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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-16
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK. March 15.-Arrived: Butcher
from Hamburg; Noordam, from Rotterdam
Kronprinz Wilhelm, from Bremen. Sailed
Kaiser Wilhelm III, for Bremen; LombarCja
Tor Italian ports; Aurania, for Liverpool
FALMOUTH. March 15-Arrived. Staten
dam, from Rotterdam and Bologne for
New York Geturned here with boiler dam
aged)
LIVERPOOL. March 15.-Sailed: Lake
Champain, for Halifax and St Johns N
B.; Saxonia, for Boston.
MALINHEAD. March 15-Passed: Rava-
rian. from st. Johns, n. B., and Halifax
for Liverpool
QUEENSTOWN March 15-Arrived.
Oceanic, from New York, for Liverpool. and
proceeded.
ST; MlCHAELS, March 15.-Sailed: Re-
public from Alexandria. for Boston.
SCILLY, March 15.-Passed: Marquette
from New York. for London.
ANTWERP. March i5.-sailed: switzer-
land, for Philadelphia.
NAPLES. March 15.-sailed: PaIatia,
for New York.
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IDLE IRON WORKERS
NAY RETURN TO WORK
American Company, in Conference
with Union Leaders, Submits
Proposition of Cut in Wages.

P1TTSBURG. Pa, March ia proposi-
ton has been submitted by the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company to the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and
Steel Workers. which, If accepted. will
give employment 10 thousands of idle union
sheet and tin plate workers. The offer
was the result OF a series of conferences
between officers of the company and the
Amalgamated Association and was made to-
day.
1t provides for a general reduction from
the association wage scale of 20 per cent
AID the company agrees to put all of its
idle plants in operation as soon as the as
ISOLATION accepts the terms
At the conference the manufacturers. IL
Is SAID, charged that number of indi-
Vldual manufacturers were violating the
wage agreement by accepting rebates
meeting of the general executive hoard
OF the Amalgamated Association to con-
slider the matter will be held here Thurs
day.
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WILL NOT GO TO MARS,
THE MOON OR CANADA
James ]. Hill Says the Northern
Securities Company Will Re-
main Here.
WILL CONFORM TO. LAW

NEW YORK, March 15.-James J. HILL
president of the Northern Securities Com
pany, gave out the following statement
to-day: Until the full official copies of the
opinions and decree of the Supreme Court
have been received and our attorneys have
had an opportunity to advise us as to our
course of procedure the officers of the
company can make no further announce
ment than to declare their purpose to
promptly and fully follow the law. as now
interpreted"
In regard to the report that the Northern
Securities Company of Canada was to be
the successor of the Northern Securities
Company of the United States. President
Hill was quoted to-day as saying
we have as much notion of incorpotat-
ing a company in Mars or the moon as in
Canada. We intend to conform with the
law"
Inc Northern Securities Company of Can
ada was granted a charter in 1902. It's
powers are very large and include the right
to buy, control and operate railways as
well as other enterprises both in Canada
and The United States. The directors
named in the bill of incorporation were
Canadians but it was reported at the time
mat JdIeS j. ftlll was interested. This,
however. is now denied. The charter is
still in existence, although no step has been
taken to operate it in CANADA.
A dispatch from Montreal saws: Vice
president of the Forget Heat. Light and
Power Company To-Day denied that he is
responsible for the statement that the
Northern Securities Company of Canada.
which was granted a charter by the Do
minion Parliament year or so ago. is
backed by the Hill interests, and is in
tended to replace the Northern Securities
company OF the United States He merely
recalled the fact that such a charter had
Deen obtained in Ottawa. He does not
think the two companies have any connec-
ton whatever
Inc adjourned annual meeting of the
Northern Pacific Railway was again adj
1ourned to-day until May H. no business
being transacted. Practically all of North
ern racine stock is owned by the Northern
securities Company, which has been en-
joined from voting this stock hence the
repeated adjournments
MT. Hill visited j. p Morgan i'm the fer
noon, and the two conferred for some time
Both declined to be interviewed but Mr.
Hill stated that there was nothing new
III the general situation. The strength and
activity of Erie stocks In the market re-
vived the old story of an entire boldinp
company to take over either Great Nortb
ern or Northern Pacific The story was
pronounced absurd by representatives ~
the Northern Securities Company
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DEATH IN EXPLOSION IN
TOY PISTOL CAPS PLANT
One Man and Two Boys Killed,
and Eight Persons Injured
at Chicago.
MAY BE. OTHER VICTIMS

