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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
HEAVYWE|GHTS OF HOUSE
B|FF AND BANG IN WORDS
ANDW|N MUCHAPP PPLAUSE
Lively Political Bout Between Rep
resentatives Dalzell and w.
Bourke Cochran.
CHARGES AND DENIALS
New Yorker Demands an Investi-
CATION of the Pennsylvanian's
Accusations.
CHARGES AND DENIALS

WASHINGTON. April 26.-The heavy
weights had another bout in the House to-
day, with Messrs. Dalzell and Cochran as
the combatants. The speeches were re-
newal of last Saturdays debate. but were
more personal in their character. AS on
Saturday, the speakers were greeted with
vociferous applause by their respective COL
leagues, and the bitterness of party feeling
ran high. Mr. Dalzell had Mr.. Cochran on
the rack for nearly two hours, during
which time he dealt largely with that gen.
tleman's political history. which he said.
showed him to have been consecutively a
greenbacker. a sound-money man and n
free-silver man. He reverted to his state
ment of last Saturday that he had been in
formed that Mr.. Cochran had accepted
money TO support the campaign of McIxin-
ley, and read extracts from several news
papers to show that was the general i'm
preston at the time. A man. he said, who
would not have replied to Mr. Cochran as
he did on Saturday would have been a pol
troon and coward.
Mr. Cochran, thoroughly indignant at
times, denied the accusation of Mr.. Dali
zell. whom he arraigned for making state
ments which could not be substantiated
If what Mr. DaIzell had said were true
he declared he was unworthy of member
ship. In emphatic and positive language
Mr. Cochran denied that he had received
money from the Palmer and Buckner cam
paign committee or that he had ever
received money for supporting Mckinley
in 1896 If Mr.. Dalzell. he said, believed
the charges against him, ii was nothing
but a confession of the Republican party's
corruption and proof that the presidential
election had been purchased. The climax
came when he offered a resolution pro-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 13, COL. 81
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OFFICIAL REPORTS
IRE NOT GIVEN OUT

ST. PETERSBURG. April 26.-The GEN.
sors committee did not give out tonight the
dispatches received to-day regarding the
movements OF the japanese across the Yalu
river. 1t was intimated that information
had been received that the japanese had
crossed the river. but this was accompanied
by a statement that the success of the
eteny should in sense be regarded as an
important victory, the Russians having no
Intention OF vigorously contesting the pas
sage. their plan being TO annoy the enemy
as much possible.
] u is evident from the dis9.s tches re-
ceived here that in order To .~tIsts a cross
Ing feasible the Japanese ns..se "A feint
On Tatung-Kau while the ;roors actually
erosssed some miles up the river near
rcbangdjiou. Two companies were first
brown into Manchuria and unquestionabIy
htrenched and Immediately under the
over OF their guns reinforcemen:s crossed
il Is regarded as probable that when
uese troops are in sufficient numbers they
VII march along the Manchurian bank of
IL Yalu I'm the direction of Antung. near
which lies the road which the advance
Co continue To Feng- g-Hoang-Tohang
Wee the first determined stand OF the
fQsSians will be made.
no report has been received here. official
o. otherwise, showing casualties on either
sle
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DEPUTY COUNTY RECORDER
ASSAULTED AT LEBANON
Walter Hodge Beaten Over the
Head by Two Unknown AS
sailants, Who Escaped.
VICTIM WILL RECOVER
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LEBANON, Ind. April 26.-Deputy Coun-
ty Recorder Walter Hodge was assaulted by
two men little before o'clock tonight as
he was coming downtown from his home
and was seriously, though probably not ia
tally, injured. His assailants, who are un-
known, capped
The assault occurred within half a block
of the public square at the mouth of an
alley near the new Carnegie Library build
ing. AS Mr.. Hodge passed the alley the
men jumped out. one of them seizing him
and the other striking him over the head
several times with some blunt instrument.
Mr.. Hodge fell TO the sidewalk but recov-
cred and ran across the street, where he
fell unconscious. He was picked up and
carried to a nearby physicians Office, where
his wounds were dressed He was badly
cut about the face and head, but il is be-
lieved he will recover.
When Mr.. Hodge fell the two men ran
to a livery stable about a block distant
where they had left their horse and buggy
jumped into the vei.>cle and left town i'm "A
northeasterly direction. They are unknown
either TO Mr.. Hodge or the iveryman The
sheriff and a posse are In pursuit. No cause
for the assault Is known to exist
The only description of his assailants that
Mr.. Hodge can give Is that one man seemed
to be about forty years old and the other
twenty-five or twenty-three.
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Irish Girl on Way to the Worlds
Fair Greeted by Relative at
Union Station.
MEETING IS TOUCHING

