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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08
PLUMBER COMMITTEE.
Representatives Besieged by Appli.
cants for Places.

The House plumber committee. composed
of Representatives Statesman, Morgan and
Stansbury, attempted to do some work yes
terday afternoon and last evening. but ac-
complished little beyond making a list of
the applicants who had been Endorsed by
the several Republican members. In ad-
dition to this the members of the COM
mittee, individually and collectively, were
besieged with applications from men, boys
and women, who had not secured the rec
concentration of any of the representatives.
but who still hoped to get in on the distri-
button Of places.
There are about fifty places at the dis
posal Of the committee and the number of
applicants Is three or four times fifty, so
the troubles of the committee are obvious.
Representative Statesman said last night
that he did not know when the committee
would report, but he thought that it would
be able to get through Its work some time
to-day.
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serve, two men from each party to be
chosen. There some who hold that five
men from each party should be appointed
by the judges. Both of these points. the
only ones upon which the committee has
disagreed, will be discussed and settled
later.
The draft of the bill provides that the law
shall apply TO Marion county directly and
shall be optional with all other counties.
That was point on which there was much
discussion during the meetings held by the
committee, and the consensus OF opinion
was that counties other than Marion should
have the option of taking il or refusing 1T.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08
VOTING MACHINE BILL.
Counties with City of Ten Thousand
Must Buy Them at Once.

Senator F. Z. Matson, of this city. has
concluded his work on the voting machine
bill and announced last night that the meas
ure would be introduced in the Senate Fri
day morning. The bill is amendment of
the law adopted two years ago and provides
that all counties i'm which there is a city of
at least 10000 population. according 10 the
latest census. shall purchase machines al
once. This takes in about fifteen counties.
"Of course the bill may be greatly al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

should be put on committees. He barely
found time to attend to absolutely neces-
sary business. One of the biggest delega-
tions received was from the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, which is interested in
the personnel of the railroads committee.
Others called with reference to the COM
mittee on legislative apportionment, city of
indianapolis, judiciary and other branches.
There is even more interest this year than
in former years in the makeup of the
Senate committees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08
MEETING OF PYTHIANS.
Twelfth District Gathering VIII BE
Held at Acton Jan. 20.

The Twelfth district meeting OF the
knights OF Pythias Of Indiana will be held
at Acton Jan. %. The meeting will be at
tended by representatives from every lodge
IN the district and IL is intended to invite
Supreme Chancellor Charles f. Shively and
other prominent Pythians 20 address the
meeting. Deputy Grand Chancellor j. r.
McGaughey has secured rate OF 20 cents
for the trip from indianapolis TO Acton and
return over the Indianapolis. Shelbyviile &
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tered before 1t is finally adopted" said the
senator last night. ut may be necessary
to change it SO that 1T will apply only to
Marion county in order to get 1t through"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

WARM STABLE BLANKETS. 81 and VI
Techentin Freiherg. lss L. Washington 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

Columbian Relief Fund. Stevenson building
Indiana polls issues the only policy guaranteeing
certain Insurance. Investigate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

These crispy mornings don't forget Mrs Aus
tins Pancakes: always good. At all grocers'.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

HARNESS. Robes. Blankets. Storm Govern
Prices right. HARRINGTON. is9 Z. Market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

happy thought. Mrs. Austin's Pancak,
taste delicious. Your grocer waits to supply yo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-08

Capital Razor and Supplies.
J. z. BoDINE & Co. 81 E Ohio st.
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Seaton, the Halter,

Sells the best Hats-"Dunlap's."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
AN IMPORTANT FRANCHISE.
Right to Construct Branch Railway in
the Philippines.

The most important franchise yet grant
ed in the Philippines is conveyed in an act
by the Philippine commission. COPY Of
which has Just reached here. granting to
the Manila Railway Company the right to
construct a branch road forty miles in
length from a station named Guiguinto to
an important Philippine town now without
railroad connection, known as Cabanatuan
lying northwest of Manila in the hill coun-
try.
Up to this time the backbone railroad
from Manila straight northward to Dagupan
has constituted the entire railway system
of the Philippines. and this concession
marks the beginning Of an epoch Of railway
development which is expected to open up
the agricultural resources Of the interior.
The act Is carefully guarded in the inter-
est of the natives and the last section eX-
pressly provides that it shall not prejudice
the insular government or the government
of the United States in the issues pending
between the railway company and those
governments as to claims for damages pre-
scented by the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13

