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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-18
PORT ARTHUR, March 17.-Au il
quiet here. Military bands play
twice a week i'm the public square.
RUSSIANS RETREATTNG
ACROSS THE YALU

LONDON, March 1s-The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at Che-Foo. who has Just
visited Chnampo. Korea, says: ION the
way 10 Chemulpo we passed a constant
succession of japanese transports Three
thousand japanese landed at ChemuIpo at
the end OF last week. The correspondent
adds that the Russians are retreating
across the YaIu river before the advance of
the japanese outposts and that their forces
in this district number 10000.
A correspondent OF the Times at Wei
Hai-Wei. cabling under yesterdays date.
says: Il arrived at Ping-Yang inlet on
March Il and proceeded 10 Chinampo. Nav
igation was dificult owing the drift ice
and transports. Decentralization has been
difficult. but the Japanese have brought all
necessary appliances PontOon jetties have
been built and extend for hundreds of
yards and the transports brought their
own landing barges." The correspondent
describes the landing movements and the
disposal of the forces with some detail
the infantry marched twenty-five miles
daily, each man carrying nearly loo pounds.
Ii was severe test but they
did well Covered by this force
larger force Is now discriminating
within easier distance OF the japanese OBJ
jective, while preparations reported TO
be proceeding at the only practicable port
on the east coast of Korea. The japanese
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. col. 81
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Wife of Crawford County Farmer
Probably Fatally Wounded
from Ambush.
lon TRAIL OF SUSPECT
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ENGLISH. Ind. March 17-This morning
between the hours of and 8 O'Clock the
dwelling of Ollie Bennett, three miles north
of this place. was found TO be on fire. Mr.
Bennett and his wife succeeded in ex-
tingushing the flames and were preparing
to again retire when some unknown per-
son opened fire. shooting through the door.
right breast, going entirely through her
body. She is now at the point of death
with no hope of her recovery.
A posse headed by Sheriff ]. R. Crews.
have been searching the neighboring coun-
try for the culprit, whom they believe TO
be a man who has recently made threats
against Mr.. Bennett and his wife, who were
witnesses against him at the last term Of
the Crawford Circuit Court in "A divorce
suit brought by his wife for cruel and in
human treatment. The suspect is and has
been known for many years as a desperate
character. His brother served a sentence
at Michigan City and younger brother
was shot dead in a saloon hgh; IN this city
about ten years ago.
The chances are very favorable for a
lynching IL he is apprehended The author
tiles, however. say that at this time they
are amply able TO protect their man II they
can succeed in ar-estsnS him.
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WAS DRESSING TO WE'D,
BUT CHANGED HER MIND
Ran Away and Hid, and Her
Younger Sister Eloped with
the Groom-to-Be.
RETURN OF A RUNAWAY
Market Day.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 1.-THE
fight and hiding of a bride-to-be Tuesday
night. while she was dressing for her
wedding, the eopement of the groom and
the sister of the tickle maid. and the sud
den return home, alone, of the runaway
girl, are the leading incidents of a mixed
matrimonial venture that did not ma
terialize. which has occupied a consider
able share of public attention during the
past forty-eight hours.
While dressing for her wedding. Tues
day night Miss Stella Best, aged nineteen,
of this city, decided she did not want to
marry, and while the prospective groom,
Frank Lyles, a returned soldier from the
Philippines, was on the way to the house
with the preacher, Miss Best ran to the
home of a neighbor, where she secreted
herself under the bed.
When told that Miss Best had disap-
peared LyleS began to make love to the
sister of Miss Best, Miss Lulu Best, and
she reciprocated. They left the house and
st. Louis but the missing girl returned
late tonight, and told her parents that
she had been drugged and induced to leave
home with Lyles. She says they went to
Kansas City, where she was given a ticket
and sent back home by Lyles. The police
to have gone to Kansas City and returned
in the time she says she did. Her story
is disconnected and the police put no credit
in it. They are looking for Lyles.
Miss Best met Lyles through correspond
ence. He is twenty years old and Miss
toned for several months at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
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SENATORS PLAY JA| AlAI
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Statesmen Engaged in Exciting
Spanish Game Behind Closed
Doors of Chamber.
HEARING OF WOOD CASE

