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The Washington times., 1903-09-06
NO DECISION REACHED
AS TO NEW BUILDING

B. T. Galloway, chief of the Bureau OF
Plant Industry. who is chairman OF the
committee having in charge the con-
struction of a new building for the Ag-
ricultural Department. said yesterday
that absolutely nothing has been de-
cided upon in reference TO the size or
the appearance of the building. Ran
kin, Kellogg & Crane, of Philadelphia,
have been awarded the contract by Sec
retary Wilson for preparing the plans,
which are to call for a building costing
81. .500. 600
The first step of the architects will be
to plot of the ground around the pres
ent site Of the department in order to
determine the most suitable location for
the building. There was a great deal
OF talk at one time of erecting the new
structure on the space in front OF the
present one, but il is said there is not
much prospect of adopting that course.
as il would break the handsome line of
buildings on the Mall.
So far il is not even known whether
the building will be of stone, brick, or
iron, or whether il will be long and low
or high and imposing. but the general
preference is for low building of mas
sive appearance. in keeping with the
style OF the other departments
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
PARDONS GRANTED
BY THE PRESIDENT

surrection in the islands. The others
pardoned outright were sentenced for
the following offenses: Violation of pos
tai laws, 8; violation OF internal reve-
nue. laws, s; larceny, 2; larceny of
horses and cattle. /; larceny of United
States property. 6: murder 8; carrying
concealed weapons,,I; carnal knowledge.
/; forgery, l.
Pardoned Conditionally.
Two pardoned conditionaIIy for de-
sertion from the navy violated the con
ditions. and had pardon revoked Thir-
ty-hve were pardoned to restore to ci7il
rights, l had his fine remitted, 81 had
sentences cOmmuted. and 8 had for
feited recognizances remitted
The list of those granted clemeney.
the report says, docs not include a
certain act of clemency which referred
not to individuals, but to class,
namely, a general order issued by the
President on March IS, 1903, by which
about 100 prisoners transferred from
State institutions to the United States
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga, were given
credit for good conduct under the laws
of the several States from which they
were transferred instead of the then
existing Federal good-time law"
The Case of Mate Dinkella
OF the cases pardoned for murder. one
was that of William Dinkella, who was
convicted April 8. 1880. before the
United States consul at Osaka and
Hiogo. Japan, of the murder of Charles
r. Abbott, the first mate of the Amer
lean ship Centennial, in the harbor OF
Hiogo. Dinkelia was second mate and
in a quarrel with Abbott shot him. He
was sentenced to be hanged but this was
commuted to life Imprisonment. He
was confined In prison over twenty two
years, two years in Japan and then in
the Albany county penitentlary in this
country. He was also IN the United
States insane asylum for a few years.
Dinkella always maintained he killed
Abbott In self-defense.
The other two pardons in murder
cases were cases in which. the prisoners
had served about twenty years each in
prison.
No important cases in the District of
Columbia were passed on. Louis Ber-
tole, convicted of larceny. had his
sentence commuted from six years 10
three.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
COAL COMPANIES
NOT RECALCIIRANT
Director North Denies Report OF
Their Refusing information.

The attention of the Director of the
ment published recently to the effect
that the anthracite coal companies of
Pennsylvania have declined to supply
the Census Office with the statistical
information regarding the operation OF
the mines under their control, which the
Census Office is now collecting in ac-
Cordance with the provisions of section
of the act TO establish the perma-
nent Census Office, and are preparing to
test the constitutionality of the census
law requiring them 10 supply this infor-
nation and incidentally of the law es-
tablishing the Bureau of Corporations
in the Department of Commerce and
Labor, he has authorized the following
statement:
THE Census Office is aware of no such
purpose on the part OF the anthracite
coal companies, and has no reason to
believe that it exists. On the contrary,
1t has received complete and satisfac-
tory reports for its mining statistics
from large number of the coal mining
companies of Pennsylvania, including
many of the principal companies. While
some time has elapsed since the census
schedules were sent out, and while
there is apparently some delay on the
part of other companies in supplying
the required information, the Census
Office has no reason to believe that any
OF these delinquents will refuse to I'LL
a schedule, and has not yet pressed
them for a report.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
CHARGED WITH STEALING,
TAYLOR Is HELD IN BONDS

