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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
THREE CHILDREN KILLED
BY STORM IN WARRICK,
FOUR PERSONS INJURED
House Near Boonville Was Struck
by Lightning, Resulting in the
Defamation of Family.
CLOUDS CAUSED TERROR
Much Damage Done in and
Around Evansville-Traction
Service Tied Up.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BOONVILLE, Ind, June 2.-Three chill
dren of Mr. and Mrs. John Gentry were
killed and the father and mother and two
children were injured by lightning which
struck their home. near Tennyson. this aft
ernoon. during severe storm.
The Dead
JOHN GENTRY, jr., aged fourteen.
OPAL GENTRY, aged ten.
BABY, name unknown. aged two.
The Injured
JOHN GENTRY, ST. ma
MRS. JOHN GENTRY.
MAUDE GENTRY, aged six.
ORTA GENTRY, aged seven.
Lightning struck their home, three miles
northwest of Tennyson, about o'clock this
afternoon. The parents, with their twelve
children, were in the house when the storm
broke. The injured and dead were in sep
arate rooms when the bolt struck. The
father is still unconscious and is not ex-
pected to live. The wife and Orta are
slightly hurt and Maude is seriously in
jured. The victims were terribly burned,
and the house was nearly demolished and
badly burned
On account OF the great damage wrought
by the storm telephone communication is
bad, and. therefore, details are meager.
1t is reported that a church was demolished
in the northern part of the county. but
this report cannot al present be confirmed.
Many fences were blown down and several
houses were unroofed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
CERYERA'S PLAN MAY Be
ATTEMPTED BY RUSSIA'S
PORT ARTHUR SQUADRON
Rather than Be Caught Like Rats
in a Trap the Vessels Will
Dash Out.
WILL SHOT EVERY GUN
Crowd on Steam and Try to Run
the Gauntlet q Admiral To-
go's Whole Fleet.
LAST DESPERATE. EFFORT
May Be Made by Kuropatkin to
Relieve Port Arthur-Japanese
Landing More Troops.
WILL SHOT EVERY GUN
LAST DESPERATE. EFFORT

ST. PETERSBURG, June 2.-If emer-
gency should arise the Russian squadron
at Port Arthur will sail out OF the harbor
with flags flying and guns shotted, and
every ship vii. go to the bottom rather
than surrender. If the vessels are COM
PEELED TO run the gauntlet Of the whole
japanese navy they will risk il in the hope
or sinking a few of Adimarl Togo's ships
before being sunk themselves. 1t can safely
be predicted that the squadron will not wait
until the last moment before going out
The Admiralty seems TO entertain no fear
II the situation at PORT Arthur becomes
desperate that the squadron will be caught
like "A rat I'm a trap. Rear Admiral Witt
soeft's dispatch. given out yesterday, gave
assurances on this point. A portion which
was not made public said that every ship
except the Pobieda was now ready 10 go to
sea at a moments notice and that the chan
mel was clear. He confirmed the belief
which existed here that the Japanese will
continue their efforts to block the channel
before the decisive moment to storm the
fortress on the land side arrives and has
made plans accordingly. In the opinion of
the most competent military critics the
land fortifcations must be preached before
general attack is risked. and this is not
considered possible in less than three
weeks
The correspondent of the Paris Echo. tel
egraphing his paper from here. says:
''Viceroy Alexieff and General Kuropat-
kin, having asked the Emperor To settle
their disputes. his Majesty summoned a
council of war including Minister of War
Sakharoff, Marine Minister Avellan and
Minister of the Interior Plehve. The coun-
Gil debated for several hours at Tsarkoe
! Selo- There is reason to believe that the
necessity of preserving the naval base at
Port Arthur and the loss of prestige that
the fall of Port Arthur would entail were
the arguments which prevailed in the coun-
Gil. General Kuropatkin has therefore been
advised, TO sattempt to relieve the fortress,
but TO act with the greatest prudence.
"A general whom / interviewed on the
subject of the council said: If Kuropatkin
Is weak enough to advance he will commit
serious blunder. The number of his
troops Is insufficient, and the conditions
under which he would act are unfavora BILE.
He night meet an almost irreparsble
verse. and Port Arthur be- further from re-
lief than ever. IL try to relieve Port
Arthur We will be doing exactly what the
japanese hope"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
TWO MEN KILLED ON
TRESTLE ON THE l. & N,
Working Crew of Nine Caught by
Freight on the Henderson
Bridge Approach.
ONE. MAN BADLY HURT
;peclal to the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June Am accident
occurred on a trestle OF the Louisville d
Nashville Railroad short distance below
here at 2 o'clock this afternoon in which
two men were killed and was injured.
There were nine men in a bridge gang
working on a trestle on this side OF the
bridge at Henderson, Ky. a freight train
approaching frightened the men and they
started for the bridge, expecting to reach
Henderson in safety. One of the men, w.
l.. Schultz, fell from the car and was
killed. The car was thrown from the rails,
and William Scherrer, of Carmi, ILL.,, and
Wesley Blackwell. of Bluff City. KY,
jumped from the trestle TO the ground be-
meath. Blackwell was killed instantly and
Scherrer suffered the disocation OF mis-
right hip. He was brought to this city and
placed in a hospital. The other six men
were not hurt. having held TO the wood
work of the trestle.
The accident happened at a point on the
trestle where two freight trains recently
collided causing heavy property. loss
The dead men were brought TO this city
and prepared for burial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
SMALL ENGAGEMENT
IN L4O-LIN PASS

