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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
DEADLY FLAMES AT NOME
PITTSBURG MILLIONAIRE, HIS WIFE
AND ANOTHER PERSON BURNED.
Cook of the Golden Gate Hotel Poured
Kerosene on the Fire and an
Explosion Followed.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 20-The Times
prints the following from Nome under date
of July 10. Nearly block of charred and
blackened ruins mark the site of what
was the Golden Gate Hotel and adjacent
buildings. The fire started at 5 o'clock
Sunday morning, when nearly all the guests
were in their beds. The second cook, z, r.
Burr, apparently poured half a baking
powder can of coal oil on the smoldering
fire, which caused an explosion. Burr made
matters worse by throwing water on the
flames and then fed. Harvey Edgarton, the
night clerk, turned in an alarm and hurried
down the corridors to awaken the guests.
The hotel was a three-story structure, with
no nre escapes or emergency exits and
burned rapidly. r. NJ. Hays, a millionaire
or Pittsburg, and his wife, were on the third
floor, and on reaching the corridor and find
ing 1t mass of flames they returned to
their rooms and were suffocated. Their re-
mains have been recovered as have those
or Sherman ID. Gregg, OF Freeport, Pa
Daggatt q Harris, proprietors of the
hotel. estimate their loss at $4,000. Various
warehouses in the city were damaged and
the losses, with those of the guests, make
the total aggregate nearly s1,000,000.
Following the coroner's inquest, Burr, the
cook, was held for manslaughter
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COUNT CASSIM In PARIS
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR EXPECTS TO
RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
Says He Did Not Arrange for Open
Ports in Manchuria-The Ameri-
can Jewish Petition.

