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The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
DESERTED CHILD BECOMES
CHARGE OF POLICEMAN
Boy, Bereft of Mothers Care,
Taken to Detention Home
Woman Behind Bars.
KIND WORDS STAY TEARS

Deserted by his mother, who left her
home and baby for another man, Joseph
Z. Vail, little Howard Coghill, five years
old, was found yesterday afternoon by
Patrolman Jesse STREET at 218 East Ohio
street. With the big patrolman leading
him by the hand the little chap walked
bravely into police station yesterday after
noon and was turned over to Matron
Reisner.
When he spoke of mamma" he cried.
Won by the kind words OF the matron the
little fellow, to whom kind words have
been rarity. Strengthened like "a soldier
"at attention.
''Ill 60 with you' he said. You'll be
kind to me-" There was no place in the
police station where the child could be
kept and he was taken to the Detention
Home.
Apparently little concerned over the de-
sertion of her child the mother, with Joseph
E. Vail. the man for whom she left her
home, was arrested late yesterday after
noon. After her arrest the woman did
not inquire for her boy. She laughed as
she said goodbye to the man while he was
waiting TO be slated in the mems side OF
the police station and she was being led
from the room TO the woman's department
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
MACEDONI44NS READY
FOR MORE DISORDER

VIENNA. March 12.-Reports have been
received from Sofia, Bulgaria, that revolu-
tionary circles are stirred up in consequence
OF the attitude OF the Sultan on the gen
darmeries question, and ii is believed that
the revolutionists are now preparing for a
new outbreak. The Zontchen party has
directed it's supporters TO begin the collec-
ton OF arms and money and the interna-
tional organization has sent messages to
Macedonia 10 ascertain preparations for a
fresh campaign.
No open revolution is expected because
of the presence OF large Turkish force.
but activity on the part of revolutionary
bands soon MAJ be IN evidence
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
CORTELYOU TALKS TO
CHICAGO MERCHANTS

CHICAGO, March 12-Secretary George b.
Cortelyou tonight was the guest of honor
at a banquet of the Merchants Club Fully
800 merchants and manufacturers of Chi
cago and it's vicinity were present and
the address of the secretary upon Some
Problems and Policies of the New DEPART
ment' was received with approval
The speaker announced that for the pur-
pose of discussion he would declare the
chief problems of the department to be
corporations, labor, statistics. marine af-
fairs, standards of measurement as applied
in the arts, sciences, industries, and immi-
grafton. He discussed each of these ques-
tiOnS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
ULTIMATUM SENT TO
DOMINICAN REBELS

SANTO DOMINGO, Wednesday, March 9.
The government has sent an ultimatum to
the insurgents demanding their surrender
and granting forty-eight hours for non
combatants TO retire. If this is not COM
piled with the government will attack by
land and sea, adopting such measures as it
finds necessary, including a bombardment
A large force is left to attack San Pedro
De MacoriS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
NAT 6. GOODWIN CAUSES
ARREST OF HIS VALET
Accuses Him of Stealing Jewelry
Worth S., ,ooo-Actor Walks
Home After Riot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 12.-Nat G.
Goodwin tonight caused the arrest of his
valet, A. Mitchell on the charge of stealing
jewelry valued at 5000. Mitchell is in a
cell. Three weeks ago a four-carat ruby
ring, valued at sl,7oO, disappeared while
Goodwin was playing in New Orleans.
When asked about the ring Mitchell said
that he lost IL. A detective was employed
to watch the valet, and to-day the valet
was caught while pawning watch and a
pearl pin belonging to Goodwin.
Last night Goodwin employed nonunion
hackman to take him to a boxing contest.
After the fight Goodwin found his driver
waving a revolver amid a mob of a thou
sand strikers. Several shots were fired,
and it required active work on the part of
the police TO quell the disturbance. Good
win walked to his hotel
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
MATURE DIRECTOR" IS
SENT TO PRISON FOR FRAUD
Claimed to Diagnose Disease by
Examining the Eyes with
Mirror.
MANY WOMEN VICTIMS