A touching scene ensued at the Union
Depot at 1880 this morning when the train
bearing the Irish delegation to the st. Louis
exposition passed through and Patrick Cas-
sidy, of 333 Patterson street met his sister
Helen, whom he had not seen for thirteen
years. The train. which TO have ar
rived at HAS, was nearly an hour late. but
Cassidy was at the depot, with a party of
friends, many minutes before the arrival
of the train. He and his friends walked up
and down the platform, talking eXcitedly
in Gaelic. They were in a frenzy of unrest
al the possibility of meeting relative and
friend from the old home in the Emerald
Isle.
Finally the train came. Cassidy and his
friends rushed through the gate, ran up and
down the track alongside the car which
sheltered the. Irish folk, trying to walxen
the sleeping occupants. Eventually they
succeeded in getting the young girl to the
car window The brother and sister en-
braced each othsr fondly and the young
woman was nearly pulled through the win
dow. Cassidy and his friends left the sta
ton with tears in their eyes, but with
smiles of joy on their faces.
There were 80 Irish men and women on
the train. They come direct from ireland.
sent by the Irish state department of ag-
ricultural and technical instruction. They
go for the purpose of illustrating the man
ufacture of the famous Donegal rugs,
which are now bringing high prices in
Europe and America.
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STUDENT ATTEMPTS TO
ASSAULT HIS TEACHER
Young Athlete, Angered Because
He Received Cd Mark, At
tacks Professor.
YOUTH is SUSPENDED

Angered because he had received 3D.
mark which prevented him from being on
the Shortridge High School track team.
Blaine Patton, student in the North
Side school. yesterday threatened to whip
Professor Holmes, the teacher that gave
him the mark Under the new athletic
rules each student engaging in athletics
must do creditable work in his studies.
On the last report card Patton received
a I'D" from Professor Holmes, the teacher
in bookkeeping. The mark was given for
alleged misconduct in class and was not
account of recitation work. Pattons
standing in his school work was good his
former mark in bookkeeping was B, sig
nifying a grade of from 80 TO 90 per cent:
his books were marked A, showing his
average to be 80 per cent. He presented
his case TO Professor Holmes yesterday
and asked to have his marks changed so
that he could start his spring work with
the track team The teacher refused to
change the record. Patton lost his temper
and tried TO strike him but was prevented
from doing by his cooler-headed class
mates Patton rs now under suspension
and IL Is doubtful l.. he will be reinstated
this term.
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COMMISSION OF CAPTAIN
H. M, FRANKLIN Is REVOKED
Governor Durbin Relieves Officer
from Command Of Com
pany H.
NO LONGER IN SERVICE
Social Inferiority" Story Again
Told-Real Causes of Dis
missal.
NO LONGER IN SERVICE