William H. Taylor, the negro accused
of ''pickpocket work" at the True Re-
formers convention Thursday night, ap-
peared in the United States branch of
the Police Court yesterday for trial. He
was identified by one of his victims,
Mrs Bette Hick. a delegate from
Hampton. Va, and also by several other
witnesses from this city.
Two specific charges were filed against
Taylor and Judge Scott thought the evi-
dence strong enough TO hold Taylor for
the grand jury. His bond was fixed at
$500, and he viii be held for a further
hearing.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
SPIRITUALISTS MEET
HERE IN CONVENTION

associations; more than 500 local asso-
Citations. and ffty-two comp meeting as
sociations. II is estimated that there
are 10000 bona fde members of these
associations, and the total number OF
Spiritualists in the United States and
Canada is said TO be more than 500. 900.
Among these there are $50 ministers,
lecturers, and platform mediums. 1,5O0
psychics before the public, and more than
10000 persons who utilize their medium
istic gifts at home.
Next Convention in ST. Louis.
The last convention Of the national
association was held in Boston. and il is
thought that the convention IN 1904 viii
meet in st. Louis. There are a large
number OF Spiritualists in the West, and
especially in St. Louis. This, added to
the fact that the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Will be open at that tiIzs.
Will probably cause the selection of ST.
Louis for the 1904 convention.
Here In Washington there are three
Spiritualist societies which are con-
nected with the National Association
the First Association of Spiritualists.
the Educational Spiritualist Society. and
the Theo- Progressive Society OF Spirit
ualists. The number Of Spiritualists in
the District mounts we'll into the thou
sands. although there are many who are
not actively connected with the Spirit
ualist societies. The growth OF spirit
ualism in Washington is aided material
ly by the fact that the headquarters OF
the National Association is located here.
The officers of the National Association
are: II. d. Barrett, Boston. president;
Hon. T. NJ. Locke. Philadelphia, vice
president; Mrs. Mary T. Langley. Wash
ington. secretary; Theodore J. Mayer,
Washington. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Crimes Condoned.

There were 33 persons pardoned out
right, and of these were yiolators OF
the articles of war, being Filipinos con-
victed Of offenses committed IN the in
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Eleventh Annual Gathering of
National Association Will
Be in Session in Washing
ton Next Month.
Effort on Foot to Bring All
State and Local Bodies in
United States and Can ada
Under One jurisdiction.

The eleventh annual convention OF the
National Spiritualists' Association OF the
United States and Canada will be held
in Washington October 20 to %. .nclu-
sive- The coming convention VIII prob
ably be the largest and most important
in the history OF the association. More
than 100 delegates from all parts of the
United States and Canada are expected
The meetings Of the convention will
take place in the National Rifles Ar
mory. The business sessions will open
daily at 10 a. m and p. m. Each
evening at 7:30 there will be public
meetings, during which there will be ad-
dresses. spirit messages. singing. and
music. Among the most prominent lee
turers and mediums expected to be pres
ent at these meetings are Dr. n. F. RGv-
lin, Mrs A P. Ressegne, J. j. Morse. Of
England; May S. Pepper. Margaret
Gaule. Mrs. z. B. Kates. and Mrs. G. C.
Cooley
The headquarters OF the delegates
during the convention will be the Regent
Hotel. Arrangements for their enter
tainment while in the city will be made
by reception committee composed Of
Washington Spiritualists.
Election of New President.
One OF the most important matters 70
be taken up during the convention will
be the election OF a new president Of
the association. II. d. Barrett, the pres-
ent head Of the association, who has
held the Office Of president since the in
corporation OF the association. has sig
nifed his intention of declining a re-
election His poor health is the reason
given for this.
The convention will undertake the
unification of the form of ordination in
all States. At present the form of or
dination varies TO some extent in the
societies OF the different States It is
argued that a single form which will
be used in all Spiritualist societies will
help to solidify the national association
and bring the different State associa-
tions closer together.
II is the ambition of the national asso-
citation to bring all the Spiritualist So
cleties in the United States and Canada
under its jurisdiction. Special investi-
cations will be given to the Spiritualist
missionaries who travel from place to
place lecturing before the societies, 10
use every effort toward bringing these
into the national association.
At present there are nineteen State
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Executive Clemency EXer-
cised in 134 Cases Out of
a Total of 265 Submitted
to Mr.. Roosevelt.
DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR
Present Occupant of the
White House Is Not So
Lenient With Federal Pris-
OnerS as His Predecessor.

