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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
DECISION OF IMPORTANCE
AFFECTS OIL AND GAS LEASES
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE.
Judge Carroll Holds that Companies
Securing Oil and Gas Holdings
Must Operate Territory.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Nov. S.-LeGal de-
cisions of much interest to land owners
and gas and oil men are being decided fire.
quently by the courts of the gas and Gil
fields of Indiana now, and one rendered
here by Judge w. H. Carroll, of Marion.
Friday ranks among the most important.
The case was that of the Fort Wayne
Gas Company VS. the Maine Oil Company.
The Fort Wayne Company asked for an
injunction against the Maine TO keep IT
from operating on the eighty-acre farm of
John Hart, in Jackson township. Judge
Carroll dissolved the temporary restraining
order on the demurrer of the Maine Com
pany and refused to grant a permanent In
junction.
Hart leased to the Salamonie Company,
the original of the Fort Wayne, in 1893.
The company Immediately put down one
well and has been using IL ever since. pay
ing the rental of 500 year as set out In
the lease. The company refused to develop
further, and. the ten years of the lease ex-
piring, Hart leased to the Maine Company
which drilled an oil well and had it pro-
ducing small quantities of oil before the
Fort Wayne was aware of 1t. They imme-
diately secured restraining order
The Fort Wayne Companys lease con-
tains a clause saying they have the right
to hold the lease as long as the rental Is
paid or gas or oil Is found in paying guam
titles. They claim they have paid Hart
rent as late as July Of this year and that
both gas and oil are found in paying guam
titles. In refusing the Injunction Judge
Carroll said that the Fort Wayne Company
did not come into court with clean hands !;
that leasing a mans farm implies the
promise to develop his gas and oil inter-
ests to the full extent and protect him as
well the company; that gas or oil
company should lease more land than 1t
can or is willing to develop, and that hold
ing leases by putting down a single well
was an injustice to the land owner. 1t is
expected an appeal will be taken to the
Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
NATIONAL PARK REPORTS
GOVERNMENT URGED TO BUY Sc
QUOIA GROVES IN CALIFORNIA.
Forest Giants Are Being Sold for Lum-
ber-Increase of Game I'm Yellow.
stone Park Is Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, Nov. SIN his annual
report, Captain Charles Young, acting su-
perintendent of Sequoia, and Gen.
eral Grant National Parks, of Cali
fornia, in which many giant trees
are located, urges the acquisition by
the government of the land in those
parks. which is owned by private indi-
viduals. In Seouoia Park there are many
large tracts thus owned, and after waiting
in vain for years for the government to pur-
chase their property. the owners are be-
ginning to sell off the large timber.
Many of them are tired of waiting" he
says. and where these big trees grew
close to the country road. the owners have
cut them by the wholesale and put the
lumber on the market, so that where once
was fine forest of these magnificent
giants there Is now but devastation and
ruin in the shape of stumps and sawdust
piles on either side of the high road. 1t is
but Just to the owners and for the best in
terest of the government that the purchase
of these patented lands within the park
limits be authorized by Congress if the
parks are to be continued
He says the lands be secured for
reasonable prices. Captain Young says
game is increasing.
Major John Pitchers report on Yellow
stone Park is devoted largely to the cOndi-
ton of the game in that preserve. He
recommends tnat provisions be made for
N
The danger of loss by starvation, he says,
is increasing yearly, owing to the fact that
the country around the park is settling up,
thus limiting the range. He thinks it
would not be difficult matter to feed the
antelope and sheep, as their winter range
is close to Fort Yellowstone. He places
the number of antelope In the park at about
1000 The mountain sheep have increased
considerably in numbers during the past
year and there are now more than 100 in
the park.
The bear seem to be about as numerous
as they were last year. They have done
no harm to anyone during the past season.
The deer seem to be increasing more rapidly
than any other game in the park, at least
they are becoming tanner and more fear
less than any other species. The new
buffalo herd, which is under the immediate
charge of Mr.. c. ]. Jones, is doing ex-
ceedingly well. but the increase in the herd
this year was not as great as was hoped
for.
Major Pitcher saws it is of the greatest
Importance that boundary lines of the
park, in addition to being surveyed, should
be so thoroughly well marked as to render
It impossible for anyone to cross the line
without communicating that he has entered
the reservation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
CoRN-HARvEsTING MACHINE.
One Invention That VIII Snap ant
Husk 125 Stalks Per Minutc.A u