PARIS, July 20.-Count Cassni, the Rus
sian ambassador to the United States, who
is here with his daughter spending part of
his leave of absence in Paris. where he has
an apartment near the Champs Elysees,
said to-day:
1T is not correct. as cabled that ar
ranged with Secretary Hay before my de-
parture the question of open ports in Man
churia. 1t is true that Mr.. Hay called on
me July rs, but it was friendly visit and
entirely unofficial. The Manchurian ports
were mentioned during our conversation.
but no definite arrangement was completed.
The conversation was quite cordial,
courteous and friendly; but it did not go
beyond that / expect, however, that a
mutually satisfactory understanding re-
garding Manchurian questions will event
ually be reached between the two govern
mentS. But, L repeat, no such arrange
ment has been made by me. What has
been done by the charge d'affaires since nv
departure. fourteen days ago. L do not
know.
Regarding the Israelite petition the
United States government already knew
that such a petition would not be received
No such petition would be received by any
independent states. The United States first
of all, would not consent to any foreign in
reference in its domestic affairs. Beyond
this do not know anything about the mat
ter. My relations with the United States
government have always been pleasant and
cordial during my long stay at Washington
My present absence from my post is due to
the fact that L am taking much needed
holiday. / did not see the President before
my departure, as he was absent from
Washington. / saw Mr.. Hay, as stated
Our interview was not official, but ii was
extremely pleasant. l expect to return to
my post as soon as my leave expires,
which will be in three months"
Count Cassini will remain here ten days
longer and then will go to st. Petersburg.
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BATTERED DOWN BY HAIL
CROPS IN PORTIONS OF IOWA AND
MINNESOTA DAMAGED.
Enormous Losses Reported from Sew
eral Points-A Number of Build
ings Wrecked by Storms.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, July 2O-A de-
structive hail and rainstorm swept over a
part of southwestern Iowa this evening.
destroying all crops I'm its path and level
ing many buildings and trees A number
OF injuries have been reported, but no
fatalities. Telegraph and telephone wires
are down in all directions The greatest
damage is reported from Atlantic, where
the courthouse, the Methodist Church and
a large brick store building were wrecked.
Fred Eipsen sustained a broken leg by be-
ing blown from a load of hay. l.. W.
Wheatiey was seriously injured in a run
away. caused by his team taking fright
at the storm
SHELDON, Ia, July GA severe hail
storm struck Sheldon this afternoon The
storm was about ten miles wide. Ii lasted
but fifteen minutes but did 500, 900 DANA ge
In the country. The stones were the size
OF nutmegs and drifted, in places, ten
inches deep.
PIPESTONE. Mimi, July pa destruc-
tive haiistorm passed over the eastern
lowering all vegetation in path fifteen
miles wide and thirty miles long.
LUvERNE, Mimi. July Ca hailstorm
PASSED over the eastern part of Rock county
to-day, destroying fully one-third of the
crops. entailing loss which approximates
100000. The storm lasted only ten minutes.
LAKE BENTON. Mimi. July ga
severe storm. rain. wind and hail, visited
the southern part of Lincoln county to-day
doing much damage TO crops
SIBLEY, Ia, July 2O.-Thousands of acres
town were damaged to-day by wind. rain
end hail.
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RECORDER BROWN CASE
OF NETTIE M'LEAN, AT
WHOSE HOME DEATH OCCURRED.
Says She Received Nothing but a Sal
ary of $1,7OO a Year-ProbabIy
q Case of Suicide.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July 2o.-when the Re-
corder Brown inquest was resumed to-day
j. r. p. Browns attorneys. Colonel T. c.
Campbell. of Cincinnati. and ]. Scott Fer
guson. of this city, took charge of the ques-
tioning of witnesses for the coroner.
The first witness, Miss Nettie Mclean, at
whose home the recorder died, was exam
ined by Colonel Campbell She said the re-
corder returned home On the Friday before
his death in a very nervous condition. DIR.
McKelvey prescribed one-sixtieth of grain
of strychnine, which was administered by
Miss Susan Mclean, as ordered. She denied
that she had received from the recorder
property worth half million dollars. She
received no property which she did not pay
for. Her salary from Mr.. Brown amounted
to about LOO year.
On advice of counsel she refused to state
what her income from other cOurces was,
and would not repeat what the late recorder
had told her concerning his wife.
DR.. w. II. McKelvey was called and asked
the plain question, did Mr.. Brown commit
suicide?'
His answer was: II am rather suspicious
1t with trionaL He did not die of cyanide of
potash or Strychnine, and If poison caused
his death il was trional"
In reply to other questions DR.. McKelvey
testified that within twenty minutes after
Mr.. Browns death the three doctors, Ever
son. Burleigh and himself, told Coroner Nc
Geary all the circumstances of the case,
how they had suspected that death was due
to cyanide of potash. We told him
about the case and he said: Poor Uncle Joe.
He has troubles enough. If there is no foul
play let it CO."
IF cyanide of potash was used it was a
crime?
"Yes, sir; but the three doctors only had
a suspicion. We had no positive knowledge.
and for that reason we consulted with the
coroner"
Adjourned until July 81.
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DUBLIN, July 20.-The announcement of
the Pope's death made practically no differ
ence in the animated appearance of the
streets, throngs of gaily dressed people
viewing the decorations in honor of King
Edwards visit. which all sides is antici-
pated with keen delight. The question
whether the Pope's death will cause a cur
tailment of the festivities is anxious dis
cussed The King left Holyhead before the
news was known and nothing will be off,
cialiy decided until after his arrival Arch
bishop Walshs chaplain tonight expressed
the opinion that there would be no change
and said he saw no reason for abandoning
the Kings visit as ii was to be of a pri-
vate character. The general opinion here is
that merely the festival functions, like the
gala theater performance and the race
meeting will be abandoned. 1t is expected
that many Catholics will voluntarily absent
themselves from all functions
Lord Plunkett, private secretary to the
lord lieutenant, has expressed the opinion
that there will be no essential change In
the programme of the royal visit to Ireland
on account of the Pope's death The city
is illuminated tonight and many effective
devices are displayed. The streets are
densely thronged.
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WANTED TO LYNCH HIM.
Mob Clamored for an Old Man who
shot Wife and Stepdaughter.

