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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
HISTORIC HARPS At A
BIG SALE IN EDINBURGH
Stuart and Jacobite Relics of Great
Interest and Value Put on
the Block.
HIGH PRICES OBTAINED

LONDON, March 26.-There was dis
persed by auction in Edinburgh last week
a family collection of Stuart and Jacobite
relics of great historic interest and value
The early death of Mr.. j. n. Durrant-
Steuart, the twelfth and last laird of Dali
guise, in Perthshire, brought this unique
collection to the hammer.
Interest conferred mainly on two ancient
harps, one known as Queen Mary's harp
and the other as the Lamont or CALIFORNIAN
harp. For the last twenty years they have
reposed at the National Museum Of An
Equities. and are we'll known to Scottish
antiquaries.
The story of Queen Nary's harm is that
during the hunting trip into the Highlands
OF Perthshire, in the year 1863, she offered
her own harp AS a prize in bardic COM
petition. 1t was awarded to Miss Reatrix
Gurdyn. of Banchory II closely resembles
the famous harp of Brian Boru. and a cen
fury ago IL was stringed and found to DOS
sess sweet and delicate tone
Competition for IL was very keen Mr.
Theodore Napier. the well-known Jacobite
enthusiast, remained i'm the bidding until
tSio was reached. and finally, at eS92 los,
1t was secured by the authorities of the
Edinburgh Antiquarian Museum
The Lamont harp, which dates from the
eleventh or twelfth century, was sold at
G525.
lock of hair from Prince Charles's head
and another from that of his wife Princess
Louise OF StohlberS, went for esq Us. A
sword which he had worn was sold for G7S
Highland dirks went at from ell to els
each, an Andrea Ferrara sword at eos. and
two genuine old Highland targets at
e5S les and $50 1Ss.
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EAST MARION AGAIN
IS BEING FLOODED

MARION, Ind, March S1.-At midnight
tonight the M;ssissinewa river reached
with destroying hands over the broken
levee in East Marion, or ~Johnstown," and
once more the residents of that locality
were forced TO hurry FORTH bearing chat
tells through the gloom and rain TO places
OF safety. II the rise continues Johnstown
Will again be entirely deserted tomorrow.
This is the section OF Marion submerged
last week under ten feet of water.
The damaged dixie will not serve to pro-
tect the people as ii formerly did. and the
steady downpour of rain during the last
TWO days has given the river such volume
that new discomfort and new danger and
devastation face the jewellers in this sec
ton. There will be no repetition of the
sudden plunge of the torrent into the low
places; there will be no repetition of the
terror that marked the former surge of the
menaclng waters, when residents fed for
their lives on short notice, but the loss
and inconvenience are being repeated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
FAIR and COLDER:
NORTHWEST WINDS

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
Indiana-Fair and colder on Friday Sat-
urday fair; colder in south portion; fresh
northwest winds.
Ohio-Showers and thunderstorms and
colder on Friday. Saturday fair, except
rain on northwest Jake shore; colder in the
east and south portions; brisk northwest
winds.
notwithstanding and colder on Friday.
Saturday fair and colder.
Ilinois-Fair and colder on Friday, pre-
coded by showers. Saturday fair; brisk
northwest winds.
wisconsin-Fair Friday, preceded by
rain In southeast portion colder in south
portion. Saturday fair; fresh to brisk north
west winds.
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and
South Dakota-Fair on Friday and Satur-
day; warmer Saturday.
Iowa-Fair on Friday and Saturday;
warmer in west portion Saturday.
Minnesota-Fair on Friday; colder in
south portion. Saturday fair: fresh north
west winds.
Lower Michigan-Rain on Friday. Satur-
day fair; fresh east winds. becoming north
westerly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF
THE CHEMULPO FIGHT

ODESSA, March 31.-The Russian steam
er Malaga has been quarantined at Con-
stantinople. Consequently the survivors
of the Variag and Korietz. who are on board
that vessel, will not arrive here until to-
morrow
letter from Chemulpo is printed here
to-day describing the fight. 1t contains the
following regarding the rescue of the crews
of the Variag and Korietz: Before de-
stroying their ships the Russians signaled
TO the foreign warships to take the crews
and wounded on board, which they readily
agreed to. All the ships sent boats to the
Variag and Korietz to transport the crews
excepting the American cruiser Vicksburg
Although she did send surgeon to dress
the wounded she did not take one member
of the crews on board, explaining that no
permission to do so had been received
from the American government"
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GOOD FRIDAY IN
CITYS CHURCHES

