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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
POSTMASTER FOR INDIANoLA.
President Appoints a White Man to
 succeed Mrs. Minnie Cox.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The president has appointed w. B. Martin to succeed Mrs. Minnie Cox as postmaster at In dianola, Miss. This postoffice was clos ed some time ago, the white inhabit- ants of the place refusing to accept their mail from Mrs. Cox, who is a negress. Martin, who is a white man, was one of Mrs. Cox's bondsnen.
 Concerning the appointment the fol- lowing statement was issued at the white house:
 The president has sent to the Senate the nomination of William B. Martin to be postmaster at Indianola. The term of the postmaster has expired, and she positively refused to accept a reap pointment under any consideration, and made the request for the appoint ment of MT. Martin, one of her bonds- men and stanch friend throughout the whole trouble, and who had done every thing in his power to oppose and pre- vent the lawlessness.
 "A report was made by the postoffice inspector who had originally investi- gated the whole affair and on his ad- vice and in view of the positive re- fusal of the postmaster to accept a re- appointment under any consideration the president appointed ". B. Martin" :"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
BRYAN DROPS SILVER.
states Now That It Is Not tho Main
 Easue.

New York, Jan. 27.-William J. Bryan wishes 1t to be understood that his square declaration for free silver at 16 to 1 in his speech in Madison Square Garden concert hall last night does not mean that he considers the question of gold and silver the paramount issue of the coming presidential campaign.
 T simply reaffirmed my belief in the IS to 1 ratio,' he said this morning, but I do not think that the currency question is the issue of supreme inn portance at present. There is broad- CT and more pressing issue. I have be- lieved since the campaign of 1900 that the great question is: Shall the money changers rule the United States? That question includes all the issues-the currency, labor, trusts and the rest. Do you know of any measure for the benefit of the masses that the money changers have not opposed? Free sil- yer is onlyso one of the relief measures. They have opposed all of them.
 "Whenever any measure is proposed for the benefit of the masses, there is immediate opposition from Wall street. It is all right for party to make a fight against trusts, but how can it be effective when the Wall street bankers, with their vaults full of watered stock, contribute to the campaign fund? And how can labor accomplish anything when it's enemies are high in the party councils?"
 MT. Bryan was asked what he thought of the declaration of John Sharp Will Hams, minority leader of the house of representatives that free silver is a dead issue. he replied:
 That is one mans opinion. Every man has Q right to his own opinions, and if I answered everybody who dis agreed with me, would be kept pretty busy
 Tammany men are still avoiding MT. Bryan. Not one prominent follower of Charles F. Murphy has called on him since last Friday, and if any Tammany men attended the Bryan meeting last night, they kept out of view. Murphy is still in Michigan waiting to hear the news that Bryan has left town.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
STRUCK FROM THE LIST.
stock Exchange Governors Act in Case
 of steel Fcundry Co.

New York, Jan. 27-The board of governors of the New York Stock Ex- change tonight decided, upon the rec ommendation Of the stock list commit tee, to strike from the list of stocks dealt in upon the exchange the com mon and preferred stocks of the Amer ican Steel Foundries company. Presi- dent Thomas declined to give any reas- ons for the action.
 The American Steel Foundries com pany was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey in January, 1902, and is a merger of the Sargent company of Chicago, the Franklin Steel Casting company of Franklin, Pa., the Ameri- can Steel Foundry company of Granite City, Pa, the Reliance Steel Casting company of Pittsburg, Pa., and the Leighton and Howard Steel company, St. Louis. A majority of stock of the American Steel Casting company of New Jersey was later acquired by Jo- seph E. Schwaz, brother of Charles M. Schwab, who is president Among the directors are: s. R. Galloway, E. B. Thomas, Lewis Nixon, Max Pam, w. c. Brown and Chares M. Schwab. The company has outstanding S15,00O,00O par of common stock and $l5,5OO, 900 of pre- ferred.
 It is expected that an official state ment will be made in the exchange to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
1s5, ,s04 ON THE ROLLS.