NEW YORK. July 20.-Only by drawing
their revolvers and threatening to shoot to
kill did several Brooklyn policemen prevent
a mob from wreaking vengeance on Fred
erick Kriselmeyer after he had shot his wife
and his stepdaughter. Up TO the doors of the
Hamburg-avenue police station the clamor-
ing mob went crying lynch him." and it
was necessary TO call out the reserves.
kriselmeyer was so badly beaten before the
policemen rescued him that il was necessary
10 call an ambulance. Although he is sixty
years old, Kriseimeyer was driven TO the
shooting by jealousy of his wife, whom he
married three years ago, and who is fifty
four years OLE. She owns the house in
which they lived and in the station house
he asserted that she had been receiving the
attentions of a wealthy butcher for some
months and that he saw her and her daugh-
ter with this man just before the shooting.
In the hospital, suffering from three bullet
wounds, his wife said. in reply TO his asser
lions. that he was crazy. The wife probably
will recover, but il is thought the daughter
is fatally wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
WHAT CASsINI SAID.
Russian Ambassador Did Tell Colonel
Hay Ports Would BE Opened

Russian Ambassador Did Tell Colonel
Hay Ports Would BE Opened.
WASHINGTON, July 20-In a conversa-
ton at the Russian embassy on the after
noon of June % with the Associated Press
representative Count Cassini referred to the
call of Secretary Hay the day previous,
and expressed his qualification at its re-
suits. The ambassador in reply to the
question as to whether Manchuria was I'M
der discussion during the call, replied in
the amrmat1ve, stating that he had as
sured Mr.. Hay that Russia would execute
10 the letter her pledges in Manchuria,
ana at the proper time would concede GER
tain ports. The ambassador then recalled
the conversation between himself and the
secretary. pointing out that while no agree
ment had been reached as to which ports
should be opened the broad understand
ing was arrived at that Russia should give
TO the United States what she had asked
for. To this, it was said. Mr.. Hay ex-
pressed his satisfaction, and as he was
leaving Count Cassini said that he hoped
an announcement to the world of the exact
ports which would be opened would be in
few weeks.
1t is believed here that the point the am
bassador is endeavoring to make is that
the general understanding reached between
himself and Secretary Hay at the confer
ence on June Is did not specify the ports TO
be opened. which at that time had not
been decided upon. Moreover, when the
ambassador says no definite agreement had
been reached il is assumed that he refers
to the fact that written exchanges
passed between Secretary Hay and himself
at that time.
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SERIOUS CHARGE MADE.


WdsnluStOu MAN Accused OF Criminal
Assault at vincennes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES, Ind, July 2O.-An alleged
criminal assault was reported to the police
to-day by John f. Mccoy. a medicine sales
man. who recently moved here from Car
Isle. His daughter Carrie, a well-devel-
oped girl thirteen years old, is the victim
The alleged assault was committed Sun
day night, as told by the girl to Mayor
Roush in presence of the officers and the
girls indignant father A warrant was is
sued this evening for the arrest of Walter
Johnson, said to be telegraph operator at
Washington, Ind, whom the girl accuses
Reports current tonight that Johnson had
been arrested at Seymour are denied by the
police.
Johnson came over Sunday with the
Washington baseball team and at night at
tended the novelty workers picnic, where
he made the acquaintance of the girl The
latters sister, Mrs. Maude Fravel, and
Mrs. Cross accompanied Johnson and Miss
Mccoy home about midnight. Johnson and
the girl remained at the gate. Miss Nc
Coy says Johnson then enticed her out for
a walk and in a lonely place overpowered
her, gagged her with a drugged rag and
assaulted her. When she recovered she
walked home and reported it to her par
entS.
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NONUNHONIST RESTORED
WAS REMOVED FROM THE GOVERN
MENT PRINTING OFFICE,
But Was Reinstated by Mr.. Palmer
After the President Had Ex-
pressed His Views.

