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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
LOCATION OF TROOPS As
GIVEN BY RUSSIANS

ST. PETERSBURG, May 13.-Much un-
certainty exists here as to exactly what is
occurring in the theater of war. as much
in regard to the Russian movements as to
those of the enemy General Kuropatkin's
plans are most carefully guarded. Although
he is believed to be concentrating troops
near Lao-Yang, very little actual informa-
ton on the subject is obtainabe. The
general impression, however, Is that heavy
lighting will occur within a fortnight.
Advices received by the general staff in
dicate that the Japanese are pushing the
campaign in southern Manchuria with
great energy. The rainy season, which
will render the roads almost impossible,
begins in six weeks. and the latest belief
here is that the enemy hopes to make his
position secure by a decisive engagement
before the rains set in. The army organ
believes that at least eight divisions of the
enemy not counting 10000 men in the low
er part of the Liao-Tung peninsula, are in
southern Manchuria. AS to the force adj
vancing along the littoral from the Yalu.
where it is said another army is landed.
information is very incomplete.
The three divisions of General Kuroki's S
army separated at Feng- Wang-Cheng Ac-
cording to the reports of the Russian
scouts, 10000 infantry, with forty guns, and
1.5OO cavalry moved north to Samatzy.
where they could strike either Mukden or
Liao-Y Yang. The flank of this force is pro-
tected by a battalion of infantry. three
squadrons of cavalry and mountain bat
terry at Kuang-Chan-Sians. division of
Japanese guards proceeded west 10 Hal
Cheng and 10000 infantry with fifty guns.
mostly mountain pieces, moved southwest
toward Kai-Ping and reached the Salid-
zaypu ford of the Ta-Yang river Tuesday,
leaving Wednesday for Suyan-Chow. How
many reserves came up behind them on
the Feng-W -Wang-Cheng road is not known.
All of these forces at their rate of trav-
cling are due at their destinations Sunday
or Monday. The Russians are in the dark
as to the place where to await the Jap
anese attack. 1t is considered probable
that the northern force will be heavily re-
inforced and that a simultaneous attack of
the southern division will clear the rail-
road TO Nieu-Chwang and permit the ene-
my to move directly northward and strike
the Russian flank at Liao-Yang or Mukden
in cooperation with the force which was
at Samatzy on Wednesday. The Russians
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
UNDERTAKEN SUMMONED
TO BURY A LIVE MAN
Unusual Contretemps at the Bed
side of Tyson Sheriff., Resi-
dent OF Monroe County.
VETERAN is YET ALIVE.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. May 13-Late last
night an undertaken appeared at the door
OF Tyson Sherrills home, in Salt Greek
township. with his equipment ready to ar
range for burial and was informed that
Mr.. Sheriff. was still alive and his final
services would not yet be required. Mr.
Sheriff., n veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars. had been critically sick for sew
eral weeks at his home, and in the forenoon
began sinking. Soon after dark he appar-
emily stopped breathing. and the friends
gathered around his bedside believed him
dead. Noah Sheriff.. his son, who lives in
this city. received telephone message that
his father was dead, and he secured an un-
dertaker. Together they drove TO the Sher-
rill home, and on their arrival were in
formed that Mr.. Sheriff. was still alive.
After his supposed demise Mr.. Sheriff. lay
in cataleptic state, with all indications of
death. for more than an hour. when those
at the bedside noticed a slight movement
of the body and soon realized that he was
breathing. In few minutes he opened
his eyes. and. seeing the weeping friends.
remarked: II will bid you all goodbye to-
morrow"
With this he closed his eyes and appar-
emily sank into restful sleep. He is yet
alive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
FIFTEEN CENTS PRICE OF
SHAVE AFTER TOMORROW
Boss BARRIERS of Downtown Dis
trlct Meet and Decide to Raise
the Rate.
HIGH RENTS THE CAUSE

