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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
PAID SAB A WEEK ON
LOAN OF A THOUSAND
Total Loans of $4,000 Cost Chi.
cago Man $4,000 in Four Years
Without Settlement.
INTERVENTION OF COURT

CHICAGO. March 3.-AfteT paying Mac
William w Bell more than sS2.0o9 as inter
est on loan of $4,000 fer four years.
Charles Z. Rand. a real-estate dealer,
wanted TO "can the deal Off" TO his sur
prise. lie found that Major Eel still held
his checks for $3.50. none OF which had
been presented 10 the bank. Judge KAY
anaugh has ordered that a decree be en-
tered, compelling The return of the security
and checks, but has denied the petition for
the return OF excess interest.
On the last day Of December. 1895. Charles
z. Rand borrowed 5000 from Major Will
liam w. Bell. father of Lillian Bell. the
author. and gave his check for sl,o0o and
took Major Bells checl, for 1857 The form
er check was not 10 be presented at the
bank until the expiration of one week. Be-
fore that time elapsed he found that he
would be unable to pay the check and told
Major Bell The latter loaned him an
other check for s957, and one for $1,000. good
one week. later. With the S957 secured on
Major Bens check for 1857 and SIS from
his own pocket, he paid his first check for
$1,000
AS the days, weeks, months and years
went along Mr.. Rand still found himself
unable TO close up the deal. The amount
of interest, rated at Si3 each week. for each
$1,000. mounted up so rapidly that soon he
was borrowing more than $4,000. and he
swore in court that this was about the
average during the four years his dealings
with Dir. Bell ran on.
In 1898 Mr.. Rand made a new arrangement
with Major Bell whereby his checks for
$1,000 each were 10 be discounted by Major
Bell at the rate OF S. a day interest for
each $1,000. AS time went on Rand would
borrow on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays to keep down the interest, the
Wednesday loan being made 10 take up
the loan of Monday and the Saturday check
being given to cover the loan or WedneS-
day, and so on.
Early in January, 1900, Mr.. Rand alleged
he was politely informed that Major Bell
held checks signed by him which had not
yet been presented to the bank. amounting
TO $3.50, and that Major Bell also held
notes signed by Rand and his father for
$500.
Bell declined TO call the deal of, il is
said, except by giving Rand $50 and col
Letting the money represented by the notes
for 5000. This Rand would not agree 10
and as a result he Immediately petitioned
the court to issue an injunction, restrain
ing Major Bell from collecting the notes
or from disposing of the checks. When the
case was heard by Master in Chancery
Victor Elting, Major Bell testified that he
loaned 10 other people at the same APP
proximate rate as that charged Mr.. Rand.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

NEW YORK, March S.-Arrived: Georgia,
from Liverpool Napolitan Prince. from
Genoa. Palermo and Naples. Sailed: la
Champagne. for Havre: Moltke. for Ham
burg via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
QUEENSTOWN. March 3-Sailed: Gel
tic, from Liverpool. for New York; Haver-
ford. from Liverpool for Philadelphia;
Ivernia, from Liverpool. for Boston.
LIZARD, March 3.-Passed: Statendam,
from New York. for Rotterdam; La Tou-
raine from New York. for Havre.
CHERBOURG. March 3-Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm III. from Bremen and SOuthamp-
ton. for New York.
ALEXANDRIA. March 3.-Sailed: Repub-
lie, for Boston, via Naples, Gibraltar and
POnta del Gada.
HAMBURG, March 3.-Arrived: Pennsyl-
vania, from New York, via Plymouth and
Cherbourg.
LIVERPOOL. March 3.-Sailed: Cymric
for Boston, via Queenstown Partisan, for
Halifax.
LONDON. March s.-Sailed: Minneapolis.
for New York
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SUPERINTENDENT CARR
ADDRESSES EDUCATORS
Anderson Man on Teaching of
Morals in the Anderson Schools"
Before Religious Teachers.
MANY MEETINGS HELD

