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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-10

If all flesh is grass, the vegetation Is up
against meat diet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-10

A mean man often has as powerful y
auence over good woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
LOSES POWER OF SPEECH
LONNIE SLATER WAS HIT ON THE
HEAD WITH A BRICK.
No Reason Known for the Act of His
Assailant. Jefferson Jones, Save
the Latter's Intoxication.

Lonnie Slater, a painter, living at 439
head with a brick as he was passing
through the gate in front of his house last
night by jefferson Jones, a man who lives
i'm the same building, and was taken to the
City Hospital where he was given medical
attention. Slater is suffering from concus-
sion of the brain and has lost the power of
speech. as well as being afflicted with
naralysis of the muscles controlling the left
side of his face, as the result of his misfor-
tune.
No explanation can be given for the at
tack except the assailant's drunken condi-
tion. His name is Jefferson Jones. but. as
he has lived at the house only one day, little
;s known of him. He was arrested by BIZ
cvclemen Trimpe and Low and locked up
at the police station, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill.
Rut one man is known to have seen the
affair. and he says he does not know the
MAJ, who made the attack Slater, he says.
was passing through the gate in front of
tho bo,,se and asked Jones for match.
,rhera were no words between the men, and
without any pr0vocation, II is said, Jones
stooped and, picking up brick from the
s;dewaIk hit Slater severe blow on the
head Slater reeled and fell to the ground,
and Sy the IN police ane
The City Dispensary ambulance was
called and Slater was removed To the CITY
SSasx,jfa Al attended by Drs- Mackey, Cum
nincham and Crockett
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
Travelling Salesman Badly Burned by
Explosion of Gas ON an OIL Lease
In the Marion Field.
BATTLE GROUND MEMORIAL DAY
GEN. JOHN c. BLACK EULOGIZEs THE
HEROES OF THE FIGHT.
school improvements at BEDFORD
Traction struggle at CrawfordsviIle
Suicide OF n Spencer Farmer.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY. ind. June 21.-wal-
ter Martin. OF Connersville. twenty-five
years old. committed suicide in this city
this evening under peculiar circumstances.
He was placed under arrest by the local
authorities upon information received from
the Connersville police. for stealing horse
and buggy, and on his way TO the city Jail
swallowed half the contents OF four-ounce
phial of carbolic acid dying in a short time,
and before medical assistance could be OBJ
tanned.
Young Martin came TO this city this
morning, driving from Connersville with
party to meet the interurban car for In
dianapolis He placed his rig in Prouth's
livery barn in this city. engaged another
rig and drove back to Connersville. When
he returned this evening he was met by
the city marshal and arrested. When on
the way TO the Jail he remarked: You
can arrest me. but you will never fine me-"
and drank the acid before his efforts could
be thwarted.
The young man has borne a good repu-
tation and the deepest mystery surrounds
his desperate act, which, TO all appearances,
seems to have been premeditated-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
LOVERS COMMIT SUICIDE
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN THE FOREST
NEAR SCRANTON, PA.
Girl Takes Poison and Cannot Re-
cover, and Her Sweetheart Shoots
Himself, Falling Dead Instantly.

SCRANTON, Pa, June PA pair of
young lovers, Ernest Schmic and Miss Jen-
ME Brennan. both of Greenwood, were the
participants in a double tragedy early this
evening which has resulted in the formers
death, and which probably will also prove
fatal in the case of the girl.
The two had loved each other devotedly
for several months, but another woman
from Schmic's old home intervened a week
ago and sought to hold him to an alleged
engagement with her. This led the pair
to seek relief in death, and they apparently
planned to-nights affair with much delib-
Grafton Miss Brennan purchased a bottle
of carbolic acid this morning and shortly
afterward both started out for a walk.
They strayed to secluded spot in the midst
of forest and spent the entire afternoon
sitting side by side on a rock. They were
seen by several other ramblers in the
woods and this led to the search by the
girls cousin, Thomas Cavanaugh, and sew
eral of his friends.
When the party came in sight of the place
Miss Brennan put the bottle of acid 10 her
lips and drained il. AS she did so Schmic
started to run, with several of the party
close on his heels. He drew a revolver and
fired on them three times. and then. stop
ping turned the weapon TO his heart and
shot himself twice. He fell dead instantly.
The girl suffered great agony, and her
physicians hold out scant hope for re-
cOyery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
SMALL MOBS ARE FOILED
FUTILE EFFORTS TO SECURE Ne
GRO AT WILMINGTON, DEL.
AssaiIant of Helen Bishop Is Under
Ample Guard at the County Work.
hOuse-Mobs Easily Dispersed.