WASHINGTON, March 17-With the
paraphernalia for playing jai alai. game
which figures conspicuously in the contest
against the confirmation of Gen. Leonard
Wood to be major general the members of
the United States Senate amused themselves
for more than an hour this afternoon, pro-
tected from the gaze of publicity by the
closed doors of an executive session. A
lively interest was manifested in the game.
1t was stated by members of the committee
that the game will be introduced at the st.
Louis exposition.
Senators Proctor. Cockrell, Quarles For
aker, Teller Scott, Pettus Blackburn and
others who participated in the hearings be-
fore the military affairs committee, where
the game was explained by experts, were
the expcnents of jai alai Senators Cockrell
and Foraker who have paid extensive
visits to Cuba while the 'pelota season
was at its height, explained that the gam
ing features of the game are not essential
TO its adoption by the Cubans. while Sen
ators Blackburn, Scott and Teller contended
that without the betting privileges the Jai
Alai Company would not have made appli-
cation to General Wood for the concession
to erect building headquarters for the
game. The spectacle of senators clasping
the basket racquets in their hands and
gesticulating i'm their efforts to illustrate
the manner of throwing the "pelota' ball in
nearer holding quorum than have any of
the fiery speeches that have been made for
or against Woods confirmation
After the executive session had adjourned
a group of senators gathered in the middle
of the chamber, and Senator Blackburn
read from the printed testimony given in
the Wood hearing to prove that the game
is devoted almost wholly TO gambling and
that General Wood knew this fact when he
granted the franchise to the company.
The demonstration of jai alai came in the
last hour of the session. and through it all
ran a discussion of the game. in which
many senators participated General Wood s
defenders scored point when Senator Pat
terson admitted that he had spent day
studying the testimony in relation to the
game and had come to the conclusion that
il contained nothing detrimental to General
Woods conduct and no reason for opposi-
ton to his confirmation. The senator said
that he had examined il TO oppose confrma-
tion on the strength of the testimony
against General Wood. but that a more
urgent reason than that must be advanced.
In regard to jai alai the principal speakers
were Senators Culbertson, Patterson, Teller,
Hoar, Proctor and Blackburn.
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WANTS VANDERBILT TO
HELP CONVICT GAMBLER
Jerome Hints Millionaire Is Man
Who Lost 100000 in One
Night at Canheld's.
SEEKS SPECIAL LAW

ALBANY. n. Y, March TT want TO
put Richard Canfield i'm states prison and
L want Reginald Vanderbilt. of New York,
as a witness TO help me 90 it," declared
District Attorney Jerome. of New York
city. to the Senate codes committee to-day
in the course of hearing a bill to
make it possible for a witness To give tes-
timony without having his evidence used
against him, and which eliminates the
excuse of declining to testify through fear
of incriminating himself. Mr.. Jerome said
he had found distractions and obstacles
placed in his way from the beginning, but
he was determined to pursue Garfield to
the end and to make it plain exactly from
whom he was receiving protection.
Proceeding he said that beside Canfield's
there were seven other just such places
in New York city that he was after where
it is impossible for the police TO get in
fer any one else, except they secure
an introduction or have a card from some
safe person"
Senator Elsberg, the chairman of the
committee. remarked that he had received
letters from certain clubmen protesting
against the enactment OF the measure.
To this Mr.. Jerome retorted that he was
after certain member of the University
Club of New York. whom. he averred, act
tu dS tout IOT Idnneiu.
Let US understand each other. broke In
Mr.. Elsberg again. There is no considera-
tion here for Canfield."
Then why not give me chance to pros
ecute him, TO send him TO states prison,
asked Mr.. Jerome. 'Canfield will not stand
trial. He will not endanger the prominent
men who have patronized-- his -resorts-in
New York and Saratoga. Why, he has al
ready offered 10 plead guilty if he could get
off with fine or a suspended sentence But
we don't propose to let down on him.
when find Legislature not disposed to
enact bill TO assist me i'm prosecuting an
ex-convict and gambler it does not conduce
to my respect for the Legislature. All of us.
for being watched carefully"
Several weeks ago Attorney Jerome de-
clared that prominent young millionaire.
whose identity was not disclosed, lost $500,
600 I'm single night in Canfield's resort and
the mentioning of Vanderbilt's name in con-
nection with gambling in New York is taken
as a. hint that Reginald Vanderbilt was the
millionaire To whom Jerome at that time
referred.
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LIQUOR DEALERS IRE
INDICTED IN KANSAS

