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For President,
ALTON B. PARKER,
of New York.
For Vice President,
HENRY G.. DAVIS,
of West Virginia.
For Congress,
HON. r. Z. STYLL,
Of Cooke
For Governor,
JAMES B. FRAZIER.
For Secretary Of State,
JOHN W. MORTON.
For Comptroller,
FRANK DIBRELL.
For State Treasurer,
REAU E. FOLK.
For State Senator,
HON. JOHN B. DOBSON,
of Greene,
Fer Floater,
HON. r. NJ. BERRY,
of Unicoi.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
DAMAGE OF HALF 4
MILLION At LORAIN

LORAIN, O.. Jan. 22.-The worst flood
ever known in this section, caused by the
heavy rains swelling the waters Of Black
river. has wrought great damage to ship
ping along the stream. resulting in the en-
tire suspension of work at the American
Shipbuilding plant. tearing large vessels
from their moorings and carrying them in
the lake and the washing away of the
Nickel-plate road bridge.
The heavy ice started to move early to-
day and the steamer +. NJ. Peck was the
first to break from her moorings. She
passed through the Erie-avenue bridge and
now lies in big ice gorge at the mouth Of
the harbor. The fine new steamer Hen
drick s. Holden broke from her fastenings
a little later and. together with a dredge
and several scows and the fueling scow
Agnes. lies In the gorge at the harbor' 3
mouth. The swift rush Of waters has
formed a new channel for the river and
several scows belonging to Gaynor broth
ers. government contractors have been
were badly broken up ana the loss 10 the
companies was heavy.
The Lorain Lumber Company is also a
heavy loser, immense quantities of lumber
being swept to The lake. AS a result Of
the washing away of the Nickel-plste
bridge traffic that road is badly Grip
pied. The Baltimore & Ohio tracks are
partially under water and much damage
has been caused to that road.
The loss to property in the flooded quar-
ter of LoTain tonight is placed at $500, 000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
VESSELS TANNED IN A
CLEVELAND VIADUCT
Three Great Lake Freighters Badly
Damaged-Terrihed Guardians
Speedily Rescued.
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS

CLEVELAND, Jan. G.-The food situa-
tior in Cleveland and its vicinity was
brighter at midnight because of q fall in
the temperature, which Will lessen the
probability of a dangerous break in the
ice gorge about ten miles up the CuyahoSa
river, letting loose a great body OF water
held in check by it, The Cuyahoga river
is flowing about fifteen miles an hour and
is going down.
Three great lake vessels that broke from
their moorings yesterday are still wedged
tightly together and there is no possibility
of their breaking away or being moved I'M
til the flood of water has ceased running out
into the lake The vessels are jammed at
the Superior-street viaduct The big steam
William L. Refs, of the boats in the
jam, is badly wrecked, with an immense
hole smashed in her bow and another about
amdships The Refs is loaded with iron
ore and it is feared she will go TO the bot
tom The other two vessels are also badly
damaged
When the steamers broke away from
their moorings and started swiftly down
the river the watchmen and their families
aboard became frantic. None OF the yes
sells had steam up and there was abso-
lutely no way TO check their speed. The
women on board ran screaming from one
end to the other of the boats crying and
praying for help All were safely rescued
without injury after the boats struck the
bridge.
The entire loss in Cleveland is estimated
a $500 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
WEATHER FORECAST IS
FAVORABLE TO FLOOD

