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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
Sundry Civil Bill Now Provides
Only S375,ooo for Fort Ben
jamin Harrison.
CONTEST IS PROBABLE
Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge
Will Try to Have the Amount
Increased.
MR.. HEMENWAY HOPEFUL
He VIII Have Something to Say
When the Measure Goes Into
Conference.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE fight for
the appropriation of $4,000 for the Indian
apolis army post is not yet won. The sun
dry civil bill reported TO the Senate to-day
reduces the amount to $4,000. Officials OF
the War Department and members of the
Senate committee on military affairs OBJ
iected in strong terms to a specific ap-
preparation for Fort Benjamin Harrison
They contended that the old policy OF
blanket appropriations should be adhered
to, and that the bill as passed by the House
was prejudicial to the interests of other
military posts throughout the United
States. But Representative Hemenway in
sisted that the department estimate should
be adopted, and accordingly the sum of
$4,000 was made available. Fearing a con-
test in conference the Senate committee
did not entirely eliminate the provision
from the bill, but reduced the amount by
about Sl5O.OOO. The item as reported to
the Senate to-day reads as follows:
"For the construction of necessary build
ings for a garrison and regimental head
quarters, band and twelve companies of
infantry, on land recently acquired for the
purpose near Indianapolis. including plumb
ing, fixtures, sewer connections and heat
ing and lighting plants, s375.00O
This provision is not satisfactory to Sen
ators Fairbanks and Beveridge and Repre-
sentative Overstreet. Every effort will be
made to have the amount increased on the
floor of the Senate, although it is expect
ed that Chairman Proctor and other men,
bers of the military committee will fight
the specific appropriation. If the amend
merit is stricken out in the Senate Repre-
sentative Hemenway, who will be chair
man of the House conferees the bill,
Will see TO it that the full appropriation de-
sired by the quartermaster general to be-
gin work at indianapolis is allowed.
AS soon as the appropriation for the In
dianapoliS army post becomes available
active steps Will be taken at the War De-
partment in the direction of building opera
tionS. General Humphreys will visit the
site, and the chances that he will be
accompanied by a board of army officers.
AS heretofore stated in these dispatches,
Fort Benjamin Harrison will be made one
of the most important military posts in the
United States. War officials have taken
great interest in the legislation for this fort,
and are greatly elated at the initial appro-
priation for it, It has not yet been de-
termfned when General Humphreys and the
army board will visit Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
j, NJ, v. OF A. SUED BY
A HOSTING ENGINEER
M. 7. Wilson, of Brazil, Wants
Damages for Being Forced Out
of His Employment.
EMINENT LEGAL TALENT
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, April H.-Malcolm T. Will
son, who has been in the employ as hoist
ing engineer, of the Crawford Coal Com
Pany for several years, until forced a few
days ago TO surrender his position on ac-
count of refusing TO join the miners union.
filed suit to-day against the L. NJ. W. of A.
of the Eighth district for $500 damages
alleging that this organization is response
BILE for his discharge. as the company was
compelled to let him go, the miners re-
fused TO work with him. The best legal
talent of the city has been employed TO
prosecute the case.
The suit is the outgrowth of the stand
taken by the miners last week i'm forcing
the engineers TO take out mineworkers
cards before they would be allowed to
hoist coal at the mines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
TWO MORE MEN DE.4D;
PRESIDENT STARTS FUND

