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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-06
In the Effort to Accomplish This Pur-
pose He Will Give Frank Bowers
the Fight of His Life.
WHAT TO DO WITH $1,000
THAT QUESTION is BOTHERING X.
OF p. GRAND LODGE SOME.
RathbOne Sisters Will Begin Their
Sessions This MOrning-Business
Before Both Bodies.

Everything is now ready for the biggest
fight ever waged in the Indiana Grand
Lodge of the knights of Pythias for the
office of grand keeper of records and SEAL
All day yesterday and last night the wing
of the order supporting Harry Wade, of
Lafayette, who is opposing Frank Bowers,
of Indianapolis, formerly of New Castle,
for reelection as grand keeper of records
and seal, and the other wing which favors
Mr. Bowerss reelection, were busy get
ting their henchmen in line and shaping
matters for the election, which takes place
this afternoon. The lobby of the Denison
Hotel, which is headquarters of the Grand
Lodge, swarmed with the knights last
night, and the scene was one very similar
to the last night before state convention.
This morning, in the Odd Fellows Hall,
Pennsylvania and Washington streets, the
Grand Lodge will begin its thirty-fifth an
nial session. This afternoon the election
will be held. 1t is thought that between
200 and 500 delegates and grand officers and
visiting knights will be seated in Odd Fell
lows Hall when the Grand Lodge is called
to order. The first business of the Grand
Lodge will be the seating of the delegates.
Every train 10 indianapolis yesterday
brought delegates and visitors to the Grand
Lodge.
the Grand Lodge will be of more than usual
interest. The Rathbone Sisters, 400 strong,
the ladies' auxiliary of the knights of
Pythias will hold the annual meeting of
the Grand Temple in Masonic Hail. Wash
ington street and Capitol avenue, to-day
and tomorrow.
FIGHT FOR THE OFFICE.
The fight between Mr.. Wade and Mr..
Bowers for the Office of grand keeper of
records and seal is the biggest fight ever
made in the Grand Lodge of Indiana. This
office is the only salaried position in the
Grand Lodge. Mr. Bowers has held the Of
flee seventeen years. and it is the claim of
the supporters of Mr.. Wade that Mr.. Bow
ers should now be willing to retire. Mr..
Bowers, on the other hand, says that his
long experience as grand keeper makes
him the most valuable man in the order
for this position. There have been other
fights to displace Mr. Bowers, but the one
Mr.. Wade is making is stronger than any
night ever made by candidate for grand
keeper.
The merits and chances of success of the
two candidates of this office was the prin-
cipal topic of interest among the delegates
and grand officers last night. Mr.. Wade
and his supporters say he Is making much
headway in gaining strength and that his
Mr. Bowers's friends claim that his posi-
ton Is strong and that there is much like
lihood of his reelection.
There will be a strong fight this year for
the office or grand outer guard This is the
only other important office for which there
will be much of fight this year Among
the candidates for grand outer guard are
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BELATED STORM NEWS
REPORTS FROM OUT-OF-WAY
PLACES OF HAVOC SATURDAY.
Two Persons Killed and Eight In
and Four Hurt i'm Another.

LACROSSE. Wis, Oct. saturdays
storm, which passed through Independ-
ence, Wis. did property damage amounting
to $1,000. killing two persons and injuring
eight.
The dead: Joseph Sennick, aged seventy;
John Kuphke, aged twelve.
The injured: Andrew Kucka, skull frac-
tured and ear taken off, will die; Vincent
Drerrig. Arcadia. Wis. head and arm badly
cut; John Forsythe, internal injuries; Dan
iel Farchus, cuts on head; Mrs. Frank Han
son, Frank Tampach. Herbert Jackson and
John Elstad, all bruised and cut.
CHATFIELD, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Latest re-
turns from Saturdays storm indicates that
the damage was greater than first reported.
A report from the little village of Washing
ton says that place was completely wiped
out. In the township of Summer the home
and buildings of John Harwood were de-
stroyed, also the large barns and ware
church was completely demolished. In Ell
mira township the storm covered strip
eighty rods wide and did much damage,
besides injuring several, who are now out
of danger.
! NEGAUNEE Mich Oct 5.-Reports
reached here to-day that the little town of
Even, west of this city. was struck by a
tornado Saturday afternoon and that half
of il was laid waste. number of men
working on the roof of the schOolhOuse
were blown off, one being killed and four
fatally hurt, besides several who sustained
lesser hurts. Their names are not known.
The loss of property is reported to be nearly
100000. Provisions and medical aid have
been sent from here.
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CASTRO ASKS Sl,OOO,OOO
DEMANDS HEAVY TAXES FROM FOR
EIGNERS Az CIUDAD BOLIVAR.
Action Is Taken in Retaliation for
the Enforced Payment of Claim.
to Germany and Other Powers.

PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad.
Oct. 5.-Emissalses of President Castro.
of Venezuela, have arrived at Ciudad Boil
ivar, Venezuela, with orders TO collect fore
ibly not only tie taxes. but the custom
house duties alfeady paid by importers
from May. 1902 TO August, 1903, the period
during which the revolutionists occupied
that city as government de facto. The
amount demanded is about s1.OO1,OO0. The
foreign firms, especially Blohm & Company,
German; Piazza e. Company. French; Boo
cardo & Company. Italian. and Dalton &
Company, American, have refused to pay,
claiming that the duties had been already
legally paid.
Menaces and yexatious tactics are en-
ployed against the foreigners. Herr Sprick.
a German, refused to pay back duties and
cargo of rum belonging to him which
was being landed from a steamer, was
seized by the government and sold at pub
lie auction for almost nothing. The Ger
man merchant IN this manner lost $1,000
Venezuelan merchants who refuse to paw,
having no protection. are imprisoned A
reign of terror exists everywhere at Ciudad
Bolivar and consequently trade is para
lyzed
var was quoted Jas saying: Germany and
the other foreign powers required the
Venezuelan government to pay millions
Now it is Venezuela who forces the Ger
mans and other foreigners to reimburse
here"
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LATTER-DAY SAINTS.
Fully $4,000 Attend the Opening of
the Annual Conference.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 5.-The annual con-
ference of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. now being held in this
city, Is attended by greater number
of Mormons than any similar gathering
in the history of the church. Fully 15.eo0
followers of Joseph Smith attended the
opening exercises yesterday. They flied
to overflowing the immense tabernacle,
crowded tko capacious assembly hall, while
open-air exercises were held for those
able to enter either of these two build
ings. The principal speakers were Presi-
dent Joseph +. Smith. head of the Nor
mon Church, and Apostle Heber j. Grant
who recently returned from mission TO
Japan.
general plea to all saints to get out
of debt and a glowing description of the
fiourishng condition of the church were
the themes of addresses by Mr.. Smith. The
progress of the church in Japan and the
advances the inhabitants of the country
are making constituted the cardinal fea-
lures of the address of Apostle Grant. He
said he suspected that the attendance
which the missionaries have upon their
meetings in Japan is due. not so much to
the natives of the country desiring to
embrace the Mormon faith. as IL is to ia
miliarize themselves with the English Ian
guage.
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CRAZY MAN ON A STEAMER.
Fireman Loses His Reason, Runs
Amuck and Jumps Into the Sea.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The passage of the
American line steamship Westernland,
which has reached this port from Liver
pool, was marked, says a dispatch from
Philadelphia, by one day of wild excite
ment. Among the firemen shipped for the
voyage was John Greening. On Sept. 20
up to the main deck. Here he drew a big
clasp knife and began to run amuck among
the terrified steerage passengers, calling
out that he wanted rum and would kill any
one who refused to let him have it.
A petty officer, calling TO a couple of
sailors to help, started to catch the in
furiated maniac, but Greening as
quick as a cat, the delirium seeming to
lend him an extraordinary agility. Easily
avoiding his pursuers, he bounded up to the
upper deck, and. fiinging his knife back at
the bewildered onlookers. took a flying
leap over the taffrail into the Captain
Morlee ordered the engines reversed and
spent some time I'm searching for the body,
but without avail.
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new USE FOR STREET CAR
EMPLOYED BY POLICEMAN TO RUN
DOWN MURDERER.
Exciting Chase lin the Streets of New
York, Followed by an Attempt to
Lynch the Prisoner.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5-Fearing that an al
legged murderer would escape a policeman
from the West Thirty-seventh-street station
took possession of I'm electric car on Seventh
avenue, and after a chase of five blocks,
during which the ear was run at top speed,
he overlook the fugitive and arrested him
at the muzzle of 4 revolver. After disarm-
ing the man the policeman compelled
to turn his revolver on an immense crowd
of excited men who wanted to lynch the
prisoner.
The shooting was the result of dispute
between negroes over a crap game. The
prisoner, William Butler, started the trouble
by taking possession of the disputed stake
and making off iGto the street. The other
players gave chase and shooting began.
The streets were crowded with women and
children. One of sthe pursuers finally over
hauled Butler and grappled with him. 1t is
alleged that Butter demanded his release
and. upon the refusal of his captor Dean
Evans to let go, tButler fired twice, one of
the bullets piercing Evans's heart. There
was panic in ithe neighborhood among
