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The daily tribune., 1903-02-25
+. Purely Personal /.
Matt Carroll visited the county

Matt Carroll visited the county
seat yesterday afternoon.
"A. f. Meyers, the coal man WA
in Canon yesterday afternoon.
Fred Powell returned today from
visit to his mother in Kansas City.
M. b. 10y returned last night
after a three weeks stay in California.
Mrs. A. i. Dickernan. of Pueblo,
is visiting her daug hter, Mrs. P L.
Lord.
"A. j. Harris left today to assume
his new duties in the Denver office
of the Oil Well Supply company.
IT W Roberts arrived home today
from Conejos county where he has
been selling some oil we'll supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Hadley will
move into the vacant Miller terrace,
formerly occupied by Pierre Whedon.
John Young. of Rocky Ford. yes.
terday was the guest of W. s. Perry,
bookkeeper of the Hadley Mercantile
company.
-Aman Moore spent the night il
Florence and at noon went up tc
Canon on business connected with the
cement company.
ers left today for Pueblo and Denver
for visit, after which they will re-
turn to their Michigan home.
Mrs. j. NJ, Bonney and Mrs. A.
@. Wallace of Buena Vista are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L. Wood. The
ladies are nieces of Mr.. Wood.
Miss Hattie McNally of Rocky
Ford arrived for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Cadman Miss McNally
formerly resided here and her father
conducted meat market.
III. H. Bourne, expert coal pros
pector for the Rock Island, was in the
city last night and went to Canon City
today. This gentleman spent con-
siderable time in this county last sum.
mer in the interests of the Rock Is
land
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The members of Columbian Temple
No. 13, Ratbbone Sisters, are request
ed to be present tomorrow evening in
X. of p hall at the usual hour as
business of Importance will come be-
fore the meeting.
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Florence and Cripple Creek and Associated
Companies
For Young Men.

You don't write home every month
but your parents and relatives are al
ways too glad to get the news from
the neighborhood in which You re-
side. Sendthem the Weekly Tribune
for six months or year If
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The Hadley Mercantile company
began an active campaign in their
big store today preparing the way for
the painters in cleaning and dusting
ready for the spring cleanup.
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FIR & & /!

One box OF Kauert's Special Extra &c
cigars to be ratfled off March 5th at $3.50
p. m. With every cigar you get a ticket,
every 25c in tickets you get chance.
All cigar tickets will be market with an
X. HASSLER'S.
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A full attendance of the chorus
choir, preparing for the revival meet
ings, il asked for the rehearsal this
evening at $40. Mr.. Eichhorn will
be in charge.
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INOR SALE-Scales that are guaranteed true
l. are used to weigh those l9 pounds of cane
sugar that you can buy at Hassler's for 81. so
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Classified Advertisements.
WANTED

yyvANTED-Seve persons of character and
w good reputation in each sits lone in
this county required to represent and adver-
solid financial standing. Salary S21 10 weekly
with expenses additional, all payable in cash
each Wednesday direct from head offices
Horse and carriage furnished when necessary.
References. Enclose self-addressed envelope
Colonial Co., Caxton Bldg, Chicago -3666
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If you ddn' invest in the get.
rich-quick" propositions buy stock il
the Conejos County Oil Co. Il
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TO RENT

rVO RENT-A six room modern house. In-
i quire Ili L. Ith lOi-tf
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NNTANTED-G Good second hand furniture and
w cook stoves at Bookings. 'JO5
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FOR SALE

WANTED Lady agents for kerr's Corset
w Hip Forms, rapid seller no competition,
liberal profits For particulars address Mrs.
II. <. Bammes. box 6l2 Denver. Colo. '50-55
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SIS. Reward

