
both sides of the conference will sign the
scale to be effective April 1 of this year.
and in force for one year from that date.
The conclusion of the conference. as fore
told in the Journal yesterday, was reached
in the joint scale committee meeting in
the Hotel English yesterday morning and
later at the caucus of miners in executive
session When the two meetings had ad-
journed harmony prevailed and the calling
of the conference at 3 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon to consider the report of the joint
scale committee was only formality
A roll call shortly after the convention of
the conference formally ratified the scale
recommended. which in substance is as fol-
lows:
THAT the interstate agreement of the
present year be continued with the same
April l. 1903 and ending March 81. 1904. with
the exception Of the mining prices and in
side day wages.
THAT the price for mining be increased
ten QO) cents per ton on inch and a qurater
screened lump COAL pick mining, in west
ern PENNSYLVANIA thin vein, the Hooking
the basing district of Ohio. and both block
and bituminous districts of Indiana; six 60
cents per ton on mine run coal, pick min
ing in the bituminous district of Indiana
and at Danville, the basing point of Illi-
nois.
THAT the price for machine mining be
increased eight (S) cents per ton on
screened lump coal in western Pennsyl-
vania thin vein. and the Hooking, the bas-
ing district of Ohio; ten C0) cents per ton
on screened lump coal in the block and
bituminous districts of Indiana. and six (6)
cents per ton on mine-run coal in the
bituminous district of Indiana and at DAN
ville the basiDg point of Illinois.
THAT the inside Gay wage scale shall be
as follows, with the conditions of the Co.
lumbus day wage scale agreement Of 1898,
wit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
SATISFACTION AT LONDON.
Britons Want the blockade Raised ~
Soon aa Possible.

LONDON, Feb. THE announcement
from Washington chat the Venezuelan pro-
tocols arc in course of preparation confirm
ing the hopeful views of the situation ex-
pressed here. has created great sattsfac-
tion. During the latter part ef the usek
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Negro Lynched by Georsian..

DUBLIN, Ca. Fea. Lee Hall. coIored.
who shot and mortally wounded Sheriff
Crawford last Wednesday night. was taken
from Jail at wrightsville this morning and
lyuched.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

the Indictment which certainly would be es-
tablished in the minds of the jurors Defore
the case had been closed for the state
The attorneys for the State defended the
insinuations of the attorneys for the defense
that the records OF the college, like the
records Of a corporation, only are blndlng
to show official relations between oflclals
OF the college by saying that this would
be unavailable for obvious reasons
The court after exhaustively explaining
his opinions of the subject at hand over
ruled both motions of the defense and al
lowed all four counts to stand Judge
Bailey qualified his ruling by saying thal
in his instructions 10 the jury at the close
of the case he would instruct the Jurors
to the disposition of the counts whicn
had not been proven.
Henry N Spaan. attorney for Alexander
moved TO strike out the second and fourth
counts after the ruling of Judge Bailey,
and argued for his motion. He claimed
that the STATE had not proven the facts
charged i'm either count. This motion was
also overruled.
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COURT ADJOURNED.

