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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-20
Plan Will Prevent Passing Of RevoI-
vers and Knives to Dangerous
Men Behind the Bars.
TWO MEN CAUGHT IN THE ACT
GUARD DETECTS THEM SLIPPING
DRUGS TO PRISONERS.
Mystery of Morphine Fiends mt the
Institution Solved by the Sheriff
The New Rule.

For some time past the authorities at the
county jail have been at a loss to under
stand how prisoners, carefully searched be-
fore being placed in the cells, were able
to secure morphine and cocaine. n num-
ber of cases have lately been brought to the
attention of the sheriff where the use of
the drug was very apparent, and i'm one or
two instances men were found on their
hunks overcome by the effects of the NOR
phine and cocaine they had taken.
Lately a strict watch has been kept on
Wednesdays, which are visiting days, and
yesterday new plan was adopted by Sher-
iff Metzger to prevent visitors from passing
anything through the bars to the prisoners
Heretofore the visitors were allowed i'm
the corridors and the prisoners were turned
into the large cells and could talk at will
to those who had permission to see them
They were allowed to go so close to the
callers that it was an easy trick to pass a
little package of morphine through the bars.
Yesterday was visitors day and from 3
O'Clock in the morning until II the Jail was
crowded with friends and relatives of the
transgressors behind the bars.
ROPE BARS THE WAY.
At the suggestion and with the personal
supervision of the sheriff, a rope was
stretched on the inside of the large cell.
where the prisoners were allowed TO go TO
talk to their friends, in such manner that
the inmates of the Jail could not get nearer
than four feet to their friends without
stepping over or under the rope, and
guard was placed al each end of the rope
to see that the rule was enforced Two
men called at the jail wednesday to see
friends and were allowed to go to the upper
corridor and converse with them The
guard who was watch at the time
two packages tipped over the rope by these
men. and saw two prisoners pocket them
stealthily.
An investigation was made at once and
1t was found that the packages contained
morphine. The men who threw the pack
ages into the cell were put out of the
Jail and the drug was taken from the pris-
oners. BY the use of the, rope IL will here
after be impossible to pass anything
through the bars to the inmates of the
iail. and another case of prisoners being
armed with guns and clubs like the recent
trouble with the federal prisoners will be
rtod
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-20
WOMAN STOLE THE RIG
POLICE ARE ANXIOUS TO FIND ''I<ID"
ADAMS AND COMPANION.
Mrs. Rice, .OS West Pratt street.
Hitched Horse i'm Front Of Road
house and 1t Disappeared.