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The general
forecast issued by the Weather Bureau
to-day regarding the food situation says:
Nothing has occurred since Thursday
night to lessen the gravity of the flood
situation in the upper Ohio. Conditions
continue extremely threatening in the vi
entity of Pittsburg; at Cincinnati heavy ice
is running, gorges above and below the city
having been broken during the night. The
weather conditions continue favorable to a
rapid breaking up Of the ice in the rivers
and small streams of central and eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New York, West
Virginia and western Maryland. The area
of low pressure that was central Thursday
morning I'm the middle Mississippi valley has
advanced 20 southern Indiana. 1t has been
attended by heavy rains in Tennessee, the
Ohio valley aud the lower lake region. Light
rains have fallen in the Middle Atlantic
States and snow in New England 1t is
warmer in the upper Ohio valley and gen.
orally throughout the Middle and South
Atlantic States, while lower temperatures
prevail in the Southwest. There will be
rain tonight In Atlantic coast districts
the upper Ohio valley and the lower lake
region. and light rain or snow will continue
Saturday along the lakes and in eastern
New York.
1T will be colder in the eastern Gulf and
South Atlantic States and the Ohio valley
but no very decided fall in temperature
such as would have an important bearing
on the flood situation, is anticipated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
STRONG WIND SAVES
THE BIG COAL FLEET

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFEESONNILLE, Ind, Jan. PA
strong wind blew from the north all day.
pushing the immense foes of ice TO the
south side of the Ohio, and probably pre-
vented the loss of thousands of bushels of
coal. which is tied up in barges at the
Pumpkin Patch just above this city.
During all of last night the coal men
worked hard TO save the fleet, and at times
it looked If the heavy ice would demol-
ish every boat, but luckily only one loaded
barge went down. The wind to-day prac-
tically cleared this side of the river of
ice and little trouble was experienced, but
the report that another heavy gorge is on
it's way down to-day has caused much un-
easness, and every precaution is being
taken to save the property. The Mononga-
hela Coal and Coke Company has property
the Pumpkin Patch worth 81. 600 600.
ana the Peoples Coal Company has $2500oO
worth of coal near by.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
DEPUTIES EXCITED
OVER CASE OF PRIEST
Animosities Stirred Up in Chamber
Over Expulsion from France
of Father Delsor.

PARIS. Jan. 22-The Chamber of Depu-
ties was the scene Of much excitement to-
day in connection with the case of Father
Delsor, an Alsatian priest. who was ex-
PEELED from France recently on the ground
that he was a foreigner seeking to foment
agitation against the government. His ex-
pusion has revived the animosities grow
ing out of the Franco Prussian war, a con-
siderable element OF the press and public
asserting that the expulsion Of Delsor as a
foreigner marked the final abandonment of
AlSace to Germany.
Premier Combes, replying. declared the
agitation had the same theatrical char
acter Boulangerism. 1t was effort
to revive an expiring Nationalist element.
After a long and heated discussion, dur
ing which numerous resolutions, some
blaming and some approving the govern
ment, were handed in, Premier Combes in
timated that he would accept a motion
made by NJ. Sarrien as the order Of the
day, pure and simple, with the understand
ing that this should be taken to imply
approval of the governments action. The
division resulted in a ministerial victory,
the vote being 259 to 243.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
SITUATION IN KOREA
CAUSES FRESH ALARM

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The situation in
Korea is arousing fresh apprehension of
renewed trouble in the far East. 1t has
been the opinion Of the military experts
here that in the event of war between
Russia and Japan Korea would be made the
cattle ground at least in the beginning
Mr. Allen, the American minister at Seoul
cabled the State Department to-day from
Seoul as follows:
Considerable disturbances throughout
Korea. The Japanese have been attacked
in many places"
II is learned that. in view of the posi-
bility of Koreans being unable 10 afford
proper protection 10 Japanese subjects, the
aneSe military officer of highest rank.
namely. major general. to Seoul. where
he will be in a position to direct any mill
tary operations that Japanese troops may
undertake. The Korean government has
$500 men under arms. but they have not
been trained in q modern school of war
and rather resemble cOnstabulary than SOL
ders.
1t is anticipated here that Japan in Korea
Will repeat the performance OF Russia in
Manchuria, and make the disturbances on
the japanese railway the ground for n mill
tary occupation Of the line in great force
corresponding 10 the Russian occupation of
the Manchurian railway
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
JAPANESE RAILWAY MEN
ATTACKED BY KOREANS

