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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
HOW NAMES IN THE FAR
EAST ARE PRONOUNCED
Rules Given by the Geographer
of the United States
Survey.
SOUND OF THE VOWELS

WASHINGTON, April 26-Henry Can
nett, geographer of the United States geo
logical survey, has recently received
numerous letters of inquiry regarding the
proper spelling OF the place names in Korea
and Manchuria that have become proml-
nent in the news columns Of the day since
the outbreak of hostilities between Rus
STA and Japan The variation in spelling
observed in the usage of different news
papers and different map makers is con-
fusing to the common mind. Mr.. Gannett
suggests that the matter would be much
simplffied if it were generally known that
a system of reconsideration of such names
had been adopted by most European
nations. by Canada and by this country.
This plan is published in the second report
of the United States Board of Geographic
Names
The confusion arises from the fact that
these geographic names are written in their
native tongues in characters unlike those
we employ. Different persons transliterate
them into Roman characters in different
ways. The value of a SET OF rules that
would reduce the variations in spelling to
minimum is apparent.
The rules adopted by the board on geo.
graphic names provide that the vowels
shall have the sounds that are common to
rope. 1t follows, therefore, that u has the
sound of 90 in boot and that Manchuria is
therefore preferred to Manchooria, Chefu
TO Chefoo, Amur to Amoor. 1t has been
ruled that al has the sound of / in ice; au
the sound of ow in how (ao-a very fire.
quent combination in the East. heard in
names like Mindanao and Nanao-is slight
ly different from the preceding); Ell, as In
Beirut, has the sound of the two Italian
vowels, but is frequently slurred, when 1t
is scarcely distinguishable from ey in the
English word they.
In accordance with the rules, C is always
soft" having the sound of S. Hard" c
is represented by X, and il therefore follows
that Korea is the accepted form, and not
Corea. Other rules are that CHI Is always
soft in church; is sounded as in
English, and phi should not be used to rep
resent this sound; g is always hard as
in get; is always pronounced; and
have the English sound; XII has the sound
of the Oriental gutteral: gh is another
gutteral; ng represents in different words
different sounds-twO sounds, as in finger,
and one. as in singer; should never be
employed for the sound of gu, which is
represented by XIV, as in Kwangtung; is
always a consonant, as in yard, and should
as IL Is in very or rely.
These rules are recommended as simple
and easy of application. Their general ac-
ceptance would undoubtedly be appreciated
by the average reader.
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HOTEL KEEPERS CAN-
NOT ROB THE PUBLIC
Exposition Management Has
Taken Steps to Protect Worlds
Fair Visitors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ST. LOUIS, April 26.-There is no DISPOSE
ton on the part of the st. Louis hostelries
to take advantage of the crowds that will
visit the worlds fair and charge extortion-
ate rates. Even were a hotel keeper so
inclined he would find it impractical, for
the exposition management, to protect
worlds fair visitors. secured written agree
ments with the hotels providing against
any increase in prices. Besides this, the ex-
position management controls the prices
at the Inside Inn. and as low prices obtain
there as can be had for like service at
any frst-class hotel in any city in the
country.
The jefferson Hotel. Twelfth street. from
Locust to st. Charles streets, is one of the
many new hotels in ST. Louis completed
before the opening of the worlds fair. The
jefferson is a fire-proof structure built at a
equipped hotels in America.
The Inside Inn, with a capacity for 5000
guests, and wholly within the exposition
grounds, was ready for the opening of the
fair several weeks in advance of the re-
quired date. This hotel, the largest in
the world is complete in every detail and
is so well protected as TO be practically
without danger from fire.
The Forest Park University, Napoleon
Bonaparte, Forest City. Fraternal, Uni
yersity, Kenlworth. Epworth. Grand View.
States. Oakland, Iowa, Guaranty, West
Park Cottage. Publishers. American. Chris
tian Endeavor, Visitors and others with a
capacity of from 500 to 5000 guests, are
within easy walking distance of the world S
fair gates.
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GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS
BEATEN FOR DELEGATE
Massachusetts Will Send but Six
Hearstites to Convention, and
He Is Not of the Elect.
TWENTY-ONE FOR OLNEY

