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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
DRAMATIC SCENE IN OHIO
Announcement of Hanna's Condition
Terminates Bitter Political Fight.


Cleveland, Ohio Feb. 13.-A dra-
matte scene occurred at the conven-
ton Of the Ohio League of Republican
clubs yesterday afternoon, connecting
as it did, the presidential Endorsement
Of the league and the critical condition
OF Senator Hanna.
A spirited fight had been precipt-
tated by the report Of the committee
on resolutions indorsing the candidacy
Of President Roosevelt for renomina-
ton.
The Roosevelt spirit was plainly
predominant and amid much confu-
sion, the Roosevelt resolution was fin
ally adopted, only Montgomery county
dissenting.
At this psychological moment, Gov.
Herrick arose on the platform and in
a voice choking with emotion. read a
telegram from Washington, announc-
ing that oxygen was being used to sus-
tain Senator Hanna and that it was
feared that his condition was hopeless.
A deathlike stiffness followed when
the governor concluded. The transit
ton from the rampant scene preced-
aspect of the assemblage afterwards
was so sudden as to almost shocking.
In q speech Senator Foraker de-
clared no one could feel more keenly
than did he Senator Hannas condi-
ton, and added that his death would
be a serious loss to the state and coun-
try.
The banquet, which was to have
been held last night was abandoned
because Of the serious illness of Sena-
tor Hanna,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
TWO HUNDRED
SHOTS FIRED
Pitched Battle in Little Nebraska
Town: Between Robbers and
+: Citizens.
Bank Safe Blown Ten Times Be.
fore It Was Wrecked
Loss Small.
Special to The Journal.

Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. IA
pltched battle was Waged for hours In
the little town of Martinsburg, sNeb..
thirty miles west, last night between
c1tlzens of the town and five bank rob-
bers. -.
An explosion Of dynamite occurred
In the Martinsburg State bank at 2
a. m. Nick iWellingstein, Ben Nc
Clary, Walter McClary and Ben Smith
were aroused. Aiming themselv
with a Winchester and shotguns,, they
reconnoitered and found that the rob-
bers had built a barricade of barrels
and farm machinery all around the
bank, Two Of the robbers were work.
ing inside and three were posted be-
mind the barricade outside.
The four men opened a fire which
was promptly returned. The popula-
ton of the town is but ninety and all
were aroused and brought all available
weapons to help. About 200 shots
were fired altogether.
Sheriff Maskell said to-day that the
bank building is filled with lead A
duel took place between Wellingstein,
shooting with a Winchester from a
mill nearby, and a, robber who ex-
posed his person and returned the fire
with 44-Colt, Wellingstein is GER
tain the robber was wounded.
The robbers blew the safe ten times
before it was completely wrecked.
Even then they could not get the
$1,000 inside, but took SO and de-
parted. They retreated firing, stole a
team from a farmer named Bumbard
/ and made good microscope.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13

