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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
TROUBLE ON THE AMAZON.
Brazil and Bolivia May Fight TO
Possession of Acre.

RIO JANEIRO. Feb 5.-The Brazilian
government has decided on the military
occupation of Acre. Diplomatic relations
with Bolivia. however. not interrupted.
Brazil has decided TO act I'm the Acre ques-
ton because President Pando. OF Bolivia.
proposed 10 continue negotiations while
at the same time marching upon Acre
The Brazilian government has ordered
General cabelloe with the troops stationed
I'm the northern region TO start immediately
for Acre. a naval squadron. composed OF
the ironclad Marshal Flor.ano the torpedo
cruiser Tupy and the torpedo gunboat Gus
tavo Sampace. under the command OF Rear
Admiral Alencar, left here to-day for the
Amazon river.
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Several Stores Destroyed, with Losses
to Various Firms and Owners.
Asgregating About $I7O,OOO.
PARTIAL INSURANCE ON ALL
AMOUNTS CARRIED ARE NOT ONE
HALF THE Loss.
Cause of the Fire Ii Not Known-Fra-
ternal Societies Suffer Heavily
No Casualties Recorded.
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broke out soon after 1:3O o'clock this (Fri-
day. morning caused loss of about $4,000
The fire started in the dry goods
store of Hugh Adler and rapidly
spread to adjoining buildings. Adler's build
ing and stock were soon destroyed and by
this time Wilson & williams's clothing
store was afire and was destroyed, with its
contents
The adjoining building, occupied down
stairs by the grocery house of D. w. Foster
& Co. and the clothing house of E. & E.
Perkins and upstairs by the Red Men and
the G. A. r. next caught fire. The Pythian
Castle Hall. across the alley from this
building was threatened.
several times to Castle Hall. but each time
has been put out.
The building occupied by the Adler and
Wilson & Williams stores is owned by c.
F. s. Neal, president of the Endowment
Rank of the Knights of Pythias Mr. Ad-
ler's loss is about s65,OOO Wilson & Will
liams. $4,000: the building. $4,000: all
partly insured.
The building containing the Foster and
Perkins stores is owned by s. l.. Cason.
1t is still burning and cannot be saved. The
losses here will be: Cason, $4,000; Foster &
Co. $4,000: Perkins & Perkins $4,000; all
partly insured. None OF the amounts of in
surance can be learned at this hour.
3:30-The fire though still burning is now
under control. Very little damage was
done to Castle Hall. The amounts of insur-
ance are: Cason. $4,000; Neal, $4,000; Ad-
Ter. $4,000; Wilson & Williams. 5000: Per-
kins & Perkins. $4,000; Foster, 5000.
The Red Men lost $1,000. with 81 100 irsur-
ance. and the Haymakers and Degree of
Pocahontas s.20o. with no insurance. The
loss to the G. A. r. is slight
There were no casualties. The burned
buildings and those threatened occupied
about two-thirds of block In the business
heart OF the city. The jail oils the rest Of
the space
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
MORMON YOUNG'S TRIAL.
Medical Experts Say Mrs. Pulitzer
Alleged Slayer Is Sane.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-When court ad-
journed to-day in the trial of William
Hooper Young. accused of the murder OF
Mrs. Anna Pulitzer. ten jurors had been
obtained. When Young walked into court
this morning he sank heavily into chair
and his head fell onto the table in front
of him. but nevertheless he took an interest
in the examination of the talesmen JUS
tice Herrick included among his questions
to the talesmen: Have you any prejudice
against any religious sect?"
During lull In the proceedings Young
said audibly TO one of his counsel: Cant
you get the Molineux rabbit foot ?''
AT one stage OF the proceedings he fell
asleep for fifteen minutes. and then sank
into appearance of semi-consciousness
During recess Young was under the OBJ
servance of medical experts, and they re-
ported that as yet they had found no evil
dence OF insanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
MUST NOT SELL BONDS.
Mercantile Trust Company Restrained
I'm an Important Gas Case.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Judge Lacombe in
the United States Circuit Court to-day. on
application of ex-Justice Fursman, counsel
for Jacob Edwards. granted an injunction
after a full hearing restraining the Mer-
camille Trust Company from carrying into
effect its advertised foreclosure sale of the
securities held by the Mercantile Trust
Company under the Boston united gas bond
trust agreements. The application for the
Injunction was made the ground that
these securities belonged TO the Bay State
Gas Company, of Delaware, and were it's
substantial assets, and that the Mercantile
Trust Company had conspired with the
New England gas and coke reorganization
committee represented by Kidder. Peabody
& Co., of Boston, to bring about. an arti-
fetal default in the interest upon the Boston
united gas bonds due July l. 1902. by refus-
ing to declare dividends earned by the local
Boston gas company during the past year.
The. securities advertised for sale by the
Mercantile Trust Company were alleged to
be of d market value in excess of S12.0O00oo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
WATERBURY LESS WARLIKE.