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-Two general
sessions and twelve departmental meetings
engaged the attention to-day of the hun
dreds of delegates who are here attending
the second annual convention of religious
educational associations. Programmes OF
the fourteen meetings called for sixty-thres
addresses, besides an open discussion on
most of them. The first of the two general
meetings of the day was known as the
special joint session of departments. The
general subject discussed was Religious
Education In the Home"
Among the departmental sessions were
Sunday schools. elementary public schools.
universities and colleges, theological SEM
inaries. churches and pastors secondary
public schools. teacher training, Christian
associations, young peoples societies. the
press, religious art and music and corre-
spondence instruction.
In the university and college section Pres
ident r. III. Jesse, OF the University OF Mis-
souri,. said in college that IS avowedly
under control of a religious denomination,
attendance at chapel services should be
obligatory on all teachers and students. In
institutions not under control Of religious
denominations he did not deem IL advisable
TO compel attendance, least OF all I'm state
universities.
In the department OF elementary schools
an interesting feature of the afternoon was
a paper on THE Teaching of Morals in the
Anderson Public Schools" by J. w. Cdrr.
superintendent of schools at Anderson, Ind.
Mr.. Carr said that our forefathers. when
laying the foundation for our public school
system placed morality even before knowl-
edge. He quoted as proof of this statement
the third section. OF the ordinance Of 1857,
which reads: General morality and knowl-
edge being necessary TO good government
and the happiness OF mankind, schools and
the means of education shall be forever en-
couraged."
The second general session of the day
was held in First Baptist Church to-
the subject under general discussion. One
of the principal speakers William II.
Faunce, of Brown University, who spoke
of the coordination Of the Bible with other
subjects of study
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CHIMNEY BUTTE RANCH
TO BE At ST. LOUIS FAIR
President Roosevelt Is Shown a
Photograph of His Former
Prairie Home.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Among the
Presidents callers to-day was Senator
Hansbrough of North Dakota, who ex-
hibited photo of Chimney Butte Ranch"
in Billings county. North Dakota, which
President Roosevelt occupied twenty years
ago when he was ranching' on the Little
Missouri. II has been decided by the North
Dakota people to remove the buildings to
the st. Louis fair as part of the State ex-
hbit, and Senator Hansbrough's mission
was TO obtain from the President some
proof that the cabins were the same that he
occupied. After examining the photo. the
President wrote the following on slip of
paper:
Joe and Sylvane Ferris can tell if this
is the ranch house. Ii looks like it, 1t was,
theirs and / lived in il in SO and part of
81 while ranching on the Little Missouri"
Senator HansbrOugh said he would have
the penciled proof framed and hung in
the ranch house when il was rebuilt at the
fair
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OBITUARY..

CHICAGO, March Sword was received
here to-day of the death from tuberculosis
al Saranac lake. n. Y, OF Hobart Moore.
son of w II. Moore, the well-known Chi
cago capitalist The deceased was married
last Sunday, when his death was declared
Imminent, the bride being Miss Ruth En-
MONS daughter OF the late banker and pres
ident of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company.
ROANOKE. Va, March 3-Jchn s.
Crockett a we'll known lawyer OF Wythe-
vile, Va, died at that place to-day Dur
ing the exciting campaigns in this state
twenty-five years ago Mr. Crockett fought
a duel with ex-Congressman John s Wise.
Several shots were fired but neither man
was hurt Mr.. Crockett practced law at
Seattle, Wash for a number OF years.
GUILFORD, Conn, March 3-Whliam
Henry Harrison Murray, the writer bet
ter known as Adirondack" Murray, died
at HIS home here to-day. lie was sixty-four
years old Mr.. Murray had been In poor
health for two years. but his final sick
ness was of but a few days duration. AS
an author, traveller, lecturer and clergy
man ne was widely known.
SAGINAW, Mich. March 3.-Ferdinand
Rrucker prominent Democratic polit-
clan who was congressman from the
Eighth district OF Michigan for the term
beginning March 4, 1897. and judge OF pro-
hate of Saginaw county for eight years.
died to-day He recently submitted 10 an
operation for structure Of the stomach.
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COMMITTEE IN SESSION
TWICE FAILS TO AGREE
AND DEADLOCK STILL ON
Talk OF Compromise Is Rumored,
but Stoutly Denied by All
the Members.
GATHERING IS COSTLY
All Wish Speedy Settlement, but
Miners Refuse a IS Per Cent.
Reduction.