Occasional Correspondence of the Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. S.-About six and
half miles east of Richmond. on the Ma
tional road. there has been invented and
built corn harvesting machine which may
revolutionize the manner of corn gathering
in the United States, when it is put upon
the market. About year ago mention was
made in the newspapers of a new corn
husking machine about to be put upon the
market, but since that time nothing further
has been published, as the inventor wished
his machine to reach a greater degree OF
perfection in it's working. He has accom-
plished his desire, and something that has
long been wished for has made its appear
ance. Patents were applied for in both the
United States and Canada, the one from
Canada being issued over a year ago, while
the one in the United States is pending
thirty claims having already been allowed
The invention is known as the automatic
corn gathering machine" This gatherer, re-
quiring three horses TO draw Ii through the
field, not only does the work of corn har-
vesters heretofore used, but arranges the
stalks In such a manner as to be fed into a
pair of swapping rollers where the is
snapped OF the stalk, and by means of other
rollers the husk is taken from the ear. the
corn falling into a receptacle which has a
capacity of two bushels. The stalk, having
been crushed and broken, falls from the
machine at the rear, either to the ground
or into a fodder receptacle, according to the
wish of the operator. When the corn re-
ceptacle is filled, pressure on a foot dump
near the rear and at the foot of the driver,
dumps the corn into pile to the left of the
machine without halting the horses. The
machine, in good running order, will cut,
snap and husk lbs stalks per minute.
Jesse Hays Johnson, the inventor. was
born and raised ON farm near New Paris.
o., and has spent most of his life in the
vicinity of New Paris and Richmond. He
received his education in the district schools
of Preble county, and entered Wilberforce
University in 1898 to take a commercial
course, with carpentry as an industry. He
is but twenty-seven years old. and a
farmer seemed best fitted to know a far
merS needs
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
Operators Alarmed at the Sudden
Turn of Affairs and Deputy Shcr-
fns Being sworn In.
WELL SUPPLIED WITH MONEY
STRIKERS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES FINANCIALLY.
No Violence Yet Reported, but n Clash
Is Likely to Occur at Any Mo-
mcnt at Hastings.

