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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
TO SPEND
CHRISTMAS At HOME
Convicted Prisoner Released on
Bond Before Sentence to Pass
Holiday with Family.

UNIONTOWN. Pa, Dec 23.-Convicted Of
murder in the second degree and then re-
stored to his family, James Swaney will
pass Christmas with his wife and twelve
children at his own fireside on the noun
tainside near Haydentown, where the crime
was committed Then Swaney will return
to UniontOwn to receive his sentence and 20
to the penitentiary.
The kindness shown by the court was
agreed to by the prosecution and four
brothers of the prisoner went on his bond
for $1,000. The conviction grew out of the
feud between the Turner and Swaney fac.
tions, which has been bitter for years.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
WORKERS ACCEPT CUT.
Inland Steel Company Recognizes
Union at Indiana HarbOr

CHICAGO. Dec. ga truce has been ar
ranged between the Inland Steel Company,
of Indiana Harbor, Ind. and the Amalga-
mated Association OF Steel, Iron and Tin
Workers. Under the terms of adjustment
the workers are to accept the 10 per cent.
reduction In wages until the selling prices
advance sufficiently to warrant the COM
pany in restoring the old schedule.
The action Of the directors of the firm
in refusing to deal with organized labor
has been revoked. The Amalgamated As
sociation is 10 be treated as a union, and
its members are not TO be Disseminated
against.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
SMOCK CHANGES SIGNS.
Makes Marriage Parlors of Justice
Court.

Justice Of the Peace Smock has an eye to
business. In view of the increasing trade
in marriage licenses which is an annual
occurrence just before Christmas. Justice
Smock has placed a new sign over the door
of his court on Delaware street, opposite
the courthouse, upon which is inscribed in
gilt letters, Marriage Parlors." For years
the window Of the justice court bore the in
scription, Marriages Solemnized." The
justice, however, did not think that sign in
viting enough and put up the other, which
he hopes will be more inviting to those who
wish to journey through life together.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
Not the Yacht ROamer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-The yacht Roamer
the wreck of which was reported In cable
dispatch from Nassau. N. p. on Dec 1s
was not the steam yacht of that name
owned by II. c. Roeme. dispatch was
sent to-day by Mr.. Roeme from Miami
Fla. as follows: Contradict wreck my
yacht Roamer; wreck probably Is schooner
yacht Roamer, Of Baltimore.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
AGREE TO ARBITRATE.
St. Louis Teamsters Willing to
Meet EMPLOYERS Half Wav.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-The State Board Of
Arbitration has decided to thoroughly in
vestigate the pending difficulty between
the teamsters and the st. Louis Transfer
Company. with the view of settling it, and
the differences between the cab and car
ohIect in view Of avoiding q stri." of the
drivers, as threatened, on Jan. /.
George Innis. of Detroit, general man.
teamsters has agreed on behalf of the
local teamsters, to submit the differences
to arbitration. The hearing will begin next
Tuesday.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
COLORADO PREACHER
FIRES ON ROWDIES
He Was Attacked in His House
for His Opposition to the
Pueblo Tough Element.

PUEBLO. Col, Dec. pa number OF
rowdies tried to break into the home Of the
Rev. j. N. Sheridan, of the Congregational
Church, at Bessemer, the steel works sub
urb near here, and when warned away
opened fire. Mr.. Sheridan. who had armed
himself in anticipation of an attack. re-
turned the fire and a number OF shots were
exchanged. No one was hit and the row.
dies soon withdrew.
Mr. Sheridan has been waging a severe
war on a certain tough element and has
shown much boldness in his efforts. The
raid is attributed to members OF this gang.
No arrests have been made.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
RIVALS IN LOVE KILL
EACH OTHER At 4 DANCE

NEOSHO. Mo-. Dec. 2S-Cooper Lauder
dale and Vest Collins. rivals in love af-
fair, met at a dance here and engaged in
a pistol duel in which both men were killed
The girl whom they both loved favored
Lauderdale who escorted her to the dance
Collins insisted on escorting her home and
the shooting resulted
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Arrived: Biucher.
from Hamburg; Georgia, from Liverpool:
Teutonic for Liverpool: Heiig Oiav. for
Christiansand and Copenhagen
LIVERPOOL, Dec. B-Arrived: Fries
land. from Philadelphia: Oceanic. from
New York. Sailed: Haverford, for Phil
adelphia; Majestic, for New York.
.INISTRAHULL, Dec. 23-Passed: ST.
berian, from New York, for Glasgow.
LIZARD, Dec 23--Passed: La Savoie,
from New York. for Havre.
GENOA. Dec. 23.-Arrived: Paiatia, from
New York, via Naples.
ANTwERP. Dec. 23.-Arrived: vader-
land, from New York
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