MOI let Been En0eO
WATERBURY. Conn, Feb. 5.-Water-
bury has a less warlike aspect tonight
than at any time since the militia took a
hand in the control of affairs. The late
afternoon was marked by the beginning of
the withdrawal of the troops of the first
regiment of the Connecticut National
Guard, consisting of nine companies COM
manded by Colonel Schultz, leaving for
Hartford at 505 The departure of these
militiamen, together with the fact that a
committee is at work trying to bring about
a settlement increased in the minds Of
many citizens the hopeful feeling which
had prevailed ever since last nights peace
full conditions seemed TO indicate that that
unruly spirits of the mob had been sub
dued
After a session lasting an hour and a
half the conferees parted at $50 with set
tlement of the difficulty far away APP
parently as ever. The representatives of
the strikers and of the Connecticut Rail-
way and Lighting Company found them
selves entirely at variance, and when the
conference ended, the executive committee
of the trolley mems union announced that
they would recommend in their report to
the union tomorrow that the strike be
continued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
MAY CONVERT ITS STOCK.
DecfsiOn in Favor Of the United States
Steel Corporation.

TRENTON. ~. J.. Feb. 5--The Court of
Errors and Appeals to-day unanimously re-
versed the decision of Vice Chancellor En-
cry, which enjoined the United States Steel
Corporation from converting s2ooooo,oo0
worth cf its per cent. preferred stock into
per cent second-mortgage bonds.
This is the suit which was brought by j.
r. Aspinwall Hodge. after decision had
been rendered in favor of the corporation
in a previous suit instituted by Mrs. Myri-
am Berger. No written opinion was filed
to-day. There is now legal imoedment
to the Steel Corporation carrying out its
plan, unless the case shall be appealed to
the United States Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.--Representative
Bankhead, of Alabama. tonight denied that
he was I'm any way responsible for the ac-
ton of the naval committee of the House
in refusing to report bill retiring Capt
Richmond p. Hobson. as charged by the
officer. II am not a member of the naval
committee, as Mr.. Hobson claims" said
Mr.. Bankhead. II never approached q
member on the subject of his retirement
and / was I'm Alabama when the commit
tee acted on the matter Mr.. Hobson has
been entirely misinformed."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06

PINE BLUFFS, Ark. Feb 5.-An un-
known contagious disease Is prevailing
among plantations around Pine Bluff IL
Affects cattle In the back and causes death
within twenty-four hours. One planter lost
all his cattle and another lost thirty within
a few days time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06

the ring in defense of the purpose of the
bill. Right here" he said, Il must depart
for the first time from the way OF my
friend from Wabash. There Is nobody
more desirous of economy in approprla ting
the public money than myself, but | realize
that there are distinctions TO be made and
certain important facts TO be taken into
consideration. The State Board OF Tax
Commissioners is responsible every year
for adding to the state treasury vast sums
that would never be given up by secretiVe
persons and close-fsted corporations. ex-
cept for the hard work of the tax commits
sioners. In every county in the State their
influence is felt for the good. Parks Martin
and John w. Wingate are men OF unusual
ability and thorough training along their
particular line. II ever men were worth
handsome salary from the State they are
and so are all tax commissioners who are
worth anything at all. | am unqualinediy
in favor of that bill, and L hope ii VIII
paSS.''
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woLCoTT FAVORED THE BILL.