President Roosevelt has exercised
elemency in 13f cases out of 265 acted
upon in the year ended June 80, 1908,
and denied clemency in 131, according to
the annual report of Pardon Attorney
James S. Easily Smith, lately submitted
to the Attorney General This is a less
number acted on by the President than
In the preceding year, when he consid-
cred 315 cases. denied clemency in 1S1,
and exercised cIemency in 134, or the
same number as in the year ended June
80, 1903
Comparison of the report OF the year
recently closed with the report for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1901, the last
fiscal year of President McRinley's Ad-
ministration, shows that President
Roosevelt is exercising clemency in a
much less number of cases than Presi-
dent Mckinley. In the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1901, President Mckinley exer-
cised clemency in 226 cases out of 343
acted upon by him
One Years Record.
The report makes the following show
Ing as to the work IN the Office of the
attorney in charge of pardons:
During the year $50 cases were acted
upon. which arose as follows:
Applications filed during the year.. 521
Cases pending June 80, 1902. .. 1O7
Cases reopened from former years.. %
IotaI-...-.- ..-.-.............-... go
This total is much below the number
acted on in the year ended June 80. 1902.
when 7SS cases were acted upon, and the
report shows, despite a number OF ap-
plications from Hawaii. Porto Rico. and
the Philippines, that smaller number
of applications. in the aggregate, were
fled during the year than in any other
year since the one ended June go 1894,
the decrease since the year ended June
80. 1902. being over % per cent.
OF the $50 cases acted on in the past
year, 316 were reported adversely by
district attorneys and judges and not
considered by the President, ard 50 were
unfinished June 80. 1903. leaving 265
which the President acted upon.
Crimes Condoned.
There were 33 persons pardoned out
right, and of these were violators OF
the articles of war, being Filipinos con-
victed Of offenses committed IN the in
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Professionals Barred.

The committee on sports recon-
mended that professional baseball pitch
ers should not be allowed 10 participate
in the contest for the Star" silver cup
The recommendation was made because
IT was alleged the winners OF last years
game, in order TO maintain their ad-
vantage for permanent possession of the
cup. had gone outside the ranks OF or
ganized labor for pitching talent.
The carpenters, last years winners,
claim this right, asserting that their
opponents. the old Painters Assembly,
being now mixed" one. has d muca
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL-Insure with FRANK SAWYER.
LOANS-Money on mortgages. c. T. SAYLES
CO. 127 East Market street
FINANCtAL-5 per cent. money indianapolis
city property, or On city property in any county
seat town. on farm property anywhere in Indi-
ana: We use funds delay; partial
payments Call address c. ~. WILLIAMS Il
CO, S-lO f.. Market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
Would 1t Be "a Wise Moves

few days ago Cleveland paper made
a statement that the Baltimore & Ohio
contemplated putting Cleveland on it's main
line. This has brought out considerable
discussion in railroad circles, and the ques-
ton will naturally arise whether the in
crease in mileage will be compensated by
a proportionate increase in passenger re-
ceipts. At present the b. o. between
Pittsburg and Chicago, is 400 miles, but
changes now being made will shorten this
fourteen miles. The Pennsylvania will still
have the short mileage 46S miles; the Lake
Shore and Erie mileage is 474; the Balti-
more & Ohio, with Cleveland on the main
line, will be SIS miles. fifty miles longer
than the short line, and the difference by
the new route will be fully one hour and
half longer than the short line, all trains
being run at the same rate of speed be-
tween the stations. The question which
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad officials have
to solve is, can that company afford for
the sake of increasing the business of it's
line into Cleveland. put all its through
trains on the run via Cleveland? The ten
dency would be 10 sacrifice Pittsburg to
Chicago business. Those conversant with
the situation think ii will probably be ar
ranged to run part of the through trains
of the b. & o. over this northern route
and the other trains over the southern
and more direct line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28

Kfrfffs.

Henry and Margaret Williams. 12n South Bis
William and CIarissa Doyle. ZOOS West Morris
street. girl
James and Lurs Brinson. 1850 South Harding
street. girl
Martin and Minnie Bortlein. 122s McLain
vreet. girl.
W a and Maud Edwards. s5s Paea street
toy.
BENJAMIN ana Fanny FIshbein North Cslifor-
ala street. boy.
August and Eta Pippert. 1Ss South Noble
freet boy.
John and Mabel Patterson. 1916 springdale
slace. boy.
Robert anc Kate Hosea 14i2 Pleasant street.
sirL
James and Lowe Patterson. sl5 West Four
eenth street. girl
William and Margaret Rothert. 27S7 Isabella
street boy
Ray and Alice Rudd 1900 Ingram street. boy.
Frank and Emma Kimble. s23 Hadley street.
oov.
Iueius and Ella cress. 1910 East Fifteenth
street. boy.
.wiliisns and Clara Lands. s24 Union street.
girl
George and Bertha Macintosh. eoO7 Broadway.
boy.
IS a. and Mrs stark sa24 Kenwood avenue.
girl
William and Elizabeth McLennen. T2l Ire
mont avenue girl.
Tucker ana Ccfa Sloan, s2i Massachusetts, av-
enue. girl.
Richard sno Sarah Walton. 5s4 Lord street.
girl
William ard Pearl Hayes Oh East ST. Clair
street, boy.
Harvey and Mary Lawson 5O7 West Maryland
street. boy.
Charles sno ralie Schneider, sO4 North Della
ware street. RI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
Deafila.