WILMINGTON. Del, June 21.-What is
believed to have been a deliberate attempt
to wreak vengeance on George White, the
negro who is charged with assaulting and
killing Helen Bishop. the seventeen-year-
old daughter of the Rev. E. A. Bishop,
was foiled before daylight this morning
through the watchfulness of the authori-
ties and through lack of numbers in the
attacking party. Ever since the girl died
as a result of her injuries. there has been
talk of lynching, and the police and the
guards of the county workhouse. where the
accused negro is confined. have been keep
ing a close eye on the situation.
Between and o'clock this morning
a band of about sixty men gathered at
Marshallton. near the scene OF the crime,
and marched TO the workhouse. The crowd
was armed with pistols and shotguns.
When il reached the prison a demonstra-
ton was made and those who had weapons
fired them Off The workhouse is a strong.
secure place, and invuinerable to such a
small number of men. The chief warden
had all his guards on duty. but they were
not compelled to resist an attack because
the crowd soon dispersed
Spon after this a second mob of proba-
bly, one hundred men was reported as
marching the wOrkhouse from Whining
ton. Police Captain Evans, of the VIII
mington police soon heard of this and sent
a telephone warning to the warden He
followed this up by sending a squad OF
seventeen patrolmen to the workhouse.
where they dispersed small crowd About
thirty men hung about the place until day
break. when they also disappeared
The family OF the murdered girl is doine
ali Il can to prevent violence and is advis-
ing the citi2ens to let the law take It's
course.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
FIVE LAUREL ROBBERIES
FOUR STORES AND SALOON BROKEN
INTO BY BURGLARS.
Several Hundred Dollars Secured and
Considerable Quantity of Goods
PostOmce a Small Loser.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAUREL, Ind, June 21.-Four stores and
one saloon were broken into at this place
between l and 2 o'clock this morning.
The safe of Edward Ensminger's store was
blown open and $125 was secured. Riboldt
G. Ensminger, dealers in dry goods and gro
ceries, lost a small amount of change in
the cash drawer. AT the Hackman-Heeb
department store watches and jewelry worth
$3.50 were taken. At George lockwood s
drug store small safe blown open.
but nothing was secured. The postoffice, in
the same room, lost a small amount in
change and stamps. At Steffey Brothers
saloon small quantity Of bottled goods
was taken.
At each place the front and rear doors
were found open when the robbery was dis
covered at clock and all seemed TO have
been forced open by wedge-shaped instru-
ment The large safes at Reiboldt & Ems
minger's and Hackmans contained large
amounts of money, but were not tampered
with 1t is thought 10 be the work of an
outside gang of experts, assisted by local
talent. reward of 800 has been offered
by citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
is NOT And Will NOT BE
HANNA'S EMPHATIC DISCLAIMER OF
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY.
Says He Would Not Accept If NOmi-
Says Talk Is InOpportune.

CLEVELAND, June H--In an interview
to-day Senator NJ. A. Hanna reiterated his
recent statement that he was not and
would not be a candidate for the vice pres
idency, and if his nomination was made
that he would decline to accept it. He said
further that his ambitions did not lie in
the direction of the White House and that
nothing could induce him to alter his de-
csion i'm the matter.
Col. Myron T. Herrick. whose name also
has been mentioned in connection with the
vice presidency, said that his sole political
ambition was to be elected Governor of
Ohio Colonel Herrick thinks that the
present discussion relative TO vice pres
idential nomination is inopportune
When the refusal of the vice presidential
nomination by President Roosevelt was
cited to Mr.. Hanna as an illustration OF
how public men sometimes change their
views In such matters and when it was
intimated to him that the convention might
force the nomination for the vice presi-
dency upon him, Senator Hanna said that
men In public life who know him know
very well that nothing can be forced upon
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
SPREAD OF CONSUMPTION
A SERIOUS FEATURE OF THE CUBAN
SANITARY SITUATION.
Yellow Fever and Smallpox, However,
Have Been Stamped Out-Report of
the Chief Sanitary officer.