Senator wolcott spoke somewhat at
length for the bill. This. in the main.
he said, lis a question of what should be
paid for the services of good men. Ia
vor rigid economy I'm appropriating the
States money, but L am distinctly opposed
TO parsimony, especially when the result or
that parsimony is calculated to lose the
State millions in money. | am not In IA
vor of cheap men when duties of the ut
most Importance to be performed-du-
ties that require, as every senator knows,
an extraordinary amount of peculiar fit
ness and of integrity TO the highest degree.
The tax commissioners add 10 the reve-
years go by and they are entitled TO more
pay.
Senator Lawler. of Washington county,
who poses little as a watch dog OF the
treasury" wanted TO know why the pres
ent compensation is not sufficient. II
seems to me- he said. that with $1,000
year and their travelling expenses the tax
,, commissioners are pretty well provided for.
There are plenty of men who would like
to have the job at that figure, and they
are men that could handle 1t WE'LL
Senator Hendee spoke briefly but 10 the
| point. "A legislator he said, shows dis
cretion and common sense when he picks
out the proper officer TO whom TO vote
additional salary. The argument that be-
cause there is apparently. concerted ef-
| fort to increase the salaries OF every off,
| creases should be passed is worthless on
| the face of ii. 1t is bad logic and bad
sense. These men are entitled to more nay.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE = COL. 81
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24

ficult, for an hour. Actors, when they
group about the man in the center
of the stage, who is enjoying all the
limelight-and how they hate them
for it-are required to keep still, so
as not to distract attention from the
great mans sayings and motions, and
because they must group in such a
way as to form a picture and keep it
till it can be realized by the eyes
in front. But this enforced statu-
esqueness is hard on tn; supes. They
are not used to it. When they are
put under the strain, and when as
Roman warriors they must stand at
the back without winking while Bru-
tus or Virginius or some other pom
derous person unbosoms himself re-
specting love or politics, they are in
a small torture. One such, last sea-
son, who could no longer abide it to
listen to the soliloquy by the head
man, pitched over on his face and
had to be lugged out by the arms, to
the spOiIinp of the scene
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24
THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL I KELVIN

In the wonderful calm of the twilight; IN
the night when the day voices cease,
sit by the bank of the river, the marvel
Gus River of Peace,
Ard out Of the had;ows there stealetn
face with the morning aglow,
And the fragrance of bloss oms that faded
in fields of the long, long ago.
Dim forms DER the river are hoatlng IN
banks that the shadows enfold,
And a song through the silence is stealing,
a song unforgoiten and old;
White hands reaching out in caresses. the
hearts that were loving and true,
And the form, like phantom that blesses,
of a dear little girl that knew.
Oh cold is the heart OF the Northland and
chill is its winter Of SHOWS,
And over the mound of her sleeping the
wind like requiem blows.
Yet out of the grave and its silence she
comes through the pitiful night
And her breath on my forehead is warmer
than wine that is kissed by the light,
And her heart beats to mine like the music
Love plays on his harp when he wills,
Till it reaches to uttermost spaces, and the
sou, Of creation it thrills.
And sitting where sh1lowy faces pass
BY me in phantom review,
Sigh at the thought of the graces OF
dear Little girl that knew.
oh, white was her hand, as the mantle
that Winter has woven Of SHOWS;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24

have 60 clear the end of awful line I'll what's
more, III miss important luncheon engagement"
The young would gladly have had her step ahead of him.
but occurred him look what effect the
had those Immediately behind him. His look of inquiry only
scowls of dsapprova would the taking of
of the time that long ne and here and there
exceedingly impatient face He knew what the only alter
native Gracefully step of line and with undstubed
smile and bow, say: Certainly, Miss take my place. But
remembered that his and
that his mission of haste All this however, could be
planned satisfactorily the second two his command So he
REDEEMED andwha did he do? What would do? 1t might de-
pend ones nationality and other things.
unquestonaby of justice chvaly The hurry
and oe of modern city life bring the often face face IT.
frequently asserted cvalry waning America because the
love of justice, which has always been strong American trait,
growing still stronger? WAS THE OLD CHIVAIRY JUST?
WAS IT NOT OFTEN A BOWLING TO SELFISINESS? DOES
NOT THE LOVE OF JUSTICE, IF IT BE TEMPERED WITH
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION LEAD TO A TRUER
CHIVALRY, AND LEAVE LESS ROOM FOR SELFISHNESS
IN EITHER SEX? True rid of selhsess by good
but doubtful than of old 1t has always
distributed among the
nationality, color or SEX 21z<<S[ %z~Z~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24
VELVET NOT EXTRAvAGANT.
It II Worn at Present Both In Street
and Home Costumes by
Many.

