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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
ELEVEN EXITS OF THE
THEATER WERE LOCKED
Startling Testimony at the Investi-
CATION of the Iroquois Play
house Disaster.


CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-By their own evil
dence, given to-day before Monroe Fulker-
son. who is conducting the fire department
investigation into the Iroquois Theater
horror the proprietors of the theater
showed that a worse condition of affairs
existed than had heretofore been thought
possible.
Will ]. Davis, Harry ]. Powers and
Iroquois Theater. were examined by Mr..
Fulkerson to-day. All of them pleaded
ignorance of any precautions taken to pre-
vent loss of life by fire at the theater. They
admitted failure to instruct employees in
fighting fire and failure even to provide
suitable appliances for use against flames
Their statements were corroborated by the
testimony of twenty employees of the
theater. none of whom had ever been told
his duty in case of fire.
Noonan, who is the working manager of
the theater under direction of Davis and
Powers, admitted to-day that eleven of
the theater exits were locked and bolted.
From figures obtained by Noonan to-day
it became evident that almost one in three
of the people who attended the matinee
lost their lives, the percentage being a
trifle over 81 per cent. The theater seated
1905 people and in addition to these 236 had
been admitted after all seats were sold
making a total of 1,S42 people in the theater,
of whom 591 were killed.
Manager Noonan declared that the two
balconies, including seats and people stand
ing held $50 people. The total number of
fatalities in the fire is to date 591, of whom
three were killed on the first floor. This
would make, according to Manager
Noonan's statement, SIS deaths out OF $50
people in the two balconies.
Methods of the California placer miner
being used by the police here in recov-
ering valuables lost in the disaster Three
big wagon loads of dirt and ashes were
taken from the theater floor to-day and
were conveyed under police guard to the
basement of a store near by. A placer min
ing outfit including sleeves and gold pans,
was erected and City Custodian Cregier
started a search for valuables among the
rubbish
Four bodies of the Iroquois fire victims
still remain unidentified at the county
morgue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
NINE PERSONS HURT IN
WILD PLUNGE OF A CAR
Part of a Burlington Passenger
Train Precipitated Into
Creek.
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE

DEADWOOD, S. D.. Jan. 6-The Burling
ton passenger train that left Deadwood at
o'clock this afternoon crashed through
a bridge al Rockford. thirty miles from
DeadwoOd, and nine persons were injured,
several seriously. The locomotive and bag
gage car got over safely, but the chair car
plunged into the Little Rapid creek and the
Pullman rolled down the bank. The fol-
lowing were injured: Paul c. Kleeman, of
Custer, badly injured unconscious; young
son of w. c. Lilley, of Lead. hurt in the
head, not serious; w II. Stebbins, Grand
Rapids. Mich. cut on the head and slightly
bruised: ]. G. McLemore, Lead. 5. D.. leg
bruised; Rev. j. A Sutton, Baptist minis
ter, Deadwood. bruised on face and body;
Miss Eva Wilson. Hill. 5. D., badly injured
in the back; Conductor GOtanat. shoulder
dislocated; l.. V. Seals, Billings Mont, and
a j. Harrison. Rapid City, bruised.
Relief trains were made up at Deadwsood
and Lead and one at Hill City and Gus
Ter, taking all the doctors and nurses avail
able.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
.RUSSIA'S WAR FLEET HAS
LEFT VLADNOSTOCK FOR
SOUTHERN STRONGHOLD
All the Cars Ships at the North
ern Station Now En- Route TO
Port Arthur.
krNn aim GIIINAII II I1n
TROUBLE AT CHEMULPO
Japanese Railway Has Declined to
Carry Russian Marines to
the Korean Capital.
Japan is STILL WAITING
Doubt Expressed at Toxic of the
Reported Conciliatory Tenor
of Russia's Reply.

