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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
WANTS NO WORK DONE ON
THE ISTHM|AN CANAL
Chicago Lawyer Applies to District
of Columbia Court for
Injunction.
DECLARES LAW IS VOID

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-warren 3.
Wilson. lawyer of Chicago. to-day filed in
the District Supreme Court a bin in equity
for an injunction against Secretary Shaw,
the Republic of Panama, the new Panama
Canal Company of France. and others. TO
stop the construction Of the Panama canal
He asks that Secretary Shaw be enjoined
from permitting the payment from any
moneys under his control under the pre-
tended authority of the void act OF June
2s. 1902, entitled AN act to provide for
the construction of a canal connecting the
waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans"
He AYERS that there is no appropriation by
law of any money for the payment of any
of the construction expenses and declares
that the act of June q, 1902. is in violation
OF the Constitution OF the United States
and is null and void. He charges that the
treaty is wholly unconstitutional and in
valid both in the United States and in
Panama in its essential features and con-
fers no rights and imposes no obligations
on either of the parties directly concerned
Mr.. Wilson charges that even IL that act
were valid its terms and conditions have not
been complied with and do not authorize
the proposed payments which will there
fore. he alleges. violate the Constitution.
Mr. Wilson: who Game here her, solely 70 in,
tonight. He said that In bringing the
proceedings he represented person
persons whatever except himself. although
he does not expect people TO believe that
statement. He says that the question ap-
pealed to him personally and that he pro-
posed to fight the case along the United
States Supreme Court. which was the only
tribunal that could pass finally on so i'm
portant a matter. He announced that he
would write 10 the attorney general. ask
ing his cooperation and said he hoped to
satisfy the attorney general that the pro-
ceedings were in no wise a frivolous one.
He explained in detail his personal views
on the question, claiming among other
things that the construction Of the canal
on alien territory violated the provisions
of the federal Constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
BRYAN TO APPEAR IN
BENNETT WILL CASE
Nebraskan Will Prosecute Appeal
from the Decree Excluding
Sealed Letter"

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 2S-William
]. Bryan will appear in the Superior Court
tomorrow TO prosecute his appeal from
the decree of the Probate Court excluding
a part of the will the sealed letter. in
which Mrs Grace Imogene Bennett, the
widow, is directed to pay to Mr.. Bryan
$4,000 mentioned in the will of p S. Ben
nett Mr.. Bryan is an executor under the
will. and the objection to the sealed let
ter on the part of Mrs. Bennett is based
on the allegation that Mr.. Bennett was I'M
duly Influenced in the drawing up of the
document by Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan came here with her husband
She is to be a witness. having copied the
will at Lincoln for Bennett
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
MONEY ORDER TREATY
WITH CUBA AGREED TO

WASHINGTON, March ga money
order treaty between this government and
Cuba was agreed upon at a conference held
to-day between acting Postmaster General
Wynn and Minister Quesada. of Cuba. 1t
will go into effect probably about May /.
1t is modelled on the existing money order
treaties with Canada, Newfoundland and
the Philippine islands. and practically ap-
plies to domestic service or this country
to Cuba. The basis of the settlement of
the accounts between the two countries will
be the paid orders themselves, instead of
the more complicated system in force with
other countries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
THREAT TO EXECUTE Il
BONILLA 4 BLUFF
Honduran Believes Ex-President
Will Escape Death by Be-
ing Exiled.

NEW ORLEANS. March S.-"There were
evidences when 1 left Honduras that the
condemnation TO death of General Poll
carpo Bonila is bluff" said l.. Andrade.
a Honduran who arrived to-day. Mr. An
drade has sold his interests In Honduras.
and is on his way to England 10 live. He
said ex-President Bonilla had not been
executed up TO the time he left, although
he was languishing in prison. Powerful
influences are at work TO save the con-
demned man and the impression Is that
he will be exiled. Bonilla's offense was In
attacking the government in a speech
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
Y. NJ. {. Il. WANTS CHARGE
OF MILITARY ATHLETICS