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following
bulletin regarding the disaster on the bat
tIeship Missouri was posted at the Navy
Denartment to-day: THE following
wounded have died: John T. Donnelly.
ordinary seaman: OrvaI V. Moe, apprentice,
second class. The following additional
have been reported as dead: James E.
Knight. ordinary seaman; Halbert Ed
ward Elliott. master-at-arms, second class
The following names in yesterdays dis
match which did not agree with the records
of the bureau have been found TO refer to
tha following: James X Peterson, boat
swain's mate, first class; Herbert Schel-
barth landsman-"
The President has contributed 500 and
the secretary of the navy like sum as
the nucleus of fund for the relief of the
dependent next of kin of the enlisted men
who lost their lives. The money has been
placed in the hands of Psymaster Cen
oral H. T. h. Harris. Il. :. N. chief of the
bureau of Supplies and Accounts who has
oeen constituted the custodian of the fund
and who will diShurSe IL under the direc-
fion of the Bureau OF Navigation for the
benefit of such dependents. Paymaster
General Harris has been authorized TO re-
ceive any other contributions that may be
made for this purpose.
SECRETARY Moody to-day sent the follow
ing telegram 10 Rear Admiral Barker at
. Pensacola commander-in-chief of the
\North Atlantic fleet: Il learn with pro-
S~und sorrow OF the irreparable loss To your
DeSt. the navy and the country OF the
faithful and gallant officers and men who
met >death while I'm the discharge OF their
duties VIII yoa convey 10 the fleet my
deepest sympathy
The President accompanied his check for
800 with the following letter TO Secretary
Moody: May l send through you this
contribution 10 be used for the dependent
III .4ff he apff al
been Killed on board the Missouri? Under
the conditions of modern warfare In order
Efficiently 10 prepare for war risk must be
run similar In kind. though not in degree.
to the risk run in battle. and these men
have died for their country as much as II
the ship had been Ia action against the
enemy
The President also has ~sent the follow
ing telegram 10 Rear Admkal Barker. Am
inexpresstoiy grieved and uxhocked at the
CONTINUED on PACk Q, COL Sd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
PRESBYTERIANS BUSY
REVISING THE PSALMS
Important Work in Progress Co.
incidentally with the Pan-Pres-
byterian Movement.

PHILADELPHIA, April 14-Nearly all
the denominations in this country which
adhere TO the Presbyterian form of church
government are represented in commit
tee which is holding daily sessions here
for the purpose of revising the material
ver sion of the book of Psalms:
This work taken UP coincidentally
with the movement to establish closer in
terdenominationai relations between the
Presbyterian churches. 1t probably will be
completed in time for the presentation OF
report at the meeting of the general as
sembies and synods of the different de-
nominations in 1906.
A partial report will be made at the
Pan-Prabyterian Council to be held in
Liverpool next June.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
NAY CAUSE DELAY
IN COMPLETING POST

While the curtaiment of the original ap-
preparation for the army post may cause
some delay in the final completion of Fort
Benjamin Harrison, ii was stated by Capt.
Cheatham last night that it would not af-
feet the permanency of the post Accord
ing to the original governmental plans it
was estimated that the post, completed,
would cost over one million dollars. This
amount, ii was not expected. could be Sc
cured at one time, nut could be obtained
from year to year by appropriations. The
plan was to secure enough this year with
which to begin the work of establishing the
post and carry it to a partial completion,
depending upon next year to secure an
other appropriation with which the post
could be completed. The amount of $3.50
will be little more than sufficient to con-
struct the driveways and grade the tract
of land.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
POWER OF MISCHIEF
WILL BE CUT DOWN
Adiutant General Bell Thinks
Committees Authority to Call
Strikes Will Be Curtailed.

TELLURIDE, Col, April H.-Adjutant
General Bell. who is enforcing martial law
in San Miguel county, expressed the opin-
ion to-day that the convention of the West
ern Federation of Miners, which is to be
held at Butte, Mont, next month, will call
off the strike here give the miners
authority to do so.
~ am reliably informed said the gen.
eral that at the next convention the
power vested in the executive board by the
last convention. to call strikes, will be an
nulled and that in the future no strikes
can be ordered except by referendum vote
of the members"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
ANOTHER CONFESSION
BY MURDERER MARX
He Says that in Trying to Kill
Roeski He, and Not Roeski,
Killed Another Man.

CHICAGO. April IA dramatic turn
given to the trial OF Roeski. the car
barn bandit. Another of the bandits, Gus
tav Marx. who is under sentence TO hang
next week, took the witness stand and
swore that he. not Roeski. fired the fatal
shot in the murder for which Roeski is on
trial. j.
The %.ory of the witness was made more
remarkable by the assertion that he was at
the time of the murder trying to kill Roeski.
the man In whose behalf Marx was now
testifying. The reason given by Marx for
attempting thus to murder his confederate
was that he was suspicious Roeski would
betray the other bandits to the police.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
WRECK ON THE GREAT
NORTHERN R4ILW4I

SPOKANE, Wash, April ia wreck
has just been reported on the Great North
ern and call for physicians has come to
Spokane.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 15.-At Great
Northern headquarters ii was said that a
wreck had been reported near Spokane
but that owing to the bad condition of
the wires no details had been received
not even to what train was involved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
NEGRO ELECTROCUTED
FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Oberlin Murderer Read a Bible
Verse Before Going toDeath
Chair at Columbus.