BOSTON. April 26.-Democratic conven-
tions for the election of delegates to the
national convention at ST. Louis were held
in the fourteen congressional districts of
the State to-day and in all but four Of the
districts delegates either pledged or favor
able TO the nomination of Richard Olney
for the presidency We're chosen. OF these
delegates twenty-one are claimed for OIL
ney, six are conceded to Hearst, while one
is unpledged and noncommittal. To the
Olney forces must be added the four dele
gates at large elected and pledged to him
at the state convention
Oh the eleven conventions held outside
or this city fifteen delegates either pledged
or known to favor Olney were elected, six
delegates were pledged Internationally to
Hearst, while one delegate is unpledged
With the four delegates at large and the
twenty-one elected to-day the Olney fac
ton have a majority and will, il is under
stood, lnfOrce the unit rue at the national
convention. Against the unit rule, the
Hearst delegates will make a strong pro-
test TO the Democratic national committee.
The greatest surprise of the day was oc-
casioned by the result of the ballot in the
Twelfth district convention, which was held
in this city. Dedham, the home of George
Fred Williams, leader of the Hearst faction
in Massac luSetts, is in this district, and
Mr.. Williall rs was a candidate for delegate
on the Hearst ticket. He and the other
Hearst delegates were defeated, and dele
gates pledged to Richard Olney elected.
Delegates favorable to Hearst's candidacy
were elected in the Third district which is
represented in Congress by John r. Thayer,
one of the foremost opponents of Mr.
Hearst.
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BRAVE GIRL SAVES LIVES
OF HER SLEEPING SISTERS
Twelve-Year-O1d Menata Stern
Rescues Four Children Almost
Overcome by Escaping Gas.
MAID LOSES HER LIFE

NEW YORK, April 26.-Menata Stern, the
real-estate man, saved her four sisters
from death by inhaling gas.
maid, Lena Cisowazki, who was in
charge of the children, was overpowered by
the fumes and was past help when physi-
clan was found.
alone in the house. Mr.. and Mrs Stern
having departed early in the week to visit
friends in st. Louis. How narrowly all
five children escaped death is shown by
the fact that three of them are very i'll
from inhaling gas. while all suffered for
several hours from nausea after they had
been attended by a physician.
Menata has one sister older than her
self The. others are younger. All five
were sleeping in two rooms on the second
floor, while the maid was on the floor
above. Menata awoke about S o'clock
and she says that she realized something
ening odor OF gas in the room, and
when she tried TO get UP she found her
self so light headed that she could scarcely
stand.
Menata ran 10 the window of her room,
and, opening the sash. leaned out until she
handkerchief to her nose, she ran into the
next room and awakened the other chill
dren. She had TO drag them to the win
dows, as they were almost helpless.
After Doctor Levine had examined the
servant he pronounced her dead from as
phyxiation. He then turned his attention
TO the children. Although al OF them were
sick. he said all probably would recover.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF ORPHANS ASYLUM
Old Directors Are Reelected IN
Annual Meeting-Reports
Are Made.

The entire board of directors was re-
elected and various reports were read at
the annual meeting of the indianapolis Or
phan Asylum held yesterday morning. The
election of officers was postponed until newt
week. The most important matter to be
considered was brought up. namely. the
selection of a new home for the institution
For several months a committee has been
endeavoring to dispose Of the present build
ing and to make arrangements for the pur.
chase of desirable property where more
modern and better equipped home may be
built but il has failed to come to a deci-
sion as to the desirability of certain sites
The treasurers report by Mrs. f. r. Nc
Crea gave a balance Of $420. IS. the receipts
amounting TO s14. 76404 and the disburse-
ments to S14, 343S The home report was
encouraging. At present there are lZ3 chill
dren in the asylum. OF the 30S children
who have been taken care of during the
year, fifty-four have been placed IN homes
and sixty-six have been given back TO their
parents.
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STEWED APPLE BATH
IS NOT Il SURE CURE
Voodoo Doctors Patient Says She
Received No Benefit from Treat
ment That Cost $50.

