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serves the place from a party viewpoint,
and greatly strengthens the Union Repub-
1cans and myself in making the fight To
carry the State in 1904 for the President L
propose TO help elect members or the
lie eSfslature of 1904 favorable to my candi-
dacy for the United States Senate"
The election Is regarded here as an Ad-
dicks victory because of the refusal of the
regular Republicans to agree to compro-
mise with the Democrats.
II have only TO say" said Senator Alice,
that / sincerely regret that have to fill
the place that belongs TO Mr.. Addicks."
The two senators will report at Washing
ton on Wednesday. DIR. Balls term as
member of Congress expires on that day.
forty-six years ago. He succeeded his
father as a matchmaker and jeweler, which
business he carries on in Dover. After the
appearance of J. Edward Addicks in Della
ware politics i'm 1889, Mr.. Alice became
actively interested in political matters and
closely associated with the Addicks wing
of the Republican party. He was elected to
the State Senate on the Union Republican
ticket in 1898 and 1902, each time overcom-
ing the opposition of Democratic and regu-
lar Republican candidates. Mr.. Alice Is
also associated In business with Mr.. Ad-
dicks and is president of the Bay State
Gas Company of Delaware and the Staten
Island Brick Company.
DIR. Lewis Heisler Ball was born near
Wilmington, Del, in 1861. He was grad
uated from Delaware College in 1882 and
sylvania. He was elected state treasurer
in 1898 and two years later was elected to
the lower house of Congress. Last year he
was renominated for Congress by the regu-
lar Republicans, but was defeated by Henry
A. Houston, the Democratic nominee.
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Goddard Knapp. The authorities to whom
the news was telegraphed say there
is little doubt that the body is that
of Mrs. Knapp, No. 8. which
Knapp said he threw in the Miami
river near Hamilton Dec o.. Since last
Monday, the day Knapp confessed to his
horrible crimes, searching part',s have
been dragging the Miami ri. TO it's
mouth. The rivers are now fooaed and
1T is said the current could have carried
the body any distance down the Ohio river
Knapp has expressed himself several times
that he did not fear execution as long as
the body was not found. He has been ap-
prehensive during his confinement, and
every dag he made inquiries as to whether
any trace has been found of the woman
Knapp confessed that he put the body of
the woman in a box and threw it in the
river, but thought this would not be con-
sidered as evidence against him in case it
was shown that his mind is unbalanced
Several days ago an empty box answering
the description of the one purchased by
Knapp was found in the Miami river, but
the authorities attached little significance
to the matter. for the reason that it was
of an ordinary make. The searching parties
grew discouraged last Saturday, and the
work of hunting for the body stopped
When shown the dispatch from New AL
bany, Ind. Knapp made the following
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. A.
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Will GO TO JAIL TO-DAY
LAST DAY OF GRACE OF MEN SEN
TENCED BY JUDGE ANDERSON.
Prominent Persons of New Albany
Who Were I'm Contempt of the
Federal Court.

Sheriff Raymond j. Morris, of Floyd
county; Claude Sittason, deputy sheriff;
Charles Kelso, receiver of the NJ. Zier
Fred Ruoff, day watchman at the factory
and Thomas SouthYick, custodian of the
property, will be arraigned before Judge A.
b. Anderson i'm the Federal Court this
morning and committed to the Marion
county jail for contempt of court. Re-
ceiver Kelso will serve the longest term,
sixty days, and Sheriff Morris will be the
guest of Robert Metzger for twenty days.
Southwick and Sittason each have ten days
to serve. and Michael Zier. the head of the
firm and a police commissioner of New Al
bany, will be sent to jail for thirty days.
The men were cited for contempt because
of the complication OF receiverships ap-
pointed by Judge Anderson, from the Fed
eral Court, and Judge Utz, of the Floyd
Circuit Court, who was witness In the
contempt proceedings.
The men will be confined on the third floor
of the Jail in the tier of cells formerly al
lotted the TRUSTEES of the institution. No
plans for their reception have been made,
but ii is probable that the jail officials will
be considerate enough to allow the men to
have their meals brought in 1T is probable
that bedding will be allowed them, and
they will not be forced to submit TO the
indignities of confinement in the jail such
as common criminals undergo.
