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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
CANAL COMMISSIONERS
IN HANDS OF THE SENATE
President Sends Their Nomina-
tons, with Some Others, for
Confirmation.
WALKER IS CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e-The President
sent TO the Senate the following nominal
tions: Chairman of the isthmian canal
commission, Rear Admiral John G. Walker,
u. s. N. retired. District OF Columbia:
members OF the isthmian commission, Maj.
Gen. George w. Davis, U. S. A, retired,
District OF Columbia: william II. Burr.
New York; Benjamin NJ. Harrod. Louisiana;
Carl Ewald Grunsky. California; Frank J..
Hecker, Michigan; William Barclay Par
sons, New York.
Navy Commander-Lieut. Commander
William G.. Cutler.
Agent for the Indians of the Kiowa
Agency, Oklahoma-Lieut Col. James F.
Randlett. U. S. A, retired. California
The commission constituted by the
President is essentially a body of engineers,
guiShed themselves in engineering works.
The law under which the commission was
created provided that four of the members
should be skilled In the science of engineer
the commission who may be classed as dis
tinctly business man. He is a man of
large affairs and during the Spanish-Amer-
lean war served the government as direc-
tor OF transportation.
Rear Admiral Walker has been identified
with the government investigation OF 18TH
milan canal routes for many years and is
regarded as the best informed man in
the country on that subject.
ARRANGEMENTS already have been made for
an early visit TO the Isthmus of Panama
the commission as body Will go to Pana-
ma within a month. Preliminary work
Will be begun immediately
The Senate, IN executive session. to-day
referred 10 the committee on interoceanic
canals the nominations for positions on the
tsthmian canal commission.
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BIG CROWD GATHERS
FOR THE CONVENTION

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 29.-All day long
the delegates TO the district convention
which will be held here tomorrow, have
been dropping in, and the st. Denis, which
is Republican headquarters is a very busy
place tonight. The convention tomorrow
is for the purpose of selecting two delegates
to the national Republican convention and
two alternates. A presidential elector for
the Fourth district also will be selected. A
large number of prominent Republicans
from all over the district are here tonight
and the situation is being thoroughly
canvassed so that there will be no hitch
when the convention comes to order in the
morning. There is apt to be merry race
for the positions as delegates to the ma
uonal convention, as j. M. Bauer of Law
rencehurg, and Capt. 7. b. Wood, of Frank
lin, are not the only men who want the
places. Both Wood and Bauer are having
opposition in their own counties, and Louis
Tracy, of Whiteland, seems to have a good
following. A delegation from Johnson
county arrived here this evening to work up
the Tracy boom. j. NJ. Bauer finds opposi-
ton at Aurora, the home of Joseph Small.
The delegation from the county has been
Instructed to vote for both Small and
Bauer and each will receive the votes of
his own vicinity. The convention will be
called to order In the morning at the city
hall by William Z. Springer chairman of
the Fourth district. There will be both
number of the candidates for state offices
are expected to be here the convention will
take the form of love feast after the
business is finished.
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WAR DEBATE IS CUT
OFF BY DEPUTIES
French House Refuses to Support
an Interpolation by Very
Large Majority.

PARIS, Feb. 29.-There was an exciting
debate in the Chamber of Deputies to-day
on the proposed Interpolation of Firman
Faure (Nationalist on the measures the
minister of marine proposed TO adopt to as
sure the national defenses. The deputy Bit
terly assailed Marine Minister Pelletan and
sought to open the entire question of the
Russo-Japanese war. Premier Combes in
sisted that the Interpolation be postponed.
He declared the navy was ready to fulfill
every requirement. The government he
added, assumed full responsibility for this
declaration. AS IL was a question beyond
that which any minister could answer
he asked for a postponement, not through
any fear of the results, but because the op-
position was trying TO force debate on
the entire range of exterior questions.
During the debate NJ. Juarez (Socialist)
caused a commotion by shouting to NJ.
Ribot (the former prenier): DO you want
to declare WARP
The Interpolation finally adjourned
by 32S TO 261 votes. This unusual govern
ment majority is regarded being favor
able to the avoidance of war debate.
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END OF A HARD FIGHT
BRINGS CONFIDENCE TO
RIVALS IN THE EIGHTH
Both Cromer and Dunlap Express
Belief in Success in To-Day's
Nominating Primary.
CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES
Cromer Declines to Talk, but His
Friends Are Confdent-Dun-
lap Men Make Estimates.
pecial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 29.-On the eve of
the hardest congressional contest the
Eighth district has ever known the inter-
est In this city is intense. For the fourth
time Congressman @. w. Cromer, of this
city, is candidate for denomination. Gro
mer controls the majority of county organi-
cations but he is handicapped by the pri-
mary method. However, his friends here are
backing him for any amount to win In a
local poolroom tonight odds of to l
that Cromer would win were posted, to 4
was offered that Dunlap would not carry
a single county in the district. The fight
is thought to be practically between Madi-
son and Delaware counties. The other
counties will divide pretty evenly.
Cromers friends claim he will carry the
district by $500. The congressman was
asked tonight of the prospects. He said
that he never talked for the papers. He
did say that he was working hard and
was willing to wait the outcome.
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SELF-DEFENSE PLEA
BY DEWEY WITNESS
Testimony at Norton, Kan, that
the Berrys Fired the First Shot
in the Fight Last June.

NORTON, Kan. Feb. 29.-When the trial
of Chauncey Dewey, William ]. Mcbride
and Clyde Wilson, for the murder of Bur-
chard Berry, was resumed to-day, Wilson
took the stand and testified that the Berrys
had fired the first shot in the fatal fight
last June, at the Berry ranch. Wilson said
he had gone to Mrs. Berry and asked per-
mission to take the tank which Dewey had
purchased. She gave her consent and Will
son started toward the tank. Beach and
Burchard Berry then rode up and one of
the Berrys said: You fellows will not
take anything from here" at the same
time making a movement toward the
Dewey crowd.
Dewey cried: stop Stop right there"
The Berrys drew their pistols and fired
and the Dewey party returned the fire in
self-defense.
James Irmentrout testified that while the
Dewey men were loading the tank in their
wagon Daniel Berry walked up to Chauncey
Dewey and said: go your length, Dewey;
you have pretty near got there"
The three Berry boys rode up at that
moment and the firing began.
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PRELIMINARY STEPS FOR
CHICAGO CONVENTION
Architects Plans for Seating the
Delegates in the Coliseum
Building Approved.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Preliminary ac-
ton toward the preparation of the Coli
scum building in Chicago for the meeting of
the national Republican convention in June
was taken to-day. when acting Chairman
Payne, Senator Scott, Secretary Dover and
Sergeant-at-arms Stone. of the national Re-
publican committee on arrangements. APP
proved the architects plan for seating the
delegates in the vast hall.
This action followed the favorable report
on the matter by a subcommittee, which
made a visit to Chicago and conferred with
the local committee on arrangements from
that city. Various other matters of de-
tail were disposed of.
The press arrangements, 1t is announced,
will be in the hands of Harry S. New, who
will have the cooperation of Major John
NJ. Carson. the chairman of the standing
committee of Washington correspondents
in the work to be done.
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NEW BATTLESH|PS WILL
HAVE TORPEDO TUBES
Board of Construction Had De-
cided to Omit Them Until
Secretary Moody Protested.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Important 20
the efficiency of the American navy, was
the action of Secretary Moody to-day IN
signing the order for the equipping OF the
eighteen battleships and armored cruisers,
now building. with submerged torpedoes-
The board on construction recently decided
to omit torpedo tubes from all battleships
There was such protest, however, from
many officers in the navy that. at the in
stance of the secretary. the board recon-
sidered its decision. IL is believed that the
torpedo tubes with which the Japanese
battleships are equipped are responsible for
the damage 10 the Russian battleships In
the Port Arthur day attack, as the Rus
sian vessels were hit below the water line
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PHILIPPINE BONDS MAY
Be EXEMPT FROM TAXES
Necessary to Issue Them in Order
to Continue Work of Inter
nal Improvement.
