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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
BOLD DEED Of A THIEF
TRIED TO CUT OFF A wOMAN'S HAND
TO OBTAIN HER RINGS.
Dashed Ont a Crowd on the Street and
Slashed Her Across the Knuckles
with a Keen Knife.

NEW YORK, Jan. Henry Goodman,
nineteen years old. was arrested just be-
fore midnight, charged with having at
tempted to cut of a young woman's hand
to obtain the diamond rings displayed on
her fingers. The attack was made in the
full view of the scores of merry makers,
including the wornans escort. -rser'
Miss May Matthews and Miss May Lewis
started out with their escorts for an auto
mobile ride and later went to supper 1t
was after IL o'clock when the start was
made for home. Soon something went
wrong with the machine and the two men
got down to examine it. Miss Lewis had a
hand bag, which contained a small amount
of money. On the fingers of Miss Mat
thews's left hand glittered diamonds worth.
it is said, fully s1,500. Suddenly from the
crowd sprang a young man, who held In
one hand a knife with a long and exceed
ingly keen blade. From Miss Lewis he
grabbed the bag she was carrying and then
seizing Miss Matthews by the fingers he
drew his knife across her knuckles, cutting
a deep cash. The young woman shrieked
with fright and pain, and her assailant,
without waiting to make another effort to
sever her hand, brandished his knife in the
faces of those who sprang TO the rescue
and dashed west along Houston street.
After long chase he was captured, but did
not surrender until beaten into subsection
by policeman.
The general impression was that an at
tempt had been made to murder the girl.
and had it not been for the policeman into
whose hands Goodman fell he would have
Jared badly. The officer had to fight of
the Pursuers and at the same time prevent
his prisoner from stabbing him with the
knife which had been used on Miss Mat
thews's hand. With much difficulty Good
man was taken to the station house, where
he said he intended to cut off the girls
hand for the rings she wore.
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MAX N0RDAU AS A SEER.


VIENNA, Jan. LIN the course of an
exhaustive review of the history of the
world, contributed to the Neue Freie Presse
by Max Nordau. the writer deeply deplores
the growth of military Imperialism in the
United States and says that by the admis-
sion of the spirit of militarism which was
formerly vigorously excluded, America is
raising obstacles to the entrance of emil
grants whose only capital is their strong
working arms.
Speaking of the future of the new world.
Nordau says the opening of the Panama
canal under American ownership will mark
the beginning of a new epoch. The tragic
stage of the worlds history, which in an
cient times centered I'm the Mediterranean
and which moved in the naval ages to the
Atlantic, will then be transferred to the
Pacific ocean. At first the Anglo-Saxon
element will seek to drive out the German
and French flags floating over single points
in the Pacific ocean; then the struggle will
be carried further TO the Asiatic coast,
where Anglo-Saxons and Russians will
have to decide the momentous world ques-
tion of whether eastern and southern Asia
shall remain British or Russian To this
forecast Nordau adds: "One can only
imagine with horror what such a gigantic
struggle of nations and races will signify"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
Each of the 40 Persons Pleasantly
Equal to Last Years Pay.
SALARY LIST ALSO REVISED
WAGES OF EVERY EMPLOYE IN
CREASED BY A LARGE SUM.
List of Bcquests and Contributions to
Educational, Charitable and Be-
nevOIent Institutions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1-Never in the his
tory Of the country have employers of labor
been so generous toward employees as in
the year just closed. 1t is estimated that
the advances in wages granted by railway
companies alone will aggregate s5.OOO.OOO to
s7,O0OOOO annually. Besides the wages in
creases, pension and profit-sharing plans
in the interest of workingmen have been
established. These will cost corporations
several million in the aggregate.
The direct presents to toilers by the
heads of companies also amount to prob
ably two millions.
j. p. Morgan made New Years presents
to the 40 employees of his banking house
in Wall street amounting to fully $500. 900.
