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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
WILL NOT FIGHT TRUST.
Indiana Oil Merger VIII Not Antago.
nixe Standard Company.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind. April 23.-Charles E.
Russell. of this city, who with his brother,
William L. Russell of Lima. o.. has Sc
cured options on oil property in Indiana
and Ohio for French syndicate and has
negotiated the deal for the transfer of oil
property worth from 100000 to $60O0.0OO.
in an interview to-day said that the Stand
ard Oil Company would not be antagonized,
although the Russells will be competitors
OF the trust 1t is perhaps the most impor-
tant oil merger ever effected in the Trenton
Rock fields. involving properties which last
year produced oil that brought their forty
or fifty owners about $l.000,000. Mr.. Russell
says detailed statement of the transac-
tions will be made public in few days He
says the plans of the foreign capitalists
are not speculative; that no stock In the
merger Is for sale. and that the capitalists
are going into the oil business as a per
cent. making business. 1t is limited that the
effort Is to control the crude oil product
With the holdings of the United States
Petroleum Company and the National Con-
solidated Company. added to the millions
now In control, the Russels will have the
greater portion of the crude oil product in
the Indiana oil fields. They recently pur-
chased. independent of the above men,
toned companies, the properties of the John
Kerr syndicate for $550,000 and the Federal
Oil Company for $4,000. The options cover
Indiana, and Allen. Mercer. Van Vert,
Wood and Hancock counties, in Ohio.
The story of the life OF Charles Z. Rus
sell. Of Laporte, who in the past two or
three years has come TO the front as an oil
magnate, would read like book of fiction.
He has made and lost two monster fortunes
before this latest venture. He has a wife
and a three children and ne spends much of
aged man, very popular. and is considered
an exceptionally shrewd business man.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
LAFAYETTE ". M. G. A.
Plans of New Building to BE Ac-
cepted To-day.
'recial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Srectal to the apolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 2S.-Directors
and trustees of the Y. M c. A. will meet
tomorrow night TO accept plans for the
proposed $4,000 building in this city. Dag
get & Co. and l.. II. Gibson. of Indianapo-
lis, j. F. Alexander and j. A. Boontsar, of
this city. are the competing architects. All
the plans similar and provide for a
four-story brick building to front on Sew
enth street, where the association owns a
lot $50 feet by ffty-six feet Columbia
street. OF the $4,000 to be expended $4,000
will be used for the building itself and
$4,000 for furnishing it, In the basement
will be a swimming tank and gymnastic
appliances. and on the ground floor will be
an auditorium and running track. The third
floor VIII be used for reading rooms, offices.
library; etc, and on the fourth floor will
be rooms for rent to regular members. The
erection of the building will begin as soon
as enough money can be raised TO buy off
a mortgage. The Monon shops Y. NJ. c. A
building. which has been erected at a cost
of Sl4.00e will be dedicated on May u. Gov
ernor Durbin and railway officials will be
present.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, April 23-Arrived: Aurania
from Liverpool. Sailed: Auguste Victoria
Tor Hamburg: La Champagne, for Havre;
Barbarosso for Bremen
QUEENSTOWN. April 23.-Saiied: Noord-
land, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia:
Oceanic. from Liverpool. for New York.
SclLLY, April "a, 2:15 a. m.-Passed:
Kronprinz Wilhelm, from New York. for
Bremen
NAPLES. April 23.-Arrived: Princess
Irene, from New York. and sailed for Genoa.
GIBRALTAR. April 23.-Passed: Patria
from Marseilies and Naples, for New York
fHlLADELPHIA, April 23.-Arrived: !:
Nederiand. from Antwerp
ANTWERP. April 23.-Arrived: South
wark. from New York
eoUTHAMPTON. April 23-Arrived: New
York. from New York
LIVERPOOL. April 23-Arrived: Teuton-
tc. from New York.
HAyRE. April 23.-Arrived: La Lorraine.
from New York
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
CATHOLIC CEREMONIES
GROUND BROKEN FOR THE DOMINI-
CAN HOUSE OF STUDIES.
Cornerstone of a Mission House Also
Laid-Philippine Question Con-
sidered by PreIates.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The annual
meeting of the archbishops of the Catholic
Church was held to-day in Mcmahon Hall
OF the Catholic University. The delibera-
tions of the body, which were held behind
closed doors, were presided over by Car
dinal Gibbons. While no formal statement
of the work of the archbishops was made.
it was said that much time was devoted
to consideration of the policy of the Cath
Ollie Church in the Philippine islands. Other
questions affecting the church in the United
States also were considered. but no an
nouncement of the conclusion reached was
made.
After the meeting of the archbishops Mgr.
O'Connell, the newly installed rector of
the Catholic University, rendered a dinner
to the assembled prelates in the refractory
of Caldwell Hall. Attending the dinner
were about 12o persons. including Cardinal
Gibbons, all of the archbishops, bishops
and clergymen assembled here to partici-
pate In the various exercises at the univer-
Sity and many ecclesiastical students and
laymen OF the church.
The first public ceremony of the day oc-
CURED at $3.50 O'Clock. 1t consisted of the
breaking of ground for the proposed Domin-
lean House of Studies, which has been To-
Gated Immediately across Bunker Hill road
was simple but impressive. An informal
procession of prelates, headed by Cardinal
Gibbons and Bishop Conau, proceeded from
Divinity hall to the site OF the Dominican
house. There Cardinal Gibbons, surrounded
by scores of church dignitaries and lay
men, with a new spade handsomely bound
with ribbons, turned the first earth which
marked the beginning of the proposed struc-
ture. Each of the archbishops and bishops
present In turn drove the spade into the
ground and turned over the fresh earth.
At the conclusion of the ceremony Cardinal
Gibbons and the other church dignitaries
present were photographed. The Dominican
House of Studies will be an imposing struc-
ture of granite in Gothic style, and will
cost about $3.50, 900. 1t is expected to be
ready for occupancy in October 1904 1t will
be the mother house of the Diminical Order
in this country. The present mother house
is at Somerset, o., but the establishment
will be removed here on the completion of
the new building.
At the conclusion of the ceremony on the
site of the Dominican house the procession
of prelates proceeded to the site of the pro-
posed apostolic mission house, led by the
band of Gonzaga College. There. in the
presence of deeply interested throng of
church officials, students and laymen, Car
dinal Gibbons, in the full robes Of his high
Office, conducted the impressive ceremony.
blessing the ground and laying the corner
stone Of the proposed edifce The new
house, which is situated on the university
campus, will cost about $4,000 and will be
ready for occupancy next October.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy and Warmer To-Day
Rain md Cooler Tonight.
WA AGIIINGTON AnriI % -Enranast for