will be paid for the arrest and con-
viction Of any one found stealing or in
any way damaging this company's prop
srty at it's wells or elsewhere.
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MUNCIE STORY BOLD FAKE
YOUNG CARL FLATTER ADMITS THE
POLICE WERE "STRUNG."
He and Young Woman Fixed I'D Sen
scIves-CarnivaI OF Crime.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE exciting
story told by Carl Flatter last night, who
said that Miss Katie Fortner had been
ruthessly torn from his side by three men
who alleged to be officers and then taken
to the woods and brutally assaulted. caused
much excitement i'm the city to-day. This
afternoon Flatter put in tho sweat
box, and then admitted that his story was
all a well-planned lie. The story was
agreed upon by himself and the girl TO
save themselves from compromising
charges. The first story related to the po-
lice was very sensational. 1t was claimed
that three men took Miss Fortner from
her escort. and bidding the young man run
on penalty of his life, dragged the girl into
the Heekin Park woods. 1t was told that
she was brutally assaulted and robbed of
her purse. 1t was said that the three men
pretended TO be officers of the law when
they stopped Flatter and the young woman.
Her condition was reported as being seri-
The police have obtained no clew to the
numerous robberies and attempted hold-ups
which have been committed i'm this city in
the last two weeks. Citizens i'm the suburbs
are taking means 10 protect themselves as
the carnival of crime continues nightly.
The total list of robberies UP TO date
within the past week numbers six, I'm which
n total of S725 in cash and goods has been
taken. No trace of the robbers who looted
the Wachtell department store of $500 worth
of merchandise Saturday night has been
found,
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Three AHidavits Charging Him with
Separate Violations of Law and
Decency Are Filed.
NO LENIENCY WILL BE SHOWN If
GUILT Is PROVED.
He Is Allowed to Go on 800 Bond,
but Must Appear i'm Police
Court To-Day.

Adam Metzler, keeper of the vile resort
in which Stella Rivers and Anna Sanborn,
fifteen-year-old girls. were recently ar
rested, was last night placed behind the
bars at the police station by Sergeant Leet
and Patrolmen Blumberg and Monninger.
Metzler was arrested on three warrants.
each charging him with a separate and
distinct offense.
The arrest OF the two fifteen-year-old girls
and their subsequent sentence to the Re
formatory by Judge Stubbs, of the Juvenile
Court brought the attention of the authori-
ties TO Metzlers saloon, and a recent in
vestigation revealed the fact that his dive
was one of the worst In the city. The
warrants allege that he allowed young
girls to frequent his winerooms and sold
them liquor; that he kept a resort of i'll
fame and openly violated the Nicholson law.
He will be given a hearing in the Police
Court this morning. and from the state
ments made by Judge Whallon yesterday
IL is thought he will be given the limit of
the law il the charges against him are
shown 10 be true.
Shortly after being placed under arrest
Metzlcr was allowed to give a bond Of NO0
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Bulgaria Orders Two Divisions Of Re-
serves to Join the Colors to
Strengthen Frontier Posts.
RUSSIAN FLEET HAS SAILED
FOUR BATTLESHIPs, FOUR DESTROY
ERs AND SIX TRANSPORTS.
Austria Urges Moderation and Eng-
land Processes Optimism-More
Atrocities i'm Macedonia.

SOFIA, Aug. ia dispatch received here
from Uskub says that 600 bashi-bazouks.
under the command OF Albanian chiefs.
who are notoriously cruel have pillaged
and destroyed number OF Christian vii
lagos In the districts of Debre and Okrida.
The Turkish authorities, IL is added. con-
nived at the outrsges and furnished the
bashi-bazouks with old uniforms in order
that they might appear TO be regular sol
diers.
The foreign diplomats here arc anxfously
watching the effect of the memorandum
which the Bulgarian government has pre-
sented to the powers on the subject of the
condition of affairs in Macedonia. They
fear it may excite popular opinion in Bull
garia, and point out that such emphatic.
outspoken criticism is usually reserved for
manifestoes issued the eve OF war al
though it is regarded as being quite I'M
probable that the memorandum was a pre-
Jude in the present case anything more
serious than increased tension. Most OF
the diplomatic representatives at Soma Wis
tied the Foreign Office here to-day and re-
celNed assurances from the foreign min
ister that Bulgaria had not the slightest
desire TO antagonize Turkey any other
power, but merely wished 10 show unuis-
takaby where the responsibility for the
Macedonian revolution belonged
Orders have been issued for the mobiliza-
tion tomorrow Of two divisions of re-
serves, It was rumored that they will be
employed I'M Strengthening the forces on the
frontier To prevent the passage OF Ruica-
rian bands into Macedonia. ,fhc officials
however, state that this rumor Is un-
out to undergo their customary training of
fifteen days.
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BOTH SIDES UNBENDING
MARION STRIKE SITUATION AGAIN
BECOMES CRITICAL.
All Negotiations Declared OFF After n
Futile ConferePce--Actien., es rm-r-
pIoyers' CounciIsS
WEEAT IS UP.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MARION, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE strike sit
uation growing out of the troubles at the
Gemmer engine works has again assumed
critical aspect. Representatives of the
striking machinists and Mr.. b. #. Burke,
representing the company, held a confer
ence this afternoon, at which Mr.. Burke re-
jected the demands of the strikers and all
negotiations were declared off.
Tonight both the Employers Council and
the Machnists' Union held meetings. The
former indorsed the action of Mr.. Burke,
and in the matter of the local telephone
strike decided TO support the telephone
company. committee appointed to
visit neighboring cities and organize en-
ployers' councils. The attitude of Governor
Durbin, shown in his expressed determi-
nation to maintain order and the suprem-
acy OF the law in Marion, was warmly CON-
mended.
!. The .nachinists at their meeting indorsed
the action of their representatives I'm this
afternoons conference. and decided to con-
tinue the strike; also to support the striking
telephone employees.
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POWERS ON THE STAND
FORMER SECRETARY Of STATE RE-
.PEATS HIS FORMER TESTIMONY.
Denies the Allegations of Frank Cecil
and Amplines Former Statements
Other Points.