Prosecuting Attorney Mcintyre, of Floyd
county, will appear in court this morning
in answer to the order of Judge Anderson
No information on which he will be cited
for contempt has been filed, but he is only
absent from court on bond of 500. which
he furnished to insure his appearance at the
court from day to day until his case is dis
missed.
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CHARGE AGAINST NASH.
Governor of Ohio Accused of Failing
to Carry Out Terms of VIII.

Governor OF Oh1O Accused Oh rHiiihS
to Carry Out Terms of WILL
COLUMBUS, o., March 2.-Failure to
carry out the provisions Of the will OF the
late David w. Brooks, who was for many
years the senior member of the banking
firm of Brooks, Butler & Co., is the charge
made against Governor George K. Nash in
a petition filed in Probate Court to-day
by Thomas S., David W., Faith A. and
Herbert Brooks. Mr.. Brooks named Gov
ernor Nash as executor of his will, which
was executed May 6, 1889.
The plaintiffs say that by the terms or
the will the executor was directed to estab-
lish a trust fund of $4,000, the proceeds to
were then minors when they should become
twenty-one years of age. They allege that
for five years the Governor failed to collect
interest from the trust fund and mingled
$3.50 of Ii with the general estate. Further
1t is claimed certain lots were purchased
by Governor Nash as trustee, and that he
gave mortgage on the same for $500.
Plaintiffs alleged the lots have been sold,
and they ask the court to enjoin the pay
ment of the mortgage. They say further
that the Governor for twelve years neg
lected to file an account in the Probate
Court and when he did 1t showed that
about $4,000 came into his hands. Plain
tiffs claim there is owing to the estate
$780, and ask that the Governor be re-
quired to make accounting of that sum.
Governor Nash tonight said that his ad-
ministration of the estate had been en-
willing that 1t should be brought to an is
sue He refused to discuss the matter in
detail
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SIX men ARE MISSING
TWENTY-FIVE OR THIRTY OTHERS
SUFFERING FROM INJURIES.
Result Of an Explosion I'm the Edison
Cement Works at New village,
N. J.-Plant Burned.

EASTON, Pa. March 2.-Six men are
thought to be dead and twenty-five or thir-
ty others are injured, several of them seri-
ously, from the effects of an explosion at
the Edison cement plant at New Village
N j. The explosion caused by the
ignition of gas in large coal bin. A large
part of the plant was burned. Six men are
missing, sud 1t is feared their bodies are
in the ruins. The seriously injured, all of
whom are burned, are:
E. Z. DARLING, chief engineer.
WILLIAM STAATZ, night superintend-
ent.
HARRY ROSE. day foreman.
r. H. GOODWELLIE. chief electrician.
GEORGE BOWMAN. timekeeper.
CLINTON S. RICE.
ALEC ANDERwOF.
GEORGE BOWMAN.
HARRY WILKMEIN.
The day force discovered fire this even
ing, but thought they had extinguished It,
Foreman Rose went TO the coal bin just be-
fore quitting time. and as he opened door
a terrific explosion occurred. The bin was
blown to atoms and the workmen who were
near 1t were injured. The wreckage took
FIRE and the flames spread rapidly. For a
time no effort was made TO check the fires
progress. the attention of the uninjured
being directed TO the care of the injured
The coal bin, the coal blower house. the
fine coal house. the coal storage building
three conveyors and one receiving tower are
in ashes. Assistance was asked from the
Washington, ". j., fire department
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STORY OF THE LONG FIGHT.
Addiclxs Began Scheming for a SEN
atorship In 1883.

DOVER, Del. March 2.-John Edward Ad-
dicks began his long struggle for a seat In
the Senate i'm 1888 when the term of Eli
Salisbury was about to expire. Although
unknown to the politicians of Delaware, he
obtained some backing, but when the Re-
publican Legislature met In January, 1889.
the caucus nomination went to Anthony
Higgins. In 1892 Mr.. Addicks again en-
tered the senatorial field. but the Demo-
Gratis carried the State and George Gray
was elected to the Senate. In 1894. when Mr.
Higgins's term was about to expire Ad-
dicks made his third essay for the senator
ship. A protracted deadlock ensued last
ing from January, 1894, to May. General
Henry A Dupont was formally elected by
the speaker of the House, but he actually
lacked one vote of a majority. Speaker
Watson, Democrat, of the Senate. and act
ing Governor of the State, declared the
joint convention adjourned sine die without
an election-a position in which he was sus-
tanned by the Senate at Washington.