CHICAGO, March l5-Three persons two
of them being boys. were killed and eight
other employees were injured to-day by an
pletely demolished the two-story brick
manufacturing plant of the Chicago Toy
Novelty Company, at Western avenue and
West Eighteenth street. The wrecked
building caught fire Immediately after the
explosion and the bodies OF the dead were
so badly burned and mangled that it was
impossible to recognize them except by
remnants of clothing. The building was
occupied by three firms, employing nearly
one hundred persons, and IL is believed
some others may have been killed but I'M
I'll the debris, which is piled twenty feet
high, can be cleared away the exact num-
Der of the dead cannot be ascertained.
The known dead: Harry Jordan, foreman,
blown through second-story window: body
found in prairie surrounding building. Alex
ander j. Wilnski. sixteen years old. blown
through window by explosion: body found
alongside that of Jordan Joseph Bendow-
sky, fourteen years old; burned to death in
building.
The injured: Frank Stuckzyowski legs
and head crushed; Peter Jacobson crushed
about head and abdomen; Elmer Wyck-
strom, severely burned about face and body;
Matilda Rosbrough, badly burned and body
crushed. rescued from building by firemen;
May Jordan, badly burned and bruised,
mentally unbalanced because of fright, res
cued by firemen; Charles Nelson crushed
about body and burned; Bernard Schaeffer,
burned and crushed about body; John Ad-
ans, burned and bruised.
1t Is not known what caused the explo-
sion, and so far as can be learned the COM
pany had no permit from the city for the
manufacture or storing of explosives. The
caps were of paper and contained a compo-
sition of chloride of potash, phosphorus and
anthony.
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block coal district worked diligently with
the men 20 induce them 10 vote against
strike and the result of their efforts is
seen IN the returns so far as reported,
which indicate that the district Is over
whelmingly I'm favor of remaining at work.
with small reduction OF wages A very
heavy vote was polled. though the voting
did not begin till O'Clock this afternoon
The vote of Brazil ia for and %
against accepting the operators ultimatum.
Two locals in the northern part of the
county. where the feeling was thought to
be decidedly against accepting the PROPOSE
ton. gave big majorities i'm favor of sign
ing the scale. and the Knightsville local
also voted to accept the compromise propo-
sitiOn.
James McClelland. a prominent coal op-
orator here and member OF the national
scale committee. says he is of opinion that
four-fifths of the miners of the block coal
district Will vote in favor of signing the
two year scale at small reduction. Bust
ness men are eagerly awaiting the outcome.
as many improvements that were contem-
plated will not be made in case of a strike.
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Primary Debate mt Franklin.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, March 15-The Debat-
ing Club of Franklin College held its first
preliminary contest this afternoon i'm the
Periclesian Literary Hall. There were ten
contestants who spoke on different phases
OF the immigrant question. which will be
the subject for discussion in the Franklin
Eanoved debate. The following were award
ed the first six places: Arnold y. Hail.
Mark Miller. n. II. Pritchard. Roy Nichols
Charles Pewett and Harry Thompson. The
three debaters who will make up the team
will be chosen from these six.
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STRIKERS ATTACK NON
UNION MEN IN STREET