TRINIDAD, Col, Nov. Sit is now evil
dent that the strike OF the coal miners in
the first district of Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company is no small affair In fact. 1t is
strike out of all proportions to that even
hoped for by the officers OF the United Mine
Workers of America. and ten times what
was looked for by the coal operators. At
the meeting of superintendents and pit
bosses held in the Colorado Fuel and Iron
offices at Trinidad last Thursday night re-
ports were made that in no camp would
enough men go out to cause shutdown.
1t is doubtful IL enough men can
be found in the whole district to-
morrow to work the mines at Pri-
nero. At Gray Creek every miner but
one has quit and the camp is surrounded by
armed guards. At Bowen the men are quit
ting rapidly. At Tercio the men quit early.
AT Starkviile. one of the camps reported
as being wholly company men, nearly every
man quit. At Peadmont the new Rocky
Mountain Fuel Company men took their
tools home. There is not one mine in this
section that can start up tomorrow with a
half crew OF miners. All day the chiefs and
miners have been swarming into Trinidad,
nearly all of them having their pay checks,
running from $lS7 down. The checks were
for such amounts that business men could
not cash them, and hence lost thousands of
dollars in trade. All day long the miners
have been joining the United Mine Work.
ers. The police who were stationed near
the Office Of that organization to prevent
any possibility of clash between the union
and nonunion men estimated that at least
800 joined and came out. showing their
union cards. Commercial street for two
blocks was at one time choked with the
new union men.
The Italians have quit almost to a man.
They have not joined the union to any
extent, giving their reason that they
were sold out by the labor organization on
two or three occasions, and they prefer to
go out on their own responsibility on this
occasion They will stay out, then officers
say. until the last one goes back to work.
They have plenty of money as individuals,
and their societies have large sums on
deposit in banks here. The Colorado &
Southern, Santa Fe AZ Denver and Rio
Grande Railroads have reduced their crews
nearly one-half it is said, while the Colo
rado & Wyoming Is practically out OF Dusi-
ness as a coal road.
Sheriff Clark secured deputies i'm burches
to-day, many of the men having been
brought down from the sawmills and the
timber lands in the Stonewan valley. To-
day 150 men were sworn and twenty-five
men have been sent to Hastings.
So far can be learned there has been
no violence, but clash is feared at Hast
ings. The expense on the operators for
armed guards is now estimated at not less
than 81 200 day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
WILL SEEK PEACE.
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crastination with which the Colombian ca
nal negotiations dragged along to their final
Is any fhae ana f red
tape and formality, so far as dignity will
permit, shall be waived and that we con-
ton government at the earliest day possible.
SHOULD BE NO DELAY.
ITO the isthiman government the canal
is the cornerstone of its future existence.
To. the United States its construction is
the great achievement on which the world
waits Therefore, for the general good, de-
lay in this matter cannot be permitted.
II consider that the Republic Of Panama
to-day is fulfilling all the duties of a regu-
lar government. am ready to begin nego-
tiations tomorrow with the Washington
government, which already has extended
us practical recognition. / should say, from
the present outlook, the conclusion of a
satisfactory treaty need be a matter of
but short time. We both want the canal
Why should we wait? We are both Of good
faith and can take up the subject in sin
certify and with common desire to arrive
at immediate and practical results
The minister at this point reiterated
strongly his declaration Of yesterday that
he was in no way connected with the Pan
anna Canal Company.
by the other powers?" the minister was
asked.
Every shortly" was the reply. France
has already indicated unoff1cially her will
ingness to follow the lead of the United
States, thereby showing her appreciation Of
the Washington governments high mo-
tives. which inspired the recent action of the
United States In promptly recognizing my
government and offering her protection
against foreign foes. The two tricolor
flags will be once more associated with this
great enterprise which France has begun
and which the United States will finish.
I'm notifying him of my appointment as
minister / expressed to Secretary Hay the
warm gratitude of the government and the
people of Panama. do not fear that the
South American republics will be hurt by
the recent events. Though every man is
more inclined TO support a man of his race
and tongue, / know too wen the sense of
honor of the Spanish race not to realize,
after the most Objectionable attitude of CO.
lombia and her absolute disregard of the
right of property in preventing the execu-
ton Of a project vital to the universe. that
the good sense of the Latfn-Americans will
cause them TO heartily approve and indorse.
as eminently correct and proper. the entire
course of the Washington government re-
garding the events Of the past week on the
isthmus So far from being a land grabber
the United States will entirely respect and
maintain the independence of my govern
yoonf
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION.
Pastor Decides to Quit Lutheran
Church on Account of Trouble.

Pastor Decides to Quit Lutheran
Church on Account of Trouble.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY. Ind, Nov. S.-The Rev.
Rudolph Reidenbach, pastor of the Luth-
eran Church at this place. caused a SEN
sation to-day when he rendered his resig-
nation and announced that he had finished
with the Lutheran doctrine as taught and
preached to-day. The church was packed
with people who had come in answer to
the following invitation printed In the local
daily Saturday: 1.-The pastor of the Luth-
present at the service tomorrow morning.
He has something to say to each and
every one of them"
The main cause of the trouble Is the
stand that the Lutheran Church has taken
on the question of secret orders. Some
years ago an edict was sent out by the
Synod that no member Of any secret order
could remain in the church. and lodge men,
bers were given the alternative of giving
a big rupture, many prominent members
quitting the church and going over to
other denominations where they were per-
mitted to retain their lodge membership.
The matter has been the cause Of dis
sensiOnS ever since.
Mr. Reidenbach, who is young man with
very decided opinions of his own, on his
own responsibility recently took back into
the fold several of the old members who
the Lords Supper. This caused renewal
of the old church feuds, which finally led
Rev. Mr.. Reidenbach to take the step he
did TODAY.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09

