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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
LARGE RETAINERS WERE
PAID BARRETT AND NELMS
Acting as Counsel for Bond Invest
ment Companies Was a
Profitable Business.
TYNER WROTE LETTERS
Recommend His Nephew as
Lawyer to Persons Having Bust
ness with Department.

WASHINGTON, May l2.-The Tyner-
Barrett trial opened to-day with A b
Snow. a postofice inspector. on the stand.
Mr.. Snow identified a signed statement
which ne obtained from Harrison j. Bar
rett, showing the amount of retainers re-
ceived by Barrett and Nelms as counsel
for bond investment companies. between
Jan. l and March /, 1901. and by Mr.. Bar
rett subsequent to the latter date. The
total was SlO.541. received from twenty-five
different companies
w. F. Roberts. Washington engraver
and printer. testified to printing 40 an
nouncements of the Barrett-Nelms partner
ship cards at the order of Mr.. Bearrett-
These were all printed during December.
1900.
A F. Riddle, a clerk at the government
printing office. testified to the printing OF
LOCO copies of the Barrett opinion on bond
investment business. all delivered during
December. 1900.
Assistant District Attorney Taggart read
to the jury three letters written by General
Tyner recommending Mr. Barrett TO Pres
ident Hayes of the Southern Pacific Rail-
way. President Stevens of the Chesapeake
* Ohio, and Vice President and General
Manager Greene of the Baltimore Ohio
ten prior TO Mr.. Barretts retirement, and
the last in January. 1901
T.. Il. Hoss. attorney for the Tontine
Loan and Security Company, OF 81. Louis,
i'm December. 1890. testified that his COM
pany engaged Mr. Barrett attorney
and that employment ceased in February,
1902 On cross-examination IL was brought
out that the employment of Mr.. Barrett
ceased in February. 1903. instead OF 1yo2.
A telegram signed T.. Il. Hoss. asking
Mr.. Barrett to meet him In Washington in
April, 1903, was shown to the witness He
said he never sent such a message, but he
met Mr.. Barrett in Washington at the time
suggested.
r. b. Kidder, formerly connected with the
Physicians Institute of Chicago, testified
that in October, 1901, he employed Mr.. Bar
rett to look after the interests of his COM
pany before the Postoffice Department. He
said postoffice inspector had made re-
port against his company, out that Mr..
Barrett had gone before the department.
and prevented action against the company.
The prosecution put into the record a let
ter from Barrett TO General Tyncr adj
dressed TO the latter's residence and MAX
stating that the company's business was
legitimate and suggesting that he would
be pleased if General Tyner would come to
the same conclusion I'm passing on the case.
Mr.. Worthington showed that General Ty-
ner had taken the letter to his office and
filed ii in his public desk Efr. worthing
ton also demanded that all the records in
the case which were before General Tyner
be read to the jury. The reading was in
progress when the court adjourned for tho
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
FEAR OF TR4CHOMA
WORRYING OFFICIALS
Nineteen of the Seventy-Eight Fill
ipinos at tire Worlds Fair Are
Afflicted with the Disease.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The immigra-
ton officials are apprehensive lest Filipinos
start in the country an epidemic of ira
choma, a granular affection of the eyelids.
which is dangerous and contagious OF sew
enty-eight Filipinos admitted at Seattle last
week, nineteen afflicted with ira
choma. They were destined for the Fill
pino village at st. Louis.
The decision of the Supreme Court that
the Philippines are a part of the United
States stood as a bar to the application of
the immigration laws to the Filipinos. The
immigration officials have no authority 10
deport any of them, no matter with what
disease they may be afflicted. But they de-
clare ii is a serious matter to permit vic
tins of trachoma to circulate indiscrimi-
nately among the people of this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
THE PARKER CONVENTION.

