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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
DANYILLE INQUEST HELD
UNKNOWN PERSONS. RESPONSIBLE
FOR DEATH OF METCALF.
Ten More Rioters Under Arrest
Strong Resolutions Adopted by the
DanviIIe City Council.
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DANVILLE, ILL.,, July 3O.-The inquest
over the remains of John d. Metcalf, the
colored man lynched here Saturday night,
was held this evening by Coroner r. II.
Johnson. The most searching questions
asked by the coroner and newspaper cor
respondents failed to reveal the identity of
any of the assailants at the city building
when the negro was taken out.
1t was Danville Saturday night crowd.
largely made up of suburbantes, with
whom the city officials were not acquainted.
The verdict of the jury was that he came
to his death at the hands of unknown per-
sons.
Sheriff whitlock has arrested ten more
rioters, all of no special prominence.
Among those arrested is winfred Baker,
who, ii is said, led the mob in its attack
on the Jail last Saturday night Officers
have been searching for Baker since Sun
day. He was found to-day working in a
small coal mine west of Danville. He came
from Kentucky few weeks ago. He Was
armed when arrested. More warrants are
still out and by Saturday night the offi-
GERS expect 10 have twenty-five members of
the mob in Jail.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the City Council Of Danville tonight:
heSOlNeu, by the City council or the
City of Danville, in regular session assem-
bled:
"First-We deplore and heartily condemn
the unlawful riotous and criminal conduct
of those persons who, on the evening of
Saturday last, assailed the city prison and
overpowered the officers present, seized and
put to death a prisoner in lawful custody
and otherwise brought shame and disgrace
upon the name and fame of our city.
Second-We pledge to the officers of the
law our earnest support. both officially and
lnftictlOn a w
full punishment, without hindrance or de-
lay, upon every person shown to have had
part in the murder, rioting, mob violence
or disorder of that night.
Misunderstanding violent speech at this
crisis only less dangerous than violent acts,
We counsel calm speech or discreet silence
on the part of press, pulpit and people,
that our court and juries may proceed dec
OrOusly and fearlessly."
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
new ROAD Is PROJECTED
1T Is PROPOSED TO CONNECT IN
DIANAPOLIs AND TOLEDO.
Meeting of the Promoters Held at the
Hotel ClaypOOl-News of Trac-
tiOn Lines.

The building of an electric road to con-
meet indianapolis and Toledo was dis
cussed at a meeting of promoters yester-
day at the Claypool and the preliminary
steps were taken for the formation of
syndicate to put the project through. j.
Morgan and j. l.. Weadock, of Toledo, in
terurban promoters and builders, are back
of the movement. and it at their in
itiative that the conference was held.
Others present were ]. p. McGeath, of
Hartford City; Mayor Coffee, w. 4. Fulk
and w. III. Niblack of Decatur; John Cory,
of PennviIle, and a number of other busi-
ness men from Matthews, Fort Wayne and
Dayton.
Mr.. Morgan is president of the Dayton
Traction Company and has been associated
with Mr.. weadock for several years in the
building of the interurban system connect
ing a number of Ohio cities and forming
network about Dayton. They believe
line from indianapolis to Toledo would be
a paying proposition, and have made esti-
mates on the cost of construction, which
they laid before the meeting yesterday:
The line they contemplate would parallel
the Wabash for some little distance, con-
Meeting Toledo, Defiance, Napoleon and
Van Vert. O.. and coming as far as De-
has been considered, although 1t was Sug-
gested that the line be built through Hart
ford City, Alexandria and Noblesville. This
territory is already occupied by the Union
Traction Company, but the promoters of
the line say they would be glad to
make arrangements with this company to
use It's tracks and In return give the Union
Traction Company connection with Toledo.
The total length of the line is figured at
go miles, and the promoters say it can be
constructed for $4,000 per mile.
Efforts will be made to secure the finan-
cial backing necessary for the venture, and
if success is had the formation of the SYM
dicate will be completed within a few
weeks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
CITY NEWS NOTES.

