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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
MUST QUIT THE SERVICE
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK WILL NOT
SPARE GUILTY OFFICIALS.
Those Implicated in Indian Land
Frauds to Be RemOved-SeveraI
Already Dismissed.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24-Secretary
Hitchcock said to-day that matters con-
nected with the investigation of the al
legged Indian land frauds in the Indian
Territory were progressing smoothly. Sew
erai officials in the territory whose actions
have been the subject of inquiry already
have been dismissed, but Secretary Hitch
cock says he does not feel disposed to make
public their names. The investigation is
being pushed by the secretary wherever
there is the least evidence of attempted
fraud with a view to the punishment of
the guilty persons. Secretary Hitchcock is
very much pleased with the new scheme
promulgated some weeks ago by the depart
ment I'm regard to the sale of allotments by
the Creek Indians, saying tonight that it is
preventing much fraud. 1t is stated on good
authority that Secretary Hitchcock has
notified federal officeholders in the Indian
Territory who. ii is alleged. using their
positions in the government service as
vantage ground from which to do business
in Indian lands, that they must choose be-
tween their positions and the land business
In other words, the federal authorities
whose names are being printed presi-
dents directors and stockholders i'm trust
companies that deal in Indian lands must
get out of the companies or resign their
offices. IL is said that some of the accused
officials have intimated that they will with
draw from the land companies.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
GOVERNOR is CRITICISED
LABOR LEADERS At MARION DE-
NOUNCE HIS ATTITUDE.
They Say His Changes in the Police
Board Were Made TO Give En-
pIoyers an Advantage.
pecial to the IndIanapoIis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Aug. PA rousing mass
labor meeting was held in Wyandotte audi
torium tonight. National Organizer o. p.
Smith, of Logansport: ID. X. Kennedy and
E. F. Gould, of Indianapolis; j. f. Waddell,
of Kokomo and George w. Burkhart of
Logansport, were present and delivered ad-
dresses Each speaker handled the present
labor conditions in this city i'm his talk
and each touched on different portions of
the subject but all agreed that the time tor
action had come.
E. f. Gould, one of the editors of the
Union, of indianapolis. criticised Governor
Durbin for his action during the labor
strife here. He charged the Governor with
favoring the employers in making changes
in the Marion Metropolitan Police Board
The Governor was criticised for sending
Quartermaster General Oran Perry here to
investigate conditions. 1t was charged thar
Perry not in favor of organized labor
and did not look en- things in an impartial
manner Mr. Gould said that the old police
board was fair, but that the newly appoint
ed members are from the ranks of the en-
ployers, who are enemies TO unions.
The employers council met tonight and
reiterated it's declaration to favor and aid
all firms boycotted by unions. A meeting
of the central trades committee will be
held tomorrow night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
TO PREVENT A LYNCHING
COLORED MAN AND WOMAN SECRET
LY REMOVED FROM JAIL
Taken from Batavia, ILL.,. to Geneva
Two Members of a DisOrderly
Crowd from Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. A.-To prevent possible
lynching a Chicago colored man and woman
were secretly removed from crowd sur
rounding the jail at Batavia, H., tonight
and locked up in the county Jail at Geneva
The prisoners had been arrested after a
series of violent encounters between resi-
dents of the village and participants in the
picnic of negroes of the Quinn and Bethel
chapels.
About 1900 colored men and women made
up the picnic party at Mill Creek, two miles
south of Batavia. The negroes took pos
session of the lawn of Mrs. George Bur-
toms place, and when she ordered them to
leave she was repeatedly struck by two of
the negro women. City Marshal Kelley ar
rested the two women, but was at once at
tackled by crowd of 200 negroes. who sue
ceeded in releasing the prisoners leaving
Kelley unconscious upon the ground.
Later in the day Sheriff Robert Burke of
Geneva. with a posse of forty-five citizens
arrested three of the negroes, William Al
len, Harry Bell and Fanny Shelby, taking
them from a train at Batavia after a des-
perate fight in the railway coach and on the
alton platform.
Both Bell and the Shelby woman were
locked up in the town Jail till the gathering
OF large crowd of citizens caused the
police to order their removal to Geneva
Allen later was released.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
MANY PERISH BY FIRE.