Although the term velvet gown has
Gus sound, it is really not at all ex-
travagant when it is remembered
tlat it may be made to serve for both
street and house purposes, and GER
tainly it would be difficult to find a
winter frock in any other material
that is so comfort BILE, and what is
of perhaps greater Importance, be-
coming. Even a very stout woman
looks well in one of these costumes,
for the long lines given by vertical
plaits and folds of some contrasting
material afford the appearance of
slenderness, which seems in these
days to be the chief ambition of those
women who go in for being fashion
ably attired. .~ %
One of the recent velvet models has
a long skirt with an exceptionally full
train, ana is perfectly plain all around
excepting for two narrow bias bands
of black silk, which are on either side
of the front breadth and extend from
Il1c OClU d1luOSc w Tic FAVOC VI Vic
skirt, where they are joined together
in sharp point, says the New York
Evening Telegram. The waist, plain
in the back, blouses slightly in front,
with two similar bands running from
the shoulder to the belt; the sleeves,
small at the top and tight to the ell
bow, flare broadly, though not exag-
geratedly so, to the wrist, where they
are gathered into a narrow cuff
trimmed. with three bands of the silk,
and tbs stock collar Is similarly
trimmed.
To trans form this into the street
costume, all that is necessary is to
don the coat, which is trifle longer
than what is known as the three-quar.
ter length, very full both back and
front, and absolutely without trim
mings, excepting for the deep cape
collar, which is trimmed with many
diagonal rows of the silk and very
elaborated cords and ,tassels; the
sleeves are extremely faring from
the elbow, come we'll over the hand,
and are trimmed to correspond with
the collar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24
THEATER PREVENTS STRIKES.
Employees of the Factory Write the
Plays and Act Them In =
Town of France.

Entertain the workingman and pre-
vent strikes. Upon this theory move
social institution has been established
in Bussang, France, says the Chicago
Tribune.
1t is a workingman's theater-dl-
rected by factory owner, producing
plays written by him and his en-
ployes, and using the native dramatic
talent of the French laborer.
The actors are factory men and
women. The audience is composed OF
the same class of people. The theater
itself is novelty worth travelling far
to see, and the methods by which it is
operated are absolutely unique.
So successful has the unique theater
been that employers of labor in other
parts of France and in Germany and
Italy are studying it to initiate it. AS
a factor in reconciling employer and
employe it has proven invaluable, and
as a means of entertainment for the
factory people it has been unexcelled.
Since the theater was opened there has
not been a strike at the factory.
Maurice Pottecher, a man of wealth,
is the employer who has carried out
the peculiar ideas. In the theater
which he has built performances are
given every night, and six nights a
week no admission fee is charged.
Once week, on holiday, small
charge is made. This is on the occasion
of the production of new plays.
The building itself has no cover ex-
cept canvas roof which may be drawn
over it when the sun becomes too
strong or when rain threatens. Many
of the plays which have been given
were written by the factory owner and
some of them by his workmen. Nine.
Pottecher has taken parts in the per-
formances, and with credit, it has been
said. One of NJ. Pottecher's most pop
ular plays was 1.-THE Devil as a Liquor
Dealer" 1t took" immensely because
of the humor of it's situations.
Occasionally classic is given. Re-
Gently Macbeth was rendered. 1t
was curious performance, and an old
theater goer who has seen Macbeth"
in many capitals of the world, played
by all famous actors, declared that this
Bussang production, in his opinion,
came more nearly to the true Shake
spearean idea than any of the others.
Some of the spectators had travelled
hundreds of miles to see this unique
rendition of Macbeth" Some of the
costumes worn by the players would
have shocked modern tragedian.
For instance. the artisan who acted
the part of Macbeth wore red wig
and crimson nightgown and -four
ished dagger as if it were sickle.
The main object in conducting the
theater has been to make the factory
people happy and contented by fur
nishing them a beneficial and mex
pensive form of amusement. 1t has
done that and it has done more by
cementing the ties between the en-
ployer and the employee. For this rea-
son other wealthy men of Europe who
have seen NJ. Pottecher's plan in opera
ton are preparing to initiate it, and
soon there may be many such play
houses in different parts of the con-
tinent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There is said to be not a single house
in London which is more than 200
yards from a pillar postbox.
tits proposed to erect state GONZALES
cent homes in Austria for anaemlc
children and those whose weakened
condition renders them liable to con-
sumption.
Night robberies have practically
ceased in the St. GILES suburb of Brus-
sells since the local police began max
ing their nightly rounds accompanied
by watch dogs.
Water is so scarce in the japanese
island of Oshima that it is the custom
of the bride to take a large tub of
drinking water with her to her new
home as kind of dowry.
It is reported that the Russian min
lister of the interior is considering a
project for Matchmaking the medical
profession, so that all doctors and
chemists would be state officials. A
commission has been appointed to col
lect information on the subject.
Six hundred children of the poorest
class in Edinburgh have been washed
en- masse at the corporation baths.
Afterwards they were provided with
new clothes. One of them was over
heard to remark that they were good
clothes enough, but awful dear at the
price,"
The smoke nuisance is moving even
the quiet soul of the Austrian and half
of Vienna is worried because the other
half is disfguring the city with the
thick clouds from the chimneys of in
dustry. Several proposed bills have
been drawn up, and it is likely that in
a comparatively short time a strong
effort will be made to have one or other
of these become a law.
In Liverpool is a room-that of a
dentist whose grandfather occupied
the same premises-that contains
many mirrors and pictures, the
frames of which are made en-
tirely of sharks teeth. Near
Birmingham manufacturer has
a study that is lined, even to
the roof, with nothing but chains of
various thicknesses and padlocks of
different sizes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24
Men Who Die for Others.