A woman horse thief attracted the at
tention of the police department last night,
and an all-night search failed to locate her.
Early in the evening Mrs. Rice, of 7OS
West Pratt street. drove to Jim Scanlon's
roadhOuse and hitched her horse and rig
on the outside while she went in to see some
friends. A few moments later Kit
Adams, a woman who has figured in almost
all police charges except horse stealing
came along with man, at the present
time unknown, and stole the rig. They
drove around the city for several hours,
but later learned that they had been dis
covered and drove the animal to the livery
barn where it had been hired by the Rice
woman. Leaving the horse stand outside
of the barn. the Adams woman and her
male companion jumped out of the rig and
ran down nearby alley.
Up to an early hour this morning neither
the man nor the woman had been arrested.
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minutes, I'm not quite certain which; the
second race by four minutes and a half.
You will have TO ask me about the third
race later"
A flood of letters, cablegrams and tele-
grams reached the Erin to-day from all
parts of the world. bringing wishes for the
success of Sir Thomas and Shamrock III.
The remeasurement was made at the re-
quest of Sir Thomas Upton. The difference
in the measurement was caused by the low
ering of the throat-halyard block three feet
thus adding to the length of the topmast and
decreasing the sail area Secretary George
A. Cormack was asked tonight if the meas
uring was the result of any dissatisfaction
on the part of Sir Thomas Upton with the
all said Mr. Cormack.- Simply Sir
Thomas altered his boat by lowering the
throat-halyard block, then asked for re-
measurement and got it, That's all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-20
FIGHT AGAINST MILLER.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The contro-
versy between the Bookbinders' Union and
William A Miller. assistant foreman in
the government printing Office, has broken
out afresh. At the close of the days work
Monday Public Printer Palmer handed to
Mr. Miller set of charges which had been
prepared by the union. Mr.. Miller was in
formed that he could take the rest of the
week to reply to them. but he sent them
back to the public printer yesterday with
the statement that they were made by ir-
responsible parties; that they were based
on hearsay and were too absurd to serious
ly consider.
The officials OF the government printing
Office were 10th TO discuss the case, but il
was learned that the charges were mainly
directed against Mr.. Millers personal char
acter and related to acts said TO have been
committed as far back as twenty-five years
ago. II also was learned that a scouting
committee from the Bookbinders' Union
recently made visits To several towns in
Pennsylvania for the purpose of collecting
data to be used against Miller An official
of the government printing Office said that
Miller's status In the office is not likely TO
be disturbed.
claim has been filed by Miller for pay
which he claims TO be due for the timc~he
was oct Of ONCE. Public Printer Palmer
has referred the matter 10 the controller OF
The treasury Cor docfl1oR
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In the Face of n Stiff Breeze the Tn.
beaten Racer Clips n Quarter of "a
Second Of His Mark.
HE is PACED BY TWO RUNNERS
SHOOTS FROM THE WIRE WITH 4
SWIFT, FRICTIONLEss STRIDE.
Comes Down the Stretch as steady ms
aLOcomotive-Looks Fit to Go the
Route i'm Less Time.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Dan Patch to-day
broke the worlds record for PAGERS by going
a mile i'm 1:59 at Brighton Beach He was
driven by McHenry. The previous record of
1854 was paced by Star Pointer in 1897
and by Dan Patch in 1902.
A stiff breeze was blowing, which struck
the horse fairly in the face. The track
was little slow, but the effect of the
wind was discounted by sending runner
i'm front while a second runner galloped
alongside. In view of the adverse con-
ditions the announcement was made that
Dan Patch would go against the track rec
ord of zoos, but would also try to beat
the worlds record of 1:5e14-
When the unbeaten PAGER, for Dan Patch
never lost race, appeared on the track,
he was loudly cheered, and after a few
preliminary warm-ups he received the
word. With swift, frictionless stride he
shot from the wire and seemed to be deter
mined to push his nose into the flying sulkv
in which the thoroughbred i'm the shafts
was steadily pulling ahead. On swept the
PAGER TO the quarter in 0:29A, anda when
he flashed past the half-mile pole I'm 0:5S24
a great volume of cheers went from the
vast crowd. Then came the difficult top
turn and the slowest quarters of the mile.
the three-auarters being done in 1:2sk But
down the stretch swift and steady as a
locomotive re came and he shot
un6er the wire the watches stopped at
1:5a
The new champion was not at all dis
tressed aud looked as though he would be
able before the season is over to lower
his own record.
The betting was even money either Tor
or against his beating the record
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Payne VIII Have to Be Satisfied with
the Empty Title, While the In
dianian Will Do the Work.
WANTS TO MAINTAIN HARMONY
AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THE OLD
LEADERS CAN Do 1T.
of the Appropriations Committee
Is the Right Man.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-James \. Hem
enway, of Indiana, will be the actual leader
of the Republicans in the next House of
Representatives. Serene +. Payne, of New
York. will retain the badge of leadership,
while the active work the floor will be
performed by Mr.. Hemenway, who will
succeed Joseph G.. Cannon as chairman
of the great committee on appropriations.
The subject becomes prominent at this
time in view of the proba biity that Con-
gress may be assembled in extraordinary
session in October, and certainly not later
than November. Mr.. Cannon, the speaker
to be, is not an intimate of Mr.. Payne Mr.
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania or of the other
men who comprised the Henderson cabinet
Despite this fact he will not insist on a
change in the leadership. Mr. Payne has
occupied the position as leader since the
death of Nelson Dingley, of Maine. but in
all legislative battles that marked the pro-
ceedings of the Fifty-sixth and Fifty
seventh Congresses, Cannon, of Illinois, led
the membership of his party on the floor
of the House.
No one recognizes the limitations of
Payne DalzeT and Grosvenor more than
MT. CANNON, VINO never approved the
methods which frequently resulted in an
tagonsms within the party. The Porto
Rican fiasco of few years ago and the
bitterness engendered among the House Re-
publicans during the Cuban contest were
due to the nonconciliatory tendencies of the
Messrs. Henderson, Payne, Dalzell and
Grosvcnor.
Mr.. Cannon would like to substitute
younger and more aggressive men for the
present leaders, but believes that such a
course would be impolitic and might result
in dissensions when it is desirable that har-
object in another way. He will select man
who will represent him on the floor, and
one who Will be the acknowledged leader,
Payne retaining the title, which will have
TO satisfy him.
After recent conference held by Mr.
Cannon. Sherman, of New York, and other
party leaders, IL was announced that Mr.
Babcock. of Wisconsin, would be invited to
take the actual duties of leadership Io is
come from any of the men who were parties
TO the conference. Other men in the North
and middle West have been mentioned for
the honor of first lieutenant, but the logic
of the situation points TO James Hemenway.
of Indiana. as the personal representative
of the speaker on the floor.
Hemenway has been closely associated
with MIR. Cannon in the committee on ap-
propriations. and Is slated TO go at the head
New York. Tawney. of Minnesota. Burton,
of Ohio and others have been mentioned,
but Hemeuway, of Indiana. is regarded as
the man on whom the mantle of Cannon will
fall as the active leader of the House Re-
pubicans JOHN E. MONK.
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Several Local Capitalists Who I'M
aor.ed the Paper OF the Company
May BE Involved.
OUTLOOK is DARK AT ANGOLA
FURTHER DETAILS IN REGARD TO
THE BANK FAILURE.
At Least 100000 Of Overdrafts by One
Firm, Covered Only by Notes
without Security.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH In6., Aug. K.-At o'clock
this afternoon the Wabash bridge and iron
works assigned. The failure of this COM
pany comes as sensation here, where the
factory was one of the most prominent IN
the city.
The assets are not known. The company
was Incorporated at 100000 and the assets
are expected TO be about the same amount
The liabilities are estimated at from Slow
to $225,OCO, with $500 900 as about the right
figure. over four-fifths of the creditors are
banks located i'm Indianapolis, Cincinnati.
Cleveland Chicago, New York, Marion.
Muncie Anderson, Peru, Logansport, Del
phi, Bluffton, Monticello and one or two
other cities.
Eighty per cent. of the stock was owned
by s. II. Goldman, Of this city, who or
ganized the company. BY reason of his
large personal acquaintance he was able
to borrow money in almost every city and
in this way the credit of the company was
kept gilt-edged, though ii always paid high
interest. The local banks were not in
volved, not having been asked for loans.
The officers are: John B. Latchem. presi-
dent; w. S. Hood. secretary; Mr.. Dempsey.
treasurer s. Fl. Goldman, general manager.
The receiver has not been named as yet,
although it is understood the creditors and
company both willing To have James
Lynn appointed. although he is small
shareholder.
Attorneys from number of cities were
here to-day and the papers were filed after
n long conference. The suit brought
by William V. Pressler. n local stockholder.
All the stockholders live in this city it
is said the plant will be continued in opera
ton. IL is feared that several local cap
itaIists. who Endorsed paper, are involved.
A local attorney stated that this assign
ment, i'm the nature OF the liabilities, is the
strangest ever filed i'm Indiana
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Failure of a Texas Bank.