MILFORD, Del. April 26.-Longo Mastre
Durham, an alleged voodoo doctor. was
arrested by Detective Thomas U. MARVEL
near Dover this morning and brought
here to answer a charge of practicing his
art upon Mrs j. T.. FARRELL, who has been
i'll several years.
Ii is alleged that Durham called upon
Mrs FARRELL and told her that a bad spell
had been placed upon her by some UNI
known person and that for $50 he would
remove il. The money was paid and Dur
ham bathed the patients head with stewed
apples favored with herbs and told her
she would be well in nine days. As she
was vet i'll at the end of the nine days
complaint was made and Durham arrested.
Justice Fisher sent Durham TO the Sus-
sex county Jail 10 await the fall term OF
court, when he explain to a jury why
his remedy did not cure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
OPENS IN BIRMINGHAM
First Session of the Sevent Annual
Conference for Education in
the South.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, April 26.-The sew
bnth meeting of the Conference for Educa-
tion in the South convened in Birmingham
tonight. The first session was devoted to
hearing addresses. Col. T. G. Bush de-
livered the address of welcome to the Wis
1tors to Alabama in behalf of Governor
Jelks. who is sick in New Mexico. Presi-
dent Robert c. Ogden, of New York, re-
eponded.
Mr.. Ogden defined the object of the con-
ference, saying that the party did not come
20 the South to advance theories, but to
learn of the educational conditions existing
here. especially in Alabama.
Bishop Galloway. of Jackson, Miss also
addressed the conference. He devoted his
entire time TO a discussion of the negro
question Bishop Galloway said that two
points in the negro question had already
been settled In the South. First. they would
never be equal socially second they will
always be educated separately and i'm diff
1erent buildings. This was applauded by
both whites and negroes in the audience
The conference viii be In session until
Thursday night. when President Ogden s
party will leave for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27

Unguided Ferryboat Crashes Into
Bulkhead and Suddenly
Careens.

NEW YORK, April Gas the ferry boat
America, after leaving the foot of Grand
street, Manhattan tonight, was nearing
it's slip at the foot of Broadway, Brook
lyn, with 500 passengers on board. Charles
Kelly, the engineer, fell dead of apoplexy,
and there was no one in the engine room
TO answer the pilots signals. The boat
crashed into the bulkhead, which tore
away the rail Of the starboard side of
the boat and wrecked the ladies' cabin.
Then it careened TO the other side of the
slip and the rail and cabin on the mems
side were wrecked. There was great eX-
element on board and several passengers
were injured, none seriously. The steam
was not shut off until after the landing
bridge had been wrecked Kelly was found
lying on the floor, dead, his hand still
graSping the lever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
HIGHER COURTS RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

20119. Tomlinson VS.. Tomlinson. Wells G.
c. Reversed. Hadley, il. A first assault
upon complaint in this court will be sue
cessful when it appears that the pleading
is destitute of averment of some fact which
is absolutely necessary to support judg-
ment upon the complaint. 2. In action
to set aside conveyance and to quiet the
title for, fraud and failure on the part of
the grantee to perform mis- agreements the
peadngs should specifically show the
fraud aver a demand for performance and
a re-entry upon the premises before the
action was commenced. But demand
may be excused when it is shown that the
defendant has renowned his contract and
given the plaintiff notice of his refusal to
perform. 3. Where grantor for breach
of condition subsequent seeks to enforce a
forfeiture and a restoration of his title he
must signify it by a previous entry. 4. An
action to aEnul conveyance and revert
the title in an owner who had been in
duced TO part with il by imposition Of
fraud comes within the provisions of the
statute giving a new trial as of right; ..
The statute providing for new trial as
a matter of right is mandatory. and in a
proper case the court has no discretion.
20l3s. McCrory vs.. O'Keefe. Marshall c.
c. Reversed. Monks, 1.-THE county as
SCISSOR when. upon hearing of a taxpayer,
assesses omitted property for taxation he
is bound to allow credit for bona -fde in
AT the time OF listing his property with the
township assessor
2OS2s. Knickerbocker Ice Company VS..
Gray Porter c. c. Appellant granted ad-
ditonal time.
Minutes
2O295 Delaware c. c. The Cleveland,
Cincinnati. Chicago & St Louis Railway
VS. Rebecca Miller. Appellants brief (s)
2O216 Mamie. c. John A Streben ct al.
VS. Jacob S. Lauengood. Appellants reply
brief 49,
State ex rel Romus f. Stuart VS.. Ster-
ling r. Holt ct al Assignment of errors
on appeal from Appellate Court
APPELLATE COURT.
4722 Case VS.. Hursh. Allen C.. c.. Re
versed Black il. a demurrer in the fol-
lowing language: THE defendant
demurs TO each paragraph of the plant
iff' 5 complaint. the ground that neither
of said paragraphs state facts sufficient TO
constitute a cause of action against him.
applies TO each paragraph of the COM
plant distributvely. 2 This court cannot
look 10 the evidence TO aid in upholding a
pleading g. The absence of the note or
copy thereof, upon which an action is
founded from the complaint, renders the
complaint insufficient upon demurrer.
45l4 Crump VS.. Davis Johnson G.. c. At
irmed Roby, il Questions OF fact are
for the jury and when the evidence deter
mining the fact is conflicting the finding of
the Jury is conclusive. 2. 1t is not negli-
gence per Sc for a passenger TO fact TO
take hold Of the hand rail in alighting from
a street car.
5l35 Miller VS.. Stephenson. Orange c.
c. Motion TO dismiss granted.
50S7 Williams VS.. Hoffman. Pike c. c.
Leave granted to file brief.
Minutes
4665. st. Joseah c. c. August Boldt VS..
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DIAMOND OF 1000 CARATS.
Worth S25,ooO,ooo-Philoso-
piers Stone Discovered by Pinta.
London Daily Mail.