Rain md Cooler Tonight.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
Indiana-Partly cloudy and warmer on
Friday: showers and cooler at night or
Saturday: fresh to brisk south winds, be-
coming northwest, Saturday.
Illinois-Showers and warmer on Friday;
Saturday, cooler and probably fair; fresh TO
brisk south winds, shifting to northwest.
Lower Miehigan-Partly cloudy and
warmer on Friday; showers at night or Sat
urday; cooler Saturday; fresh to brisk south
winds, becoming variable
Ohi0-Fair and warmer on Friday; Satur-
day, showers and cooler; variable winds.
Wisconsin-Showers Friday; Saturday,
fair. cooler in east portion; fresh to brisk
south winds. shifting to west and north
west.
Minnesota-Showers on Friday: cooler in
west portion; Saturday. fair; variable winds,
becoming north and brisk. tt.rf q
kansas-Partly cloudy and cooler on Fri
day; probably showersi Saturday, fair.
North DakOta-Fair In northwest, rain
and colder in south and east portions on
South DakOta-ShOwers and colder Friday
except fair In extreme west portion: Satur-
day, fair. ..te .elat-.f.
Iowa-Showers on Friday; cooler in west
portion; Saturday, fair.
Nebraska-Colder Friday: probably
showers; Saturday, fair. s1-- - e
Kentucky-fair and warmer on Friday.
Saturday showers and cooler.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
sHAKspEARE's BIRTHDAY.
IrvinEton Athenaeum Listens to Lee
ture and Elects Onicers.

