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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-22
Recent Army Orders.

WASHINGTON, April N.-First Lieut.
Basil o. Lenoir, signal corps, now on duty
as assistant to the signal officer, Depart
ment of the East. has been relieved from
further duty at the signal corps post, Fort
Myer. Virginia
Leave of absence for two months on ac-
count of sickness with permission to go be-
yond sea. has been granted First Lieut.
Henry s. Hathaway. signal corps.
Maj. George II. Roach. Twenty-eighth In
fantry, has been ordered to join his regi-
ment in the Philippines.
The secretary of war has accepted the
resignation of Cadet Ernest L. Layfield.
fourth class, United States Military Acad-
emy.
Lieut. Col. Philip Reade. Twenty-third In
fantry has been ordered to join his regi-
ment at San Francisco, In time to proceed
with il to the Philippines.
The detail of First Lieut. Charles 8. Wal
lace signal corps for duty with the civil
government Of the Philippine islands, has
been extended until further orders
First Lieut.: Frank w. Rowell, Second In
fantry has been ordered TO report To the
commanding officer of the Eleventh In
fantry for assignment to duty
Mai George Ruhen. quartermaster. has
been ordered from this city to Chickamauga
and Fort Barrancas. Florida on official bus.
iness pertaining to the quartermaster's de-
partment. in connection with construction
Second Lieuts. John II. Baker. Fourth In
fantry: Ode G. Nichols. Fourth Infantry.
Kirwin T. Smith. Sixth Infantry, and
George M Lee. Seventh Cavalry, have been
Leaves Of absence have been granted an
follows Capt William A. Campbell, Twen-
ty-second Infantry. six months on account
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FOR STUfFING PAY ROLLS
ARREST OF THREE EMPLOYEES OF
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL ROAD.
Alleged to Have PecuIated Many
Thousands of Dollars by Means Of
Bogus Pay Checks.

CHICAGO. April H.-Charged with stuff
ing the company's pay rolls by means OF
bogus gay checks. three men holding re-
sponsible positions with the Illinois Central
Railroad have been simultaneously placed
to the grand jury The total of peculations
from the corporation. IL is thought, will
amount to many thousands of dollars. Had
not an Italian who rendered a check to
Treasurer Titus. of the company. became
frightened and run out of the office the
stufing of the pay rolls. 1t is said, might
have gone on for a long time undiscovered.
The employees under arrest are d. J.
O'Hern, Charles O'Hern and Mark Walsh.
The two first named are road superintend-
ents and the third is section foreman. All
were in charge of a large number of men.
Treasurer Titus. of the company, was the
first to suspect that the pay rolls were ir-
regular. Three months ago an Italian
called at the treasurer's office and pre-
sented a time slip for his check. He was
asked his name. and, unable, 1t is said. to
think of the name he had been told to give
became confused and fed from the Office
This caused the investigation which result
ed in the arrest of the three employees
The men had been under surveillance for
traced by detectives oe the road. Special
Agent O'Keefe, who Investigated the case
saws the method utilized by the cuprits
was to place fictitious names on the pay
rolls. and, having the authority to make out
checks, give them to friends to present to
the treasurer of the road. Men who had
been discharged, but whose names were
never forwarded TO the company. were
among those used in securing money.
Walsh and the O'Herns have been en-
ployed with the Illinois Central Railroad
for a number of years and always bore
good regulations.
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WASHINGTON. April Alt is the inten-
ton of Secretary Root to have the organi-
zation of the general staff perfected and
ready for business at the time the law
goes into effect in August. For that rea-
son the order detailing officers for the gen.
eral staff instructed all save those in the
Philippines to report at once to General
Young, who is to be chief of stan and who
will have in hand the details OF organizing
the body. 1t is intended that all officers
detailed who be spared from their
immediate duties will be relieved and will
go to work at once. 1t is the intention OF
Secretary Root to have different officers
who likely to be assigned to special
duties in connection with staff work 10 be
detailed as special boards to whom will be
referred matters that will naturally come
before them. 1t is the intention TO have
the officers of the general staff divided
into sections and take up such questions as
shall be referred TO them. 1t is not in
tended that any of the officers detailed
for the general staff shall continue their
present duties longer than is absolutely
necessary, as 1t is the desire OF Secretary
Root that they should at once enter upon
their staff duties and assist in perfecting
the organization so that IL will be In work.
ing order by Aug Is.
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Alleged to Have Purchased Commits
sary Supplies at Cost and Sold
Them at q Great Profit.
MANY TO BE CoURT-MARTIALED
GENERAL FUNSTON DIRECTED TO
PROCEED AGAINST THEM.
Another Omcer Whose Accounts Were
Stolen Also to BE Tried.