LONDON, Jan. GA special from Seoul,
Korea. dated to-day. says japanese railway
men have been attacked by Koreans at sew
eral points along the Seoul-Fusan railway
and that the Korean authorities have been
notified that unless they prevent a recur-
renee of these disorders necessary measures
to do will be taken by Japanese troops.
The dowager Empress of China is thor
oughly alive to the peril threatening China
as a result of the Russo-Japanese crisis and
has, according to the Globes Shanghai cor
respondent. determined at ali costs to fight
for the freedom of Manchuria from foreign
control. Conferences between the dowager
Empress and the leading statesmen, it is
added, have convinced her that any other
policy would be tantamount to dynastic sui
eide as the dishonor of the ancestral tombs
implied by foreign domination would be un-
pardonable in the eyes of the Chinese. and
unless a vigorous effort is made to reassert
Manchu authority the Taipings and Kola-
shut will attempt to restore the Ming dynas-
ty. with the result of the complete destruc-
ton of China. The correspondent adds that
the dowager Empress has been informed
that some of the foreign powers are willing
to give the Manchus final opportunity of
reha bilitating themselves, even to the extent
Of aiding them by force if necessary pro-
vided the MHnchu government is sincerely
favorable to reform. The Russian minister
at Peking, the correspondent continues, has
learned of the result of these conferences
and is convinced that in the event of war
China will be forced TO participate, with the
result that the whole world Will practically
become involved.
In the meanwhile" the dispatch con-
cludes. Japan, though ostensibly engaged
with its quarrel. is really the spokes-
Of no Of foH
TO the policy of anti-partiton, and who have
virtually agreed together to defend China.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
MANY SHIPS IN DANGER;
FROZEN FAST IN THE ICE.
New York Bay and Harbor and
Long Island Sound Almost
impossible.
STORM ALSO PREVAILING

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Fog blanketed
New York bay and harbor to-day. Long
Island sound was impossible, except to the
most powerful steamers, scores of coast
wise vessels and tugs being frozen fast in
the ice, which filled both rivers and the
harbor, and an ice pack in Newark harbor
placed three cities and all the towns on the
Passaic river below Passaic falls in danger
by flood, while one OF the worst storms
of the winter was still unspent.
Long Island sound is a compact ice field
from shore TO shore and from He'll Gate
to New Haven Conn. Hundreds Of sailing
vessels and big ocesn-going tugs are frozen
in the fields with their tows. Strong north
easterly gales have been piling up ice into
the neck of the sound and now cakes five
inches thick are gathering in a great foe
sixty miles long and twelve miles wide a
New Haven. Through its center a narrow
strip of thin ice. fringed with lofty hum
mocks, marks the path arduously broken
by the Fall River liners. The oldest skip
pers on the sound declare the condition
is something new to them. Considera bic
loss is being caused by the delay in NOV
ing freight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
GREATEST FLOOD IN THE
OHIO RIVER SINCE 1884
Feared and Expected by River Men
at EvanSville-Wolf Creek
Gorge Breaks.
RIVER RISING RAPIDLY
,ecial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 22-The Ohio
river is expected to reach a stage of about
forty feet on the present rise. This is five
feet above the danger line.
Reports received tonight say the Wa
bash, White, Green, Pond and Barren rivers
are on a rampage and a big stage in all
these rivers is looked for. Heavy ice from
the gorges above is expected to pass here in
a few hours, but no danger is expected
from the ice, as all the boats are in the ice
harbor. The greatest alarm is felt for the
towboat Glener and its barges, below Mount
Vernon, which have been unable to get into
an ice harbor because of the low water.
All indications point TO the highest stage
of water since the flood of 1851
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
JAPAN GRIZZLY WAITTNG
WHILE RUSSIA POWDERS

