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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
CALLED TO WASHINGTON.
District Attorney Who VIII Prosecute
Case Against Dietrich.

OMAHA, Nov. 19-An important develop
ment I'm connection with the indictment of
United States Senator Dietrich and Post
master Jacob Fisher, of Hastings, was
the sudden summons late to-day of United
States District Attorney Summers to Wash
ingtOn The summons, IL is stated, came
from President Roosevelt and il in
stantly obeyed, Mr.. Summers leaving for
the East over the Chicago & Northwestern
tonight.
Although a number of reasons have been
advanced for his hasty departure for Wash
ington, nobody at the district attorney S
office would venture to speculate on the
real cause and Mr.. Summers himself de-
clined to even discuss the matter before
leaving. Great Importance is attached to
his Eastern trip, however, as IL is not be-
lieved he would not be taken away from his
duties at time when matters of some mo-
ment are pending except 1t were for very
urgent easons.
A large number of witness came to the
city to-day 10 testify In the pending post
office Investigations before the grand jury
and these VIII necessarily remain unheard
until Mr.. Summers's return, which cannot
be before early next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

PEORIA, ILL.,, Nov. 19.-Thirty-one men
were killed and at least fifteen injured in
a head-end collision between a west-bound
freight and work train on the Big Four
Railroad between Mackinaw and fremont
at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon.
Up to the present time the bodies Of
twenty-six victims of the wreck have been
taken from the mass of debris, which is
piled thirty feet high the tracks, while
five remain buried under the huge pile Of
broken timber, twisted and distorted iron
and steel On a bank at the side of the
track lie the bodies of the victims, cut.
bruised and mangled in horrible manner.
So far only eleven have been identified, the
remaining being unrecognizable even by
those who knew them and are aware of
the fact that they are among the dead.
All the dead and most of the injured were
members of the work train, the crews on
both engines jumping in time to save their
lives.
Identified Dead
ROBERT KING. aged forty-three Tre-
mont, left widow and three children.
THOMAS TROY, fifty, fremont single.
WILLIAM EADS, thirty, fremont. left
widow and three children.
CHARLES E. MEYERS. fifty, Blooming
ton, left widow and five children.
GEORGE SMITH, fifty, Bloomington, left
widow and three children.
GEORGE HARMON, thirty-eight Bloom
ington, left widow and four children.
JOHN DORAN, thirty-three. Blooming
ton, single.
JOHN SMITH. thirty, Bloomington, sin.
gle.
FRED BACHMAN, twenty-four, Dan.
vers, single.
JOHN SHAW, twenty-three, Mackinaw
| single.
STEPHEN Cutter. twenty-eight. Mack
| inaw, single.
| Twenty unidentified dead bodies. manglet
beyond recognition.
The Injured
JOHN GHELE. fireman. indianapolis. les
| broken.
A. w. HASTINGS. conductor, badly
bruised.
JACOB REESE, brakeman. Roanoke. righ
arm broken.
W. L. HARLAN, brakeman. Indianapolis
i
CHARLES GENNIN. roadmaster. les
| broken.
CHARLES FORD. Farmer City. ankle
| broken.
| HERBERT WHITE. Roanoke, leg broken
HARRY WHITE, Woodford Station, arm
| broken and bruised.
CHRISTIAN BARRY, Danvers; ankl
broke.
GUSTAvE THEBAN, Danvers; righ
| arm broken.
JOHN DUvANEL, Danvers; injured in
| ternally; may die.
| The collision occurred in deep cut, a
the beginning of a sharp curve. neithel
train being visible to the crew Of th'
other until they were within fifty feet
The engineers set the brakes, sounded th'
whistles and then leaped from their cabs
the two trains striking with such force
that the sound was heard for miles
around. second after the collision thu
boiler of the work train engine exploded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
FORCED TO RESIGN.
Southern College Professor Who Had
Praised Booker Washington.

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 19.-Prof. Spen-
Ger Bassett, occupying the chair of Eng
lish at Trinity College. Durham, n. c. has
rendered his resignation. which will be
acted on next Tuesday night
The resignation was due. it is said. to the
fierce criticism of a recent article by Prof
Bassett on the negro question i'm which
he declared that Booker T. Washington is
the greatest man, excepting Robert E. Lee
born in the South in a hundred wears
Patrons of the college were threatening
to withdraw pupils and Methodist Churches
have been demanding Professor Bassett's :
dismissal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
ATTACKED AGAIN.
Another Attempt by Rebels to Capture
the City of San Domingo.