WASHINGTON, April N.-Secretary Root
has directed the court-martial of a num-
ber of army officers in Alaska who have
sary supplies for their individual profit.
1t appears that they have been purchas-
ing supplies at cost and selling them at
great profit, something they could do be-
cause of the freight rates on goods shipped
to Alaska. The papers in the case have
been referred to General Funston, COM
manding the Department of the Columbia.
with instructions to proceed against the
officers implicated.
1t has been more than a year since the
offenses were committed. and since that
time the officers have been under investiga-
ton. The report of the inspector who first
went over the case covers more than five
hundred pages. One feature of the pecu-
lations was In connection with handling
potatoes. Large supplies of this vegetable
were sent to the post, and they were
turned over to trading company at
high rate. Although In the hands of the
trading company, the potatoes were car
ried on the books of the commissary officer
as stock in hand until some officer made
purchases from the company when the
stock of potatoes was reduced to meet the
credit at the company's Office and the off,
Ger making the purchase would be charged
with potatoes. All the officers stationed
at Skagway at the time were implicated
though it is stated at the War Department
that there were different degrees of re-
sponsibility.
Another Alaska case relates to alleged
shortage in the accounts of an officer The
officer claimed his safe was broken open
and the money stolen. The authorities de-
cided on a court-martial. The names of
the officers were not made public at the
department. Most of them have changed
stations since the irregularities are said to
have occurred.
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MR.. TAYLOR Is WAITING
HAS NOT YET APPROVED REVISED
PUBLIC BUILDING PLANS.
Expects to Soon Examine the Changes
Made by the Architects of the
indianapolis Structure.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April H.-Supervising
Architect Taylor received telegram from
Rankin G. Kellogg stating that the revised
plans for the indianapolis public building
will be completed within a few days. While
the supervising architect is advised OF the
changes made by the Philadelphia firm he
will not announce until he has made a for
NAL examination whether he will approve
them.
Sketch plans for the public building at
Logansport, Ind, have been approved at
the Treasury Department. 1t will take
about three months to complete the work.
ing drawings.
The contract for supplying fuel for use
in the new public building at New Albany,
Ind, during the next fiscal year has been
awarded to John Finger & Son, of that city.
Ellen Cochran has been commissioned
postmistress at Hopedale, Ind.
Ira H. Stoner has been appointed regular
carrier and Edward Boye substitute on the
rural route at Chalmers, Ind.
Indiana postmasters appointed to-day:
John H. Herbert at Mlllhousen, Decatur
county, vice Henry Zapfe. resigned viii
G. CASTOR at Sardinia, Decatur county, vice
Dyer ]. Moore, resigned. and Jesse B. Ma
son at Switz City, Greene county, vice Eu-
gene j. Herold, resigned.
Col. Daniel NJ Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms
of the United States Senate, has returned
from a fishing trip in North Carolina.
JOHN Z. MONK
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W. R. HEARST'S CHARGES
COAL-CARRYING ROADS ACCUSED OF
CHARGING HIGH RATES.
Also Alleged to Have Been Guilty of
Determination - Interstate Com
merce Commission Investigating.