First Christmas Entertainment
Casualty Is Reported from a
Nebraska Village.
"SANTY" WAS IN COTTON

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. pa telephone
message from the village of Denton, fifteen
miles from Lincoln, asking for physicians,
says that at Christmas entertainment in
a schoolhouse two miles from there tonight
John Shields and Kate Sullivan were per-
haps fatally burned and others slightly in
jured. Miss Sullivan. acting as Santa Claus,
was enveloped in cotton. which took fire.
Shields and others went to her assistance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
COCKS MUST NOT CROW
IN FANEUIL HALL
Poultry Show Would Defane the
Place, Says Mayor Collins,
of the Hub.

BOSTON, Dec. 23.-Pern.ission to use his
toric old Faneuil Hall for an exhibition of
poultry was denied by Mayor Collins to-
day in a message to the Board of Alder
men. which had granted the privilege to
the New England Light Bramah Club. 'T
regard such use of Faneuil Hall as illegi-
innate and substantially a proclamation"
wrote the Mayor. THE Hall is a resort of
all patriotic visitors who come to Boston,
sacred memories
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Dec 23.-Po-
lice Commissioner Horace Dunbar to-day
received, unsolicited. from Governor Durbin
a reappointment a member of the met
ropolitan police board. Accompanying the
commission was a letter stating that. Al
though his present term did not expiye until
February, the new appointment was I'm the
nature Of a Christmas gift The Governor
further commended Mr.. Dunbar on the rec
ord he had made and requested that he ac-
cept the new appointment
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
Big Steel Plant Closed.

the Illinois Steel Company at South Chi
cago was closed down tonight for an in
definite period. throwing $500 men out of
employment. No notice was posted of when
work would be resumed in the great mills
but at the offices of the company IL was
said that the shutdown would last for at
least three weeks. When the mills are re-
* ner cent. will be prt into force Xlreadv
some of the steel workers are talking of
leaving for the East.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

BOSTON, Dec. 23.-Colonel w. w. Castle,
examiner In the appraisers stores at the
Boston custom house. has been suspended
by orders from Washington. pending an
investigation. 1t Is alleged that as ex-
Castle has erred in not placing sufficiently
high values on imports and that the amount
of the duty therefore has been too small. 1t
is understood that his integrity is not oues-
toned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 23-Steamships
leaving Puget sound ports for the Orient
are carrying hundreds Of Chinese and Jap
anese passengers in their steerage apart
ments. There is a rush of Orientals on for
the Orient, something that is customary for
the last months of the year The heavy
proportion OF Japanese is exciting comment
among passenger officials.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
TELLS SAD STORY.
Student Must Give Up Examina-
ton for Lack of Funds.

John Palkovich, of East Chicago. a grad
uate of the University Of Hungary, has
written to the State Board Of Medical Reg
fstration and Examination requesting the
return of his diploma and photograph. He
cannot take the midwinter examination, as
his financial resources are exhausted, he
says, and he has given up hope Of prac-
ticing medicine in this State. His letter 10
the board is pathetic.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

HAVANA, Dec. 23-Frederico Mora. a
justice of the Supreme Court. who has been
charged with forging signatures in connec-
ton with real-estate transactions. has re-
signed. Public criticism OF Justice Mora
has been very strong
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 23-The Knox
vile & Ohio railroad. running from Knox
vile TO Jellico and from Knoxville to Oak
dale, by which the Southern connects with
the Louisville & Nashville and the Cincin-
natl Southern roads respectively, ceased TO
exist to-day. being absorbed by the South
ern. The Knoxville & Ohio has for years been
one OF the best-paying coal roads In the
country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
Farmer Killed by a Row.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 23-William
Lang, farmer, was instantly killed here
to-day by b. f. Tipps. a fourteen-year-old
boy. Lang slapped the boy and Tipps
struck him In the temple with a club. frac-
turing the skull.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

of the old Thirteenth Regiment Armory
building, Brooklyn. fell to-day. Two work.
men who were engaged In tearing down the
structure were killed and seven others were
badly hurt. All the victims were Italians
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

NEW YORK. Dec. 23-Mayor-eiect Nc
Clellan tonight announced the appoint
ments of Former Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy William McAdoo, as police commits
sioner. Maurice Featherstone as dock COM
missioner and John c. Hertle and William
Harman Black as commissioner Of accounts.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
A GUARANTEED CURE FoR PILES.