BERLIN, March ia so-called Mature
Director" Herr Schroeder, has been SEN
fenced at Tilsit, Prussia, to two years i'm
prisonment after long trial which lasted
a fortnight and attracted the attention of
all Germany.
Schroeder said he was able to diagnose
disease by an examination of the eyes with
certain mirror, which he said showed
the spectrum lines Of different diseases He
said he was able to determine the location
of ailments in the body and he pretended
to see the mark of death in the eyes of
patients long before their malady became
serious.
Schroeder had numerous following
among rich women, many of whom had
presented him with diamond rings.
The trial was attended by several excit-
ing scenes when experts gave testimony
damaging to Schroeder.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
WILL VOTE As Il UNIT
FOR WILLIAM X. HEARST
Six of Rhode Islands Democratic
Delegates Declare for the
yellow Peril"

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 12-Six of
the eight delegates to the st. Louis conven-
tion chosen at the Democratic convention
on Thursday formally organized to-day
Resolutions were adopted supporting Will
liam R. Hearst. of New York, for President.
and declaring in favor of the unit rule"
In voting at st. Louis
Colonel Patrick Henry Quinn, of War
wick, and Colonel Samuel r. Honey OF
Newport, both OF whom were chosen dele
gates Notwithstanding their opposition to
Mr.. Hearst, were not present.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
SENATE RATIFIES
TREATY WITH ETHIOPIA

WASHINGTON, March 12-The Senate In
executive session to-day ratified the treaty
between the United States and Ethiopia,
which was negotiated by Menelik H. king
of Kings of Ethiopia" and Robert p. Skin
ner. consul general and penipotentiary
The treaty is 10 last ten years and pro-
vides for trading posts and telegraphs and
other means of transportation i'm Menelik' S
provinces. The main objects TO be accom-
plished by the treaty were set forth in an
Skinner.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
BELGIAN CAPTURED BY
Il MOB OF CHINESE
Lives of Twenty-Four Foreigners
Employed by Railway Com
pany Are in Peril.

TIEN-TSIN, March 12.-Riots have oc-
CURED at Tsechow and Lqn-An. along the
line of the Belgian railroad, in the south
ern part of Shan-Si province. NJ. Perion
has been captured by a mob and fears are
entertained for his safety. Bona. an Ital-
ian, fought his way out of the same mob.
1t is reported that twenty foreigners en-
ployed along the railroad are In danger
The cause of the riots is obscure, but
they are thought TO have originated IN the
shooting of a Chinese by Bona in self
defense 1t is apprehended that the trouble
will spread and endanger all foreigners.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
MACON'S HATLESS NAN
VICTIM OF Il THEORY
Never Wore Headware Because.
He Said, 1t Produced Disease
Died of Pneumonia.

MACON, Mo-, March 12-William P.
Beach, for the past twenty-five years
known as "The Hatless Man of Macon"
died. tonight, of pneumonia, victim of
his theory, the doctors say, that man will
enjoy better health by discarding head
wear in all kinds of weather. For a quar-
ter of century Beach never under any cir
cumstances wore a hat He declared that
hats caused catarrh and badness.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
JOHN KELLY TRIES TO
SILENCE JOHN SILENCE
Son of the St. Louis Chief of Po-
lice Shoots Sanitary Inspector
in the Abdomen.

ST. LOUIS, March 12-John Kiely, son
of Chief of Police Kiely, tonight shot and
probably mortally wounded City Sanitary
Inspector John Silence. Kiely Immediately
surrendered to the police. 1t is claimed
Silence was overheard by Kiely sharply
condemning the efficiency OF Chief Kiely.
An alteration resulted in Silence shoot
ing young Kiely in the hand. Kiely then
shot Silence in the abdomen.
Chief of Police Kiely is In Hot Springs,
Ark. a vacation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
AMERICAN FATALLY
HURT At PORT ARTHUR

TITUSVILLE. Pa, March 12.-Thomas
Dwyer to-day received a cable dispatch
from Port Arthur informing him that his
son Thomas had been injured and would
not live throughout the day. The young
man was employed as a tank builder and
left home three years ago. 1t is supposed
he was injured during the japanese bonn
bardment of Port Arthur
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
MENELIK,S GIFTS TO
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

BOSTON. March 12-On the steamer
Lowther Castle. which arrived to-day from
the far East with million-dollar cargo
were two wild animals. a baby lion and
a hyena for President Roosevelt from King
Menelik of Abyssinia. The King also sent
TO the President pair OF elephant tusks
valued at s., 900.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
CLOSED BY 4 STRIKE.
Telegraph Operators in 325 South
ern Express Offices Quit.