Fifteen cents will be the price of a shave,
close smooth, to young or old. after next
Monday morning in the downtown barber
shops of Indianapolis. This was decided at
a meeting of all the boss BARRIERS of the
downtown district held last night Thirty
five boss BARRIERS met and formed an as
sociation to be known as the Boss BARRIERS
Association of Indianapolis. The following
officers were elected: President. l.. L. Blum
lein vice president Willis kersey; secre-
tary. j. F. Kerr; treasurer j. III. Wells
Trustees. r. Nagle, w. O. Armstrong and
George Knox The BARRIERS contend that
the rent of good rooms in the downtown
district is constantly on the Increase, and
that ii is hard to get good BARRIERS and pay
them the wages that are paid here at the
present time. They say that a number of
the smaller towns throughout the State
pay much better wages than are paid here
and for that reason il is very hard to keep
good BARRIERS here. The price of fifteen
cents will hold good every day, including
Sunday and holidays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
WILL OF E. |. WENTZ, WHO
DIED IN THE MOUNTAINS
Its Date Said to Uphold the The
DRY that the Young Man Com
mitted Suicide.
DISPOSED OF FORTUNE

BRISTOL, Va. May BIT appears to-
night that the late 4. l.. Wentz left will
executed only few days previous TO his
death in which he leaves his entire fortune
to Mrs. ID. S. Wentz. wife of the brother
with whom he was so closely associated
through the years of their residence at Big
Stone Gap. The report that the will of
Wentz had been found and that it bears a
date only few days prior 10 his tragic
death lends color to the theory of suicide
now firmly believed my many of those
most conversant with the facts
The fact that the will was discovered has
just been made public, but there Is reliable
information to the effect that ii was found
by his family some time since. Naturally
il was not published until his death was
csta blished.
Mrs. u. b. Wentz. his brothers wife, is
said to be the chief if not the sole bene-
flciary under the will. short time pre-
viously Mr.. Wentz had received a fortune
OF between two and three hundred thou
sand dollars by bequest from an uncle
for whom he was named, and il is this
which passes by the will.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
PASSENGER
COLL|DES WITH A YARD
ENGINE INSIDE THE CITY
Train No. 10, Inbound, Struck
While Crossing Switch Be-
tween State Street and Belt
FOUR MEN ARE INJURED
Three Passengers and Yard En-
gineer Painfully Hurt-One
Car Demolished.

Running at a high rate of speed, switch
engine No. 1929. pulling a cut of cars.
crashed into passenger train No. 10, in
bound, over the Panhandle Railway. be-
tween State street and the Belt. shortly be-
fore II o'clock last night. demolishing one
car. derailing two others, injuring four
people and badly shaking up many more.
The Injured
PINK HARLAN. attorney, living on
Washington street east OF Irvington.
bruised about the hip and groin.
CHARLES ID. WELLINGTON, Lafay-
ette. representative of the New York Life
Insurance Company. severe bruises.
THEODORE MIDDAUGH. 40 Jefferson
avenue Indianapolis, engineer of yard en-
gine, arm injured
II. r. CARROLL 2024 Park avenue, In
diarapolis, bruised.
At the time of the collision both trains
were running with some speed, the switch
engine considerably the faster. Both were
running in the same direction. AS the pas
seIger train, which was in charge of En-
gineer Finney, crossed the shop switches
the switch engine crashed into the second
coach. knocking the trucks clear of the
coach and sending them to the side of the
tracks. Passengers in the coach were badly
shaken and We're pinned under the seats
by the collision. The coach which re-
ceived the crash was just in the rear of
the smoker. 1t was almost totally de-
stroyed The two following coaches were
also derailed and considerably smashed up
"A special train was sent out from the
Panhandle yards and the badly shaken up
and injured passengers were taken TO the
Union Station, where DIR. Oliver had been
summoned TO attend their injuries.
Earl Murbarger, Of this CITY, travelling
agent OF the Mooney Mueller Drug Com
pany. was a passenger in the demolished
coach. He escaped without injury.
II. r. Carroll, one of the passengers in
the wrecked car. was seen after the wreck.
He said:
1T was a miracle that some of us were
not badly hurt for the car in which we
were riding was smashed UP badly. L was
pinned unGer some of the debris of seats
and pulled out by one of the conductors
l remember seeing Mr.. Wellington light
squarely upon Mr.. Murbarger when the
crash occurred and then they were both
buried under a pile of seats. The collision
almost exactly similar to the Purdue
wreck last fall. except our trains were not
running at such high rate of speed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
DEWEY AND MILES PRAISE
THE NAVY AND THE ARMY
Two Notable Speeches at Meeting
of the Order of Founders
and Patriots.
CREAM OF ENLISTED MEN