continues firm in his belief of ulti-
mate recovery.
Mr.. Dover found large stack of
kilograms on his desk this morning.
They came from personal friends of
the senator from all parts of the
United States and from numerous or
ganizations turnout the country. All
expressed hope for speedy recover.
Callers began arriving early. Len
ator Kittredge was the first to call.
Senator Fairbanks was the next to
inquire.
General Dick, who remained at Che
hotel until a. m, was back by 8
o'clock to lea of the senator's con-
dition. Mr.. Qeb, secretary to the
president, also came early to learn
how the patient had passed the night.
The senator's brother said at 1911
this morning:
The chill of yesterday wss severe and
prolonged. but the reaction has been very
satisfactory. This morning all the con-
ditions, except higher temperature, are
more favorable than they were last night.
but not better than they were yesterday
morning. The organs are in normal ty-
phoid fever condition. I think the tenn
perature Will be lowered by the means
now being employed.
The senator's son, Daniel r. Hanna,
who came from Cleveland in response
to long distance telephone message,
arrived this morning, accompanied
by his wife.
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Had Hard Day but Latest Bulle-
tins Are More Favor
able.
At 2 O'Clock. the Doctors Again
Decided to Administer
Oxygen. ..>.a -
Subsequently His Condition I'm
proved-Has Fighting Chance
q for Life.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Han
mas temperature at noon had fallen
$40 of a degree from that taken
shortly before and contained in the
noon bulletin. This drop took place
before the bath, which was given
shortly afterwards and which brought
the temperature down to 1905. The
report is regarded as very satisfactory.
At 1880 .. m, after a bath, it was
1905; pulse 112; respiration 80. He
continues to take and retain nour1sh-
ment we'll.
to resort to more oxygen.
At 1880 o. m. Senator Hanna's
brother, upon leaving the sick cham
Der. said.
My brothers temperature has been
reduced to 11.S. All conditions are
At $3.50 p. m. the senator was sleep
ing quietly.
Washington, Feb. 13.--The follow
ing bulletin was issued at $3.50 this
morning by Senator Hanna's physi-
clans:
Senator Hanna had a comfortable night.
His temperature. however. was higher at
105. This morning at 8 o'clock his pulse
was 1870; respiration, 80; temperature,
1O4 $40. He is taking nourishment well.
-Rixey,
OSler,
Carter.
Senator Hanna's temperature con-
tinues high. At a. m. 1t reached los
and the same point at a. m. This,
and the fact that the temperature has
not yielded readily to sponge baths
gives those about the senator great
concern.
While the general conditions are
more satisfactory than they were at 6
n'pInnk q q MI o. of
good as they were yesterday morning.
Turnout the night oxygen was given
at intervals of about one hour, ..
He Does Not Talk. 81 -.
While the senator responds to re-
quests made by the doctors in his
Wakeful moments, he does not talk.
but continues drowsy. 1t Is not be-
hcved that the senator can Withstand
for long q fever at SO high a point as
that shown thruOut the latter part of
the night and this morning.
The senator was awake at times last
night, but on the whole the doctors
say he passed a comfortable night. His
stomach is in good condition and he
hFa been able to take nourishment
we'll thus far. ~. S PR, So.
A sponge bath given after the tenn
perature was read at los only slightly
reduced the fever. which, however,
again crept up to the 105 point. This
fact was a discouraging feature in
the patients struggle for recovery. B..
The senator has shown wonderful
vitality. One of the nurses remarked
that his rally from the sinking spell
yesterday was remarkable.
~ At II o'clock word comes from the
sick room that Senator Hanna Is rest
ing quietly. His physicians are in
clned to regard his condition now as
just as good, if not better, than at this
time yesterday.
Daniel Hapna, the senator's son, has
just been admitted to see his father.
The senator's brother, H. M. Hanna,
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Japan is free nation. Russia S
Asiatic despotism and war will prove
the gravity of the autocratic regime .
1t is admitted In st. Petersburg that
the financial situation, tho improved,
is still, critical. Some banks are re-
garded as being in a perilous position.
The imperial bank of Russia has
raised it's discount rate per cent.
The Times prints a. dispatch that
was mailed from Warsaw saying the
revolutionary propaganda never has
been pushed more extensively or more
audaciously than now. Several local
agricultural boards are already de-
Socialists are not losing the oppor-
tunity of carrying ON their propaganda
| in the towns, and a number of the
provincial governors have been sum-
moned to st. Petersburg to confer with
heads Of departments.
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ARGUMENTS IN
BURTON CASE
Kansas Senator Demurs to Indict-
/ nnent Returned Against Him
\ ~
by Grand Jury.

st. Louis, Feb. 13.-Argument on
the demurrer Of United States Senator
Joseph r. Burton of Kansas to the in
dictmenta charging him with using his
influence to prevent the issuance Of a
postoffice fraud order against the Ri
alto Grain and Securities company,
and receiving for such services $4,000,
was begun before Judge Adams in the
United States district court to-day.
Senator Burton was in court. In
his demurrer he admits that he ac-
cepted the money from the Rialto
company. but says he did so merely
as an attorney and that he did not
agree to use his influence as a sena-
tor in preventing the issuance of a
fraud order
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
MILLERS WORRIED
Sound Country Will Lose Heavily i
Flour Becomes Contraband.