NEW YORK, March 15-Five hundred
members of the House Wreckers' and Sec
ond-hand Building Material Handlers
Union, Local 9e59, went on strike to-day
against Meyer Holman. the S. w. Segrift
jr., Company and the ID. w. Green Com
pany, dealers in secondhand building ma
terials. The three companies refused to
renew their signature to the agreement
which the union signed last year.
Several times to-day trucks in charge Of
nonunion men were attacked. Two men in
charge of one of the Segrift Company's
trucks were dragged from it and beaten
Officers of the different companies accom-
panied the trucks on subsequent trips and
were not molested
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, March 15.-Byron V.
Kanaley, vice president of the Interstate
Oratorical Association, to-day notified Earl
ham. College that all negotiations pending
in reference to the transfer of the contest
from Notre Dame University to Earlham
are off and that the contest will be held at
Notre Dame on May 4, as originally an
nounced. Mr.. K.naley does not state
whether Luther NJ. Feeger, of Earlham,
Indianas representative, will be allowed to
deliver his Grafton on ''Gustavus Adolphus'
not. 1t because of the alleged at
tack on Catholicism in this grafton that
the matter came up in the first place.
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An ordinance providing for lowering the
bridge across the canal at Holton place. as
asked for in a petition presented to the
Board of Works by II. A. Beck and others
week before last. will be drawn by City At
torney Warrum for presentation at an early
meeting of the City Council.
The petition was referred to the CITY en-
efneer for his accommodation and he
urged the lowering of the bridge, represent
ing that the need was urgent His let
ter has bseh sent TO the attorney by the
be prepared covering the case.
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WOMAN HELD FOR THE
MURDER OF HER BABY

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.,, March ia cor
oners jury to-day returned verdict hold
ing Gusta Simek, aged twenty-one, on a
charge of having killed her baby The
woman came from Bohemia and has only
been in this country a short time The
members OF the family with whom she was
living here discovered her poking the
kitchen stove and upon investigation found
the half-charred remains of the baby
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gates from this county will vote in favor
or reduction. The preponderance of senti-
ment seemed to be against a strike.
ILLINOIS MINERS ARE
AGAINST THE CUT

ST. LOUIS. March 15.-Returns from the
Illinois coal fields on the proposition voted
on by the miners as to whether to accept
a reduction are as follows:
Breese. Union No. 81 for reduction.
10: against, 211. Union No. 765, for.
137; against, IS. Moweaqua. against re-
duction by large majority. Sandoval. for.
116; against. 40. Pinckneyville. to accept
cut. Marissa. for. 25S; against, 30. Trenton,
for. 23l; against. 20. New Baden, for. s.:
against. 22o. Germantown, for, 10; against,
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Local Observations on Tuesday.

Bar. Their. r. III. Wind Weather. Pre-
a. m. $500 Is s. West. Cloudy. OO4
Up. m .3O.2S 81 81 West. Cloudy. T
Maximum temperature, 81: minimum tenn
pera.ure, "a
Comparative statement of mean temnera-
ture and total precipitation on March X.
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EVEN BREAK IN
DANHILLE FIELD

Special 10 the Indiana polls Journal.
DANNILLE, ILL.,, March 15.-Returns from
the miners voting to-day on the strike
proposition are coming in slowly. West
vile voted for strike by 1,197 TO 35l. Fair
mont voted by a majority of three against
q strike. The big local has not yet been
counted. There are thirty-three locals in
the district, and all cannot be heard from
Tonight Local mine leaders think il will
De an even break in this sUbdistrict on the
strike question
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STRIKE FAVORED IN
PIKE md WARRICK

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BOONyILI4E. Ind. March 1.-THE min
ers of this place, about one thousand in
number. to-day voted on the strike ques-
ton The result IS not yet known. Many
OF the miners who have had steady work
have been complaining the hours of labor
were too many. 1t is believed the men
employed by the T. ID. Scales Company
voted against a strike.
PETERSBURG. Ind, March 15.-The
miners here voted on the strike question to-
day, q favoring the reduction offered by
the operators and Al voting for a strike.
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DEATH OF DIR. GELS
STAYS MURDER TRIAL

BY the death of DR.. John +. Gels, the
State lost its strongest witness against
James O'Leary, charged with the murder of
his wife. O'Leary was arraigned in Police
Court yesterday and the case was con-
tinued until March % because of the abb
sence of his attorney, who is out of the city
on business.
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HORSE TRADER CHARGED
WITH ENLIGHTENMENT
German Repents of Bad Bargain,
but Fails to Get Return of
Money.