yielded to Mr. Dietrich (Neb-), who under
the latitude of debate said he would sub
nit some observations regarding some at
fairs in the Philippines" He spoke briefly.
Mr.. Depew resuming his remarks begun
Wednesday said. referring to the anti
polygamy provision in the statehood bill
that it would seem that the fine Italian
hand of the Mormon Apostle had been at
work in the preparation Of the measure,
and that the concentrated influence of the
Mormon hierarchy could be seen in the de-
termined effort to prevent any amendment
which would completely exclude polygany.'
1t is not disputed. he said thai the vote
of the Mormon Church Is absolutely con-
trolled by the central hierarchy of that or
ganization. He declared that tn, El!gra ton
OF Mormons to different states and terrific
ries was not for the purpose of securing
homes and farms. but through compact, 20
control legislation.
He read from an alleged address by
Bishop Lunt of the Mormon Church, ex-
horting his followers to remain firm in OBJ
serving the tenets of the Mormon Church
and thus maintain their power in politics.
Mr.. Rawlins informed MIR. Depew that
the address was fictitious and that Mr..
Depew had been imposed upon. He never
knew. he said, OF Bishop Lunt of the
Mormon Church. and. answering Mr.. De-
pew, said the Mormon Church organ had
repudiated the address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

SalesRegular call. IL O'Clock noon-Washinrton
aSllW Il and Electric ss = Ct $1,000
$ sd fat ess ct Ssis
seto ss st s i e lo CAPITAL
Sa at s at Vest e End at ss no at n,ss
l45 Columbia Fire ms. Co., 30 at 111h. Wash
At At 1874 1874 70 at 1881, 10 at 49, 10 At 1s9. 10
q. 1s1;s, 10 At 1919. at 1siK 10 at 1si 10
at 1898, 10 at 1904. 10 at $50. 10 at $50. 10 at
1so 70 at 49, 10 at $50. 10 at lso. 10 at 1884,
10 at 1906 10 at $50, 10 at 1909 10 at 1s1H' 10
at at 1 1sS 10 at IsoA 80 at 1so 70 at 1903 10
and Potomac s1 Telephone s s.
copDsr 100 At q loo a e. Mereents.ler I Eino
type. 10 n at 1872 buyer 6o,. 10 at ls2 buyer co.,
Il 10 at at 'ss i lo at 1 1ss
1881 asked. Metropolitan IS, l19s. bid Metro.
rolitan Cert. Indebt., A. 107 bid, 100 asked Met
Cert g. III sPds ss sfsa bid M ASKED
nort. 5s, 1o7H bid City and Suburban 5s. 81 bid.
Rsxa AND and &C. g bid T W
asked. - '|S
ell ss 3D. sts Co.
IT,, ss + s:F': ~ s:s
Potomac Telephone IS, Io5M bid. 1851 asked
washington Market Co. LIST 6s 1851 bid Ma
sonic Hall Association IS, 1O4 bid American
Graphophone Deb. IS, 95 bid
Safe Deposit and Trust Stecks-National Safe
Deposit end Trust 40 bid, 145 asked. Washing
ton Loan and Trust, PA bid, PIT asked Ameri-
can Security and Trust. 215 bid, 22O asked Wash
ington Safe Deposit, As bid. Union Trust and
Storage, 100 bid. 1895 asked. Washington Saw
tngs Bank. 1o2 bid, 1O7 asked.
Raj Railroad Stocks-Capital Traction Co.. 1891 bid.
trio Co. pref. A bid. The Washington Railway
| and Electric Co., CON-, 10 bid, 121a asked
National Bank StockS.-fank Of Washington. 400
bid. $50 asked. Metropolitan. IT'S bid, IT'S asked
Central, 800 bid. Farmers and Mechanics 800 bid
Second; 100 bid Citizens: 100 bid. Columbia
lab bid, 145 asked. Traders l4o bid. Lincoln
1929 bid 12s asked. Riggs, I20 bid, 765 asked.
Insurance Sfocks.-Firemen's, q bid Is asked
Franklin, so bid, So asked. Metropolitan. IS bid
30 asked. Coreoran, Y bid Potomac. e. bid 81
asked: Arlington, 81 bid. S5 asked. German
bid Q asked Columbia, ia bid II asked. Riggs
sss bid. asked. Peoples. 6R4 bid. asked. Com.
mercial, bid. Colonial, 81 bid, 106 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title OIL
bid. Columbia Title. Az bid, asked Washington
Title, "a bid rs asked.
Telephone and Graphophone Stocks.-Chesa peake
and Potomac, Is bid, 10 asked. American Graphic
phone pfd, 1874 bid, 9H asked.
Gas Observation-Disclosures Gas. 81 bid Biz asked
Georgetown Gas, II bid, 81 asked.
Type Machine Stocks. - Mergenthaler Linotype
ls0% bid. 1904 asked. Lanston Monotype, 10 f,id
ION asked. =
Miscellaneous stocks.-Greens Con. Copper Com
pany, PIN bid, % asked. Washington Market, 165a
2l0 bid J. Maury Dove Company. ITO bid.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
GOOD ROADS CONFERENCE.
Delegates From All Parts of Country
in Session at Detroit.