NO DEBT ON ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29-Representative
Cooper, of Wisconsin, introduced bill to-
day amending in several important ways
the act providing a civil form of govern
ment for the Philippines. The bill was
prepared by Secretary Taft. It's first pro-
vision is that all bonds issued by the gov
eminent of the Philippines shall be ex-
empt from taxation either by the govern
ment of the United States or the govern
ment of the Philippines. Five per cent.
bonds TO the amount of 100000 are au-
thorized for public improvements in the
Philippines. These bonds are to be ap-
proved by the President and secretary of
war and are to be used to provide for port
and harbor works, roads, bridges, provin-
cial and municipal schools, courthouses and
penal institutions. Five per cent. municipal
bonds also are authorized to carry on murdc-
ipal improvements, such bonded indebted
ness of any one municipality not to exceed
10 per centum of the assessed valuation of
property in such municipality.
Secretary Taft was impelled to ask Con-
gress for authority to issue bonds by rea-
sons of the fact that the current receipts
of the islands have been falling off lately,
the loss last month being $20O, 900, and either
important improvements must cease or some
part of their cost be placed upon posterity.
Extensive work of internal improvement
has been going on in the islands for the
past four years. All of these works, build
ing the breakwaters and docks, the con-
struction of roads, the erection of school
houses and bridges, in fact, all sorts of
necessary work to develop the islands perm
anently have been paid for by the Philip
pine government out of the cash receipts;
not one cent of Indebtedness has been in
Cured. In fact, the islands have no bonded
debt in the actual sense of debt, for the
certificates that have been sold in reality
were to create reserve funds in the case OF
the currency and were issued to pay for
the friars' lands They are based on the
value of the lands themselves, which are
held as security for their redemption.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
SENATORIAL TILT OVER
ARCHITECTURAL FAULTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The architec-
tural changes made in the White House
were the subject of a large share of to-
days discussion in the Senate and they
were generally criticised as falling far
short of the improvements which should
have been secured with $500 900 appropriated
for the purpose. The discussion arose in
connection with the consideration of the
bill providing for the erection of a build
ing for the Joint use of the Departments of
State, Justice, and Commerce and Labor.
Consideration of the bill was not con-
cluded.
Mr. Gallinger alluded to the White House
changes, saying that that work had been
in the hands of an architect of great repu-
tation. He said that, as a result of his
efforts. part of the executive mansion had
been spoiled and that the Office of the
President was an eyesore and not mt TO &C
commodate a Second-class lawyer or doc
tor
AIRY man walking by the White House
and looking at this excrescence," he said,
could not do otherwise than regret that
the plans had not been supplied by some
architect from a country town in New
Hampshire or Missouri
Mr.. Tillman styled the Presidents office
as abortion and the Washington post
office an abomination.
Mr.. Newlands said that the architect had
to decide whether to preserve the original
character Of the White House or TO alter
the character at that building.
Mr.. Hale expressed the opinion that il the
Senate committee had not guarded the de-
signs of the old building the White House
would have been stripped, dismantled.
changed, prevented and practically de-
stroyed."
Mr. Bailey called attention to the neces-
! city for an office building for the use of SEN
ators, saying that the Senate annex was so
unsafe that senators were not allowed to
carry books to their rooms In that build
ing. He thought a safe building for senate
| the most urgent building need of the gov
| eminent, and said il was an outrage that
| no better provision was made for them.
| to the Senate be constructed like that 20
| the White House and this suggestion
/ brought from Mr.. Bacon the sarcastic re-
| mark that the country could better afford
/ TO take a risk on the lives OF senators than
| TO duplicate the White House addition.
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MEETING OF COUNTY
CHAIRMEN CALLED
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb. 29.-Elam Neal, Re-
publican chairman of the Eleventh district
has issued a call for a meeting of the
county chairmen of the district 10 be held
in Marion on Wednesday. The session will
be held i'll the parlors of the Spencer
House. In the meeting there will be John
NJ. Johnson, of Cass; John f. Lawrence
of Miami; John Dicken, of Wabash; John
S. Glenn, of Huntington: W. A. Curry, OF
BlacEford and Charles M Ratliff, OF
Grant, besides District Chairman Elan
Neal.
At the meeting Wednesday the date and
place for holding the congressional conven-
ton will be named. The feeling among
Marion politicians is that the convention
will not be long delayed, and that the date
will fail late in March, somewhere between
the oath and 18th.
WABASH, Ind, Feb. 29-It is stated au-
thoritatively that DR.. Charles H. Good, OF
Warren, who was a candidate for Congress
two years ago. will not allow his name tc
be used this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
STATE DELEGATES
FROM WAYNE COUNTY
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 29.-The Repub-
licans of Wayne county have chosen the
following delegates to the state convention:
W. A. Bond, Henry w. Deuker, Henry c.
Starr, j. p. Tiff, John H. Taylor, A c.