Itching. Blind. Bleeding Protruding Piles
Your druggist will refund money IL PAZO ONT.
MENT falls TO cure you In to II days. soc.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID
RAGING At PITTSBURG
Nearly 500 Cases in Twenty-Three
Days, Most of Them Violent
Many Deaths.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 23.-Typhoid fever is
rapidly increasing in this city and threat
ems to take on the character of an epidem-
ic. For the first twenty-five days of De-
cember there were 410 cases and during
the last twenty-four hours forty-nine cases
were reported This breaks all previous
records.
The disease is virulent and a large pro-
portion of those sick are dying.
Buffers Typhoid Record.
BUTLER, Pa, Dec. 23.-Three deaths
from fever and two new cases were report
ed to-day.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-24

A number OF guests were present from
President Hughes. former President and
Mrs. II. A. Goblin, DR.. Stephenson, DIR.
Cook DIR. Brown, Professor Naylor. Mrs.
Belle Mansfield and Miss Elizabeth +. Saw
yers, all of Greencastle, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Huff, of Greenfield
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12

falling. The high water mark of the
great flood of 1903 as established at ST.
Louis is 37.5.
covered by the flood, so constantly
changing are the conditions as the wa
ter creeps higher and renders the stu
alton the more chaotic, and so unrelia-
BILE are the various rumors of the dew
astation that a substantial summary of
the losses of life and property cannot
be obtained. but up to Z o'clock last
night information from APPARENTLY the
most reliable sources showed the stu
alton to be as follows:
River stage, 375 feet, stationary
Twenty lives known to have been
lost.
More than 100000 acres of rich farm
ing lands under water
All of Venice and the greater parts
of Madison and Granite City under
water.
Twenty-Five thousand people render
ed homeless.
Freight traffic completely paralyzed,
and passenger traffic practically
stopped.
The shipping and manufacturing
districts of East St Louis for three
miles along the river front is under
from three to eight feet of water Hun
dreds and probably thousands of head
of stock drowned. East St Louis
threatened with complete inundation.
St. Louis flooded only along the water
front. Entire property loss estimated
at $G,000000
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12
IMMENSE LOSS INFLICTED BY
SOUTH CAROLINA CLOUDBURST

Columbia, S. c., June Though
the great flood of water is passing on
to the ocean laden with debris of ev-
cry description and the swollen
streams are subsiding in the Piedmont
region, the losses of life and property
are increasing and conservative es-
innate tonight places the property loss
at not less than s3,5OO,OOO. The most
conservative estimate of the dead is
eighty. At Clifton alone 100 mill op-
eratives are missing from the village,
and all are believed to have been lost
To-day's development in the devas-
tated mill settlements at Pacolet and
Clifton, on the Pacolet river in South
Carolina, magnify the horrors of the
situation there.
The town of Union, South Carolina,
is to-day totally isolated.
At Converse thirteen dead are re-
ported and forty-one at Clifton No. 2
mill. At Clifton No. 2 twenty-six
homes are destroyed, thirteen at Cliff
ton No. and twenty at Clifton No. g.
The loss at Clifton's three mills will
approximate $2,00000O At Pacolet the
loss is near $1,O0O,OOO. The greatest
want among the survivors is at Clifton,
where 500 are destitute.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12