BEAUMONT, Tex, Aug 1s.-The Citi-
zens' National and Savings Bank was this
afternoon closed by Bank Examiner Logan
who has been here for several days look
ing over the affairs of the institution. Ex-
aminer Logan positively refused 20 saw
anything concerning the status OF the
banks affairs, except that he had uro-
pared statement for the controller ..f
the currency The failed bank is officercd
by well-known men. the published LIST of
directors including Ex-Governor j. = Hor1
Rod oliver. j. B cuilinan. at the head OF
big Texas oil company. II. L. Brooks and
L. j. MARSHALL '&1
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DOWIE WILL HAVE 1000.


CHICAGO. Aug. 19.-Passenger represent
atives of Eastern roads received notice to-
day that when John Alexander Dowies s
expedition starts for New York Oct. IA
at least 1900 persons will have TO be moved,
instead of 2400, as originally announced.
Not all of the crusaders will come from
Chicago and Zion City. Rates of one fare
for the round trip have been granted by the
railroads from nearly all the Western
States to Chicago and from contiguous ter
ritcry to all of the large cities between
Chicago and New York. The movement
will be the largest of it's kind to take place
in a single day in the history of railroads,
and will tax their ability to the utmost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-20
MILLIONAIRE STOCKHOLDERS.
Annual Meeting of Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company.

