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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
FRIARS' LAND QUESTION
VATICAN BELIEVES THAT NEAR FU-
TURE WILL BRING A SOLUTION.
Religious Orders of Philippines Will
Not BE Permitted to Appropri-
ate Proceeds of Sale.

ROME, Oct. 31.-The Vatican is expect
ing in the near future a solution of the Phil
ippine questions, concerning the purchase
Of the friars' lands and the departure Of the
friars. While the United States has aug
mented the price 1t is willing to pay for the
friars' lands and the friars have reduced
their demands to s12,0O0000 the difference
between the two parties are still consider
able. 1t is believed here, however. that If
the United States will raise its offer to So
100000, thus evenly dividing the difference
between the price asked and that offered,
to render the solution easier the Vatican
has instructed the generals Of the four in
terested orders. to-wit-, The Dominicans.
Augustinians, Recoletes and Franciscans,
to make their provincials in the Philip
pines understand thoroughly that the
money derived from the sale of their prop
erty will not belong to the friars In the
sense that the latter cannot take it out Of
the islands as the lands are not theirs per-
sonally, but came to them as ministers Of
religion, and, therefore. must go entirely
for the benefit of the church in the Phil
ippines. Indeed when an agreement shall
have been reached it will be proposed that
the money be loaned the United States or
deposited in Philippine bank
Once the land question has been settled
it is thought the withdrawal of the members
of the four objectional orders will follow
as consequence. Their withdrawal, how
ever, will not reflect in any way on them.
their nation OF their orders, not being
caused by religious or racial reasons, but
by the existing political and social situa-
ton in the Philippines. which Will be
judged by the American bishops going there.
If Archbishop Harry, of Manila, and Bish-
ops Hendricks. of Cebu, Rocker, OF Jaro,
and Dougherty, Of Nueva Segovia, think,
as ii is believed most likely they will, that
the Filipinos dire still animated by senti-
ments Of antipathy against the friars,
which menace the peace and order of the
comm unity, they will not employ them in
the service of the church and thus the friars
will be forced out of the archipelago by
the head of the Philippine hierarchy with
out any pressure from the United States.
With this in view the American bishops are
taking to the islands a considerable nun Der
of priests who will be able to satisfy the re-
ligious needs OF the people with the assist
ance of native priests. Having as their
guiding basis the principle Of their govern
ment of the complete separation Of church
and state, each being entirely free from
interference or control by the other, II will
be impossible to grant, as the friars ask,
their restoration to their former positions
by the forcible intervention Of the civil gov
eminent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
Bedford Baptist Association Finances
Alexandria School Attendance
Unusual Mishap to a Woman.

BEDFORD.-Reports from the annual
meeting Of the Bedford Baptist Associa-
ton, recently held, the church reported
Contributions OF upwards OF $1,000 for all
purposes. There is also but a slight de-
hciency shown in current expenses The
last payment on the new pipe organ has
nected with the building wiped out and $500
paid on the mortgage indebtedness, which
now stands at $500.
SHELBYvILLE.-The annual conyen-
ton OF the Womans Home Missionary So
cieties of the Methodist churches of the
Eighth district OF the Indiana Conference
will be held in this city on Wednesday
and Thursday, Nov. IL and IL. The ses-
sions will convene In the First Church.
Mrs. w. T. Brown, Indianapolis, is pres
ident, and Mrs. M. V. Hyde, Indianapolis,
is vice president
JEFFERSONVILLE.- and MYRTLE
lodges, Knights of Pythias OF this city are
arranging to erect a handsome castle hail.
which. VIII cost in the netghborhood Of $780,
OOo A committee is at work the de-
tails. The building will be one Of the most
modern in the city. The two lodges have
about 600 members. which is more than any
other city In the State of Jeffersonville's
population.
FORT WAYNE.-The Rev Thomas Ewing
Sherman, s. j., son of General Sherman,
is the guest Of Bishop Alerding. He came
to preach the sermon opening the forty
hours devotion, which began Friday morn
ing. The Rev. Robert Pratt, of Wabash,
the Rev. 4. J. Dandurand, of Monroeyille
and the Rev. r. ". Kellar, of KendaIlville
are assisting Father Roche, of the Cathe-
dral.
ALEXANDRIA.-With the beginning of
the present term of city schools there was
an enrolment of Lib pupils, which number
has, due to various causes, been pushed to
1.27S. This is due partly to the new system
of stimulating attendance introduced by
Professor COllicott, the principal, and partly
due to the persuasive eloquence of Truant
officer Edward Lewis.
TIPTON.-Diphtheria has broken out at
Ekin, a village southeast of this city. A
small child in the family of John Cruthers
| died Saturday, and seven other cases have
| been reported. The public schools have
| been closed. DR.. Mckee, of this city, secre-
| tary of the Board of Health. has taken
every precaution to prevent the spread of
the disease.
VINCENNES-Frank Hooper, of Vigo
| township, was arrested and put under peace
bond of $500. He tried to kill his father-in-
| law, w. b. Fox. Fox and his son inter-
| fered when Hooper, returning home drunk
destroyed the furniture by burning it with
| kerosene in the road.
PORTLAND.-The Rev. F. A. Stewart,
| of Slippery Rock, Pa, has been formally
| received into the Muncie Presbytery and on
| next Tuesday evening will be installed as
| pastor of the First Presbyterian Church In
| this city.
UNION CITY.-Mrs. Benjamin Denlinger,
| OF near here, lost the sight OF one eye in an
unusual manner on Saturday. She was
curling her hair with heated iron and
| the tool slipped from her hand and entered
her eye.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
The Army