With the observance of Good Friday all
Christendom will begin to-day the cele-
bration of Eastertide. Services will be held
in all Catholic churches and most OF the
Protestant, and without exception will be
OF a musical nature.
AT St. Panls Church a musical service,
a rendition of THE Seven Last Words of
Christ" will be given. The soloists will
be Mrs. John Edmunds. Paul Jeffries. Mrs.
Aquilla Jones and Everson Mediation. The
First Word" will be baritone and tenor
solo with chorus; the Second Word a
duet for TENOR and baritone with quartet:
Third Word" a solo for soprano. tenor
and baritone. with chorus: the Fourth
Word a baritone solo; the Fifth Word"
a chorus and solo for tenor and baritone;
the Sixth Word" will be tenor solo and
quartet and the Seventh Word a solo
for soprano and contrato with chorus
The observance of Easter viii begin at
the Meridian-street Methodist Episcopal
Church tonight with appropriate services.
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AMERICAN WAR CHARITY
is ORGANHEDAT TOXIC
Perry Memorial Relief Fund Is
Started with Subscriptions
of $4,000.
BISHOP M'KIM'S SPEECH

TOXIC. March 3f.-At a meeting of
Americans and Japanese held here to-day
in commemoration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the signing of the Perry treaty be-
tween Japan and the United States an
American war charity called the Perry
Memorial Relief Fund was organized with
much enthusiasm. The sum of S375oO was
subscribed at once, and it was decided to
organize committees in all the larger cities
of the United States The fund will be
turned over to a minister of the imperial
household. and it will be disbursed under
the direction of the Emperor of Japan. par
ticularly to aid the destitute families of
soldiers and sailors.
Count Okuma, at one time Japanese pre-
mier. made the pricipal address at the COM
memorating exercises. He said that as the
Japanese became more familiar with the
people of the United States they could not
but admire them for their love OF justice
and humanity. which such prominent
national traits.
Bishop McKim of the American Episco-
pal mission, suggested the organization of
the charity. He said the memorial TO Perry
would be craven not on pillar of stone,
but on the hearts of the two great peoples.
Charity is beyond the pale of politics. the
speaker continued. and this movement has
no significance except as an appeal TO those
broad humanitarian sympathies which
make universal brotherhood over all the
earth.
Bishop McKims proposal was at once
approved and acted upon. The American
Asatic Society headed the subscription list
with 5000. Baron Iwasaki and Baron Nit
sui also gave 5000 each. Prince ShimaZu,
head of the Satsuma Clan, ana Prince Mort,
head of the Choshu Clan, subscribed $500
each. j. w. Coppman and ID. G. Blake gave
81 zoo each and Count Inouye, Count Mat
sugata. Count Okuma and United States
Minister Griscom subscribed $500 each.
count Matsugata proposed cheers for the
President of the United States and Mr..
Griscom replied by calling for cheers for
the Emperor of Japan. There were DEM
onstrations of satisfaction when the total
of the subscription was announced, and the
meeting brought to close with the
singing of the national anthems OF the
LATED States and Japan.
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Bank Trial Wines Gets ROnghSh0d
Treatment and Court Infeyyeues

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Il signed all but one" answered Ker-
stetter quietly.
who signed that one?" demanded Keal-
ing imperiously.
''Walter Brown"
'Tell the jury continued Healing, ''how
the checks are distinguished"
TELL-TALE INITIALS EXPOSED.
1.-The checks l signed are marked with a
small TX in one corner. The one signed
by Mr. Brown is marked with the initials
W. B."
Did Mr.. Afford give you authority to use
his name OH those checks?'
HE did not
ION whose authority did you sign thern?'
My own, 1 suppose. There was an I'M
Outstanding between Mr.. Brown and my
self"
Tell the jury, Mr.. Kerstetter. if the
signature, M. Afford, was made as near
as possible to represent Affords own writ
ing"
kerstetter was employed at the Con-
solidated Paper and Bag Company when
Melville Afford signing checks for
Brown as method for keeping separate
the building accounts of the plant. On the
cross-eXamination Ketcham sought to bring
out this-that the signature was made
simply as identification for building ac-
counts. The prosecution introduced the
evidence to show that the money drawn
on the checks from the bank was applied
to the Consolidated Paper and Bag Com
pany.
tilt between Attorney Ketcham and
Mr.. Afford, in which Judge Anderson
finally took a hand, occurred shortly after
Afford took the stand at the opening Of
court yesterday morning. Afford had testi-
fed at Kealing's examination that he had
not signed any notes which were carried in
the bank as assets. When Ketcham came
to cross-examine Afford he produced three
notes with Affords signature affixed. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
KILL Il
KOREAN PREFECT

