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Evening star., 1903-08-03
Benefits to Navigation.

The benefits to navigation from the i'm
provements have been marked. Vessels
can come to Washington loaded more heav-
lily than was formerly the case. The valut
of the commerce to be benefited may be
judged of by examination of the following
tables showing the commerce of the port
of Washington, in tons. from 1887 to 1902,
inclusive:
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gasoline tank exploded in the grocery
store of J. w. Nash, No. 400 11th street
southwest. Saturday night about o'clock
The flames damaged the stock Of groceries
TO the amount of about $50. No damage
was sustained by the building.
Evening star., 1903-08-03

The additional work proposed is neces-
sary FOR extension of benefits to navigation
interests and for the maintenance of the
Improvement in a serviceabe condition.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Contract for Disappearing Gun Car
riages.

The ordnance bureau OF the War Depart
ment has awarded a contract for fifteen
disappearing gun carriages to Detrick and
Harvey Company, Baltimore. at $10,S71
each. and for five disappearing gun car
riages to the Mansfield Engineering Com
pany. Mansfield. Ohio, at $1O,25O each.
Evening star., 1903-08-03

There are, of course, breaks i'm the sizes; but
still there's to be every insear11 and every
waist measurement i'm dozen different patterns
Evening star., 1903-08-03


was instituted by Mrs Adams for the min
utes Of the first meeting. 1t took two
weeks to find these. but they are on file
In the District archives now.
Speeches by Guests.
The remainder Of the evening after the
reports were all presented was devoted to
short speeches by the veterans present.
Senior Vice Commander Hart at once won
the hearts Of his audience by telling them
that he was the father Of a Spanish War
Veteran, and DR.. Calver followed him with
like statement. and then recited hu-
morous poem about his Not Being In It."
Major Hodgson. to whose corps the Dis
trict organization Of ladies' is auxiliary.
spoke in the highest terms Of the splendid
work that the auXiliaries had been doing
for the commands, and declared 1t to be
his belief that the commands would not
long survive If the ladies were to with
draw their support. He said that he felt
proud of them. and he felt that they
would in time become the same power in
some Of the older organizations Of women
had become. He congratulated them on
the fine showing made by their reports,
and promised the aid OF himself and COM
rades at all times. a statement which
was greeted with applause Capt. Shorey
declared that the Astor Command was
q "bachelor" command, and Mrs Ball,
awhile and she might have an auxiliary
to present to the Astor Command. Capt.
Shorey promptly responded that they
would quickly accept such gift.
Mrs. Meacham's Encouragement.
Mrs. Rosamond B. Meacham. a sweet
faced little womaps who wears q crown OF
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