ROANOKE. Va. March 12-As a result of
a strike OF the telegraph operators who
have been handling express matter at the
small towns along the lines of the Norfolk
G. Western Railway 325 Southern Express
offices were closed at noon to-day. The ex-
press officials refused TO grant the demands
of the operators for increased commissions
and the Order of Railway Telegraphers
ordered their strike. II is said that inde-
pendent express offices will be opened az
many OF the towns affected by the strike.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO
REPEAT HOBSON'S ACT

PARIS. March 13.-A Toxic correspond
ent OF the Gaulois reports that another un-
successful attempt to obstruct the entrance
to Port Arthur harbor has been made by
the japanese.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
Three Trains I'm Collision.

OMAHA, Neb., March 1.-TWO Union
Pacific freights. going in opposite direc-
tions south Of Omaha. to-day collided with
a Northwestern freight which was cross
ing the onion Pacific double track. wreck
ing all three trains and killing Switchman
O'Connolly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13
CONDITIONS 1T SEOUL;
JAPANESE COURTEOUS

SEOUL. March 12-Detachments OF
Korean soldiers, marching up and down the
main streets in the neighborhOod o. the PAL
ace at all hours OF the day and evening give
an air OF martial activity 10 this city. But
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The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-13

statement in former testimony that
Mormon committee dictated legislation in
the firSt session OF the Legislature lie
named as this committee c. W Penrose.
w. w. Rite. james Sharp. William IL.
King. f. S. Richards and James NJ. Tan
ner. Ir. Richards was in attendance at
CONTINUED on PAGE 2. COL. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
Bad Manners on Street Cars.

The st. Louis Republic says that the
worst spectacle which a crowded
street car presents is that of the street
car hog who races to beat the women
to the vacant seats.
That is we'll said This species of
hog, too, is on the increase, Indeed
the Republic to the contrary netwith-
standing, all the species and NANTES
tations of street car hoggishness are
on the increase. At least that is true
in Minneapolis.
Ten years ago no man would be
found seated in a Minneapolis street
car unless all the women had seats
Now it is positively unusual for a man
to give up his seat to a woman. The
one who does it usually feels sheep
ish about it, too, for the other men
comfortably seated, regard him as be-
ing little queer"
Why the change?
Well, ten years ago Minneapoli;
street car seats, when crowded, were
not especially comfortable. They're
| easy and comfortable now.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
SATURDAY EVENING,

are without church or Sunday school
instruction.. For example, j. e. Rob-
inson reports from Fairmont that in
population of about $4,000 In one
part Of his district he finds that there
are but two small country Sunday
schools; he also found several church
es deserted. empty, no preaching, no
Sunday school and no one to look
after Them" During the past year
the Sunday School union has started
lit schools in Minnesota to care fo1
children that were not looked after
by any other religious agency, ano
the number of the children reached
by them Is 1850. Thru aid to other
and older schools, instruction is giver
to 53,647 scholars.
It is to work of this kind and other
agencies for good that we like to TURF
when wave of pessimism passes Over
us in the train of the private and pub
lie infidelity, crime and vice that are
so conspicuous and so much more pro
ductive of news than the courageous
tireless and blessed agencies that are
working everywhere thruout the re
public to make this a country tina
shall be as good as great.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
Trade Rights of Neutrals.

So long as a blockade of the Rus
sian ports in the far east is not pro-
claimed by the Japanese, neutral YES
sells are free to come and go, pro-
vided they do not carry contraband
of war. The difficulty of determin-
ing just what contraband of war is,
will, however, operate to prevent such
trade, especially as neutral vessel
owners will not care to take chances
on the detention or seizure of their
vessels. Theoretically, any American
steamship has the right to enter Port
Arthur carrying cargo that is not
contraband of war, but it is largely
up to the Japanese to define what
such goods are, since they may vary
with the conditions of war. The
supreme court Of the United States
| has defined -contraband Of war as
follows:
| The classification of goods as contra
band or not contraband has much per.
picked textwriters and jurists. A strictly
accurate and satisfactory classification is
perhaps, impracticable; but that which il
best supported by American and Englisl
| decisions may be said to divide all mer
chandise into three classes. OF thes'
| classes, the first consists of articles manu-
4 featured and primarily and ordinarily uset
for military. purposes in time Of war; tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