Huey, Thomas r. Jessup, Joseph l.. Smith,
William H. Cook. Edgar M. Haas, A. NJ.
Gardner. r. E. Kirkman, Harry Meefs,
J. c. Harrell. DR.. M. w. Yancer, John
Macy, Junius 3. Knipe. Peter Zehring. Lin
coin Hebble, Linus Meredith, Walter S.
Commons, William Roller, Albert Ander-
son. John w. Leavell. Joshua b. Cheno-
weth, Charles Galloway.
Delegates TO the district convention:
Frank c. Cloud. Frank NJ. Lamb, David
Hoover, Thomas Pyle. Albert Kienzie. Wal
ter McConaha, Louis A. Knopf, Charles
Dunn. Byram Robbins, Hiram Moss, j. A
Spe kenhier. w. c. Converse, o. A. Left
wick, Henry Kehlenbridnk. William ].
Roads. James r. Hart. /. NJ. Ridenour,
George NJ. Guyer. Senford Hennins.
Thomas Mertz, William Robbins, Charles
Harris, Josiah Reynolds, w. A. Coins
Fred Dryer, Frank NJ. Lamb.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
ENTIRE BODY OF MOROS
DESTROYED IN FIGHT
Hassan, the Leader, Escaped, but Is
Located-General Wade Tells
of Americans Wounded. >
A CASE OF RETRIBUTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-General Wade.
in a cablegram TO the War Department.
dated Manila, yesterday. advises the de-
partment or a report of General Wood con-
corning an engagement at Jolo. on the
18th inst. with the remnants OF Hassan's
Gotta Moros. The American expedition was
in charge of Major Hugo l.. Scott During
the fight. General Wood states. firing twice
was stopped to give the Moros chance to
surrender. but they declined. The entire
body, he adds. with the exception of Has
san. is either dead captured. and Hassan
is located.
In addition to Lieutenant West. the fol-
lowing also were wounded: Hurlbut.
Troop 1, Fourteenth Cavalry, right side;
Hinderer. Troop /, Fourteenth Cavalry.
shoulder; White. Eighteenth Battery Field
Artillery. right knee; Galloway, Troop NJ.
Fourteenth Cavalry. right arm: Cox.
Eighteenth Battery. field artillery. shoulder;
Hanifan. Troop X. Fourteenth Cavalry.
thigh; slight. Friendly Dattos. General
Wade states, assisted the troops in the at
tack.
1t is said at the War Department that
this destruction of Hassans band is a case
of retributive justice. Major Scott suffered
at the hands of this fanatical Moro. The
chief enticed the major off into the jungle.
pretending TO be friendly and in ambush
shot him. Since that time Major Scott has
been on his trail and now has destroyed
his band. Hassan. who was priest, Is one
of the irrecOncilables. When the navy
was making some surveys a year ago OF
the coast of Jolo, Hassan construed the
setting up of survey marks as an act OF
hostility and attacked the troops. He came
into General Summers headquarters under
summons but made his escape and ever
since has been at war. His band IL be-
lieved TO have numbered about COO and IL
entirely destroyed. as the cablegram re-
ports. the battle must have been OF some
proportions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
SOUTH CAROLINA LOSES
SUIT FOR LIQUOR TAXES
Chief Justice in Court of Claims
Decides State Cannot Recover
Moneys Paid.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-In the United
States Court of Claims the chief justice
announced in the case of the State of
South Carolina against the United States to
recover various sums paid by the State of
South Carolina as special taxes for the sale
of liquors in the State at the various dis
pensaries by the officials in charge of these
dispensaries, that the petition of the State
OF South Carolina was dismissed and that
the opinion would be handed down to-mor-
row.
This is one of the most important cases
that has come before Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue Yerkes for decision since
he has been in office. The State of South
Carolina made claim before him for the
refund of these taxes upon the ground that
the State dispensary law was constitutional
as decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States and that the collection of
these taxes was in reality tax levied upon
the State officials and therefore upon the
exercise of a governmental function and
power The commissioner rejected the claim
and suit was then brought in the Court of
Claims and by its decision Mr.. Yerkes is
sustained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
SUPREME COURT ORDERS
JOHN TURNER RELEASED
Hearing to Ascertain if He Is An
archist to Take Place April 4
TO Lecture in Meantime.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-In the Supreme
Court of the United States to-day an order
was issued for the release of John Turner
on bail, and setting the hearing of his case
by the court for April next.