uation. but he read eagerly a number OF
Associated Press dispatches which were
shown him on the steamer, commenting on
the statement Of Secretary hay and the in
structions cabled to the minister at Bogota
and acting consul at Panama. This is
very interesting; very"
Mr.. Root, who went abroad as one Of the
American commissioners on the Alaskan
tribunal, returned on the steamer Celtic.
which was docked this morning. At the
dock he was met by Major General Corbin.
commanding the Department OF the East.
with whom he had long talk before leav-
ing the steamer.
Concerning the attitude of the Canadian
commissioners, Mr.. Root would make
statement, but he declared that the marking
of the boundary OF the 10-mile strip, not
covered by the report of the tribanal, would
be q matter Of no difficulty, and would be
done in accordance with the principles al
ready laid down. as soon as the necessary
data are obtained by survey.
Mr.. Root was asked about his resignation,
but declined to make any statement beyond
what Is generally known
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
Shock
Became a Weak, Ner.
vous Wreck.
DIR. Miles Nervine Made
a New Man of me

"a severe shock from lightning, left me
almost a paralytic. l would have pricking
sensations running from the top OF my head
down the full length OF my body This
gradually wore away and left me a nervous
wreck, unable to sleep at night. In fact
got no real iest at night until had pur-
Chased three bottles of Dr. Miles Restora-
tive Nervine. The first few doses taken
strictly in accordance with directions con-
vinced me there was merit in il. Invent
in for a thorough cure and got IL / had
employed physicians but got no particular
benefit from them. have taken in all nine
bottles of Dr. Miles Restorative Nevine and
it has made q new man of me. arm ealthy
and strong now, weigh rs pounds / also
got one bottle of DR.. Miles Heart Cure and
one bottle of DR.. Miles Blood Purifier this
spring, and they are doing the work also.
have recommended these remedies to many
friends and know they have always been
satisfactory from the reports made TO me-"
George d. Hurlburt, Clark, S. ID.
81 have used DR.. Miles Heart Cure. Nerv.
inc and Nerve and Liver Pills and Anti-Pain
Pills do not know of anything that win
stop headache quicker than the Anti-Paiu
Pills nor do believe there is so good liver
pill on the market as those of DIR. Miles.
took the Nevine for general debility and de-
rived much benefit theretrom. / consider
DIR. Miles medicines ideal household REM
dies."-Charley Cole, Gothenburg. Neb.
AL druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
NEARING A new STAGE
RUSSO-JAPANESE DIFFICULTIES ARE
NOT YET SETTLED.
No Treaty Between Czar and Kaiser
Empress DOwager Said to Be
Making Ready for Trouble.

YOKOHAMA, Nov. SIT is said in off,
cial circles at Toxic that the rumor that
negotiations between the Russian and Jap
anese governments had come to the verge
of final settlement is misleading, but
that the Toxic government is now awaiting
Russia's reply. which is due at any mo-
ment, but which will only advance the
question of the far Eastern difficulty to
another stage.
The reports Of the resignation Of viceroy
Alexieff, his change of headquarters from
Port Arthur TO Vladivostock and the dis
mantling of the fort at YOngampho are all
believed to Indicate temporary weakening
of the Russian war party, but those incl
dents will also further delay final settle
ment.
The new tonnage dues promulgated by
Viceroy Alexieff provide that non- Russian
must pay twelve times the dues charged to
Russian vessels.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
PERSONALITY OF vARILLA.