The Army
Leaves Of absences have been granted as
follows: Capt. Ralph r. Stogsdell, Thirtieth
Infantry. one month; Capt. Edward A.
Roche, Twenty-sixth Infantry, one month S
extension; Cadet Edgar II. Annear, fourth
class, United States Military Academy, un-
til June, Is, 1904, without pay, on account of
his fathers serious illness.
Capt. Frederic H. Pomroy, commissary,
has been relieved from duty at st. Louis.
Mo-, and ordered to Chicago, ILL.,. for duty
as assistant to the purchasing commissary
in that city.
Capt. Harris l.. Roberts, Nineteenth In
fantry. at Harrisburg. Pa. has been ordered
to Madison barracks, New York, for duty
with the Ninth Infantry.
Capt. John H. Gardner and First Lieut..
e. N. Coffey, Second Cavalry. have been
ordered to report to Major General Bates,
president Of an army retiring board at Cat
cago. for examination to their fitness for
active service.
The Navy
Lieut.. c. Davis has been detached from
the Baltimore and ordered TO the Missouri.
Midshipman c. E. Smith, from the New
York to the Petrol
Boatswain L. Sullivan, from the Pensa-
cola to the Tacoma.
Gunner ]. Mitchell, from the Pensacola to
the Tacoma
Capt. +. j. Schwable, u. s. M. c., and
Ensign NJ. Joyce have been commissioned.
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SULLIVAN. Ind, Oct. 3l.-The funeral
of DR.. George Freeman, who died in Chi
cago yesterday, took place here to-day. DR..
Freeman was a noted member of his pro-
fession. He performed many difficult sur
gical operations, which gave him a ma
tional reputation. His mother, Mrs. John
Gillaison, and two brothers are his surviv
ing relatives.
VINCENNEs, Ind, Oct. a.-F. M. Moore,
aged sixty, was stricken with paralysis
while dismOunting from a wagon here to-
day and died in the hospital department of
the county Jail. He was old soldier and
lived at Russellville, Ill.
UNION CITY, Ind, Oct. 31.-Mrs Joseph
Miller. of this city, forty-eight years old.
died to-day at Cincinnati, after undergo
ing an operation for tumor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
Mor.aIIy Shot His Companion.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD. Ind, Oct. ga nine-year-old
son of Thomas Butler, near Heltonville.
Lawrence county, was painfully shot by a
boy named Holt. aged fifteen years. whose
only excuse for the deed was to brighten
Butler and see him jump. The bullet was
from a twenty-five caliber revolver. The
Butler boy was on his way home from
school afoot and was met by Holt, who
was on horseback and who drew a pistol
and began firing, one ball striking the But
Ter boy I'm the leg between the ankle and
knee and lodged in the foot over the instep.
Several shots were fired at him. The grand
Jury will investigate the matter 10 learn
where Holt got the pistol and cartridges.
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FAULT OF THE CITY CLERK
OFFICIAL PAPERS NOT SENT TO
COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEES.
For that Reason No Report Can BE
Made to Council Tomorrow Night
Municipal Affairs.