DETROIT. February 13.-Nearly 100 dele
gates were present today at the first ses-
sion in the Wayne Hotel of the annual
meeting of the American roadmakers' and
the international good roads conference
They were late In getting together and It
was nearly noon when President H. s.
Earle called the session to order and made
his annual address. Mayor Maybury well
coined the delegates. and E. A. Bond, first
vice president Of the roadmakers, responded,
Conference committees were then an
pointed. and bills and resolutions relating to
the good roads question were introduced
and referred to the proper committees.
This afternoon Governor A. T. Bliss and
twenty state senators are expected from
Lansing. Governor Bliss will this afternoon
voice Michigans welcome to the delegates,
and tonight will respond to a toast at the
first annual banquet of the roadmakers
The special order Of the afternoon session
is consideration Of the Brownlow and inter-
state highway bills and an address by Mar
tin Dodge, director OF public road inquiries
at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
RECALLING GERMAN SETTLERS.
Two Thousand Families Preparing to
{ Leave South Russia.

Two Thousand Families Preparing to
Z Leave South Russia.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 2S.-The
German national committee. which Is OPP
posing the Polarization Of eastern Prussia,
is successfully recalling the German set
tiers in South Russia by offering them land
under easy conditions around Posen.
Two Thousand German families according
to the Volynuja, are preparing to leave
Khitomir In the coming spring. Hundreds
left last year. They were swayed in their
determination by the growing opposition of
Russians, many Landlords refusing any
longer to let Hands to persons Of German
descent. =.
An instance of lynch law by Russian peas
ants has just occurred in suburb Of Kiev,
which had long been terrorized by band Of
thieves. The peasants armed themselves
with clubs unexpectedly attacked the
thieves while the latter were drinking and
beat number of them to death
The absent members of the band escaped
to neighboring villages. but they were hunt
ed down and subjected to the same fate.
Another case of lynching is reported from
Stavropol. where four men were arrested
for horse stealing.
After the local chief of police had exam
ined the accused he stepped into the market
place and invited the assembled peasants to
take the law into their own hands.
Three of the thieves were killed on the
spot and the fourth had to be taken to a
hospital The chief of police was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
FUNERAL OF MRS. STEIN.
Interment in Hebrew Cemetery, Ana
costa, This Morning.

1nterment in Hebrew Cemetery, Ana
costa, This Morning.
All that was mortal of Mrs. Caroline
Stein, who died suddenly Of heart failure
Tuesday evening at her home, S17 Sd street
northwest, was laid to rest this morning in
the Jewish cemetery at Anacostia.
The obsequies were conducted by Rev.
l.. Stern, rabbi Of the Eighth Street Tenn
pie. assisted by Mrs. Lizzie Kaufman and
Mrs Fannie Moses, chaplains of Rebecca
and Deborah Lodges. respectively, to which
Mrs. Stein belonged at the time of her
death.
During the services at the residence. Rev.
MI. Stern delivered a sermon upon the life
of the deceased. The rabbi spo1a Of Mrs
STEMS devotion to her children, declaring
that she lived for them and her hsbantl
only. and that she was noted for self sa c.
rifice.
The pallbearers were Messrs. S. N Mey-
er. Raphael Sanger Isaac Cans, Jacob Som
derheimer and William Wolf and Dr. NJ
Bruckhefmer. There were many floral trib-
utes sent by friends of the family
Mrs. STEMS husband, Mr.. Julius Stein;
three daughters, Mrs. Rose Pyser and
Misses Rebecca and Lena Stein, and three
sons, Messrs. Edward Stein, treasurer of
the Columbia Theater; Mr.. Jeffrey Stein,
the Well-known actor. and Mr. Moses Stein.
survive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
GEN. MERGERS STATUE
WILL BE PUT UP IN HIS MEMORY
AT FREDERIcKsBURa, VA.
Appropriation Of G25, 900 Made by
Congress for the Representation
Taken by Secretary Root.