However. corrupt the methods Of the
Hearst managers in Indiana may have
been, and however absurd the Hearst can
didacy in the abstract the methods of the
Democratic machine at yesterdays conven-
ton were as inexcusable as they were I'M
just. The number of delegates to the con-
vention furnished ample proof that there
is much Hearst sentiment in the Demo-
cratic party in Indiana. Numbered among
the men who fought for the New York con-
gresham were many who have held posi-
lions of prominence I'm the party for years
and who represented a goodly per cent. OF
the Democrats in their various districts.
These men were entitled 10 a hearing. As
Democrats they had a right TO fair treat
ment in a Democratic state convention.
Their years of party service and their
questioned party strength should have
given them a voice in the party councils.
But they were denied common parliament
tary courtesy They were hooted and
jeered and jostled and throttled. They were
locked out OF the caucuses and bulldozed
out OF their rights on the floor of the con-
vention. Their defeat was made certain
by the application of every gag rule and
machine method known to the political I'M
der world. And as a result Indiana will
cast solid vote for d. B. Hills candidate
at the st. Louis convention. against the
wishes. and convictions of large portion of
the Democratic party in the State.
1t was "a glorious victory" for the Far
ker machine. 1t was a crushing and over
whelming defeat for the Hearst forces. The
food of gold which Hearst poured into In.
diana has been absorbed without the
shadow of benefit to himself or his candi-
dacy. Mr.. Taggart remains as the thrice
crowned king of the Indiana Unterrified
and Hearst's Indiana managers are left
without leg to stand on or anything to
write a check about. 1t is all very glorious
from the Parker point of view to-day. but
as the weeks and months of the campaign
roll by the iniquity of the machine con-
vention and its disastrous results will make
themselves manifest. The loyal party men
who were choked into political insensibility
yesterday will revive, the people they rep
resent VIII awake 10 a 1ull understanding
of the unfairness with which they have
been dealt. and the heat of the campaign
will find the Democrats of Indiana more
hopelessly divided and more certainly
whipped than they have ever been before.
The victorious machine of to-day will be it's
own internal machine, and the explosion in
November will accomplish the end which
the Hearst men failed to accomplish at yes
terdays convention. For the men who
battled for Hearst are not of the sort to
submit tamely to the infamous treatment
accorded them by Mr.. Taggarts forces. and
their vengeance is not thing to be de-
spised. Indiana was safely enough Repub-
lican before yesterdays convention, and
the unspeakable methods of the managers
of the unspeaking Parker have made as
surance doubly sure.
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Eddie Foy tells story of the period during
which, he says he thought himself bit of "a
winner among the ladies. According to Mr..
Foy's account, he much smtten with a
young woman whose father quite partial to
pets Among the old mans collection was a
parrot which a particularly fine converse
tionalist. One evening Mr.. Foy remarked that
a friend OF his possessed a bird almost as clever
as this one: and. he added, somewhat facetious-
ly. that his friends parrot could initiate to per-
lection the sound of kiss.
us that among the accomplishments of our
feathered treasure in the corner?'' asked he.
Whereupon the young woman. with some show
Of indignation. responded: 1T is not. I'll have
you understand, sir. that parrot does not
attempt an imitation of a sound he is not &C
custoried to hear
Just as the words were out of her mouth. -
concludes Mr. Foy. 1.-The parrot chimed in with
Wait, John. dear, till 1 take this horrid
bird out Of the rQom! New York Times.
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Sure of 1t.

II once knew an old Irishman who would In
vest his last cent in any kind of gamble he
happened up against" said Magistrate Cunning
ham the other day. while talking about Irish
Lads success in winning the handicap. "One
Christmas he came home with ticket en-
titling him to chance horse and sleigh
that to be raffled off.
We'll be drivin out through Paramount
Park tn morrow like tn big guns Mary he
announced. with pride, to his wife.
" oh. pop. won't that be fine" chimed in his
little You an ride the front
seat and nom and little Johanna can sit in the
back
Yell be doin' no SIGH thing. asserted the
old man. Twill be the back seat fer you. me
lad Yer mother will be on wit
- L will SOL whined the youngster. L will 80
be ridin' the front"
The old assumed stern, parental air
and took his pipe from his mouth to deliver his
final decision.
Yen not. tell ye,' he said. I'll be havin'
no back talk from ye Git off the sleigh.' %
Philadelphia Press.
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THE PITY OF 1T.