inston street. aged twensy-six. asphyxiated.
street. aged forty-nine. castro enteritis.
Mary J; Miller. p East Tenth street aged
w; v reIley. City Hospital aged sixtyseven.
Louis Haunstine. $40 Brown street. aged twen-
ty-nine. accidental.
Theban smith "a North Belmont street. aged
seventy. chronic catarrh OF stomach.
George Edwards. 1896 North Capitol avenue.
O. W. Nash. 251s North Delaware street. aged
sixsy-seven. cerebral hemorrhage
49,, ella Green lelo rear Virginia avenue. aged
T. r. Doudican, 1ls Park avenue. aged twen-
May Dransfeid 1924 West Market street aged
eight months, marasmus.
Maude @. 1ioffner. 1923 High street. aged seven
Mary McGinsy. 80 Maple street. aged twenty
hve oroncho pneumonia.
Ray Mayer. 17o5 MiIbourn street. aged twenty
io MR. GAYS f. fra% msfE5.r 10, or,o.
sixty-one. acute mania.
Louis Wenglsf, i5iz Hosbrook street. aged six
Thomas Wagner. s22 Chicago street. aged two
j. = Hunter. SOL EDDY street aged thirty-ive
Henrietta Miller. az Cora street aged forty
eiznt. ruptured appendcial-
sarah r Wheat. 1927 Charles street. aged for
Rarlio Green. 1910 Engler street aged seven
months. cholera infantum.
James Walker Foley. s22 North Delaware
Marie r. Wright 271s North Illinois street
y S~e aTsz years g gastric tT he,morrhsge
Edmund c. Geldermsnn. 1907 Fletcher avenue.
assa tnirty,one, severe and crushing injuries.
Alice Milnla HARRINGTON. 124s Olney street.
Elizabeth Good. 1919 Keystone avenue aged
Gesrse waltner. 1877 East Ohio street. carries
Edna X, Leamon. 1887 Moon avenue. aged
Sara Rooms. $40 West Henry street aged nftv-
seven. carcinoma OF liver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY.
Several New Concerns File Articles of
Incorporation.

Articles of incorporation filed yesterday
were:
The Carver Washing Machine Company.
OF Fort Wayne, capital stock, $1,000; d-
rectors Charles Carver. Martin Lauer and
Charles w. Sherer.
The Reed New Fuel Company, of Indian
apolis organized to manufacture and sell
crude oil. kerosine and hydro-carbon burn
ers capital stock. $50. 600; directors, j. p.
Edwards. Nathaniel Edwards r. ID. Ed
wards, John w Bash. William H. Webb.
Robert H. Cokefair and Lucy May Morgan.
The Harmony Burying Ground. of Van
Buren, township, Monroe county; trustees
Samuel f. Bowers. Ira Stansifer and John
s. Koontz-
Capital Tobacco Company. of Indian
apolis capital stock $1,000 directors. John
w Trenck. George III. Williams. Elizabeth
H. Trenck.
Paulding Stave Company. of Fort Wayne.
capital stock. 5000; directors. John w.
Vail Aaron t. Vail. Ephraim A. Vail, w.
IL Niblick, Oliver Il. Gwynn.
I.aketon Cemetery Association of Lake
ton. Wabash county: directors. Albert
RACER. Charles A. Meyer Joseph s. Hall.
Frank Weber. Frank Baker, Adam RACER,
John Heller.
LAY county capital stock. $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
Postmaster McGinnis Denies 1t.

Postmaster George F. McGinnis yesterday,
denied the report that he had written a
letter to Washington complaining that the
services of George j. Langsdale. a bookkeep-
err in the office here, are not satisfactory. Mr..
McGinnis attributed the report to Washing
ton correspondents who. he says, seem de-
termined to stir UP trouble between Senator
Beveridge and himself. Langsdale is Sena-
tor Beveridee's father-in-law and the fact
that a Beverage appointee was dismissed
last winter makes it seem that the best
of feelings do not exist between the two.
Thomas X. Shipp, Senator Beveridges
secretary said that the senator knows
nothing of the effort to displace Langsdale
and il will not be brought to his attention
until he returns from Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
HEARING ON THURSDAY
WANT VIEWS OF ALL CONCERNED IN
GRANTING A FRANCHISE.
Track Elevation Question VIII Come
Cupboard of Works Will Hold n
Special Meeting.