DR.. III. c. Wheeler will sail for Europe
Saturday June l3. and will spend the sum-
mer at Vienna doing postgraduate work
A lawn fete will be given this evening
by the Iota Council, No. 123. ID. of p. at
the residence of Mrs. Charles K. Bower
smith, 81 North State street
A branch recruiting office will be opened
in Anderson in charge OF private Charles
A Harold of the Indianapolis office. The
one at Fort Wayne was formally opened
yesterday.
Labor Commissioner Mccormack is again
in Bedford at the urgent request of Mayor
J. Hickson Smith, of that city. to make an
other effort toward settling the strike
among the ouarrymen. The men are still
holding off for an increase OF wages
Newton Booth Harrington. who has been
i'll at his home with typhoid fever, took
cup Of cocoa yesterday, the first food
since he was taken sick. There is little
evidence of fever now and the family
hopes for an early recovery DR.. Soils
Runnells said yesterday that the patient
might take some heavier food this week
The annual praise meeting of the wom-
ans Missionary Society Of the Second
Presbyterian Church will be held in the
church parlors the evening of wednesday.
June 8. An addressswfll be given by Judge
Baldwin. Of Logansport, after which mu-
steal programme will be enjoyed and re-
freshments served. A thank-offering viii
be taken at the door. as usual.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. June POSTMASTER
General Payne to-day called attention
to the published charge that the
amounts paid by the government for rent
ais of postoffices in New York State ex-
ceeded what they should be by over $780,
900. 1.-The fact is he said, that the total
amount of rentals for postoffices in the
State last year aggregated only s466, 81. SO.
This includes rentals, light and heating"
The postmaster general said the entire
amount paid by the government for leases
of postoffices in New York State. outside
of New York and Brooklyn, was only $l45,-
AGA, shown by the report of the auditor
He said that in some cases the government
might have to pay more money for post
offices than would be exacted of private
tenants and in some cases the government
could get the buildings for less, owing to
competition for the Office. He pointed out
that the buildings leased by the govern
ment are required to include a postoffice
equipment. as we'll as light and heat. He
said he was considering the advisability of
modifying the terms of the clause in the
blank forms for leases which reserves to
the government that right to cancel the
lease within three months. He said ii might
be found that less hardship would be i'm
posed by extending the time to a year or
TO the time when the annual leases of
buildings ordinarily go into effect. This.
however. would be determined later The
investigation will cover the question of
leases.
Postoffice Inspector Mayer was in con-
ference with Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Taggart this afternoon in
connection with the presentation OF the
Machen case TO the grand jury While pos
tai officials deny that any immediate &C.
rests are in contemplation. they do not
deny that such steps might be taken at
any minute They to-day denied any
knowledge of reported impending arrests
in New York in connection with the inves-
tigation OF affairs at the New York post
office, but said that some arrests might
be contemplated by the authorities there
without the knowledge of the department.
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NO DANGER OF A FLOOD.
Indianapolis Is Said to BE Outside the
Zone of High Waters.

There is little danger of a flood in Indian
apolis. although the families residing in
the lowlands near the river have been
greatly alarmed since reading the accounts
of the terrible floods in Kansas, and the
heavy rains Of yesterday caused many TO
believe that probably White river would
overflow its banks.
The heavy rain on Saturday did not cause
the river to rise very much, but last even
ing the water works pumping station, at
Washington street and the river, reported
that the river had risen two feet above low
water mark and was rising gradually.
The heaviest rainfall in weeks was re-
ported in Indianapolis yesterday. an inch
and twenty-hundredths being registered at
the weather office. On Saturday SIS of an
inch fell, and the fall on Sunday was 03 of
an inch. The rain yesterday was general
throughout Indiana, Illinois. Iowa. Kansas
and Missouri
The forecast for to-day is for continued
cloudiness and occasional showers. but fair
weather is promised the latter part of the
week.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS,

NEW YORK. June Arrived: Moor
dam, from Rotterdam; Moltke, for Ham
burg: Kroonland. from Antwerp.
CHERBOURG. May 2S.-Arrived: Angus
te Victoria. from New York for Hamburg
LIZARD, June Passed: Kaiser VIII
helm III. from New York for Bremen.
PLYMOUTH. June i.-Sailed: Pretoria
from Hamburg for New York.
BREMEN, May 2s.-Arrived: Friedrich
der Crosse. from New York.
HANRE. June ARRIVED: La Cham
pagne from New York.
PHILADELPHIA. June ARRIVED: Hav-
erford. from Liverpool.
ROTTERDAM. June 1.-Arrived:' Pots
DAM from New York.
LIVERPOOL, May 31.-Arrived. Cedric
from New York
LONDON. June 1.-sailed: Menominee.
for New York.
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GREAT STRIKE IS BEGUN
ABOUT 10000 TEXTILE WORKERS AT
PHILADELPHIA INVOLVED.
Thirty Branches of the Trade Affected,
Some by a Lockout or Shut
down of Plants.