COLUMBUS. o., April 15.-John Bennett
a negro. aged twenty-five. was electrocuted
at the annex of the Ohio Penitentiary at
1906 this morning for the murder of his
wife at Oberlin. O.. last December
The electrocution was not attended by
any unusual features. Bennett retained
his composure to the last. Before being
strapped in the chair he read verse from
the Bible. He was pronounced dead in
seven seconds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
CLAYS NATURAL HEIRS
WILL GET HIS ESTATE
Youthful Widow of the Dead Ken
tuckian Cut off Without a
Share.

RICHMOND. KY. April H-Judge Ben
ton. in the Circuit Court here has thrown
out peremptory instructions OF mental
incapacity. all the various Wills left by the
late General Cassius NJ Clay. This leaves
the generals property TO his natural heirs
and cuts of Dora Clay Brock. who at one
time received considerable notoriety as the
youthful wife OF the aged statesman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
RUSSIANS FOUGHT
FOURTEEN L1RGE SHIPS

LONDON. April ia news agency dis
patch from Port Arthur. by way OF st.
Petersburg. says that after fierce fight
between torpedo boats on the night os
April u the squadron went out In the morn
iag into the roads and cook up the combat
with fourteen large japanese vessels. At
1920 In the morning. as the result of an
explosion. the battleship Petropavlovsk
sank with her crew. The dispatch thea
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15

Special to the indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. April 1.-THE sub
committee OF miners and operators spent
the day i'm futile effort TO agree, and de-
cided to report disagreement to the Joint
conference OF the delegates tomorrow
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
Escapes tn Italian Territory.

ADEN, April 1i.-Hadji Mohammed Blu
Abduilah the Mad Mullah. against whom
the British have been conducting a cam
paign IN SomaIiland. has escaped into Ital-
ian territory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15

PARIS, April 15.-The st. Peters,
burg correspondent of the Echo de
Paris, under this mornings date,
sends the following; 81 learn that n
cIes, based on kilograms from the
surviving officers, that the loss of the
PetropavIOvsk and the injuries to the
PObieda were caused by torpedoes
submarine Vessels. Hitherto ID has
been believed that the Japanese had
no submarine boats, but il is now
admitted that such boats might have
bought from Argentina and brought
out from Genoa by British crews
LONDON, April 15.-The japanese
put three Russian wnrships ont of ac-
tiOn i'm Wednesdays engagement. The
PetrOpavIOvsk was blown up, the tor
pedO boat destroyer Bexstrashni sur
rounded and sent to the bottom with
shells and the battleship Pobieda
damaged by striking "a mine. Forty
five officers and men went down with
the torpedo boat destroyer.
The belief is growing that the de-
struction of the battIeship Petropav-
lOvsk was directly due to the Japa-
nese-that the vessel was torpedoed
instead of being blown up by "A dere-
Iict mine. Russians, however, still
insist the Petropa vlovsk was sunk ac-
cidcntaIIy by striking n mine.
The Daily Mails Che-Foo corre-
spondent declares that advices from
both Russian and japanese sources
indicate that the battIeship Petropav-
lOvsk was tOrpedOed. BY prctense
of attack ON the harbOr by the enemy
Admiral Makarof, says the cOrre-
spondent. was enticed outside for the
japanese torpedo boats, which crept
behind him and awaited his return
and dealt the blow as he was nearing
the harbOr on the return.
Japanese official reports give Ad-
miral Togo credit for a great victory
i'm his seventh attack on Port Arthur.
Fully seven hundred Russians per-
ished by the sinking of the Petropav-
Iovsk and the Bezstrashni. No Japa-
nese were killed and only one was
wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15

PORT SAID, Egypt. April 14.-A case OF
the plague has been officially declared here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-15
PORT ARTHUR FLEET
PROBABL Y IS BOTTLED
AT LAST BY APANESE
Rumor at ST. Petersburg that admiral Togo Has
FINALLY Succeeded in Blocking THE Channel
by Sinking Number of Steamers
RUSSIAN SHIPS TORPEDOED
Enhced from tie Harb0r BY fhe Enemy VassM Yer
estchagu, Me Batfle Pauter, Supposed 10
Haze Pe,rsheaq aqcith admiral Maka,oE