win Get an increase 0f s6 Per Month by
 she New service and Age Pension BiiI.
 Washington, Jan. 27-Representative sulloway. of New Hampshire, chair man of the committee on invalid pen sions, to-day introduced a distinctly service and age pension bill which will give to each soldier who served ninety days and who reaches the age of sixty two years $S per month; sixty-six years, s1O per month, and seventy years, SIP per month.
 In addition to the above rates, his bill gives to the men who served two years or more an additional increase of $2 per month in each of the above classes. The bill increases the mini mum of pensions allowed to $S per month, instead of $6, which will in crease the pensions of 125,S94 soldiers who are now on the rolls at $6 per month. The bill further provides that the pensions of widows who married the soldiers prior to January 1, 1870, and who are now on the rolls drawing $S, shall be increased to $12 Hereto fore the law had been that they could not get SIP unless their husbands died of disease contracted in the service. This bill will give an increase to the men who served ninety days and in- creases for the men who fought through the entire war, and also in creases the pensions of the widows who married the soldier during or immedi- ately following the war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28

Coal Company i'm an Official Statement
 states That All of the Men i'm the Mine
 at the Time of the Explosion Are Dead Working tn zsro Weather.
 Pittsburg, Jan. 27.-Three days have elapsed since the terrible catastrophe at the Harwick min of the Allegheny Coal company and tonight at midnight, seventy-one bodies have been brought to the surface. Only eighteen have been identified. The day has been one of horror in the little village.
 The Allegheny Coal company to- night in an official statement admitted that all of the men who were in the mine when the explosion occurred are dead. There are I'll names on the list, which does not includee Slwyn M. Fay Tor or of the two men who were on the tipple above the mine shaft when the explosion came. Nor does the list include Daniel Lysle of Castle Shannon, whose body was found in the mine this morning. He was one of the men who went down to work last night but be- came separated from the rest and wan dered far ahead. The body was found sitting back to the wall. He had evil dently been overcome by the after damp.
 The list of I'll names was made pub lie tonight by Sheldon Parks, treas urer of the company, and c. L. Terry, the secretary, after a consultation with General Manager George W. Scheotz MT. Terry says it is possible that one or more of those included may have escaped death, but this is hardly prob able. The only man in the list who is known to be living is Chris Gunia, who is not yet out of danger. He was found at the bottom of the shaft by the rescue party headed by Selwyn M Taylor. { This brings the official number of dead up to 174, but the list may be incomplete as it is possible that some boys went l into the pit to work under their fathers direction. Hutchinson, the custodian oi the lamps, says that between 150 and 19l lamps were given out on the fatal Mon. day morning, and no man was giver more than one.
 Tonight at the shaft mouth huge fires have been built and groups ol men are trying to keep warm. Tn tht blacksmith shop, about 10 feet from tht mouth of the shaft, twenty-seven cof fins. each containing it's burden. art lined up.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO
STATE HUMANE SOCIETY.
pr. B. F. Adams, of New Haven, at
 Head of Direcsors.


 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Humane society was held yesterday afternoon in Hartford. The president. the Rev. William DeLoss Love. presid- ed The usual business was transacted, included the election of directors for the year, and the reading of the reports of the officers.
 The following officers were elected: President-W. DeLoss Love.
 Secretary-Chandler E. Miller.
 Assistant secretary-G. Pierrepont Davis, M. D.
 Treasurer-RalDh w. Cutler.
 The executive committee consists of the above officers: John D. Brown, Rev. Francis Goodwin. Charles Hopkins Clark. Francis Parsons. Atwood Collins. Committeeon finance-John B. Brown, Rev. Francis Goodwin, Ralph w. Cut Ter.
 Committee on humane education Rev. W. DeLoss Love, Wilbur F. Gordy. Mrs. A. s. Eggleston.
 Auditors-Charles E. Thompson, Wal ter Goodwin.
 Committee on award of medals - Charles Hopkins Clark, G. Pierrepont Davis.
 General agent-Dwight W. Thrall.
 Directors: New Haven-Dr. B. F. Adams, David R. filling. Miss Rebecca B. Bacon. Lucius P. Deming, General | George M. Harmon, Miss Justine Inger- son. Mrs. Enoch S. Kimberly, Miss Sara T. Kinney. c. B. MatthewInan. Mrs. Clark L. Mitchell. Rev, Charles B. Palmer, Mrs. C. Berry Peets, Mrs. E, M. Reed. B. G. Stoddard, Miss Francis Perry, Mrs. Wilkinson Walker. Henry D. White
 BridgeDort-Ma Lewis N. Middle brook, Morris W. Seymour.
 New London-Mrs. Billings Learned. Walter Learned.
 Norwich-F. L. Gardiner. Miss M. Louise Sturtevant Meriden-E Edward Miller. Mrs. Will liam L. Squires.
 iddletown-Richard L. deZeng, Sam uel Russell ! Waterbury-Joh P. Elton, Charles P. Kellogg, s. J. Kingsbury, Mrs. Thomas i V. MOrIOn.
 New Britain-Professor David N. Camp F. G. Piatt.
 Danbury-L. K Mansfield.
 Stamford--Mrs. Homer s. Cummings, Mrs. Townsend Howes.
 Rockville-A. Park Hammond. Fran cis F. Maxwell.
 Hartford-Mrs Eliza M Gates F. S, Goodrich, Rev. Francis Goodwin, Wal ter Goodwin, Wilbur F. Gordy. Alexan- der Harbison, Miss B. F. Hooker. Will liam Waldo Hyde, Miss Gertrude 0. Lewis, Rev. W. DeLoss Love. General Thomas McManus, Mrs. Frank C. Palm CT Francis Parsons( Rev. Walter J Shanley, Mrs. E. w. Skinner, Henry T. Sperry pr. Henry P. Stearns. George G. Sumner, Rev. J. H. Twichell.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
WRIGHT WAs 4 SUICIDE.
Convicted Promoter Took Poison to
 Escape Prison.