NEW YORK, Nov. s.-Philippe Varilla,
the newly appointed diplomatic agent at
Washington of the republic OF Panama, is
well known to many persons in New York
and Washington, as well IS In the inner
political circles of Paris. He is a French
man by birth and was educated at the
French Military School at st. Cyr, near
Paris. At st. Cyr he was classmate OF
Emile Dreyfus, and took prominent part
I'm producing evidence In the defense OF that
officer at his trial at Rennes. France.
Varilla's brother Is the editor or lie Matins
Partisan journal.
philippe Bunua-varilla and Philippe Va
rilla are different persons" said a man who
knows Panama,s representative at WASH
ingtorf. land IT is Philippe Varilla who has
been sent TO represent the Republic or
Panama at the National capital.
A dozen years ago Philippe yarilla set
out on an expedition to Central Africa On
the eve of his departure he received letter
from Dreyfus. who had been one Of party
of French engineers to explore the country
Varilla intended to visit. Dreyfuss letter
was written with the object Of advising him
OF the character of the country and telling
him OF the best way to succeed In his mis-
sion. Varilla kept the letter. He returned
to Paris after Dreyfus had been convicted
and sent to Devtls Island. At an officers
dinner IN ,sh raris one perens. erenns wSsch had
been used the basis of the evidence
10 convict Drefus. and the document was
passed around among those present va.
rilli saw the Importance of the document
as a newspaper story and asked TO be al
lowed TO take IL until the following DAY.
He carried the bordereau paper 70 his nome
and compared IL with the letter he had
received from Dreyfus on the eve OF MS
African journey. To his great surprise.
there was not the least similarity In the
chirography. lie carried the documents to
his brother. the editor of lie Matin. and the
two became convinced that the borderesu
paper was forgery. Editor Narilli caused
a fac-simile Of the bordereau 10 be
made. reproduced IL in lie Matin.
and asked II there were any readers OF
the journals who could identify the author
of the document. as IL evidently was not
written by Dreyfus. In response 10
this appeal a Partisan broker appeared at
the ONCE of lie Matin with number OF
letters written by Colonel Esterhazy. These
letters were compared with the writing OF
the bordereau paper. and II was shown
beyond question that Esterhazy was the
author.
Philippe Varjlli came TO this country
few years ago In behalf of the shareholders
of the Panama Canal Company 10 negotiate
the sale of the rights OF that company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Nov. S-Arrived: Celtic,
from Liverpool and Queenstown: Deutsch-
land. from Hamburg, Southampton and
Cherbourg: La Gascogne. from Havre: ST.
Gillian Prince. from Naples and Palermo.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. S-Sailed Cymric,
from Liverpool Tor New York: Umbria.
from Liverpool. for New York
LIVERPOOL Nov s-Arrived Arabic,
from New York, via Queenstown; Canada,
from Montreal and Quebec.
CLcGNE-SUR-MER. Nov. S.-Sailed:
Stasendarn. from Rotterdam, for New York,
and passed Pawle Point.
GLASGOW. Nov s.-Sailed: Laurentian.
for New York: 5icilian, for Montreal, and
both passed Inisirahull.
MOVILLE. Nov. s.-Arrived: Bavarian,
from Montreal, for Liverpool, and pro-
oeedcd-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Nov. S.-To-morrow
is the day set for the walkout of the coal
miners Of District No. 5, but so far as the
miners of Wyoming are concerned there
will be very few men who WIN quit work
There are only a few union miners scat
tered over the State. but even If they all
go out it will not affect the mines in the
least Efforts were made some time ago
to organize the miners of Wyoming but
il proved a signal failure. The chief OBJ
lection to organization by the men was
that they were receiving top wages and
were satisfied. Another obstacle was that
seven-eighths of the men are foreigners
of various nationalities. In several camps
the men have local organizations, but they
do not affiliate with the national organ
izatiOn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09
FARMERS ARE AROUSED.
Claim They Are Being Disseminated
Against by the Game Wardens.

Against by the Game Wardens.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Nov. S.-Deputy Game
Warden Earle to-day sent a number of
spies into the country to watch for hunters.
Heretofore the complaint has been that city
hunters have invaded the farms and not
only killed game out of season. but threat
ened to kill farmers and objected to their
trespassing on their lands. Not long ago a
society of city hunters was formed to assist
in the enforcement Of the game laws. Now
comes a protest from mass meeting of
farmers of one township who hold that the
game wardens are prosecuting farmers and
not prosecuting city hunters. The meeting
adopted a formal protest, which declares
that the imposing of a fine and costs
amounting TO $42 on William Price, resi-
dent of the township, was an outrage; that
1.-The alleged violation of law was shooting
at but not killing meadow lark on his own
premises" The meeting also protested
against the prosecution of Mr.. Hes. for
the so-called offense Of protecting his gar
den products with gun in hand against
crows and other garden-product devour-
ers" The meeting also decided not to per-
NIT hunters from outside the township Ito
hunt or shoot any kind of game within the
limits of Honey Creek township any day in
the year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-09

CHICAGO. Nov. S.-Arrangements were
made tonight for a conference tomorrow
between the officials of the Amalgamated
Street-railway Employees Association and
General Manager McCulloch. of the Chicago
City Railway Company in an effort to
bring about a peaceabe adjustment Of the
threatened strike of the men, Unless the
company agrees to some sort of a compro-
mise it is said that y strike will be called
early this week.