Court was adjourned at noon TO be con-
vened at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
prosecution has not closed its case yet, and
it is expected will, before closing Monday
morning, adduce more evidence to prove
that Alexander, as director of the anatomi-
cal laboratory. was responsible for the dis
section material secured for the college.
After the State has closed Henry Spaan,
Alexander's attorney, will present an open
ing statement to the jury in which he VIII
describe the testimony TO be introduced as
evidence in contradiction of the testimony
of the witnesses for the State. He Is also
expected to go over the States testimony
in argument and show its weak places TO
the jury if he can find any. The character
of the witnesses will be the basis OF the
argument it is said, and the persons who
have followed the trial are curious to know
what share of Mr.. Spans criticism will be
given to Rufus Cantreli. the chief ghoul or
the band, whose positive statements OF his
relations with Alexander form the chief
evidence against the, accused physician.
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vanced 1212 per cent
A verbal agreement was reached relative
to the wages OF outside day laborers. Here
tofore no attempt has been made TO bind
the agreement of this sort with the confer
ence and 1t was not intended that the YER
bal agreement reached yesterday should be
considered a precedent or binding The
agreement verbally reached is that wages
of outside day laborers in Indiana Illinois
and Ohio mines shall be increased l2L per
cent. In the Pittsburg district the advance
shall be 12l2 per cent. on all classes not adj
vanced that much during the past year.
made during the year shall be continued
Until they have reached 121z per cent. but
the classes advanced to more than that per-
centage of increase shall not be reduced
The increase in the MonongaheIa district
was agreed upon as % cents on the day.
WHAT THE ADVANCE MEANS.
The advance granted means that the
mine workers of Ohio. Illinois. Western
Pennsylvania and Indiana will receive ad-
vances in wages ranging from little less
than 10 per cent to 221s per cent. 1t means
that heretofore day laborers who were paid
about $1.70 a day will receive about 81 02lk
"a day and others will be proportionately in
creased. Every man working In a bitumin-
Gus coal mine in those States, from the
superintendent of the mine down TO the
trapper boys, who open and shut the doors
OF the traps In the coal mine. will be paid
advances ranging from Is per cent of their
CONTINUED ON PAGE COL 81
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. COL A.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
CATTLE DYING.
peculiar Contagious Diseases Rag
ing With Disastrous Effect In
Union County

A special from Creston to the Des
Moines Register and Leader under date
ofTuesday says:
"A very contagious disease has broken
out among the cattle of Union county
and large numbers are dying every week.
1t first made its appearance on the
farm of F. r. Johnson, near Alton, and
ne lost IL head of cattle in week. II
rapidly spread to his neighbours stock.
and one man lost Is head and another
eight head, and still another lost five
head within the past two weeks.
Nothing like it was ever known in this
section, and it is peculiarly fatal, the
cattle dying in short time after it
makes its appearance. The farmers
have appealed to the governor to send
the state veterinarian here and try to
stamp out the malady.''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
Wilson James H. Wilson Belle.
Landlord Fuller Of Van Mert Bad
ly Burned.

Onlast Friday evening Mr.. NJ. F1ller
proprietor of the Palace Hotel, in the
act Of lighting a lamp in the dining
room, in some way ignited the paper
decorations on the wall. Noticing the
blaze he'made heroic effort to stop the
flames and was successful, but suffered
most serious burns on his hands.
In puttlng out the confagration he
pulled the decorations off the wall with
his hands and the highly inAamable
material burned the backs and palms of
his hands in afrightful manner, from
which he suffered untold agony until
the arrival OF DR.. Phelps, who admins
tered to the wounded man, and the
terrible pain was soon eased.
The back of the right hand was one
large blister and the left is almost as
bad. That he was not more seriously
injured is the wonder of it all. No
damage was done to the building, the
flames only slightly charring the wall
paper.
To Mr.. Fuller's prompt action is due
the fact that Van Vert escaped a bad
fire. He has the sympathy of his many
friends.-Van Vert Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
Public Sale.

l will sell at public sale at my farm,
6 miles southeast of Grand River, 6
miles northwest of Decatur CITY, on
Thursday, February 5, 1908, the follow
ing property, towit:
Eight head of horses, consisting of 4
brood mares, / three.year- colt, 1
yearling colt, 2 driving horses; 45 head
of cattle, consisting of 10 two-year- old
steers, 8 mich COWS, three-year-old
heifers, 12 yearling heifers, steer
calves, 2 heifer calyes, / Red Polled
bull; IL dozen chickens, Leghorn cock.
erels; ! new Deering mower, / sweep
rake, 2 harrows, l corn planter, 2 stir.
ring plows, cultivator, top buggies,
set double work harness, l set double
buggy harness, 2 farm wagons, sad
dies; household and kitchen furniture.
Terms, - months. Sale will begin at
lO a. m. f. H.. REDMAN.
Nels Eayes, Auctioneer; Roy switzer,
Clerk; Lunch served by j. E. Clark.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
Sheep Have Hydrophohia in Ring
gold County.