DIR. F. W. Hannah has returned from
Kirksville, Mo-, where he went to attend
the funeral of his mother.
Isaac Miller, colored. dropped dead at his
home in East Sixteenth street early yeSter-
day morning. He was fifty-six years old.
Governor Durbin has honored a requi-
sition issued by the Governor of Ohio for
the return of j. William Bennett, who is
under arrest in Indiana and is wanted In
Ohio for embezzlement.
A concert will be given this evening for
the benefit of the Colored Orphans Home
at the Odd Fellows Hall. The programme
will be furnished by special talent. Mrs.
a. III. Henderson is managing the affair.
Mrs Pauline Hennegar, of Terre Haute,
Ind, who is visiting Mrs. Louise French,
330i North Capitol avenue, was taken sud
denly i'll in the New York store yesterday
afternoon and was taken home in the City
Dispensary ambulance, attended by DR..
Crockett.
Thomas Dwyer. fifteen years DID, OF Ma
rion avenue, West Indianapolis, employed
at the Metzger bottling works. on Maryland
street got his hand caught in n corking ma
chine, and had finger cut of last night.
He was attended by DR.. John Morris, 42S
West Nebraska street.
The funeral of Samuel Whitesell, an old
resident of indianapolis and pioneer of
Hamilton county. who died Wednesday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs Anna Stoll,
2205 North Arsenal avenue, was held yes
terday afternoon. The burial was at Crown
Hill. Two brothers and four sons survive
him.
Occupants of the Stevenson building will
no longer have to bother with messenger
boys fees. The superintendent of the build
ing has increased his working force by
keeping a messenger in his office who is at
the disposal of the tenants of the building.
All that they have TO do now is TO call up
the main office and ask for the messenger,
who will carry their messages free of
charge.
Announcement has been made by the
United States Civil-service Commission that
on Aug - an examination will be held in
this city for the position of stenographer
and typewriter The examination is only
given TO men. The age limits are twenty
years or over for the United States service
and eighteen TO forty for the Philippine.
Information regarding the examination
may be obtained from the secretary of the
local board of civil-service examiners at the
noSfOfice
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
National Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The government
has revoked its former acceptance of a site
for the public building at Warren, O., for
the reason that the owners have not shown
title to all of the property that is satisfac-
tory to the Treasury Department. Another
site will probably be accepted.
Secretary Cortelyou has decided to select
a number of women on the eligible list of
the Civil-service Commission for appoint
ment as matrons in the immigration service
to board incoming vessels and assist in the
examination OF women passengers. They
will assist the men inspectors. A three
months trial of this plan in the spring of
the present year led to it's abandonment.
The commissioner of the General Land Of
fee to-day ordered the withdrawal, under
the reclamation act, of $4,000 acres of land
along the Verde river, in Arizona, IN con-
nection with the Salt river project.
Secretary Cortelyou announced to-day that
Herbert Knox Smith. had been appointed
deputy commissioner of corporations In the
Department of Commerce and Labor. Mr..
Smith is resident of Hartford. Conn. He
was graduated from Yale in 1891, and there
after admitted to the bar of Connecticut,
where he has engaged in general practice.
For a number of years Mr.. Smith has taken
an active interest in municipal and state
affairs He was a member of the Judiciary
committee of the Connecticut Legislature.
and has given particular attention TO various
measures relating to corporation laws.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
PRAISE FOR THE SEVENTH.
Gov. Yates Compliments Illinois Reg
fment for Effective. Service.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 3O.-"The men
who composed the mobs which attacked the
jails at Belleville and DanvilIe and who
in the former city took out a defenseless
negro who was prisoner there and hanged
him, and who at Danville made a similar
attempt and who did capture and hang
and then burn defenseless negro who had
killed another man, are nothing but An
archists," declared Governor Yates i'm an
address to the Seventh Infantry, National
Guard, now in annual encampment at
Camp Lincoln. The address was delivered
in front of the tent of Colonel Moriarity,
commanding officer of the Seventh, after
evening parade.
Governor Yates, in his address, besides
denouncing the recent lawless attacks on
the jails at Belleville and Danville, which,
he declared, were disgrace to civilization.
praised the Seventh Regiment highly for
the alacrity with which it had obeyed the
order to proceed to Danville for riot duty
and the excellent work it had done in that
city in suppressing the mob. Governor
Yates was heartily applauded during his
address. in which he reiterated his depreca-
tion of mob murder.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
For Time He Seemed to Be ImprOv-
ing, bat Died Suddenly Yester-
day Afternoon.
SON OF THE REV. ]. H. ROBERTS
HE WAS A BRIGHT BUSINESS MAN,
WITH FINE PROSPECTS.
Rev. Frederick Eske Passes Away at
His Home I'm the City-Other
Deaths Recorded.