SAN DOMINGO. Republic OF Santo Do
mingo. Nov. 1S-Yesterday at noon another
severe attack was made on the city with
out effect The rebels had many killed
and wounded, but the government losses
were small. The firing continued during
the night. the insurgents using heavy can
non. The situation here Is desperate. The
poor are suffering for necessities and the
prices of provisions are rising The sani-
tary conditions, however, are good.
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REvOLvERS WERE TRUMPS.


MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Nov. ia
masked man entered the rooms OF the
Metropole Club. sentleman's card club. =
early to-day and forced the eight men play
ing cards to stand In line along the wall
while ne made each man empty his pockets
He secured $50 and escaped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
Fire at an Ohio Mine.

CORNING, o.. Nov. 19.-Fire this after
noon destroyed the tipple aud all the ad-
Joining buildings at Mine No. OF the Sun
day Creek Coal Company near Corning The
fire was communicated TO the mine which
has been sealed up in an effort TO stay the
progress of the flames. No estimate OF the
loss is given by the company's officials but
1t is said that IL will be considerably in ex-
cess of $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Mrs. Harriet Max
well Converse, known to the Indians as
the "chief of the six Indian Nations" is
dead at her home in this city. Her death
was due 10 apoplexy. She was the only
woman, il is said, to receive the "snype
totem" coat of arms, the highest I'm rank
that is known TO any of the tribes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
"A Malodorous Phrase.

a The recent reply of the British pre-
naier to the protest Of the English
bishops against the Turkish atrocities
in Macedonia, is decidedly weak. He,
does not, as his uncle, the late Lord
Salisbury did, and ais Lord Beacons-
field did, emphasize the Importance of
maintaining the integrity Of the sOt-
toman empire a phrase to which the
English people were long accustomed.
Balfour states that his government
conf1des in the ability OF Russia and
Austria to compose the unrest south
of the Balkans and makes no threat
Of sending the British Mediterranean
squadron into Turkish waters.
Lord Salisbury tried to impress upon
the people of the United Kingdom
that 1t was national duty to main
tain the Integrity Of the Ottoman en-
pire, but the liberal party, ever since
the Bulgarian atrocities which pre-
coded the Russo-Turkish war Of 1878,
has been distinctly incredulous as to
the alleged necessity for England to
spend her blood and treasure to keep
the Turk in southeastern Europe and
continue, the policy OF 1856, embodied
in the treaty of Paris, which received
the 'unspeakable Turk into the
group of European nations and opened
to him facilities for borrowing money
The frightful condition of affairs in
the Balkan peninsula is unquestion-
ably due chiefly to the English Turk.
ish policy; of which the English PEG.
pie are now getting very, very tired
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
THURSDAY EVENING, ].


fered Japan an equal division Of
Korea. she to take the north portion
and Japan to take the southern por-
ton. Japan would have been master
Of Korea In i s94. after the war with
China. had not Russia, in COM binationi
with Germany and France, prevented
her from taking her fairly won spotls
OF war. The Anglo Japanese treaty
of 1902 provides for defensive and
offensive action by the allies, whenever
Russia menaces the rights Of Japan
but John Bull does not seem to be.
alive to the Importance of keeping
such engagements, and Japan may
have to act alone If she carries out
her recent threat to fight to the death
rather than let any foreign power oc-.
cupy Korea.
X It is evident that Russia is going to
give the powers interested lin the far
east a chance to do something decisive
sas to the Manchurian question to-day,
and show the sincerity Of their talk Of
maintaining the integrity Of China.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08

