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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
DEMOCRACY DIVIDED.
fractional Fight i'm Brooklyn VIII He
Continued.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1f.-All other features
of the political campaign were overshad-
owed in interest to-day by the almost posi-
tive assurance that the factional Demo-
cratic fight in Brooklyn would be continued
and that peace between the Mclaughlin
faction and Tammany Hall is as far dis
tant as ever. This was made apparent
when Colonel Mcclellan declined an invita-
ton TO attend the Brooklyn ratification
meeting unless the full Democratic ticket
was Endorsed and when Senator McCarren
called at Tamniany headquarters to express
his approval Of McCiellans course. A bitter
struggle for supremacy is predicted at the
approaching meeting of the Brooklyn coun-
ty committee called at the instance of Nc
Carren.
Tammany Hall held an enthusiastic rati-
fication meeting tonight. at which the
Brooklyn delegates were not present. APP
peals for campaign funds were sent out to-
day by the Citizens Union and Republican
organizations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
CROP Is NOT VERY GOOD,
hut Illinois Broom Corn Is Being
Taken at Good Prices.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, H., Oct. 4.-There is no material
change in the broom corn situation in the
central Illinois district. Practically all of
the brush is in the bale, and the brokers.
are picking it up rapidly, the price being
generally over 800 a ton, but never higher
than Sis, the high price of ten days ago.
Fourteen tons were sold here this week for
SOS a ton, but the brush did not contain a
much hurl as is usually found in an Illinois
crop.
A number of the Illinois brokers and man.
ufacturers have returned from Oklahoma
and, as a rule, they have bought literally
In the Southwestern broom corn country
the quality proving to be better than that
of Illinois corn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
New City building Accepted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINCHESTER, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE City
Council of this city has just accepted from
Contractor j. NJ. Hagerman the city build
ing which Architect Gettinger of Union
City has said has been completed according
to plans and specifications. The building
is of brick and stone, with an elegant front
of notified brick and stone The first floor
will be used for the teams, wagons, etc, of
the fire department. The second floor con-
tains a spacious Council chamber, offices
for the mayor, clerk, city engineer, etc.
The building is thoroughly fitted up with
city water, lighting and steam heating and
is modern in all of its features and APP
pointments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
0 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Oct. a.
Track laying on the Northwestern traction
line was resumed this morning and will be
pushed to completion to Lebanon. The
track is laid for about q mile from the city
limits and the work train will be here in a
day two to aid in rushing the work. The
work on the line in the city cannot be re-
sumed until the court dissolves the injunc-
ton suit of the Consolidated. The track is
laid through town, with the exception of
over the Monon, and the cars will be
forced to stop at the Vandalia depot until
the suit for possession of the streets is
fought out in court with the Consolidated
line which claims the exclusive rights to
the street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELKHART, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE reduction
in Lake Shore shop and roundhouse forces
anticipated in dispatches from Cleveland
and New York Saturday night. was official
ly announced to-day and it will be effective
tomorrow. The force here Is reduced Is
per cent. or about 100 men. leaving 755.
or a force still higher than the high-water
mark prior to 1900, when the plan OF keep
ing the force full all summer was inaugu-
rated. Previous to that the force ffuctu-
ated with the business and in summer
months was greatly reduced. The reduc-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
Telephone Franchise Granted.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind, Oct. H-The Central
Union Telephone Company, whose franchise
in this city expired several months ago, and
which has been operating since through suf-
ferance by the Council. was, at the Council
meeting last night, given new franchise
covering a period OF ten years. T.. NJ. Bost-
wick, the local manager, says the company
will entirely rebuild its plant here, which
has fallen into decay. and will enter on q
fight with the Home Telephone Company,
which controls the local field, for business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
DEALS IN OIL LANDS.
Two Sales Near Montpelier, One In
voIving About $15O,OOO.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Oct. 1.-two big
oil deals were closed to-day in the offices
of the Central Oil Company, in this city
One Of the sales was that of the Central
Oil Company's holdings. near Mt. Zion,
north of Montpelier, to Chicago and Eng
lish capitalists. The men who purchased
the leases paid about $4,000 for them,
which makes il one of the largest oil deals
In this immediate field for several months
After the Central Oil Company sold a
part of its holding to the new Chicago COM
pany il purchased the leases and all equip
ment of the Big Four Oil Company. This
sale included 160 acres, with five producing
wells. The price is not stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMDEN, Ind, Oct. Thames II. Car
ter, who conducts a general store at Rad
nor, this county, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy, his assets being 800 and his
liabilities $1,000. MIR. Carter went to Radnor
from Frankfort and opened his store about
six months ago. He lived in rooms over the
store, and about two months ago his place
was destroyed by fire. He carried 5000 in
surance, and, although the owner of the
building recovered his insurance, Mr.. Car
ter'S claim was not allowed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Oct. H.-Disappointed at
the failure of its patrons to respond to
the notice extended them to sign contracts
for gas at 80 cents a thousand this winter
the local gas company to-day sent out
notice TO the consumers that unless they
signed contracts in twenty-four hours their
gas would be turned OF. Hardly 10 per
cent. of the consumers have as yet signed
the Objectionable contracts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

