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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
"SURE-T MEN AT
LACKEYS HORSE SALE
They Do Brisk Business for a
Time, but Are Put to Flight by
the Authorities.
FIVE ARE SENT TO JAIL

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March s.-A
large crowd of "surc thing" men dropped
into this city yesterday to make good
on the ''easies" that attend the horse sales
but their stay was of brief duration. Near
the sale pavilion they had pitched their
tent and for awhile yesterday and a por-
ton OF to-day they piled their tools with
success
While the game was going this after
noon Prosecutor Comstock. with a deputy
sheriff of Wayne county, landed on the
gang and the under world" scattered in
all directions. Five of the number were
captured. with their appliances, and were
taken 10 the county Jail. II is said several
enthusiasts bought horses at prices
varying from $ TO s265. A gentleman from
Delaware county. who on short acquaint-
ance with one of the strangers dropped $3.50.
claims that he was approached by the con-
fidence man by the plea that they had
met before and after the usual handshak king
the Delaware county man claims he became
sick and lost mis- bearings, or in other
words, was hypnotiZed.
At this time another CRATER appeared and
the two led him TO a secluded place and
took all his money
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
FLOOD SUBMERGES 1000
WYOMING VALLEY HOMES
Also Destroys Over $I,ooo,ooo
Worth of Property, and Is
Still Raging.
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 9-The city
of Wilkesbarre and the Wyoming valley
in turmoil to-day. The north branch
of the Susquehanna river is a vast sea of
water, sweeping in its path whatever there
is TO invade. Industries are closed down
on account of water invading many places,
and in many places water is flowing into
the mines. In the central portion of
Wilkesbarre to-day business was crippled
on account of the Easements being filled
with water
At Plymouth the entire business section
Oh the town is under water Only a few
business houses escaped the flood, and as a
result the merchants have lost thousands
OF dollars worth of goods The ice is
sorged there, and the water backed up SC
rapidly this afternoon that many families
found it impossible to leave their homes
and are now living on the upper floors. The
principal churches of the town are flooded
communication by railroads has heen
cut off
Summing up the situation in brief. over
a million dollars worth of property has
been destroyed in the Wyoming valley and
over two thousand families rendered home
less.
Though the river is falling at Wilkes
barre tonight, towns in the vicinity Of
Bloomsbury are experiencing the worst
flood in their history. Three spans OF the
great steel bridge erected by the State at
Catwssa were swept from their piers early
in the afternoon and carried four hundred
yards by the ice, and this evening the two
remaining spans collapsed. The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad bridge over Catwissa creek
went out this afternoon, taking with ii
four large steel cars. The SecOnd-street
wagon bridge was also swept away. This
the last bridge remaining on Catwissa
creek.
Mil street at DanVille. the business thor
Oughfare OF that city, is under water to-
night for its whole length. The ice moved
at DanVille early in the afternoon and
carried the great covered river bridge from
its piers. The water works at Ddnville
are under water and the city is without
electric light and gas. Two hundred fam
lies have been forced to leave their homes.
The great gorge at Bloomsbury has not
moved and the water is rising rapidly. At
o'clock tonight the river there was five
feet higher than four weeks ago. The water
is still rising Every industry in Blooms
| burg is flooded as are also between 600 and
| 400 houses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
NINE. PATTI QUITS QUEST
FOR AMERICAN DOLLARS
Cancels All Engagements and
HurrieS Eastward to Take
Steamer for Home.
NO REASON IS GIVEN OUT

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 9.--Mme. Ade-
lima Patti arrived in Memphis late to-day
from Hot Springs and left Immediately in
two special cars over the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad en- route TO New York.
District Passenger Agent Baumgardten an
nounced that passage had been secured for
Madame Patti and her husband for Europe
steamship leaving New York on Friday
next.
A dispatch from Hot Springs says that
the singer ordered all future bookings can
celed last night She appeared in the New
Auditorium in that city and was enthusi-
astically received. No reason was given out
for the sudden discontinuance OF the tour
Nine. Patti appeared in Indianapolis last
week. She came TO this city with her hus-
band. Baron Cederstrom. The first half OF
PATHS present tour, under the direction of
Robert Grau, was very successful financial
~ but the latter half of il was filled with
many setbacks The audience in Indianapolis
was large one. but in some OF the other
cities the crowds were not large enough TO
warrant giving the concerts. Patti is prob
ably much disappointed. but her. admirers
in this country are even more so, for they
feel that il was a great mistake on the part
of the Sxorld-famOus diva 20 attempt to ap-
pear in public with voice that is only a
faint suggestion of her once-g glorious So
pranO.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY
IS EUROPE'S NIGHTMARE
Remarkable. Statement from a
High Russian Official at ST.
Petersburg.
COL. HAYS RECENT NOTE