Sheep belonging to j. S. Tyrrel Of
Rice township are saffering from by.
drophobia, and there is danger that
much other live stock will have the
same disease in Rice township.
4Dr. w. A. McClannahan, the Bedding
veterinarian, pronounces the disease to
be beyond question true hydrophobia,
and urges that all stock raisers in that
part.ef the country to be warned and be
prompt to prevent a spread of the
trouble.
Mr.. Tyrrel's sheep were bitten two
weeks ago Saturday by strange dog
which went north after leaving the
Tyrrel place. One of Mr.. Tyrrel's sheep
died last Saturday and seven others are
afflicted. They fight and bite each
other, tremble, and pull out each
others wool.
Great care is needed, DR.. McClana.
han states, because few if any persons
will remember the passing of strange
dog nearly three weeks ago, and as
many animals may have been bitten it
behoores all stock owners within sey.
eral miles to keep close watch for symp.
toms of hydrophobia among all classes
of animals.-Mt. Ayr News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
TALKS SELF DEFENSE.
Hunters Attorney Believes Second
Trial Will ACquit Him-Con-
VinCed of Innocence.

81 believe more firmly than ever that
Matt Hunter did not commit murder;
that be did not even commit man
slaughter, and l believe we can prove
this at his next trial. AS firmly as be.
leve anything l am convinced that
Hunter shot Holland in the effort to de-
fend his own life; it may not have been
necessary, but he thought when he
shot that 1t was"
Thus declares Lewis Miles, of Cory.
whom the supreme court has granted
new trial. Hunter was tried in Mt.
Ayr before Judge Parrish year ago,
and convicted of murder in the second
degree for the shooting of Homer Hol.
land, the Drake athlete, and sentenced
to imprisonment in the penitentlary at
Ft. Madison for life. The lower court
was reversed on half dozen grounds,
one of the most important being that it
should have admitted testimony that
Holland was of quarrelsome disposi.
tion when crossed or thwarted.
| son the first trial of Hunter" con-
| tinued Mr.. Miles, "we offered and en-.
deavored. to prove that when he had
been losing in his gambling operations
and when he was thwarted or crossed
he was exceedingly irritable and quarrel.
some; but the court would not allow
this to 60 into the record. The supreme
court reversed Judge Parrish on this
point; and on the second trial We pro.
pose showing that Holland had been
losing money; that he was in trouble;
that he was vexed and angry, and that
when he met Hunter, Matt demanded
the money of Holland and the big.
strong fellow, who could have crushed
puny little Matt to the earth before
him, made movement as if to draw his
gun; then Matt pulled, fred. and Hol-
land fell dead.
i "No person saw the alteration and
the firing except Matt Hunter; he is the
only person alive who knows sne exact
truth of the meeting aud the encounter.
4 believe that Matt told the Gods truth
when he swore that he fred in self.de.
fense, and believe that he has good
show for his freedom at the coming
trial.
Hunter has now been taken back te
the jail at Mt. Ayr, from the peniten
tiary at Ft. Madison, aad is being held
held there awaiting trial. HI.
second trial will probably be
held before Judge Towner, who assists
Judge Parrish on this circuit, at the
February term of co nrt. Hunter will be
prosecuted as before ny County Attor.
ney Fuller and his brotlN yer and Spence
q Smith; while he will be- defended by
5. w. Miles, Of Mt. Ayr. and Lewis
Miles, of Corydon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
CONKEY'S HOME JOURNAL FOp
FEBRUARY.