ST. PETERSBURG, April 10, 5;52 N.
Vice Admiral Togo sent i'm "a number
of steamers on the night of March 81
and succeeded i'm sinking several of
them and in blocking the channel
of Port Arthur. The rumOrs cannot
be confirmed at this hour.
1.-THE date referred to by the correspondent
in the above dispatch, March 81, is probably
which the event would have taken place on
April 13 according to the new-style cal
endar.l
ST. PETERSBURG, April 15, 3:22 N.
m.-Up to the present hour not IN
single new dispatch has come from
Port Arthur, although several news
paper correspondents are there.
VassiIi VercstchaEin, the Russian
painter. was Vice Admiral Mal<arOfs
guest on the PetrOpavIOvsk. 1t is re-
ported that he was lost with the ship.
Nicholas T.. Kravtchenko, the we'll
known Russian literary man, who
was acting as correspondent for the
Associated Press at Port Arthur, it is
believed, went down with the Pet
rOpavIOvsk. TeIegrams to him re-
main unanswered.
CHE-FOO, April 10, z p. m.-AdmiraI
Tash, i'm command of the Chinese
cruiser squadron, reports that he
heard intermittent firing i'm the direc-
tion of Port Arthur all day yesterday
(Thursday).
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23
RATE
OF TAXATION
Investigation Proves Excellent Rec
ord of Otero Administrations
Sinking Funds Established.

1t would be idle to expect the aver
age reader, no matter how vitally in
terested in the subject of taxation, to
peruse many columns of statistical in
formation with any great degree of
enthusiasm, hence it is but fair to
give warning that this article should
not be read by anyone who does not
consider himself capable of grasping
the supposedly abstruse but really
very simple subject of tax levies based
upon the mill.
To begin with, it has been necessary
to tabulate the tax levies during the
past nine years, showing the manner
in which the various amounts have
been distributed under the several
funds. The terms of the
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23
CONTRACT FOR CLEAR
ING LOTS AWARDED
To Otto Retsch, Who Takes Material
and Pays $425 to the Board OF
Education.

The City Board of Education met
this morning at 10 o'clock in the office
of Judge N. B. Laughlin to open the
bids for clearing blocks three, four,
five and six on the Fort Marcy Add:-
ton, as set forth in the published
notice in the New Mexican. The men,
bers of the board present at the meet
ing were N. B. Laughlin, Charles F.
Easley, James l.. Seligman, Jose Sc
gura, and Sixto Garcia The absent
members were President T. B. Catron,
Pedro Roibal and A. c. Ireland. In the
dent N. B. Laughlin presided. Two
bids had been handed in to the secre-
tary, and the first one opened was
from j. D. Sena, who agreed to comply
with the terms of the boards published
notice and pay the board $100 in cash.
The other bid was from Otto Retsch,
who agreed to comply with the terms
of the published notice of the board
and pay it $425 in cash. The PROPOSE
tion of Mr.. Retsch's was accepted, and
the judiciary committee was instructed
by the board to draw up the necessary
contract and bond for the faithful per-
formance of the work. Mr.. Retsch is
given until October 1, 1904, to have
the entire work completed. The work
is to be begun next Monday
Poll-tax collector Ceferino Baca,
being present, reported that he had
collected up to date 5000, but that one
or two had refused to pay their poll
tax. Thereupon the board passed
resolution to bring suit against any
and all persons who shall refuse to
pay the poll-tax which is authorized
by law. The board then adjourned,
subject to the call of the president. %
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23
boNESTEEL THUGS
KILL TWO MEN
Sylvester c. Harrison, Of Wichita,
Kansas, and Policeman Stan.
brouQh Meet Death.

Bonesteel, S. D., July 23.-sylvester
G. Harrison, of Wichita, Kansas, and
man named Scarborough, a special
policeman, were shot by gang of
thugs in front of saloon this morn
ing. They may recover. The shoot
ers escaped in the darkness. A vigi-
lance committee was at once formed
and began rounding up all objection
able characters.
John McPhaul, who is in charge of
the registry office at the federal gov
ernment, sent message to Governor
Herried's secretary, expressing the
opinion that troops should be sent
here until after the rush.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23
THE PAJARITO PARK.
Its Establishment Would be of Very
Great Benefit to this City and
Should be Urged by Its
People.

