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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
MRS. SOFFEL At LIBERTY
Woman Who Aided the Notorious
Biddle Brothers Set Free.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1o-Mrs. katherine
Soffel. the wife of the warden of the Alie-
gheny county Jail at the time OF the escape
of the notorious Biddle brothers from that
institution was liberated from the Western
penitentiary to-day, having served twenty
months for the part she played in that sem
sational affair.
IL will be remembered that Mrs. Soffel
released the two bandits and then accom-
panied them I'm their fight from Pittc5urg.
During her incarceration In the peniten-
tiary her husband was granted divorce.
IL Is said that Mrs. Soffel has rejected two
offers to go on the stage and that she pro-
poses 10 retire TO her fathers home and live
quietly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
VERY ODD GAS WELL.
Floyd County Farmer Opened 1t
In an Oak Tree.

NEW ALBANY. Ind. Dec. l0.-Natural
gas from an oak tree the discoverey
made by William Stewart on his farm in
Taylor township. west of this city. yester-
day. While telling timber on his farm he
cut into a large hollow tree and struck a
flow OF gas equal almost TO gas well. The
gas rushed forth. producing loud ~his-
fling noise and when a match ap-
piled the flames burst forth I'm such volume
that IL was only with some difficulty that
a forest fire was prevented.
In the valley at the foot of the Hill
which the tree stood are a numocr OF gas
wells from which the farmers In that Vi
cinity obtain supply of gas sufficient for
fuel and light.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
SUICIDE IND MYSTERIES.
Master Flyman Hangs Himself
and Actress Acts Badly.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 10-James Nc
Gregor. twenty-nine years Of age. master
nyman at the Salt Lake Theater. committed
suicide by hanging himself to the fy-gal-
lery of the theater. thirty feet above the
stage. Members of the. j. p. Stoddard
company, which was playing at the theater,
were about TO begin the performance when
McGregor's limp body was seen swinging
above the stage. che leading lady went
into Mysteries and almost a panic ensued
among the other members OF the company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
WIFE NO. 1 VENGEFUL.
Threatens to Send Her Alleged
Bigamous Husband to Prison.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. Dec. 1o-J. w. Hes
kett, a railroad conductor, under arrest
on the charge of bigamy. was confronted
to-day by wife No. 1. who came from Den
yer to prosecute him. She created sem
sation in the courthouse by exclaiming
that she would spend ten years prosecut-
ing him il necessary to send him to the
penitentiary. Wife No. was Miss Lena
Hitler. daughter of a prominent business
man of Hanover.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
GUANTANAMO OCCUPIED
Peaceably Taken Possession of by
United States Blue Jackets.

GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Dec 10--Four
hundred United States marines and 800 blue
Jackets were landed here to-day and par
ticipated In the simple proceedings marking
the formal occupancy of this place as a
United 81 htes naval station and the INSTALL
ing OF station ship. The Cuban and
American flags were saluted with twenty
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11
GILLETTE HEARD FROM.
Fugitive Kansas Cattleman Sup-
posed to Be at Fostoria. O

wOODB1NE. Kan. Dec. 10.-A letter
from Grant Gillette. at one time one of the
biggest cattlemen In Kansas and who fed
to Mexico several years ago to avoid debts
estimated at $4,000, has been received
here In which he says: II will be in Wood
bine within a few days" Gillette SAYS he
has made a settlement with many of his
creditors. lie Is supposed 10 be at Fos-
torio, O., where, IL is said, he recently pur-
chased a residence near that of his faith
er-in-law.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11

NEW YORK. Dec lo.-United States SEN
ator William NJ Clark was much improved
was declared TO have been complete sue
cess
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11

CADILLAC. Mich. Dec. 10.-The Jury in
the trial of Mrs. Mary Mcknight for the
alleged poisoning of her brother. John MUIR
ply. to-day brought In a verdict OF murder
and Mrs. Mcknight was sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-11

ALTHEIMER, Ark. Dec. 1o-The post
ofnce here was burglarized last night and
registered packages containing 5000 are
missing. There is no clew to the burglars.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
OVER ONE HUNDRED KILLED.