Errett b. Roberts, aged twenty-five, a
young man whose prospects could not have
been brighter, died yesterday afternoon at
the home of his father, the Rev. j. II. Rob-
erts, 1924 University avenue, Irvington-
Consumption was the cause of his untirnely
death. On the first OF last May he was
taken Ill, and for the last four weeks had
been taking the "open air. treatment in a
tent on his fathers lawn.
His condition had improved steadily un-
der this treatment. and it was thought that
he could be removed to Colorado in a snort
time Last Monday, however, he took a
sudden turn for the worse. and from that
time grew gradually weaker until the end
came yesterday afternoon.
The young man was born in Dublin, Ind,
In 1882 Eleven years ago his family re-
moved to this city and made their home in
Irvington. He was a business man of
marked ability for one so young. He
learned the lumber business with B. +.
Swain. OF the firm of D'Heur & Swain, of
Seymour, Ind. About two years ago he
assisted Mr. Swain In organizing the Wal
nut Lumber Company OF this city, which
he managed in a most satisfactory manner.
He was married last February to Miss
De Lynn Pottemger, of this city, and she.
with his father, two brothers, DR.. Alonzo
Roberts and William A. Roberts, and two
sisters. Mrs. +. L. Stroup, of SheIbyville,
and Mrs c. r. Loop. living in Indianapolis,
survive.
Dr. Roberts. in speaking of his brothers
sad death, said that notwithstanding the
treatment had not been successful in his
brothers case. he was still firm believer
in the open-air method of treating tuber-
culosis He said his brother had his first
bemorrhage about the 1st of May. 1t was
q slight one. and no fatal results were
settled a wall tent was erected in the side
yard and continuously for the last four
weeks his brother lived entirely in the
open He seemed to improve under the
treatment" said he, "and we thought it
was only a question of few days until we
could remove him to the West, probably
Colorado. The first of the week, however,
we noted a change for the worse"
The funeral will take place from the
home Of his father tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Cabegrams
have been exchanged between Secretary
Root and the newly organized Filipino
Chamber of Commerce.
President Reyes cabled: "At its organiza-
ton the Filipino Chamber of Commerce
sends respectful greeting to President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root in representa-
ton of commerce, industry and agriculture.
We pray for salvation for critical condition
of country that tariff upon our products be
abolished"
Secretary Root replied: 1.-THE President
joins me in sending TO the Filipino Cham
Der of Commerce acknowledgment of their
courteous dispatch. and congratulations
upon the important step in advance which
they have taken for the interest of their
country. We look for the most benehcent
results from the intelligent treatment Of
archipelago by this representative body"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE
FRENCH LICK SPRINGS CASES be-
FORE THE PAOLI COURT.
Several Names Stricken from the
COmplaint-InjunctiO Sought by
Ohio Medical Company.
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PAOLI. Ind. July 30.-Almost the entire
day was consumed by those involved in the
French Lick injunction case here to-day by
filing amended complaints and drafting and
reading TO the court the numerous affi-
davits. The affidavits filed by the COM
plainants tend to show conspiracy against
the French Lick Springs Hotel Company,
but as the evidence in the case has not yet
been heard it is not known what the claim
of the defense will be.
The names of A. c. Smith. Miles Roland,
WILDER Pruitt and VIII w. Caves were
stricken from the complaint, and this leaves
the French Lick Springs Hotel Company
the only plaintiff. Plaintiff was then re-
quired to file new bond. The witnesses
were limited TO ten on each side, and IL is
thought that testimony can all be heard
tomorrow. The plaintiff Is represented by
John w. Kern, Alonzo @. Smith, Judge g.
Field, Harry kurie and Buskirk * McCart.
and the defense by George Shirts, Morris &
Hottell, VIII III. Talbot and Colonel Full
wilder, of Illinois
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31

Death Of Wcll-known Glass En-
graver of the New York store.