ST. PETERSBURG, March 9-The unde-
fined misgivings existing in very high quar-
ters here regarding the ultiroate aims and
purposes of the foreign policy of the United
States were voiced in the following remark
able statement to the Associated Press:
Were it not for single unknown guam
tity the European situation at present
would be as perfect possible. For the
avoidance of one thing every chancellory
in Europe has been straining every nerve
namely. to prevent the ENHANCEMENT of an
outside power in this war That unknown
quantity is your State Department. The
situation following the outbreak of hostili-
ties was exceedingly delicate and sur
charged with dangerous possibilities to the
peace of the world and the level-headed
statesmen of Europe instantly co-operated
to make a general catastrophe impossible
pfher talmost.srsf the, inception Secretary
Hays circular note for the naturalization
of China almost dftched them. But, hap
PLY, he did not press it to a point where
differences were sure to have arisen and,
as it turned out. owing to the length to
which the powers gave adhesion to its prin-
ciple, it really contributed 10 the trend
which all desired. The note might have
proved disastrous did not the present mo-
nent ma all OF Europe practically in ac-
cOrdance TO what should be done The only
place where uncertainty exists is Washing
ton. We are at sea as to what to expect
from Mr.. Hay
American diplomacy in these later days
is so aggressive, so startlingly sudden in
the way ii proposes propositions to the re-
mainder of the world that we have not
time to prepare for the shock 1t is a YER
liable nightmare to Europe. The present
situation is like an algebraic problem
every quantity of the equation is known
except one, and that one is Mr.. Hay. He
represents y. If We knew what he stood
| for what he intended to do the solution
would be easy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
RAISED A CHECK AND
DREW A LARGE SUM
Son of Hyde Park Laborer in
Jail at Poughkeepsie on Grand
Larceny Charge.
CONFESSED HIS CRIME

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. y, March "a
Nj. Beaver, of Hyde Park, n. Y, is under
arrest, charged with raising check the
Irving National Bank of New York from
S.7O to $500. Beaver, who is thirty-one
years Old is the son of laborer on f. w.
Vanderbit's estate at Hyde Park has con-
fessed the crime.
He shipped a barrel of apples last month
to New York under the assumed name Of
NJ. Finch, Milton, y. Y, and received the
check on the Irving National Bank for
81 90 He raised the check to $500 and al
tered the name of the payee to his own. To-
day he presented the check at the POugh-
keepsic Trust Company where he has a
small account, ordered 5000 placed on de-
posit, and drew $500 in cash. 1t was soon
discovered that the check was raised and
the police sent out alarm for Beaver.
Late last night he made TO Chief of Police
McCabe a full confession and handed over 10
him the entire sum, less 50 cents. Beaver is
locked up on the charge of grand larcenv.s.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
ANATHEMAS HURLED At
PROBER BRISTOW'S HEAD
BY ANGRY CONGRESSMEN
His Influence" Report Denounced
as the Production of a Liar
and Scoundrel.
OVERSTREET TEMPERATE
But GroSvenor, Hill and Others
Bitter in Condemnation of the
Postal Official.
OVERSTREET TEMPERATE
,cial to the indianapolis Journal.