NEW YORK, April 2i-The Interstate
commerce Commission sat in this city to-
day to consider the complaint of William
are violating the interstate-commerce law
Reading. the Lehigh Valley. the Central of
Western. the Erie. the Ontario & Western.
the Delaware & Hudson the Pennsylvania
and the Baltimore & Ohio. The specific
complaints of Mr.. Hearst are that the roads
charge unreasonable rates, that they un-
justly discriminate in favor of the bitumi-
nous against the anthracite coal companies,
and that they have contrived, in violation
of the anti-pooling section of the Interstate
commerce law. to discriminate against the
independent coal-mining companies i'm favor
Of the companies controlled by the rail-
roads.
The Delaware & Hudson the Erie, the
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western, the
Lehigh Valley, the Philadelphia & Reading,
the Jersey Central and the Ontario & West
ern companies entered appearances No
answers were received when the commits
sion asked who represented the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio companies.
Counsel for the complainant opened the
proceedings by reading long list of the
witnesses he has subpoenaed and expects
to examine. Most of them are officers of
the different railroads, and they are called
upon TO produce certain contracts between
their roads and the different coal COM
panies. The lawyers replied for a majority
of those called that they were within tele-
phone call and would attend whenever
wanted. They also promised TO produce
any books or papers called for.
Council for the railroads objected to the
table OF tariffs submitted by the complains
ant and alleged that 1t was full OF blunders.
absolutely misleading and inexpertly drawn.
After much argument the commission ac-
cepted the table subject to correction by
auditors of the commission. The COMPLAIN
ant also submitted the original tariff sched-
ules of the railroads on coal and pig iron
port of the commission showing the aver
age tariff per gross per mile on the differ
ent railroads in the United States
Most Of the afternoon was devoted to
reading figures from these reports The
commission adjourned until tomorrow.
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of sickness. and First Lieut.. Alfred McC.
Wilson. Twentieth Infantry. an extension
OF one month on account of sickness.
First Lieut.. Thomas A. Roberts, Tenth
Cavalry, has been relieved from duty at the
United States Military Academy and or
dered TO join his proper station.
Captain Americus Mitchell, Fifth lnfan-
try. has been ordered TO duty at the United
States Military Academy, West Point. New
York.
Capt. Arthur W. Yates, quartermaster.
has been ordered TO Fort Knox, Maine, on
official duty pertaining to the quartermas-
ter's department in connection with con-
struction work.
First Lieut.. Robert +. Wood. Third Cav
airy, has been assigned to duty at the MILL
tary Academy, West Point, New YORK
The following-named second lieutenants
have been ordered to examination for pro-
motion: Sydney III. Hopson, Twenty-fourth
Infantry; John II. Baker, Fourth Infantry
and Ode c. Nichols, Fourth Infantry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-22

MADE BY THE LARGEST EXPRESS
STEAMER IN THE WORLD.
Arrival at New York of the New Ger
from Bremen and Cherbourg.

NEW YORK, April H.-Completing the
quickest maiden voyage from Cherbourg
to New York. but failing to break any of
the transatlantic records. the new German
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company, from
Bremen. Southampton and Cherbourg,
reached port tonight. The time Of the
vessels passage from Cherbourg mole to
the Sandy Hook lightship was five days,
twenty-three hours. few minutes over
twelve hours behind the record for the
passage between these two points Fair
weather prevailed when the big vessel left
Cherbourg on April 16. but two days later
she encountered dense fog which lasted
for two days. compelling her to reduce her
speed for about twelve hours. The daily
runs of the vessel were PSI, 560 540 547. 534
542 and $50 to Sandy Hook. a total distance
of 3160 miles, and an average speed for
the whole voyage of 2210 knots. The ma
chinery worked well. and her propellers
made eighty-two revolutions per minute
during the voyage. The Kaiser Wilhelm III
arrived on Sandy Hook lightship at Z
o'clock p. m. where she was boarded by a
pilot who brought her into port. On board
the steamer were AS cabin passengers and
637 steerage passengers.
The Kaiser Wilhelm III is the latest addi-
ton to the North German Lloyd Companys
feet She sailed from Bremen on April
Ia and Is commanded by Captain Hoee-
mann The Kaiser Wilhelm III is the largest
express steamer In the world Her princi-
pal dimensions are: Length over all. 7O6
feet inches: beam. 72 feet; depth So feet
inches: draught to load line, % feet s
inches. and displacement. 1880 tons. The
estimated speed Is from twenty-three and
one-half to twenty-fo knots per hour at
sea- She is Of 10000 horse power and has
a gross register Of 5000 tons. The steamer
IL capable OF accommodating 775 first-class.
343 second and seventy-seven third-class
passengers. The crew consists OF GOO people
The Kaiser Wilhelm III is equipped for wire
less telegraphy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-22
TRAIN NO. lO3 WRECKED
ENGINEER, FIREMAN AND THREE
POSTAL CLERKS KILLED.
Dozen Passengers Hurt, One Seriously
Accident on the Frisco Line
Probably Caused by Wreckers.