LONDON. Jan. THE most sensational
feature of this mornings news concerning
the situation in the far East is the fact
that Russia is moving her warships at
Port Arthur Another feature is the fact
that the japanese owners Of the Korean
railway have declined to carry Russian ma
rines to Seoul. Aside from these two
features. there are two indications this
morning that nothing definite has developed
in the far Eastern crisis, and that nothing
is likely to develop until the end Of the
week. The first of these indications. ac-
cording to the Toxic correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, is that an urgency meet
ing of the japanese Cabinet has
been called for to-day and the sec
ond is that the members Of the
British Cabinet have been notified TO
assemble on Saturday The meeting of the
japanese Cabinet has almost certainly been
called for the purpose of considering the
reply of Russia to the last japanese note
and il is equally certain that the meeting
of the British Cabinet will be for the pur-
pose of discussing the attitude of Great
Britain in the light of the Russian reply.
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany from Toxic. dated last evening. says:
"All the Russian warships recently at Via
livestock are reported TO have sailed. prob
ably for Port Arthur. Russia's reply has not
yet been received by Japan. There is
strong, widespread tendency to doubt the
reports of the alleged conciliatory charac-
ter Of the reply"
The Toxic correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph announces that the Russian
cruiser Gromoboi is passing the Korean
coast.
The Shimonseh, Japan. correspondent of
the Daily Mail. teegraphing under date OF
jan g. says that the Germans at Kiao-
Chau are supplying the Russians with coal
and gunners and that Admiral Alexieff's
agents are offering large sums TO induce
American and British gunners to desert and
go TO Port Arthur.
The Daily Nails correspoEdenr>>a- s.
Petersburg says the news is confirmed that
the second rife regiment has already left
Mukden for Korea to protect Russian in
terests there.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Shanghai reports that Japan has learned
that the Russian squadron at BiZerta has
been instructed to shadow Japans new
cruisers and is in readiness to attack them
in the event of war being declared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
INSPECTORS ARE AFTER
HEATH WITH SUBPOENA
Have Been Seeking Him for Two
Weeks and Papers Said to Be
in Hands of the Marshal.
WANT HIS TESTIMONY

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 6-The
Deseret News to-day says that government
inspectors, including James II. Pennett OF
Cheyenne, have been in the city for two
weeks in an endeavor to subpoena former
First Assistant Postmaster General Perry
S. Heath. but have not yet succeeded in
serving the papers. 1t is said that the
papers have been placed in the hands OF
the United States marshal Mr.. Heath's
presence. II is stated, is required in the
East in connection with some phase of the
postoffice investigation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-District Attor-
ney Morgan II. Beach admitted tonight
that a subpoena had been issued from this
district for the appearance Of Perry S.
Heath in connection with the trial OF post
office cases OF Machen and others which will
begin in Justice Pritchard's court next
Monday. The subpoena was issued last week
and should have reached Salt Lake City
about Monday. Mr.. Beach has not been
advised whether any attempts have been
made to serve the subpoena or not Mr.
Beach said he also understood that a sub
poena had been issued on behalf OF the gov
ernment for Mr.. Heaths presence in con-
nection with the trial Of former representa-
tive Edmund H. briggs, begun IN Brooklyn
to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
INDIANA GIRLS ESCAPE
FROM HER AbDUCTORS
Her Mother Connived with Col
orado Fanatics to Keep Her
Prisoner in Colorado.
SAFE IN KNIGHTSTOWN