Government Troops Lose in an At.
tack on Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo, April 22-Trops OF
the government shelled this city Fri
day and several houses were damaged.
The government soidiers attacked
the city in force at several different
points and the fighting lasted for one
hour The government troops sus-
tanned heavy losses. Gen. Cordero,
minister Of the interior; Gen. Alvarez,
governor of Puerto Plata, and Gen.
Quesada being killed. Over 100 gov
eminent soldiers were killed or
wounded, and the government forces
We're Obliged to withdraw. The revo-
lutionists made several prisoners and
captured horses and ammunition.
Their losses were slight, only few
men being killed or wounded. Presi-
dent Vasquez narrowly escaped being
shot. The rebel gunboat Independent
cha has returned here and it is re-
ported that Gen. Navarro, with a
quantity of ammunition, landed from
her near Monte Christi. The revolu-
tionists are surrounding Monte
Christi
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
SEVEN BODIES IN SUCH A CON,
DlTIoN THEY CANNOT BE
IDENTIFIED.
FIERCE FIRE FOLLOWS WRECK
SEVERAL CARS ENTIRELY CON-
sUMED-DlsPUTEAs TO
THE CAUSE.

Jamestown, n. Y, April 22-Eight
persons were killed and ten injured,
three Of them seriously, in collision
between a passenger train and a
freight train on the Erie railroad
near Red House, N. Y, yesterday.
OF the dead, only one Robert N.
Hotchkiss of Meadville, brakeman,
has been identified. Seven bodies, ap-
parently those of three men, three
women and child, were burned be-
yond recognition in the fierce fire
which followed the wreck.
The passenger train was derailed by
striking freight train which was
taking a siding at Red House. The
wreck at once took fire and the COM
bination car two day coacher and two
sleepers, together with several freight
cars, were consumed. There is some
dispute as to the
Cause Of the Wreck.
The passenger train was running
east and the freight, which was west
bound, had orders Is go into the siding
at Red House and wait for the passen-
ger train to go BY The siding Is
about mile and half long and there
is a tower Of the block system near
the west end. The freight was drawn
by two engines. Some trouble was
experienced in entering the siding
and the foremost engine Of the freight
was sent in along the siding with a
fagman to hold the express. 1t is al
legged that the operator in the tower,
Lawrence Vale, a boy seventeen
years old, saw the light engine Of the
freight, which was bringing up the
nag, and supposed the freight was on
the siding behind it. Vale then dis
played white signal toward the pas
senger train, indicating to the engi-
neeer that he had clear track. The
engineer on the passenger train
Failed to See the FIagman
sent out from the forward engine of
the freight train, and sa wonly the
clearance signal from the tower. The
train ran toward the east end of the
siding at high speed and collided with
the second engine Of the freight train
Just as 1t was about to clear the main
line. The passenger engine crashed
into small wooden structure used as
a feed store and school house. The
first half-dozen cars of the freight
were wrecked They were box cars
loaded with coal. The coal filled in
amongst the wreckage, causing an in
tense heat All but three Of the cars
of the express followed the engine and
the whole mass of wreckage was soon
in flames. The tracks were strewn
for rods with burning wood and coal
and heaps of twisted iron work.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
SHEEP HAVE "BIG HEAD"

Is q
Shepherds Of Western Districts Are
Threatened With Heavy Losses.
Salt Lake, Utah, April 22.-Between
the ravages Of an unusually severe
winter and the breaking out of a
malignant disease known as big
head" among their flocks within the
past few weeks. the Herald says the
>sheepmen of Utah, Southern Idaho
and Eastern Nevada are afraid that by
the time they get their sheep to the
summer grazing grounds their losses
will amount to about SO per cent.
Should this estimate be correct the
loss in Utah alone will amount to
about 100000 head and would be an
unprecedented loss to sheep owners
OF this state.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
~
cANTRAcToR KILLED.

Heavy Beam Strikes Him on the Head
With Fatal Results.
Battle Creek, Mich, April 22-Ed.
ward Frcbenius, prominent con
tractor of Kalamazoo, met an unusual
death yesterday. He was superintend.
ing the erection Of the Michigan Cen
trail freight house when the wind blew
heavy beam on him. The sharp end
struck his left temple and as he fell
another girder struck his right temple
Either blow would have been fatal
and the man received the two death.
blows almost simultaneously.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
To Examine Banks.

Washington, April %. = A special
examiner Of the Office of the controller
of currency will shortly leave for Min
neeota to investigate the affairs Of the
small national banks established dur.
Ing the past year.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
Ladrones Again Get Busy.