No material change for the better or the
worse has taken place within the last
twenty-four hours to foretell the outcome of
the critical situation emanating from the
disagreement of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania miners and operators
on a wage scale for the coming mining
year. The night has prolonged itself into
waiting game in which both sides are hop
ing. seemingly against hope, that events
VIII take a fortunate turn.
The subscaie committee, in whose hands
the question now rests. held two meetings
yesterday. which could hardly be called
meetings. for adjournment was taken both
times almost before the members were in
their seats. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the committee met in the palm room Of the
CIaypool. bat adjourned within ten minutes.
70 assemble again at o'clock in the after
noon. when the morning meeting
peated. The committee did not even enter
into discussion of the issue. and the days
work left the deadlock unbroken.
The subscale committee will meet again
this morning at 10 o'clock. and it is felt by
both miners and operators that some action
Will surely be taken. a certain mystery
surrounds the meetings, and much specUla-
ZION was mace geSlSIudy dS 10 It's ODJect III
adjourning both meetings without tackling
the issue. A rumor was abroad in the lobby
OF the Claypool yesterday that some men,
bers OF the committee were working on
compromise, but both miners and operators
of the committee said that compromise has
not even been suggested. Il is believed the
waiting policy IS being pursued in oTder TO
allow sentiment TO shape itself on one side
or the other.
AGREEMENT LOOKED FOR.
While signs do not point at all favorably
toward an adjustment. there was a feeling
abroad yesterday that an agreement will be
reached before the delegates leave the city,
The question is being discussed more frees,
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STRATEGIC MISSION
OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET

ST. PETERSBURG, March S.-The naval
organ says the chief strategical mission Of
the Russian fleet at Port Arthur is to pre-
vent the japanese from landing on the
shores of the Gulf of Liao-Tung, thus pro-
tecting the right flank and rear of the
forces in Manchuria from the japanese
army.
Since the disappearance of the Japanese
fleet from before Port Arthur the Russian
authorities have been awaiting anxiously
for the next move of the japanese on the
sea. There is an inclination here to be-
lieve that the Japanese have been discour-
aged by the failure of their attacks and
perhaps by losses they have not announced.
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE
EMANCIPATION OF SERFS

ST. PETERSBURG. March S.-For the
first time since the emancipation of the
serfs in 1861 the anniversary to-day was
officially observed throughout the empire
as a general holiday and with special serv-
ices in the churches The newspapers took
the occasion to review the reforms intro
duced by Car Alexander II-who by a
stroke of his pen freed 100000 serfs-de-
claring that the present celebration may be
regarded as a turning point in Russian
history marking TIE recognition of a wider
freedom in national life, the realization OF
which Is not far distant, provided the ma
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PLEADED GUILTY And
WAS GIVEN FIVE YEARS
Former Bank Cashier Admitted
Technical Violation of United
States Statutes.

WACO. Tex. March 3.-John p. Cooper,
former cashier of the Citizens National
Bank of McGregor, recently closed by the
national bank examiner. was to-day con-
victed of embezzlement and given five
years in the fedal penitentiary. the mini
mum sentence. He stated that, while he
decided to plead guilty of technical viola
ton of the law. there had been no criminal
intent. His attorneys had advised him not
to plead guilty, but he realized that the
law had been violated and he was ready to
take the consequences His address was
dramatic in the extreme. The district at
torney asked the court TO assess the low
est possible penalty and this was done.
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ANOTHER RACE BY Rail
AGAINST GRIM SPECTER
Charles Spalding Speeding from
Chicago to San Antonio to Bed
side of Sick Relative.

TOPEKA, Kan. March s.-Charles Spald-
ing, a Chicago merchant passed through
Topeka at $40 this morning on a Santa Fe
special train. consisting OF a Pullman and
Antonio. Tex. He started from Chicago at
Kansas City at o'clock this morning. lie
left Kansas City at AIS and arrived at En-
poria at $40, a run Of 40 miles In $50
minutes.
Mr.. Spalding was called to San Antonio
by the serious illness of a relative. IL is
expected his special will break all records
for fast time between Chicago and San
Antonio. The special reached Purcell. l. T,
at 12:15 to-day, and will arrive at San An
tonic late tonight or early Friday morning.
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BARE MAJORITY FOR
SUFFRAGE MEASURE
Maryland Senate Votes to Elimi-
nate the Negro by No More than
the Necessary Number.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 3.-The Demo-
cratic organization measure, being a pro-
posed amendment to the State Constitution
to regulate the suffrage, and admittedly for
the purpose of eliminating the negro vote,
was passed in the State Senate to-day. The
final passage through the Senate attracted
no more attention than the disposal of some
trifiing local bill
No Republican senator had anything to
say in opposition to it. nor was it cham
pioned by any of the Democrats. The bill
received seventeen votes, all Democratic,
while the eight Republican senators We're
soidly against it. This is the bare three
fifths vote of all the members of the body
which is required when a constitutional
amendment is to be submitted.
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JUDICIAL DEADLOCK
IN IN OIL TAX CASE