Those who are in favor of the Indian
apolis. Logansport & Chicago Railroad be-
ing granted a franchise to enter Indian
apolis. those who are against the franchise
being granted, and those who have sugges-
tons TO make in this connection will be
heard Thursday morning by the Board of
Public Works. The board will hold a spe-
cial meeting Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock
for this purpose. The railroad company's
views will be presented by the secretary,
Quincy A Myers, of Logansport, and l. n.
Richie.
One of the important matters that will be
discussed by this meeting is the question of
track elevation. Secretary Myers has noti-
fed the Board of Works that the company
is willing to elevate its tracks if this is done
by all the railroads in the city. The Of
ficials Of the company think it would be I'M
fair to their company to require ii to ele-
vate its tracks if none of the other roads
here do so. Secretary Myers. at confer
ence with members of the board last week.
told them the Indianapolis, Logansport &
Chicago Railroad is willing to make any
that ii wants the board to take speedy &C
ton.
I'VE want every one. concerned in this
q
Board of Works desires to hear all of their
views" said Mayor Bookwalter yesterday.
THE board is trying to notify every one
concerned in the granting of this franchise,
and we expect to have a complete hearing
of the matter Thursday.
Promoters of the new railroad say that
they now have in their hands the plans for
the indianapolis station which is to be built
on West Washington street near the Big
Four, Chicago division, tracks. The build
ing is TO be of granite and pressed brick
Will TALL xxin hQN
frontage Of over 200 feet on washington
street and depth of 40 feet. A lease has
been secured on the land along the west
arm of the canal and the company will use
the ground for the construction of its
freight depot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
General MiIes's Ride.

No fight was on as in Sheridans case
He hurried not to battle.
No foes encroachment caused his race
Through the land OF corn and CATTLE
Twas not to save failing life.
Twas not for wealth-he'd plenty;
Twas just to see
IT. at sixty-three,
He still boy of twenty.
Twas Miles who rode over miles Of road,
While the farmer stared in wonder,
And turned aside with his heavy load
As the air was split asunder.
When q horse gave out IL was cast aside;
Each time the warrior shed one
He'd softly say,
AS he Hoped away:
''Ill show 'em L m no dead one"
To the birds he said. he sped along.
II feel as gay as you do
But they "on, and said in song,
His age. poor mans. his hoodoo."
The shone down on the warriors back.
And. though its heat was cooking,
He did not groan,
Or oven moan
1.-TWO aids. you know, were looking.)
Without mishap he made the ride,
And e'er he sank in slumber.
i've showed my steel" he softly sighed.
They know I'm back number"
In years to come they'll tell how Miles
Raced through land Of plenty
And found that he.
At siSty-three.
Was still & boy Of twenty.
Dido Dudley. in Kansas City Star.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
INDIANAPOLIS. sHELBYvILLE a
souTHEAsTERN TRACTION CO.

cars leave indianapolis for SheIbyNflle and al
Intermediate stops from the corner Of Washing
TON and Meridian streets on the following hours:
q 4 s, ., 10, II a. M. y O'Clock noon and !. 4
= a ) 6 a. s. and II % y. m.
cars leave Sheibyvie for Indianapolis and all
intermediate stops follows; 4:57 $751; 6:S7.
~ s.5T. 957, 1851, u.5s a m and Y 81. l.s7.
az 49, SO. 55l. 651. 80. s51 and II 20 p. m
Tound- trip tickets Indiana polls 70 Sheloyvllie.
can be purchased al Huder's drug store. corner
Washington and Pennsylvani streets and at the
y y Enslev pharmacy Stubbins Hotel block
r. saturday and Sunday Special Schedule
ON SATURDAY. and sunday. beginning az a. IN.
car will leave Indianapolis each half-hour,
a.xcepting 5.sc and $50 a. M. and ! so $50 and
n 30 y. n. The last car leaves 81 midnight.
Leaving ShelbyNilie the viii on the
half- hous beginning at t:27 a. m. excepting
--s- and n "a a m and 2.21 and 7.27 p. M Last
g. -!u leave shelbsNllls AZ II 20 - "a