Manila, April 22.-An armed band
Of ladrones has reappeared in Rial
province, Luzon, near the scene of the
recent fight with the ladrone. force of
Gen. San Miguel. Detachments Of
scouts have been dispatched to Rial
with orders to dispense the band.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
KEEFE KILLS TWO MEN.

Policeman Attempts to Arrest Him
and He Opens Fire.
Rawlins, Wyo.. April %. r. ].
Keefe. head of the Keefe commercial
house and former city treasurer, shot
and killed Thomas King and Police
man Baxter last night and made his
escape. Sheriff Horton and posse
are in pursuit. Policemen Baxter and
Spencer had gone to his place Of BUSH
ness to arrest Keefe, who is said to
have been drinking heavily for some
time and to have been disorderly.
Keefe suddenly appeared at the door
with gun and began shooting
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
TORNADO IN MISSOURI.

White Springs, Summer Resort, ls
Nearly Destroyed
Fredericktown, Mo-, April %. - A
tornado, accompanied by hail and rain,
passed over this section yesterday.
nearly destroying White Springs, a
summer resort, five miles south of
here. Seventeen of the thirty houses
were wrecked. The large hotel of
Stubblefeld & Mathews is a wreck.
No fatalities are reported.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
Withdrawina the Guards.

The Hague, April az. - The with
drawal of the military guards on the
railroads has commenced in the
Northern and Southern provinces. but
the guards will be maintained for the
present in the Central provinces
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
Bio Fire in Tacoma.

Tacoma, Wash, April 22.-The i'm
mense packing house Of the Pacific
meat company, on the tide flats in this
city. has been practically destroyed by
fire. The loss, 1t is estimated, will
reach 100000
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
GERMANY WILL RETALlATE.
Special Prohibitory Tariff on Canadian
Imports Is Threatened.

Imports is Threatened.
New York, April 22.-It is presumed
in Berlin, says London dispatch to
the Tribune, that If the Canadian
tariff proposals become law the Ger
man government will at once obtain
authority from the reichstag to apply
special prohibitory tariff on all I'm
ports from Canada. The Agrarian or
gans declare that the British govern
ment is the real author Of Canada's
behavior toward Germany, and they
advise retaliatory measures against
Great Britain.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
HIS SIXTH MURDER.
City Marshal Dies From Wounds Made
by Outlaw.

Bakersfield, Cal, April %. ~ City
Marshal T. j. Packard died yesterday
!, from the effects Of the wounds inflict-
ed by Outlaw Mckinney and his COM
panion, Al Hulse, making the sixth
victim Of the formers murderous
career. There is intense feeling
against Eulse, who is secure in the
county Jail. It is positively known
that the ak found IN .McKinney's reom
and the ammunition which Mckinney
was using were purchased by Hulse.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
BoNILLA is PRESIDENT.
Quiet Now Prevails in the Republic of
Honduras.

Quiet Now Prevails in the Republic Of
Honduras.
New Orleans, April 22.-Bonilla is
now president Of Honduras. Arias is In
prison at Tegucigalpa, and Sierra is a
fugitive at Nicaragua, having fled to
that country for safety when the hand
full of government troops deserted him
at Necaome April 6, when the rebels
under Generals Barhona and Kaldon-
ado made an attack on the govern
ment forces under command Of Gen.
Sierra and then marched on to the
capitol, where Arias was made pris-
soner. This, with. the news that quiet
prevailed in the erstwhile disturbed
Central American republic, was the in
formation received by the Times
Democrat from Honduras yesterday.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
Killed in a Quarrel.

Valentine, Neb., April 22.-Private
Linaire Of Company I, Twenty.ffth IN
Eantry, shot and killed Sergt. Years of
the same company yesterday as tho
result of quarrel. Linaire Is under
arrest. ----.-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
"RARREL" MAN IDENTIFIED.
Police Learn Name of Man Murdered
.4-------------- I$aIians

by Italians.
New York, April 22.-The police an
nounce that the man whose body was
found in barrel last week and for
whose murder number Of Italians
have been arrested has been identified
at Madusnia Benedetto, forty-three.
married, of Buffalo. The Identified
ton was made by his brother.in-law,
Joseph Deprina.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-04-22
Murder and Suicide.

Bloomington, ILL.,, April 22.-Benja-
min Cox, mechanic of Clinton, last
night shot and killed his wife and him
self during quarrel in a highway.
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
POSTMASTER GENERAL
CONSULTS PRESIDENT
Department Matters Discussed at
Sycamore Hill.