Speclal to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-No delegation
in the House is more incensed over the un-
warranted mention of the names of sena-
tors and representatives, in the Bristow re-
port made public Monday than that from
Indiana. 1t is the purpose of Representa-
tives Hemenway and Crumpacker, and pos
sibly Representative Charles b. Landis TO
make statements to the House far as
the findings of the report affect their re-
spective districts
This matter was the principal topic of
dicussion in and out of the House to-day.
The debate that followed the motion of
Representative Overstreet that the Hay
resolution be laid on the table one of
the most spirited of the session. Intense
bitterness was developed. and especially
on the part of Representative Grosvenor,
who directed attention to glaring incon-
sistencies in the recent Bristow report and
the one made public some months ago.
He cited instances in which contradictory
statements were made concerning certain
cases.
There is a possibility, as indicated in these
dispatches yesterday. that the action Of
the department in making public the names
OF representatives who were alleged to have
used their influence in securing postal al
lowances may result in a congressional in
vestigation of the postoffice. Certainly. If
the members vote they talk, a special
committee will be appointed to determine
just how far any member may have gone
in exercising influence on officials to Sc
cure favors for constituents.
Representative Hemenway stated to-day
that i'm the eight cases in the first Indiana
district where leases were taken by the
government of postoffice premises the actu-
al net outlay for rent is $50 per year. He
asserts that the allowance for clerk hire
is inadequate TO such an extent in some
cases that postmasters have to pay money
out of their own pockets in order TO insure
good service. 1t is the purpose of Repre-
sentative Hemenway to make detailed
statement tomorrow covering all of his
transactions with the department, showing
the amount of allowances secured and the
justification for such allowances.
Mr. Hemenway calls attention to an in
teresting fact in this connection. Instead
of there being excess allowances for clerk
hire as alleged in the Bristow report he
asserts that there yet remains unexpend-
ed balance TO the credit OF clerk hire ac-
count" which has been arbitrarily diverted
by the officials for other purposes. This
fund amounts to about $1S0.0O0.
JOHN E. MONK
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"GIVE ME- A RUSSIAN JURY"
SAYS MAN WHOM JAP SUES
Defendant Pleads with Court
Against Impartiality to Be
Shown Oriental Accuser.
DEMANDS ARE IGNORED

"Give me jury composed of Russians.
and l will submit TO trial." was the state
ment of Ross McMannony. a defendant in
a suit brought by Ikko Matsumoto for
damages for malicious prosecution in the
Circuit Court yesterday
Matsumoto is Jap. conducting jewelry
store in Indianapolis, and some time ago
was arrested by McAfannOny on the grounds
that he appropriated some gold in jewelry
that was taken TO the japanese shop for
repair. The defendant was acquitted, and
now brings the suit mentioned.
McMannony yesterday insisted that he be
given jury composed of Russians that he
may be given fair trial. IL pointed
out to the defendant that il was doubtful
that if that many Russians could be found
in Indianapolis. but McMannony persisted
in having his demands granted. when the
court finally informed the defendant that
he would be given a jury composed Of neu-
trail Americans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
He TRIED TO CAUSE
A WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER
Evansville Turfman Shot at His
Wife and at Recorder Keve-
kordes and His Wife.
NO ONE WAS INJURED

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 9.-Preston
Robb. well-known turfman. went to his
home tonight and tried to kill his wife,
and Theo. Kevekordes, couaty recorder, and
his wife. He was finally over powered by
Kevekordes, who called the police. As
Kevekordes left the house Robb fired at
him three times. Robb was placed under
arrest. He is one of the heaviest land
owners in Posey county and owns several
fine horses.
Eevekordes and his bride returned from
a tour throughout the South few days
AGO His wife was Miss Cady Rutledge.
one of the bellies OF Newburg- \ short time
before his marriage a vaudeville actress
of Indiana polls threatened to bring suit
against him for $4,000 for alleged breach OF
promise.
Robb will be charged with shooting with
irtent TO kill when arraigned in Police
Court in the morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
HALF OF MIDDLETOWN
COVERED WITH ICE

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 9.-After-
math flood conditions are so serious in this
vicinity that Burgess Whistler. of Middle
town. has asked aid of this city for the
relief of the people who have been rendered
homeless. over half d mile of the town
is covered with ice and silt from two feet
to fifty feet deep. Between 200 and 500
houses are surrounded and can only be
reached by entering the second story win
dOws Many houses have been entirely
ruined. while others have been lifted from
their foundations and their contents lost.
In Harrisburg conditions are improving
rapidly. Nearly all the people forced TO
leave their homes have returned and all
industrial plants were running to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
SUBURBAN TRAIN IS
PARTLY TELESCOPED
Three Employees Are Badly In
iured and Several Passengers
Bruised in a Collision.