KANSAS CITY, April H.-Passenger
Train 1Os. on the Frisco system. which left
Kansas City at 1850 last night, for Mem
phis and Birmingham, was partly wrecked
near Everton, Mo-, north of Springfield by
defective rail, at o'clock this morning.
The engine, baggage and mail cars went
into the ditch and were badly damaged.
The engineer, fireman and three postal
clerks were killed and one passenger was
seriously hurt and perhaps a dozen more
were slightly injured.
The Dead
E. r. MEAD, engineer. Fort Scott Kan.
BERT COFFMAN. fireman, Fort Scott
c. B. CAMPBELL. postal clerk, Kansas
City. Mo.
L. coLMAN. postal clerk. Kansas
City. Mo.
CLYDE WILKINS. postal clerk, Fort
Scott.
Seriously Injured
LOUIS COLOMBIE. Kansas City, pas
senger.
The engineer, fireman and mail clerks
were buried in the wreckage. Fireman Coff-
man and Postal Clerk Campbell were dead
when taken out. Engineer Mead and Postal
Clerks wilkins and Colman were in dy-
ing condition and succumbed soon after
being removed from the wreckage. The
passenger coaches remained upright and
the passengers. except Colombo, escaped
with a severe shake-up and slight bruises
The accident is believed to be the work of
been made within the past four months to
wreck Frisco trains in this vicinity.
Chief Surgeon Gale. of the Frisco at
Springfield, announced tonight that the
condition of Colombo is very serious and
his recovery is doubtful.
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he dropped behind the counter out of the
range of the weapons pointed at his head
to get his own revolver. He did not hesi-
tate. but sprang up and began firing imme-
diately. Both men fired at him pointblank
from a distance of ten feet. but their aim
was bad and their shots missed. Tomlinson
ran around the bar as the men started
away and followed them to the door. They
whrled again and continued firing. Tom
linson fired again and again as the men fled
through the door. emptying the six cham
bers of his revolver, and he is positive that
or five times.
STRUCK BY A BULLET.
In the excitement he hardly noticed that
he had been struck by bullet. A leaden
missile had entered the right side of his
neck, just missing the jugular vein. He
could not remember which shot from the
robbers had struck him.
The robbers ran south through an alley off
Washington street and disappeared in the
darkness. Tomlinson went to a neighbors
house and told the family that he had been
shot His wound was hastily dressed. and
it was thought at first that he had been
fatally hurt.
In the meantime the neighborhood had be-
come aroused, and the vicinity of Tomlin-
sons saloon was crowded with curious peo-
ple The police arrived and doctors from
the City Dispensary took charge of the in
jured man.
Hold-ups of saloon keepers have become
frequent of late and 1t is very probable
that the men who were taken last night are
responsible for them. Samuel ]. Miller,
who runs saloon at No. 95l River avenue.
West Indianapolis. was visited night before
last by two masked men and the cash reg
lister looted of about 50. The work at Mil
ler's place was done in the same bold man.
ner as the attempted robbery at Tomlin-
sons place last night. The description of
the men who held up Miller comedies close
ly with that of the perpetrators of the hold
up last night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-22