London, Jan. 27.-A post-mortem ex- animation to-day of the body of Whit aker Wright, who died suddenly yester- day, after being sentenced to seven years penal servitude for fraud, in the court of kings bench, showed that he committed suicide by taking cyanide of potassium The inquest has been fixed for tomorrow morning.
 The investigation indicates that Wright must have swallowed the poison in the form of tabloid, while standing before Judge Bigham. after. receiving his sentence. It is recalled that Wright pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and appeared to wipe his face, and it is surmised that under cover of this he took the fatal dose.
 The tragic event is the one topic wherever men and women congregate. The possibility of the financier's escape from justice by suicide was clearly fore seen by Detective Willis, who brought ! Wright from New York Acting on hints dropped by Wright during the voyage, ! Willis gave the court officials special 1 warning to keep close guard over him. Toward the conclusion of the trial, es- pecially during Justice Bsgham's trench- ant criticism, it became evident that there could only be one verdict, so if Wright was determined on self-destruc- ! tion in the event of his conviction he had time to prepare a method for out i witting the jailers. as he must have soreseen that an adverse verdict was < inevitable.
 It is reported that a six-chambered revolver, fully loaded, was found by the police in Wright's pocket.
 A strange document was found on the seat in court which had been occupied by wright, showing that he had pre- monition os his sentence. This was a sheet of plotting paper on which he had scribbled during the justices summing up. The Roman characters VII were thickly scattered over the whole sheet. This was before the verdict, but the liuitlDcTa CUtllCluSS Wil4 %ilc SeulStlCt HE received. In the middle of the sheet appears the word intent,' the last word Wright wrote.
 The opposition papers continue mak- ing trenchant comments on the govern men, which," they say, declined to do ! it's duty for reasons now shown to have been absurd in law, and which are al- ways repug1lant to common sense''
 "The handling of this case, says the Westminster Gazette, has reflected more discredit on the government than it's other mistakes, with even graver consequences. Distinguished people were involved, and some Of them have had happy escapes"
 The Financial News, on these points says: Wright might have made dis closures which would have seriously discomforted some people, but Wright was loyal as well as courageous, and he carried his secrets to the grave. To pre- vent others from divulging what he chose to conceal he destroyed many pa- I pers, thus completing his sacrifice ;,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
INTERESTING CASE.
Man Arrested In Houston on Arrival of sunsct Limited.

Houston, Texas, Jan. Charles F. Dodge, whose supposedly divorced wife married Banker Morse, of New York.
 was arrested on the arrival of the Sum- set Limited train here to-day by Chief of Police Ellis on telegram from Dis- trict Attorney Jerome, of New York, saying that Dodge was wanted there on a charge of perjury. District Attor- ney Jerome also wired that the extra- dition papers would be forwarded at once.
 Dodge, at the time of the arrest, was en route from New Orleans to San An tonio He declined to make any state ment other than to say he supposed his arrest was in connection with the di- vorce case. It is alleged that Dodge's
 wife secured a divorce from him in At lanta and afterwards married Banker
 Morse, of New York.
 | Dodge then, it is claimed, succeeded | in having the decree in the case set
 aside on the ground that he was never properly cited to appear.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
HARVARD CLUE oF NEW YoRK.
Tho Thirry-stx,h Amnrai Dinner at
 Deimontco's