llonlng LOYALTY to himself, and he $50
h !l1' the master key Of egotism to both
i y, and outlook that, tho in his
; !, iel Art of Making Enemies that re-
hash, with additional hot: sauce, Of so
many previous exaggerations and stulti-
hcat1ons OF his in print we recognize the
ha 2 poseur, it really seems as if the
arr OF inspiring erlmity had been the guild
Ing principle of his adult life and that
ms ost Ten art has had but secondary
considerat 81 sSs 3.5 i $780, <.:zs
u must be admitted that. Whistler as
an egotist had very many companions in
That. guild The very fellows who have
been abusing him since he has died are
every whit as pronounced cyclists as
whistler. the difference being that they
lack the brains and talents to forcibly and
arnus 81 2 express their egotism as Whist
Ter did. For twenty years past Whistler
has as made the world all the merrier by his
humorous egotism. and nobody who can
ns the world laugh is; very depraved
or course; there are, people who. get very
mad II hit by: a. pellet of fun aimed at
their egotistical majesties, but this is. not
to be considered so long as the public
is tickled. @ ss&}53F- 4. - = i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
LITERARY NOTES

=. Y. Crowell & Co, New York, have
published The Parliamentary, Path
Under by W. II. Bartlett, who, has GER
tainly produced a very useful book on
parliamentary practice. Price As cents.
, M. A. Donahue & Co, Chicago, 4o7 400
Dearborn street. have published 1.-THE
Spirit Father by Mrs. Mary Mann, swho
writes devoutly and, earnestly upon. the
close relation of. God to the human race.
A. S. Barnes & Co., announce Themes
see Todd q story of steamboat life on
the Mississippi, BY G.. W. Ogden. E..
The w. B. Conkey company have
bought all the book plates, about 100, 600
IN number owned or controlled by the
United States Book company Of New
York; the Publishers Plate Renting com
pany and Coryell &c Co, giving them con-
trol Of a very Large list Of popular and
standard books.
a. s. Barnes & Co announce within
the Pale a story OF the ferocious Jew
batting in Russia by Michael Davitt, who
personally Investigated conditions of the
Jewish race in that country. s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
Tearing Up New Pavements.

The Journa !. has spoken before
of the careless { and unbusinesslike
practice in vogue in Minneapolis Of
tearing UP new pavement for the pur-
pose Of laying water and gas connec-
tions. Practically every pavement In
this town has ben injured by this prac-
tice. Particularly noticeable incidents
of this kind are afforded on Vine place |
between Oak Grove and Clifton, and
Grant street between Vine place and
Nicollet. The work Of paving from
the junction Of Nicollet and Grant along
Grant to Vine and along Vine from
Grant to Nineteenth is under way.
Concrete has been laid, but the brick is
not yet down except for a small part
of the distance. The, concrete has not
been finished more, than two or three
weeks and time enough has hardly
elapsed for it to settle sufficiently,
comes one of the public service COR
porations and tears up the new con-
crete for a whole block, while the
same destructive work is done lit
tie farther UP on. Vine street for the
purpose of making water connections.
There must have been very sud
den changes in the requirements of
and the interests Of "a private property
owner which developed a necessity of
tearing up. the concrete base that did
not exist before it was laid. ,
OF & course, that work could have
been done just as we'll before the con-
crete was put on, as it could have
been done week Or ten days after,
but this is the Minneapolis way; we
seem to prefer to begin the destruc-
ton of our pavements in this city as
soon as they are laid, for it must be
| evident to anyone that this concrete
cannot. be patched and made as strong
and firm again as it would be If the
Ebed had been ~unbroken. The result
will be a hole in that pavement at
the point where the. concrete base was
cut and the condition of the roadway
can never be made satisfactory. =:
It. seems to T h e J u rn a that it
is up to the aldermen of the ward to
put a stop to this foolish and expensive
practice and require, as is done in
some other cities, that all connec-
tons must be made and all conduits
laid before the concrete base is put
down for any kind Of pavement This
wasteful way of doing business would
not be tolerated by any private con-
Germ; no management of private cor
poration would be retained which per
mitted a continuance Of such waste
full practices. Why should it be nee
essary in the case Of the city,?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
A "METHoDIsT COWBOY,
New York Tribune.