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Jan. 6.-Post-
master ]. Walter Lowry, of this city, and
Charles F. EdgertOn, of Rushville, arrived
home at o'clock this evening from Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, with the formers niece,
Miss Jessie Troxell, after having spent a
week in an effort to find and reclaim her
from religious sect, which had attempted
to keep her against her will.
Miss Troxell had received many invita-
tions TO go to Colorado Springs and join
the "Williamsites." Her mother, who lives
there, is a member of the sect, and she
had used her influence to induce her daugh-
ter to 60 Finally all other efforts proving
unavailing, letters were sent by William L.
Morrow, the leader of the scect, urging her
to come to Colorado at once, as her mother
was sick and might not recover. Miss
TroxeIl went at once, but her grandmother
accompanied her, as they feared undue in
fiuence would be exerted to induce her to
stay.
When Miss Troxen arrived there she
found her mother was not sick and that she
had been drawn there by ruse. She made
repeated efforts to get away, and once tele-
graphed her fiance Mr.. Edgerton, that she
would be home, but leaders OF the sect
forced her TO send another telegram that she
would not come.
Her grandmother returned without her.
and after her arrival Miss TroxelPs let
ters, which had been coming daily, ceased
Her uncle, Mr. Lowry, and sweetheart, Mr..
Edgerton, then left for Colorado Springs.
With the aid of the mayor and chief of po-
lice, and after pursuit lasting a night
and a day, Miss TrOxell was found, with
Morrow and her mother, who were en-
deavoring to escape with her and hide her
in Denver.
Miss Troxen is twenty-three years old, an
active worker in the Friends Church, of
which she is a member, an accomplished
musician, and is an assistant to Postmaster
Lowry here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
CHICAGO COLISEUM IS
SAFE FOR REPUBLICANS
Order for Its Closure Probably
Will at Once Be Rescinded by
the Authorities.
NO CHANGE IN PLANS

CHICAGO, Jan. 6-Aithough the Coliseum,
in which the national Republican convention
is to be held in June, was closed by order
of Building Commissioner Williams to-day,
it is stated that the order will be rescinded
within forty-eight hours, and that no change
in convention plans will be necessary.
The violation charged against the Col-
iseum is purely technical, and it was no
sooner made than the matter was investi-
gated by Graeme Stewart, national COM
mitteeman from Illinois, and Senator Hanna,
who was in town Their investigation over
both gentlemen expressed the opinion that
there was no safer building in the world
Statements to this effect were made by Mr.
Hanna and Mr.. Stewart and their publica-
tion authorized.
Mr.. Stewart said: ST feel great personal
responsibility in the matter, and if the
Coliseum is not safe building for the con-
vention, then there is no such building in
the country.
Senator Hanna said: 1.-The convention
will be held in Chicago, as planned. The
Coliseum is one of the finest structures
have ever seen in its provisions for safe
guarding life
1t is alleged by the building department
that the Coliseum violates the ordinance
which requires that such buildings shall
face on at least one street and two public
alleys or open space. The Coliseum to the
west fronts on Wabash avenue, while in the
rear ii opens on a public alley. To the
south of the building is what amounts to
a private alley, and ii here that the
building inspector discovered a technical
violation of a section of the building Ordi-
nance. This alley is seventy feet wide and
is covered, being supported at it's southern
extremity by a wall. In no other way does
it differ from the ordinary alley and it
runs through from Wabash avenue to the
public alley on the east. The Coliseum
proper is provided with twelve large exits,
the main one twenty-five feet across Three
of these open on the private passage men
toned on the south of the building and
any one of them is large enough TO admit
of the egress of ten horses abreast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
NEWS OF 4 BATTLE
IN KOREA IS EXPECTED

PARIS, Jan. THE St Petersburg cor
respondent of the Paris edition OF the New
York Herald cables as follows: There is
almost no hope Of a peaceful solution and
the public is expecting news of a battle
resulting from the landing of japanese
troops in Korea. A battalion has been
sent from Vladivostock TO prevent the Jap
anese landing.
The Revue Russo says that al the moment
of going to press the following was re-
ceived from an authoritative source in St.
Petersburg: ''The probability of war is de-
creasing. At the present moment Russia
cannot make casus belli of a temporary
landing of japanese troops at a Korean
port with the object Of maintaining order"
The St Petersburg correspondent of the
Paris edition of the New York Herald says:
There is no doubt that the Russian reply
intimates I'm a friendly way that Russia
cannot recede from her position in the far
East Russia cannot allow Japan 10 ac-
qure territory in southern Korea, thus cut
ting communication between NladivOstOck
and Port Arthur"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
OIL DEAL INVOLVING
MILLION IND II QUARTER
Strip of Land Seven Miles Long
and Three Wide Changes
Ownership.