When the Council finance committee met
at City Clerk Fogartys Office yesterday at
noon TO decide what reports TO make to
Council tomorrow night on several or
dinances the administration is anxious to
get through. Chairman Casper, of the COM
mittee. found that the city clerk did not
have the ordinances ready for the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Casper says this delay on the part Of
the new city clerk win prevent the commit
tee from making any report on the ordi-
nances tomorrow night. Mr.. Casper expects
a big howl from City Controller Dunn.
because the committee cannot report on
the ordinances. but he says the COMMITTEES
has done all 1t can do. and that the fault
lies in the city clerks failure to have the
reports ready for the committee to exam
inc yesterday.
Among these ordinances Is the one 20
make a special appropriation Of about 5000
to pay the salaries in the city engineer
Office the remainder OF the year and the
ordinance to transfer about $500 from the
bridge fund to the street repairing fund
and the Brightwood waterworks fund. At
the special meeting this week Council re-
ceived letter from Mayor Hoffman, In
which he said it Is imperative that Coun-
ell take immediate action on these ordi-
nances.
City Controller Dunn does not seem to
have the same ideas about city finances
that the Board of Works has. The Board
OF Works has allowed the pay roll OF the
city engineers office for October. amount
ing to sl,l2s. The city controller wants the
board to rescind the allowance, a. he n
asking Council for a special appropriation
to pay these salaries.
On the advice OF the city controller. the
Board OF Works has recalled the "epecii
clerks allowances made to w. r. VII
liams and Albert Earring, clerks tn the
Board of Works offices. and Harry O'Briens
chief clerk OF the city engineers ONCE.
The clerks Of the former administration
will receive salaries for the entire month
of October and the city controller does
not think the new clerks should receive
salaries as long as the old ones are paid.
The city controller had no bids for the
which were to have been sold yesterday.
according to advertisement This II part
of the $65, 900 Issue, authorized BY the old
Council, to secure money with which TO
build a bridge over Fall creek at North
western avenue The city eonssellsr does Sss
bids or not.
City Controller Dunn has discovered that
none of the reports Of the departments Of
the city government for le02 except those
of the Board OF Park Commissioners and
the city controller, have been publisned
He says none OF the retiring ofacials Will
receive their salaries unless they nls thar
reports with him. Most OF the reports have
been prepared and are ready for the
printer.
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Moral Power of High Schools.

CHICAGO, Oct H-Prof. e. G. Doan, Of
Ohio University, addressed the conference
on secondary education at Northwestern
University. His subject was What may
the public high school do for the moral
and religious training of the pupils?"
1.-THE sooner a child can f0rtify its life
the better" he said, yet 1t is not in the
high school primarily, but only later out
in life that the child may attain many of
those experiences of manhood that will
Of adolescence. I have personally ex-
ceeding faith in the high school, yet do
believe the present tendency is to overes-
innate the moral insight and even the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
Death Due to Hi. own Act.

Special to the Indianapolis Journa.
vINCENNES. Ind. Oct. S.-The death
of William III. Engel. the defaulting treas
urer of the vincennes distillery. is now
attributed to his own act. The bullet ex-
tracted to-day from Engeis head was not
found TO fit any OF the weapons found after
the shooting. The Louisville accountants
III. L. williams and II. s. King-are still
mt work ON Engels books and the distil-
lery officers refuse to estimate the short
age before their work is completed. En-
gels body was to-day taken to st. Louis
for burial by a committee of Elks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
Suit over a Subsidy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Oct. IA complaint
will shortly be filed here to determine who
is entitled to the $4,000 of excess subsidy
raised for the c., c. & L. Railroad in
Wayne and Boston townships. Richmond,
Boston and Spring Grove, Incorporated
towns, are claiming their share, but there
seems to be doubt as TO the Interpretation
of the law some holding that the money
should all 60 TO the townships outside OF
the towns The suit will be friendly one
TO secure an opinion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
JOHN MITCHELL NOT WELL.
He VIII Not, However, Undergo an
Operation for Intestinal Trouble.