WASHINGTON. July 20-William A. Mil
Ter. on May Is last. was removed by the
public printer from his position of assist
ant foreman of the government printing
office because he had been expelled from
the local union of the International Broth
erhood of Bookbinders Mr.. Miller COM
planned to the Civil-service Commission and
on July 1t requested Mr.. Millers reas-
Segment to duty. his removal being con-
trary to the civil service rules. Complaint
also had been made to the President and
by his direction Secretary Cortelyou in
vestigated the matter. On July Is Presi-
dent Roosevelt wrote as follows:
My Dear Secretary Cortelyou-In ac-
cordance with the letter of the Civil-service
Commission of July the public printer will
reinstate Mr.. w. A. Miller in his position.
Meanwhile L will withhold my final decision
OF the whole case until have received the
report of the investigation on Miller's sec
ono communication, which you notify me
has been begun to-day, July Is.
On the face of the papers presented Mil
violation of law. There is no objection to
the employees of the government printing
office constituting themselves into a body
II they desire to do so, but no rules or res
olutions of that union can be permitted to
override the laws of the United States,
which 1t is my sworn duty to enforce.
fledSe communicate copy OF this let
ter to the public printer for his informa-
ton and that of his subordnates."
The next day the President followed this
letter up with the following letter to Sec
rotary Cortelyou:
I'm connection with my letter Of yester-
day / call attention to this judgment, and
award by the anthracite coal strike COM
mission in its report to me Of March Is
last
1T Is adjudged and awarded that no per-
son shall be refused employment or in any
way Disseminated against on account of
membership or nonunion membership in any
labor organization and that there shall be
no discrimination against or interference
with any employe who is not member of
any labor organization by members of such
organization.
81 heartily approved this award and judg-
ment by the commission appointed by me.
which itssf included a labor union. This
commission was dealing with labor or
ganizations working for private employers.
1t is, of course, mere elementary decency
to require that all the government depart
ments shall be handled in accordance with
the principle thus clearly and fearlessly
enunciated.
please furnish a copy of this letter both
to Mr.. Palmer and to the Civil-service Com
mission for their guidance"
1t is announced that Public Printer Palmer
on Wednesday, July IL, notified Mr.. Miller
that he had been reinstated and might re-
port for duty any day.
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PlTTSBURG, July a.-Robert NJ. Hays
was one of the weathiest and best known
pipeline contractors in this part of the
state. He went to Nome. Alaska. one
month ago to lay water line for a local
gold company to convey water with which
to mine the precious metal. He was ac-
companied by many of the stockholders and
their families and great concern is felt in
the city for other members of the party
The other victim of the flames, Samuel d.
Gregg, Is comparatively unknown here
having come from Freeport to join the
party. There were at least thirty members
of the Hays party, sixteen being workmen,
to superintend the laying of the pipe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21

Additional Service I'm Clark, Dearborn
and Allen Counties.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. July a0.-Rural free de-
livery will be established at Henryyille.
Clark county. Indiana. on Sept 1. The serv-
Ice will cover an area of eighty.two square
miles. with a population of $40. An addi-
tional service will also be established ar
Aurora, Dearborn county. covering an area
of fifteen square miles. with population
OF oSs and AT New Haven. Allen county,
covering an area or rorty-two square miles.
with a population OF LOO
The Fletcher and Merchants National
Banks. OF indianapolis. have been approved
as reserve agents for the Lowell Ind. also
the American National Bank of Indiana polls
for the First National Bank OF MooresvilIe.
Ind
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wHISTLER'S LAST WORK.
Portrait Of "SpOrt" Garfield, which
Was Called ssHfs Reverence

NEW YORK. July 2o.-Probably the last
portrait completed by the late James Nc
Neill Whistler was named His Reverence"
by the artist. The original is Richard A.
Garfield. of this city, the well-known sport
ing man. Whistler gave Garfield the last
sitting the afternoon of May Is in the
studio of his London residence and the por-
trait was finished some time last month. Ii
is supposed 10 be resting now on the easel
on which il was painted
Canfield Is In Saratoga. A dispatch from
that city quotes him saying of the paint
er whom he had known for many years: II
see there is some speculation there as TO
the disease that carried him of, owing to the
reticence of the family. Among those who
knew him well there is no doubt as to the
cause of death. IL was heart disease He
discovered that he had weak heart in
Holland last year when he was there with
Col Charles l.: Freer. of Detroit. who has.
by the way, the finest and most complete
collection of Whistler's etchings in the
world.
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CLEVELAND. o.. July 2o-The second
annual convention of the International
Musical Union closed to-day. A resolution
was adopted 10 bring before the State
Legislature the proposal TO enact a law
which will compel teachers of music to
attain a certain standard of efficiency The
constitution was changed TO permit the
organization OF State association and j.scal
unions. composed OF musicians who derive
from their knowledge of music
The next meeting win be held In st. Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
CLEw IN YEAGER MYSTERY.