Charles Stewart, a horse trader, was ar
rested last night charged with embezzle-
ment. Stewart traded team of horses to
German taking another team and $50.
The German became dissatisfied and traded
the horses back to Stewart, leaving him the
money. The Germans wife insisted that he
get the sum, and when Stewart refused to
return the money had him arrested.
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RUSSIA TO BE SUBJECT
OF GRIFFITHSS LECTURE

Some Impressions of Russia will be
the subject of lecture by John l.. Grit
fths at the German House Sunday evening
at D. m. This lecture is one of a series
arranged by the Socialer Turnverien which
has been both interesting and Instructive
A cordial invitation is extended to all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-16
IRE FILED IN
MARCUM DAMAGE SUIT

WINCHESTER, KY, March Ex-senator
Alex. Hargis. Judge James Hargis. b. F.
French and Ed Callahan have filed sep
arate answers TO the damage suit for $780,
900 filed by the widow and infant child of
James b. Marcum.
The defendants deny the Jurisdiction of
the court, as the killing was in Breathitt
county, and also deny the charge of con-
spiracy TO kill Marcum.
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THREE MEN KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK

SHERBROOKE, Quebec, March ia
collision between Canadian Pacific and Bos-
ton & Maine freight trains occurred to-day
near Dennoxville. The dead: Engineer Fol-
som. Fireman Bernard and Brakeman Con-
sin. all of the Boston & Maine crew En-
gineer Plante. OF the Canadian Pacific train.
was badly hurt
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SUES BECAUSE 4 CAR
WAS NOT STOPPED

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind, March 15.-Bertha A.
Scott has sued the Indianapolis, Columbus
Southern Traction Company for 5000
damages. On Jan. 10 she went to Indanap-
oils and in the evening attempted TO stop a
car a the McCarty-street crossing to re-
turn home. She alleges that the car was
not stopped in response to her signals, and,
as a consequence, she had to stand in the
rain holding her baby for an hour waiting
for another car. The exposure is said to
have caused extended sickness.
Laura Newman has filed similar charges
against the company and also demands
5000
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Echo of Bank Failure.

The creditors of Kinney & Co., of Angola.
yesterday filed an amended bill in the
United States District Court in their case.
in which they are trying to collect $4,000
for Mrs. Maud Teal, of Toledo, left her as
the heir of Peter W. Russell. Russell was
the silent partner of Kinney & Co. who
ward and left his estate of 5000 TO Mrs
Teal The creditors now demand that this
estate be applied to the debts of the part
nerShiD.
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PRISONER ADMITS HE'S Il
HOBO, And IS GLAD OF IT

Patrolmen Hillmon and Paulsell yesterday
afternoon arrested q typical hobo for
drunkenness.
What's your NAME" demanded Turnkey
Long.
"Shush Johnny on the road, hobo, an
glad of it," was the answer. He was
slated without his name.
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OF LIGHT
BRIGADE PASSES AWAY

NEW LONDON. Conn. March 15.-Wn-
liam +. Miller. who claimed TO be a survivor
of the light brigade which made the famous
charge at Balaklava in 1854. is dead AT his
residence in Groton. He was born in Scot
land In 1898. lie served in the United States
navy during the civil war
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Pennsylvania IS
STRONG FOR PEACE

ALTOONA, Pa, March 15.-The miners
OF the Central Pennsylvania bituminous
neld to-day voted on the referendum sub
mitted by the indianapolis convention and
cast their ballots almost unanimously for
peace District President Patrick Gilday
said tonight that while the vote was secret
he was reasonably certain that 50 per cent
cast their ballots against the strike and
stood by National President Mitchell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-16
GAMERS OF INDIANA
HERE FOR CONVENTION
1heater Is Meeting Place for Dele
gates After First Days SeS-
sion at English.

An evening at English's Opera House as
the guests of ]. M. Payer & Son. of this
city, ended the first day of the convention
of the Indiana Gamers Association at the
Hotel English yesterday. Very little inn
portant business was brought before the
members of the association. The annual
election was held in the afternoon, the Off
GERS elected being: President, William
Futz, Crothersville; vice president, Ed
ward Tuhey, Muncie; secretary and treas
urer, b. r. Pratt, CLAW City
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SCALDED BY COFFEE.
Child Is Fatally Burned Through
an Accident Of Mother.