Following is the summary of the
damage to the cotton mills:
Pacolet Nos. l and 2. totally de-
stroyed; Pacolet No. 3, badly damaged.
These mills operated 10000 spindles
and 10000 looms. Clifton mill No. 3,
at Converse, 81 900 spindles, totally de-
stroyed.
Dexter mills, 30,500 spindles, half de-
stroyed; Clifton mills, 27,500 spindles.
half destroyed; Glendale mills, badly
damaged; Pacolet warehouse, totally
destroyed, $500 bales Of cotton and
1000 bales of yarn swept down stream.
At Pacolet Presbyterian church,
hotel and number of mill cottages
were entirely demolished. The prop
erty damage is in the neighborhood Of
$500000.
The mayor of Charlotte to-day issued
an official call for relief About $500
has already been raised here by private
subscription.
The flood was due to mighty cloud
burst along the headwaters of the
Pacolet river, in Polk county, North
Carolina. The crest of the flood when
it reached Pacolet was sixty feet high
The mills were located along the
banks of the stream in a deep valley
and they caught the full force of the
food
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12

pate in the maneuvers or operations do
SO for the purpose of improving their
discipline and efficiency, and that in
such participation they act under the
orders of their respective governors
While SO engaged the several organiza-
tons of the national guard. he says, re-
main under the control of their several
commanders-in-ch and not having
been called forth" in the manner pre-
scribed in the constitution, do not pass
under the command and control of the
President as commander-in-c chief of the
land and naval forces of the United
States.
He holds that the enlisted men of the
national guard are not entitled to in
creased pay in virtue of previous ser
vice in the militia, but says that Off
GERS who have served five years in the
militia are entitled under the law to
the same ten per cent. increase in pay
that is provided for officers of the
army.
The judge advocate general says that
in applying section IS, the drills and en-
campments which took place in any
state or territory during the year ended
December 81, 1902, should be consid
cred in determining the right of the
state or territory to participate in the
benefit conferred by previous and pres
ent laws.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12

ueless. This company was formed in
1901. The erection of the works was
started at Pueblo and the enterprise
has just now reached its fruition.
The plant is one of the most modern
in the world. and was erected under the
supervision of the experts of Germany
and America. 1t embraces all the lat
est devices, and has a capacity for
smelling 200 tons per day.
Ernest o. Jacobsen said last evening
that mis- firm had shipped about 10000
tons Of zinc ore to Germany up to this
time, and that 1t cost them from So TO
$40 to transport it to its transatlantic
destination.
The Pueblo works were opened un-
der the direction of William Shuttle of
Overpelt, Germany, one of the best zinc
metallurgists in Europe Mr.. Schultz
will leave on his homeward voyage
next week. Experts in zinc smelling
were imported from Frankfurt, Ger
many, and will remain in the employ
Of the company These men are adopts
in treating Just such ores as Colorado
produces. The ore is not a clean prod
uct. The basic supplies of the smelter
will come from Leadville. That camp
is now turning out 800 tons of zinc ore
per day, ore that is worth $S per ton.
Tho demand for zinc is constantly
increasing and the local boom in these
ores has caused many old mines that
had formerly been imperative on ac-
count of this product to be reopened.
The furnaces of the works are of
special pattern, and have already
proved great success. Mr.. Jacobsen
says the opening of the works has been
satisfactory in every particular, and
predicts a great future in this indus
try.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
EXPLAINS NEW MILITIA LAW

Washington, June S.-Judge Advo-
cate General Davis has sent to the sec
retary OF war an opinion relative to
various disputed matters of construc-
tion OF the new militia law. One point
raised was whether section IA of the
militia act, relating to expenditure of
money for the militia, was not in con-
fict with the federal constitution, the
contention being that it would take the
militia from the control of the states.
General Davis points out that the new
militia law does not differ materially
from the present law, and that all that
Will be necessary is a change in the
forms for accounting to be made to
the Treasury Department.
more important point raised con-
Germs section 10, which provides for
the participation of the militia of the
several states in maneuvers and field
instructions of the regular army, but
with further proviso that the COM
mand OF military post or camp and
OF the officers and troops of the United
States stationed where such maneuvers
occur shall remain with the regular
command of the post, without regard
to the rank of the commanding or
other officers of the militia tempora-
rily encamped there.
General Davis holds that such por-
tions of the national guard as partici-
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12
BUILDING TRADES
BOARD DISRUPTED