AS each employe left the bank for home
Mr.. Morgan wished him happy New Year
and presented to him a check for the full
amount of salary he had drawn for the
year 1902. Pleased with that performance
he sent for the salary roll and spent half
an hour making corrections in it. When
1t was returned to the head bookkeeper,
who had not objected to being kept over
time on account of it, il was discovered
that all the figures had been changed. Mr..
Morgan had raised them in every case. The
Office boys received 81 a week more after
the revision, and from that the increases
rose to $500 a year in some instances.
When the list was handed back the head
bookkeeper discovered that his own salary
had been made equal to that of a member
of the Presidents Cabnet-$S,0C0 year.
Then Mr.. Morgan handed out the announce
ment of the Steel Trust profit-sharing- pen
sion-savings plan, entered his plain one
morse cab and was driven home.
The spirit of giving found expression In
other places also. Spencer Trask gave a
years salary extra to every one of the
employees of his banking house. The same
thing was done by the Central Trust Com
pany.
Morris X. Jessup gave $25, 900 to the trus-
tees of the Hampton Normal and Agri-
cultural Institute, and the same amount
to the trustees of the Tuskogee Normal
and Industrial Institute for the endowment
funds of those two institutions.
Although nothing officially is known re-
garding the plans being worked out by
Clarence II. Mackay for the benefit of the
older employees of the Postal Telegraph
thing more important than small gift of
money to men who have been in the employ
of that company for more than ten years
though that gift may be included. One OF
the prominent officials of the corporation
is quoted saying: "The plan is being
worked on. but it is too early to give out
any definite information. When the plan
comes to maturity, all interested will be
informed. but it will not be to-day nor
within a few days, as more time is re-
quired."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
Gen. FUNSTON'S SCOUT
HILARIO PLACIDO GIVEN A LIFE
SENTENCE FOR MURDER.
Was the Nominal Commander of the
Expedition Which Captured
General AgufnaIdo.

DENVER, Col, Jan. manila dispatches
received at the headquarters of the Army
of the Colorado In this city state that Hi
lario Placido, Filipino who aided General
Funston in the capture of Aguinaldo has
been sentenced to life imprisonment for
murder. Details Of the crime are lacking,
Dut General funston and other army off,
GERS here who knew the scout believe the
crime was committed since they left the
island, as it does not seem probable Placido
could have been called to account for
something done during the time he was
engaged as an active participant in the
revolution.
In speaking of Placido General Funston
said: HE was never my spy, and the
only money he ever received from the
United States was for the part ne took in
the capture of Aguinaldo He fought
against the Spaniards and then took up
arms against the United States In 1899
he was severely wounded. being shot through
the lung. He recovered and again took ar
active part in the war. The following
year he surrendered at the same time that
General Garcie did. He was a prisoner
for about three months, and then L re-
leased him. He took the oath of allegiance
and oftentimes of his own volition gave
me information regarding the enemy He
was not a spy in the sense of the word
that he was in the governments employ,
nor did he ever go into their lines for in
formation for our use.
when 1 arranged the plan for the cap
ture of Aguinaldo / took Placido along
He did not know the object of our expedi-
ton until were well under way. L then
explained my plan to him and he agreed
to help me. In order TO carry out the
scheme he became nominal com
mander of the expedition, il
was necessary to make the natives be-
lieve that we Americans were prisoners
When reached the camp of Aguinaldo
Placido rushed in and threw his former
chief on the floor of the hut and held him
there until we made him prisoner"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
Delegates to Joint Mining Conference
Are Appointed for the Operators
by Mr.. j. Smith TalIey.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE IN MA2KNEss
ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT CLOSED
By LACK OF FUEL.
New Traction Service to EIwood-
Young Woman Burned to Death
-Other News of the State.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
: EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. Edward H.
Rasch, formerly county recorder. and
brother of Judge Louis o. Rasch. against
whom the charge of accepting money from
men he appointed to Office was made yes
terday and printed broadcast over the
country, collapsed to-day. Judge Rasch also
collapsed, and the two brothers are at their
home in this city tonight in the hands of
two physicians. No one is permitted to
see them and the physicians will not dis
cuss their cases except to say that the men
are both very sick as the result OF worry
and the publication given to the reports
concerning the circuit judge.