WASHINGTON, March ga hearing
was held at Secretary Taft's office at the
War Department OF the project OF placing
military athletics I'm the hands of the
Young Mems Christian Association Among
those who were heard were Mr. Millard. the
international secretary of the Y. NJ G a
OF New York. Chaplain Pierce and General
Chaffee. who Is In favor OF military control
OF army sports. Secretary Taft who has
the matter under consideration, Is in favor
OF the project. but IL Is strongly objected 10
BY the chaplains, who assert that IL would
be unwise TO introduce civilian influences
into the military service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
Senator j. r. Burton, Formerly
0fMdiana, COnUlCtedatSt. LOUIS

Hampshire from March T. 1867, till March
2 1873, was charged with bribery the re-
suit of evidence taken by a select commit
tee of the House of Representatives for the
purpose of examining the charges of bri-
rossibIa for tbe &c Snate consider the
charge at the session when it was made
and Mr.. Pattersons term expired before
the inquiry was made. The Senate voted
that it was very questionable if it was
competent for the Senate to act after Mr.
Patterson has ceased TO be a member of
that body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29

WASHINGTON, March S.-Following
the recommendation of Secretary Taft, the
President has granted full pardon to
Servillano Aquinc. the brigadier general in
the Filipino insurgent army who was sem
fenced by a military committee to a long
term of imprisonment for having, it was
alleged, ordered the summary execution of
five American prisoners during the insur-
rection in the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29

BROWNSVILLE. Pa, March 2S-Cedar
Hill tunnel on the Connellsville Central
Railroad, two miles southeast of this place.
was the scene yesterday OF an explosion
i'm which four workmen were killed out
right aad six others were seriously injured
Three of the injured. il is feared will die
The workmen were all foreigners and went
by numbers instead of names.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
Lands Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON. March 2s.-The Interior
Department has temporarily withdrawn ap-
proximately $4,000 acres of lands in the
Carson city New land district from all
forms of disposal except under the mineral
laws. The withdrawal is in connection
with irrigation projects
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
The sherman at Manila.

WASHINGTON. March 2S-Acting Adju-
tant General Hall has been informed by
cablegram from Major General Wade. COM
manding the Philippines division of the
arrival of the transport Sherman at Ma
Mia to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
More Mormons to Testify.

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The investf-
CATION of the protests against Senator Reed
Smoot will be resumed April u by the
Senate committe on privileges and cleo
tions. The witnesses will include number
of officials of the Mormon Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29

COLON March 2s-The United States
cruiser Detroit coaled and left Colon yes
terday for San Domingo. The cruiser
MONTGOMERY is coaling and IL is considered
likely that she also will go 10 San Do
mingo
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
MAY ENTER RUSSIAN LINES.
War Correspondents in Manchuria
Will Go to the Front.

NEWCHWANG, April Is. - The
sinking of the Russian battleship
Petropavlovsk, with the attendant
great loss of life at Port Arthur, is
regarded here as the most profound
event of the present war. The news
has apparently made a pronounced
impression upon all foreigners in the
war zone. The date of the catastro-
phe and official information concern
ing 1t are not yet obtainable here and
there is much speculation as to how 1t
occurred. There are In circulation un-
certain rumors of a Japanese attack
on Port Arthur last Sunday, but the
rumors are without confirmation and
are denied by some of the Russian
officials.
Communication with Port Arthur
as we'll as other centers, is substanti-
ally closed.
About score of press correspond
ents now in Newchwang were in
formed to-day of the willingness Of
Viceroy Alexieff to admit them to the
Russian lines, under regulations which
apparently will govern all branches Of
their conduct.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

credit is decreasing and the industrial
crisis is becoming steadily more acute.
The steel and iron industries are para
lyzed. Thousands of workers are idle,
especially in Poland. There is much
distress among the cotton manufac-
tories of Lodz, the coal mines of
Donetz and the mines of the Ural dis
tricts. Those workers are going to
starve sooner or later, unless some
thing heroic or unexpected be done.
This situation delights the ad-
vanced reformers and it is difficult to
see how it can fail to produce a fresh
crop of anarchists and nihilists. The
storm, though black enough, may blow
over; but the authorities could not
well be confronted with a more
menacing outlook"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
WILL TREAT AS WRITER'S USING TELEGRAPY
MAIN FEATURES OF THE RUssoJAPANEsE WAR NEWS