DENVER. Aug. 1.-THE annual stock
holders meeting of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company was held at the offices Of the
company in this city this afternoon. About
four-fifths of the stock of the company was
represented, and the following directors
were chosen: John c. Osgood. Julian A.
Keber. Geo j. Gould, John d. Rockefeller.
jr., r. J. Hearne, Fred, Z. Gates, f.. III.
Hartman, Edwin Hawley. Ben Nicola.
j. Fl. McClement, James II. Hyde T.. w.
Oglebay and Z. Parmalee Prentiss. There
being no quorum Of the directors present,
the directors meeting for the election of
officers was postponed and will be held next
week i'm New York. The statement was
given To the press that the following MEM
bers of the executive committee have been
agreed upon. John c. Osgood, Geo. j. Gould,
F. j. Hearne, j. ID. Rockefeller, jr., and
Fred II Gates
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100000 PARK FOR WAvERLEY.
Plans Of indianapolis a. Southwestern
Traction Company Outlined.

A large park and general summer pleas
ure resort to be situated on the White
river at Waverly, seventeen miles on;
OF Indianapolis. is being planned by the
indianapolis & Southwestern Traction Com
pany The company has closed deal by
which 1t becomes the owner of 90 acres OF
land on both sides of the river near Vaver-
IN. The plan is to spend about 100000 TO
convert the tract into park and golf links.
The company has plans for the damming or
the river at this point. at cost of about
$500. FOR tfe generation of POWER with
which to operate the line between Indian
apolis and Martinsville. The line to Mar
tinsyille will be only q small part Of the
road, as Evansville will be the southern
terminus The Indianapolis < Southwestern
traction Zine will be of the longest
electric roads i'm the State.
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Increase OF Naval Strength in the
Lcvant Has Been Begun.

LONDON. Aug. 1q.-The Italian ambas-
sador here to-day received a dispatch from
Rome announcing that an Italian squadron
has been ordered to Macedonian waters
No explanation was given of the reasons
underlying the orders.
IL was regarded as probable that the
Foreign Office at Rome has received advices
showing that Italian interests. which are
important at Saloniea and in its neigh
borhood. are menaced and it was deemed
wise TO have a strong force handy TO con-
vince the Turks of the inadvisability of
affecting such interests by any hostile act
il is added that the presence of the Italian
feet would also deter the Turks from COM
mitting Outrages on inOffensive Christians
As the result of inquiries made at the
various embassies and i'm official circles
here. the Associated Press is able 10 make
an authoritative statement regarding the
situation affected by the troubles in
Macedonia. Turkey regards the action of
Russia and Austria in compelling the Porte
20 institute reforms as an intervention
which. 90 quote a high Turkish official.
shas already had the. effect OF encouraging
the rioters who will be further encouraged
by the dispatch OF the warships of Russia
and Italy,. This official added that Great
Britains attitude was satisfactory to the
Porte. Austria. it is asserted here. was
not advised by Russia OF the latter'S in
tension TO send warships To Turkish waters
and may decide that her interests also re-
Qdire a naval demonstration
The consensus of opinion among the
dipIomatists * that there is nothing in
the situation TO warrant the belief that il
will develop into general eonfiagration. as
the powers are cooperating to preserve
the peace of Europe
ROME. Aug. 19.-No other power is i'm
better position that Italy to quickly send a
fleet TO Turkey. In fact, Italy may almost
be considered as already having a warship
on the spot, the torpedo boat DESTROYER
Minerva is OF the Island OF Lemnos, i'm the
Aegean sea- few hours steaming from
Saionica. and the battleship Re Umberto,
which Is al Atgosta, Sicily, can reach Otto
man waters in about forty hours. The Ital-
ian Mediterranean fleet, now of Caglisri.
Island OF Sardinia. has been ordered to
Sicily, as 10 be nearer the scene of the
trouble in Turkey. Italy. IL was announced
to-day. has decided To act in accord with
the other powers I'm the Balkan situation
The Italian ambassador at Constantinople
has -tefegraphed to the foreign Office say
ing the porte has declared IL will soon be
able TO re-establsh order I'm Macedonia and
that II has already secured effective pro-
fection for sn the foreign consuis there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-20