Secretary Root has acted in the matter
of the statue to General Hugh Mercer to
be erected at Fredericksburg, Va, in ac-
cordance with an act OF Congress. approved
June % last. appropriating $4,000 for that
purpose. On the 9Th day of April, TIT.
Congress agreed to the erection of this
monument. but nothing was done toward
that end until the passage OF the act OF
last June making the appropriation. That
act directed that the money should be ex-
pended under the direction of the Secretary
of War or by an officer designated by him.
The action Of the War Department is In
Dictated in an order issued today as follows
1T Is ordered that the mayor of Frede-
ricksburg, Va, be requested to take the
necessary steps with a view to the acquisl-
ton by the city Of Fredericksburg. or the
citizens thereof, of suitable site for said
monument; such site to be submitted to the
Secretary CT War for examination and ap-
prevail prior to its conveyance to the United
States.
THAT in accordance with the recommen-
dation Of the committee of the city council
of Fredericksburg, Va, contained In their
letter OF January 3, 1903. Mr.. Edward ".
submit. on or before June /. 1903, designs
for bronze statue of General Mercer Of
heroic size, not equestrian, together with
plans for a granite pedestal and accessories;
SuCu Stdtue, PEDESTAL ana accessories 10 Cost
not exceeding $21. 500
Mr.. Valentines designs. when completed.
Will be submitted to the Secretary of War
for examination and approval. sum not
exceeding $1.OO may be allowed and paid
to Mr.. Valentine when the designs for the
monument with pedestal and accessories
complete, shall have been completed and
approved by the Secretary of War.
THE approval of the designs and plans
so submitted Is to be condition precedent
to the mourning of any obligation by the
United States and IL they be not approved
the Secretary of War Is to be at liberty to
call for other designs and plans from the
same artist other artists.
The foregoing instructions will be carried
into execution by Colonel Theodore A. Bing-
ham. United States army, major, Corps of
Engineers, officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds in the District of Column
bia or his successor in office"
The Prescribed Inscription.
The story of General Mercer is told in the
following legend, which is to be inscribed
on the monument to his memory by express
provision Of the act Of Congress:
Sacred to the memory OF
HUGH MERCER,
BrIgadier general In the army OF
The United States;
He died on the 18th of January, 1777. of the
Wounds he received on the Sd of the same
month, near Princetown. in New Jersey,
Bravely defending the
Liberties Of America.
The Congress Of the United States.
In testimony of his virtues, and their graft
tude, have caused this monument
to be erected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
The Cocaine Evil.
ae Wilmington News

From the Wilmington News.
The passage Of the ordinance relative to
the use and sale of cocaine in this city was
a step In the right direction. There Is a
growing complaint everywhere of the in
creased use Of this comparatively new drug
although several years, ago Its possibilities
for evil were pointed out. Enough time has
elapsed since the drug came into general
use to reveal that II is a menace to mental
and physical comfort, In spite OF the fact
that it's primary use was to allay pain and
to soothe nerves thattwere too active. In
Chicago several druggists have been an
-dicted for selling cocaine without prescrip-
tons and the s'cocaineshabit'' is widespread
In that city. s~s = 80 a. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Shot to Death.