PHILADELPHIA, June IA general
strike of the textile workers was inaug-
urated in this city to-day, involving about
$4,000 operatives. OF the six hundred firms
engaged in the textile industry here. forty
seven have granted the demands of the
union, and their plants. employing about
1900 hands. are in operation. All of the
sixty-three ingram carpet mills are idle,
affecting directly 5000 weavers and 10000
hands in other departments. All of the
dyers, who are said to control the situa-
ton, are on strike. with the exception Of
those of the Berkshire mills. in the north
eastern section of the city, which has con-
ceded the fifty-five-hour week and in
creased the wages of the men from s12 to
s13 a week. The ingram carpet weavers
are asking, besides the fifty-nve-hour week,
a 10 per cent. increase in wages. The mill
of John and James Dobson, employing
1900 hands. was closed indefinitely to-day.
The workmen were notified that they could
return to work at the present rate of
wages, otherwise the mill would remain
closed.
Thrty-nine branches of the textile trade
are affected by the strike. The daily loss
in wages will amount to $l25,00O The man.
ufacturers admit that the operatives are in
a position to close all mills not granting
their demands This is due principally 20
the Importance of the dyers' branch of the
industry Their work is of a character not
generally understood or readily learned,
and while the dyers continue on strike the
mills must remain idle, no matter what
the other textile workers might do.
member of the manufacturers execu-
tive committee said: 1.-The large manu-
facturers are unit, almost. in opposing
these demands to the extent of keeping
their mills shut for a year. IL necessary,
and as this is the decision there is no
particular need of making any moves"
More men are on strike in Philadelphia
to-day than was ever known in the history
of the city. The carriage and wagon
builders strike, which began on March 2,
is still on in many shops. and the carpenters
and a few other building trades, numbering
several thousand men, are also idle.
The Athletic Association of the University
of Pennsylvania. which is making improve
ments on Franklin field TO the extent of a
half million dollars, decided to-day that IL
could not afford to longer delay the build
ing of the new grand stands work on which
has been suspended because of the carpen-
ters' strike. Accordingly dozen students
who volunteered TO help. were put to work
carpentering to-day. and when the summer
vacation comes more will be given employ
ment If the strike Is still on.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind. June 1.-The floods that
have been raging in Kansas for the past
few days have caused much apprehension
among Muncie people who have relatives
living in that section. William Bergunthal.
mayor of Topeka, formerly lived in Muncie
and has relatives here now. He left Muncie
for Topeka fifteen years ago. d. j. Hath
away, who left Muncie only a few years
ago, is heavy loser, as he was interested
in the big Thomas lumber yard at Topeka.
John L. Coons, another former resident OF
Muncie, owns a store at Manhattan, near
Topeka, and has suffered much loss by the
city, has three sisters in Topeka. Word
from two says they were safe, but he has
heard nothing from the third, who lives in
North Topeka.
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WITH CARNEGIE'S AID.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS. Ind, June 1.-The Columbus
Public Library was dedicated tonight. and
although the weather was inclement, many
persons attended the ceremonies. State
Librarian w. E. Henry, of indianapolis,
made the dedication address. A feature of
the exercises was the exhibition of forty
pictures sent by r. b. Gruelle, the Indian
apolis artist. They received much favor
able comment
The new. building is the outgrowth of a
small library inaugurated a few years ago
by the local School Board, and until the
new building was completed the book racks
occupied a room in the City Hail. This
soon became inadequate. and the board took
the matter up with Andrew Carnegie who
agreed to donate $4,000 if the City Council
would obligate itself to furnish $3.50 an
nually for maintenance. Besides the SIS 600
furnished by Mr.. Carnegie. the city spent
about 81 800, 5000 of which were added to
the gift and put into the construction and
furnishing of the building; the balance, to-
gether with donation of $500 by Joseph 1.
Irwin, was invested in the real estate on
which the building stands
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SHOT BY AN UNKNOWN NAN.
Prof. j. F.. Hicks Mortally Wounded
while Leaving His Fiancee's Home.

WOOSTER, o., June l.-Prof. John F.
Hicks, assistant botanist Of the Ohio
Agricultural Experiment Station. died to-
day from the effect of a pistol shot fired
by an unknown man late last night as he
was leaving the home of his fiancee. Miss
Mary Gill. of this place. Hicks. as he was
about TO leave the house. saw an unknown
man across the lawn. Miss Gill screamed
and Hicks pursued the stranger. A strug-
gle followed in which Hicks was shot In
the groin. The stranger escaped and his
identity has not been learned. Mr.. Hicks
came here three years ago from the St
Louis botanical gardens. His people are
said to live in Hicksville. l. l.
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Danger at ST. Louis.