The contents of Conkey's Home
journal (Chicago) for February shows
more than any previous issue the policy
OF the publishers to make it thoroug-
ly practical home magazine, as good as
the best, for 5 cents copy, so cents q
year. The departments for women
and girls include, among other things,
the following: "A Practical Lesson in
Embroidery Making" an illustrated
lesson in "Home Millinery" an Illus
trated article on "Toy articles that NAV
be used Tor light housekeepine;',
splendid description of ga Valentine
Social" complete illustrated pattern
department; 'Two good palms." by
Eben 4. Rexford, and "How to raise
pets" by Marguerite B. Arnold. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox contributes pithy
editorial, "Fortune Often Near Us.u
and good short stories are by Eben E.
Rexford and p. Carl Litsey. A Maid.
ems Dream" is the title Of delightful
waltz for the piano.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
Finds Way to Live Lone.

The startling announcement of dis
covery that will surely lengthen life is
made by editor 0. H. Downey, Of Chu-
rubusco, Ind. II wish to state" he
writes, that DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption is the most infallible
remedy that have ever known for
Coughs, Colds and Grip. It's invaluable
to people with weak lungs. Having this
wonderful medicine no one need dread
Pneumonia or Consumption. Its relief
is instant and cure certain. Sold by
L. Van Werden druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
II BEES ARE WILD.
State Supreme Court Sustains
Dezrd Parsons Contention and
Awards Him Damage.

Dezra Parsons, son of HI. II. Parsons
of Mt. Ayr, and travelling agent for DR..
Bakers medicines, has won rather
unusal suit before the supreme court of
Iowa. TIE Des Moines Capital reports
the courts decision as follows:
sd. II. Parsons VS. Phillip Manser,
appellant, from the district court of
Warren county, j. II. Applegate, judge.
PlaintHf's horses were stung to death
by the defendants bees; from judgment
for damage the defendant appeals;
opinson by judge Ladd; affirmed.
The supreme court has handed
down ruling to the effect that bees are
wied animals and that the person who
haebors them is liable, unless he notifies
Others of their dangerouscharacter
Ehe casein point is that of d. HI.
Parsons against Phillip Manser, appel
lant. The case was trisd originally be.
fcre Judge Applegate in Warren county
and Judgment for damage was awarded
R!aintifi.
1t appears from theeacts set forth IN
fcthe opinion that Parsons was the owner
fbf team of herses whlch he used in dis
4vocation as ReddleE.
! One summers day he drove up to
II Manser's house nds6eing his team ITO a
4 hitching post @n @nthewoadside went in.
4 sids to exhibit his wares. Parsons did
I; not notice two beeshives on the opposite
/ side Of the fence froaa which his horses
| were tied. lie did not know, either
that the wind carrying the odor of the
perspiring horses weuld anger the abees
When he came out of the house. show.
lever, he wasnade aware of these Facts.
One of,his horses was down and dying,
! while the other wasstrugging fran ically
while cloud ,of,bees covered itg hback
land sides. Rarsons did what he could
| for his horses, .Dut'they were SO BADLY
lstung that they died.
TIE court holds that it was not con.
tributory negligence for the plaintiff tc
tie his horses near.a hive of bees. He
was entitled TO theeEse of the highway
and had the ,right.to assume that those
keeping animals Of whose mischievoui
nature everyone is presumed to shave
knowledge, would exercise reasonable
care for the protection Of others i-om
their depredations. Continuing the
]court says:
"Bees cannot be confined like ahe
dwild beasts. Ehey lily great distances
4 and if interfesed with or their course
obstructed are ikely to resent by the
use of their ,oaly available weapon
"A Everyone harboring animals ferae "a
\ ture is charged dwithknewledge of tbeil
I. habits and evil propeasities. There iii
II no reason for an exception in favor se
4 bees. Indeed, their disposition to make
] themselves felt lis matter of common
/ observation from earliest childhood"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-29
Stop Ii.

{ A neglected cough or cold may lead
to serious bronchial or lung troubles.
Don't take chances when Foley's Honey
and Tar affords perfect security from
serious sf-a.s Of co.l. L. ,an, IL.
den.