dmr Togo rd P Arthur yesterday mornings the firing ntnungh h
were in the tow and f H M three Chinese wounded
to the II pbb tina Tgo operations
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tina the FOR a u mercy OF thu duhyad
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accorded spies e quest d b Hd dd the
accept tn Russian Hg
palace O the Ep K in Sm h beer yed dby po o mnendar
mg Korean custom forced way into the sacred precincts and vented aprsno of
f Legation
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damaged dHR Russian b paneetu pacedby
a II entrance t h h Russian were Imed t bhe Jaande
the i OF b boats but from w wqunts serted uatuchTa ebe
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the Buach frs reported
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NAVAL GUNS HAIL PR0JECTILES
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coincidence that the Petropavlovsk and
the Pobieda were struck simultaneous
ly seems to confirm the submarine the
ory. but it is not impossible that the
mines laid down by the Russians, or
by the Japanese during their last at
tack, drifted to the entrance OF the
port, owing to the strong currents
The Novosti has received telegram
from Mrs. Vereshchagin, wife of the
painter, in Moscow, stating that her
husband is in Manchuria with the staff
of the commander in chief, but the pa
per, in printing the telegram, adds:
Unfortunately this cannot be con-
firmed."
Information received from the No
vosti's correspondent and the official
dispatches establishes the fact that the
painter was aboard the Petropavlovsk
and went down with the ship.
The Novosti's Liaoyang correspond
ent speaks of the excellent material
in the volunteer troops which have ar
rived there Every class of society,
the correspondent adds, is represented
in these troops. The correspondent
adds that General Linevitch has issued
an order commencing the Cossacks of
the Transbaikal region, who reconnoi-
tered at Pingyang in the face of the
enemy's fire a month ago and who re-
tired without loss.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

TOXIC, japan, March 20.-This morn
ing the Emperor formally opened the
new Diet, the legislative body that is
expected to indorse the imperial Or
dinances which have been issued be-
cause Of the war, and to provide the
means for carrying on the struggle.
1t is a very different Diet from the
contumelious body which celebrated it's
brief existence in the closing days of
last year by an extraordinary parlia-
mentary trick which resulted in the al
most unanimous adoption of a vote of
censure of the Government. But the
circumstances under which it meets
have also changed greatly, and the OBJ
ject sought by the protest Of it's prede-
cessor-war with Russia-has been at
tained. Now ii only remains for the
present assembly to support Loyalty the
Government the other condemned, and
the indications are that it will do SO
cheerfully. 1t has been borne in upon
the members of the new body that it's
hearty cooperation with the Govern
ment is 1.-The wish of the Emperor" and
in Japan, when it becomes known that
any particular thing is really 1.-The
wish of the Emperor" that settles it.
SHARP PRACTICE IN THE DIET.
The vote of censure passed by the
last Diet was neatly obtained by sharp
practice on the part of decided minor
ity. Many of the men who voted for it
did not know what they were support
ing until it was all over. There was a
clique which had formed clever plan
to push through it's scheme. A reply
to the address from the throne had
been carefully prepared, and at the
proper time one of the clique began to
read it. Immediately the others COM
menced applauding and shouting. They
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