WICHITA. Kan. March 1.-THE federal
grand jury returned six indictments against
Kansas City and Kentucky wholesale liquor
dealers who are charged with violation OF
the prohibitory law. The method COM
plained OF is the shipping OF liquors to ficti-
tious persons and then allowing express
agents 10 dispose OF the packages to who
ever wants them. The names of the dealers
against whom true bills were found were
not made public True bills also were found
against Chauncey Dewey. G. +. Dewey. w.
j. Mcbride and w. J. Ratclif for incloSing
government land. Chauncey Dewey and
Mcbride are now on trial at Norton. Kan.
charged with the murder OF Burchard
Berry.
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SIXTEEN MASKED MEN
WRECK NEW BUILDING
Destroy the Steel Frame Work of
an Oil Rehnery-Strikers
Are Accused.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March 17.-Sixteen
masked men. heavily armed. overpowered
the watchman at the plant OF the Proctor
& Gamble Soap Company. now in course
of construction at West Armourdale, and
wrecked the steel framework In the first
story of the oil refinery building. The loss
to the steel construction company doing the
work is estimated at $500. II is supposed
that the damage was done by structural
iron workers, who have declared a strike
against the contra citing company. Work on
the plant will be delayed two months as a
result OF the vandalism.
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BRIDEGROOM SPENDS
NIGHT IS PRISONER
Greentown Man Who Left Bride
to Visit Lodgeroom Is Abb
Quoted by Friends.
speciaI 10 the Indianapolis journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March 17.-Don G.. Beard,
a prominent resident of Greentown, and
Miss Hulda Wright were married last night
Later the groom came to Kokomo and took
two degrees in the local *. of p. Lodge.
returning to his bride on the last mterurban
car On reaching Greentown Beard was
abducted by a crowd headed by former
Postmaster Covalt and Councilman Davis
The groom was handcuffed and brought
back 10 kokomo in chains, the crowd char
tering a car for the trip. He was kept a
prisoner here until late to-day, but was re-
leased in time TO reach Greentown tonight
Beard was game and took the treatment
good-naturedly.
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BRIBERY JURY Fails
TO REACH n YERDICT

kANSAS CITY. Mo. March 1.-THE jury
I'm the case OF State Senator Jesse l..
Jewell. on trial on charge of soliciting a
bribe OF 5000 TO influence his vote and
that OF two other members of the Legisla-
ture to repeal baking powder BILL dis
agretd at 5 o clock this afternoon and was
discharged. Jewell will be tried again on
the pane charge. the date of the next
trial having been set for April 25-
Thd jury to-day stood seven for acouittal
egalnkt five for conviction upon the first
and Ill succeeding ballots except one in
which, the count showed six fog acquittaI
oSain4t six for conviction.
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OPERA SINGERS on
STRIKE At NEW YORK
Audience Is Left TO Gaze al Empty
Stage by Players Who De
mand Pay.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE French
Grand Opera Company Of New Orleans.
which began at the Casino Theater on Mon
Gay what was 10 have been a three days
81. cement. struck tonight after the audi
ence was seated and after a wordy warfare
left the house in a body. The singers re-
fused TO appear because back pay was not
forthcoming 10 several of them To-day
Mr. Charley. the manager. started for New
Orleans To raise the money and when the
members OF the company were informed OF
his departure they summarily quit
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BABY CUTS TONGUE
ON TEETH .AND DIES
Blood Slowly Oozes from the
Wound and the Child Lingers
for a Week.

DULUTH, Mimi, March 17.-Blood slowly
oozing from a slight wound in the tongue
that medical science seemed unable TO
heal caused the death of the two-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Ostreich. OF
this city, more than a week after the baby
fell and inflicted the Gu: as result OF the
tongue coming I'm contact with the teeth.
The parents were unable 10 stop the flow
of blood and two physicians were called.
They sewed up the wound four times and
when that had no effect they scared IL.
Nevertheless the blood kept ooztng from
the wound and the child finally died.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-18
VAS "HEELED"
FOR 4 Bandit TYRO
When a Gun Was Pointed at Him
He Pulled a Small Cannon
Out of His Desk.