CHICAGO, March "a northbound subur-
ban train on the Rock Island Railroad ran
into an open switch tonight when passing
Forthwith street and after running as far
as Forty-fourth street collided with a dead
switch engine. The engine and the first
coach of the suburban train were telescoped
and the switch engine was smashed
Engineer c. Pearson. OF the suburban
train. was severely cut on the head and mis-
legs were crushed. Fireman Robert LuZions
suffered a fractured skull and was badly
burned Engineer George Larson. OF the
svvftch engine was thrown into the pile OF
wreckage and was badly burned. IL is
doubtful if any Of these men will survive:
s. number of passengers in the second
coach were badly bruised, but none was in
iured seriously.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
ESCAPED MURDERER IS
SICK WITH PNEUMONIA
He Is Heavily Armed, and Says
He Will Not Be Taken Alive
Posse in Pursuit.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. March 9.-Mark Dunn.
the murderer, who was sentenced 10 be
hanged here Friday. and who escaped Mon
day last. sought food and medicine at the
home of James Finchutt. a farmer, near
Rosendale. Mo-, to-day. He has pneumonia
He was kept under guard until tonight
at s o'clock, when he again escaped heav-
lily armed, and said he would never be taken
alive. Sheriff Spencer, of st. Joseph, and
a posse are in pursuit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
SIN DOMINGO URGED AS
REFUGE FOR NEGROES

-t4IcAc3O. March 9-To-night in meet
mo preliminary TO the General Conference
H. African Methodist Church Bishop
charles s. Smith, of Detroit, Mich, urged
that the United States should acquire the
Island of San Domingo as place OF refuge
-. ,be negro race Vow can race for
- remain passive and nonresentful IN
tho face of such barbarities as the recent
burning of colored people In Georgia and
Ntssissippi?' he asked
humber of the higher officials OF the
African Church were present at the meet
ne and the speech of Bishop Smith was
LOUDLY ac2lauded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
VOICE RECOVERED BY n
.SPEECHLESS PREACHER
Suddenly Shouted 81 Can Talk"
After Being Dumb for
Five Months.

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-After being speech
less Tor five months as the result of a fall
from street car Rev. ID. +. Standard pas
tor of ST Luke's Methodist Church. sud
denly recovered his voice to-day. he had
learned the sign language, by which means
he communicated. While conversing in this
way with his wife he suddenly felt impelled
TO speak and shouted Il can talk" The re-
turn of his voice is apparently permanent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
PAP4L HONORS FOR
AMERICAN PRIESTS

ROME, March Son the recommendation
of Archbishop Farley. the Pope has con-
ferred honors upon the most distinguished
clergymen in the archdiocese of New York
He has appointed the Rev. Thomas 2. Gu
sack, of St. Teresa's Church, New York.
10 be auxiliary bishop of New York Mon
signor Joseph II. Mooney. vicar general of
the archdiocese and pastor of the Church
Of the Sacred Heart New York. 10 be a
member of the college of prothonotaries
apostolic. and the Rev. Michael j. Lavelle,
rector OF St Patrick's Cathedral. New York.
10 be a domestic prelate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
DIR. THORN SENT TO
VIEW TURKISH PRISON

cONSTANTINOPLE. March s.-Dr.
Thorn. a member OF the American mission
at Mardsen Turkey in Asia). has been ap-
pointed by the Porte TO inspect the pris-
ons at Diarbekir (Asiatic Turkey and ar
range for the medical treatment of the
prisoners in consequence OF the complaints
of Sir Nicholas oConor. the British am
bassador here, regarding the condition of
the Bulgarians who are confined at Dlar-
bekir-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
BURGLAR STEALS
70 THE FAMILY BIBLE
Odd Assortment, Bible, Razor and
Opera Glasses, Plumber Of
RObber.