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The annual meet
ing of the General Court of the Order of the
Founders and Patriots of America was
held in the Governors room of the City
Hall here to-day on the 2S7th anniversary of
the settlement of Jamestown Governor
General Col. Ralph Earl Prime presided.
Admiral George Dewey was elected gov
ernor general. At the dinner Governor
Robert b. Roosevelt, of the State Society,
presided.
In a brief address Admiral Dewey said
in part: II don't know as we have any
better navy than we had before, but we
have better tools than we had few years
ago. OF course the newspapers will say
we have not, but, take my word for it, we
have the best ships and the best officers
and the best men in the whole world As
to the enlisted men, especially. we are get
ting the cream of the world. and with such
men ready and eager TO fight, the other
nations are going TO let us alone. And in
a few years to come the American people
are going to have the very best navy in
the world-not for aggression, but to pro-
tect our rights
General Miles. speaking in praise of the
American soldier. said: 1T has been my
privilege TO see most Of the armies of the
world. ! have studied carefully the armies
of Japan and China and the soldiers of
Russia, and the success in the East to-day
of the soldiers of the Mikado is due to their
wonderful SKILL the faithful performance
of their duties and their remarkable enter
prise. The Russian soldier is courageous in
saying his prayers before going into battle
and the same thing may be said of the SOL
diers of the Sultan, and | have found that
on the battlefield it's the fighting and not
the praying that wins. OF all the armies
of the world ours seems to differ in that
the men are serving for a principle Ours
seem to feel that they are working for a
free people-a republic In which every man
of sovereign. Our flag represents the
sovereignty and the freedom of manhood.
ii is pleasure as we'll as an honor TO serve
under il. | know this from my forty
time there never was an hour of the day
that ii was not pleasure to me TO be in
he service -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

ST. LOUIS, May 13.-It has just become
known that Z. l.. Wentz, the young Phila-
delphia millionaire whose body found
near Big Stone Gap, Va, after a disap-
pearance of some months, was engaged to
be married to Miss Cornelia Brookmire, a
daughter of Mrs. James III. Brookmire, of
this city Mrs. Brookmire's husband was a
Wholesale grocer here for many years.
Miss Brookmire, il is announced, was left
about $4,000 by the will of Wentz, which
was filed for probate in the county court
at PHILADELPHIA.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
C+4RELESSNESS CAUSES
EXPLOSION IND DEATH

INDIANA. Pa, May 1s.-By an explosion
of gas in the Lackawanna Coal Companys
No. mine. situated near vintonda. three
men were instantly killed prob
ably fatally injured and several others were
more or less hurt.
All the killed and injured were foreigners
and IL Is said they came to grief because
OF disregard OF a rule of the mine which
forbade the use Of naked flame lamps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
ROASTED TO DEATH IN
MASS OF BURNING OIL
Kansas Oil Man Burned Before
Helpless Spectators in a Fire
at Batson, Tex.

HOUSTON. Tex. May 1s.-Fire at Bat
son this afternoon destroyed eighteen der
ricks. five drilling rigs and twenty-five
tanks containing about l5.0o0 barrels of oil.
Tom Walker. of Leavenworth. Kan.
mounted a ladder in an effort TO cut off
the flow of oil. but fell into mass of
burning oil and timber and was slowly
roasted to death. while the spectators
looked helpless TO reach him. The loss
is 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
Frank Barker Must Die.