PITTSBURG. Jan. Cone of the largest
of oil deals was closed to-day when the Pure
OIL Producing Company. of Pittsburg. pur-
chased the holdings of ID. A. Cameron &
Sons, of Marietta, o.. for sum in the
neighborhOod of N.25OOOO. 1t is probable
that the Pure Oil Company will at once ar
range for the extension of its seaboard pipe
line 10 this property at a cost of about $780,
o0e. Aggressive drilling will also be started
The property transferred is about seven
miles long and about three miles wide 1t
embraces about 5000 acres OF land, on which
more than 200 oil wells are now producing
in addition TO six or eight gas wells which
were completed some time ago. There are
also locations for about 200 more wells with
in the limits of the present property all
within proven territory. The present daily
average production of the wells is about
1.1O0 barrels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
BRITISH TARS .SAIL
TO FIGHT FOR yAPAN

LONDON, Jan. 6.-A party OF engineers
from the Clyde district. engaged by the
Japanese government TO proceed immedi-
ately 10 Japan. presumably for service on
board transports. sailed for Japan yester-
day They embarked at Liverpool ON board
the British steamer Lake Erie. bound for
St John. y. b.. whence they will be trans
ported by rail To the Pacific coast. Another
draft of Scotch engineers left GOvan quietly
for Japan a week ago. The summons they
received was urgent that the men LETT
without having provided themselves with
outfits.
A detachmel OF 40 British naval pension
ers and naval reserve men and ten British
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
JAPAN CAN PUT 100000
MEN IN MANCHURIA

ROME. Jan. 6.-Mr Ohyama. the Japa-
nese minister, said to-day that I'm event OF
war his country was in position To rapidly
center 10000 men in Manchuria. while Rus
sia would find difficulty in sending more
than 10000 men.
Minister Ohyama said that the naval
forces of Japan were numerically superior
10 those of Russia and from military
standpoint worth double. IF war
breaks out" said the minister. lit will last
for only a few weeks. l hope for a victory
for Japan"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
NINE. NORD|CA ALARMED;
WILL HASTEN TO EUROPE
Famous Singer Alleged to Have
Received Letters Threatening
Her Life.
HER HOME UNDER GUARD

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Mme. Nordica has
decided to forego further concert engage
ments in this country this season and will
sail for Europe on Friday.
The change in Nine. Nordicas plans is
said to be due to the alleged receipt by her
of threatening letters which caused her TO
believe her life was in danger. A detective
has been guarding her home in Madison
avenue since last Sunday
Nine Nordica will spend the remainder of
the winter in Riviera. Zellan Doeme her
husband. against whom divorce proceed
ings were recently instituted, is at private
sanitarium here under treatment for neu-
rasthenia-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
DARING ROBBERY OF
4 CHICAGO JEWELER
Held Up Almost in the Presence Of
Scores of Workers and S4,3 800
of Booty Taken.

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-With persons busy in
offices all about him, David Freedman. a
jeweler, with offices on the sixteenth story
Of the Masonic Temple building. was held
up by two men to-day and robbed OF $500
in currency, diamonds and watches.
A dagger was pointed al Freedman's heart
and he was threatened with instant death.
he says, and forced To so down on his knees
and open his safe. The men forced their
victim to open his safe well the show
case containing the jewelry. He was then
locked in a small closet used as a labora-
tory. No one saw the marauders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
LOTTERY BILL VETOED.
President Palma Has Blasted the
Hopes of Many Cubans.

HAVANA, Jan. 6.-President Palma to-
day signed his veto OF the lottery bill, which,
as announced in these dispatches. he had
prepared last month in expectation of pas
sage of the bill The President, in stating
the reasons for his veto. holds that a lot
terry is a lowering and corrupting device,
and that the government would be culpable
in taking the money OF the people obtained
I'm such a scheme. no matter at what end
the lottery aimed
President Palma has been assured that
the bill cannot be repassed over his veto.
At all events there will be little time for
discussion over the bill. as Con gress pro-
poses TO adjourn this week Until March
next
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
JAPANESE ROAD WILL
NOT CARRY RUSSIANS

SEOUL, Jan. IA Russian legation guard
of thirty has been landed at Chemulpo. but
the Japanese railway has refused TO trans
port IL to Seoul. II is reported preparations
have been made for the Emperor Of Korea
to find an asylum at the French legation in
the event of serious trouble. 1t is expected
that France and Germany will send marines
here 10 guard their legations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
TRIUMPH OF DREYFUS
PREDICTED 1T Paris