New York, Jan. 27.-The thirty-eighth annual dinner of the Harvard club of New York city was held tonight at Delmonico's. Charles S. Fairchild, '63, president of the club, presided. The guests were George H. Sargent. Peter B. Olney, Edward King, Byron S. Hurl- but, Evart Panesen Wendell, Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia; Charles Howland Russell, Professor A. Lawrence Russell, Austen G. Fox, Ed mund Wetmore, Rev. w. T. Crocker and Nathaniel B. Smith. Addresses were made by Byron s. Hurlbut, dean of the university; President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia and Professor A. Lawrence Russell.
 Professor Russell said in part, after referring to the struggles of poor men working their way through college:
 "The fact is that we have too many rich men who are airnless, indolent and have no sense of responsibility. When l say there are too many rich men. I do not mean to say that there is an increase of vice, for that is not so, ow- ing largely to the clean influence of athletics. The world has got the notion in some way that the man who is not a grind in college will come out and do things in the world; that he will be quite capable of managing his affairs. I do not think that is so. There should be no cliques in the college. We should have a community life. We much teach students a practical mean ing to the education they are receiv- ing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
NO BAPTIST INSTITUTION.
The University of chicago to Sweep
 Into Broader Fields.

mo brDhueT ratotuss 4S4
 Chicago, Jan. 27.-sThe University of Chicago is no longer Baptist institu- tion.'' Almost in so many words Pres- ident William R. Harper announced to the senior class to-day that the univer- sity had outgrown it's denominationai character. Most of the students and most of the professors, he said, were non -Baptists. All the buildings on the. campus were paid for by people of oth-8 CT creeds, he continued, and $99 out of every s1OO. except that given by John D. Rockefeller, who was Baptist. were contributed by those not members of that church.
 Religious denominationalisn in uni- versities,' he said, is narrow-minded- ness, and the fact that the University of Chicago has broken away from this is an evidence of it's mental progress. Denominationalism may apply to small colleges, but not to large ones"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
AMEN ORDER.
Brethren Hold Fourth Annual Dinner
 iu New York.

New York, Jan. 27.-The Brethren of the Amen Corner" held their fourth an- nual dinner tonight at the Fifth ave- nue hotel the guest of honor being Mayor George B. Mcclellan. With the exception of the annual address from Senator Thomas c. Platt, which is one of the customs of each dinner, and q short address by M. Linn Bruce, former chairman of the republican county com mittee, the speakers were all mayors of American cities. Besides Mayor Me- Clellan, there were Mayor Patrick Fl. Collins of Boston, Mayor Tom L. John son of Cleveland, and Mayor Dennis Mulvihill of Bridgeport.
 Edward c. Riggs, president of the as- sociation, acted as toastmaster, and among those present were Senator Chauncey M. Depew Timothy L. Wood- ruff, Senator Patrick H. McCarren, Marion W. Littleton, J. Sloat Fassett, Perry Belmont, Elliott Daneorth, John IC. Sheehan, August Belmont, and Flu gene c. Wood.
 As the first courses were served the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
"BLOCK THE LIMITED. J
An Unprecedented Anair on tho Penn-
 syivanta Road.

syivanta Road.
 Chicago, Jan. 27.-"Bloek the limited. There's man on the cow-catcher'
 This message, flashed along the Pennsylvania line, told the story of a railroad accident just outside of Chi cago which nearly cost mans life and which, trainmen say, was almost un- precedented in their experience. John Hancrow while crossing the tracks at Park Manor was caught from his feet, hurled in the air, recaught on the cow catcher, and while the train sped on nearly a mile minute he saved him. self by wrapping his arms around the iron beams in front of the engine Two ribs and leg were broken, yet in spite of a freezing temperature he clung for four miles, unable to get a signal to the engineer and fireman, though they were only a few feet behind him. Not until telephone messages were sent ahead and the train was stopped by a signal at the river line station was tue man rescued. Hancrow will probably recover.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28

first banner was brought in portraying a triumphant Tammany tiger and a weeping elephant. are in arm, with the words Find the Mugwumps" There was much laughter. ''The Star Spangled Banner was sung. and all stood and joined in the singing, Mayor Mcclellan singing lustily.
 A moment or two later a second ban ner was brought in depicting prize ring with Mayor Low against the ropes. hors de combat. and Mayor Mcclellan as victor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
caady Attempts wife Murder.