st. PETERSBURG. June 2-The follow
ing telegram from General kuropatkn to
the Emperor, dated June /, has been re-
ceived
"Quiet prevails in the direction of Feng-
Wang-Cheng. The town OF Saimatsza
which was evacuated by the Japanese May
81. has been reoccupied by our troops. Our
patrols. May 81. had a skirmish In Lao
Lin pass. ten miles south OF Siu-Yen. with
q Japanese detachment composed of two
companies OF infantry and half a squadron
OF cavalry. We had one Cossack wounded
There Is no change ia the situation at Nieu-
Chwang or kai-Chou."
Lieutenant Colonel Gourko has succeeded
In eluding the Japanese on the Liao-Tung
peninsula and reaching the Russian head
quarters at Mukden- He IL attached To the
stan or General Fock. and was the bearer
OF important dispatches regarding the fight
ing at Kin-Chou and the situation at Port
Arthur. The Russian losses at the battle
CONTINUED on PAGE 2. COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
CARL BERG PAYS DEATH
PENALTY FOR A MURDER
Robber Who Killed Tramp. at
WauSeon Is Electrocuted in
Ohio Prison.
BOARDED CAR AT BUTLER

COLUMBUS, O., June 3.-Carl Berg was
electrocuted in the annex at the Ohio peni-
tiary at 1905 m. Berg met death brave
ly. Just four minutes elapsed from the
time he left his cell until the physicians
pronounced him dead. He was very talk
ative. After being strapped in the chair
he said he knew he had been very bad, but
that he had made his peace with God. He
was still talking when the current was
turned on.
The crime for which Berg suffered was the
murder of John Geuford at Wauseon, o.,
in July. l903 when Berg and a man named
Sam Bannister held up and robbed a car
load of tramps.
Berg and Bannister boarded a freight
car at Butler. Ind, and as they neared
Wauseon. o., drew revolvers and COM
PEELED eight other tramps who We're in the
relieved OF their money. less than $40 in all
William McFarlan. a Chicago man. did
not respond quickly enough Ia suit Berg,
who kicked him. and in the excitement
John Geuford made a dash for the car
door. which was partly open. The train
was slowing up for Wauseon, and Geuford
jumped. While he was in midair Berg
sent a bullet crashing through his brain.
Bannster escaped. but Berg was captured
at Wauseon. Berg's stepfather is Carl
Lund, of Minneapolis. He is respected
Norwegian. and did all in his power TO
save Berg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
CONSUMERS GAS TRUST
COMPANY IS PUT OUT Of
BUSINESS BY DECISION
Cannot Manufacture Gas, and the
Supplying of Natural Gas Is
Impracticable.
COURT DECIDES QUICKLY
Notice of Appeal Filed for Maori
.ty Interests, but 1t May Not Be
Taken-Interests Involved.