RED CLOUD, Neb.. May 13.-The jury in
the Barker murder case returned verdict
tonight finding Frank Barker guilty of
murder in the first degree and fixing the
penalty at death. Barker convicted
of the murder of his brother and his broth
er's wife on Jan. 81 last. The jury went out
at o'clock this afternoon and reached a
verdict about o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
WOM,AN WANTS TO
RACE IN IN .AIRSHIP

ST. LOUIS. May 13.-Mrs. +. Lockhart.
representing an air and navigation COM
pany OF Columbus. O.. has made applica-
tion to enter the airship contest at the
worlds fair. She has a forty-foot racer
now being luilt at Columbus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
DIVER, CIRCLED IN
FLAME, IS KILLED
Prof. Danton Leaps from no.
Foot Ladder and Strikes
Edge of Tank.

RALEIGH, n. c., May l3.-Professor
Danton. the Hungarian diver. one of the
attractions at the Goldsboro carnival, cir
cled in flame. dived 10 his death from no.
foot ladder into a tank tonight. He made
a slight miscalculation. his head and shoul-
ders striking the side Of the tank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS
BALLOT FIFTEEN TIMES
AMID R|OTOUS SCENES
Bitter Rivalry for the Gubernato-
rial Nomination Results in a
Deadlock.
RICHARD YATES IN LEAD
With Frank O. Lowden Second,
Charles d. Deneen Third and
V. Hamlin Fourth.
CANNON IN GOOD HUMOR
But Vigorous in Condemning Dis
turbances-Delegates for Roose-
velt and Hit.
CANNON IN GOOD HUMOR
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. May B-Ballot
after ballot for Governor was taken I'm the
Republican state convention to-day and to-
night. with little fiuctuation in the strength
of the various candidates. The deadlock
seemed TO be unbreakable. Yates was In
the lead all day. with Lowden close behind
and Deneen good third. Finally. after
the fifteenth fruitless ballot, the conven-
ton, at 1928 p. m. took recess until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. on the fif-
teenth ballot the seven candidates received
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

LONDON, May 14.-The Daily Mail
this morning publishes n dispatch
from COnstantinOpIe, according to
which Russia il concentrating troops
Just beyond the Caucasus. The most
reliable information, the dispatch
says, fixes the present total number of
troops at 125,OOO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

MUKDEN, May 13.-Pu-La-Tien near
Port Adams, LiaO-Tung peninsu1a) has
again been occupied by the japanese.
Communication with Port Arthur is
interrupted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14
PORT ARTHUR SHUT OFF
FROM COMMUNICATION
WITH REST OF WORLD
Russians Now Admit Both Rail
way and Telegraph Have
Been Severed.
JAPANESE CLOSING IN
Siege of the City by Land
and Water Has Begun
III Earnest.
SMELLING IS IMMINENT
Rumor that Russia Has Concen-
trated $4,000 Troops Beyond
the Caucasus.
SMELLING IS IMMINENT

LONDON, May Ii, 3 n. m.-Port Arthur
warships are patrOlling the coast and
siege guns are being placed on the
hills to command the fortress.
The telegraph has been cut, and Jap
anese are i'm possession of the rail-
way. A vigorous shelIing of the
doomed fortress is imminent. 1t Is
believed the japanese have guns of
sufficient power TO throw shells from
the hills back of the city, and 1t is
certain that the Russian squadron
cannot run the gauntlet of the Jap
bor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

ST. PETERSBURG, May 13, GAO p.
m.-Both teIegraphic and railway
comniunica ton with PORT Arthur have
been cut of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16