Turner is a British subject who was
taken into custody upon arrival in New
York last October on the charge of being
an Anarchist and his deportation ordered
lie was detained at Ellis island and in
stituted habeas corpus in the Circuit Court
for the Southern district of New York
His petition for writ was denied, and he
brought the case TO the Supreme Court 1t
is claimed on behalf of Turner that he is
only theoretical Anarchist. He came to
the United states 10 engage in lecturing
and writing.
The application for release on bail was
partly 10 permit Turner to fill lecture en-
gagements in other countries
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.STARKE DEMOCRATS
EFFECT ORGANIZATION
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KNOX, Ind, Feb. 29.-Democrats of
Stark county met in mass convention here
to-day and effected the county organiza-
ton. George Rogers, of Knox, was elected
chairman; Henry E. White. Knox, secre-
tary, and Frank l.. Brown, Knox, treasurer.
Delegates were selected to the state con-
gressional, senatorial and judicial conven-
tions and were uninstructed. The state
delegates are Morgan Welsh, ]. r. Abner,
John r. Byrnes, Edward Lintz, b. ID. l..
GlaZebrook, W. p. Stanton and J. A. Chit
tick. The convention strongly Endorsed
Heart for President. District Chairman
James G. Fletcher announced that the
Thirteenth district convention would not
be held until after the national convention
at ST. Louis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-01
BILL TO ENCOURAGE
AMERICAN SHIPPING

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Patter-
son introduced bill to-day providing that
a rebate OF per cent. shall be made on all
articles imported into the United States
from foreign countries in vessels of the
United States where the specific and ad
valorem duties amount to less than Is per
cent. OF the value of the articles and a re-
bate of 10 per cent where such duties
amount 10 more than Is per cent of the
value. To increase the number of Amer
lean registered vessels the bill provides
that for three years foreign vessels may
be admitted 10 American register on the
payment or tonnage tax ranging from 81
To 81 per gross tonnage and measurement
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 29.-The friends
of NJ. M. Dunlap are confident he will be
nominated for Congress at Tomorrow
primary. They feel sure that Mr.. Dunlap
will carry Randolph by at least 500. Wells
by 200, Jay by 200 and concede Adams to
Cromer by not more than 100.
Bets were made to-day in Anderson that
Dunlap would get out of these four coun-
ties at least 500 majority. The fight will
be between Madison and Delaware. Mr..
Dunlap claims Madison county by 1900,
and bets are made that he Will carry IL
by 1900. He comedies Delaware to Cromer
by not moro than loo
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LYNCHEHAUN CASE
COMES UP ON APPEAL
Supreme Court Has Set the Hear
ing for April As Case For
merly Heard in Indianapolis.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-The Supreme
Court to-day set the case of Petit VS..
Waishe for hearing on April 4. Walshe is
q British subject and the proceeding I'm his
case is In the nature of an action to Sc
cure extradition. The charge against him
is that. while going under the name of
Lynchehaun In Ireland, the man committed
arson and also that he murderously as
saulted woman landlord
The warrant for his arrest was issued i'm
New York and was served In Indiana
Walshe resisted this proceeding and was
released by Judge Baker of the TJnited
States District Court for the district of In
diana United States Marshal Petit ther
appealed the case to this court II Is
claimed on Washes behalf that the chareo
against him is a political offense and there
fore IL Is not extraditable
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FUNERAL 1T KEEL OF
LITTLE PRINCE HENRY

KEEL, Germany. Feb. 29.-Lieutenant
Commander Potts. the United States naval
attache at Berlin. represented the United
States embassy at the funeral Of little
Prince Henry. youngest OF Prince
Henry OF Prussia. who died here Friday,
I'm the chapel OF the castle. to-day. Emperor
William the Grand Duke OF Hesse and the
Princess of Battenberg were present. Prince
and Princess Henry were deeply affected.
President Roosevelt cabled his condolences
to Prince and Princess Henry.