BUDAPEST. Hungary. Aug. 4.-Fire this
evening in a four-story building, the two
lower stories of which were occupied by
fancy goods firm and the upper floors by
flats. cut off the escape of the 200 work
people and of the residents on the third
and fourth floors. 1t is not known how
many dead.
The house contained piles of himsy ma
terial and caused the flames to spread with
rapidity. Only the work people near the
doors were able to escape. The residents
above, seeing their escape cut off, clung
desperately to the windows. scream ming for
help. The fremen held out sheets of can
vas and called TO them TO jump. Fifteen
persons were saved in this way. but many
missed the sheet, nine being killed on the
spot, including two children. Eight per-
sons were mortally and two were seriously
injured.
Ii is now stated that between forty and
fifty persons were burned to death. includ-
ing Herr Goldbergss wife and son. The
police announce that by jumping from the
windows thirteen persons were killed and
sixteen injured, nine seriously.
The damage is estimated at 1900 900
kronen, mostly covered by insurance.
VIENNA. Aug. 2.-According to a spe-
cial dispatch 12O persons perished in the fire
at Budapest
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25

and Kalovo. At Karacunvo the insurgents
killed fifty-seven Turks while fifteen Turks
were killed at kurkolibi, in the Vilayet OF
Uskub. New outbreaks are reported from
the vicinity of kresna, where serious fight
ing has occurred
The Macedonian organizations in Sofia
and throughout Bulgaria busily plan
ming TO help their brethren across the bor-
der 1t is said that the rival committees
have buried their differences and are now
working in harmony confident that the
rich Bulgarians who have hitherto withheld
their contributions on account of the COM
mittees' dissensions, will now give liber-
ally.
The Macedonian leaders sdnlit that the
insurrection In the Vilayet of Monastr is
practically at an end and they appear TO
pin their hopes the transfer of active
operations to the territory near the Bull
garian frontier. Within three weeks they
assert eastern Macedonia will be in full
revolt and then the Bulgarian government
will be forced TO take action.
Travellers who arrived here this evening
from Adrianople said that a massacre of
Christians occurred there Sunday morning.
One version says the guns in one of the
forts opened fire on insurgent band
which had attacked a military outpost. A
panic followed inside the town and the
Mahammedan population fell on the Chris
tians. According TO another version. a
Turkish officer tried 10 force an entrance
CONTINUED ON PAGE ), COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
FRIENDS TO HER RESCUE
MRS. j. s. BOYESEN. OF WEsTVILLE,
RECEIVES HEARTY SUPPORT.
Persecution of SOuth Carolina Hotel
COunty-Suit Will Be Brought.
pecial to tho Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. 24.-Hundreds of
letters, telegrams and petitions have within
the past twenty-four hours been sent out
of here TO officials and prominent people
at Spartansburg, S. c.. attesting the belief
of the people here in the innocence of Mrs
Jane Stewart Boyesen, of WestvilIe, La
porte county, who was accused by Pro-
prietor Harris, of the White Stone Lithia
Springs hotel in South Carolina. of appro-
priating jewelry and valuables to the value
of $500 from the rooms in the hotel
Mrs. Boyesen had been staying at the
hotel for several days and was about to
leave when detained. the only evidence
against her being the statements of two
colored porters. She insisted on going to
Spartansburg where her trunks were ex-
amned but absolutely no stolen jewelry
was found The story was told i'm the
newspapers and On account of the humilat-
ing ordeal to which she was subjected she
will. according to kilograms received from
her to-day. bring suit against the hotel
management for heavy damages.
Mrs. Boyesen comes from one of Laporte
county's foremost families. She has an
independent fortune and travels extensive
ly. She has done considerable literary
work. is highly educated. is a member of
the Illinois Press and the National Press
Associations, belongs to the Eastern Star
and Daughters of the American Revolution
She says that no Southern woman would
nave been subjected to the indignifies of
the search, but being from the North the
statements of the negro servants in the
hotel were influential in placing her under
suspicion.
No one here believes for a moment the
charge. and the assistance of Senators
Fairbanks and Beveridge and Congressman
Crumpacker, she being relative of the
latter. will be enlisted in her behalf.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
MILES HALTs IN CHICAGO.
Discusses Good Roads Legislation
with w. III. Moore

CHICAGO, Ill. Aug. 24.-Lieut Gen Mel
son A. Miles paid flying visit to Chicago
to-day EN- route from San Francisco, where
he attended the Grand Army encampment
TO New York and Bar Harbor. He arrived
at noon and left for the East at O'Clock
General Miles and w. II. Moore. president
of the National Good Roads Association.
were i'm conference during the formers stay
I'm the city. and discussed various good
roads bills. which 1t is proposed 10 put
before Congress at the coming session. and
I'm which General Miles is much interested
tive committee of the good roads associa-
tion comprehensive plan of national
and State legislation was outlined. General
Miles expressed himself i'm favor OF an
extensive system of improved modern high
ways. which he believed Is the paramount
industrial necessity of the day. He de-
clined TO talk politics In any way.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
ORGANIZATION THAT Is EXPECTED
TO WELD MUCH INFLUENCE.
Mario MenocaI to Assist I'm NegOtiat-
ing the 35,OOO, 900 Loan-Cigar-
cite Factory Burned.