AT every step we take. i say a rnutudl
interest because you cannot separate the
interests of these two great factors which
underlie our development and prosperity,
one as necessary as the other, one equally
important each to the other.
TRIBUTE TO LABOR LEADERS.
II am glad. brothers lat this point the
speaker was interrupted by tumultous ap-
plauseI. to have this opportunity TO pay
tribute to the Amalgamated Association;
to have known 1t intimately since the day
of its birth; 1 am glad to have the oppor-
tunity to pay tribute to this old veteran
who was its first president there the
speaker placed his hand on the shoulder Of
Toastmaster Bishop. causing great ap-
plausel. and to those who have followed
after. Two of them are here tonight to
speak for themselves. and l am glad fur
ther to have the opportunity to say that
the underlying principles OF the Amalga-
mated Association have been my text. the
guiding spirit of all the work that 1 have
ever undertaken In the interests of labor.
lGreat applause.l
ITO you, my friends, is due the policy of
the agreement. TO you is due the practical
workings OF an organization starting upon
the principle of mutual interest and invit-
ing your employers to join with you in the
settlement of a scale which means an an
nual agreement. That is the underlying
principle which is the most important fac
tor in this greGt problem.
In other branches of business, notably
the United Mine Workers following that
example, we have had for five consecutive
years absolute peace and comfort | adj
vocate the doctrine. recognizing the fact
that you cannot separate the interests OF
the employer and the employe; there must
be common ground upon which the en-
ployer and the employe can meet in friend
ly terms, with the determination TO do
what Is right. and feeling that is the solu-
tion of the whole question the Amalga-
mated Association were the pioneers in
this work and their conservatsm-men-
toned by the toastmaster to-night-has
been the foundation of their success. Pur-
sue that policy my friends, meeting condi-
tions as conditions change; meeting oppor-
tunities as opportunities offer, for your
own advancement, for your own better
nent. but always with a spirit of concilia-
ton and conserva tism, and you Will be the
leaders representing labor in this great
movement. prolonged applause.1
Our wonderful development in this coun-
try is due TO several classes. First our
great area of country, fertile soil and
varied climate and natural resources be-
,.,I.x ilxIIr.D ON PAyE COL, 21
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MEXICO CITY, April H--Ten workmen
engaged in making tunnel on the Mexi-
can Centrals extension at Tuxpam, In the
state of Jalisco. lost their lives in a cave
In, caused by several earthquake shocks
coming I'm rapid succession. The first shocx
caused the falling In OF interior workings
and when the gang of workmen went in to
clear away the debris they were caught
by second cavern, which resulted from
fresh shocks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-22
Several Person. Injured.

HARLAN, Ia. April N.-The south-bound
passenger train on the Carroll division of
the Chicago & Northwestern road was
wrecked near here this afternoon. Con-
ductor Brady and a Mrs. Gladson, both of
Carroll were seriously injured and a num-
ber of other passengers were slightly hurt
The accident was caused by a broken
f1ange.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-22
Gen. Davis Returns to Manila.

MANILA, April 21.-Maj- Gen. Davis has
returned here from the Jolo archipelago.
He did not see the Sultan of Jolo. as the
latter went to Singapore three days before
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL. A.
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terests which are embodied in this PROPOSE
ton, We are going forward encouraged
at every step we take / say a mutual
interest because you cannot separate the
interests of these two great factors which
underlie our development and prosperity,
one necessary as the other, one equally
important each TO the other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
STATE CONCLUDES ITS CASE
Defense in Graveile Trial Will intro
duce Testimony on Saturday.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 24.-The state
concluded its side of the Gravelle case
during the day and the defense will
begin the introduction of testimony
Saturday. John Reardon testified that
Gravelle told him of his dynamiting
operations and this witness brought
other letters written by Gravelle since
his arrest. Reardon was confined in
the county Jail, where he gained the
confidence of Gravelle. Two Of these
letters were to the railroad people, one
to the Northern Pacific and the other
to the Great Northern, while one of
the others threatened the jury and the
other was to an acquaintance direct
ing him what to swear to and to de-
liver the jury letter to its foreman.
Chief Special Agent McFettridge of
the Northern Pacific was the last wit
ness. He identified many of the ex-
hibits used by the state and told
where they had been obtained. He
said that since the arrest of Gravelle
there had been no track disturbances
on the Northern Pacific.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-25
A Travelling Comfort,

A travelling comfort is the very thing
10 give the globe trotting friend, and
here are directions which will be found
easy to follow in it's construction: Take
a length Of dark colored cloth or silk,
say, three-quarters of yard long, line
with chamois and bind the edges with
silk ribbon. Then take broad piece Of
silk elastic and lay it on the chamois
down the center, at the same time
placing your brush, comb, nailbrush.
nail scissors, button hook, a reel Of
black and white cotton, packet Of
needles and thimble in the center Of
the case, so as to judge of the size to
sew the elastic which is to hold them in
place.
You might also make little chamois
pocket in which to slip brooch, brace
lets and little pincushion. When fit
ted, roll the case up and fasten it with
small straps secured by bands of silk
the same color as the covering. This
will make little dressing case quite
equal in usefulness, If not in appear
ance, to those possessed by your
weather. sisters.