SEOUL. March 31.-It is reported that
the Russians. on March 27, killed the project
of Pak-Chon for not following their in
structions. The Russians are also said to
have dispersed the Korean garrison of
Wiju after divesting the soldiers of their
uniforms.
Detailed reports received here of the en-
gagement of March rs between Russians
and japanese at Cheng-Ju, Korea, says the
fighting lasted two hours, at the end of
which the japanese forced the Russians to
retire toward Wiju. Two Russians, dead
were left on the field. while other bodies
were carried off with the column. A Japa-
nese lieutenant named Kno. and four
privates, were killed, while Captain
Kurokawa and eleven privates were
wounded.
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notes aggregated $4,000 Ketcham handed
the witness the notes. demanding severely:
lis that your signature2"
1T looks Ike ii: yes, l guess il is ex-
claimed Afford after examining the notes
Didn't Mr.. Brown show you those notes
after the bank failed and offer to give them
back TO your asked Ketcham.
'He did not" answered Afford stoutly.
Didn't you say. Mr.. Afford, in the pres
ence of Vernon Van Fleet, after you APP
peared before the grand jury L swore be-
fore the grand jury that i gave no notes,
and, by God, I'm going TO stay with that
statement - Ketcham Numbered tho
question and Afford hurled back his an
swer in an equally loud voice:
mo- / say emphatically nor
Here Judge Anderson interviewed and de-
clared that the examination would have 10
be continued more quietly. Ketcham in
his examination went at the witness vio-
lently, and when the incident occurred had
Afford worked up to a high pitch IF ex-
element and anger.
After Afford was dismissed Beryl Tous-
ley and Enos Cup testified and then Bank
Examiner j. NJ. Mcintosh was called to
the stand and examined throughout the re-
mainder of the day until $50 O'Clock. Mrss~
May Afishler, Samuel Hoke and Edgar
Kerstetter were the last witnesses on the
stand.
Owing to minute cross-exa nina lions OF
Attorney Ketcham and the continual pas
sage at arms which take place between the
attorneys. the trial of Brown will be much
longer than had at first been expected. The
government expected TO complete intro
duction of evidence by this evening, but
District Attorney Healing said last night
that he did not see how they could finish
up their case before Saturday noon.
Attorneys for both sides are lighting the
case inch by inch. Attorney ketcham dis
sects each bit of testimony given by gov
eminent witnesses. Both Healing and
Ketcham are often called down" by Judge
Anderson. who repeatedly admonishes
them against wasting time on immaterial
facts and inconsequential tits. The trial
Will probably not end before the middle OF
next week
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PLENTY OF SUPPLIES
STORED IN MANCHURIA

ST. PETERSBURG, March 31.-The chief
of the commissariat department, Rostkov-
sky, says that not pound of meat or bread
is being sent to Manchuria, as the cattle
and grain available there are more than suf-
ficient for the demand. Enormous herds
and stores of flour are being concentrated
at Hardin. About 5000 boxes of timed
meats will be kept at Irkutsk for the out
going troops and railroad men. All the
timed meats are being put up in st. Peters
burg and at Riga, according to a German
process by which the contents can be served
hot, without the use of fire, the tin being
placed in another filled with water and hav-
ing a false bottom containing a carbide
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
DAMAGE IN MISSOURI
DUE TO BROKEN LEVEE