gallery were of plain wood, except that
in the sections reserved for the diplo-
matte corps and in the royal box there
were upholstered chairs. The room had
been finished in white that had turned
gray with age. The decorations were
gold and crimson. The Imperial party
did not leave the palace until 10:30
o'clock. The Crown Prince and other
Princes preceded the Emperor and
awaited him at the House of Lords.
The Emperor rode in a gorgeous car
riage, brilliant with red and gold,
drawn by the best pair of horses in
Japan. He had a very small guard Of
lancers, mounted on the absurd little
Japanese ponies, which apparently no
amount of training will subject to the
discipline necessary for good cavalry
horses. The consequence was that most
of the time there was very little of what
could be called formation among the
lancers. The Emperor was accOmpa-
MED in his carriage by his chamber
lain, Prince Iwakura. Several other
court dignitaries preceded and followed
him in other carriages. Crowds lined
the streets through which the process
sion passed.
THE EMPEROR ARRIVES.
1t was IL o'clock before the members
of the House of Lords and the Com
mons began to file into the chamber
Already the members of the diplomatic
corps had taken their places. and a
number of Japanese officers of high
rank, gorgeous in gold braid and many
decorations, had found places in the
gallery. The peers were for the most
part in uniform splendid with gold
braid. The members of the Commons
were in clawhammer coats and white
ties. When all were in place the Cab
met filed in and stood in the great bow
at the left and in front of the throne
A few minutes later the door at the
opposite end of the platform opened
and the Emperor appeared. Instantly
every Japanese in the room made a
deep obeisance. The Emperor walked
quickly forward and ascended the steps
to the throne. From the gallery he
seemed large man for a Japanese, tall
and rather we'll made, but the brilliant
uniform he wore hung loosely upon
him, and no doubt has the effect of
making him appear a bigger man ply
sically that he is. He did not sit down.
but remained standing, facing the mem
bers of Parliament, who stood with
heads bowed slightly forward. The
court party followed the Emperor and
stood on the platform at his right.
Count Katsura, the Prime Minister,
now stepped forward from the group
of Cabinet officers bearing in his hands
a large scroll, which he offered to the
Emperor. The Emperc took it and.
opening it. read, in the peculiar nasal
sing-song of the old Japanese style of
defamation, his address formally open
ing the session. During the five min
utes or so that it required every one
in the room stood with head bowed. At
the close of the reading the japanese
again made a deep Obcisance. Then
Prince Tokungana, the last of the Sho-
guns, stepped forward from his place
in the well and received the address
from his Majesty. The Emperor de-
scended from the throne, bowed slight
ly to his subjects, and walked out. The
ceremony was over.
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kept up such turmoil that 1t was i'm
possible to hear a word of the reply.
Most of the members who were not
aware of the scheme took what was
read but not heard to be the perfume
tory reply, and when the time came to
vote declared in it's favor. But when
the reply had been passed and printed
and copies were distributed, they saw
too late what they had done.
The political ways of the Japanese
seem to be no less deep than those of
countries more experienced in cOnsti-
tutional government. 1t has been in
timated broadly since the dissolution
of that Diet that the reply then adopted
so sharply was in reality inspired by
the Government, in order to enable it
to get rid very promptly of Parlia-
ment which seemed only too likely to
be troublesome in the then critical
stage of the negotiations with Russia
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
My ticket of admission to the House
of Lords for this mornings ceremony
notified me to appear at 10 o'clock, in
full evening dress, specifying a white
tie as necessary. Consequently at 10
o'clock I was there, arrayed as If for
a ball The chamber of the House of
Lords is big dingy room, lighted from
above through many great squares of
ground glass. All the chairs and desks
had been removed from the hall in or
der to make room for the members of
both houses.
Around the east, south and west sides
of the room runs high gallery, in
which were the places reserved for dis
tinguished visitors. Across the north
side there is a platform some six feet
above the lowest level of the wall.
In the center, at the north, in recess,
stood the throne. The seats in the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
oFFTCERED BY JAPANESE.
China's Northern Army Said to Num-
ber 100000 Soldiers

PARIS, April 16.-The Journal
publishes the following, received from
it's st. Petersburg correspondent, un-
der yesterdays date:
"a Chinese officer who arrived here
says that the Chinese northern army
consists of 100000 men, perfectly
equipped and commanded by numer-
Gus officers, among whom are 130 dis
guised Japanese. Half of the troops
are along the Manchrian frontier and
the other half in the province of Pc
chilli"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
Get the
Spring