Five operations on his eyes within the
last three years have rendered the retire
ment of Mr.. Streeter, the veteran jeweler
and expert in precious stones, imperative
Mr.. Streeter's establishment in Bond street
is as well known as the bank, and some
times nearly as valuable
Beneath the shop is a capacious safe
which often contains as much as a million
pounds worth of valuableS. Ii stands on
a base of concrete to prevent tunneling
and is fitted with four steel doors, TO dis
turb which means the ringing of alarm
bells IN all parts OF the building guard
of men sleep near 1t every night and pow
erful dog prowls round its iron walls.
Mr.. Streeter has in his possession what
he considers to be the finest diamond in the
world. 1t was once the property of the
Emperor of Delhi, and is valued at e14000
The largest diamond he has ever seen
weighed about LOCO carats. and is owned
by a syndicate OF dcs lers. Its value COM
now being cut up.
The son of Henry Russell. who was
originally Mr.. Streeter's partner, once
owned the whole of the site OF the present
Kimberley diamond mines. After working
il at considerable profit Russell and his
partner sold the ground for $500. 1t is now
worth probably $500. goo 600. \ small shanty
which the miners had erected was sold sep
aratey for few pounds. 1t was subse-
quently discovered that the mud with
which its walls were plastered was liter
ally full of diamonds in the rough.
II have probably, said Mr.. Streeter, 1.-THE
finest collection of opals in the world. II is
in the form of necklace and pendant, the
latter being a single stone III inch by 1
inch The most remarkable point with ref
erence to this unique collection is that il
was cut from one block of solid opal. 1t is
worth e1790.'
1t was Mr.. Streeter who instrumental
in exposing the notorious Pinta, who claimed
to have discovered the philosophers stone.
Ills method consisted in having a bag of
gold dust concealed up his sleeve. from
which. by an ingenious contrivance. he was
able TO squeeze the powdered metal un-
noticed into the crucible. BY this means he
was able to melt sovereign and produce
three or four times its weight in metal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK, April 26.-Arrived: Neckar.
from Naples. of Nantucket: Oceanic,
from Liverpool: Barbarossa. from Bremen
Sailed: Noordam. for Rotterdam; Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. for Bremen: Sardegna.
for Italian ports; Victoria, for Liverpool.
ST JOHNS. y. F.. April 26.-Arrived:
Carthagenian, from Liverpool. for St John.
~. B.. Halifax and Philadelphia.
LIVERPOOL. April 25.-Arrived Lake
Erie from ST John. y. i. Sailed: Trf-
tonia. for ST. John, -. b.
MANCHESTER. April 2s.-Sailed: Bos-
tonian. for Boston.
GLASGOW. April 2s.-Arrived: Unitarian.
from Portland; Furnessia. from New York.
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THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

Room flames NJ. LeatnerS, Judge.
Sarah Sourwine VS.. Henry Crawford con-
tempt Evidence heard. Finding defendant
guilty of contempt of court. Defendant
fined 500 and ten days in the county jail
and costs.
Alnira r. Wittemore VS.. Samuel r.
Owens; notice. Evidence heard. Judgment
against defendant for s1,4SO40. without re-
lief, and costs.
Indianapolis Mortar and Fuel Company
VS. the Warman- Black-Chamberlain Com
pany; account. On trial by court.
Room 3-Vinson Carter, Judge.
Lonzo Haugh VS.. Indianapolis Street.
railway Company. jury out.
CIRCUIT COURT.
John S. Berryhill, Special Judge.
Harriet Westfall VS.. Joseph A. Wait ct
al Evidence heard.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judge.
John Achart; seduction. Trial by jury.
Jury impaneled and sworn.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Pearle Thompson VS. Charles E. Thomp-
son: divorce Circuit Court
Florence Brady VS.. Peter Brady; di-
vorce. Superior. Court.
Jason c. Johnson VS.. Anna l.. Johnson;
divorce. Circuits Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
4 CLEANLY PIPE.
The Tobacco-Carrying Bowl Is
Removable at Pleasure.