Clyde Myers, one year old, died Monday at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Myers, 81 Bloomington street. from
burns received when the mother accident
ally spilled the contents of a coffee pot on
the little one Sunday. The mother at
tempted to lift the pot containing coffee
from the stove when she tripped and the
boiling coffee was thrown on the baby.
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Big Majority for Reduction.

WHEELING, w. Va. March 15-while
the result of the voting on the proposition
to accept the reduction of the coal operators
was not disclosed by the officials of the
mine workers, the best information obtain
able tonight indicates that 30 per cent of
the 1900 miners within radius of twenty
proposition
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Died After An Operation.

CHICAGO, March 15-Caotain Robert
Smith widely known commander of the
whaleback passenger steamer Christopher
Columbus, is dead at hospital here. the
result of an operation for the removal of
an exophthalmic goitre. Although the oper-
alton upon Captain Smith seemed TO be en-
tirely successful. a sudden tightening of
the chords I'm his neck forty-eight hours
later caused choking and death Captain
Smith was forty-four years old.
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The Indianapolis Creamery Company.
found guilty in Police Court on three
charges OF evasion of the city pure milk
laws, and appealing each one of the three
cases to the higher court, will be again
made defendant in another case of like
character. Milk Inspector Helm yesterday
filed affidavit against the company charg-
ing il with selling skinned and watered
milk and arrest of the proprietor or man
agsr of the company VIII follow
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Infanticide Case Called.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, March 15.-The
case of William Sanders. who is charged
with being implicated in the murder of the
infant child of Eva Cochran. was called
in court this morning, most of the day be-
ing taken up in the selection of jury.
Late in the afternoon a few witnesses were
brought TO the stand. These were persons
who rescued the child from the vault be-
fore its death.
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Baron Won Sternberr III,

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Baron Won
Sternburg is suffering from a severe cold
WHICH has settled in his eyes The doctor
has urged him to give his eyes complete
rest and IL may be necessary for him TO
abandon his trip TO Chicago this week
where he was 10 address a distinguished
gathering or German scholars at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
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Illinois Against strike.

E CARBONDALE,, ILL.,. March 15.--The min
ers of southern Illinois were idle to-day.
Reports received from practically the en-
tire field, except the counties of Hamilton
and Johnson. indicate that the rank and
hle of the men against strike.
A summary of the vote will show that on
the question Of the acceptance of the new
scale so per cent. of the men would accept
the operators ultimatum
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Negro Education Bill Is Dead

JACKSON. Miss, March 15.-The lower
House INDUCED to-day in a spirited de-
bate on the veto of Governor Vardaman
of the bill for an appropriation for the ben
eIlt of negro EDUCATION. The motion to pass
the Dill over the Governors veto lost
by vote of 81 TO IS, seventy-two votes
being required. The bill. therefore is dead.
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CITIZENS LEAGUE WILL
PLAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Members Are Entertained at the
Columbia Club, Where Aims
Are Discussed.

DR.. George e. Hunt entertained the six
members of the executive committee of
the Citizens League at a banquet at the
Columbia Club last night. No business of
public interest was transacted, but il was
decided best to lay plans at once in antici-
patton of the coming campaign.
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Daviess Miners Favor Strike.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind, March 1.-THE
miners OF Daviess county this afternoon
voted against the acceptance of the pro-
posed reduction in wages, as follows
Local No. 1864 voted 50 against, Al for:
Local No. 9i2. at Montgomery. 133 against.
50 for; Wheatland Local, % against, is
for.
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MINERS OF MICHIGAN
FAVORED ACCEPTANCE

BAY CITY, Mich. March ia report
that is being generally accepted here. COM
ing from reliable source. Is to the effect
that to-day vote of the miners of the
Saginaw valley on the proposition SUBJ
mltted by the operators at the Indianapolis
convention was two to one in favor of ac-
ceptance.
The vote will not be given out until aft
er 1t is counted at national Headquarters