HAVANA, Aug. 24-The Agrarian
League, the organization of which has just
been completed with its officers and com
mittee members the leading men in all
parts of Cuba. is expected to have strong
influence IN commercial and political af-
fairs. The league is leading a movement
in favor of the re-establishment i'm the cab
met of the position of secretary of agricul-
ture and is discussing the question of an
annual exposition at Havana.
Mario Menocal a distinguished general
and a prominent planter. has accepted the
appointment one of the commissioners
to negotiate the s35.OO0.O 600 loan. Senior Dolz,
now in Europe, Will be offered a commits
sionership, and Rius Rivera, the admins
traitor of customs at Havana, is mentioned
as the third member of the commission
The revolutionary soldiers revisory COM
mission has been constituted. 1t is COM
posed of one judge of the Supreme Court
and judges OF the Audienca courts of Ha-
vana and Matanzas, and two military Off
GERS
President Palma has designated Senor
Quesada. Cuban minister at Washington
aud Senor ramalio. Cuban consul at ST
Louis, as commissioners TO the ST. Louis
exposition
The engineers have completed the deIim-
tation OF the, American naval station at
Bahia Honda, and report that the area
contains 1900 acres. The United States
gunboat Nashville remains at Bahia Honda
awaiting orders.
Captain Aultman. u. s. A. has began his
duties as permanent Instructor to the Cuban
artillery and rural guard
The big consolidated cigarette factory be-
longing to the American Tobacco Company
and the English combine was destroyed by
fire this evening with it's valuable contents
consisting OF new cigarette-making ma
chinery and quantities of tobacco. Nothing
was saved except the books and the con-
tents of the office. The loss Is $4,000, fully
insured.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25

thence i'm southerly direction TO an inter
section of with what is known as the
Geisendorn mill race. thence following
along and the line of said mill race
property, I'm a general southeasterly direc-
tion to the west lire of Blake street. al
point about 700 feet south OF the intersection
of New York street with Blake street,
thence continuing in an easteriy direcuon
to a point between the west line of missouri
street and the west line of the alley De-
tween the east and west halves of SQUARE
81 in the original plat of the city OF IN
dianapolis; and thence curving south 10 a
terminal point at the north line of Wash
ington street
''It is hereby agreed that as soon as the
city shall determine upon a practical plan
for a subway crossing of Thirtieth street
under said railway, that the railway snaii
immeditely construct a viaduct across SAID
Thrtieth street, according TO plans and
specifications furnished oy me city clVh
engineer upon the written demand of the
Board of Works. and that the company
shall maintain said structure permanently.
and that the railway shall upon the written
demand OF said board. repair said structure.
or replace same by a larger and more SUD
stantial structure. should the needs Of the
traffic on said Thirtieth street demand it.
ELEVATION CLAUSE
And said railway shall elevate its tracks
where said railway crosses Douglass and
Geisendorff streets, not less than fourteen
and one-half feet on plans to be approved
by the Board of Public Works.
.'The said railway company shall not
permit any or locomotive to stand on
any street or alley crossing of said
right of way. as to unnecessarily obstruet
the free passage of teams vehicles or per-
sons. or to cause danger or inconvenience
And the said railway company shall not
run any locomotive or car along its tracks
at faster rate than allowed by the general
ordinance of said city. Said railway COM
pany shall not discriminate I'm the rates
charged on freight as between other points
and said city to the detrimcnt OF said city.
1T is expressly understood and agreed
as of the conditions precedent TO the
granting of this franchise. that should the
city of Indianapolis. through any order of
said Board of Works, or by contract, or by
ordinance duly passed by the Common
Council or otherwise, adopt and establish
a general system of railway track elevation
or depression in said city, by which plan the
tracks of the Union Railway Company and
other railway companies connected there
CONTINUED ON PAGE Z, COL. ID
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
BAD KENTUCKIAN CAUGHT.
EImore Day. Who Is Alleged to Have
Shot Three Deputy MarshaIs.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Aug. 2f-United
States Deputy Marshals Watta and VIII
liams left to-day for Owensboro Ky in
charge of Elmer Day. alias Bill Smith.
wanted there on the charge of resisting an
officer. 1t is alleged that Day and his
brother, George Day. who have been selI-
ing whisky without paying the special sax.
also shot three United States deputy nar-
shals while resisting arrest. George bay
escaped from the officers near Mount
pulaski, H.. several months ago throuS n
the connivance of two young farmers. who
were afterward fined heavily and given
iail sentences i'm the Federal Court here
George, hearing that the farmers were ar
rested. came to Springfield and gave him.
self up.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
Allen Opposing Brysn.s Plan.

GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Aug. ef.-lnter-
est in the Populist State convention. which
will meet here tomorrow. manifested itself
to-day i'm the arrival of a number OF party
leaders. among them former Senator VIII
liam V. Allen. The question of fusion is
the predominant one. and Senator Allen
has sounded the keynote of opposition. In
a letter written to a Madison. Neb.. news
paper. Mr.. Allen takes exception to Mr..
Bryan's stand on the question apd asserts
that the Populist party must declare, its
independence. He says. however. that
Judge John j. Sullivan. supreme judge,
Will be re-nominated by the Popuists.
Judge Sullivan Is a Democrat
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Aug. 2i.--A dele
CATION of Terre Haute men will 40 to Mum
Gle tomorrow to see John NJ, the black
geldIng PAGER. win bis seventh consecutive
81 900 purse I'm the Indiana Circuit. He is
the green horse" Sam Fleming found 10
Illinois last year and which he persuaded
Mr.. Demas Deming TO buy John NJ had
no record and far has been called 10
go no faster than 2:Ifit 20 win his six races.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
row L. JoHNsoN's THREAT.

COmvention Hust Indorse Somebody
! for senator He VIII withdraw
CLEVELAND. D.. Aug. sl-Regarding
possibility OF the non-indorsement of a
Candidate for the United States Senate by
the Democratic State convention at CO.
lumbuss Mayor Johnson said Tonight that
ne would insist on the Endorsement of some
man for that ofiice and. IL the convention
refused 10 make such Endorsement he would
withdraw from the candidacy for the subsr- :
natoria.f nominafio1. The mayor said that
the r-rss eTor his inslsfence on an Endorse
snrLt byf he convention was 10 suppress
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
SENT CONCENTRATION.


TOLEDO, o.. Aug. 24.-Geo. II. Ketcham.
owner and driver Of Cresceus. upon being
Informed by the Associated Press OF fou
Dillons wonderful mile. sent the following
telegram TO George h. Billings. of Read
vile, Mass:
II congratulate YOU ON the wonderful
performance of your mare. Cresceus trans-
fers the crown TO good hands"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
STRIKERS ARRESTED.


MKEESPORT, Pa. Aug. 24.-Rioting I'm
the vicinity of the Port Veu Tinplate Com
pany's plant continues and is becoming a
daily occurrence. Tonight gang of
seven strikers attacked Benz. Hodgson "A
boss at the mill. and severely beat and
kicked him. When attacked Hodgson was
IN front of his home and his wife, who was
sitting at the window. was "A witness to
the assault. She went to her husbands
aid and hurled brick at John Grundy
hitting him between the eyes. knocking
him unconscious. BY this time the strikers
were reinforced and Mrs. Hodgson testified
before alderman that William Fletcher
kicked her In the abdomen. a squad of
policemen arrived on the scene and ar
rested seven OF the strikers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
Dream of Old-Time Horsemen Finally
Realized the Fast Track at
ReadviIIe, Mass.
THINKS HE CAN DRIVE THE MARE
IN 1859 BEFORE SEASON ENDS.
All the Four Raciag Events Won ny
Favorites-Major DcImar to Go
Against Gelding Record.