AS far local courts concerned. the
controversy over the disposition of the
Consumers Gas Trust Company and its
power to continue in business either by fur
nishing natural gas or manufactured gas,
was brought to an end yesterday noon
by the oral decision rendered in the Fed
eral Court by Judges +. Z. Baker and
A. b. Anderson. In brief, the decision holds
that the life of the company is at an end
and that its capital stock and assets re-
vert to the certificate holders.
Should the decision of the Federal Court
be accepted as final, or should, after an
appeal had been taken, it be sustained,
the Consumers Gas Trust Company will
be disrupted, its plant will be sold and
the assets will be divided among the GER
tificate holders. The assets of the COM
pany are appraised at approximately $1,000,
900, and include miles of pipe lines, leases
on oil lands and real estate. However,
during the past few years much of the
property of the company has been sold in
order to defray the loss entailed in MAIN
tanning the company.
Certificates of stock of the company are
held by citizens all over the city, while
much of the stock has been bought by out
siders investment The Eureka In
vestment Company is probably the heav
lest stockholder, as il has bought up many
of the claims from the certificate holders.
George j. Marott is also heavy stock
holder. as are Bement Lyman and John
Scott, who, with John p. Frenzel, whose
interests were represented in the Eureka
company, constitute the minority in the
board Of directors. The majority members
of the directors are also heavily interested
in the concern.
AT a meeting held on Feb. O. the board of
directors, by the usual majority vote,
passed resolutions in favor of establishing
a plant for the manufacture of artificial
gas, and it seemed then that the city would
still have cheap gas. Suit was instituted
in the county courts to test the legality of
manufacturing gas, but while this suit
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
HOUSTON CAR LINES
TIED UP BY Il STRIKE
Company Will Make an Attempt
to Put System in Operation
To-Day.

HOUSTON. Tex, June Mot a street
car was moved in Houston to-day, all the
union employees having struck. The COM
pany has asked the mayor for protection
and announces that attempt would be
made tomorrow to put the system in op
Grafton. The striking union men held
meetings to-day at which IL was agreed
that there was TO be absolutely no violence
or intimidation. The company has directed
that the strike breakers who have been in
readiness for several days be at once dis
patched to Houston. and they are expected
tonight. Arrangements have been per
fected TO house and feed the new men In
the car barns. The strikers claim the COM
pany has been trying TO break up the union
by gradually getting rid OF the members.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
PASTOR BADLY BURNED
BY EXPLOSION OF GAS
The Rev. u. S. A. Bridge, of Tip
ton, May Lose Sight as Result
of Some Ones CarelessneSs.
let HAD BEEN OPENED
Il to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TIPTON, Ind. June 2.-The Rev. L. S. a.
Bridge. pastor OF the Methodist Church,
was very severely injured by an explosion
of gas this afternoon. as the result of
which he may lose his sight
Mr.. Bridge went into the basement of
the new church. which is TO be dedicated
Sunday. and struck match to light gas
jet. heavy explosion followed. the pastor
being severely burned and losing his hair
and eyebrows. besides suffering the in
iuries TO his eyes.
Some one had left jet partly open in the
basement. and the gas had been accumu-
lating for several days. There was no dam
age TO the church beyond a slight discolora-
ton of the basement walls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
JAPANESE LANDING
ARMY OF $4,000 MEN