GEORGETOWN. Ky, Aug lin the
trial of Caleb Powers for the murder of
Senator William Goebel Powers took the
afternoon session OF court to-day. Exam
ined by Judge Jere r. Morton. he told the
story he has repeated on the stand on each
of his preceding trials and inserted new
matter now and then by entering a denial
of the story told by Frank Cecil, of Bell
county. that he was seeking some one to
enact the role of assassin. He was very
earnest in his denial of the Cecil matter
ant continually made explanation of what
he meant A number of times he fell into
error in making these explanations and
was corrected by the court. Attorneys
Franklin and Campbell followed his recital
closely and often interrupted.
The defendant denied that he ever had
any other motive in bringing the mountain
army TO Frankfort than 10 show the DEM
ocratc majority of the General Assembly
the intense feeling of the Republican voters
of the State, and said Ii had nothing what
ever TO do with the murder With his an
swers to questions it is plainly evident
that Powers's defense this time will be that
Henry Youtsey fired the shot. The direct
examination was not concluded to-day and
the defendant will be on the stand all day
tomorrow and probably longer. Attorney
Campbell will cross-examine for the State
The State witness, Robert Noakes who
occupied the morning session, was released
Immediately on the opening OF the after
noon session of court. but is TO be recalled
tomorrow morning by the defense He
testified to-day that at time. at Cor
bin, Whitley county. Charles Finley, ex-
secretary of state, said to him that the
moving of large bodies of men to Frankfort
was too expensive. The best way TO settle
the contest was to pay James Howard
81 900 to kill Goebel. The witness said that
arrangements had been made TO kill Goebel
on Jan. %. 1900. but they then miscarried.
The witness started out to inform Goebel
but was interrupted. The cross-examina-
ton of the defense by Attorney Sims was
being made when court took recess
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HEsS'S FATHER VISITS HIM.
Erring Young Man Still Wants to End
His Existence.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE father Of
Fred Hess. the young man who tried to
kill himself Saturday after beins put under
arrest on suspicion of being a blackmailer,
arrived here to-day from Columbia City
The Elkhart county officials have agreed
to withhold the blackmailing charge here
and permit Hess to be returned to Column
bia City TO be placed i'm jail there, pending
trial on blackmailing charge or insanity
proceedings.
Young Hess talked quite freely TO visit
ors Sunday, but has been less communica-
tive to-day. To a Lgonier acquaintance
who asked him yesterday why he wrote
these letters. he parried BY asking: What
did the Ligonier people think of the blow
ing up of their buggy factory" He re-
ferred 10 the Ligonier Carriage Company's
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az the barge cleared the ship. AS the
President went aboard the kearsarge MS
flag was broken out at the main peak ana
every one OF the twelve saluting ships IN
the fleet fired "A Presidents salute. After
chatting with Admiral Barker and casually
inspecting the kearsarge the President, pc
fore visiting the other fiagships TO return
the calls of the admirals, addressed
the enlisted men and officers of the ship.
When they have been drawn up on the gun
deck he spoke as follows:
Officers and Enlisted Men, wish 10
say a word of thanks TO you on behalf OF
the people of the United States Inere
many public servants whom l hold IN
high esteem, but there are no others whom
l hold in quite the esteem | do the of1cefs
and enlisted men of the navy and the
army of the United States.
I'm doing your work here every Dlt
should he done with eye toward the DAY
when upon every man, from the admral
To the lowest in rank, may rest the re-
sponsibility and duty as TO whether or not
a page of honor in American history
shall be turned.
"As / passed the Olympia | remembered
her grand victory of May /. 1898. which
made her name forever one of renown I'm our
history. But all aboard her. from admiral
down to the lowest enlisted man. had Deen
equipped for the work BY days and by years
of what must have been many times lrk-
some duty. In speaking TO all of you want
a chance to say "A word of special recosni-
tion To the gun pointers. The shots that MT
are the shots that tell. They are what make
the navy prove itself equal 'o any deco
am happy to say that the American sea-
men have never been found deficient In the
fighting edge, the first requisite OF the
fighting man. / do not praise you for being
brave; that is expected. The coward Is 10
be condemned rather than the brave man
to be praised. Il expect every one To show
a perfect Willingness to die rather than 10
see the slightest stain put on the American
flag, but I'm addition YOU must know now
to fight as well as Ia know how to die; then
you will be- what | believe you are, the
most efficient fighting force in the world.
1 again thank you for what you are. n
peculiar responsibility attaches to each ana
every one of you. It has been pleasure
to see the ship and the guns. but above ali,
the men behind the guns
When the President spoke OF Admiral
Dewey he turned toward him and bowed
The admiral answered the bow. The men
interrupted to cheer first the President ana
then the admiral. At the conclusion of the
ceremony the band played the Star
spangled Banner.
The President asked the name and birth
place of each of the gun pointers. They
Included men from these States in the
Union-California, Texas, North Carolina,
Maine, Indiana, Michigan. Minnesota and
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$4,000 MEN ORDERED OUT.
Turkey Orders First and second Re-
serves to Macedonia.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. I7.-An i'm
perial trade has been issued calling out
fifty-two additional battalions OF troops
(about $1,000 men) from the European
provinces of Turkey In consequence OF the
spread Of insurrection in Macedonia These
troops comprise twenty battalions OF re-
serves of the first class from the Adriangple
and Salonica army corps The rest are
reserves of the second class.
dispatch from Salonica says two per-
sons were killed, a number OF people were
by an explosion which occurred on the rail-
road between Amators and karasonli. The
managers of the railroads have notified the
Porte that they diselaim responsibility for
the damage done to the lines or for the
injuries suffered by consuls while the pres
ent conditions prevail in MACEDONIA
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vESUvIUS STILL ACTIVE.