PARIS. Jan. 6.-The recorder OF the Court
OF Cessation says it will be Jan. 20 before
ne will be able 10 submit TO the court his
report on the Dreyfus case. An anti-Drey-
fus newspaper predicts decision establish
ing the innocence OF the former captain Of
artillery and repeats the report that he will
10 ASSIGNED TO an artillery brigade at Nice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
TAFT TALKS WITH THE
EMPEROR OF JAPAN

TOXIC. Jan. 6.-GovernOr Taft, Of the
Philippine islands and his wife have been
granted an audience by the Emperor and
Empress. lunching with them later. Sub
sequently an informal discussion took place.
the Emperor expressing his satisfaction az
the friendly relations which exist between
America and Japan. which he hoped would
continue He wished the Americans 10 un-
derstand that Japan was striving earnestly
and patiently 10 maintain peace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
BECHTEL MURDER CASE
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Mrs. Bechtel Indicted for Murder
and Five Others Charged with
Being Accessories.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 6.-The grand
jury of Lehigh county to-day began con-
sideration OF the Bechtel murder case and
will make it's presentment tomorrow. Mrs.
Catherine Bechtel Miss Myrtha BechteI
John Bechtel Charles Bechtel. Alcise Eek
stein and David Wiesenberg are each under
two indictments as acc<ssories before and
after the fact in the ILrder of Miss Mabel
Bechtel In this city 81 October. BY leave
OF court District torney Lichtenwalner
to-day also indlctq Mrs. BechteI for muir
der.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
FORTY-THREE LIVES LOST
Disastrous Result of the Explosion
of a Cruisers Boilers.

SYDNEY, y. S. W.. Jan. 6-FOrty-three
persons have been killed by the explosion
Of the boilers on the British cruiser Wal
LARGO.
The WallaroO is third-clasS cruiser of
2257 tons displacement used for Australian
trade protection. She formerly was named
the Persian.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07
New Corporations Formed.

BOSTON. Jan. 6.-The commissioner of
corporations reports that 52i new corpora
tions. with a total capital stock authorized
OF S1l9. .5S3. 160. were formed under the laws
OF Massachusetts, during 1903.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-07

LONDON, Ont, Jan. 6-Chief Roe of the
fire department. was killed and three fire.
men were badly injured by the collapse of a
burning wall at a fire to-day. Sterling
Brothers wholesale shoe factory and ware
house was burned. The loss Is estimated
At $4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-14

very entertaining as we'll as helpful.
She assured the women that there was
never any need of sending for the
plumber, as a solution of sal soda once
q week and potash once, a month is
a certain remedy for .stopped-up drains;
The closing evening was occupied
wholly with a musical program given
in the federation. This set a high
standard for musical excellence. The
performers were Professor George A.
Stout of the Fargo Musical club, Mrs.
Frank O'Mear Of the Schubert club,
st. Paul; Mrs. Verna Golden:Scott Of
apolis; the Schumann club chorus
Mines. J. O. Billings, G. L. Hilton, F.
Evans, the Misses Maud Eames and
Marie R. Hovey, Fergus Falls.
The New Officers.
The newly elected officers were an
nounced as Mrs. G.. O: WEIGH, Fergus
FaS vice aagra,nonng
secretary; Mrs. G. S. Crandali. Owa-
tonna, treasurer; Mrs. H. A. Tomlin-
son, general federation secretary:
Mrs. Conant was presented with an
armful of flowers as parting tribute
to her management of the convention.
- A considerable number of the dele,
the special st. Paul and Minneapolis
sleeper returned on the night train.
Mrs. G.. O.. Welsh is entertaining a
| large house party at the state hospital.
| Several delegates will stop IN st. Cloud
to visit Mrs. W. B. Mitchell. Mrs.
Fergus Falls until she leaves. for Bis
marck to attend the North. Dakota fed
GRAFTON convention next week. II
. Martha Scott Anderson.