: Rev. A. S. Orne Of Syracuse, N. Y, who
has been traversing Kansas in gospel
wagon arrived in Atchison the other day
with his wife and child. He came down
from Montana. a distance Of 5000 miles,
in a 15-fcot slliff stopping at the different
river towns to preach the gospel. He
says he had no trouble, except at Bis
marck, N. D., where methodist cow
boy" took exceptions to something he said
about the Methodist church, and set out
to do him violence. HE gathered says
cowboys and they tried to hang me to q
lamp post, saying that no man could make
remarks about their religion and live.''
The parson says he bluffed the Methodist
cowboys and got away. Truly, a change
has come over the spirit Of the cowboy.
Heretical notions about the number OF
aces in a poker pack might have inspired
such prosecuting zeal among the dogmatic
cowboys a few years ago. n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
TALES L.. OF WINDSOR

negotiations for Magma Charta were in
progress. There is a small domain under
ground. In the older portions of the great
wards arched passages thread their way
below the basement, thru the chalk, and
penetrate far beneath the site, of the cas-
tie ditch at the base Of the walls. Their
existence may have had something to do
with the origin Of the eerie stories which
attach to the older part of the residence.
For, of course, Windsor has it's ghosts.
Only a couple Of years ago an officer
seated in the library saw what is described
as ''the ghost of Queen Elizabeth Shak-
spere adopted his legend of Herne the
Hunter from Windsor forest for his 'sMer-
ry Wives of Windsor The ancient rang
er was supposed to promenade around an
oak, wearing. horns upon his head.
Many a page Of history is written on the
walls of Windsor. Those that lay captive
Within the boundaries of the castle left
their woefuI histories carved upon their
prison. Their, memories We're thus better
perpetuated than those Of some more il
lustrious birth. It was only by a chance
breaking up Of the floor Of the st. Georges
chapel that the body of Edward w. was
found. In 1913 Sir Henry Talford found,
! too, and opened, the coffin said to con-
tain the body of Charles I. The remains.
he said, were in precisely the condition
described by a witness Of his immurement.
! But so many are the stories concerning
the remains of this unhappy monarch and
| of Cromwell that even now controversy
has reached scarcely any more definite
conclusion than had been arrived at CEN
Etury ago. ~ -as2Aa
l.. The gorgeous tomb which Wolsey built
fer him se1f was. converted into money at
ter his fall. The exquisite adornments
with which artists had bedecked it were
sold as defaced brass for $780, George
EIv spent a million and a half on restoring
the castle. AS a finishing touch to his
work he had huge bronze equestrian
statue Of his father erected as the end OF
the ma gnifcent three nliles-1ong walk. In
time rather irreverent name became ap-
piled to the statue, that the monarch
whose name it is to perpetuate became
disassociated from it. This led to funny
little mishap at Queen Victoria's dinner
table A distinguished statesman was
asked how he had got to the castle. 'Oh.
r got lift as far as the copper horse, and
walked the rest. of the way, ma L. he
i replied. "To the what?' cried her mai
lesty in amused amazement. The guest had
never heard of the statue by any other
name, and had to explain himself as best
he could. Whereupon the queen good hui
moredly rebuked him for his irreverence,
and gave him the history Of the figure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
Housing the Law Library.
Inere having been some O11aSti

There having been some question
as to: the propriety of the
act of the judges of the.
district court in signing an order
providing for the housing and care of
the law library belonging to the Min.
neapolis Bar association at public ex-
pense, it should be understood that
this action is taken pursuant to an
act Of the last legislature which au-
thorizes and directs the judges in
counties Of more than 100000 popula-
ton to make such provisions for
permanent law library upon the petit
ton Of citizens.
While the Minneapolis Bar associa-
ton owns the library, it is made free
and accessible to all the judges and
city and county officers Of Minneapolis
and Hennepin county, and in this re-
spect our public officers are served no
better than those of St. Paul and
Ramsey county, where the state main
alton Of $4,000. The state library, how
ever, is not readily accessible to Hen
nepin county and Minneapolis officials,
| hence the great advantage of having
a library Of this kind made convenient
to the city and county officers.
It is contended that inasmuch as the
bar association keeps up the library
in the sense of purchasing new books,
the public derives substantial benefit
thru the facilities afforded its agents
and officers and can well afford to
/ provide houseroom for it and an at
4 tendanta at an expense Of $1,000 q
year. The attendants salary is, by
the law referred to, divided equally
4 between the city and county. The
4 county is directed to provide room
which it is able to do on the county
side Of the public building. 4.
| 1t is true that the bar association is
relieved Of considerable expense fol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08