Pipe smokers know what a difficult mat
ter it is to keep their pipes clean, and
it may safely be said that the unfortunate
persons who come into contact with the
aforesaid smokers also clearly appreciate
this difficulty. The trouble arises prin-
cipally from the juices resulting from the
contact of the moistened breath of the
smoker with the tobacco in the bowl of
the pipe.
In recent years numerous have been the
devices invented to overcome this trouble,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
SALESMAN KILLED AND
FIVE PERSONS INJURED
Two Coaches of a Passenger
Train Overturned Near
Hayesville, O.

CHILLICOTIIE. o.. April 26.-Charles 5.
ShuEaker, a candy salesman Of Lancaster,
o.. was killed and five other passengers
injured in a wreck on the Norfolk & West
ern. near Hayesville. shortly before noon
to-day. The injured:
MRS SARAH JESSUP. of Dayton. o.:
conclusion of the brain; will probably die.
j. w. WRIGHT, aged sixty. Huntington,
Va. ruptured internally and seriously IN
jured.
ELMER PENDERGRASS. Waverly. o.:
bruised about body, and hand and arm
badly gashed.
T.. r. LEVAN, Columbus, O., dentist;
bruised and cut about face and body.
MRS. II. COHEN, slightly injured: was
able TO proceed TO her home in Canton.
The women's coach and day coach
shunted into a siding while the train was
passing over a switch and overturned.
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STUDENT DEAD FROM
INJURY IN n DUEL
Oldest Member of the Giessen
Chemistry Class Succumbed to
Wound in Head.

BERLIN, April 26.-Christian Busch. the
oldest student in Germany. who has been
enrolled in the classes in chemistry at the
University of Giessen since 1871. is dead. at
the age of fifty-one Death was the result
of an injury 10 the brain received in a stu
dent duel.
Busch, who was property owner. did not
attempt 10 finish his course, but divided his
time between the beer houses and the lab
oratory. where he assisted the professors
He enjoyed great popularity and the entire
membership OF the university. headed by
the rector, attended his funeral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
CRIMES CONFESSED BY
4 NEGRO MURDERER
Three Murders Besides the One of
Which He Is Now Accused
Under Heavy Guard.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 26.-Henry Simons,
the negro who stands accused and con-
fessed the murderer of Miss Lula Sand
berg. at Manor last Thursday. will have
his trial for murder on Friday of this week.
and in the meantime he is being closely
guarded in the county Jail here. which is
surrounded by an armed force of 200 sol
diers. This precaution was taken to give
assurance that no demonstration shall be
successfully made. The soldiers will be
kept on duty until after the trial.
This afternoon Simmons made a further
confession to three additional murders.
two of them being of negroes 10 Texas and
the other that of white man whose name
he did not know, in the Creek Nation, In
dian Territory, on July 9, 1893.
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Appellee's petition brief 90

Hilary Early. Appellee's petition brief 90
for rehearing.
474O Delaware C. c. Consumers Gas
Trust Co. VS. BENJAMIN w Couch. Appel
lant's additional authorities.
1860 Steuben G.. G.. Frank S. Paul VS..
Baltimore q Ohio Railway Co. Appel
lant's petition to transfer to Supreme
Court.
4424 Elkhart c. C. Samuel ID. Copies
ct al VS.. Union National Savings & Loan
Association of Indianapolis. Petition to
transfer to Supreme Court.
1917. Lake c. c. The estate of Cluster
Guernsey VS.. William Pennington. Appel
lant's brief (S)
1895. Cass c. c. Henry n. Miller VS.
William A. Julian. Appellants withdrawal
of petition for oral argument.
New Suit
5269. Wells c. c. William L. Jones VS.
Harry Mount ct al. Record. Assignment
of errors. In term. Bond
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
DELEGATES CHOSEN
BY KENTUCKIANS
Republicans in Three Districts In
dorse or Instruct for Roose-
welt.

HENDERSON. KY. April 26.-The Second
district Republican congressional conven-
ton to-day nominated William H. OVERLY,
Of Henderson, for Congress. James Breath
lit. OF Christian county, and Elijah Sebree,
OF Henderson county. were selected as dele
gates to the national Republican conven-
ton. David Browning. of Webster county,
was selected for presidential elector. The
tration.
fARIS. Ky. April &C. The Seventh dis
tIict republican convention to-day select
60 Leslie combs and William L. Cannon
o. Woodford county. as district delegates
Judge L. l. Brfstow, of Georgetown was
dominated for presidential elector. The DEL
lnation OF Roosevelt for President