United States Steel Company Will Not
Mine Indiana Coal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE
United States Steel Company has decided
to abandon the Sullivan county coal field.
The company had prepared to develop
several thousand acres of coal land and
to establish a coking plant, but in the past
few days the company has been arranging
which had arrived for the construction of
the plant.
1t is explained. that this decision is partly
due to the policy of the trust in curtailing
operating expenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
COLOR LINE DROPPED.
Negro Miners Decide to Take No Ac-
ton Regarding Ii.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. lathe ne
gro miners meeting to-day adopted resolu-
tions condemning labor organizations which
discriminate against negro workmen, and
commencing the United Mine Workers, of
which they are members, for ignoring the
color line.
The upshot of the meeting has been to
remove the bad feeling in which some of
it's promoters called it and is a complete
yielding to the wishes of the state officers
of the United Mine Workers, who explained
10 the delegates that they would be caus-
ing bad conditions by agitating the ques-
ton Of color line when, as matter of fact,
it is not an issue, except in rare local in
CT
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
woman Attempts Suicide.

Alice Wadsworth. 22s Cook street, attempt
ed to commit suicide at her home last night
by taking large does of iaudanum. but
her plans were frustrated by DIR. Jeffries. OF
the City Dispensary. who. after working
with her for several hours, brought her out
of danger OF death. Domestic troubles, it
Is said, prompted her attempt en- her life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO Ind, Oct. 1.-THE County
Commissioners let a contract to the New
Castle QndD Bridge Company for a new
bridge over Wildcat creek on Union street
in this city. The contract price. including
apolis Northern Traction Company con-
tributes $500 of the appropriation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
Pulaski Plans an Exhibit.
the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WINAMAC, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE commits
sioners of Pulaski county have appropriated
$500 to be used to defray the expenses of an
exhibit OF the various agricultural products
of this county at the st. Louis exposition,
TO be held in 1894. The commissioners are
Offering special inducements To the farmers
for them TO make the exhibit a success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
BUILDING A POWER HOUSE
L., VI. 4 w. TRACTION COMPANY
BREAKS GROIND AT KOKOMO.
Present Plant Too SmaIl-Track Lay
ing Resumed mt CrawfOrdsviIIe-
Miners Drop Color Line Question.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO. Ind, Oct 1.-THE Kokomo,
Marion & Western Traction Company broke
ground here to-day for a power station.
The edifice will be one of the largest ever
built for power generating and will be
equipped with modern machinery.
The present power station is too small to
operate the road and will be abandoned
as soon as the new house is ready for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15
Small Failure at Radnor.

ton will make $1,000 difference in the local
monthly payroll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

Please look at Mrs. Austin's New Dress.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
ST. ANDREW BROTHERHOOD
TO CONVENE AT DENVER
One Thousand Delegates From Re-
hgious Order to Attend Annual
Deliberation in That Citu