M. A. Carleton, cerealist Of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington stated
before the grain mems convention yester-
day that the department was experiment.
ing now with no less than 800 varieties of
wheat. and that there were a number Of
promising varieties from Russia. Certain
ly there can be no harm in developing the
merits Of different varieties Of wheat and
if new varieties are found which possess
characteristics adapted to our soil and
climate there is no reason why we should
not take advantage of this knowledge.
Prejudice against any variety simply be-
cause it is new is not justified.
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st. James's; Gazette

..--..tE ri W ST. James's Gazette. I
The worknaen now engaged upon i'm
proVements at Windsor Castle need to
tread warily, for the scene of their labors
is replete with historic aS-ociations. Nor
are these confined to the castle buildings.
OF no place may it be truly said that
while there are sermons in the stones there
are tongues in trees to speak Of a chapter.
from history In the garden adjoining st.
Georges chapel Is a tree with one of the
strangest of stories. Blighted and stunted
by lightning, it stands to recall one of the
tragedies of history 1t is a willow, and
grew from a cutting taken from the par
ent tree which grew above the grave Of
Napoleon at st. Helena. For long it -four
ished In its new position. But on the day
of the battle of Sedan, in which the power
of Napoleon Ill was crushed, a flash of
lightning carried away it's chief branch.
STILL in its mutilated state it continued to
grow Justify enough until, years later, it
was smitten by another lightning stroke
Careful comparison showed that the Sec
ond disaster synchronized exactly with the
death of the Prince Imperial at the hands
of the Zuus in Africa. -, -.ss5G
Windsor Castle, in some form or anoth-
err, has existed as a royal domain from
Norman times. Hardly a reign has passed
without additions or alterations. Edward
III. built the famous round tower or keep
for fraternity Of knights who should
meet and carry on the traditions Of King
Arthur's Round Table knights. From the
ibattlements Of the keep twelve counties
maybe viewed, and even in these smoky
days the king may see the dome and Ian
tern of st. PauIs by taking his stand on
I the summit of the tower. Edward $III.
found the labor problem as acute in his
day as do some less distinguished employ
Fers Of modern times, and his works pros
ceeded slowly. But the victor Of Poictiers
| took a short cut to what he wanted. Writs
were issued to the sheriffs, mayors, and
/ bailiffs of the counties, authorizing them
| to impress laborers for the work. with i'm
/ prisonment as the alternative. William OF
! Wykeham was the architect, and his du-
ties could have been little else than labor
| of love, for his wage was but shilling 8
day. Plague carried off the bulk of the $50
men engaged on the work in 1860, SO more
writs were issued: Edward did. not live tc
see his undertaking completed, but Rich
lard II. continued it, and had Godfrey
| Chaucer as his clerk of works, and zeal
tous master of the labor press gang the
father Of our national poetry appears tc
have made.
The ordinary visitor does not see the
4 oldest part of Windsor, the remains of the
fortress in which John rested while the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08

A real estate firm, writes to z h e
u IN g ! to say that it is ready to sup
ply the city with filters at all the school
houses at the rate Of Is cents for each
child for, the: school year, In view of the
impurities in the city water supply, quite
a number Of the schools, by special ar
rangement, are supplied with ; spring
water. Probably where these arrange
ments are already made, spring water may
be preferred, <but certainly at the rate of
expense indicated it should be possible to
provide the children with pure water.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
:. WOULD LEARN FROM FOLK
phiIa delnhia North American.

Mr.. Folk does not believe that a man
who is a scoundre1 in private life would
be honest in public position. He says:
"Do not elect a legislator whose private
character will not bear the closest scru-
tiny. Evil will come out sooner or later.
If mans private character be bad twill
show itself in time in public life. This
sounds very old fashioned; but it's true,
nevertheless. Mr.. Folk has put his old
fashioned axioms in very terse terms,
which it will profit the people Of Philadel-
phia and Pennsylvania to read and con-
slider Quite as much as it will those Of ST.
Louis and Missouri, to whom they were
addressed. AS we, seem to lack sue
cessful prosecutor Of Doodle statesmen in
this commonwealth, it would not be amiss
to take some lessons from the Doodle
prosecutor Of Missouri. His words and his
deeds tally. -. 1872