the white persons who were witnesses OF
the killing, and lively chase ensued. But
Ter would have escaped, however, had not
the trolley car been utilized.
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His Nephew, Harrison j. Barrett, Also
Accused of wrOng-Doing While
in the POstofice Department.
MANY MORE INDICTMENTS
FIFTEEN IN ALL RETURNED BY THE
WASHINGTON GRAND JURY.
Mr.. Tyner Suffering from Paralysis
Trial of Miller and Machen to Be-
gin Soon, Mr.. Payne Says.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.-With the
addition of six new names to the long list
of postal cases. the grand jury of the Dis
trict of Columbia concluded its session to-
day and the postoffice investigation came to
an end The new names in to-day's indict-
ments are General James n. Tyner, of In
diana; his nephew, Harrison j. Barrett; ].
T. Metcalf. former superintendent of the
money order system, and his son, Norman
Metcalf; Harry c. Hallenbeck and w. ID.
dicted heretofore are George w. Beavers,
former superintendent of salaries and al
lowances; George 7. Green, a New York
State senator; August W. Machen, former
superintendent of free delivery, and W.
Scott Towers. until recently connected with
the local postoffice.
The grand jury returned fifteen indict-
ments, covering cases which are generally
for conspiracy to defraud and giving and
accepting DrlDcS. 1yner ana Barrett are
indicted on cases arising in the law divi-
sion of the department having to do with
fraudulent get-rich-quick concerns. The in
dictment of the Metcalfs and Hallenbeck
is in connection with the award of con-
tracts for blank money orders. Doremus
is the proprietor of a canceling machine
company and is alleged TO have bribed
Beavers, who is indicted for accepting
bribes. Machen's indictment is based on a
charge that he received financial benefit
through the purchase of rural carriers
badges from Charles j. Heller. of Phila-
delphia, who was not indicted. Towers is
indicted for offering bribes TO Beavers i'm
connection with the sale TO the department
of book typewriters. Three indictments are
returned against Tyner. two each against
Barrett and Towers and one each against
the others named. Barrett and Metcalf to-
day appeared before a United States COM
missioner and were admitted TO bail in the
sum of $4,000 each. Counsel appeared in
behalf of General Tyner. Bail in his case
was fixed at $500
The indictments handed down to-day con-
stitute another link in the chain of scandal
which has extended into nearly every
branch of the postal service The investiga-
ton has continued for more than seven
months. The scandal first made its ap-
pearance in the law division. of which. Cen
eral Tyner was then the head. and Harri-
son j. Barrett. formerly assistant attor-
CONTINUED ON PAGE .. COL. A.
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CUTS VILLAGE In TWAIN
BUILDING OF TROLLEY LINES INTER-
FEREs WITH TOWN.
Half of Monmouth, Decatur's Former
Rival, Must BE Moved-Historic
Old Building.
peclal to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Oct. 5.-The right-of-
way for the Springfield & Fort Wayne cleo
trio line will cause one-half of the village
of Monmouth, north of Decatur, to be
moved. The town is a thriving little place,
having several hundred inhabitants and is
the oldest town in Adams county The
grading for the road has been commenced
ana has been extended north from Mom-
mouth but as soon as the rest of the dis
tance to Fort Wayne has been completed
the grade will be made through the town
The work of removing the houses will be
begun in few days.
Monmouth is loca ted on one street and the
grade follows the old Piqua road on the
west side. 1t will run directly through the
property of a number of the residents there
and will miss few others by few inches
Among the houses 10 be moved or torn
down is the oldest dwelling in this part
of the country. 1t is owned by l.. N
Grandstaff and was erected in 1Si3 to be
used then a hotel. Since that time il
has been used as an inn. saloon, a grocery
store, postofnce ana Tor other purposes
When the old Piqua road was i'm use this
building the only one in this part of
the territory and vas the stopping place
of all the travellers. Many stories of the
early country are connected with this old
landmark. Its history, If known in full
would doubtless tell of many things that
are to-day a mystery TO the settlers of
Adams county. In addition to this building
other structures OF interest are TO be torn
down. When the work of moving and
tearing down these buildings is finished
the one-time rival of Decatur will De
changed beyond recognition.
When the General Assembly of the State
passed an act appointing commissioners to
select county seat for this county.
Monmouth made effort TO secure the
honor At that time the town thriv-
race IL ran with this city came near land
ing the county seat at that place and it
is thought that only through the use of
money was the seat brought to Decatur.
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FIGHT IN A STREET CAR.
Four Men Injured i'm Row over
Transfer SIios-Line Blocked.