READVILLE. Mass, Aug. 2f.-Lou
Dillon, driven by Millard Sanders. to-
day trotted mile in two minutes lower
ing by "a seconds the worlds trotting rec
ord held since 1901 by Cresceus. 2:02L The
track was fast, the weather was fine and
the crowd was large. Lou Dillon became
the fastest mare trotter on July IL. 1905,
when she trotted mile in 2:03iP She low
cred this time 10 2:02s4 recently. reducing
The Abbotts gelding record Z OF second.
The trial was made early TO avoid breezes.
For pacemakers there were two running
horses hitched to road carts. Peggy from
Paris, driven by DOC" Tanner and Car
rie Nation. driven by Scott Mccoy. The
first score was fruitless. Lou Dillon MAX
ing a break just before reaching the wire.
On the second attempt. the word was
given, the starting judge rang his bell but
Tanner nodded for him To say ''go' and.
turning to Sanders called to him TO come
along. Tanner kept Peggy From Paris di-
rectly in front of the peerless chestnut
trotter while Mccoy lay at her wheel. In
this way the trio went to the quarter pole
i'm 800 With never a skip Lou Dillon went
smooth gated down the back stretch as
to lead those not timing the mile TO be-
hNNt tAoi A'i cpttA Ndc uot dtdtthlilblg
fast. The half was clicked off in :00s..-
Around the turn TO the three-quarter pole
the clip qllickened. the third quarter being
in :Sei4. making that mark of her journey
in l:3l. Faster and faster came Tanner with
the runner and right with him t-ottcd the
handsome California bred mare. Sanders
was sitting perfectly still. but Mccoy was
crying aloud TO his runner to cheer on
Lou Dillon.
To the ainazenent of the crowd the
quarter was drove in %. thus making the
mile in 200.
When Sanders logged the mare back to
the wire those who had witnessed the per-
formance lesped to their feet and sent forth
was fresh as though she had only been
out for a jogging exercise.
Sanders said lie fully believed that before
the season closed he would drive the mare
in l SO or better
Lou Dillon was bred and brought up on
the Santa Rosa stock farm, California. liz
is said that when yearling Lou Dillon
She is by Sidney Dillon out OF Lou Milton,
both Santa Rosa animals.
Favorites won all the four racing events.
Scott Hudson drove two of the winners.
Nervala and Dillon Boy. bud" Dobe
pulled of the Blue Hill stake for 5000
with Kinney Lou, while Curry had
trouble ir winning with AL Book.
Ii was announced that on Friday Major
Delmar would go against the gelding rec
ord for trotters, 2:oSs4 held by The ABB
bott. Summary:
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25

OSKALOOSA, Ia. Aug. 24-Chares Tay-
lor. a miner forty-six years old, who is ac-
cused of mistreating his two daughters. to-
day was pursued by a mob of 800 men
from the Evans mining camp. near Oska-
loosa to Olivet. where he was captured by
six of his pursuers and turned over to OFF,
GERS from Oskaloosa. To guard against
a lynching, which seemed imminent. Taylor
was hurriedly brought to the Oskaloosa
iai
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
NEW MOVE BY PEASANTS.


ROME. Aug. "a The peasants around
Rome have Invaded the estates of Princess
Chigi. Torlonia and Piombino. claiming the
right 10 cultivate the land aud share In It's
profits. Soldiers have been sent 10 the scene
10 re-establish order.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25

any insinuatiofIs that nc would be candt-
date for the Senate himself in the event OF
his defeat as canidate for Governor
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-25
CUBAN AGRARIAN LEAGUE

CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-19
cothran G Co.'S Cotton Letter.

By Gilbert & Clay.
 New Orleans, La. August 1S.-A careful reading of the weekly bureau published today conveys the idea that cotton has im- proved during the past week and while there is some complaint of rust and she'd ding from the central and eastern districts of the belt, boil weevil increasing in the southwest and south counties of Texas, and of worms appearing in north Texas, the damage as a whole is not great Crop prospects continue fattering and will no doubt be reflected in the September monthly bureau, which, considering the depreciation during August of last year. can hardly be cosidered a bull argument Against this will figure the extremely small amount of cotton remaining in the country as evidenced by the limited quan- tity brought into sight from day to day which in conjunction with the expected rush for early receipts will operate as a stimulant. The advance during the last half of the session was occasioned by private information of camage by worms and caterpillars in Alabama and damage by boil weevil in the neighborhoods of Waco and San Antonio, together with the report that the boil weevil had appeared six miles east of Greenville Miss. The farmer occupies a position unique in his experience and the question is what will he do with 1t? Sentiment at the moment is against present values and with re- newed activity on the part of the bears, barring crop reverses, would ersult in de- preston. However in view of the critical position and the worlds consumption re- quirements we do not anticipate any ex- tended decline without positive knowledge that bumper crop will be obtained, and consequently do not aduse short sales ex- cept on bulges and for quick turns, and should the boil weevil spread, rather look for steadier markets