SCRANTON, Pa. Oct. 31.-President John
Mitchell. of the United Mine Workers, who
is Ill in this city. has decided not to undergo
an operation for the intestinal trouble OF
which he is suffering. The physicians whom
he consulted were divided in their opinion
as to the necessity of an immediate opera
ton, and Mr.. Mitchell decided to defer it.
at least for the present He will remain here
until tomorrow and then leave for his home
in Indianapolis. He does not consider that
his ailment is serious.
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COSHOCTON, o., Oct 31.-The Coshocton
Opera House, owned by Miller d Robinson.
was burned out early this morning The
probable loss Is $4,000. Charles Rosskam's
Chicago stock company lost all its scenery
and trunks. The fire Is alleged TO be OF in
cendiary origin. George K. Brown. or Bay
City, Mich, one OF the actors. was seriously
injured by falling timbers while trying to
save his trunk.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Oct. 31.-The opera
house was destroyed by fire to-day. The
Adams express Office. Hammers music
store and several other stores occupied
the building. Loss about 100000 on the
building and az larger sum on the con-
tents. There was no insurance on the
opera house.
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LARGE SUMS FOR MISSIONS


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 31-The annual
convention Of the Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Richmond district of
the Methodist Church closed yesterday at
Farmland. 1t was Of the most enthusiastic
nature and was largely attended. Two new
auxiliaries were admitted, one at Trenton
and the other at Shirley. making the total
number sixteen. The society pledged 1880
for the coming year.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. q. II. Hill, Richmond; first
vice president, Mrs. Frances Kelly, Rich
mond; second vice president Mrs. Fred
West, Farmland; third vice president, Mrs.
+. 4. Th0rnburg, Farmland; recording Sec
rotary, Miss Emma Lamb, Modoc; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. ]. III. Binford,
Greenfield; treasurer, Mrs. NJ. II. Menden-
hall. Union City; superintendent of chill
drens work, Miss Minnie Houck Shirley.
Mrs. q. II. HILL of this city, was appointed
delegate to the branch meeting at Chicago,
with Miss Emma Lamb, of Economy, as
alternate. The next convention will be held
in Richmond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
DIVORCE DEGREES DENIED.
Judge Heaton, at Fort Wayne, Make,
Notable Record.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. H.-Judge
Heaton. Of the Superior Court, to-day broke
all records in the matter Of refusing d.
vorces- He overruled four cases. whose
attorneys were his close political and social
friends. because. as he explained in clearing
the docket in the last day Of the term, the
grounds on which the divorces had been
flied were not sufficient.
The court has been flooded with applica-
lions for divorce and besides a conviction
that the divorce record of the country is
nothing less than a national scandal, which
must undermine the social fabric IL not
checked he holds that he is justified in en-
forcing the letter Of the law in such litiga-
ton.
In one of the cases the couple had been
married only one year and appeared in
court for a divorce on the anniversary OF
the marriage. Judge Heaton alluded to the
statement of counsel that both sides were
willing that a decree be granted and said
that was not at all a reason for divorce.
In another case the application was rejected
because the applicant had done the same
acts charged against the defendant. The
court said that he who seeks equity must
do equity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
VIII BE Tried for Murder.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CHAMELEON. Ind, Oct. 31.-Wiley Maui
ton will be put on trial on Wednesday for
shooting and killing Elijah King on April
Is last. II was a cold-bOoded murder and
the wife of the victim Is said to have been
implicated IN the crime. At that time she
had already filed suit against him for d.
v0Fce and Naulton and King had had
trouble over the circumstances connected
with the proceedings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
GROHSBEcK IS ACQUITTED
EVANSVILLE MAN NOT GUILTY OF
PARTICIPATING IN RIOT.
Fined by Doonville Jury for Being In
renceburg-Losses by Fire.
EpecIal to the 1ndlanapoI.s journal.