CHICAGO. Oct. s5.-During fight over
transfer slips four men were beaten, the
South Halsted-strest electric line was stop
ped more than half an hour, thirty cars
were blockaded and the conductor and mot
orman were Threatened with violence by
fifty enraged passengers and witnesses
A girl five years bid, daughter of the in
jured man. principally was responsible for
the passengers assaulting the conductor
and motorman. Her screams and pleadings
while her father was beaten and Knocked
from the car by the conductor stirred the
onlookerS to action.
The injured men were Morris and Julius
Moses, brothers, Conductor Nj. Brown
Florence Moses, daughter of Morris Moses.
Morris Moses. with his daughter and
brother, boarded a bound Halsted-
street car and offered Conductor Brown
transfers from tha North Side. Brown re-
fused to accept transfers and the quarrel
started, finally developing into a general
fight.
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NO MORE SLAVE HUNTING.
Law Passed for Moro Provinces of
the Philippiues-Trade Increasing.

MANILA, Oct. 5.-The legislative council
of the Moro provinces has passed an anti
slavery law. which prohibits slave-hunting
in all territories under its jurisdiction. 1t
also provides for the confiscation of all
vessels engaged i'm the trade.
Trade statistics show that the exports
fully 20 per cent. during the last year. with
the total amounting in value to sS3. 696, $50.
The imports decreased slightly during the
same period. The percentage of the ey-
portation to the United States increased
from 3i.S per cent. in 1902 10 Ala per cent.
I'm 1905. The percentage of increase i'm ex-
ports during the present year amounted
from II To 1913 in comparison with the pre-
ceding year. and the exports from a04 to
26.9 per cent. The exports of silver coin
during the past year exceeded the imports
by SfO64 a6.
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ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.


LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct. 5.-The Cen
eral Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the United States of America
convened to-day in this city for its eighth
triennial assembly. William n. Mays, or
st. Louis. general grand master of the
General Grand Council. presented his annual
address. The triennial report of Charles
II. Heaton, of Montpelier. VT. was read.
IL shows a membership Of 37,702, gain OF
2S.111 In twenty years.
The election of officers by the General
Grand Council resulted follows: Andrew
r. Swanstrom. st. Paul, Mimi, grand mas
ter; Henry G.. Larabee. Baltimore. Md.
deputy grand master; Graf NJ. Acklin. To-
ledo o.. grand principal conductor; Charles
III. Heaton, Montpelier, VT, grand treas
urer, reelected; Henry W. Mordhurst, Fort
Wayne. Ind. grand recorder. reelected:
j. Albert Black. Boston, grand captain of
the guard Edward w. Wellington, Els
worth, Kan, grand conductor of the coun-
Gil: George a. Newell. Medina, y. Y. grand
marshal: William +. Cleveland; Harlan,
Ia, grand sentinel.
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BARREL OF OIL EXPLODED
MANAGER STANDARD OIL COMPANY
At ANDERSON INJURED.
O. p. Moore Was Making Tests When
Accident Happened and Was
Knocked Several Yards.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. SO. 2. Moore,
of this city, manager of the Standard Oil
Companys interests in Anderson and Madi-
son county, is at his home here in seri-
Gus condition as a result of an explosion
this morning.
He was at the office and warerooms of
the company making a test of a barrel Of
oil. The contents exploded without warn
ing, Mr.. Moore getting it's full force. He
was knocked several yards away and picked
UP unconscious. Later he was taken home.
He is severely burned on the head, face.
breast and hands. Tonight his condition is
reported to be serious. Mr.. Moore is well
known over the gas belt and is one of the
most valued agents of the Standard Oil
COmDany.
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THREATS NOT CARRIED OUT.