The Journal is not delighted with the
disgraceful fight in the Democratic ranks.
This paper is Republican. of course, and
welcomes anything that makes for Repub-
lican success, if the expense of such sue
cess is not too great. But it is, first of all,
American, and it submits that such a
struggle is altogether too expensive to the
good name and moral fiber of the American
people for any good American to find pleas
ure in it,
Here is confessedly a corrupt ard des-
perate struggle to buy the support of the
Democratic party of Indiana, a part Of the
same kind of a contest for the purchase
of the party throughout the country Ger
tain heavy financial interests in New York
and elsewhere, displeased with the trust
legislation forced through by President
Roosevelt and with his executive action
in prosecuting the Northern Securities case
to vindication of the Sherman law, have
turned to the Democratic party in the
hope of obtaining control of it, and, through
it, of the presidency. They have selected
as their candidate Judge Parker, and it
goes without saying that they are furnish
ing the funds to accomplish his nomination
and stand ready to furnish more funds for
the accomplishment of his election.
On the other hand stands the unspeak-
able Hearst, chief inheritor of an estate
said to produce several millions a year
from its mines alone. Heretofore he has
been known as man of vicious habits
and the publisher of number of widely
circulated sensational and demagogic news
papers. Having conceived an ambition for
political honors he went to Congress, and,
some months ago, began to buy his way
toward the presidency. While his great
wealth is the only basis for his ambition
its power has been shown by his success
in winning the Democratic delegations in
a number of States and in attaching to his
cause prominent leaders of the party and
large followinCs of it's voters in other
States
Here is the reason for the desperate po-
litical fight that has been going on in
Indiana's capital during the present week.
preceded by similar struggles throughout
the State. Is 1t not a crying shame that
even a considerable minority of the people
should be drawn into such "a disgraceful
scramble for dirty money? That either of
these candidates. can ever win the presi-
dency the Journal has no fear, but the
pity of it is they are not both cast out in
contempt by all parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

thin. demonstrating man stepped up to
pulpit
You have had good deal to say this morn
ing" he observed. about a Teller that killed a
man named Abel"
Certainly" replied the pastor. " The Sin of
Cain the subject of my DISCOURSE
II wish you'd do the favor next sunday"
said the thin man. in some excitement, Ito tell
the folks that the you talking about
this morning amt no relation to the Kane that
keeps livery stable down by the mill. dom
want none of my friends to think that l had a
hand in that KILN. That's all. Good day!'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
BURNS-HICKS FACTION
UPHELD BY THE COURT
Decision in the Long-Pending
Dispute Between Knights of
Labor Leaders.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The long pend
ing and bitter legal contest between the
Burns Hicks and Hayes factions of the
Knights of Labor was decided to-day In
favor of the former, by Justice Anderson.
of the District Equity Court. The deci-
sion declares Henry A. Hicks and Simon
Burns. successfully. general masters work
men, to have been the legal and proper
officers of the order and In a sweeping
way upholds their contentious. Justice
Anderson holds that Hicks was not law
fully expelled from the order. The district
court that tried Hicks, Judge Anderson
held was an illegally constituted tribunal,
and even il il had been legally constituted
was without jurisdiction. He said further
that Hicks not only was member of the
knights of Labor, Incorporated. but was
its general master workman at the time OF
the meeting of the general assembly of the
order at Niagara Falls I'm November, 1902.
and such was the only proper person
to preside over its deliberations.
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wa. the Younge.t Colonel.