ALBERT LEA. Mimi. March 17.-While
President Freeman, of the Security Ma
tional Bank. was standing at the cashiers
window in the absence of the cashier "A
stranger showed gun through the window
and demanded the contents of the cash
drawer Mr.. Freeman opened the drawer,
but instead OF money took out a gun re-
sembling a small cannon and covered the
stranger. The man is now in jail, but re-
fuses TO give his name.
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DIR. LINDSLEY FOUND
GUILTY OF LIBEL

MOBILE, Ala. March 17.-Dr. j. M.
Lindsey, president of the International
Quarantine Board of New York, was found
guilty of Hbeling the members of the
Quarantine Board of Mobile, to-day, and
fined 500 and ten days in Jail. He is now
serving his sentence.
In an article written by Dr. Lindsey and
published in a New Orleans and Mobile
paper last summer serious charges were
made against the local board. Those
charges could not be substantiated to the
satisfaction of the jury
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HOUSE OF COMMONS
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

LONDON. March 1.-THE action of the
House of Commons yesterday evening in
adopting by an overwhelming vote. lS2 10 6S,
resolution in favor OF allowing women TO
vote for parliamentary candidates, was to-
day cheered in the Chamber OF Deputies
OF Rome. The subject was introduced i'm a
brief report by Signor Rossi, congratulate
toward granting the suffrage to women
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MAGNIFYING GLASS
AIDS SUSPECTS CASE
Experts Say Miss Nelson's Poi
soned Candy Was Not Mailed
at Boone, la.

DES. MONIES, Ia. March 17.-By means
of a pawerful magnifying glass it was dis
covered to-day that the box Of poisoned
candy sent to Miss Rena Nelson, at Pierre
S. D.. does not bear the Boone postmark
The postmark on the package is of the
straight-line series, while that of Boone is
irregular. The discovery will have a ten
dency TO prove the innocence of Mrs
Sherman Dye. who has been accused of
sending the poisoned package.
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SLAYS GIRL AND THEN
ENDS HIS OVN LIFE

NEMEHA. Neb.. March l7.-David car
roll. aged thirty years. to-day shot and
killed Annie Maxwell. sixteen-year-oid
girl and then killed himself. Carroll II said
TO have been a rejected suitor of Mia AAx-
well.
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CHE-FOO, March 17.-WhiIe enter
ing Port Arthur yesterday, the 10Th
inst, the Russian torpedo boat de-
strOyer SkOrri struck on an unpIaced
mine and was blown up. Four of
the crew were saved.
Warnings have been received here
confirming previous reports to the ef-
feet that the Russians have laid
mines along the LiaO-Tung PENN
suIa, and that neutral vessels are
obliged to show their coIOrs five Kill
Ometers of shore and await n Rus
sian pilot.
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NIEU-CHWANG, March 17.-Rus-
SLAMS are fOrtifying this place, fear
ing it will be attacked by japanese.
A clash between Chinese and Rus
SLAMS I'm No Mans Land, the country
between this port and the great wall,
is n possibility.
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RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE
SCOUTS NOW SEPARATED
ONLY BY A SMALL RIVER
Cossack Cavalry and Artillery Re-
ported to Have Recrossed
the Yalu from Korea.
RUSSIAN SHIP BLOWN UP
Unplaced Mine Struck by a Tor
pedo Boat Destroyer in Port
Arthur Harbor.

LONDON, March 1S.-A correspond
ent Of the Times at Toxic says that
the Russian and Japanese scouts are
now separated only by the River
Ching-Cheng, just north of Anju. The
dispatch adds that the foreign cOrre-
spOndents will leave for the front
either on March 20 or 23, but their
destination is still unknown.
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SEOUL, March IL, 4:3O p. m.-The
japanese authorities have been ad-
vised that the Russian cavalry i'm
northern Korea has partly recrOssed
the YaIu river, and that a COssack
battery has also withdrawn. A small
Russian force still occupies Chong-Ju.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-18
LIVES WITH
BULLET IN
HIS BRAIN

New York, March 1s.-John NJ. Peters,
son OF a Brooklyn manufacturer, who
was found near his fathers factory last
November with two bullet wounds In his
head has been discharged from the hos
pital In better health than ever with one
OF the bullets stu in his brain
other. HIS case attracted much interest
among surgeons who fully expected his
death. Peters when found after the
shooting. said he discovered thieves In
the factory and was wounded by them
Later he admitted having attempted
suicide because OF epileptic attacks
These have not recurred since he shot
himself
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COMING MUSTER.