OYSTER BAY. July 30.-Postmaster
General Payne reached oyster Bay at
noon on the Onondaga. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Payne. a conveyance
from Sycamore Hill was awaiting them
at the Roosevelt pier, and they were
at once driven to the Presidents home.
where they had luncheon
Postofflce Department matters was the
theme discussed by the President and
his Cabinet minister. but nothing was
given out for publication. The Post
master General and Mrs. Payne departed
for Washington this afternoon. going by
boat to Jersey City. where they Will
take a train for the Capital.
The other guests at Sycamore Hill
this morning were Prof. Jerome Barker
Landfeld. instructor of history In the
University of California. and Commits
sioner Williams and Attorney Van In
gen. of the New York immigration Of
fee.
Prof. Landfield has just returned from
an extended trip abroad. and the Presi-
dent wished to talk with him on mat
ters bearing on our international rela
tions Commissioner Williams and At
torney Van Ingen came 10 confer with
the President about the discharge Of
two inspectors in the New York office.
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
SQUATTERS ABOUND
ON PUBLIC GROUNDS
Government Reservations
Occupied Without Law.
TWENTY-FIVE THUS USED
Religious Corporations and Institutions
Among the Chief Offenders-Liti-
cation in Prospect.

While the War Department is exert
Ing every possible effort to have the
little cottages of John Shore and Mary
Hughes removed from the low ground
they occupy along Virginia Avenue
near Rock Creek. it is overlooking a
score Of sQuatters who are making use
of Government land which is far more
valuab
Religious institutions are among the
prominent sQGatters. St AIMS Orphan
Asylum. a well-known Catholic institu-
tion, is using 1.750 square feet of Gov
ernment ground adjoining its property
between 1 and X and Twenty fourth
Streets and New Hampshire Avenue.
Church on Reservation.
Bethany Chapel, under the control
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, has been located for eighteen
years on the plot OF Government land
bounded by Thirteenth and Thirteen
and-a-half Streets. c Street and Ohio
Avenue.
Central Union Mission occupies the
Government traDezoid between Eighth
and Ninth Streets. Virginia Avenue and
X Street This plot contains 1S,050
square feet.
A lumber dealer occupies a Govern
ment tract on Georgia Avenue. between
Fourth and y Streets southeast, and is
SAID 10 make the claim that he rents
the land from a resident CT Maryland.
Squatters' Rights in Question.
Three hundred and three reservations
in the District of Columbia are in
charge of Colonel symons. the engineer
officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds. These reservations vary in
size from 250 square feet to eighty-two
acres. Twenty-Five of the smaller ones
are shown by Colonel Symons' recent
report to be utilized by individuals and
organizations without authority of law
When Secretary Root got ready tc
have John Shore and Mary Hughes
elected from the land they have occu-
pied along Rock Creek for more than
twenty years. the Attorney Genesal ad-
vised that the courts should be asked
10 determine the rights OF the squat
ters before forcible means were used
TO move their houses from the land
which is supposed to belong to the Gov
ernment.
II the Rock Creek squatters are be-
Iieved by the Department OF Justice TO
have rights in the land which they have
occupied for more than twenty years.
other persons on public land doubtless
have the same rights and the delay in
taking possession of the reservations
may result in litigation similar to that
which is threatened in the Rock Creek
cases.
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
CORONER hEWTT TELLS
OF WORK OF OFFICE
Important Suggestions Contained
in Annual Report.

Dr. j. r. hewitt, Coroner for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, submitted to the
Commissioners this afternoon his re-
pert for the fiscal year ended June so
1903. in which he records the number OF
deaths during that period and makes
several recommended which he be-
lieves will improve the service of his
de- artment.
The number OF deaths in the District
from natural causes is given as 5l4
from violent causes 247. and still births
1856. a total OF 917-
The number Of autopsies in District ot
Columbia cases is given as 80; United
States cases. 81; inquests 3. and bodies
taken 10 the morgue, 326.
The expenses OF the Office for the year
were s3.5e9.ss.
The coroner states that the new
morgue will soon be completed. and
urges a larger appropriation and an in
creased force. including morguekeeper
and stenographer.
In conclusion the. Coroner calls at
tention to the fact that stringent regu-
lations governing the sale Of carbolic
acid should be made. and enforced.
He SAYS II this drug were not so easily
obtainable, many contemplating suicide
would be deferred from their purpose
long enough 10 affect a rational change
OF mind and save them from self-de-
struction
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
GRAND CHIEF ARTHUR'S
SUCCESSOR IS DEAD
Youngson, on Deathbed, Names Shay to
Succeed Him.