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March 3.-The oil
tax case is tied up in the Supreme Court
Of Alabama and it is likely that Governor
Jelks will be compelled TO appoint special
judge 10 break the deadlock Only four of
the Supreme Court justices are sitting in the
case, Judge HARRISON being disqualified be-
cause he is a trustee OF the Alabama Poly
technic Institute. which college is interest
ed in the case The remaining four justices
are equally divided as 10 the constitution
alitY of the law
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ton properly exerts the influences which
have been so unexpectedly united by the
war.
At the big central market of st. Peters
burg thousands stood in the open air, un-
covered, joining in the chanting OF TIE
Deum.
Several Russian sculptors have gone to
the far East to model war types on the
spot This is believed to be the first at
tempt of the kind.
Yavorsjaya, the Russian Bernhardt, went
to Kolpino, near here, and presented each
man of the pontoon detachment which left
Kolpino yesterday for the far East with a
canvas bag containing felt boots, a shirt, a
towel and minor comforts.
The government takes the view that the
Japanese-K Korean treaty is in direct contra
diction to the ADglo-Japanese convention.
the Russo-JaraneSe agreement and all pre-
ceding agreements proclaiming Korean in
dependence, and that as il was drawn up
under duress it cannot have legal force.
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CAPTURE of Prizes Upheld.

NAGASAT<I, March 3.-The naval prize
court in session at Sasebo yesterday up
held the legality of the capture by japanese
cruisers of the merchant steamers Argun,
Mukden, Michael and Rossia and the whal-
ers Nicola and Alexander. Other cases
are pending. An appeal was allowed to be
taken within sixty days.
The Argun, belonging to the Chinese
Eastern Railway Company, was captured
by the cruiser Hai-Yien in the neighborhood
of Fusan, Korea, at the outbreak of the
war. She was taken to Sasebo on Feb. l.
The other prizes named reached that port
about the same time
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BIDS FOR PORTLAND
CEMENT REJECTED

WASHINGTON, March 3-The Interior
Department to-day rejected all the bids
submitted several days ago for the supply
of from 10000 to 10000 barrels of Portland
cement to the government for the Salt river
irrigation project in Arizona. The action
is the result of the alleged excessive prices
submitted by the cement manufacturers
the department stating that first-class Port
land cement can be made at the Salt river
site at a saving of about 81 a barrel The
department will now consider the question
of erecting a plant for the government
manufacture of the cement the purchase of
ment of bids.
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ANOTHER CUT IN RATES
BY THE Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA. March s-Announce-
ment of a further cut of four mills in ex-
lake grain rates to take effect on March 8
was sent out to-day by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. This cut was made, officials of
that company to meet a similar reduc-
ton made by roads whose terminals are in
New York city and for the purpose of
maintaining the differential in favor OF
Philadelphia. The rates Of grain for ex-
port from Buffoa TO this city when last
cut goes into effect will be: Wheat and
haxseed, IA cents; corn and rye. LIS cents:
barley, nine mills. and oats, four mills
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To Abolish Spring Elections.

COLUMBUS, o.. March 3.-The Chapman
bill. abolishing spring elections in Ohio,
passed the Senate this afternoon. A joint
resolution was also adopted by the Senate
providing for a constitutional amendment
10 be voted on I'm 1865. fixing elections for all
state and county officers on the even years
and elections for all other officers on the
odd years. Both measures are supported
by the administration and concurrence by
the House Is probab'>
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TWO NOMINEES.
Split in the Second Kansas District
Republican Convention.