AS a sequel to the court-martial of Cap
tain Harry NJ. Franklin, of Company III,
Second Regiment Indiana National Guard,
two months ago. the commission Of that Of
ficer has been revoked by order CT Governor
Durbin, and he is no longer in the service
of the State. The general order relieving
Franklin of his command and placing the
company temporarily in the charge of First
Lieutenant Albert Smith was issued from
the office of the adjutant general Monday
afternoon.
The order. which comes as a result of the
examination by the special board of inves-
tigation of the affairs of Company H. reads
as follows:
For neglect OF duty in the management
OF the civil and military affairs of his COM
pany, and for conduct in the management
of his company prejudicial to good order
and military discipline, the commission of
Captain Harry Nj. Franklin, Company H.
Second Regiment, l. n. G., is hereby re-
vOked."
The board. which was composed of Mai.
j. j. Backman. of Aurora; Mai W. j.
Coleman. of New Albany, and Maj j. b.
Coulter. of Vincennes, did not recommend
a revocation of the commission, but the
action was taken after report had been
made.
The issuing of the order opens up the
breach between Franklin and members of
the company and has caused to be circu-
lated once more reports that efforts were
made to "oust" Franklin by members of
his own company on grounds of social in
feriority." These were denied by the 9TH
er officers of the company at the time of
the court-martial of Franklin.
The cause of Franklins dismissal as re-
ported from the Statehouse was that he
had been lax and disinterested in the man
agement of the affairs of his company and
has been partially 10 blame for the friction
at present in the company.
The decision was reached that the State
was expending nearly $1,000 per year to
support the company and receiving
nothing in return.
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CABBAGE PATCH WOMAN
HAS TOO MANY VISITORS
Original OF "Mrs. Wigs Throws
Jar or Slop on Head of a
Caller.
SHE RESENTS NOTORIETY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. April 26.-Mrs. Mary
Bass the original Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch" was arraigned in Police Court
to-day on the charge OF throwing a jar of
slop on the head of Mrs. Emily Smith, of
Haziewood, a suburb of Louisville. The
scene occurred in the rear of Mrs. Bass s
domicile whittier Mrs. Smith went after
repeated knocks at the front door failed
to gain a response.
Mrs. Bass contended that her life has
been made miserable by the visits OF peo-
pie from all sections and climes. who were
prompted by no other motive than curiosity.
Mrs Smith. on the other hand. maintained
that she was prompted by a spirit of char
ity gaining the impression from the book
that Mrs Wigs was I'm need OF as
sistance. The case was adjourned until
next Friday.
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Fails TO ESCAPE BY
MAKING CONFESSION
Charles Brown Arraigned in Court
Under Three Indictments at
Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 26.-Charles III.
Brown, secretary of the Board of Correc-
tions and Charities under Mayor Ames.
who went on the stand in the trial of
William H. Johnson, superintendent of the
poor at the same time, and under oath
described the system of graft by which
the poor fund was looted, was arraigned
to-day under three indictments charging
official malfeasance. Brown sought TO Sc
cure immunity by testifying against John
son. but the latter was acquitted by a
jury last night.
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BAKES DYNAMITE AND
EXPLOSION KILLS BABY
Michigan Farmer Places Explo-
sion in Oven and Wrecks
His Home.

OWOSSO, Mich, April 26.-Wiliam Fran
els was probably fatally injured. his baby
was killed and Mrs. Francis and two other
children badly hurt by an explosion of dyna-
mite that destroyed the Francis home near
Corunna, to-day. Francis had a quantity
of dynamite for use in blowing out stumps
and placed some of the explosive in the
oven of the stove to dry.
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NEGRO BROWNS WHILE
FLEEING FROM A POSSE
Vanderburg Farmers Engage in a
Man Hunt, Following Assault
on an Old Woman.
IDENTIFIED AS ASSAILANT
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 26.-Fifty
farmers engaged in a man-hunt four or
five miles below this city this afternoon.
Since the assault Mrs. Maria Brands.
an aged woman, last Saturday night, by a
negro, feeling against the negroes in that
neighborhood has been intense.
This afternoon two unknown negroes
were seen near the Brands home and a
posse of farmers quickly organized and
chased them for some distance. One of
them was pursued into a creek. where he
drowned. He was afterward identified as
the assailant of Mrs. Brands.
Late tonight the dead negro was identi-
fled as John Baker. of Hopkinsville. Ky.
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TWENTY UNION MEN
DEPORTED BY MILITIA
Sent to New Mexico for Violating
Martial Law in Col
OradO.