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 22.-The Car
has not yet called the council to consider
the Japanese reply but il is said at the
Foreign Office the summons may be issued
any day.
The delay. coupled with dispatches from
Toxic, saying that Japan is armed and
grimly waiting. has caused a slight re-
newaI of public nervousness, which was re-
nected by the weakness on the bourse to-
day This alarm Is seemingly not shared
in the higher government circles. where II
is insisted that the Cars pacific declara-
lions were not idle words. The worst that
is now anticipated is a breakdown OF the
negotiations in the event that Russia's re-
Spouse is unacceptable to Japan.
The papers to-day publish prominently
the Associated Press statement that the
United States Asiatlc squadron will remain
in Philippine waters. The Gazette. in point
ing ont the mischief caused by the errone-
Gus statement that Admiral Evanss desti-
nation was Yongampho, Korea. instead
OF Olongapo. Subig bay near Manila well
comes the correction as evidence that the
United States will not NEEDLE in the quar-
rel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
JAPANESE SAID TO HAVE
OCCUPIED MA-SAM-PHO

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The delay in the Rus
sian reply to the latest note from Japan Is
causing the customary crop of sensational
statements pointing to the imminence OIL
war in the far East. The Daily Graphic
this morning says it understands that there
is no likelihood of n compromise owing to
the unyielding attitude of Japan on the
Manchurian question and the fact that In
her last note to Russia Japan struck out
the whole article in the draft of the treaty
relating TO the demand of Russia for a
neutral zone.
The correspondent of the Morning Post
at Che-Foo has sent in an alarming report
that 1900 japanese troops have landed at
Ma-Sam-Pho, in southern Korea, and the
Port Arthur correspondent of the Paris
edition New York Herald also refers in
a dispatch to the fact that the news OF the
occupation of Ma-Sam-Pho is being re-
CeiVed calmly. These reports are not con-
frmed from any other source and they are
diseredited by Baron Hayashi, the Japa-
nese minister to Great Britain
Special dispatches from Seoul say the
Emperor of Korea mas mas, apPT;iieee Of war
and finance VI Yon elk has ordered ten
thousand rifles for the army
Reports have been sent III from Che-Foo
that quantities of dynamite have been found
under the bridges of the Manchurian line
above Port Arthur. The supposed inten-
ton was TO blow UP the bridges as soon as
hostilities began.
The Toxic correspondent of the Daily Mail
sends the following dispatch: The jill
Shimpo says that on the day following the
ratification of the Chinese-American treaty.
Russia notified Japan that it was useless to
negotiate a neutral zone on the Yalu, as
the ratification of both treaties showed that
Manchuria was Chinese domain
Cabling from Shanghai. the correspond
ent there of the Daily Mail declares the
Chinese government has learned that Rus
STA is sending a large force to Chinese Tur-
kistan
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph cables as follows: Il learn
that a difficulty has arisen through reiuc-
lance to grant the same freedom of immi-
grafton INTO Manchuria to the Japanese as
10 the other foreigners, for fear that the
Japanese would soon overrun the province.
Whatever concessions, however, Russia Of
fers regarding Manchuria will probably be
offered i'm the first instance to the United
States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
JAPAN WILL NOT ACCEPT
GOOD OFFICES OF ANY
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
Russia Is Also Opposed to Me
diation of the Far East
Imbroglio.
KOREANS MAKE TROUBLE
Attack Japanese and Are Threat
ened with Punishment by the
Mikado'S Troops.