IL Is said that John III. Lawrence a capitalist
who died at Carthage last week. was the young
est colonel in the Union army in the civil war
AT the outbreak OF the war" the Carthage
Press says. The enlisted at recruiting station
at his home in Madison, Ind, where he was
born Nov II 1913 When the companies were
formed he elected noprommissioned Of
ficer in a company with the Thirteenth Indiana
Veteran Volunteers As the war progressed he
was rapidly promoted. each time for bravery
and long before the close OF the struggle he
was colonel OF his regiment and not yet more
than twenty-one years Of age. He enlisted at
the age of eighteen years Twice during the war
ne was brevctted by Congress for bravery, once
for services at Fort Fisher and again at Peters
burg "-kansas City Journal
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BOLT OF HEARSTITES IN
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Hold Rump Convention and Sc
lect Delegates to the St. Louis
Convention.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Democrat
ic convention OF the District OF Columbia
to-day elected the following delegates to
the national convention at st. Louis: James
l.. Norris. Edwin b. Hay, j. Fred Kelley.
w. Cranch Mcintyre. John +. Monahan
and John G.. Campbell. The delegates so
TO St Louis uninstructed. Every mention
of Senator Germans name was loudly
cheered by the delegates.
The entire Hearst contingent. led by
Harry w Sherman. the president OF the
Central labor Union. bolted. and. with tho
aid OF some contestants before the conven-
ton which selected Mr.. Norris. a rump
convention was held and six delegates and
alternates TO the st. Louis convention
were elected and instructed for Mr.. Hearst.
The delegates selected were w. X Carr.
Herman j. Schulties. Harry w. sherman.
Ward Savage. Con keneaiy and L. r.
Ryan.
The full membership of the convention II
sixty-six. of which number forty-five re-
NAMED with the regular body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD.
Thoughtful Child.

Secretary Shaw tells story to the effect that
some years ago OF the charitable societies
of Iowa sent a. number of orphans out 10 his
town for distribution among chidless people
The distribution aroused much interest in the
village. AS the orphans being given to
those Who wanted TO adopt children little
resident Of the town up to her mother and
said: "Oh. mamma, / wish you would take a
little orphan girl" But my dear" replied the
mother, II have you What do 1 want with an
orphan" II know you have me-" said the lit
tie girl. but you might want to have funeral
and you could use the little orphan girl instead
of me."-Bunalo Commercial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

The Connecticut Democratic convention
instructed for Parker, but, as paper of
that State succinctly remarks, mo one
cared a continental for him." The same
condition obtained in the Indiana conven-
ton yesterday. There was great hula
balloo over the candidate favored by Tag
CART and delegates were instructed for him,
but for the man himself nobody cared
How could they? They never heard of him
until few weeks ago. and it is precious
little they know about him now. Probably
never before did the personality of can
didate for the presidency cut so little figure
as in this case. With the Democratic man.
ayers it is anybody against Hearst in order
to save the life of the party. Parker is a
forlorn hope.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
POET WARE ANXIOUS TO
RETIRE FROM SERVICE
Pension Commissioner and Mel
vile w. Miller Do Not Always
Agree Officially.
to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May l2.-Announcement
is made here to-day that Eugene +. Ware.
commissioner OF pensions. wants to quit
the public service without further delay.
His resignation, it develops, has been in
the hands of President Roosevelt since
April /. The President, it is understood.
has requested Commissioner Ware TO re-
main in Office until the end of the present
administration. The Kansas poet. how
ever. has become dissatisfied and Is will
ing TO take his leave at once.
Wares haste to get out of the pension
bureau Is due I'm large part TO his un-
willingness TO further serve under Mel
vile w. Miller, " Lafayette, assistant
secretary of the interior. Secretary Miller
has decided against Ware on several oc-
casions, much to the chagrin of the adj
ministration poet laureate. Mr.. Miller has
been mentioned as "A possible successor TO
Commissioner Ware.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

The destruction of the docks and piers at
Dalny by the Russians previous to evacua-
ton of the town is one of the lamentable
results OF the The town itself which
1t does not appear is yet destroyed. was
built to order by Russia, and the harbor
improvements were constructed at an enor-
nous cost to serve the needs of growing
traffic. To prevent the enemy from gaining
any benefit from these docks was, Of
course, the purpose in blowing them up.
This ruin of valuable and important proper
~ that will lake years to replace is one
of the things that war means. but II is
none the less matter of regret.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
The Butterfly.