Ex-Governor L. B. Prince, Superin-
tendent Clinton u. Crandall and DR..
Henry Mason Baum, returned to Santa
Fe last evening from the Pajarito Cliff
Dwellers' Park, where they spent sew
eral days investigating the claim of the
Santa Clara Indians that the boundar-
les of the proposed park would inter-
fere with their rights. 1t was found
that there is no basis to the claim and
that the park can be- established with
out arousing the resentment of the
Santa Claras. Ex-Governor Prince
says that without doubt the establish
ment of the National Park would be
of greater benefit to Santa Fe than any
other measure proposed for years for
the benefit of the city The Pajarito
Park would soon possess national fame
for it certainly contains the attrac.
tions to make it famous. 1t is no fake
it is the real thing. He said that the
Pajarito Park Bill might have passed
over year ago, but somehow it was
neglected in Congress, but a decided
effort will be made to have it passed
this winter. After once established,
it will draw more and more people
every year to view the wonders of the
thousands of cliff dwellings and gigan-
tic ruins of communal houses, not to
speak of the many natural beauties
If that region. Of course, all these
tourists would come and go via Santa
Fe. The establishment of the Nation
al Park would not necessarily mean
he creation of reserve, but merely
government protection of the prehis-
.oric ruins from the hands of vandals
without restricting the rights of set |
lers or prospective nomeseekers.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23

governors do not correspond exactly
with the grouping by years in this
table for the reason that an outgoing
administration and legislature pass
laws and make levies which bind
their successors for two years. 1t has
been essential, therefore to charge to
the administration of Thornton the
levies made under him, but running
over two years of Otero's term, while
the tax levies chargeable to the Otero
administration begin with the year
1899 and continue to the present date.
. With this distinction we'll in mind,
it becomes very easy matter to COM
pare the financial record of the two
administrations in the matter of tax
levies as shown by the table.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23
CONFERENCE
HELD TODAY
Disagreement at Chicago May
Result in Sympathetic
Strike.
DONNELLY NOT THERE
Construction Of Words of Arbitration
Agreement Mt Clear to
Strikers

Chicago, July 23.-Upon the con-
struction of the words without dis
crimination," as used in the agreement
between the packers and union labor
ers to designate the manner in which
the strikers should be re-employed, de-
pends the settlement of the conflict,
which was renewed yesterday. After
an unsuccessful attempt to settle the
strike yesterday afternoon, another
joint conference was arranged for to-
day. Should an adjustment of the
trouble not be reached. sympathetic
strike of other trades employed in the
packing industry is practically certain.
Will Submit New Basis.
Chicago, July 23.-The labor lead
ers went into today's conference with
the packers prepared to submit an en-
tirely new basis for the settlement of
the stock yards strike. They have ap-
parentily considered the former agree
ment abrogated by the action Of the
packers yesterday. The new demand
calls for the immediate reinstatement
of all killing gangs and the meat but
chers in body.
Sympathetic Strike Probable.
Chicago, July 23.-The joint confer-
ence held today in regard to the stock
yards strike resulted in a disagree
ment. The union leaders went to their
headquarters to discuss sympathetic
strike, Two things were noticeable in
the conference between the contend,
ing parties. President Donnelly was
not on the subcommittee of labor
leaders and Swift & Company, did not
appear to be represented on the pack
ers' committee. The absence of Don
nelly was regarded by some as re-
buke for his action of yesterday in
ordering renewal of the strike.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-23
EDWARD BUTLER
DENIES HIS GUILT
Says That He Was Sent to Prison
Through a Conspiracy for Politi-
cal Purposes.

Colorado Springs, Colorado. July
23.--In an interview today with Edward
Butler, of st. Louis, he said concerning
the indictment returned against him
for bribery: 1T is all a conspiracy for
political purposes on the part of Attor.
ney General Folk against me and GER
tain prominent bankers and brokers.
Immunity was promised all who would
give out information that would lead
to my being indicted. l am charged
with bribing witnesses and it is not
true"