LONDON. Jan. 22-The Associated Press
is officially informed that the Japanese gov
eminent Will not accept the mediation OF
any of the foreign powers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-It is learned
that the United States government has been
cautiously and quietly making inquiries at
the various foreign capitals supposed to be
particularly interested in a peaceful solution
OF the Eastern problem. with view TO as
certaining whether anything could be done
toward bringing Russia and Japan together
1t soon developed that neither of these prin-
cipals was willing TO solicit the good offices
Of outside powers in the adjustment of their
disputes and that the movement was never
formally proposed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

the physicians who examined the body tes-
tined \ half-dozen Unimportant witnesses
were examined and the inquest closed at 10
O'Clock.
Late tonight the effects Of Miss Schafer's
letters. etc. were examined by the mayor
and Jury. Numerous letters TO girl friends
were found. but nothing TO lead TO any clew
The story that the murder might be the re-
suit OF a love affair and that a rejected
sweetheart committed the heinOus crime is
jeered at The inquest will be resumed early
Tomorrow morning.
Capt. J. D. Alexander was the last one to
see Miss Schafer alive. AS ne left her on
her walk TO death she was singing. He
testified as follows before the jury: Il ate
supper at Mrs Johnson's with Miss scha-
fer. Miss Knox. Mrs. d Y Johnson and
others. 1t was about $50. as near as l can
remember. that left for my room at Mrs
Winstandleys. the next house north Of the
boarding house 1 was walking slowly. be-
ing lame. and talking in a low tone TO my
self as | have a habit Of doing when alone,
when Miss Schafer overlook me. going
north. 1 said: Miss schafer. did you hear
me talking TO myself She laughed and
replied: NO. 1 was singing and did not
near you. 1hen went INTO MIS- VIM
stanley's gate and she went on
1t is now believed certainly that screams
heard at O'Clock by Mrs. W. c. Elliott
and daughters were the dying groans Of the
young school teacher. They testified that
they heard loud screams. The Elliotts live
in the second house from the alley.
". G. Owen. county auditor. testified be-
fore the coroner that he had seen two sus-
picious characters in the neighborhOod Of
the Cook house a few minutes before Miss
Schafer reached the alley.
JOSEPH WEIMER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
MORALES RECOGNIZED
BY MINISTER POWELL
Officers Cruiser Columbia Paid Of
fetal Visit to the Provisional
President.

SAN DOMINGO. Wednesday. Jan. 90
United States Minister Powell to-day recog-
nized the provisional government of Cen
eral Morales the de facto government
OF Santo Domingo and he has informed
the members of the diplomatic and con-
sular corps of this act.
The officers of the United States cruiser
Columbia paid official visit to the pro-
visional President to-day and they were
received with military honors. Subsequent
ly, at the request OF Minister Powell. they
were allowed TO view the relics OF Column
bus. which are kept I'm the cathedral here.
and they visited the forts and other places
of interest. There is still no change in
the political situation. An attack on San
Pedro de Macoris is expected and the
United States gunboat Newport has pro-
ceedcd there TO protect American interests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
MISS SCHAFER WELL
KNOWN IN ELKHART
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


ELKHART Ind, Jan. 22.-Miss Sarah
Schafer who was murdered at Bedford.
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Schafer. AIR. Schafer is a local real-estate
dealer. Miss Schafer was an active men,
Der of the Methodist Church. particularly
in the Epworth League. She was graduated
from the High School in 1898. and from the
State Normal last spring, in the meantime
taking extra work at De PAW. She taught
IN the public schools here for two years
between terms at the Normal. She was
held in high esteem and was regarded as
unusually bright Her last visit here was
during the holidays. She was twenty-five
years Old. The news or her murder was an
ineXpressible shock 10 her wide circle OF
friends here The message came to the
who informed the family pastor and the
latter told the parents.
Miss Schafer's brother. Milton Schafer.
and her uncle. Edward Schafer. of South
Bend. left this afternoon for Bedford. The
father, after reaching the depot and pur-
chasing ticket. decided TO remain at the
mothers bedside Mrs Schafer's condition
being serious 1t is said that Miss Schafer
recently wrote her mother that she had
been compelled TO threaten TO call the
woman whom she rOomed with in order
TO force young man, who had called and
made himself Objectionable, to leave the
house. The family is very Teticent, desiT
ing To avoid undue publicity. and the name
Of the young man. If known TO them, would
not be revealed.