JACKSON. Tenn: February f3.-Robert
E. McCaw. whose home Is said to be in
Rochester. N. Y. was shot to death here
yesterday, presumably by man who mis-
took McCaw for another, who, already hav-
ing wife. married the daughter of the
man who fired the shot
The marriage of Albert Biiderback and
Miss Lucy Hudgins. member Of promi-
nent family. took place yesterday. Later
in the day a warrant was sworn out by
Samuel Hudgins. father of the bride, charg-
ing Bilderback with blgamy.
At midnight Robert McCaw answered a
ring at the door of the house where he
lived, and was shot without warning. Hud-
gins was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
ACCEPTS BRAz1L's DEMANDS.
Bolivian Government Delivers Reply
to Ultimatum

LA PAz. Bolivia. February 13.-The
Bolivian government yesterday afternoon
delivered It's reply to the uitimatum pre-
scented by the Brazilian minister, Senior
Santos Lisboa. -
Bolivia accepts Internationally. but I'M
der protest. all the Brizilian demands. The
Bolivian expedition. commanded by Gen.
Pando, the president. will not cross iati-
tude 10 degrees ~ minutes, the southern
boundary of the contested territory.
Therefore. it Is mos. improbable that any
collision between the Brazilian and BoNy-
ian forces will occur. 1t Is generally sup
posed here that the Acre revolutionis-s
win surrender their arms to the Brazilian
troops Immediately. -v.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
ToDAY's VOTE AT DOVER.
Democrats May Hold Another Caucus
This Afternoon.

Democrats May Hold Another Caucus
This Afternoon.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
DOVER. Del. February 13.-There were
but forty-seven votes cast for the two SEN
atorships in the joint session Of the legis-
lature at noon today. Twenty-four votes
would, therefore, have been an election,
but they were lacking for any one candi-
date.
Representatives Tyre and Price, who yes
terday broke away from the regular re-
publicans-a course that was looked for all
along-and with Representative Jones (union
republican, supported State Senator Alvin
B. Conner (union republican, for the short
term senatorship. today cast their ballots
for Harry A. Richardson Irregular republi-
cam for the same term.
This Indicates that they will "flutter
around In the air" a while before finally
landing in the Addicks column. While 1T Is
not improbable that they maye vote for
regular republicans before taking their de-
cisive step. they are now without the ranks
of the anti-AddfckS republicans.
When the first ballot for the long term
was taken today Representative Allen of
Sussex county left the democratic caucus
selection and voted independently for Col.
VIM. H. Stevens Of Seaford.
When the last democratic caucus was
held Mr.. Allen asked that Colonel Stevens
be honored with complimentary votes for
one Of the senat0rships, and his colleagues
promised to take up this candidate in due
season.
Allen probably became tired of waiting
and thought the time opportune for indie
perdent action. The other democrats say
there is no significance attached to this
outcome.
The democratic Legislators will hold an
other caucus either late this afternoon or
on Monday morning and decide upon two
new complimentary nominees for the sem
atorships
The selections it is expected, -rill be J.
Harvey Whiteman of Wilmington and ex-
Congressman John w. Causey OF Milford,
although there Is some uncertainty regard
ing Mr.. Causey.
The democrats will probably contiru. the
bouquet throwing as long rs there is no
prospect of elections.
If it shall become apparent that the dead
lock can be broken the democrats will re-
turn to their original caucus nominees-ex-
Senator Richard R. Kenney for the long
term and State Cha irman Willard Sauis-
bury for the short term.
Senator Groves and Representative Jones
(unicn republicans), who vote fer candi-
dates other than Addicks for the short term
with the hope that the regulars will come
to their support. but which N We has been
futile, today supported VIM. Hills of Will
mington. -,
The ballots today resulted:
Long tern-J. Edward Addicks (union
rep: 10: John H. Rodney (dem.). il; L.
Heisler Ball (reg. rep). 8: Anthony Hig-
gins (reg. rep.). 2; William H Stevens
(dem- }. l. Total vote. Al. no election
Short term-John r. Nicholson {dem.). IS:
]. Edward Addicks tunion rep), II: Henry
treg. rep), 2: VIM. S. Hills (reg rep.), 2.
Total vote, 47-no election ~! III .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
GEIGER HELD ON SUSPICION.
Wife Found With Skull Crushed and
Jagged Wounds in Face. ts,

CINCINNATI. February 13.-Fred Geiger,
under arrest suspicion Of having muir
dered his wife. was before Acting Superin-
tendent Of Police Casey today.
He said he found his wife dead on his re-
turn from a visit to his mother after 10
O'Clock last night. He then gave the alarm
and neighbors and the police came in. He
said he found evidence of burglars in the
house and denied that he was guilty Of
her death.
The woman was found lying the
kitchen sink with her head under the
faucet. Her skull was crushed and her
face had many jagged wounds. The four
year-old son. who was the only witness,
told his grandmother last night that his
father hit his mother with the scissors.
Bloody scissors were found under the sink