GARRETT, Kan, March 3.-The Repub-
lican convention of the Second Kansas con-
gressional district. held here to-day, split.
one faction renominating Congressman
Justin D. Bowersock, of Lawrence, and the
other naming Henry J. Allen, of Ottawa,
editor of the Herald. Both conventions in
dorsed President Roosevelt for denomination.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 3.-State Treas
urer Kelley, after an exciting race from
the station, managed to get to the secre-
tary of states office before II. j. Aliens
supporters and filed the nomination papers
of ]. d. Bowersock. Mr.. Allen filed a pro-
test and the matter will be settled by the
state contest board.
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MAY HAVE GONE BACK.
Charles F. Kratz Believed to Have
Returned to Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, March Sit is believed that
Charles F. Kratz, former member of the
House of Delegates. who was recently ex-
tradited from Mexico to stand trial on the
charge of bribery while a municipal Off
Ger. has returned to Mexico. At his home
it was stated that he was not there but no
further information could be secured.
His attorneys, Thomas X Rowe and
Thomas II. Harvey, said they informed him
that his bond of $4,000 does not stipulate
that he shall remain within the confines of
ST. Louis. Kratz told them he had called
on his bondsmen, who said that they were
willing he should return TO Mexico to look
after business interests. His trial is set
for May at Butler.
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CHINA NOT ON THE EVE
OF JOINING JAPAN

PARIS. March 3-Credence is not given
by the Foreign Office to the reports that
China is on the eve Of joining Japan i'm the
war. All the advices received here indicate
that China proposes to observe her declara-
ton OF neutrality and that the Chinese
troops sent north have Instructions 10 en-
force her neutrality. 1t is understood that
China has disavowed any collision between
her troops and the Chinese outlaws. explain
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United states Military Attaches.

SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-Captain p.
c. March, of the general staff. one of the
United States military attaches to the Japa-
nese army. has arrived from Washington.
The other attaches who will accompany the
Mikados troops are Colonel Enoch H.
Crowder. judge advocate of the United
States army and member Of the general
staff: Captain John f. Morrison. Twentieth
Infantry now stationed at Manila, and
Captain Joseph +. Kuhn, engineer corps,
also stationed at Manila. These appoint
ments were made by General Adna r.
Chaffee. Colonel Crowder and Captain
March will sail for Toxic on the next
steamer leaving for the Orient.
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COLLISIONS DUE TO
FOG At NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March s.-During the heavy
fog which settled over this port to-day the
Pennsylvania ferry boat Chicago sank
coal barge. and the Staten island ferry boat
westleld was badly damaged by a col
hsion with an unknown vessel. No one was
hurt I'm either accident.
The fog one OF the worst in many
years, and frequent blockades resulted.
Navigation was almost entirely suspended.
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BOMBS THROWN At 4
FOREIGN MINISTER

TOXIC, March Am intrigue the
part of the opposition at Seoul against the
conclusion of the Japanes-Korean protocol.
eliminated in the throwing of bombs at
residences of the foreign minister and his
secretary early Thursday morning. They
escaped uninjured.
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Russians Must Not Rejoice.

NEW YORK, March 3.-A decree has been
signed by the Car. says a Times dispatch
from a Russian correspondent, instructing
NJ Plehve, the minister of the interior, to
adopt strict measures against patriotic
1t is held that these DEM
onstrations are not only inappropriate. be-
cause they celebrate imaginary victories,
but that they are also likely to produce
counter manifestations. The attitude of the
pupils of the high school for women has
caused the government to close that es-
tablishment.
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No French Islands for Russia.

PARIS, March Sit is authoritatively an
nounced that France has not been ap-
preached to cede any islands to Russia for
use as coaling stations by the latter when
she sends her Baltic feet to the far East.
Should Russia make a request to this
effect il would be denied, as such action
would be regarded as a breach of neu-
trality. To show Frances purpose to re
main neutral it is pointed out that Russia
has coal depot at Villefranche, near Nice,
but that Russian ships will not be allowed
to use that station as in time of peace.
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Ship for Refugees.

WASHINGTON, March S-Minister Allen
reported to the State Department from
Seoul to-day by cable that he has de-
termined to send an American ship to the
vicinity of Ping-Ya to remove TO place
of safety the women among the refugees
gathered there The cruiser Cincinnati,
which is lying at Chemulpo, will bring away
these people.