OF the prevalence Of the dollar wheat
idea, and to what extent farmers have
been influenced. When the estimates
made last autumn showed the north
west to have fallen behind the average
tie good wheat The later period of
bad weather injuring quality and re-
ducing quantity somewhat, increased
the feeling, and the rise Of Minneapolis
cash wheat to 81 in August last
clinched the matter.
Experience has shown that when
ever wheat gets to 81 a surprising
quantity Of invisible wheat turns up.
Farmers scrape their bins. The
wheat around 81 will soon prove
whether the northwestern farmers
have any considerable quantity back,
or whether, as the bulls believe, the
country is actually more bare Of wheat
than for several years.
The thing for the Spectator in
wheat to remember is that conditions
warrantlng dollar wheat in May, be-
came evident to close observers last
autumn, and already, by the middle Of
February, dollar wheat is here. The
vast majority of conservative grain
men are no longer such outspoken
bulls, not because they question that
wheat may sell very much higher, but
because the rag-tag and irresponsible
element is working into control, and
they do not care to be in such COM
pany. The bucket shop man is hold
ing out the certainty of immense
profits to the buyer and saying moth
ing Of the element of chance which
may work either way. Those whose
business it is to induce people to
speculate are at it. This is quite to be
expected and not different from what
is witnessed near the end of every
great advance in speculative market
But the incomer should know what he
is doing. A man might buy wheat to-
day and it is not impossible that ne
might make Csc a bushel on it, bu1
would be specializing absolutely anc
he should not delude himself with
ideas of short supplies and prospective
scarcity, things that have had thei1
day and effect. To enter the marke
now is to follow sentiment, nothing
, more.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
61,463 Copies.
Bear Should Fight on Land.

( Russia has lost a lot Of prestige in
the, east and has been defeated In the
first battles Of the war because she
had a navy she did not need. Control
Of the sea in the east was not neces-
sary to Russia unless she intended to
conquer Japan, and no one has ever
attributed that design to her. At the
most Russia wanted Korea in addi-
ton to Manchuria. Both countries
can be conquered and held by an
army without any naval assistance,
provided the interior means of COM
munication and transport are good.
At least one Russian understood this
before the war began.
- Dr. r. J. Dillon, in the Contem-
porary Review, calls attention to a
pamphlet published at Port Arthur by
a. Russian named LeVitoff, in which
the Russians are urged to do every
thing possible to gain time, to send
the fleet home and avoid q sea fight
Farther, LevitOff maintained that e
second track on the Trans-Siberiar
railway was worth more to Russia
: lldIl dll llle SillpS thai oiiC iloto Jul
Or hopes to build.
The costly ships the Japs have
wrecked or cornered at Port Arthur
cost at the least $40,0OO,O00. Tha
money would have sufficed to double.
track the s-Siberian. With tina
railway double-tracked and in gooC
condition, Japan would have as little
hope Of defeating the Russian colos
sus as a battleship would of crushing
Gibraltar.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
The Right Way.

Virginia has just given her sister
states fine example of how to enforce
the law and scorn the mob. On Jan.
80 negro named Henry Williams as
saulted a white woman at Roanoke
and subsequently attacked both her
and her child with a razor and
Ratchet. A mob rose to lynch the
brute, but he was conveyed to Rich
mond on a special train.
On Tuesday of this week he was re-
turned to Roanoke for trial under the
escort Of LOO national guardsmen.
While the trial was proceeding the
soldiers surrounded the courthouse.
All the forms of law were observed,
but five minutes after retiring the jury
returned a verdict of guilty. 2, The
judge Immediately sentenced the
wretch to be hanged on March IS He
was then taken to Lynchburg for safe
keeping, but will be brought back to
Roanoke to expiate his crime.
No better demonstration is possible
of the fact that there is no excuse for
| lynching. And how much more i'm
pressive and admonitory is punish
ment so administered, gravely, decent
ly and severely, than in the wild haste
of a mad mob, whose work stirs evi
passions, makes brutes Of the partici
pants, lowers respect for human life
and leaves, after all, nothing but al
impression of furious revenge!
Hereafter when Mayor Mcclellan Of New
York performs the marriage ceremon
there will be no 'obey'' in it for tn
bride. The form has long survived tn
fact, but now it, too must go. Mere me
\ will be in luck if they can keep the wor
out of their share of the ceremony.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
Great Record for
January