TRINIDAD. Col, April 26.-Under the
guard of a lieutenant and squad of
soldiers twenty men were tonight placed
on a special southbound train and, under
orders of Major Zeph HILL commanding
the military here. deported to New Mexico
All of the deported men were arrested dur
ing the past week for violation of martial
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RAILWAY STATION And
RECORDS ARE BURNED

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 26.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad Union Station was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000 to
100000 tonight. All the records of the
company, including highly valuable blue
prints, are included in the loss. The train
dispatcher's Office was destroyed. The fire
is supposed to have originated from crossed
electric wires in an elevator shaft on the
third floor.
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GROVER CLEUELAND
TO LECTURE ON RIOTS

PRINCETON. n. j., April 26.-Former
day that he would deliver Henry Staf-
ford LITTLE lecture" on public affairs on
May 2.>his subject being circumstances of
the Chicago Riots of 1894" The riots oc-
Cured in his second administration. The
lectureship was founded by Mr.. Little
Princeton "A. who died last Sunday and
Mr.. Cleveland, his personal friend, was ap-
pointed holder. Mr.. Cleveland has been un-
able to deliver lectures for the past two
years.
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FURTHER DETAILS OF
THE GEN-S4N AFFAIR

SEOUL. Monday. April 25-(Delayed in
Transmission. )-When the attack on Won
hn (Gen-San) was made this morning the
townspeoFle sought refuge I'm the hills and
the garrison prepared To resist "A possible
laQfinS party from three Russian cruisers
wnch were sighted In the ofIing and which
were expected 90 complete the ruthless de-
|etruction OF harmless craft. The destroyers.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL s.
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GALLON. o., April ga strike OF $50
employees of the Erie Railroad at this place
begun last Saturday and was settled to-day
by the discharge OF Objectionable en-
ploye. whom the men said was a spotter
Work has been resumed.
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Words Eloquent and ConViucing SOund the Begin
ming Qf tie Ftay--Holds Vast Cro7Od in
GRASP for OUer TagO Hours
ELECTORS AND THE BIG FOUR
George A. CUNNINGHAM and James d. Ohver are
Named--Both Senator'S, GOUe,uor and
Stare Chairman Chosen
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

Convention will be called to order
mt o o'clock a. m.
Report of the committee on Gre
dentials.
Report of committee on resolutions.
Adoption of platform.
Nomination of state ticket, begin
ming with Offices for which there are
no contests.
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SAN DOMINGO. Republic Of Santo Do
mingo, April 26.-United States Minister
Powell has notified the Dominican govern
ment that his government will recognize
the blockade OF the port OF Monte Cristi,
provided 1t Is effectiya.
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No Chnnge I'm Prices.

CINCINNATI. O.. April 26.-The semi
annual meeting of the, National Machine
Tool Manufacturers Association was held
here to-day. IL was decided to maintain
the. present schedule OF prices OF machine
tools.
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PARIS, April PA ,,liisspsatch to the
respondent says. "A;Sssfsx is current
here that Japan infeHsl3to occupy "A
portion of the FuI>iert dast opposite
Formosa with the osMSt, of prevent
g.
ing the Russian BaItifsg NadrOn pass
ing through the Formttsa strait,
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LIAO-YANG, April 26.-Between last
night and this morning the Japanese
forced N passage Of the Yalu, two
companies crossing between Tchang-
djiou and SinOpoussikhe. Heavy fir
Ing was heard near Tatung-kau, i'm
which il is believed the Japanese
made a feint i'm order to distract at
tention from the real point OF pas
sage. So far bridge spans the
river. Ii is believed the Russian fire
succeeded i'm destroying the floating
parts of the Japanese bridges.
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ST. PETERSBURG, April 26.-It is re-
ported that an attempt of the Jap
anese to cross the YaIu has been frus-
Jfrated.
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JAPANESE TRANSPORTS
CONVEYING 4,OOO MEN
SAID TO HAVE BEEN SUNK
Four Troopships Alleged to Have
Been Destroyed by the Vladi-
vostok Squadron.
FIGHT ON YALU RIVER
Passage of Stream Forced by Jap
anese After a Feint at An
other Point.
ALL DETAILS WITHHELD
ST. Petersburg Censors Would Not
Give Out Dispatches Received
Yesterday.
ALL DETAILS WITHHELD