WASHINGTON, June PA copy of the
monthly report of DR.. Carlos ]. Finlay,
chief sanitary officer for the island of Cuba.
which has been received at the Cuban lega-
tion here, contains the following:
THE showing for 1902 and the beginning
of 1903 is very satisfactory, not only in re-
gard to the complete exemption from yell
low fever and smallpox, but also in the
~number sof deaths from malaria and IN the
total mortality. There has been no small
pox the island since July, 1900, nor
yellow fever since September, 1901, and
the progressive decrease in malaria has
continued without interruption.
''The condition regarding tuberculosis is
not, however, go satisfactory. There has
been an increase of to per cent. in
deaths from that disease in each of the
years 1901 and 1902 and at the present time
the proportion of deaths from that cause
to the general mortality amounts to over 16
per cent The Superior Board of Health is
making serious efforts to increase the eff
cheney of sanitary measures in that dfrec-
tiOn"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
MOVE FOR DELAY.
Attorneys for Mrs. OpheIfa Duhme I'm
Tippecanoe Court.

TippecanOe Court.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. June 21-As attorney
for Mrs. Ophelia Fowler Duhme. Of Gin
cinnati, who, with James NJ. Fowler and
Moses Fowler Chase. is beneficiary under
the will Of the late Eliza Fowler, attor-
neys Kumler & Gaylord yesterday objected
to the filing of the report Of the admins
traitor of the Eliza Fowler estate. This step
was taken because the time for filing was
set by the court for Sept 3. 1893.
The object of the Duhme lawyers in
stopping the filing OF the report to
contest the payment Of the claims of Stu
art, Hammond & Simms. counsel for James
Nj. Fowler. the administrator, who ask a
total Of s., 800 for services performed I'm the
settlement OF the estate, such services be-
ing confined TO a period of about one year.
The administrators counsel put in claim
for 81 500 for services rendered I'm tax cases
and $500 for services as counsel In the
settlement. James NJ. Fowler. the admin
istrator. asks 5000 for his services in set
Ting the estate of his mother. The total
estate involves about sl35.oVo i'm securities
besides real estate. AS Mrs. Duhme. who
is one of the three heirs. will be obliged TO
pay third of the expenses OF counsel and
administrators services, her lawyers want
time to review the claims
Judge De Hart asked that the report be
kept OF file until the next term OF court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
WILL REBUILD AT ONCE
OWNERS OF DESTROYED COTTON
MILLS LET TWO LARGE CONTRACTS.
Work of Tornado at Gainesville, Ga.
Will Result i'm More Substantial
Buildings and Larger Operations.

SPARTANSBURG, S. c.. June PA
Worcester Mass, firm has been awarded
the contract for the rebuilding Of the
Gainesville, Ca. cotton mills, which were
demolished by a tornado several weeks
ago. An engineering Tirm of Birmingham.
Ala, was yesterday awarded the contract
for the rebuilding of Clifton mills Nos.
and 2.
During this week large force of wreck
ing hands will begin the work of clearing
the way for the permanent construction.
The full equipment Of mill No. was A,5l2
spindles and 40 looms. Mill No. was a
duplicate. The rebuilt mills will conform
to the old plans so far as possible. The
estimated cost of the construction is $4,000.
At meeting of the directors of the
Clifton Manufacturing Company resolutions
were passed calling for a meeting of stock
holders on July % for the purpose of ratf-
flying or rejecting their action amending
the charter of the company, increasing the
capital stock of the corporation from ST.
600 900 to ST. 10000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
HIS SIDE OF THE CASE
MAYOR BOOkWALTER WILL PRE-
SENT 1T TO MINISTER'S.
Association, He Says, Is Being Used as
q Cats-Paw by Interested Per-
sOns-Meeting To-Day.