The eighteenth annual convention of
the Brotherhood of St Andrew is TO he
held this year in Denver, Colo, and Calf
fornia is to be represented at the delhi.
erations by an influential delegation.
Members Of local chapters are to attend
from Los Angeles and Sacramento ilIris-
oicuons. as well as from the north. while
all dioceses in the United States and
Canada as well as Great Britain will he
represented by delegates
More than one thousand people will
take part in the business of the con-
vention and the committee at Denver Is
already making preparations ON an ex-
tenslve scale to entertain the many prom
nent clergymen and laymen who will par
ticipate in the deliberations
The delegation from California will con-
sist Of H Robert Braden of the Southern
Pacific, J. c. Astredo, William Harrison
George Goe, Felix Smith Lynwood Kellv'
William Quinlan. Charles A. Goe, e. r.
Osborne and Albert Mayberry
Upon the adjournment of the conven
tion the people of Colorado have arranged
for series of excursions to interesting
points about the State. The California
delegation will leave for the convention
in ten days.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND CIRCUS
Programme Is Full Of
Clever and Daring
Acts.

Twelve thousand people attended the
performance of Ringing Bros circus last
evening. Every reserved seat was sold
early in the day and by s o'clock last
night hundreds Of people were turned
away.
The patronage of the circus is deserved.
for the programme is splendid. Ringing
Bros. are not set in a groove and they
present many novelties. The Nelson fam
iy, famous acrObats, are the headliners
Of the show and without doubt they are
the greatest in their line. The bareback
riders make daring acts and their dash
ing leaps to the backs of galloping horses
are watched with suspense.
Captain Webb's performing seals are
wonderful and their tossing and baIanc-
ing Of ball put the slippery fingers of
many baseball players to shame. The
opening spectacle Of the Crusaders is well
arranged, the tableaus are full Of color
and all the participants in the act are
handsomely costumed. The menagerie is
both interesting and instructive. The
greatest attraction is a tigress with six
cubs a month old. The giraffe has much
fun watching the crowd, and with his
head peering out far over the cage he
is typical specimen for the cartoonist
There are two performances, one at 2
p. m. and one at s p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
LEAGUE OF THE CROSS OF
FICER WHO WAS PRE-
SENTED WITH A SWORD.
Captain McCann Present
ed With Costly Sword
by Company.

TN order 10 show their appreciation
Of excellent work performed by Cap
tain McCann of Company B. First
II Regiment, League Of the Cross
Cadets, the members Of the company
surprised him by presenting him with a
handsomely engraved sword Tuesday
evening, September Z. at their armory
at Fifteenth and Mission streets. The
presentation surprise took place at an
"evening at home" given by the privates
of the company TO the officers and many
friends.
Lieutenant William V. Johnson made
the presentation speech, in the course of
which he outlined the splendid work per-
formed by Captain Mccain in bringing
the company up to the high standard that
II holds This was made notable by the
fact that when Captain McCann first took
charge of the company one year ago IT
was almost on the verge Of disbanding
BY his untiring efforts and work he has
brought the company up to be one of the
foremost in the First Regiment, League
of the Cross Cadets.
Captain McCann thanked the members
most heartily for their kindness and said
that the surprise was so great that he
could scarcely find words to show his full
appreciation Of the gift bestowed upon
him.
The sword is a magnificent piece of
work, being made up by Litchfeld.
The committee having the evening at
home" in charge was composed Of the
following: Privates Frank D. O'Keefe,
Fred Postel, Henry Schmidt, Robert Ell
lott and Frank Burns. The affair proved
a success throughout.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
FOOTPADS KEEP
POLICE ACTIVE
E. F. Healy, a Newspaper
Man, Held Up and
Robbed.
Men Who Operated in Room
on O'Farrell Street Are
Known