ST, LOUIS, June IA stage of thirty
four feet, four feet above the danger line,
is predicted for st. Louis. Already the
gauge shows that the river is within one
foot of the danger line, and the water con-
tinues TO rise at the rate of two feet a day
The flood that Is coming down the Mis-
souri, shows its advance eastward across
the State, augmenting by overlooked
streams and floods of rain that has fallen
during the last few days. In addition the
Mississippi is pouring down a flood that
is added to by numerous tributaries, and 1t
is predicted by Weather Forecaster Bowie
that the full effect of this mighty volume
of water will be felt here by Thursday or
Friday. Great damage to property and
loss Of life is feared here and at different
points north and west.
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MAJOR GENERAL STRICKEN.


DAYTON. o.. June Inquiry at the
home of Mr.. Charles Craighead son-in-law
of Major General Alexander Med. McCook.
this afternoon, brought the response that
the general is in an extremely critical con-
dition. He was stricken with paralysis last
Tuesday and has since been growing grad
ually worse. Mrs. Chauncey Baker and
Mrs. Dunlap, daughters, have been sum-
moned from Washington. ID. c., and are
by his bedside. Although in a serious con-
dition. General McCooks immediate death
De not auticipated.
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KANSAS CITY IN A PLIGHT.
CONCLUDED PROM FIRST PAGE.

VCONCLODED FROM FIRST PAGED
IL carried number of st. Louis passengers
who Will make connections at some point
came in from Chicago during the forenoon.
No trains went West. The Burlington is
using the Santa Fe tracks out OF the station
at Twenty-second street and Grand avenue
10 Bucklin
The Missouri. Kansas & Texas is
operating the usual number OF trains but
not from the city. The present terminus Is
at Rosedale. Rock Island officials reported
absolutely no traffic in any direction. The
Great Western has had no trains for two
days and sees no prospect of any Their
bridge over the kaw Is gone. the round
house at Kansas City inundated and a num-
Der of engines which stood in II buried.
The Frisco. according to official. Is
trying to work trains out of Rosedale''
The prospect Of success il dubious. The
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An Indiana Man.. observations.

CHICAGO. June lie. A. X. Hackett, of
Fort Wayne. who arrived this morning
from Ottumwa. in an interview stated that
last night at Z o'clock the tracks at the
stations were under water and about
thousand persons were homeless. The cit
liens were arranging to care for the fam
lilies who have lost their homes by the
food. in the city hall and other buildings
At a mass meeting sl.7oo raised for
the destitute. The river was rising when
he left and no trains were running on the
burlington west OF Ottumwa. The part OF
the city affected by the flood is the south
ern portion. occupied by packing houses and
factories. The water supply Is shut of.
There had been no deaths reported. Citi-
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pany is not able TO increase the amount of
gas that IL is able TO transport Now, l
have been forced TO this conclusion, and
have come 10 1t with great reluctance /
have tried to examine this question from
every possible standpoint, and II seems TO
me that, sitting here a court or equity,
with the changed conditions that have ap-
peared. and taking the showing that is be
fore the court that the court Is not justi-
fed in continuing this injunction. and that
the courts duty is TO sustain the motion to
dissolve
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Crops Destroyed.