New York, June 9.-With a sudden
ness that surprised many of the dele
gates themselves, the united board of
building trades was disrupted yester-
day afternoon, one faction of sixteen
delegates leaving the hail. while TWEEN
ty more remained inside and jeered the
seceders as they strobe down the
stairs.
This came soon after Samuel Parks.
walking delegate of the Horsesmiths'
and Bridgemen's union, had been ar
rested, almost under the windows of
BreVoort hall, where the meeting was
held. Parks had been president of the
board from 1899 to 1901. and naturally
his arrest stirred his former colleagues
to high rancor. but when they saw
their central body collapse, with all it
meant to them, Parks was soon forgot
ten and the delegates gave their atten-
ton to more important matters
The break in the board was practi-
cally sharp parting between skilled
and unskilled workmen. John j. Dom
ovan,' president of the board, and WILL
lam II. Farley, secretary. followed by
the representatives of fourteen other
unions of skilled workmen, walked out,
and left the representatives of twenty
other unions. for the greater part un-
skilled, in possession of the hall
1t is the plan of the seeding faction
to organize a new board that shall
contain nothing but representatives of
skilled trades, and be in fact and name
the United Board of Building Trades.
with all laborers and unskiled labor
eliminated.
In all there are thirty-nfne unions in
the united board, and its total mem
bership exceeds 6S,G00 of the highest
paid workmen in the country. The
united board has always been consid,
cred as one of the most powerful labo,
organizations in the country.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12
OPENING OF zinc SMELTER AN
EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE

Denver, June 9.--The News this
morning says:
The blowing in of the new zinc
smelter of the United States Zine Com
pany at Pueblo yesterday marks a new
era in the metallurgical history of
Colorado. The first bit of spelter ever
produced in the state at that time and
from this date forward zinc ores that
hitherto have only found market in
Germany will be reduced here at home
The new work cost $1,000 900 and are
located in Pueblo near one of the
American smelling plants. The smelt-
er will be running at full capacity in
about three months and will then en-
ploy 500 hands. At present 200 are at
work.
The Inauguration of this important
new enterprise means that ores which
a few years ago were not only consid-
cred worthless, but serious drawback
to the operation of silver mines, now
have distinct market value and can
be sold near the mining district
-Four years ago E. o. Jacobsen & Co.
of 2 and Stone street, New York,
learned of the great demand in Ger
many for zinc ore and began to buy it
at the Leadville mines and ship it to
the great German smelters at Frank
furt The Guggenheims became inter
ested in the project and asked Jacob
sen & Co. to ascertain how the ores
could be treated in this country.
Jacobsen & Co. interested German cap
italists and they, joining forces with
Jacobsen & Co. and M. Guggenheim
Sons, incorporated the United States
Zinc Company the purpose of the COM
pany being to smelt zinc ores, which up
to that time had been considered val
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-12
ESTIr1ATE OF
KANSAS LOSSES

Kansas City, June 9.-Kansas has
suffered as result Of the recent floods
more than any other state. No exact
figures of the loss sustained can, of
course, be given, but the damage done
in the principal cities and towns is es-
timated as follows:
North Topeka, 100000; Lawrence,
$3.50, 900; Salina, 100000; Manhattan,
s15O,000; Junction City, 100000; Solo
man, $50, 900; Abilene, $250,000; Linds-
borg, 100000; Hutchinson, 100000;
Minneapolis, 100000; Emporia. $685.
900; Florence, $4,000; Lincoln Center,
$50, 900; Atchison, 100000; Argentine,
$4,000 900; Kansas City, and suburbs,
ss,0O0,0O0.
Nearly 200 smaller towns We're af-
fected by the floods.
The lowest estimate that can be
made of the loss done to crops is
$5,Oo0,O00.
All day Sunday gangs of men were at
work clearing up the west bottoms, the
Union depot, the railway yards. the
wholesale houses. the stockyards, and
the various packing houses. and there
was quite a general resumption in all
lines of business Monday morning.
The extent of the damage to the rail-
roads operating in and out of Kansas
City, caused by the flood, can scarcely
be estimated. outside of the very con-
siderable item involved in loss of
freight, in cars and buildings, nearly
all lines out of Kansas City suffered
severe losses in washed-out track and
destroyed bridges. The loss in freight
flooded, burned or lost down the river
may amount to $2,000000 or $3,000,000.
The Burlington estimates its loss in its
freight house alone at 100000. Each of
the other roads lost as much.