John Smith and Dennis o. Brien, who
were arrested last week by Detectives
Dinan and Wren, are not the only tall
and short footpads who are operating in
this city together. There were the tall
and the short men who held up several
people in Golden Gate Park and a man
at Bush and Polk streets last Friday
night.
e. F. Healy, a newspaper man living
at 1880 Twenty-third street, reports that
tall and a short footpad held him up
shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning
while he was on his way home and re-
lieved him Of SO 80, all the money he had
in his pockets. He had reached Clinton
Park and Valencia street when the
taller of the two footpads, who was
masked, pointed a revolver at his head
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
He promptly obeyed and the smaller of
the two deftly went through his pock-
cts, extracting mis- coin. Then he was
told to go about his business. Shortly
after the hold-up he met Policemen Pow
ell and Coulter and notified them They
made a search of the neighborhood, but
could find no trace of the footpads. One
is described as about feet inches tall
and the other about feet inches.
detectives Oman and Wren have not
yet succeeded in arrestng the two foot
pads who operated at 252 OFarrell street
on Tuesday afternoon. They are salts
fed that the footpads are addicted to the
same vice as the men who were robbed
and that they knew each other. The vic
tins, who are known as dope iends,"
told the detectives that If they made any
arrests they would not prosecute the case.
The arrests will, however, be made.
John Smith and Dennis OBrien. who
are supposed to be the two footpads who
held up John Bonner 800 Turk street.
and his patrons: John Sere, Seventh and
Natoma streets, and his patrons, and
Henry Elmers, 1345 Sacramento street,
were booked at the City Prison yesterday
on a charge of robbery, following the
identification Of Smith by Elmers as one
of the two footpads who robbed him in
his store. Owing TO the fact that the
footpads wore masks none of the other
victims have been able to identify them.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
sTAUFFER CHEMICAL WORKS
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Two-Story Building Is Quilted and
Chinese Workman Is Burned
About the Face.


A disastrous fire occurred yesterday
morning at half-past at the sulphur re-
fining and whiting plant of the Stauffer
Chemical Company, BAY and Dupont
streets. 1t resulted in the total loss of a
two-story brick and wooden building, the
estimated damage being $4,000.
The fire started in the sulphur grinding
mill. and is supposed to have been caused
by sparks generated by piece of flint
being crushed by the rapidly revolving
rollers. The flames spread rapidly, and
when the Fire Department arrived the
entire building was a mass of flames. A
second alarm was sent in by Acting Chief
Dougherty and a dozen engines and a
water tower were engaged for more than
an hour in lighting the fire.
Owing to the dense sulphur fumes the
fremen were compelled to work at some
distance from the building. Fifty tons of
sulphur and a large quantity of whiting
were destroyed by the flames and water.
Truck No. 2, while drawing up at the
scene of the fire, was overturned by the
rear wheels coming in contact with a
heavy timber and the driver and tillerman
were thrown to the ground. They escaped
with a few bruises. A Chinese workman
named All Jim, employed at the chemi-
cal works was burned on the right side
cf the face and was sent to the Harbor
Emergency Hospital for treatment. The
four-story salsoda and cream of tartar
works adjoining the sulphur mill escaped
injury owing to the splendid work of the
Fire Department.
The president of the Stauffer Chemical
Company is c. de Guigne, and j. H.
Wheeler is the vice president, ]. Stauffer
being secretary and manager.
The loss Of the company is fully covered
bv insurance and the work of rebuilding
the destroyed mill will be done without
DELAY
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
oCToGENARIAN CUTS HIS
THROAT WITH A RAZOR
Inmate of the Kings Daughters
Home Commits Suicide While
Sick and Despondent.

A horrible sight met the eyes of Annie
Balser. housemaid in the Kings Daugh-
ters' Home, 317 Francisco street, when
she entered the room of one of the inmates
last Tuesday morning and found aged
Charles P. Smith lying on the bed with
his throat cut and weltering in his gore.
She ran screaming from the room and a
surgeon was sent for, who dressed the
wound. Owing to the hemorrhage and
his advanced age-S2 years-Smith died
yesterday forenoon. A bloody razor and
a penknife, with which the wounds had
been inflicted, were found on the bed
Smith had been an inmate of the home
for about ten years, during which he had
been a sufferer from rheumatism and pa
ralysis He became respondent recently,
and without doubt he had meditated sui
eide for a long time. He was a native of
Denmark
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
lUNKo MEN ARRESTED
WITH VICTIM IN TOW
John Maloney Returns After Four
Months Absence With a
Companion.