Sound Country Will Lose Heavily if
Flour Becomes Contraband.
Special to The Journal.
Tacoma, WASH, Feb. 13.-North-
western flour makers are worried over
the possibility Of flour being declared
contraband Of war. While it is gen
orally believed there is little probable
ity of such a result, in the absence of
specific declarations from Japan and
Russia the flour manufacturers are ill
at ease.
Should flour become contraband it
would practically ruin the present
very heavy. flour trade Of. Puget sound
with Japan and Russia. For a year
this trade. has been enormous. Every
steamship leaving Puget sound or
British Columbia ports for months has
taken from 10000 to 100000 sacks of
flour. The largest mills have big con
tracts on which they are still working
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
MENACE OF
REV0LUTION.HANGS
OVER RUSSIA
Peasantry and Workngmen Aroused to Angry
Discomfort -Nihilists Issue Secret Man
ifesto Against the War.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York SUN Special Service.
London, Feb. 13.-That Russia is
threatened with a duplication of the
French revolution is a growing con-
viction among those In the best posi-
ton to judge Of internal conditions in
the cars empire.
Dispatches from continental capitals
call attention to the increasingly
dangerous internal conditions. The
peasantry is represented as being in a
condition Of angry discomfort fast
passing beyond police control.
Urban workers are declared to be
equally dangerous.
1t is stated in Vienna that the revo-
lutionary party In Russia is circulate
ing a secret manifesto against the war,
declaring the task of the Russian
people does not lie either in Manchuria
or Korea, but in Russia, where do
mestio reforms are pressing. The
manifesto concludes:
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JAPANESE SPIES TO BE PUT TO DEATH

Cleared Of the Who Learned Rusa Plans
Conditions.
O l
St Petersburg Feb 13formation has reached the that
spies visiting point Manchuria and by
cunning gathered valuable They
duct their work disguised as Chinese
The believed have been operating the for
to have fully informed the Japanese the
of the and other conditions before the
begun. The said seathy
tactics hesiatng nothing their information.
will be rid the
all will
All suspicious operating NIanchura be
rested made to Of themselves The
the Japanese with
the attack by the japanese ships
RUSSIAN MINISTER LEAVES SEOUL.
o
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Canadian Militia Officers Asked Prepare
Regiments Cavalry and Engineers.

Winnipeg, Feb. 13.-The British war
office has asked the Canadian militia
authorities at various points to ar
range for the accommodation Of Brit
ish troops. Seven line regiments, sew
eral batteries Of artillery and cor
responding number OF royal engineers
will be sent to Canada Immediately.
These steps are taken in anticipation
Of Anglo-Russian complications.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
Cooper. VIII Sail on Monday.

Manila; Feb. i13.-Rear Admiral
Cooper in command of squadron
composed of the New. Orleans, Ra-
leigh, 4Fro1ic and Annapolis is under
orders to sail for. Shanghai The ships
will probably sail on, Monday next.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13

1t is proposed to send two regiments
to Halifax, N. S., two to Esquimault,
B. c., and onezeach to Quebec, .Mon=
treal and Toronto. ss :
While the government has forces in
India it is said thatxit would not move
them because of the danger that sol
diersssof .Afghanistan or Tibet would
quickly: cross the Indian frontier and
become serious menace.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
FIGHTING IN L1Ao-TUNG GULF
Noise Of Battle East Of Wang Tao Heard
n Direction Arthur. ~ ssss#

ss I rs
Picking Feb 13It reported from Shan-hai
the Picking ralroad heavy firing
east Of Chnwangt Laoung gulf coming from the direction
of Port Arthur
Chnwangao the of Shan-ha kuan
Arthur about
the Japanese fleet bombardn Port Arthur from the
side the that the
the gulf Of Lao-ung where the battle is going on
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
WHAT THE; LONDON TIMES SAYS.

In editorial article the Times says
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existing
Is
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
BRITISH STEAMER UNDER RUSSIAN FIRE
Merchant Steamer
to British Commander Filed

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
ManChuria and Korea Has
Been Swarmed With
Clever Jap Spies
for Over a
Year.
Russia Now Wakes Up and
Will Sunmarily Put to
Death Any Spies
Caught.

o he journal
London Feb 13norato received here to-day indicates that
Japan aided by its pres
ent planned advance these
with almost mechanical regularity. 1 .
While Russia waited trusting entirely to the o.
efforts Japanese have been busy operating
Korea gathering all information
strike.
In FACT Japan had won the theoretically before gun
fired and the plans executed turnout accurately they have
been 50 Russia destined to meet disaster every
Every of Russia anticipated and she posi-
bly, take step that Japan has already figured
to meet. .ie $.
The depth of Japanese strategy realized the outside
world For Korea and ancr have swamed with Japanese
spies They engineers disguised Chinese coolies electricians
professional staeg and high in the service who dis
sebled conceal their identity Their operations
have been active and thoro.
Japan relied spies and
soldiers They architects that drew the plans that tn soldiers
and navy must follow.
The attack been mapped months in adj
and this it believed but mask conceal still more
important coup the Japanese now have in view.
It will be well for Russia watch the movements of Japanese
troops for they give accounting of themselves in
a that Russia will not relish.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
CITY NEWS NOTES.