Before the Methodist Ministers Associa-
ton, which meets this morning at the Me-
ridian-street NJ. E. Church. Mayor Book
walter will appear to ask for fair hearing.
The mayor announced last night that he
had made up his mind it was time for him
to make a square presentation of his side of
the argument, and he will ask the ministers
to afford him the opportunity of speaking
before the meeting.
If his request be granted, the mayor will
tell the ministers that the association is
being used as a cat's-paw to procure polit-
ical chestnuts for enemies of the city ad-
ministration. He will point out, he says,
that the Indianapolis News and persons
laboring to bring about defeat of the Re
publican ticket at the coming city election
are melting the ministers of the city to vio-
lent denunciations of the way the citys af-
fairs are being conducted, without any
grounds whatever.
II will say. if given the opportunity,
said the mayor last night, that every
Saturday evening, for many weeks past, the
Indianapolis News has published a long
article based facts. alleging the ex-
istence of vice and crime, winked at by
the city administration, and that these ar
ticles were published for no other purpose
in the world than to stir up the ministers
toward a condemnation of the present adj
ministration in their pulpits on Sunday
mornings.
Il do not believe that the gentlemen who
are members of the Ministerial Association
will deny me the privilege of presenting my
side of the case nor do / think they will
refuse to recognize the truth of what L have
said. I think il is due the association and
myself that an honest statement of my
position be given" said the mayor.
The Methodist Ministers Association
will meet this morning in the Meridian
street NJ. f. Church. 1t was said last night
that Mayor BOOkwalter will be afforded the
opportunity of making any statement he
may desire before the association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
0'MARA WAS BELLICOSE.
ne Struck Several Men After Falling
from n Street Car.

hlchard O'Mara, arrested last night for
assault and battery and drunkenness, had
nis hghting clothes on all evening, it is said.
ne fell from a car at the corner of Wash
'iston and Pennsylvania streets and, stag
eering TO his feet, started in TO whip the
n'st pedestrian who chanced to come his
way. Three men were made the victims of
AS clenched fists, when a passer-by landed
on the fighters jaw and knocked him to the
sIound. The City Dispensary ambulance
was called. but the wild man was on his
aeet long before il arrived, and. with a
seeaIn OF blood flowing down his face, he
t,laOceeded TO kick the doctor in charge of
ce ambulance. >Drs. Cunningham and
1Iockett had the man we'll in hand. but
80 struggling to place him inside the
ddhouIance when Bicyclemen Trimpe and
towe arrived on the scene. They made
,,noIt work of putting the quarrelsome Gus
oler IN the white wagon" and he was
sSh I'm locked in a cell at the police station,
"Here ne could not harm his fellow-men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
Maj. Gen. EEerton, Chief on the Pun
jaub, Succeeds Brig. Gen. Man.
ming I'm Command i'm SOmaliland.
CHANGES IN ITALIAN CABINET
LONDON JEWS DENOUNCE RUSSIA
AND THE KISHINEFF MASSACRE.
StOI<es's Successful Lecture at Rome
Reciprocal Feature of Scandfna-
WON Observation-Disclosures News.

BELGRADE, June 21.-The promotions
are announced of various members Of the
military deputation to King Peter at
Geneva
Colonel Popeilics. of the late King Alex
ander's Palace Guard, is created a general
and first aid de camp to King Peter; Cap
tain Kostics, who opened the palace gates
for the assassins of the late King and
Queen, is promoted to be a major, and
Lieutenant Gronica, who was on guard
outside the palace on the night of the as
sassinations and who was a confidant Of
the conspirators, is made captain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
STRUCK A SCHOONER.
Battleship Massachusetts I'm Collision
I'm Cape Cod Hay.

I'm Cape Cod bay.
BOSTON, June 21.-The battleship Mas
sachusetts, which left here yesterday after
noon for New York, i'm collision last
night, twenty-seven miles southeast by east
OF Boston lightship, with the schooner
Martha T. Thomas, of Thomaston, from
Apalachicola, with lumber.
Captain Watts, of the Thomas. says the
battleship struck his schooner a glancing
blow on the starboard side tearing off the
main chainplates, carrying away rails and
damaging some -planking about the hull.
causing her TO feak about two inches an
hour. The captain says the weather was
clear and he could see four miles away.
His vessel having a fair wind. kept a clear
course, thinking the battleship which was
headed out the bay, would give her the
clear way.
Immediately after the collision the Massa-
chusetts put about and followed the sehoon-
er into the bay, in case she might need
assistance, but on reaching the lightship
Captain Watts decided that it was unneces-
sary. The Massachusetts then put to sea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22