John Maloney, alias Jack O'Brien, alias
John Mahoney, and David Brock were
arrested at Third and Market streets yes
terday morning by Detectives Ryan and
Taylor and locked up pending further
developments. They had in tow George
Dickson, a visitor from Los Angeles.
Maloney is a well-known bunko man
and is wanted on a charge of grand lar
ceny for tricking Charles Nelson, a tan
ner, out of $115 in a room at "a Ellis
street on May p last. He left this city
at that time and had apparently Just re-
turned. He has served a term of seven
years for grand larceny in Seattle. The
police say he is one of the smoothest
bunko men in the country.
Brock is known as an Eastern bunko
man, and it is supposed that Maloney
had induced him to come here with him.
The police have information that Brock
was arrested in New Orleans, but that
is all they know about him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
DR. vOORSANGER
IS BANQUETED
Rabbi Is Presented With
a Massive Golden
Goblet.

Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger was the guest
of honor at banquet rendered him last
evening by 200 prominent Jewish citizens,
who desired to express their appreciation
OF his completion of thirty years work
for the cause of Judaism.
The hosts of the banquet are members
of the Independent Order of Bnai Birth,
of which Rev. DR.. Voorsanger is a dis
tinguished leader. The banquet was given
AZ a downtown restaurant and an elab-
crate menu was in evidence.
Max Pepper acted as toastmaster, ana
in a brief speech he rendered welcome
to the guest of the evening. ID. >. Hlfsh-
berg proposed the toast "Our Guest and
delivered a eulogy on the career of DR..
Voorsanger whom he designated as a
"God-appointed leader of Israel. The
speaker dwelt upon the broad views OF
the rabbi and his earnest efforts to as
simulate the religion of the Jew and har-
monize all points of doctrine with Amer
lean citizenship.
On behalf of the members of B'nai
Birth Mr.. Hirshberg then presented DR..
Voorsanger a massive gold goblet, suit
ably engraved In delivering his response
DR. Voorsanger was visibly affected, and
he assured his hearers that he would ever
cherish the kindly feelings that had
prompted the banquet and presentation.
The rabbi spoke eloquently of the ad-
vance of Judaism in America, and said
his life's efforts had been and would al
ways be devoted to the end to put thor
ough Jewish sentiment into Americanism
and to teach that the narrow environ
ments of the past must give way to the
broad progress of the present, thus bene-
fitting religion and citizenship.
Toasts were also delivered by Wallace
A. wise, Rev. NJ S. Levy, E. Myron
Wolf, George Samuels, Otto Irving Wise,
Rev. NJ. Friedlander, Marcus Rosenthal
and H. Gutstadt.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
HOT WAVE PAYS
VISIT TO CITY
Temperature Rises With
Most Astonishing
Rapidity.

A genuine hot wave struck San Fran
cisco yesterday, and although it did not
tarry long on its way into the Pacific, it
made itself generally appreciated. The
mercury stood at 81 degrees Fahrenheit
in the early morning and rose very grad
ually About noon it began to be hot in
earnest, and at 1:2O o'clock p. m. the ther-
mometers registered 80 degrees in the
shade.
June was the only day this year when
it was warmer than yesterday. The tenn
perature on the former occasion was SO
degrees Fahrenheit. The mercury fell
twenty degrees yesterday from the max
imum in a period of three hours, and the
weather last night was of the b9jmy
character which makes California famous
the world over.
Professor McAdie of the Weather Bu-
reau has compiled statistics from the Of
fetal reports showing that there have
been but eleven days in San Francisco
during the summer months OF the last
thirty years when the temperature has
risen higher than 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
The cause of yesterdays heat is trace
able, according to McAdie, to the exist
ence of an area of high pressure over
Oregon and Nevada. The heat in the in
terror of the State was intense yesterday
although no records were broken. More
warm weather is scheduled for to-day.
Professor McAdie said yesterday:
There is nothing like San Francisco
weather anywhere else in the world L
foresee that as the population of the
United States increases this city will be-
come more and more popular as a sum
mer resort. 1t is never very hot for any
length of time, and we know nothing Of
the cold weather which makes life in the
East so uncomfortable during the win
ter. San Francisco's weather is bound to
make her greater and richer than if she
had within her boundaries the greatest
gold mines in the world