DR.. Mary Fulton will address the Ladies'
Missionary Society of the Tabernacle
Church at their annual praise meeting this
afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
Madam VIII O. Way and her troupe will
give an entertainment at Persons Hall this
evening at o'clock for the benefit of the
George II. Thomas Post w. r. c.. No 20.
James Weaver. aged sixty-eight years.
died Sunday evening at his home, 1907 East
Sixteenth street Death was due to Bright S
disease. Two sons, Frank and Harry Weav-
er, survive.
At the Christian Minister'S Association
yesterday the Rev. A. L. Orcutt read a
paper on "The Growing Conception of New
Testament Christianity" He said that
questions of creed which once divided the
churches are now becoming extinct.
The deacOns1 board of the Second Pres
byterian Church will entertain the men,
bers and friends of the church and congre-
cation in the church parlorS tomorrow
evening from TO 10 o'clock. Arrangements
have been made for pleasant social time.
and large attendance is desired.
Through an error credit was given to the
wrong person on the White Plymouth Rock
exhibit last week at the fanciers' show.
c. n. Goode White Rock specialist, of In
dianapolis, was awarded the second pen,
also third and fifth hen and third pullet and
fifth cOckerel.
Members of the police department are
indignant over the claim made by the M.
c. Lilly & Co. uniform makers. of Co
lumbus o., that there is $500 due the firm
for the new uniforms of the police. The
money for the uniforms was paid by the
police 20 John Isaacs. clerk of the police
department, under Mayor Bookwalter's ad-
ministration. Isaacs said the bill did not
amount to anything and would be paid
promptly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16

The amount of its capital is.......... .$lO0, 900
The amount of its capital paid up is. 100000
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
BOOK COMMITTEE VOTES
FOR THE CONSOLIDATION
Fourteen for and Five Against
Proposition to Merge the Meth
odist Publishing Houses.
MR.. RAWLS is FOR 1T

CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-After deliberat-
ing for a week the Methodist book commit
tee has decided TO recommend to the Gen
eral Conference at Los Angeles next May the
consolidation of the Cincinnati, Chicago and
New York book concerns. This means that
the factories of these houses viii be placed
under one roof But whether the combined
house will be in Cincinnati, Chicago New
York or elsewhere. no recommendation will
be made by the book committee. 1t was
only after days OF discussion that the step
adopting the report. recommending consol-
idation of book concerns, and sent broad
cast through the Methodist Church months
ago was adopted its report TO the Cen
eral Conference. The committee Of twenty,
T. ]. Preston, of Orange, n. Y, being abb
sent, voted fourteen for the adoption of the
report to the General Conference in favor of
consolidation, and five against consolida-
ton.
The men who voted against consolidation
of book concerns are; Henry Spellmeyer, of
Newark, n. j.; C. C. Wilbur, Syracuse, n.
Y; Z. B. Tuttle, Brooklyn; ]. E. Wilson.
South Carolina; G. G. Logan, Mississippi.
Those who voted in favor of consolidation,
the remaining members of the committee.
are: r. 7. Miller. Richard Dymond, II. A.
Salzer, G. f. Bovard, A. Z. Cass, j. N.
Gamble w. l.. Mcdowell, j. e. Andrus, o..
Il. Miller, Hanford Crawford, E. b. Rawls,
X. A. Carmine, a. Z. Farmer.
The report recommends the consolidation
OF the Chicago, New York and Cincinnati
pook concerns manufacturing departments,
with repositories at Kansas City, Boston,
Plttsburg, Detroit and San Francisco.
one hundred and ten thousand dollars was
appropriated for superannuated ministers,
as against $4,000 last year The salaries of
the editors, publishing agents and others
were confirmed for the year
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
REPAIRS CONTRACTS
WILL SOON BE LET
River Bridges to Be Put in Con
dition for Foot and Vehicle
Traffic.

The contract for repairs TO the Norris
street. River-avenue, WashingtOn-street and
Michigan-street bridges across White river,
which were put out of commission by the
last siege of high water, will be awarded
to-day or tomorrow. No attempt will be
made 10 do more than make these bridges
strong enough to support vehicles and foot
traffic, and the only repairs made will be
in the nature of supporting or bracing
beams TO mend the weak spots Although
one of the stone piers of the Morris-street
bridge was badly damaged, the city will
not repair it, but will piling and braces
on either side OF the pier. Engineer Jeup
stated yesterday afternoon that he did not
know what the cost of the work will be.
Patrons OF the West Michigan-street car
line, who We're deprived of continuous serv-
fee for several weeks, again able to
ride 10 their destination without getting
out Of their cars. trudging across bridge.
and waiting for on the other side The
temporary line west Of the river has been
completed and West Michigan-street cars
now run across the river on the new Wash
iDgtOn-street bridge, and go north along
Bloomington street and Bank avenue.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
INDIANAPOLIs A. MARTINsNILLE
RApIn TRANSIT co.