Toronto, Ont, Jan. 27.-Thomas Law Ter, aged twenty-four, a caddy at the Lambton Golf Links, tonight attempt ed to kill his wife, Edith, her sister, Mary Jane Kelly, and then blew out his brains. Mrs. Lawler told her hus- band that she would not longer live with him. He drew a revolver and fired, hitting Mrs. Lawler in the fore head. Miss Kelly rushed to her sisters assistance and Lawler opened fire on her, a bullet lodging in her arm. He then shot himself. Both women will recover.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
shipping News.

New York, Jan. 27-sailed, steamer Gel tic, Liverpool
 Southampton, Jan 27.-Sailed, steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. New York.
 Glasgow, Jan. 27.-Arrived, steamer Fur nessia, New York.
 Queenstowns, Jan. 27.--Arrived, steamer Teutonic, New York for Liverpool.
 Gibraltar, Jan. 27.-Passed, steamer Vic toria, Genoa, Palermo. etc, for New York
 Liverpool Jan: 27.-Sailed, steamers Oceanic, New York via Queenstown.
 Naples, Jan. 27.-Sailed. steamer Repub- lie (from Alexandria, Boston via Gibraltar and Ponta Delgade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
PLEADS GUILTY.
New Hartford Man Presented Falso
 Proof of Ftre Loss.

New York, Jan. 27.-George Huntley, of New Hartford, Conn, pleaded guilty here to-day to presenting false proof of loss by fire. Huntley owned the steam canal boat Oregon, burned at Mantle, Conn, last August, and claim ed loss of $1,O50 from the insurance companies, when, it is alleged, it should have been $55O He also pre- sented supposed loss of $630 for iron work, based on a bill from Brooklyn iron works. which is alleged to be fraudulent. He was remanded for sem tence tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
REVOLT AGAINST U. s. COTTON.
Great Britain, Germany and France
 Take Action.

Washington,J Jan. 27.-A revolt against American cotton is the title of long report just received at the state depart ment from United States Consul Gen. eral Mason at Berlin, Germany. MT. Mason says there is a simultaneous ef- fort on the part of Great Britain, France and Germany to emancipate their tex tile industries from dependence on American cotton. Not only in Germany but throughout Europe, he says, there is a growing feeling of resentment against this dependence and a determinati tion that their spinnig and weaving indus tries must be emanciDated at any cost from such vassalage by the develop ment of wholly new sources of supply.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
An Ia fernas Machine.

London, Jan. 27.-A dispatch to the Central News from Madrid says it has been learned that on last Saturday dur ing King Alfonso's levee at the palace the police discovered an internal ma- chine underneath bench near thee doorway os the palace which was crowded at the time with persons of distinction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
Booth Tucker tn caIifornia.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 27.- Commando CT Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army, who has been looking into the feasibil- ity of locating colony of the poor of large cities in Southern California, has arrived here. He is enthusiastic over the possibility of thos recovering from abject poverty the unfortunates who live upon charity. He will go from here to the northern part of the state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
Mrs. Annie (. Keschum Dead.

New York, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Annie Chambers Ketchum, author of ''The Bonnie Blue Flag" one of the most famous war songs of the Confederacy, as we'll as of many other poems and prose writings, died to-day in St vin- cents hospital, after less than a week S illness, in her eightieth year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
Wtil rmpose War Tax,

London, Jan. 2S.-The Times this morning publishes the following dis patch from it's Tolio correspondent:
 ''The government has resolved to im- pose a, war tax by doubling the land tax and the income tax, thereby obtaining an additional revenue of 44000,0oO yen (s22, 2,O0O,OOO)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
Ss. Louie Acts.

St. Louis, Jan. 27.-At the request of License Commissioner Clifford police court sunmonses were issued to-day charging the managers of seven thea ters with keeping open playhouses without a license.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28
HON. S Y. KELLOGG DEAD.
EXPIRES AFTER 4 BRIEF ILL-
 NESS IN WATERBURY.

A Former congrsssman and widely Known in PubiIc and Business Life- Educated at Amherst and Ysls-elerk of she State senate at oae Time
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-28

London, Jan. 2S.-Correspondents of The Times in the principal towns of Russia report active warlske prepara- tions and the belief that war is ap- preciaDly nearer At vladivostock large orders have been given out for American corned beef for the Russian navy.
 The correspondent Of the Times at Rangoon reports continued heavy ship ments of rice from Burms.h to Japan.