/ hold you at last in my hand.
Exquisite child Of the air;
Can ever understand
How you grew to be so fair?
You came TO this linden tree
To taste its delicious sweet,
] sitting here in the shadow and shine
Playing around its feet.
Now I hold you fast in my hand,
You marvellous butterfly,
Till you help me TO understand
The eternal mystery.
From that creeping thing in the dust
To this shining bliss in the blue:
God, give me courage to trust
1 can break my chrysalis, too,
Alice Freeman Palmer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

department will continue to hold his JOB
under japanese administration, with his
classroom enriched BY numerous Interest,"
ing well-preserved Anglo-Saxon specimens
for yellow student use. Americans with
no pull with the Mikado will read war
news and Chicago University news from
now on with what story writer's are wont
10 call mingled emotions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
A DfHe renee.

When I beg TO stay up late at night
They say 1t will not do.
"'Tis time you got your beauty sleep.
Such little girl you.
But when there's dishes TO be washed.
And lots of work TO do.
They say: Come. MilGred. you can help.
Such a great big girl as your
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

The question of how one can see out OF
. submarine boat. raised in the German
Reichstag. is laughing matter. Until
. way is found for seeing through the
water the ship at which the submarine
desires To launch it's torpedo there cannot
be very great advantage In their use.
30 long as they must come TO the surface
for observation proper vigilance on the
part of a battleship should be its saliva
fiOu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

my wife," pompously said the Hon. Thomas
Rott. member of the Legislature. made me all
that I ami
..Looky here,' retorted che Old Codger. severe
ly That's no way to be talkin' about such
as everybody knows her to b.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

Russians who die in the Japanese field
hospitals are accompanied to their graves
by a guard of honor. and whenever possible
the services of a European missionary are
secured for the funerals. The Japs may
be heather. but they behave very much like
Christians should.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
His Worst One.

Old Nose. the Colorado grizzly, felt the i'm
pact OF the hunters sixth rife bullet. and calm
ly lay down to die.
Il ought to have fed when 1 got the first
one" he said History will record this the
worst Of all the mistakes of Moses."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

BY the way. in view of the fact that the
north wing OF the City Hospital is new and
In good order. wouldn't it look better if
It were given up to patients instead of be-
tng used as quarters for nurses and doc
tors? Being able-bodied. the latter could
stand the inconvenience of the old build
Ing better and I'm case OF fire could shin
down FIRE escapes, thing sick people
might not be able 10 do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

James Gillespie. on trial for murder at
Rising Sun. tried to assault an amateur
photographer attempting to take snap
shot of him. but the fact has no bearing
on the charge that he killed his sister. He
may have wished only to break the ma
f1end. though milder-mannered persons
than Gillespie have not directed their justi-
fable rage 10 the camera.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

The savages Of Mindanao have succeeded
In killing a small detachment of Ameri-
can soldiers by means of an ambuscade.
1t is fairly evident that the Moros of Min
danao will have to be tanned in the same
way the Western Indians were.
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If the convention speeches of the Demo-
Gratis of the Twelfth district are to be re-
lied upon the Hon. Jim Robinson will do
well TO work that frank TO the limit be-
tween now and the next session of Con-
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The effort of the bookbinders union to
make a closed shop out of the Government
Printing Office failed. but the failure has
not deferred the union from aggressive
action. elsewhere. Their strike in Chicago
has the very clearly defined purpose OF
enforcing an agreement for a closed shop
upon the Chicago employers