Edward III. Rasch surrendered the record
ers office this morning, after serving eight
years He went to his office. but collapsed
shortly after arriving there and has been
confined to his bed since that time. Judge
Rasch collapsed short time after his
brother was sent home.
The Rasch matter has been the talk OF
the town to-day, and politicians agree that
Governor Durbin is likely to take some
action in the matter. The members of the
bar have been aware OF the charges against
Judge Rasch for several days, but no news
paper gave publicity to the charges until
to-day. George A. Cunningham. who has
been retained by Judge Rasch. was seen
tonight by the Journal correspondent. but
refused to discuss the matter further. He
intimated that Governor Durbin knew the
facts and probably WOULD taize~<0me acs
ton
The aged parents Of Judge Rasch are wor-
ricd greatly over the seeming disgrace that
has befallen their son and owing to their
extreme age the shock may prove very Sc
rous to them.
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community The right of the individuals
to organize is conceded. but there is an
other right-the right of man to labor.
When labor organization says to man.
You shall not work unless you belong 10
the union, ii is denying the fundamental
principles of American citizenship
Some labor unions refuse TO work with
nonunion workmen, but the best DO not
refuse. They may ask the workman 10 JOIN
the union. but do not say he cannot work
unless he becomes a member 1T Is thS r1
duty Of the government TO protect at All
costs and hazards a man who wants 10
work. Andrew Carnegie says the eleventh n
your neighbor's job" In all trades ana
professions except the flaborer's work. we
trust to public opinion TO obey the law.
but the labor unions oftentimes use torce 10
prevent one man from taking another
job Such practice is intolerabie
we must have a government tnat -
stronger than all trades unions and cap
italistic organizations. There must not be
law for and another for the other.
To buy legislation or the judiciary Is as
bad as to dynamite houses. The law must
be supreme.
TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES.
Dr. Abbott then took up the question of
trusts or monopolies. In defining trust
he said
"A trust is the combination of capital to
create monopoly of some commodity or
necessity. We have had a recent bitter
experience with such monopoly. one
thracite coal fields and another combination
controls the labor. Those two combinations
fought il out and the people suffered.
Whenever a private concern controls an ar
ticle il becomes master of the public. III
the monopolies continue to increase We Will
not be a free people.
The government should take charge OF
these monopoies. Their books should be
open to the public. and they should not
be allowed to water their stock. III divi-
dends are paid on watered stock the money
comes from the consumers or the laborers
Some one has got to be cheated. The gov
ernment should either regulate monopo-
lies, and if this cannot be done, then the
government should control and run them
as il does the postoffice department. The
government should have the right always
to be superior to any combination of cap
| ital or labor.
I'VE are living in age of concentra-
| tion for purposes of power and In distri-
button of wealth. There are nearly as
| many stockholders In the Pennsylvania
| Railroad Company there are laborers
| employed by that corporation. There are
| thousands of stockholders In the Steel
Trust There is not person here but who
| would put 500 or $1,000 in j. Pierpont Nor
| gan's hands for investment and let him
pay the dividends. There is a concentra-
| tion for control, but there is a great distri-
| button of the wealth.
I'VE are gradually coming to a broad
| universal industrial consciousness wher
labor and capitalist win work together fol
| the principles they love-"
A reception was given following the ad
| dress in honor of DR.. Abbott.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
MEXICO HAS THE PLAGUE.
BubOnic Pest at Maxatlan Is the GEN.
nine Asfatic DiseQSe.

MAZATLAN. Mex, Jan. There is no
longer the slightest doubt that the disease
now affiicting this city is genuine Asiatic
plague. for microscopic investigation
proves that bubonic pest bacilli are in the
blood of those afflicted with the disease
The plague has grown virulent within the
last forty-eight hours. and the alarm.
which had begun in some measure TO abate.
has returned with increased strength The
people are fleeing from the city at the rate
of 800 per day. and some 5000 have already
gone Ii Is a remarkable fact that more
than 80 per cent. of the persons attacked
are women.