ST. LOUIS. March 31.-By the breaking of
the Fountain creek levee, near Merrimac.
Monroe county. Illinois, twenty miles south
of st. Louis, $500 acres OF land, $500 OF
which We're in wheat, are under water and
loss estimated at 1000 has been suf-
fered by the farmers. Specials from points
in southeast Missouri indicate that flood
conditions of serious proportions prevail
Many dwellings are standing in the water,
and the occupants have been forced out
At Piedmont, Black river is still rising
and many additional persons have been
driven from their homes 10 higher ground
Lucien Graham was drowned while trying
TO ford St. Francois river
Z 0lar Bluff is still flooded and thousands
of acres of rich grazing land are under
water. Ii is estimated the loss OF stock will
be large.
Reports from points southwest of ST.
Louis say much property has been de-
stroyed.
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Japanese Slam IN Almost
Continuous Clash zvith Russians
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tering the port to engage the Variag and
korietZ. and later. after the fight, when
the Vicksburg sent a surgeon his services
were refused. The tone Of the correspond
ent is very bitter. He adds that he saw
the American Genials of the incident when.
he arrived at Port Said. but that they are
not convincing. He continues: II saw the
report of one of the captains to his govern
ment, in which the action of the American
captain was set forth clearly and cate
gorically in its true colors."
In official circles the actions of some of
the newspapers here in attempting to revive
hostile feeling against the United States on
account or the Vicksburg incident is sin
oerely deprecated. The Associated Press
is authorized to announce that the govern
ment has nothing to criticise in the action
of Commander Marshall. Moreover il does
not sympathize with the Noyoe Vremyas
editorial of yesterday pointing to the United
states as the real commercial and political
foe of Great Britain and Russia.
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Bad WASHOUTS OCCUR
BELOW WASHINGTON
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Ind, March 31.-The
Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad, which
has been running trains erratically for
nearly week, suffered from two washouts
six miles south Of this city near Thomas
station this morning. The lesser one, a
break of twenty-five feet was repaired by
night so work trains could pass over and
reach the greater, which is fifty feet long
and thirty feet deep. Piling must be driv-
en- TO furnish a foundation for the track
This place was washed out last Friday
night and in repairing it ii was filled with
earth. Railroad men say muskrats or
groundhogs caused the latest break
No train has reached this city over this
road to-day and IL will require considerable
time TO repair the break. 1t is probable
the piledriver of the railroad is at work
at Hazelton and will not be available at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
Fox Farn IN Failure.
Portland (Nfe.l Express.

gentleman by the name of Skillngs. of
Bangor, recently started new industry on
an island off the coast between Machias
and JonespOrt. Me. This was fox raising.
He believed that there was money to be
made in raising foxes for their hides and
so leased what is known as Triton island
some distance off the coast. Having Sc
cured the island he went West and bought
about sixty of the finest furred and most
hardy foxes he could find paying for some
of them as high as $50 apiece. These he
placed on the island last fall and started
his fox farm with every prospect that his
novel plan would be success.
OF course the island being some distance
from the land il was impossible for the
foxes TO get of and so fences were not
necessary. This winter came with its cold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
SHIPS on WAY FROM
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
Men on Board the Discovery In
Southern Expedition Are
Rescued.

CHRIST CHURCH. New Zealand. March
a-The British Antarctic expedition, which
sailed on the steamer Discovery from Lon
don July 81, 1901. has signaled that it is re-
turning.
IL was announced from Hobart. Tas-
mania, Oct 80 last that the Terra Nova.
an auxiliary relief ship, formerly New
foundland whaler. had arrived there. and
with, the Morning the Royal Geographical
Societys relief ship. would start for the
relief of the Discovery. the British explor-
ing vessel, the first week I'm December. At
this time the Discovery had been frozen In
for thirteen months at the foot of Mount
Erebus. in south latitude 17:50 east longi-
tude 66:i2.
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RIVER WITHIN ITS
BANKS 1T WABASH

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March 31.-Wabash river
is again within its banks, and the families
driven from their homes in the bottoms
are returning, and drying out their water
soaked buildings. Dr. Lasalle health off,
Ger, says the buildings are many of them
unfit for habitation and predicts that many
cases of sickness will grow out of the flood.
The heavy rain of yesterday afternoon and
last night~gav the deniZens of the bottoms
a scare, but the fall of the water was I'M
checked, and the flats are now free. In the
channel of the stream. however, the rains
brought the water up foot more COW
ering the Fort Wayne & Southwestern trac-
ton line tracks at the Big Four bridge.
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MAKAROFF GIVES ALL
CREDIT TO KRINIZEKI