Those who, within that time, estab-
lish their loyalty to the satisfaction of
the commanding officer of the military
station nearest their present places Of
residence, will receive from him certifi-
Gates stating the fact of their loyalty
and the names of the witnesses by
whom it can be shown. All who re-
ceiye such certificates will be permit
ted to remove to any military station
in this district, or in any part of the
state of Kansas, except the counties
on the eastern borders of the state.
All others shall remove out of this dis
trict.
Officers commanding companies aad
detachments serving in the counties
named, will see that this paragraph is
promptly obeyed.
Second-An grain or hay in the field,
or under shelter, in the district from
which the inhabitants are required to
move, within reach of military sta
tons, after the 9Th day of September
next, will be taken to such stations
and turned over to the proper officers
there; and report of the amount so
turned over made to the district hea L
quarters, specifying the names of all
loyal owners and the amount of such
produce taken from them. All grain
and hay found in such district after
the 9Th day of September next, not
convenient to such stations, will be
destroyed.
H. HANNAHS. Adjutant
By order of Brigadier General Ewing.
This is Mrs. SANKEY'S own juStifica-
ton of her work:
81 have always felt that somebody
ought to write the story of Order No
IL, and, nobody coming forward ID
take up the task, have essayed to do
it myself. In preparation for it I went
two successive years to the border
counties, visiting in different places,
and Systematically turning conversa-
ton upon this theme. The first re
suit was an immediate embarrassment
of riches; the second and most i'm
portant one, that became saturated
with the spirit of the time. Many of
these incidents were Incorporated in
the book. My mothers sister went
out-ass did the Trevilians=in an i'm
prOvised cart behind two yearling
calves, her baby in her arms, and FIVE
little girls tucked in around her. Her
husband and an older son walked be
side them.
Il have no fear that the statements
in Order No. IL will seem exagger-
ated to those who know anything
" denied myself the heavy brush that
Truth held ready at my hand"
Whatever else may be said of Mrs.
Stanley's book the reader is sure to
find it interesting The love story is
well told and will satisfy the most ro-
mantle and no one will contend that
/ it lacks viVidnesS. The person who
knows little or nothing about the his
tory of the terrible times of which
Mrs Abbott writes would not find
she is writing fiction and not history
and as a work of fiction her book
ought to be success.
order No. H." by Caroline Abbott stan
ley. illustrated by Harry @. Edwards
400 pages. Published by The Century
Through zercher Book and Stationery
Company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-16
REVOLUTIONARY SONS.
Ewing Herbert Has a Big String Of
famous CONNECTIONS.


The quarterly meeting of the kan
sas society, Sons of the American
Revolution, is in session at the State
Historical rooms this afternoon. Sew
eral new applications were presented,
among them one from A. J. HOising-
ton of the Great Bend Item, and one
from Ewing Herbert of the Hiawatha
World.
Mr.. G. T. Kimbau of Topeka, who
is an expert on genealogy, has looked
up the Herbert record for several gen
erations and found out some interest
ing connections.
'tThe application of Mr.. Herbert. -
says Mr.. himbaH, sis of unusual in
terest and suggests much more than
il gives in detail. In fact, Mr.. Her
bert is altogether too modest in his
claims He descends from Benajah
Strong, notable revolutionary hero.
remarkable for his proves, as well
as patriotism. Mr.. Herbert tells US
little about Captain Strong, compelling
one to go to recorded history for
points most interesting.
Captain Strong was tall and pow
erful, and he used his powers for his
cOuntry's good, without hope of re-
ward, refusing to apply for pension
on the ground that all he did was sim
ply duty. On one occasion Captain
with General Lafayette on his back
1t was a case of emergency and there
was no alternative.
Mr.. Herbert's application also pre-
SentS a feature of interest to genealO-
gists. The old family name, it ap-
pears, was Hebert, and it was so
signed. Such change in the spelling
Of names is not unusual. The father
of David Hume. the historian, spelled
his name Home, and so did the son
in his youth. The grandfather of our
president. James *. Polk, wrote his
name Pollock. Now the name He
bert is an old Irish family name, and
those who bore it were great fighters
Mr. Herberts ancestors in this coun-
try participated in every war we have
had.
Another thought: the Herberts
are noted as intellectual and literary
people. This writer has not the data
at hand. and probably Mr.. Herbert is
no better informed, but it is very
probable that he is connected with the
family of Lawrence Sterne, the cele-
brated English author of 'Tristram
Aanes Hebert. and his father and her
father We're both soldiers in the wars
in Flanders. Here are two family
traits running parallel, literary and
martial qualities. 1t would be inter-
esting to know if Ewing Herbert is of
the same family as Lawrence Sterne.
the erratic, literary and dissipated
clergyman.
1T may be added that Chancellor
Frank Strong of the Kansas State uni
versity belongs to the Captain Bena-
jah Strong family, and inherits the
traditional intellectual and physical
strength of his Strong ancestry