Permission to occupy the Bristol town
granted by tho council OF that town 10
the King Philip Veteran Firemen, and
on that date "A firemen's muster. in
Guiding hose-reel race and playout will
be held.
Their ules and regulations OF the Rhode
Island F'iremen's league will govern the
contests, although both members ana
companies independent OF that associa-
ton are expected 10 participate. The
sanction OF the state league Will. how
ever. be asked.
Companies from Massachusetts, and
Connecticut as we'll as i'm this state will
be extended invitations TO compete.
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6 F|REMEN
SEVERELY
INJURED

Chicago March ls.-Six hremen have
been severely injured In fire OF sup
posed incendiary origin which burned the
old Holden school building at Loomis and
Thirty-frst streets.
One man may not recover. All the
injured men were on the third floor OF
the burning structure when the roof fell
In upon them.
Tho fire started upon the third floor,
and by the time the fire engines arrived
the entire upper part OF the building was
in flames.
II was feared the fire would spread 10
the new school building adjoining, which
Is twice the size of the burned structure,
but by hard work the flames were con-
fined TO the upper floors. The old Holden
school building was erected ut cost
of $500
The new structure cost more than
S1D.OoO. II was damaged by water.
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Will BRING
THE BOOKS
IN COURT

Boston, March ia private confer
ton and Judge Barker Immediately fol-
lowed the opening OF the court today and
pending the conclusion of the conference
the outcome OF yesterdays sensational
proceedings in connection with the de-
mand for certain books 10 be produced
Ivy II. II. Rogers, was not known.
A subpoena demanding the books in
order that contempt proceedings might
be- taken In case Mr.. Rogers refused 10
produce the books. was returnable at
$50. Mr.. Rogers was in court promptly
on time but proceedings were delayed
by the conference.
torney James NJ. Beck OF New York, rep
resenting Mr.. Rogers. stated to the court
that in obedience TO a subpoena Mr..
Rogers was prepared to produce all pa
pers and books which might be called
for.
Mr.. Beck asked, however. i'm order that
the material might be placed i'm n form
admitting more readily OF inspection that
the court adjourn until Monday.
Sherman l.. Whipple. counsel for Re-
ceiver George w. Pepper. OF the Bay
State Gas company OF Delaware. the
plaintiff in the case agreed TO the sug-
gestion, but that more specific state
ment should be made as 10 what books
and papers would be submitted.
Walter Badger, an attorney represent
ing Mr.. Rogers and Thomas w. Law
son. said he would prepare list OF these
and send II TO Mr.. Whipple. Mr. Whipple
asked speciaically for the letter book
containing the correspondence from Mr..
Rogers, relating TO the Bay State Gas
company of New Jersey.
Court was adjourned until Monday.
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'MASQUERS
DEM0L|SH
FRAME WORK

Kansas City. Mo. March 1S.-Sixteen
masked men, heavily armed, have over
powered the watchman at the plant OF the
Proctor and Gamble Scrap company, now
I'm course OF construction I'm West Armour
dale and wrecked the steel framework IN
the first story or the oil refinery building.
The loss 20 the steel construction COM
pany doing the work IS 5000.
II is supposed that the damage was done
by structural iron workmen. who have de-
clared a strike against the constructing
company. Work on the plant will be de-
layed two months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-18
BOMB EXPL0DES,
CAUSING HAVOC.

Liepe Belgium Internal machine exploded early
morning residence Of Commissioner of Police Lau
rent recng fatally injung artillery officer, Major
Papn seriously woundng half dozen other persons
discovered Major Papin summoned
examining the package in which the machine concealed
when the explosion occurred.
Papns legs blown off and he shortly afterwards
cumbed policeman who also lost his legs by the explosion in
. precar1ous condition
Thousands of windows shattered There clue the
perpetrators of the outrage
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MUNICIPAL COURT.

In the municipal court OF the city of
Providence today Judge Sphinx granted
the petition for the sale OF real estate
from the estate OF James H. Powers at
public auction.
The administration account for the es-
tate OF Charles Mullen was settled
The inventory for the estate OF Ellen
~. j. Sullivan was accepted.
Albert Babcock was appointed as ap-
praiser for the estate OF Henry W.
Iothrop.
Inventories were accepted for the os-
tates OF Reuben A. Reach and Sarah g.
Mason.