Three hundred and thirty mine years ago
yesterday there was born at Stratford-on-
Avon. so tradition says. a certain writer of
plays called William Shakespeare. and 1t
was to celebrate his birthday that the last
meeting this year of the Irvinston Athe-
naeum was held last night In the Athe-
naeum Hall. DR.. Sidney Lee, of London.
England, addressed the society. T. c. Howe,
president of the Athenaeum, introduced
the speaker and announced the election
of the following officers for next year:
President. Hilton u. Brown; first vice pres
ident, Miss Charity Dye: second vice pres
ident, f. Rollin Kautx; corresponding sec
retary, Prof. VIII Howe; recording Sec
retary, Will ]. Karslake; treasurer. Omar
Wilson; directors. d. c. Brown, Amos But
ler. Scot Butler. Mrs. May Donnan. Clar-
ence Forsyth, Robert Hall. T. c. Howe.
Alex. Jameson, Charles w. Moores and T.
DR.. Lee discussed the high esteem in
which the plays Of Shakespeare are held in
every country. He laid great stress on
man. ma OF The @ early vi life % of shaSspeare arr was dis
cussed and the love OF the playwright for
his native country dwelt upon. There is
one idea greatly exaggerated In regard to
the biography of Shakespeare" said the
speaker, land that is the obscurity of his
life. There is as much known about this
poet as about any of his contemporaries"
explained DR.. Lee. He was born of good
stock and spent the first years of his life
after the fashion of any youth of that day.
Young Shakespeare was given a good liter
airy education. but financial troubles of his
father compelled him to abandon school
early. 1T Is very probable that the youth
OF the poet was decidedly stormy and his
domestic life anything but pleasant" said
DR.. Lee "At eighteen he married and in
1886 set out for the great city of London
to earn a living with all the ambitions and
hopes OF any stage-struck boy. This period
and was the opportunity of the young writ
er, who soon convinced the managers that
he was capable Of producing something bet
ter than any other author of the time. With
his prosperity fashionable society took him
in and his fortune was made"
During the course Of his talk DR.. Lee ex-
planned number of interesting points
not success as an actor, the most success
full attempt being In middle life when he
appeared as the ghost in Hamlet There
are two characteristics Of Shakespeare In
which he was superior to all other writer's
OF that time or since,' said the speaker
He had most vivid imagination and was
an omntvorous reader, assimilating the
fruits of all he read" Another interesting
point in the talk was the discussion of the
business ability Of the poet, who was
practical business man, owning much real
estate about his home village. In 1911. the
great dramatist retired, and on Tuesday
April rs, 1916, he died.
Refreshments were served at the close of
DR.. Lees address, and a social hour was
spent Mr.. Frank Stanton, who spoke the
previous evening on Emerson" was pres
ent as a guest of honor
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Trouble or the Mexican Border.

PHOENIX Ariz.. April 23.-News has
reached here from Tucson TO the effect that
Deputy United States Marshal Utting and
posse, who left for the "gun-sight" coun-
try on the Mexican line few days ago TO
arrest smugglers, encountered band OF
outlaws composed Of some whites and rem
egade Papajo Indians and Mexicans and
are obtainable and nothing has been heard
from Utting. 1t is feared he has either
been killed taken prisoner. posse of
citizens Will organize tomorrow TO go in
pursuit, and Captain Eynning. OF the Rang
ers, will get all his available men and ac-
company them. The posse will probably in
clude twenty men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Methodist Benevolent Societies.

CINCINNATI April 23-The commission
on consolidation OF the benevolent societies
of the Methodist Episcopal Church to-day
published in the Methodist weeklies the re-
port to be considered at the next general
conference In Los Angeles The recon-
mendaton is that the several benevolent
societies shall be consolidated under the
names of the Board Of Foreign Missions OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. the Board
of Home Missions and Church Extension of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. the Board
of Education of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, or the Board of Education Freed
mems AID and Sunday Schools of the Meth
odist Church. as the General Conference
may determine.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
BOYS FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE.
Rolled for 40 Feet Under Car Wheels
and Escaped Serious Injury.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. April 2s-Samuel
Johnson, twelve-year-old boy. son OF
Mrs NJ l.. johnson. of Highland Park. was
rolled under the wheels of a moving train
for a distance of forty feet Wednesday
night and is alive to relate his experience
The accident happened near the South
street crossing of the Wabash Railroad
The Johnson boy ran after a baseball and
failed to see a switch engine bearing down
on him as he ran toward the tracks. The
engine struck him. and. moving slowly
along, the wheels rolled his body over and
over before them. The engineer saw the
boy and stopped the engine. To the great
son jumped up, minus only his coat. and
with a frightened yell sped across the field.
To-day he is sick abed, but will recover.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, April 23.-A Kokomo in
ventor has discovered a process Of manu-
featuring silica brick and tile from the
refuse pulverized sand used in polishing
plate glass, and a company has been
formed here to manufacture the brick.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of sand
that has heretofore been regarded as use
less and nuisance lies along the creek
bottom near the Kokomo plate glass fac
tory. Tests show that the finest. quality
of pressed brick can be made of this sand,
which requires neither burning nor straw
in making.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Work to Begin on Line That VIII BE
Operated Independently of
Other Lines.
SENSATION IS LOOKED FOR
IN MOSES FOWLER CHASE CASE
NEXT MONDAY AT LAFAYETTE.
Wife's Dreaming of Husbands Death
Boys Remarkable Escape-Rail-
way Manager Injured.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
MARION, Ind, April 23.-An official OF
the Union Traction Company of Indiana to-
night announced that the company will
build through line from Fort Wayne to
Huntington and Warren and on into Ma
rien and then an air line south to Elwood,
through Noblesvile to indianapolis. Work
on the line. which will be operated inde-
pendent of it's other lines, will begin this
summer. 1t is stated that franchises have
been secured in all the towns between Fort
Wayne and Marion. The airline will be
built in order to make better time and to
be able to compete with the steam lines
in speed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Effects OF CarneEie's Gifts.
London Chronicle.