MEADVILLE. Pa. July 3O.-A. p.
Youngson, Grand Chief OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. died at
2:45 O'Clock this morning in the Mead
Vile Hospital.
Mr.. YoungsCn yesterday named NJ. II.
Shay. of Youngstown. Ohio, as his sue
cessor to act in case OF his death. Mr..
Shay is chairman of the committee of
adjustment in the Brotherhood Of ;te
Eric Railroad, and is one of the most
capable men In the order.
Mr.. YCUngsOn has been connected with
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engin-
eers for thirty years, and at the time of
his death was ffty-three years OH.
Since 1889 he had been assistant granl
chief of the order, up TO the time Of
Mr.. Arthur's death. when he became the
head of the Brotherhood
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
POLICY Of CHINA
NOT REACT|ONARY
Sir Chentung Discredits
Conclusions Arrived At.
EDITORS LIBELED RULERS
Not Arrested for Criticising the Gov
ernment-Resented by Honest
Officials.

The Chinese minister, Sir Chentune
LANG Chen discussed the press dispatch
from Pekin this morning which states
that a reactionary policy has set in IL
China. and that the arrest at Shanghai
of Chinese editors on charges Of sedl-
ticn for criticising the government is
taken TO mean that the conservatives are
attempting TO suppress the freedom OF
speech that has prevailed since 1900.
Sir Chentung says that the attitude OF
the government is not so severe as would
appear from the reports
Il know something of those editors, g
said the minister, "and the ideas they
represent. l believe iSey were arrested,
not for criticising the government. but
for writing libelous articles in regard 20
the personal character and integrity OF
government officials. When they attack
the policies OF the government they fire.
quently go further and denounce officials
as dishonest scoundrels.
1T stands TO reason that all the gov
ernment officials are not dishonest. but
these anti-government papers usually
include everyone connected with the
government In their personal denuncia-
tions. Naturally the officials resent this
and do their best to have the offenders
punished.
Il think further developments Will
prove that the arrest of these editors
was fer criticism of the personal char
acter of governmental officials of a sort
that would be considered nbelous in
America
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
YOUNG ADAMS HOME AGAIN
AND HAS NOTHING TO SAY

T Edgar Adams. the nineteen year old
runaway. who placed a delicate mother
under the care of physician, and
caused the police department and Har-
bornaster Sutton two days hard work
by leaving his clothing in a boat at the
bathing beach, Is home. Adams went
to Germantown. Md. whence he came
home last night When a reporter for
The Times called at the family resi-
dence at 246 Delaware Avenue north
west this morning, he was informed that
the boy was home. and there was moth
ing for publication concerning the es-
capale.
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
MORE INDICTMENTS
IN POSTOFFICE CASES
Grand Jury Expected to Report Several
Tomorrow Morning.

The grand jury will report indict-
ments tomorrow against several persons
connected with the Postofice Depart
m"nt. The work of investigating the
charges growing out of the inyestiga-
tion being conducted by the Postoffice
Department is practically completed. II
only remains to finish the typewriting
OF two OF three indictments to enable
the Jury TO make a report.
The typewriters in the District Attor-
reys Office have been busy for several
days at their machines. and II Is ex-
pccted that the indictments will BE- ready
tomorrow. so as TO permit the jury TO
report. Even II all the indictments
have not been tyPewritten. the jury viii
make a partial report. II is expected
that half dozen or more indictment 5
will be recorted tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1903-07-30
PLASTERERS STRIKE
At WILLARD BUILDING

All plasterers employed on the New
Willard building struck this morning.
The men demand more money.
The ornamental plasterers were work
ing at $3.50 and wanted s.. They de-
cided to ask for It. hut later decided 10
strike. The ornamental workers in
formed the men working on the rough
plastering work. or brown plastering. "
as IL is called, that the ornamental
plasterers had decided 10 strike. The
brown workers" decided they would
strike IN syr -ath,.
w. H. Frazier. the foreman. is will
ing to pay the ornamental workers more
should they individually ask for IT, and
says that the strike will not amount &c
anything. as he expects the men to &c
back to work tomorrow morning.