From that time dates the split of the
party into the two factions styled Union
and Regular Republicans. Each faction put
a state ticket in the field in 1896. which
threw the election to the Democrats and
sent Richard r. Kenny to the Senate. Ad
dicks returned to the charge In 1898, when
there was another deadlock, lasting until
the adjournment of the Legislature in
March, 1899.
Then came the great campaign of 1900,
with two senators to be elected, one for
the term which began in 1898 and another
for the term beginning in 1901. Addcks
was nominated by his followers for both the
long and short terms. On Feb. 10 four of
the Regulars went over to Addicks for
the short term and on March two others
followed them, increasing the Addicks vote
to twenty-five, but leaving him still five
short. The vote for the long term re-
mained unchanged and the session came to
a close on March with the two seats still
untitled.
Last year the two Republican factions
united on a state ticket, which was elect
ed. When the balloting began on Jan. 20
OF this year Addicks again turned up as
a candidate for both terms, receiving TWEEN
ty-one votes for the long term and nine
teen for the short terni r. r.. Kenny and
Willard Salisbury each received twenty
one votes and Henry A. Dupont and An
thony Higgins each ten votes. The lines
remained practically unbroken until to-day
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red lanter which was intended to warn
persons crossing the tracks of the approach
ing train.
William Seward, OF l712 West Washington
street. describes the confusion in the street
car after it was hit by the cut of freight
cars as follows:
CONFUSION IN THE CAR.
''Our car had started. after being stopped
at the first track, by the whistle of the
conductor, who had gone ahead. Little
speed had been attained when something
happened. There was a crash and jar
and the lights went out. The passengers
screamed and groped their way blindly
around the roof of the car, cutting their
hands on pieces of glass and smashed cleo
trio light globes as they crawled. Half or
the twenty-six passengers were moaning
and declaring they were hurt, and the
screams, means and exclamations were be-
wildering One by one those of us who
were not hurt climbed through the windows
of the car, and after lanterns had Deen
secured helped extricate the less fortunate
ones from the wreck.
after we had got all of them out we
were all surprised to see how few and slight
the injuries were. The motorman got Out
after he had knocked hole through the
vestibule. Two passengers who were rio-
ing on the platform were hurled several
feet when the train struck the car and es-
capped unhurt. Those of us VINO were IN
side the car do not know VINO 10 Dlame
for the accident. Ii happened so suddenly
that we had no intimation that IL was COM
ing and did not see the train.
MOTORMAN'S STATEMENT.
Motorman Lineback i'm speaking of the
wreck, said that he was given the signal
by Corcoran TO "come ahead and did not
see the train of cars until he was nearly
under it. He said he reversed his power
when warned to do so by Corcoran and
would have crossed safely.
Conductor Corcoran had no explanation
to make. He said he signaled the car 10
come ahead and as he did so saw the
train coming and Immediately signaled
Lineback to stop. Before Lineback could
do so the street struck by the
train. The yard employees OF the l., u. *
W. Company say that little blame can
attach to the crew OF the switching traii, i,
The train was moving slowly, and although
backing had red signal lights displayed and
the two switchmen who were on top OF the
last car made every effort TO signal 10
the engineer to stop when they saw the
street car. The fagman at the crossing
I'm addition to his duties at night throws
the switches in the yards, and when the
accident occurred he was several hundred
yards from the crossing throwing switch.
1t was several hours before the wreck
age was cleared away. All the seriously
injured were taken to their homes in the
City Hospital ambulance after their IN
juries had been dressed by the physicians
gan and other physicians of the neighbor-
hood.
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Fished from the Ohio at New Albany
and Found to Answer the MUIR
dered Wife's Description.
ALFRED A. KNAPP ARRA1GNED
SEEMINGLY UNCONCERNED AS HE
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
His Sister Convinced He Is Insane
Defending Her Brother.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. March 2.-The body
of woman said to be that Of Hannah
Goddard Knapp, wife of Alfred Knapp
who is in Jail at Hamilton. o.. having con-
fessed that he murdered wife No. and
threw her body into the river at that place
was found in the river at the foot of West
Fourth street this afternoon. The body ap-
parently had been in the water for several
weeks 1t was stripped of clothing with the
exception of hosiery, which were fastened
at the knee with a cloth string instead of
garters. Under the right stocking a cloth
was wrapped around the calf of the leg.
apparently covering a sore A piece of un-
dershirt was around the right elbow. The
stockings were of dark cheap material A
gold band ring encircled the third finger
of the left hand. 1t was made with eight
Sides on which were scroll work. The ring
bore no inscription. Gold wire earrings
were found in the ears. A part appeared
to be missing. The face was cut and
skull about two inches long on top of the
head. The body decomposed rapidly after
being taken from the water.