LOHuUll CNTO1lCIe.
Mr.. Carnegie will regret to learn that his
unstinted benefactions TO learning in Scot
land have had the effect of drying up the
springs OF local generosity. Principal Story
has been telling the Glasgow University
Council that while he was able to collect
$1,000 for the better equipment and ex-
tension of the university previous 10 Mr..
Carnegie's gife OF f50.000 he has since been
able to collect only a beggsrly R3OOO. Pos
sible donors point TO the lordly sum of
10000 and button up their pockets. in spite
of the fact that the Steel Trust bonds are
to be devoted TO entirely different purposes.
Arts law and theology are outside the
scope of the Carnegie scheme and these
departments OF human activity are now
likely TO suffer unless the principals elo-
ouenca prevails
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
NOBLESVILLE PLEASED.
Much Qualification Over Appointment
of George Shirts.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, April 23.-The Sc
lection of Attorney George Shirts as secre-
tary of the codification commission is most
gratifying to his friends in Hamilton coun-
ty. 1t meets the hearty Endorsement of
lawyers and laymen, of Democrats and Re
publicans alike, for the reason that Mr..
Shirts is eminently fitted for the discharge
of the duties of the office. He is one of
the ablest lawyers at the Hamilton county
bar He is careful student of constitu-
tional government and has given much at
tention to corporation law. For years he
has served on the committee of grievances
and appeals of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows of Indiana and his decisions have
always met the approval of the lodge
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Liouor Men Busy at Kokomo.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, April 2.-One of the
three saloon men barred out by blanket
remonstrance in the March and April terms
of the commissioners court has filed an
other application for license. The saloon
is owned by Councilman q. w. Stidger
the application this time being made by
George Sands, of the bartenders. The
LIQUOR men are busy getting names off the
remonstrance and the temperance people
are equally active in strengthening the re-
monstrance with the addition of new sig
natures Remonstrances will also be filed
against all the saloons in the First ward
in which there are three applicants for the
May term
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
DREAMED OF HUSBANDS DEATH.
Strange Fact i'm Connection with
BOOnvilIe Accident.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
BOONVILLE, Ind, April 2S.-Charles Is
ley, foreman of the sawmill of the c. p.
White Lumber Company, was killed at the
mill to-day. A chain broke letting the
heavy log carriage fall on him, crushing
his skull. A remarkable fact about his
death is that his wife last night had a
dream that her husband was killed. Isley
originally came from Shelbyville. Ind. He
was a candidate for councilman on the
Democratic town ticket for the May cleo
ton. He leaves a wife and three children.
He was member of the Lutheran Church
and belonged to the Knights of Pythias.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
THE JAIL GUARDED.
Sheriff Fears for safety Of House,
bOatman Wheeler.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, April 23.-
Harry Wheeler, the Aurora man charged
with the murder of Mrs. Mary Smith, and
suspected of numbering Thomas Johnson. In
a houseboat on the Ohio river near Aurora,
April 6, is being carefully guarded here.
Wheeler, in a preliminary hearing at Au-
rora yesterday, was granted change of
venue from Justice Smiths to Justice
Thopmsons court, but later waived exam
ination and was bound over to the county
court, since when excitement has been rife
in Aurora, and Sheriff Axby has been very
apprehensive regarding the safety of his
prisoner. strong guard has been placed
about the Jail, and every effort will be made
TO protect Wheeler in the event of an at
tempted lynching.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
HIGH WATER ABATING.
Ohio River and wabash Begin Fall
ing-Damage to Wheat.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 2S.-The Ohio
river began falling here to-day and now
stands at 35.7 feet 1t is believed ii will
be within it's banks by the last of next
week The Wabash river is also falling
from Terre Haute TO its mouth. Thou
sands of acres of wheat have been dam
aged by the high water and farmers will
be over a month late in planting their
crops. The loss to tie and lumber men has
also been considerable.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Mothers search Rewarded.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, April 23.-Mrs. Maggie
Spears, who formerly lived here, has re-
covered her child, Jessie Lee Spears, who
was kidnapped by the child's father after
a divorce had been granted the parents
and the custody of the little one given to
the mother. Recently the mother located
her daughter, who is now fifteen years of
age, at Milnor, S. ID. The mother had been
searching almost continuously for the child
since she was stolen in 1893.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Found Dead on a Table.
. Indianannlis Lonrnal-