HELENA, Mont, Oct. 5.-The time limit
set by the blaGkmailers for the Northern
Pacific to deposit $4,000 to save the road
from being injured by dynamite expired
last night. and mo move was made by the
dynamiters to put their threats into execu-
ton. The road was carefully guarded at
every point. A man giving the name of
Langdon, who Il is alleged, bought powder
for the operation of a mine which was
found to have teen idle for years, was ar
rested yesterday IN connection with the
Northern Pacific case.
The greatest precautions arc still being
taken here. ALL hunters outward bound are
deprived of their guns. as the detectives
fear the dynam:ters might enter a train as
Sportsmen.
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DUE To MOSQUITOES.
Increase in New Cases of Yellow Fever
at Laredo. Tex.

LAREDO. Tex. Oct. 5.-To-day's official
bulletin shows there have been twenty-five
new cases of yellow fever with no deaths.
This makes the total number of cases to
date eighty-thtee. while the total deaths
have been five: While to-day has shown
a very large increase of cases both Doctors
Guiterreas and. Labor concur i'm the opin-
ion that there SIS no excuse for alarm the
doctors believiEg that the increase is no
more than they expected at this time, this
being the fouSth infection. or in other
words, the casas being the result of bites
from mosquitoes which had been infected
with the yellow fever before the arrival
of the experts. All patients are now being
protected from the mosquitoes by netting
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AN ENGLIsHMAN'S CRIME.


LUMBERTOE, n. NJ. Oct. 5.-Albert p.
f. Coape has shot and killed his wife, his
sister-in-law, Miss Hernandez. and himself.
Mrs. Coape AMI Miss Hernandez were shot
with a revolvet. Coape ended his own life
with a shotgun Coape was an EngIishman
about forty-fixe years old. and up 10 a
short time ago was known as Sir Albert T.
F. Coape. having dropped the title recently
He has been irk the saloon business here for
twenty years. He received regularly a large
allowance FROM relatives i'm England No
cause can be assigned for the crime except
temporary insanity The woman whom
Coape killed. Il is said. was his fourth or
fifth wife.
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SHOOTS TWO PERSONS.
sHicke Rose Kills One Man and Pos
xibIy Fatally Wounds Another.

MADISONvILLE. Tenn, Oct 5.-"Hick"
Rose. who recently made his escape from
Jail here, this morning shot and killed
Thomas Morton, well-to-do citizen. and
perhaps. fatally wounded Dolly Dugan The
two men were members of posse that had
surrounded Rose at Jolappa twelve miles
from Madisonville- Rose is nephew of
Mack Rose. who shot and killed DEPUTY
Sheriff Griffetts, In Loudon county. Sent.
%. A sheriffs posse Is now ia pursuit of
Hick Rose.
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BOY KILLED BY PLAYMATES
Who Tried to Make Him Eat Sand
md Dislocatcd His Neck.

NELIGH. Neb., Oct. 5.-The five-year-old
son of Fred Wagner is dead as the result
of an attempt made by two of his play
mates to make him eat sand. They dis
located his neck and IA quantity of sand
was found i'm the boys stomach The Of
tenders are known and will be arrested as
soon as the coroners jury makes its report,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
Diplomacy.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
The plump lady scrambled into the front
seat of a Roland Park car.
The seat facing forward was filed con-
tanning six women and one man.
So the newcomer had to sit on the other
seat, facing the entire car load of passen-
gers.
AS the conductors bell rang its starting
"ding-ding,' and the motorman turned on
the current, the plump woman said severely
to the solitary man occupying a place on
the other seat:
Il think you might have been at least
enough of a gentleman to offer to change
places with me!''
Il had carefully considered that matter,
madam before you spoke rejoined the
man, earnestly, and had decided that for
the good of all, we had better remain as we
are. 1t would be an insult to the passen-
gers back of US for me to sit facing them
and showing my homely features after they
had caught even a glimpse of your pro-
nounced comeliness. They would resent
the substitution and possibly do violence to
both of us-do you understand"
Perfectly my dear SIR replied she, with
a smile land l wish to implore your par
don for having moderated your GAL
Iantry."