NAPLES. Aug I.-Vesuvius continues
active and the eruption has now lasted two
weeks. On nights when there is no MOON
light the spectacle is magnificent. the crater
belching flames and smoke to the height of
nearly 4.ooo feet
In spite OF the legend that Naples will be
destroyed by vesuvius. the Neapolitans
firmly believe that their patron Saint San
Gennaro will stop the flow of lava with a
gesture should IL advance too near the city
One stream of lava after flowing ESQ feet
IN the direction of Ottajano has stopped
while the other stream Ii still moving. and
has reached point 2.55o feet towards
Pompeii.
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new RURAL MAIL ROUTES
INDIANA STILL FARES WELL IN
POSTAL ALLOTMENTS.
Bids for Postal Supplies Cancelled by
the Dcpartment-Other News of the
National Capital.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. T-Rural free de-
livery has been ordered established in In
diana, to take effect Sept. Is, as follows:
Bowling Green, Clay county-Area COW
cred. twenty-one square miles; population
served, 46i
twenty-one square miles; population
served, 55S.
The postmaster general has Cancelled all
the bids for printing in connection with the
money order system except that on which
the award to Paul Hermann for money
order forms made. The new adver-
tisement will call for bids for printing
about 100000 money order forms without a
water mark. The last specifications re-
quired special water mark, thus confining
the bidding TO d limited number of firms
able to obtain this special paper The
new money order forms will be on paper
of the best quality, but will not have the
distinctive mark. The bids will be opened
on Sept. 5 and it is expected that the
awards will be made by the 18th of that
month. Ii is the expectation that there will
be less delay filing acquisitions for blanks
under the new system Heretofore Wyne-
cOdp, HediDdCk q 70. nave mao most OF
the contracts for supplying the blanks.
Postmaster General Payne to-day re-
ceived a cablegram from Charles ]. Glid-
don, who is making an exhaustive automi-
bile tour of Europe. saying that he had SO
far covered $3.50 miles and that he had
cross the Arctic circle In his machine He
also stated that he had officially deposited
with the Swedish government an American
flag which he had carried across the Arctic
circle.
The Postoffice Department has ordered
that on and after Oct. United States post
age stamps over-printed philippines" shall
not be accepted for postage on matter
mailed within the United States and Unssed
States postage stamps without the Philip
pine over-print shall not be accepted in the
Philippine islands.
The controller of the currency has de-
clared dividends in favor of the creditors OF
insolvent national banks as follows: The
Southport National Bank. of Southport
Conn, ~ per cent. The Somerset National
Bank Company, of Somerset, Ky. 40 per
cent
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry II. Leonard. of Hen
ry county. and Theodore Rose. OF Muncie.
are among the Indiana people In the city.
JOHN l.. MONK.
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Received N Dangerous Blow On the
Head from Her Unkuown AssaiI-
ant, hut Reached a Doctor.
SUICIDE OF INDIANA WOMAN |
DROWNED HERSELF IN IOWA WHILE
TEMPORARILY DERANGED.
Knox County Man Who Was RObbcsl
by FOOtpads Is Missing-Othcr
Indiana Crimes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES Ind, Aug. 17.-Miss Anna
Ueding was held up late tonight, choked