Hieronimus Keller, a glass engraver in
the New York store. died at his home 935
West Thirty-first street. at 7:50 yesterday
morning. Mr.. Keller was born in Bohemia
sixty-two years ago. he emigrated to Glas-
cow, Scotland, when only sixteen years old.
and there followed his trade of glass en-
craving until he came to Indianapolis
eleven years ago to work for the Pettis Dry
Goods Company. Paralysis was the cause
or his death. after two weeks illness.
His wiC ow. Mrs. Minnie Keller. three sons
and two daughters survive. Two sons, An
thony, OF Harrisburg. Pa. and Thomas of
Wooste., Conn, We're apprentices under
their fsther and follow his trade The other
son, Vincent Keller. is shipping clerk for
the Bo 0bs- Merrill Company. One daughter,
Miss Alison Keller. lives at home, aud the
other Mrs. Charles Arthur, is a resident of
New York city. Mr.. Keller was a member
of the Masonic Lodge and the Home Pres
byterian Church. He considered one
of the best engravers I'm the country. The
arrangements for the funeral have not yet
been made.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
UNION CITY is GROWING
FREE MAIL DELIVERY ORDERED
ESTABLISHED ON NOV. L.
Two More Rural Mail Routes for In
diana-Carriers Appointed for
GOOdland.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-City free deliv-
cry has been ordered established at Union
City Ind. TO take effect Nov. l. Fourteen
mail boxes will be erected in Union City
and two carriers and one substitute ap-
pointed.
Rural free delivery will! be established in
Indiana to take effect Sept. l, as follows:
Crown Point. Lake county additional serv-
ice route). Area covered. twenty square
miles; population served, 675.
Heltonville. Lawrence county: Area COW
cred. fourteen square miles; population
served, $40.
The Girard National Bank, of Philadel-
phia. has been approved reserve agent
for the First National Bank of Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Rural carriers have been appointed at
Goodland, Ind. as follows: Fred Crowden.
Lloyd Lardner, Jesse Z. Roy, Egbert Peck,
William Tice, Stephen Tice.
Active preparations are being made by
the government authorities for the prose-
cutions of officials indicted as a result of
ment. Charles A. j. Bonaparte, special
counsel engaged by Postmaster General
Payne to take charge of the postal scan
dal cases, was in Washington to-day. He
called at the department and was in close
conference with Fourth Assistant Bristow
and also with officers at the Department OF
Jutice. The demurrer of August w.
Machen, former superintendent of free de-
livery, will be argued before the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia Aug s.
Again the announcement is made that
more indictments against postal officials
will be returned tomorrow" Such state
ments have been made daily for several
weeks and the department officials
manifest annoyance over the delay
of the legal authorities. Much in
terest aroused here in the
conference between the President and
Postmaster General Payne at Oyster Bay
to-day. No one here is advised to what
phase OF the scandal was discussed, but II
is assumed that it was general in its scope.
Representative Griffith, Of the Fourth In
diana district, is here on business before
the executive departments.
JOHN E. MONK.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
DEWEY ELECTED PRESIDENT.
First Meeting of the Joint Policy
Board of the Army and Navy.

WASHINGTON, July 3o-The first meet
ing of the General Policy Board was held
to-day. There We're present Admiral Dewey.
Rear Admiral Taylor, Captain Pillsbury.
Commander Barnett. Major General Corbin.
Brigadier General Randolph and Brisadier
General Bliss. Major General Young, the
other member of the board, was not in
town.
Admiral Dewey was elected president and
Commander Barnett secretary. There
a general discussion of the subject of coal
ing and naval stations in Cuba, with a
view to determining whether they should
be garrisoned by the army or by marines.
Secretary Root already has taken steps to
place troops at Guantanamo and Bahai
Honda. and some of the naval officers
not well pleased at his action.
Secretary Root, by invitation, briefly ad-
good results would come from its delibera-
tions on questions affecting both branches
of the war force of the nation, and that
a joint board was better than routine Off
cial communications. He believed that the
questions to be brought before the board
and considered in time of peace would
suit in a better understanding and more
effective cooperation and defense of the
country in time of war. The board ad-
journed, subject to the call of the chairman,
and probably will not reassemble until
autumn, Admiral Dewey and several
other members are about to leave town for
several weeks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
Unusual Suit for Damages.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. July 3.-Suit
has been filed by Andrew NJ. Sea, sdmihis-
traitor of the estate OF Laura Humphrey.
colored. against the Louisville and Jefferson
Vile Ferry Company for 5000 damages. On
June the Humphrey woman was one OF a
colored excursion party that went 10 Mad
ison on one OF the defendants steamers. and
during the day engaged in a quarrel with
another colored woman and was T. -tafiy
shot, dying the following day in a hOfpitaL
The plaintiff Will endeavor TO hold the COM
pany responsible on the grounds that they
allowed improper characters on the boat.
and also that the captain OF the boat re-
fused TO land at any place where medical
attention could be given the wounded w0m-
an. who was without such attention until 10
o'clock at night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
INJUNCTION Is SOUGHT.
Medical Company Seeks to Prevent
Use of Its Mailing List.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. July 3e.-A sensa-
tional suit growing out of peculiar case
of forgetfulness was filed to-day in the Su-
perior Court. The State Medical Company.
L. A. Morlan. proprietor asks restraining
order against the DIR. King Medical Com
pany. The plaintiff company recently re-
moved to Cleveland, and in the confusion OF
moving the Cancelled envelopes OF returned
collect-on-delivery packages were left be-
hind.
1t Is set out that these names and ad-
dresses were obtained at immense cost by
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31