KANSAS CITY. June 1-Dispatches
from scores of towns in Kansas tonight
report the flood is abtaing though rain is
still falling in some places. The telephone
and telegraph service is improved and the
loss of life is less than at first reported
The destruction of property has probably
not been overestimated. An enormous num-
Der of bridges were carried away, crops
destroyed and live stock drowned. The flood
was general in all the river valleys of East
ern Kansas.
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WIRELESS MESSAGES.
MarcOnf System Successfully Tested
Between Milwaukee and Chicago.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. June 1.-The first
official test of handling wireless messages
between Chicago and Milwaukee under the
Marconi system was successfully carried on
this evening. Messages were exchanges by
the mayors of the two cities, also by leading
business men. who were at either end to
witness the demonstration. The first COM
mercial message was an order by the Mil.
waukee Sentinel TO its Chicago correspond
ent TO file a story of the test from the Chi
cago end. The electrical conditions in the
atmosphere at times interfered somewhat
with the test.
At the station at either end towers 2i0
feet high have been erected. The instru-
ments are sheltered in small buildings in
close proximity 10 the signal poles. The
system will be used TO conduct experiments
with lake marine.
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There are two voting machines on ex.
hipition in the courthouse. One is the Co
lumbia. and the other is the United States
Standard. The State board has approved
both machines. and they are on exhibition
in anticipation of the purchase OF voting
machines the commissioners intend to
make The merits of the machines viii be
explained from 10 TO II O'Clock in the morn
ing and from TO each afternoon
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Thomas Noll. thirty-hve years old.
charged with criminal assault on an eleven
year-old girl. was sentenced to from two to
fourteen years in the State prison yester-
day The assault was committed at Fair
view Park. In recording the fine Judge
Afford remarked that he would as cheer
fully make the sentence one hundred years
in prison IL the statutes provided for IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-02

The 100000 mortgage executed by the
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Conn.,
pany TO the Knickerbocker Trust Company
OF New York was filed yesterday with the
mortgage were sent TO the recorders In
Boone, Clinton. Montgomery and Tippecop
noe counties
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j. B. Thresher. 5l4 Henry street. was
arrested last night by Bicyclemen Askins
and Duncan. charged with assault and
battery and carrying concealed weapons.
Thresher. il is said. assaulted two women
on the street, and knocked one OF them
down When arrested he was fiourishing a
razor. threatening TO do some one bodily
injury
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ence. Mo-, last night with Kansas City
passengers. 1t was hoped that this course
might be continued to-day but serious
Atoms local force of dispatchers is at
Independenca
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STUDENTS INJURED.
Three Heidelberg Freshmen Fatally
Hurt and One Seriously.

TIFFIN. O.. June Lone of the most
terrible accidents in the history OF the
city occurred at the East Market-street
crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad to-
night The west-bound Pennsylvania pas
senger No. 45s. due here at ESQ p. m.
crashed into a carriage containing four
members of the freshman class OF Heidel-
berg University. and as result three will
die and one Is seriously injured. The party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-02
JOHN MILLER ARRESTED.

He Is suspected Of COmPIfcffy In an
Act of Vandalism.
John Miller. twenty-one years OF age.
who lives at 145s Chestnut street. was ar
rested early this morning on a warrant
sworn our by Patrolman Kiefer. charged
with being one of the miscreants that
broke into st. Georges Mission Church re-
Gently. Warrants are out for three others
under suspicion. Several hoodlums gained
entrance to the church. overturned chairs.
tore hymn books 10 pieces, set fire TO the
floor and committed other acts Of vandal-
ism
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The Marion county grand jury began -
June session yesterday morning. Judge
Afford gave the jury no special instruo-
tions
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Topeka, Kan, June l.-President Roose-
Welt telegraphed to-day from Cheyenne to
Governor Bailey. offering the assistance
of the Federal authorities. if needed, as fol-
lows:
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 81
Am inexpressibly shocked at reports of
dreadful calamity that has befallen To-
peka. If there is anything the Federal au-
thorities can do. of course, let me know
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Governor Bailey is absent from the city
His chief clerk wired to-day, in answer to
the Presidents offer Of federal assistance
while deeply grateful for your kind Offer
the citizens of Topeka feel able amply to
care for the suffering without outside as
sistance."
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Obituary.

CLEVELAND. O.. June LIS. E. Petteo.
inventor OF the machine for making pape9
bags. died to-day. He was native OF Fox-
boro. Mass
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zens generally were throwing open their
homes for the use of the sufferers.
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Maple Cake
...... AT $500.
Joseph Taggart's
BAKERIES

did not see the approaching train till too
late.
The fatally injured are Chester Bradley
and Albert Bolmer. of TifhE. prominent
members of last years university football
team. Both had their skulls crushed. Ida
Abbott had both legs crushed and received
internal injuries. Her sister Ada was badly
cut and bruised but will live. The girls
are daughters of a wealthy farmer living
in Seneca county.