Waiting room and station, - KENTUCKY nNenue-
First car leaves from In front of No. A. Ken
tt,rlxv avenue for Martinsville and Intermediate .
stations at $50 a and every hour there
after on the half hour mark until $50 y. m.
The 7.3O D. m car only % MoOresyille. thu
$40 car runs 10 Martinsvile and the next and
last car leaves at i1-So p. m. running 20 Mar
tinsvile.
leaving Nartinsviile for indianapolis and IN
.ern,eiiate stations first car ~ $50 nm. and
every hour thereafter. on the thirty minute
mark until $50 y m The Z 30 p m. runs
only 10 Nooresyille. and the 80 car 20 Indian
apolis and the next and last car leaves al io.5o.
running 70 Indianapolis
cars leave Mooresville for indianapolis and
MartinsVille al $50 m.
Express arrives at indianapolis al 10.
a m and departs at 1890 m alSo arrives -
4:s D. m. and departs a. 600 ,. n.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
TWO WORTHLESS CHECKS
PASSED BY {. P, GUILT
He Is Arrested at the Instigation
of Jacob Woessner, of the
Board of Safety.

For passing two worthless checks drawn
on the Columbia National Bank on Jacob
Woessner, a member of the Board of Pub
lie Safety. Z. p. Guilt was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Detectives Holtz and
McGuff, charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretenses.
Guilt admits passing the two checks on
Woessner, but says he thought he had
money in the bank. He told the officers
that early last fall he had deposited $50 in
the bank, and did not know that he had
drawn it all out. Woessner did not report
the matter to the police when the first
check was returned TO him worthless.
but after Guilt had passed the second one
on him he informed the officers.
Guilt lives south of the city and has a
wife and three little children. He was
found by the officers on Shelby street as
they were returning to the city from trip
to his home.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
INDIANA UNION TRACTION COMPANY
INDIANAPOLIS a. NORTHWESTERN
TRACTION COMPANY.
General Offices. Lebanon,

General Offices, Lebanon, Ind
Indianapolis waiting rooms, ticket Office ana
express Office. 119 West Maryland street. Union
block Room 6.
First through car for Lafayette leaves Indian
apolis at a. m. and arrives at Lebanon az 5;lo
a m Frankfort $50 a. m. and Lafayette 6.S5
a m Second through car leaves Indianapolis
at a. m. arrives at Lebanon at I's a. m.
Frankfort at STA a. m and Lafayette at s:l1
a. m and every hour thereafter until D. m
Last car for Lebanon leaves Indianapolis at n;S1
D. m
First through from Lafayette leaves L.
fayette at 6:25 a. m, arrives az frankfort az
7.32 a m Lebanon at Sis a m. and Indian
apolis at 9:45 a m. and every hour thereafter
until 9:25 y. Last car from l-afayette 70
Lebanon leaves Lafayette at 1:3 p. m. ana
arrives at Lebanon at lis p m
Express Department - Consignments received
until 10 O'Clock a. m. for delivery the same day
to all points between indianapolis and Frank
fort and until 6 p. m for delivery TO all points
before o. clock the next morning
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16
BRIDGE BONDS SOLD
1T Il 5000 PREMIUM
Securities Which Were Refused
by Market Now Draw
Bidders.

The last $4,000 worth of Northwestern
avenue bridge bonds, which could not be
marketed last fan. were sold yesterday by
the city. insuring the near beginning OF
work on the new bridge across Fall creek
at Northwestern avenue. The bonds bear
3ik per cent. interest and are nontaxable
They were sold to E. ID. Bush &s Co., who
placed the successful bid, $4O,60O5O a prem
ium OF $60O.50.
Other bids received were from j. F. Wild
& Co, $206 premium; z. NJ. Campbell 1924
and George b. Yandes, $121
The last bonds OF a total issue of $3.50, ,00C
OF the school city of Indianapolis, author
ized by the State Legislature of 1898 'foI
the purchase of real estate and the i'm
provement of school property" will be
placed on the market to-day. They will be
to the amount of $150,O0O, 31S per cent, non
taxable. Already 100000 worth of the bonds
have been marketed.