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, April 23.-Theophi-
lus w. Grain, son of Superintendent Grain.
of the Prudential insurance agency of this
city. was found dead upon table in the
company's office this morning when one
of the employees opened the office. He had
been I'm poor health for some time and yes
terday evening was noticed to be low-spir-
tied and listless When found he was lying
on, his face and had evidently been dead
for some time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
The National Debt.
New York Commercial.

New York Commercial
The United States has one OF the snail
est national debts in the world. IL Is equal
To only sl2 per capita. The per capita debt
OF England Is s1i. OF France $50 and OF
Australia $3.50. Australia has the largest
per capita debt I'm the world The United
States debt was largest In 1866, when the
civil war had piled up s2SSl. 100000, or s7gs
per capita. The civil war debt WAS rapidly
paid. and I'm 1892 IL had fallen 10 $3.50 ooo 0o0
liz was increased to 81 90. .000. 900 by the Span-
ish. war but has fallen again TO about
$3.50. 600 ~ w. fse>s.-l sf
In 1886 the average interest paid by they
government was 7.3 per cent. Now half
the debt bears only ? per cent interest. and
the United States is the only nation IN the
world that has been able to sell a per
cent. bond at par. In 1865 the interest on
the national debt was 100000 a year,
or about s4.2s per capita: and now the in
terest per capita Is only IS cents a year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Obituary.

COLUMBUS, o., April 23.-Dr. A. A. f.
Taylor, q well-known Presbyterian minis
ter. died at him home in Columbus to-day,
aged sixty-three- He was president of the
University OF Wooster ten years, from 1874
to 1884. and subsequently chairman of the
board of trustees for like period He was
also for several years editor of the Mid
continent at st. Louis and had held pas
torates in Dubuque, Ia. Georgetown, ID.
C., and Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Peculiar Position of Azores Islands.

Mines and Minerals.
An impressive and perhaps unique fea-
ture of this western end of st. Michael's
may be noted in passing. On taking a
globe or a map Of the hemisphere and
drawing line due north and south, saw
through the Seven Cities Crater, IL will be
observed that 1T nowhere touches land be-
tween the northern and southern pols r
regions. The northward line strikes high
up on the ice-bound coast of Greenland
whilst the southern, avoiding the Cape
Verde islands. meets with nothing until IL
touches the polar ice of the South Thus
the visitor who takes the trouble to climb
the Pico da Cruz "a mountain OF about
1000 feet altitude, adjacent to the Seven
Cities may try TO realize the fact that as
he looks north and south he is contemplat-
ing almost the entire semi circumference
of the earth in uninterrupted ocean, with
out foot OF land between the Arctic and
Antarctic Ice caps. L am not aware OF any
other. land spot In the world where this is
the case.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 23.-Alexander
and Thomas Stevens, sixteen and four
teen years old, were arrested to-day,
charged with horsewhipping their mother
and with cursing and striking her with
their fists because she had corrected them.
The family came from Kentucky five
months ago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-24
Fort Wayne Elopers Arrested.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. April S.-Sherih
Stout was notified this morning of the ar
rest at Ida, o., of Mrs. Jessie Castell and
her married paramour, Charles Latty, of
this city, who eloped night before last tax
ing with them SIPS belonging TO Mrs Cas-
tells husband. A deputy was sent at once
to bring them home. Latty Is a man OF
considerable property in this county.