LONDON, June PA demonstration of
thousands of East End Hebrews was held
against the Kishineff massacre. Speeches
violently denouncng the Russian govern
ment were delivered in Yiddish simultan-
eously from number of platforms. Reso-
lutions expressing sympathy with the suf-
ferers and indignation and adherence OF
the Russian government were adopted
unanimously
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
INDIANA STUDENT DETAINED.
Covington Youth Said to Have Written
Threats to the President.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-John II. Hen
selman, jr., student at the University Of
Michigan, who apparently is suffering from
oyerstudy, is detained by the police pend
ing the arrival Of his father from Covins-
ton. Ind. The young man arrived In the
city to-day and attracted attention at his
hotel by distributing tips Of s. TO the wait
ers.
II is understood he wrote letter ad-
dressed To President Roosevelt threatening
that unless the latter's influence were used
TO further certain alleged inventions ana
land deals of magnitude, two or more men
would be killed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
NO CAUSE Is KNOWN.
Suicide Of Sandford NOrthrOp, a
Cousin of George Gould.

ST. LOUIS. June 2l.-Sandford Northrop,
until recently secretary and general man
ager of the American Refrigerator Transit
Company, committed suicide to-day at the
home of Claude Kennerly, vice president
of the Republic Railway Appliance Com
pany, where he was staying
The deceased, who was about thirty-five
years old. left widow and one child. He
was a cousin of George Gould and stood
high in local social and financial circles.
About six weeks ago he resigned his posi-
ton with the American Refrigerator Tran
sit Company. No cause for the deed is
known -
Northropp shot himself in the back of the
head with a revolver and death was almost
instantaneous.
Claude Kennerly said that ten minutes
before the shooting occurred ne had been
talking with Northrop. who appeared TO
be in the depths of melancholy. He heard
the shot from the floor below. and when he
reached the chamber where II occurred
Northrop lay on the floor dead Mr.. Ken
nerly said he knew or no reason why
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
Egerton to Succeed Manning.

SIMLA, India, June H.-Major General
Charles Comyn Egerton, who has been in
command of the Punjaub frontier force
since 1899, has been appointed to the COM
mand of the Somaliland expeditionary
force which is operating against the Mad
Mulah, superseding Brigadier General w.
H Manning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
Lake steamer on the Rocks.

OSWEGO, n. Y, June 21-During a dense
fog to-day the steamer st. Joseph. of Os-
wego. Captain Michael Holland, bound from
Toronto to Oswego for coal, ran ashore
Ford shoals, three miles west of this
port. The ST. Joseph is hard on the rocks
IN five feet of water, half a mile from
shore. The tugs have worked all day
in a fruitless effort to release the vessel.
Her crew Of nine is safe. The st. Joseph
is owned by the Ontario & Western Rail-
way Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22

LONDON. June 22.-The Times corre-
spondent at Vienna says Count Hedervary,
the Ban of Croatia, left that city for Buda-
Pesth, Sunday afternoon in order to negoti-
ate a compromise between the various
party leaders with view to reaching So
luton of the Hungarian Cabinet crisis 1t
is announced in Vienna that after a crown
council, held Sunday morning Count He
der,ary was intrusted with this mission
and it is expected that he will eventually
form Cabinet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
ROBBED A WOMAN.
'ames Pavey and Fred webb Arrested
by the Police.

'dnies Pavey. No. 2O07 Bellefontaine street,
"u Fred Webb. Of Chicago. were placed
uer arrest yesterday and slated at the
.O'ee station for highway robbery. The
- men under arrest. in company with a
man, IL is said, held up and robbed a
hdh from Lebanon. Ind. of her pocket
:, while she was taking a stroll around
monument early yesterday morning.
vaIoimen Montgomery and Harris. who
careL attracted by the woman's screams.
snesshl Payey as he was turning down an
w. ana placed him under arrest. Webb
cler,sa arrested yesterday afternoon by Bicy-
,Wrien Wn Askins and Duncan.
and snp 60 Is thought to be a bad police character
Hs - Deneyed to be wanted i'm other cities.
&c aud Frank Healing, Of Chicago, were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-22
OLD SOLDIER DEAD.
Joseph Campbell Passes Away at the
City HOspitaI.

Joseph Campbell died yesterday morning
a' the City Hospital, where he had been
under treatment for some time The cause
OF MS death was heart disease. Mr. Camp
pell was an old soldier and served in Com
pany A. Observation-Disclosures thirty third In
diana Infantry, during the civil war and
often entertained the inmates of the hos
Mtai with tales of his army life.
Ills body will be shipped to Dana Ind
lnls morning and the funeral will be held
from the residence of his brother tomorrow
afternoon.