she Dies at Her Sons Home at an
Advanced Age.

Advanced Age.
Mrs. Eliza A. Kinsey. one of the pioneers
OF Indiana. died yesterday morning at the
home of her son, Louis A. Kinsey, 1904 Col
lege avenue. from the effect of old age
Mrs Kinsey born in Terre Haute.
Ind, in 1923, and when three years old
moved overland with her parents to Butler
county. Ohio, where she lived until 1910,
when she went to Cincinnati In 1913 she
married to David Kinsey. who was a
member of the firm Of ID. & 4. Kinsey, at
that time the largest manufacturers of
silverware In the Central States. Mr.. Kin
sey died i'm 1874, but Mrs. Kinsey remained
I'm Cincinnati until 1893. when she came to
indianapolis and made her home with her
son, where she lived until the time of her
death
Her remains were placed in charge of
Funeral Director +. A. Blanchard and will
be shipped to Spring Grove Cemetery, Gin
cinnati. for burial this morning at 10: 80
o'clock Funeral services will be held from
the residence of Louis A. Kinsey at 3
o'clock this morning. and the remains will
be accompanied TO Cincinnati by Mr.. Kin
sey and his family.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
WINDFALL FOR A POOR MAN.
Conductor of an Elevator Said to BE
Heir to n S35O,OOO Estate.

formerly of Coldwater. Mich. said to be
heir to a $4,000 estate, was found to-day
after a long search employed as an elevator
conductor in a downtown building. Condin
is twenty-five years old and has not seen
his parents for several years, not since he
left to make a name for himself. His
parents died and later his grandmother,
and the wealth of all three descended TO the
missing heir, who was found through the
efforts of a cousin. Charles Copdin.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31
REV. FREDERICK IsKE.
His Demise Occurs at His Home on
south New Jersey street

Rev. Frederick Iske. age sixty-five, died
early yesterday morning at his home 6l3
South New Jersey street, from the effects
OF an attack Of asthma. followed by heart
failure. The Rev. Iske was born i'm Ger
many In 1S3S. but had been resident of
the United States since 1869 and made his
home I'm Indianapolis since 1873. On ac-
count OF the failure OF his voice several
years ago he was compelled TO give up
preaching and accepted a position as agent
Tor the Concorcia book house OF the Mis-
souri, German Lutheran Synod. and re-
manned in their employ until his death
The funeral will be held on Saturday aft
ernooE at $3.50 O'Clock from st. Paurs Ger
man Lutheran Church, at McCarty and
New Jersey streets
Rev Iske is survived by a wife and one
daughter Miss Louise Iske.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31

The County Commissioners have refused
to take any action in the matter of the
franchise asked by the Indianapolis, DAN
vile & Rockville Traction Company. On
investigating the request of the company
for 100 feet for right of way along the
National road they decided that ii was
inside the city limits the county had moth
ing to do with the matter, that the Board
of Works has Jurisdiction.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31

A strike OF twenty-five workmen of the
Indianapolis Wrecking Company at noon
yesterday considerably handicapped the
company the remainder OF the day in the
work of fazing the old buildings at the
northwest corner OF Illinois and Market
streets and clearing away the debris The
men struck for higher wages. They say
their work Is too hazardous ard that they
want an increase from 81 so 10 Sl.75 a day
Manager George Evert refused the demand
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-31

it will be in full operation at his capital
by the first of the coming year, according
to the report of Consul Masterson, at Alden,
to the department of commerce and labor
Heretofore King Menelk has had limited
silver coinage, the minting being done in
France For some time the King has been
putting aside bullion for coinage purposes
and now it is understood that he has over
I10,230 pounds of gold bullion on hand, be-
sides a large amount of silver.