The Minneapolis Journal has
again demonstrated right to it's
title of 1.-THE Great Daily of the
Great Northwest" having car
::ried in 26 issues in January 1,3ll
columns of PAID advertising,
while it's nearest competitor car
ried 1872 columns, or nearly 81
per cent less. =
By eliminating Objectionable
medical advertising, which The
Journal would not carry, from
the amount of it's nearest COM
petitor, The Journal carried as
much advertising in it's rs issues
as it's competitor carried in its
rs daily and five big Sunday
issues.
AS TO CIRCULATION.
During January The Journals
circulation showed the gratifying
daily average of ..
! 1865 Copies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

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second. of articles which may be, and are,
used for purposes OF war or peace, accord
ing to circumstances: and the third, OF
articles exclusively used for peaceful pur-
poses. Merchandise of the first class, des-
tined to belligerent country or places
occupied by the army or navy of a bel
ligerent is always contraband; merchan-
disc Of the second class is contraband only
when actually destined to the military
or naval use Of a belligerent; while mer-
chandise of the third class is not contra
band at all, tho liable to seizure and con-
domination for violation of the blockade
or siege.
Formerly if a ship were discovered
to have a contraband cargo, both
ships and goods were confiscated
now the goods only are seized, un-
less the cargo and vessel belong tt
the same person, in which event botf
are cOnfiScated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
HUMANITARIAN INSTRUCTIONS"

Every officer who has served with Lieu
tenant General Chaffee. the new head OF
the army, has a story to tell OF him.
Years ago, when he was a captain in the
Sixth cavalry he was ordered to go OUT
and round up a lot Of Apaches who had
gone on the warpath. Just as he was
ready to leave he called at the post tele-
graph office. ..Have you any further or
ders for me?, he asked. NO, sir the
operator replied. 1.-The wires are not
working very well to-day. Il am not
surprised said Chaffee, as he turned to
order his advance. 81 had them cut early
this morning don't need any humans
tarion instructions from Washington.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
MADE PREMIER "DREss coRREcrLY'

The Hungarian journals are making
merry at the expense of Count Tisza, the
premier, who altho a liberal, its not free
from the foibles of his caste. One of these
is a love to appear at all functions in his
uniform as a reserve lieutenant OF Hus-
sars. At a recent public funeral, since his
accession to office, this led him into a
ludicrous scrape. A regular captain of
Hussars, of tory PRINCIPLES, who happened
to be on duty spied the premier in his
reserve uniform. and therefore in the po-
sition of his subordinate. AS one or two
little details of the uniform had not been
donned, the captain peremptorily ordered
the lieutenant out of the church to
s.dress correctly and the premier had no
appeal. Home he rushed to rectify him
self, but when he got back to church the
funeral was over.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
A Good Work.

THAT is an interesting little pam
phlet that has been published by the
American Sunday School union on the
work for the rural districts and neg
lected children of Minnesota. In this
state, as in others, the problem Of eff
cient and sufficient rural education is
a hard one. 1t is harder for the Sun
day school than for the public school
= Rev. Newell Dwight Hills estimates
that there are 12,000,000 children ir
the rural districts of America whe
brought up in goddess villages anG
country districts. While the city chill
dren have the public schools and thu
Sunday schools and the daily news
papers and interesting events to teacI
them, the rural children have only thu
public school, and not often that.
HI The country. used to be the mos
religious part Of America. It is to b.
Feared that that is no longer true
Many native Americans have slippe,
away from the churches and many Q
the immigrants that have taken thei
places are Indifferent to religion. Ye
the country is now sending, as in tn
past, and will continue to send to tn
( city the boys and young men who wi
eventually dominate the city by rea
son of the physical and menta
strength that go with the good nerves
good digestion and good health of tn
icountry But this leadership will b
defective If it is not religious.
The reports of the workers shov
that rural Minnesota is in great nee
of assistance in the way of moral an
religious training. These report
show that there are many abandone
churches and large populations ths