The news of the recrudescence of the
plague at this port has reached the interior
towns OF the state and Is causing a panic
cordons OF armed men have been placed
around the towns to prevent the entrance
Of ans one from this place.
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Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. jackson In
gram, aged seventy, a wealthy farmer near
Selvin, Warrick county, walked from a
passenger train on the Southern Railroad
last night near winslow; He was asleep in
the coach and while in that condition
walked to the platform and stepped on.
The train was going at high speed. His
wife was also in the coach with her hus-
band. asleep. and did not miss him until
Huntingburg was reached She asked the
train crew to make a search for her hus-
band and this was done. When found In
gram was unconscious and remained in that
condition until his death. The body was
taken TO Selvin for interment Ingram and
his wife were returning from the Indian
Territory, where they had been visiting
friends and relatives when the accident
happened
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
WITHOUT FUEL.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFORDSvILIE. Ind. Jan. 1.-The
city electric light plant shut down to-day
indefinitely on account OF a lack OF coal
1t has been short OF coal for several weeks.
and the street lights have been used only
about half the time. Efforts have been
made TO keep the commercial circuits run
ming. but even this has been suspended.
WABASH, Ind. Jan. 1.-The Wabash fa-
per Company. whose mill was started last
Monday after a prolonged shutdown be-
cause of lack of coal. was compelled TO sus-
ply giving out. The Wabash Cabinet Conn.,
pany's factory also closed for similar rea-
son. The paper company VIII not resume
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
MARYLAND'S COAL FAMINE.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-The effect of the
coal famine on the 100000 inhabitants of
Maryland. the District of Columbia vir-
ginia and West Virginia is told in dis
patches to the Herald Few towns are
supplied with anthracite. and in many
there is shortage of all kinds of fuel. In
the towns the residents substitute wood
for coal, but in the cities this has not been
possible. In some counties nothing bu.
wood is used. In West Virginia, owing to
the wide distribution of coal mines. there
is not likely to be much distress. Although
the industries are suffering Washington
coal at advanced prices. The commerce
OF both Baltimore and Norfolk Is suffering
because of the shortage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02

Ice near Evam8V1Ile.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 1.-Tate Livesy.
aged fourteen, w. L. Mann, aged twelve.
and Willie Brown, aged eleven. were
drowned about two miles below the city
this afternoon. They were skating on
pond when the ice broke and they sunk
beneath the ice. Their bodies were recov-
cred late this afternoon. The place where
the accident occurred has been the
scene OF numerous mishaps i'm the past.
Several boys were standing on the bank
when the accident happened and tried hard
to save the lives of the three little fellows.
but in vain. A skin was secured and the
bodies were rescued with difficulty. The
fathers of the boys are prominent farmers
and stock raisers. The father of young
Brown is a prominent worker in the Re-
publican party.
AS soon as the bodies were recovered
Coroner Matt Walling, who to-day took the
oath of office, was called in and held an In
quest. Ii his first official act since
taking the Office.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Jan. miss Julia
Cherry. until recently of this city. died last
night at Ashley. Steuben county, from
burns received few nights ago. On ac-
count OF the number Of guests at the home
of her parents she was sleeping on cot
which was too near a stove. and she awoke
in the night to find the bed afire and her.
self I'm the midst of the flames. Her screams
brought help in time 10 save serious dam
age TO property from the flames, but not
until she was injured beyond relief. She
WAS nineteen years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02

CINCINNATI. o.. Jan. 1.-The official an
nouncement that the office of a coadjutor
for the archdiocese of Cincinnati has been
created by the Roman Propaganda has
been received at the local archepiscopal
residence and il Is very likely that Cincin-
natl will have a coadjutor bishop before
next Easter. II is believed the choice of
the irremovable rectors and consutors are
Bishops III. Moeller, of Columbus T. 8.
Byrne. of Nashville, and c; p. Macs. of
president of the Catholic University at
Washington. ID. c., has also been mem
toned in connection with the coadjutor-
-k,f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
Gift of 10 Per Cent. of Pay.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPICELAND, Ind, Jan. 1.-The Citizens
Canning Company held a meeting yester-
day to close up the years business. which
has been the most successful of any year.