Habit. Thousands are greatly benefited
by il. Ii is the taking OF Hoods Sarsa-
parilla in the spring-the best medi-
cine for purifying the blood, clearing
the complexion and building up the
whole system.
Fifteen thousand testimonials re-
ceived in Ioosi An average of fifty
every business day-one years record
unprecedented in the history OF medi-
cine, and superabundant evidence oi
great and unequaled merit.
After cold winter a hot summer
is predicted Prepare for il by build
ing mp the system now.
Get Hoods to-day. Sold every
where.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16

destroyer Bestrachni, which was Grip
pied and unable to shake off the Japan
ese attack. The Bayan drove the
enemy off. but the Bestrachni sank at
a. m. The Japanese torpedo-boats
withdrew, but almost Immediately six
japanese warships appeared on the
horizon. Admiral Makaroff ordered the
squadron out to meet them and the
japanese retired, but almost imme
diately reappeared. reinforced until the
fleet consisted Of sixteen or seventeen
warships. The Russians put back to the
roadstead and formed a battle line,
when. at precisely 10 o'clock, with
out warning. the Petropavlovsk blew
up and sank. The Pcbieda received a
breach amidships and retired to the in
ner harbOr. where an examination
proved that her injuries were not very
serious. Besides Grand Duke Cyril, Cap
tain Jakovleff and Lieutenant VakCv
sky, Midshipmen Sylitte, Jenish and
YakOmleff were rescued. Reports as TO
the number Of seamen saved are con-
flicting, one placing the number at
thirty-two and another at fifty-one.
They We're rescued by the torpedo gun
boat Gaidamak. The cause of the de-
structicn of the Petropavlovsk has not
yet been ascertained.
ST. PETERSBURG'S VERSION.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 15.-Out of
the maze Of conflicting reports regard
ing the sequence of events leading 20
the destruction Of the Petropavlovsk,
il is now established that Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff early on Wednesday
morning took out his squadron to en-
gage a weak division of six Japanese
cruisers which appeared on the horizon
after the japanese torpedo-bo which
sank the Bestrachni had been driven
off by the Bayan. Particulars Of the
torpedo-boa fight are still lacking.
The Russian commander in chief pur-
sued the Japanese cruiser division nm
til it was reinforced by eleven battle
ships. when he retired into the outer
roadstead, where he was drawing up
in line of battle when the disaster to
the Petropavlovsk occurred. The cir
cumstances of the destruction of the
battleship are not known. 1t is GER
tain, however, that both her boilers and
magazines exploded, but it is not alb
solutely sure that she touched a mine
although the weight of opinion at the
Admiralty is that such was the case
and that. If so. il was a Russian and
not a Japanese mine. A high official
Of the Admiralty said:
1T is evident the powder magazine
exploded, because a jet of flame went
up with the steam from the bursting
boilers. The magazine could not have
exploded spontaneously. The tempera-
ture Of a magazine is too closely
watched and the powder is stored so
as TO render an explosion scarcely pos
sible. Doubtless a mine caused the
detonation of the powder and torpedo
magazines. Perhaps the truth will
never be known, and the disaster will
take place with the countless other
mysteries of the sea-
II is absolutely denied that Admiral
Makaroff's ships participated in an en-
Cagenent
The injuries TO the Pobieda are de-
clared TO be slight The explosion
which damaged her took place just at
the water line The opinion expressed
az the Admiralty here is that ii was
produced by spent Whitehead tor
pedo, which was floating on the sur
face Of the water and which may have
been fired during the torpedo boat
fight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-16
CzAR MENACED AT HOME.
Unrest of Russian PopuIace Increases
With Each Defeat.

ODESSA, April 15.-From an ex-
perienced observer of Russian life the
following extract of letter has been
received:
During the past three weeks 1 have
travelled through the principal centers
of the country, including st. Peters,
burg, Warsaw, Kiev and Moscow.
found unrest and grumbling every
where-plenty of love for Russia, but
practically none for the Government.
The impression is general that the Far
Eastern story UP to date is one of un-
relieved shame for Russians. The peo-
pie feel that their rulers are corrupt
and incompetent, as we'll as lawless
and brutal. On every hand I heard
the opinion that war might have been
avoided.
Commerce is suffering enormously;