PARIS, April 2..-The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Matin
says' 81 learn from a sure source
that the VIadivOstoS squadron yes
terday sank four Japanese transports
which were conveying 1900 men,"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-18

would have been avoided. They would
have learned that no such organization
as the BLACK Hand" ever existed;
that 1t was merely a fiction started
for political purposes. The fact is this
phrase so terrifying must thank for
its artificial life a conspiracy on the
part of the Spanish police and high
officials of the Spanish government of
thirty years ago.
The Black Hand" was first heard
of in 1874. In that year the news of
an organization of criminals named
La Mano Negra" and having vast
ramifeations had been discovered in
the south of Spain, made the rounds
of the European press. 1t was said
that the members, in carrying out its
purposes, robbed murdered and ap-
piled the torch in a most cruel and
merciless fashion, and that they could
be successfully dealt with only by the
most radical, repressive methods.
Wholesale imprisonments, numerous
death penalties and life sentences
were recommended.
In the past two years facts have
been brought to light which, it is
affirmed, show beyond doubt that this
was merely a false story circulated as
the first step in carrying out a pro-
gramme, then mapped out, for the
suppression of certain liberal and rev.
dictionary tendencies which had man
ifested themselves among labor organ
izstions in Spain in 1874.
In that year Castelar's republic
went under and Alphonse XII,
father of the present youthful King,
effected by a clever coup d'etat. So
cial unrest all over the country re-
suited from the reactionary measures
of the new government. This unrest
was especially prominent in the
southern province of Andalusia, where
famine had plunged into deep dis
tress the great working population, who
even in the most favorable years suf-
fered greatly under the injustice of
indecent land owners. Several cases
of violence that occurred occasioned
speech in the cortes by the late
Premier Sagasta, who recommended
that the malcontents be sternly SUI
pressed.
Since then the name "Mano Negra"
has been conveniently invoked by the
Spanish authorities in furtherance Of
their aims when anybody suspected
of liberal views figured in connection
with a murder. Crooks from the
southern countries of Europe, sojourn-
ing in foreign lands, have been quick
TO seize upon the use of the fearsome
name, and have extorted thousands
u uOlAdIS IIOIn lutlI IgIllCns
knowing them to be familiar with the
terrible reputation of the organization
of the Black Hand" and being them
selves desperate enough to commit
an occasional murder and shrewd
enough to leave some clue seeming to
indicate that the victim had incurred
the displeasure of the order by re-
fusing TO comply with their demands.
so as to keep up the reputation of the
name and make possible further
blackmailng under the same guize.
Now and then the Minneapolis police
have a crime TO investigate. or a COM
plant Of an Italian, which appears to
have some connection with secret
organization. and the Black Hand"
or the Malta" Is accused. But the
most work is done with the fiction
in the Eastern cities. where the Ital-
ians and Spanish population is larger
than in Minneapolis. w. p. NJ
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land that has been set aside for this
purpose. Here, indeed is the grave
yard of Frances past ambitions. One
stumbles upon the monuments of a
past which will forever live in the
memory of those in any way associat-
ed with the Isthmus Of Panama or
the canal. Millions upon millions of
useless, rotting, neglected property
stands exposed to the disintegrating
influences of the climate, sadly out
of date now and flt only for the Junk
pile, but teeming with memories and
possibilities of the glorious past.
There are miles upon miles OF steel
rails piled six feet high, sinking slow
ly into the soft soil, and rusting in the
moist atmosphere. Rows upon rows Of
car wheels are apparent on every side.
wheels which represent huge expendi-
lures but which were apparently sim
ply dumped there and never used. Iron
and steel buckets and scoops form an
army Of silent witnesses to mans folly
and wasteful extravaganza. Machine
shops, filled with huge steam ham,
mers and giant turning lathes for re-
pairing the machinery used in exca-
waiting, are falling apart by their own
weight. A dozen rows of locomotives
small i'm size and weight, and scarce
ly adapted to the work required OF
them-stand half-sheltered under sheds
that are themselves hardly able to
stand up under their aged and weak
ened rafters. Rust and decay are an
parent on these locomotives, as well as
upon all other articles Of use. and the
hand OF neglect appears stretched
over the whole length and breadth OF
the isthmus.
When the trade winds die out. and
the hot, sultry air OF the isthmus
ceases 20 move, "A white mist will
sometimes rise out Of the swelling
ocean, and hover like a fog over land
and sea. This white mist IL the pre-
cursor Of fever ana sickness. and those
~ the isthmus who know remain with.
IN doors, unwilling 10 meet the ghost
o. the ocean half way ln the early
days 81 the canal history. the white