The output has been sold, and nearly all
shipped. After declaring handsome divi-
dend 10 the stockholders the company
gave to each of the hands New Years
present equal to 10 per cent. of the amount
that had been paid them for their seasons S
wages The wages paid this season were
the highest ever paid by the factory. A
large sum has been set aside for improve
ments to the factory for the coming year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
MINERS WAGE STATISTICS.
Figures Furnished the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western Company.

SCRANTON, Pa. Jan. statistics on
hours and wages of employees for 1901 have
been forwarded to the mine strike commits
sion by the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western Company. Among the items of
the summary these: Number of COL
lieries. 10; number of employees, 1922;
average earnings of miners. s52S.93: average
earnings of laborers 1868 20: percentage of
cars docked. 2; average number of ten
hour days breakers worked, 2O3; average
number of days breakers started 26O; aver
age number of hours breaker worked a
day, $40; average number of hours con-
tract miners worked each ten-hour day,
6.53; number of company hands, 1896;
average earnings of company hands, $51i9S
average earnings of boys. S204 10; average
earnings of all employees, S43263
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
DONATIONS AND REQUESTS.
$77,307, ,167 Given to Educational and
other Institutions I'm 1902.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-The Tribune says the
donations and bequests TO educational,
charitable and religious institutions in 1902
foot up sI7,397, ,167, as compared with sl23,-
$751; 1872 for 1901, the record breaking year,
and s62 461. .3O4 in 1900 In the preparation of
these statistics no record has been kept of
donations or bequests less than $1,000. To
have collected them would have been an
impossibility. In the amount given to
churches no account is made of the regular
Sunday offerings of the $40, ,00O, 900 Methodist
jubilee fund. which was spread over a pc
riod of eight years. OF the total amount
stated above. there has been given to edu-
cational institutions S2S, 500; to charities,
$50. 5l9, ,S6i: to churches. s4.S69. 700; to. mu-
seums and art galleries. s2,SS6.0O0. and to Ii
braries $4,970SOO. The last item, as COM
pared with SIS .3Ss, 732 in 1901. shows that Mr..
Carnegie's work languishes:
The following list includes sums of $780,
600 contributed by vii, or gift for various
purposes:
Estate of r. c. Billings, Boston. to
public library ........................ $500, 900
Cooper and Hewitt families to
Priscilla p. Cresson, Philadelphia,
10 Academy of Fine Arts. 10000
j. ID. Rockefeller, to Harvard Col
George l.. Littleheld. to Brown
University ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
charity ....................... $4,000
John Mckee. Philadelphia, TO char
ity ......................... 10000
w. III. Webb. to Webb Academy. 100000
j. ID. Rockefeller, to Southern Edu-
cational movement ................ 100000
charity 100000
f. w. Vanderbilt. to Yale College. 10000
Unknown donor to New York Mu-
scum of Fine Arts ................ $4,000
H. r. Bishop, to New York Mu-
5 scum m of Fine Arts .................. $4,000
Harriet s. Benson, Philadelphia, to
charity .......................... $4,000
w S. Stratton. Colorado Springs,
to charity II. .ooo. 900
Mary Winthrop. New York, TO
Princeton College .-................. $4,000
John NJ. Burke. Marshall. Minn.. to
charity ....:..... :.....:........... 4ooo.oOo
iege .................. ................. $4,000
+. A. Palmer. New York, to charity 10000
- c. Hutchinson. New Orleans. to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. l-Four boys. three
white and one colored, have died i'm Norfolk
since Christmas of lockjaw caused by
burns received in the firing of toy pistols.
charged with blank cartridges. Municipal
legislation is proposed TO prohibit the sale
OF the weapons In future.
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Killed while Hunting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILE, Ind. Jan. l.-Edward Piper
son of Israel Piper. near Moscow. was ac-
cidentally shot and killed while hunting
this afternoon