1t Recounts the Incident Of Firing
ON the Silver Spray.

the captain of the cutter Petrol, i'm firing
on an American fishing boat. the Silver
Spray in Lake Erie. is undergoing thor
ough investigation by the Canadian gov
ernment. The Canadian commanders log
mentioning the incident has been received
al the Department of Fisheries. IL was re-
turned to him to-day. with a request for
"A more detailed report.
In the log the captain of the Petrol says
he signaled the Silver Spray To stop. No
attention was paid to his signal He then
fired across her bow, but the Silver Spray
would not alter her course. IL then fired
directly at her with several rifles. the log
continues. THE American boat kept on her
course, and. as she was as fast as the
Petres. there was nothing To do but lay
to until she was out Of sight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-20
MOBBED A WHITE MAN.
Twenty Negroes Attack william
Faulkner for Careless Rias.~

ABOUT twenty angry negroes mobbed VIII
nam Faulkner. white. OF Sixteenth ana Mis-.
sour streets last night and. II is said. in
1ured MN severely Young Faulkner. who
was riding bicycle. ran Into little css-
ored sxi named Letha Davis. % el7 wcun
thirteenth street knocking her 10 tb&
grolaad and cutting several gashes l., hs<
head coiored men who We're witssesss-< =.
the auair claimed that Faulkner had lr~..,
eafciess and they gave vent 10 their uraIE
by beating the rider OF tho bicpcle with
clubs. stones and fheir fists until Faulhr~,,@
cries attracted she attention OF pas~er< NV
and Lowe Responded To the call e.,s -,
the nesrpes had departed before ths1 ~.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-17
SWEDES WILL MARCH.
Scandinauians of City Honor Nezo
Ericsson Statue.

Crowds collected in Battery Park yesterday to
see the statue Of John Ericsson. which had
just arrived from the casting works and which
win be formally unveiled in the presence Of some
eight thousand Swedes on August / The new
bronze figure of the famous Swedish-Anertcan in
ventor win replace the old statue hch has stood
for the last ten years near the Barge Cffce. The
old pedestal will be used for the rev statue. and
wcrknen are new busy in carrying its stones to
new site near the parks band stand. Although
the formal unveilIug viii take place on the
tenria of his birth. the statue Of the designer OF
the Monitor was bare OF any dral cry yesterday,
and hundreds Of curious people stared at it as it
stood the ground. The only inscription on its
bronze the OF the sculptor, Jonathan S.
Hartley. It is almost twice life size. Mr.. Hartley
wrought both statues. He replaced the old with
the new one at his own expense because he was
never satisfied with his first work.
Swedish citizens yesterday said that the arrange
ments for the celebration of the centennial OF
Ericsson's birth have been completed and that
the chief feature will be n parade OF some eight
thousand Swedes down Broadway Saturday.
August 1. The actual anniversary IS on Friday.
July 81. but it will be celebrated en- Saturday
afternoon to permit to take part. Those
who have charge of the occasion say that it VII
&c the greatest Swedish ceIebra ton this city has
ever seen. There are seventy-fve thousand Swedas
in this city Of whom eight thousand belong to
fortytwo different societies It Is said that every
man who IS member Of q Scandinavian society
VIII be IN I!ne. The presentation speech will be
made by Park Commissioner William r. Wilcox.
and Mayor Low will accept the statue IN the name
Of the city with an appropriate speech. Colonel
William c. Church is TO deliver the grafton of the
day.
The parade viii start from Union Square at 2
p. m. and march to the Battery. There will be
six bands, and besides the members Of the forty
two Scandinavian societies there will be com
pany OF naval veterans a regular division from
Naval Post No, SO G A. r; the Swedish Guard
and Company G Of the 18th Regiment. Borough
President Swsnstrcm Of Brooklyn who bore the
expense OF moving the pedesteI. will be present
and may sneak. Emil T. Johnson will be the
grand marsha, Of the narade; Andrew Erickson,
chairman of the general committee the cee-
bration and Charles X Johansen- chairman Of the
committee on arrangements.
II the evening there will be a ''fOlkfest' at the
Harlem River Park. and. besides dancing. athletic
exhibitions and stneing. huge set piece of Erics
and another Of the Monitor will be fred.