From a robbery, which took place last
night, the question arises-how does rob-
ber use a Bible? Perhaps for his family
perhaps for the pawnshop, perhaps-for
himself 1t certainly was an odd assort-
ment which the robber secured, namely, a
pair of opera glass valued at SIS, a razor
valued at So, an old family Bible. w. r.
Jones, of Dayton, o., discovered his loss
about midnight on returning to his apart
ments at 3O5 North Illinois street. The
police at notified but no clew
could be ascertained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
RIVAL FLEETS NAY HAVE
NET IN POSSIET Bay

ST. PETERSBURG. March s.-The Asso-
ciated Press is Informed on the highest
authority that up 10 O'Clock this afternoon
no word OF a naval battle between the
Reitzenstein and Uriu squadrons had been
received 1t as evident. however. that news
Of a sea fight of vladivostok would not
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LONDON. March 9.-A dispatch from
Paris announces that the French steamer
Cambodge fof 2.350 tons, which left Ran
goon Feb. II for Cochin China and Eu-
ropean ports) has been wrecked in storm
off the coast OF Cochin-China. The Cam
bodge carried 100 passengers. mostly
Anamese- About fifty OF them drowned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
Poor Health Causes Suicide.

NORwALK. o. March 9.-Capt. o. w.
Williams, veteran OF the civil war, was
found dead in bed to-day with a self
inflicted bullet wound through his head.
He was formerly county treasurer and city
clerk and was prominent knight Templar.
Poor health is assigned the cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
YESTERDAYS DEBATE
IN THE LOWER HOUSE
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. March 9.-That an in
vestigation of the Postoffice Department by
the House of Representatives will result
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL s.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
JAPANESE REPORTED TO
HAVE BEATEN RUSSIANS
IN A LAND ENGAGEMENT
Battle Said to Have Been Fought
in Korea Fifty-Four Miles
Northwest OF Chemulpo.
DALNY AND PORT ARTHUR
Bombarded at Night by Japanese,
but Nothing Yet Known OF
the Result.
RUSSIANS OUTFLANKED
Japanese Probably Have Secured
a Strong Strategic Position
Near the Yalu River.
DALNY AND PORT ARTHUR
RUSSIANS OUTFLANKED

LONDON, March IO.-A dispatch To
the Times from Wo-Hai-Wci. dated
March %. says; "It H. reported ON
good authority that n collision be-
TWEEN Russian and japanese troops
has occurred near Hai-Hai-Ju, Korea
(nfty-four miles northwest OF Che
mulpo), which resulted i'm the defeat
of the Russinns."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10

TOXIC, March o.-Jnpanesc war
ships bOmbarded the forts at Ta-Lien-
Wan port DaIny) on the night OF
March =, and then attacked Port Ar
thur.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-21
PRECIOUS JADE.
To the Chinaman It h the Embodi-
 ment of Beauty.

To the Chinaman It h the Embedi-
 ment of Beauty.
 To the European jade is chiefly a curiosity. To the Chinaman it is the most precious of stones. The western man, in his dull, prosaic, scientific way, will say that the term jade as popularly employed includes two min erals, jadeite and nephrite. The spe- cifc gravity of the jadeite is higher, but its fusing point lower than that of the other By the mere process of handling and inspection it is impossi- ble to tell them apart, and both are very similar to another stone called prehnite.
 Here, on the other hand, is a Chinese definition: "Jade is the Quintessence of heaven and earth. It is marked with the dark hues of the hills, with the blue tints of streams. It is white as sliced lard, red as a cocks comb and yellow as cooked chestnut"
 One of the chief characteristics of jade is it's extreme hardness. A spe- cial sand, as fine as flour and found only in certain springs, Is used in cut ting it. Tn spite of it's beauty when cut and polished, jade in it's rough state cannot be distinguished by the casual eye from the rubble of the road. London Telegraph.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-21

In the excessively cold climate of northern Russia all classes of people
 wear linen underclothes instead of woolens, and such malady as a cold is unknown. The Russian of this does not understand the mean ing of rheumatism, bronchitis, catarrh or consumption. Japan is country humid and rainy. There are from 80 to 200 rainy days in the year. The changes of temperature are sudden. The winter is very cold. The houses are exposed to every wind. The dress of the natives leaves the chest winter and summer, and the legs uncovered. The ordinary folk do not wear hats. The country people pass half their lives with their legs in the water of the ice fields. This war has shown that the Japanese are the hardest nation on earth.