CHE-FOO. June 3-19:30 a. m.-The Jap
anese have landed another lot of troops at
Tsing-Tui,se (ChengThaits-Su) about
twenty miles southwest of Taku-Shan. A
Chinese junk arriving from there says that
seventy warships and transports have dis
charged troops there. One thousand SOL
diers had been garrisoned ashore. Rein
forcements for the japanese army, which
r. attacking Port Arthur. have been landed
northeast Of Talien-Wan. Their number is
unknown.
VANZALEN. Manchuria. June1. delayed
In transmission. .)-The Japanese are landing
another army OF $1,000 men at Taku-Shan.
Il is reported.
Japanese posts were withdrawn to-day
the bridges as they retired. They were
busy during the night removing the wound
ed from the battlefield and burying the
dea6
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
MURDERER EDDY IS
GIVEN LONG SENTENCE

Ell PASO Tex. June 2-Arthur A. Eddy.
of Los Angeles. convicted of the murder of
Daniel Mitchell, of Cincinnati. which oc-
CURED in this city April 1. has been given
a sentence OF ninety-nine years. Eddy ac-
cused Mitchell of estranging the affections
of a woman, and followed him here from
California To recover, he said. 500 which
the woman is said TO have given him. Eddy
was a bartender and Mitchell the son OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
.BO|ES PENROSE TO WEAR
QUAYS POLITICAL TOGA
Pennsylvania Senator Is Appoint
ed Member of Republican Ma
tional Committee.
WAS MR.. QUAY'S CHOICE

WASHINGTON, June POSTMASTER
General Payne, as acting chairman of the
Republican national committee, has ap-
pointed United States Senator Boies Pen
rose as the Pennsylvania member of the
national committee to succeed the late
Senator Quay.
In speaking of the appointment to-day
acting Chairman Payne said that it was
perfectly natural for him to do what he
knew was in Senator Quay's mind. In fact.
he said. Senator Quay. anticipating that
his illness probably would prevent his at
tending the convention, some time ago had
delegated his proxy to his colleague in the
Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
MUCH DAMAGE IN AND
AROUND EVANSVILLE
cial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 2.-Evansville
a serious storm to-day. This afternoon a
funnel-shaped cloud passed the city
and struck terror to the hearts of many.
In a few seconds heavy rain began to
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
DIR. FLETCHER DID
NOT GO TO BEDFORD

Dr. w B. Fletcher could not be found In
Indianapolis last night. AT his home it was
stated he had gone away from the city, but
ii. was positively asserted that he had not
left for Bedford.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
APPEALS TO TRIBES
TO CAPTURE RAISULI
Mohammed FL Torres Says 1t Is
Only Way to Prevent Foreign
Invasion of Morocco.

LONDON. June "a dispatch 10 the
Times from Tangier says that Mohammed
El Torros has appealed 10 the tribes to
capture Raisdli. saying that this only can
save Morocco from invasion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
POLICEMEN FIGHT
DUEL WITH PISTOLS

CARTHAGE. Mo-. June 2.-Ed Gaffney
and A. Hurst, policemen. fought a duel
with pistols here to-day. Gaffney will die
but Hurst may recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
WYOMING DELEGATES
IRE HI FOR HEARST

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June 2---The Wyom-
ing Democratic state convention to-day Sc
lected delegates 10 the national conven-
tion and instructed them TO vote for VIII
liam r. Hearst as a candidate for the
presidency. The resolutions containing the
above instructions were adopted unani-
nlously. and Mr.. Hearst's name was
cheered whenever mentioned in the reading
of the resolutions. The resolutions
struct the delegates 10 ST. Louis TO-
serve the unit rule.
The following delegates 10 the
conv kon were selected: Col
j. A kers. G.. T. Beck. u.
j. L. I'd and Mr.. creswS
e por John r. o.
Liz ace = HstI9x
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-07
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Seized Liquors to be Destroyed.
 Roberts Asked to Pay SIOO More.