An Associated Press dispatch says: Cor
oner Starr is positive tonight that he has
in his care the body of Mrs. Knapp No. g.
U..1 hoax, mos d;enovarad todov hy cor,a
deckhands of the steamer Bellevue floating
in the river near this city. 1t was nude
with the exception of a pair of black stock
ings over a pair Of white Isle thread half
hose The stockings were held in place
lust above the knee with blue ribbons. On
the woman's finger was gold band ring,
embossed and ornamented with three small
birds and an owl. while in her ears was a
pair of gold earrings. From the appear
ance of the body it evidently had been in
the water for some time. as Ii was badly
swollen and discolored and the skin had
peeled of of the palms of the hands. The
head was perfectly bald and eyes were
discolored, though it is thought they were
either blue or light gray. The woman ap-
peared to have been about five feet two
inches in height and rather slight. Around
her ankle was a bandage, showing that the
woman had suffered some kind of an injury
before her death. Coroner Starr tele-
graphed the facts in the case to the au-
thorities at Hamilton, o.. and tonight re-
ceived information from there stating that
his description of the corpse and the
jewelry corresponded in detail with that OF
Hanna Goddard Knapp. An attempt will
be made tomorrow by the family of the
dead woman TO identify the body.
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TRAINMEN AND FIREMEN THREATEN
TO QUIT WORK TODAY.
Conductors and Engineers Satisfied
Ultimatums Presented to Presf-
dent Ramsey Yesterday.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 2.-Unless certain
demands for an increase in wages on the
Wabash system east of the Mississippi are
granted by tomorrow noon il Is probable
a strike of all trainmen and firemen on the
system will be ordered. Committees repre-
senting the trainmen and firemen of the
road sent ultimatums to President Ramsey
late this afternoon informing him that the
result of the recent poll among EMPLOYEES
members of the unions was that the de-
mands Of a Is per cent. increase for freight
men and IL per cent, increase for passenger
men east of the Mississippi, exclusive of
the Canadian line. and double pay for
double-header freight trains must be con-
ceded by tomorrow noon or a strike would
be ordered.
The conductors and engineers advised
President Ramsey at the same time that
they would abide by the increase schedule
granted a week ago and were not in favor
of a strike.
After having received the notification
committees President Ramsey tonight
issued letter to the two committees saw
ing in effect that he desired to have the re-
suits of the polls in figures. He further
Sdiu ihdl ne recently nad issued new
schedule of wages which meets the de-
mands of employees west of the Mississippi
but IL these demands were insisted on over
the remainder of the system the Committees
were already answered by refusal TO
grant them. and he was ready to confront
a strike.
President Ramsey tonight said: .T do
not apprehend that We will have much
trouble in running our trains i'm case there
should be strike. 1 understand that SO
per cent. of the conductors voted against a
strike, and have statement signed by a
large number of switchmen and other en-
ployes saying that they will not 20 out and
protesting against strike being ordered. /"
w. l.. Lee, first grand master of tho
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen said fo-
night: "If President Ramsey does not make
some concessions by noon tomorrow we
will order a strike. While we NAV not tie
up the system. IL will be exceedingly dim
cult for him to get men to fill the pla ces
OF at least i. 200 men who will walk out In
case We cannot come TO terms We will pro-
ceed to order the strike. II will take ms
several hours to get word to the men ALI
over the system. but IL will only be a ores
trains will be without full crews
c. III. Wilkins. grand senior conductor of
the Order of Railway Conductors which
will not countenance strike. said Tonight
''I have nothing more TO do with the mat
ter The order saw it to accept the terms
offered by President Ramsey and I have
advised him TO that effect"
From trustworthy sources IL is estimated
that there are 2.000 employees Concerned
or this number $50 are conductors and $50
engineers.
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CARACAS MENACED.
Army OF 5000 Rebels Near the yen-
esuelan Capital and More EN- Route.

WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
March 2.-According to advices received in
Venezuelan revolutionary circles here the
Eastern army Of the revolutionists, said to
number 5000 men under the command of
General Rolando- is in sight of Caracas,
at place called Ell Cantinado, awaiting
the arrival of the central revolutionary
army, reported to number 1900 men, under
General Fernandez, when junction is to
be formed between the two forces and an
attack on Caracas is to be made. The
il Is said. about 1000 men, is reported to
be intrenched at Petare. Revolutionary
fighting, the advices further say is ex-
pected to take place between the opposing
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EXPELLED FROM SAx0NY.

American Who Is Supposed to Have
Been Friendly tn Princess Louise.
DRESDEN. March al. A. O'Brien, an
American dentist has been ordered to leave
the kingdom on account of his supposed
relations with the former Crown Princess
Louise. He will leave Dresden Wednesday
and will sail with his wife and four chill
dren for America on Thursday. The po-
lice at first ordered him to leave Saxony
within twenty-four hours. but the court
extended the time as to permit Mr..
O'Brien to settle up his affairs. The Saxon
government has notified the other govern
ments OF Mr. O'Brien's expulsion, making
IT, under royal courtesy. impossible for him
10 reside Ia Germany or Austria.
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& Eastern Crossing Over WASH
ington Street.
PASSENGERS PANIC-sTRICKEN
STREET CAR WRECKED AND TWO
FREIGHT CARS DERAILED.
Mack McPheeters the Most Seriously
Injured of the Passengers-Col-
lisiOn Described.

The injured
MACK MPHEETERS, 216 Hancock
street, leg broken.
JOHN FORMAS, 23o South warman ave-
nue., elbow broken.
ELIZABETH FORMAS, 230 South War
man avenue, fractured kneecap.
CHRISTIAN DOYLE, 319 Hancock street,
hands and face cut severely.
ALBERT ALDRED, 254 Ruth street, hand
cut.
HERMAN LANCE. 254 Ruth street. hand
cut and hip dislocated.
]. w MURPHY, West Washington street,
hand hurt and flesh wounds on body.
MRS. LON BARNETT. Franklin. Ind.
bruised face and cash on head.
MISS MINNIE BARNETT. Franklin,
chest and back bruised and internal in
juries.
MRS. CLARK. face hurt and left eye cut
severely.
JOHN ABRAMS. 2s1o West washington
street, back hurt and scalp wound.
MRS. JOHN ABRAMS. sprained knee and
cut over left eye.
A serious grade-crossing accident oc-
CURED shortly after IL o'clock last night
at the Big Four peoria division) crossing
west of White river. In which q street car
was wrecked, two freight cars turned over
and partially wrecked and twelve of the
twenty-six passengers slightly injured.
M'PHEETERS'S INJURY.
The most severely injured of the passen-
gers was Mack McPheeters. who. when he
was taken out of the car, had a broken
leg and was badly bruised. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Formas were badly hurt also, and
when they were taken from the wreck Mrs
Formas had been released from wreckage
which had fallen about her and injured
her seriously. Her right knee cap was
fractured and painful injuries of the face
and hands added to her suffering
The other persons injured were scratched
and cut from flying glass and splinters, and
bruised by the force Of the contact with
the roof of the against which they
had been violently thrown.
After Conductor Timothy Corcoran had
given the signal to Steven Linebach, the
motorman of car No. 49, of the Mount
Jackson line, at the crossing to come
ahead" he saw an approaching cut of
freight cars backing south on the l.. D. &
w. tracks. He signaled to the motorman,
who reversed his and slackened the
speed so that the rear end of the car had
nearly crossed the track when hit by the
freight train.
FATE OF STREET CAR.
The street car was turned around, torn
from its trucks and thrown over on its
side. The back end had been crushed in
and the motorman fastened In his vesti-
bule The trolley pole was twisted from
the roof of the car and the windows
smashed and sides SCARED and splintered.
Inside one seat torn loose and the
floor ripped with the separation of the
car from the trucks
/ Two of the freight cars which were be-
ing backed by switching engine No. II,
of the l.. d. & w. road. were driven from
the tracks and one OF them turned COM
pletely over. while the other. with it's end
demolished, was lifted OF one truck and
the wheels of the other dragged from the
track The end Of the last car was crushed
In and inside Of II was found the smashed