In China it is nothing out of the way
for a criminal under sentence of death
to secure. al price, substitute to die
for him at the hands of the execu-
toner. A remarka BILE case of substi-
tuition is reported from Foo-Chow
When a certain childless criminal there
was adjudged to death his family met
to see what should be done. The su-
perstition of the land ran counter to
man dying without leaving son, at
least, to worship him after death.
The criminal had a brother who had
so many sons that he had no fear of
being left without worshipers. The
family decided to put him in as sub
stitute for the childless one. so that
the latter could live on to get son.
The military mandarin concerned was
bought over. the criminal was set free
and his guiltless brothers head was
cut off.-London Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-24
CAUSE SHADES In WATER.
Varying Conditions That Determine
the Hue of Lakes and
Rivers.

The varying shades which natural
water assume are due chiefly to two
causes-vegetable stain and suspend
ed matter. When the latter is pres
ent in appreciate quantity it causes
turbidity and is not real pigment.
The true color or vegetable stain is
greenish-yellow to reddish-brown and
is due to decayed plant growth. The
suspended matter is generally min
eral and often contains iron. The
color acquired by water at the bot.
tom of deep pond is largely due
to this cause, says a scientific ex-
change.
Experts have adopted method of
stating the depth of color in water
by comparison with a mixture of
platinum and cobalt, the color pro-
duced by one part of platinum to
100000 parts of water being taken
as the unit.
Thus it has been shown that the
color of surface water depends both
on the character of the neighboring
vegetation and on the time that the
water remains in contact with it.
Water near steep rocks, where there
are few trees, will generally be be-
low 20 units in color; steep wooded
or cultivated slopes give 20 to so
units; similar but gentler slopes
from to 100 and swamp areas 100
to 500 or even higher. Highly colored
waters are more common in the
northern states than in the south.
Colored water is gradually
bleached by sunlight, the action TAX
ing place chiefly within one foot of
the surface. The study of color in
water is of commercial Importance
because most people object to
drinking brownish water. Hence, in
town water supply the color must
either be removed or it's formation
must be prevented. The latter is
often the most economical thing to
do and it may be accomplished by
intercepting the water from the up
lands and leading it into the streams
without letting it pass through the
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