Coat with Bloody Lining Taken to q
kOkOmO Dye House.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, July 20.-A promising
clew was obtained in the Yeager murder
mystery case to-day. A coat with a bloody
lining was left at the local dye house
for cleaning. The coat was left by young
man of the Hemlock neighborhood whose
name was revealed only to officers and de-
tectives. Lewis Yeager was waylaid and
murdered near Hemlock May TO- two weeks
following the assassination of Francis
Sutton, of the same neighborhood Both
young men were killed Sunday night after
visiting their affianced.
The offer of $1,000 reward has brought
several detectives who are at work trying
to fathom the mystery of the double
tragedy
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WASHINGTON. July 2O.-The remains of
the late Mrs James G. Blaine widow of
the former secretary of state were in
TERED at Oak Hill Cemetery in this city
to-day. The body arrived here over the
Pennsylvania road at HOS o'clock this
morning and was taken directly TO the Gem
etery. The Rev. DIR. t. 5. Hamlin. of this
sisted of the ritual and prayer of the Pres
byterian Church. The casket was covered
with pail OF white American Beauty roses,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21

WASHINGTON, July pa cable dis
patch from Lieutenant Commander Culver,
of the Bancroft. says that on July 10 he
sailed up the Orinoco river to Ciudad Boil
var and released five steamers of the Grin
oco Steamship Company, three of which
had been secured by revolutionary forces
and two by the government. Commander
Culver took aboard the Bancroft refugees
of all nations who desired to escape the
bombardment The Navy Department is
greatly pleased with the action of the Ban
croft.
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ANOTHER BLOCK OF FIVE
MORE ARRESTS MADE IN CONNEC-
TION WITH EVANSVILLE RIOTS.
Clew in Yeager Murder Mystery Found
at Last-SeriOus Charge Against
Washington Man.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 2O.-The follow
ing arrests were made to-day on indict-
ments returned by the grand jury charging
them with riotous conspiracy in connection
with the recent riot:
Clarence Halves. Plumer Lockhart, George
Allen, Wesley Burns and Charles Matthias
Burns is colored. All the men were re-
leased on $500 bond each.
The question of raising the liquor license
from SIS to $3.50 came up in the Council
tonight and was referred to a committee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LEBANON. Ind, July 20.-Last night joe
Conrad stabbed Albert Price in the side
and it is thought the wound is fatal. Con-
rad thought Price had said something about
him and called the latter vile name. Price
then struck Conrad and the latter stabbed
his assailant with penknife. The doctors
think the blade penetrated the cavity of
the lungs as Price is bleeding very much.
Conrad arrested and refused admission
TO bond owing to the serious condition OF
Price
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WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH.


SOUTH MALESTER, l. T.. July 3D.
Colonel Clarence B. Douglas. editor of the
Muskogee Phoenix. who was recently re-
moved by the secretary of the interior from
a clerkship in the Dawes Commission Land
Office at Muskogee. was In South McAles-
ter to-day.
Mr.. Douglas says that he was removed
without cause and has been refused a hear
this battle and that in the light of recent
events, he expects no quarter, asks none
and will grant none He says IL is bat
tie to the finish between him and the In
terror Department. and that the case will
be carried up to the President Mr.. Doug
las says he will 60 next week TO Oyster
Bay and will take the matter up with the
President personally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21

SCHENECTADY. N. Y, July a0.-In
day w. F. Steers and A F. knight se-
ceived injuries which will probably result
in the death of the former They were
coming from the Saratoga valley when
the machine got beyond their control and
dashed down an embankment. throwing
them out. Both men are well known In
local society circles Mr.. knight Is q we'll
known golfer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-21
CRITICISED AS UNFAIR.


NEW YORK, July 20.-Counsel for c. w.
Beavers, former superintendent of the Bu-
reau of Salaries and Allowances of the Post
Office Department. against whom two in
dictments have been found by the federal
grand jury in Brooklyn. made statement
to-day saying that he had communicated
with District Attorney Younss. Offering to
produce Mr.. Beavers before a United States
commissioner for preliminary hearing. but
that Colonel Youngs did not care to accept
that offer.
The statement characterizes the course of
the district attorney irregular and un-
ers) the opportunity of preliminary hear
ing and precludes him from ascertaining
anything of the nature of the charge against
him to the date of his trial.