There was not much business for Judge Burpee in the city court to-day. Jonn Sullivan was found asIeeD bw O1icer Brearton on ScovflI street last evening" and as 1t was his first expnrt. ence with the police he was let of with 2 me of 50, which he was given thirty days to pay.
 Prosecuting Agent Pierce was grant ed an order for the destruction Of the liquors seized by the state police at the Bank hotel and B. M. Roberts's drug store a week ago. There was no appearance put in by either of the de- fendants
 Since the appearance here of the state police Druggist Roberts appears to have mania for defying the law. That is how his conduct presents itself to Prosecuting Liquor Agent Pierce. for he was notified to be in court again to- day, making 1t his third appearance in five complaints in a week. It was said that officer Walsh caught him red handed last Sunday in the act of sell ing liquor in bottle. On the first two cases he was fined $1O0 and costs. from which he took an appeal. On the sec ,ond he settled for $75. and to-day, on charges of selling on Sunday and sell ing liquor to be drunk on the premises he settled for $1O0. He will undoubt- edly lose his pharmacist license now
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-07

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 33c.
 Wash Skirts, brown and white or grey and white stripes, value Soc, auction sale price 33c \ SC SAFETY PINS FOR %. Nickeled Safety Pins, 4 sizes, reg ular price 5c dozen. auction sale price Pc
 5c PIN CUBES FOR Sc. Pin Cubes, containing white, black or assorted pins. value 5c each, auction sale price Sc
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 The following represent the choicest fabrics that have bade their ap- pearance on the market for spring and summer. They were all import ed by Sweetser, Pembrook $ Go for the finest New York trade.
 59c AND 69c SUITINGS 3oc. English Mohairs in new fancy stripes and dots. also in this lot are Tweeds, Worsteds and Shep. herd Checks; your choice of the lot at 39c yd S1.o0 FRENCH yoILE 72c YARD. 44-inch Genuine French Voile, made by Lupin of Paris; qual- ity sold by S., F. & Go at $1.0O a yard; we have it in all the desirable shades including ivory and black; the price at this auc-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-07
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Louis Jannettv and family are home after spending the past few months in Italy.
 Mrs William Brickel. who had an operation performed on her on Satur- day, is resting comfortably to-day.
 James Dwyer has laborers at work grading his property on Railroad Hill street and Washington avenue.
 Mrs Hubar of Adams street, who is now in St Luke's hospital in New York, is reported as resting comfort ably.
 Charles Savage of Green street. who is employed in the Clock shop, had three fingers severed from his hand yesterday, while working on a press.
 Miss Anna Flanigan of North Riverside street returned to her home last evening, after completing a course of study in hospital for nurses in New Jersey.
 Frank Keefe and Joe Smith spent yesterday fishing at Long Meadows. They returned in the evening with . large number of fish. To-niph+ a supper will be served to their nuner- ous friends
 Good soaps are not necessarily h,oh priced. While we carry all the popular imported and domestic soaps, we have others which, if not so well known. are fully as good and cost less. A. '. Walker, the druggist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-07
FORM A UNION.
Lawyers Want Half Holiday. But
 Want the Business. Too.


 It now looks as though the lawyers any remarkable promise of being a marvel or beacon light for unanimity of purpose. The only thing the union ever attempted to agree upon was the idea of closing the law ofi1ces half a day Saturday during June, July and August. Some lawyers refused to have anything to do with the first pe- tition circulated for that purpose. They would take no part in anything that looked like a preconcerted action. Yet they closed their offices, neyerthe less.
 This summer. so far, no action has been taken. The petition was usually circulated by the captain of the ele- vator in the Odd Fellows building where the majority of the bar dream their little dreams of Easy street, auto mobiles and gasoIene launches, but a new captain has recently replaced the old one. Tn consequence there was only one law office in the city closed last Saturday. when the half holiday should have been inaugurated, and that was Attorney Church's.
 It seems to have been merely an oversight, however, due to the state of the weather conditions. All the law yers favor giving their clerks half holiday in the week, but they want all the offices to close if any of them shall close They do not want some to reap golden harvests while others are out fishing or pushing their auto mobiles up hill.