and beaten. while en- route home from a
visit with her cousin, Miss May Ueding, of
Terre Haute, who is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Henry Cramer. She escaped from her as
sailant and ran to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Croegen. DIR. c. w. Benham
believes ii possible that she was struck a
dangerous blow on the head.
Miss Ueding is the daughter of Mrs. The
resa Ueding She is twenty years old.
There is no clew to the identity OF her as
saiIaut.
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YOUNG WOMEN ANNOYED.
Negro Caught in Act of Raising Win
dow of Marion Residence.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Ind. Aug. THE residents Of
South Marion, particularly number of
young women, have been greatly annoyed
for the past few days by some one trying
the windows OF their bedrooms at night
Sunday night four boys, none of whom was
over sixteen years OF age, kept watch
in the neighborhood and caught a big ne
gro i'm the act of raising a window in a
private residence. The boys jumped on him
and fight followed, but the colored man
was finally overpowered and tied until an
officer arrived and took him TO Jail.
He gave the name of Elmer Evans in
Police Court this morning and was sent TO
jail for twenty-one days on plea of guilty
To the charge of assault and battery. Evil
dence Is being collected against him, and
he will have to answer to the charge of
housebrea king when his sentence expires.
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VIENNA, Aug. n.-In connection with
Russia's action in sending a squadron 10
Turkish waters, the Associated Press IN
officially informed that Austria has every
reason to believe that Russia does not In
tend to violate the spirit OF the Russo
Austrian Balkan agreement The dispatch
of the warships TO Turkey does not disturb
the good relations between Russia and
Austria. Austria's ambassador at ST.
Petersburg, il is understood, is making
efforts TO induce Russia not 10 carry out
the proposed demonstration. and weli-in-
formed persons say that Austria. up to the
present, has no information regarding the
point at which Russia intends TO make the
demOnstrat
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SEBASTOPOL. Aug. 1.-THE squadron
of the Russian Black sea feet which has
been ordered TO the Turkish coast sailed
to-day. 1t is under the command OF Rear
Admiral Kruger.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1.-The squad
ron of the Russian Black YEA fleet under
orders TO sail for Turkish waters. consists
of the battleship Catherine III. Trai Sviati-
telia. Rostislav and Dvenadzat Aposoloff;
four torpedo destroyers and six mine and
torpedo transports The squadron arrived
at Sebastopol yesterday. preparatory 10 sail
ing for the Turkish coast.
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LONDON, Aug. I.-According TO infor-
nation I'm possession of diplomats In Lon
don there Is no reason at this moment TO
fear the danger OF differences between the
powers in respect to Macedonia or that the
trouble will spread beyond the confines OF
Turkey one OF these. who Is participating
in the exchange of notes regarding the
situation. said 10 representative OF the
Associated Press to-day:
s.The powers are acting harmoniously.
Nothing has developed TO indicate any sus-
picion or cause for suspicion OF the mo-
lives underlying the demands made by
Russia. fun exchange of views he's oc-
Cured between the powers Interested 0r<