SEBASTOPOL, March 31.-Responding to
a dispatch from the, commander of the
Black sea fleet congratulating him on the
repulse of the last attempt of the Japa-
nese TO block Port Arthur, Vice Admiral
Makaroff has telegraphed that the chief
credit for the achievement is due TO Lieu
tenant Krinizeki, who commanded the tor
pedo boat destroyer SLIM. "A man who
knows his business. Through his skill in
discharging the torpedo, the missile struck
the Prov of the first ship, DETECTING the
vessel from its course and the other Japa-
nese steamers followed in its wake
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weather and gradually the water between
Triton island and the mainland closed slow
ly in until finally the wide passage was COW
cred with thick ice which could support a
man or team for that matter.
All this had been going on so quietly that
Mr.. Skillngs had quite failed TO think OF
what this rapidly-forming ice might mean
to his new industry, and one morning he
awoke to find that every fox owned had
escaped from the island TO the mainland
and had taken to the heavy growth OF
timber which covers much OF this section
of the coast. Mr.. Skillings instituted
searches and secured the surrounding coun-
try, but he has not succeeded in recovering
one of the animals. The sixty foxes, many
OF which were extremely valuable, aggre-
gated an amount of many thousands OF dol
lars and the loss gives every indication OF
being a total one.
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PLAN TO FIGHT FIRE
WITH SALT WATER

NEW YORK. March 31.-Nearly five and
one-half million dollars were set apart by
the board of estimates to-day to be ex-
pended in installing an auxiliary system
of salt water mains to be used in connec-
ton with fire fighting in the boroughs of
Manhattan and Brooklyn. The money will
be expended along the lines suggested in
the report of a special commission of en-
gineers, which recommends that the valves
and hydrants of the system be constructed
for both salt and fresh water in order that
the two systems may be used together as
well as separately
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MUST SHOW COLORS OR
BE SUNK BY RUSSIANS

WASHINGTON. March 31.-Count Cas-
SIM, the Russian ambassador, to-day add
dressed the following communication to
Secretary Hay: by order of my govern
ment have to inform, your Excellency that
the following announcement has just been
made by the commander-in-chief of the
Russian fleet in the Pacific ocean: Any
public or private vessel navigating in
waters in which military operations are
carried on and detected at night without
stopping. and which. after warning by the
firing of a gun, will not show its colors,
will be considered an enemy and sunk
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JACKSON PARK IS
AGAIN INUNDATED

Jackson Park, the new addition in the
vicinity of the Atlas engine works that has
suffered severely on the occasion of every
high water and food that has visited this
locality this winter, was again inundated
last night and acres of land were under
water.
Residents Of the district were forced TO
remove to their second stories in some
cases, and the police were appealed TO for
help. The water that has been left by the
last overflow of Pogaes run has not en-
tireIy disappeared, and the heavy rain
augmented this, bringing back old condi-
.tiOnS
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POGUES RUN OYER
BANKS FLOODS HOUSES
IND STOPS CAR SERVICE

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should be caught again by the high waters.
Little delay was made i'll getting out, and
soon number were out passing on the
warning cry from house to house. In a
short time all the homes bordering on Fall
creek empty.
Reports TO the police from various points
along Fall creek indicated that, after alarm
ing people all along its course with a sud
den rise before midnight, that stream be-
gan to fall shortly after midnight, and i'm
minent danger seemed to be past. From
time to time during the night fresh deluges
OF rain caused alarm. but none of them
continued as long as dd the rain which be-
gan to fall between Z and o'clock IN the
evening.
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FLOOD THREATENS NEW
DISASTER IN PORTLAND

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND, Ind, March S1.-A heavy
rain is falling this evening and the Sala-
monia river, which inundated the city and
caused the death of two persons on Satur-
day, is again high over it's banks.
The lowlands are entirely under water
and fears are entertained of a repetition of
last weeks deluge. To-night's storm, &C
companied by wind and lightning, is caus-
ing additional alarm.