EpstIaI 20 the InuldtdpOI.s JOuIIdI+
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Oct. H--Richard
Groesbeck. Of this city. prominent in labor
circles. who was indicted recently for al
legged riotous conspiracy in connection with
the assault on the county jail here in July
last. and which led TO the killing Of ten
citizens by the local company OF militia,
was declared by a jury at Boonvill, War
rick county, to-day. to be not guilty OF
the charge. but the jury found that Groes-
beck had been present and in the mob at
the time of the trouble and for that he
was fined $3.50.
He must pay the costs of the trial. which
will amount TO several hundred dollars.
Groesbeck is the first OF the indicted men
put trial who has not been convicted
OF the crime charged.
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First Car to Upton.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Upton, Ind, Oct. .31.-The first car car
rying passengers on the Indianapolis Tip
ton line of the Indiana Union Traction
Company arrived in this city to-day at
noon. The cars will continue to run, but
will not make regular time for few days.
President George h. McCulloch and the
board of directors OF the road were here to-
day and Mr.. McCulloch gave out the in
formation that as soon as the track had
been properly ballasted the new buffet cars
could be put on and regular schedule time
would be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
Anti-saIoon Fight Abandoned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. Oct. H-The Anti-sa-
loon League. which has been waging sue
cessful fight against applicants for license
in Cass township for the past two years.
resulting In keeping licensed saloons out or
that township during that period, and In
the return of fully two hundred indictments
for illegal selling, has withdrawn its oppo-
sitiOn and applications for license are being
granted. The league in Curry township has
adopted the same course
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Tried 10 Burn Herself.

speciai to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Oct. 3l.-Mrs. s. s.
whitesldes, of South Anderson. was very
critically burned tonight and may die be-
fore morning. In fit Of dependency she
saturated her dress with kerosene, and, GO
ing to the yard, applied a lighted match to
st. In a moment she was ablaze from head
to foot and ran screaming about the yard.
Henry Johnson, a neighbor, threw the
woman down and succeeded in smothering
the flames. Her limbs, breast, aDdomen ano
face are frightfully burned, and her re-
coyery Is very doubtful.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, Oct a.-Early this morn
ing Eliza Brooks's saloon building and con-
tents were consumed by fire. causing a
loss of probably $500. partly covered by
insurance. Mr.. Brooks said the fire had
gone out in the stove last night before he
left the saloon and he thinks the fire was of
incendiary origin. He had been fined twice
in the past two weeks for violating the
Nicholson law.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, Oct 31.-The jun
Tor class OF Indiana has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: +. II. Hay
den. Bloomington. president; Joe Barclay.
OF Bloomington. vice president; Miss vio-
lette Hamilton. of st. Joe Station, secre-
tary: Frank o. Fael. of Evansville. treas
urer The class numbers over $50.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-Countess Lonya,
second daughter of King Leopold of Bel
GUM, is seriously i'll with peritonitis at
Lucerne, says Herald dispatch from vi
emma A prominent specialist has been
countess was the widow OF the Inflated
Crown Prince Rudolph. whose mysterious
death occurred in 1888. Not long ago she
married Count Lonya and gave up her
ROYAL rank.
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IMPERIAL FEDERATION.
ChamberIafn's Plan Endorsed by thu
Toronto Board of Trade.

TORONTO. Ont, Oct. 31.-The Toronto
Board of Trade, at largely-attended meet
ing, unanimously Endorsed the following
proposals:
"First-The approval of the scheme of
imperial federation as presented by Joseph
Chamberlain.
"Second-The necessity Of contribution by
Canada to scheme of imperial defense.
'"rhird-The impossibility of consider
zeal connection with the United States"
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Oct. 81
Within the past two months there has not
been death among the inmates of the Re-
formatory, which Is an unusual record, as
before that time there was an average of
one or two each week. The fact Is more
noticeable. too, from the fact that at this
time of the year many deaths have occurred
I'm the institution from tuberculosis. The
healthy condition of the prisoners Is attri-
buted to the better sanitary conditions that
now prevail, due largely to the erection OF
the new dollhouse and the assignment Of the
prisoners to single cells.
Little Interest at Earlham.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. H.-There has
been a considerable slump In interest in
football at Earlham College. due to COM
bination of circumstances. One il the call
ing off OF the game with Butler, two men
are away to attend weddings and four
others are out on account Of slight In
juries However, Ii Is believed that Mon
day will see things brighten up. Next
Saturdays. game viii be here with Gin,
cinnati University and 1t Is believed 1t will
require much better ball than the Quakers
have yet played.